The Moving picture world (August 1922)

August 26, 1922 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 695 rural. Attendance, good. B. A. Aughin- baugh, Community Theatre, Lewiston, Ohio. Goldwyn DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD. Did a nice business on this despite the coal and rail strike, also oil situation. Advertising, her- alds, windows, regular lobby. Patronage, small town. Attendance, good. Jack W. Ogilvie, Dixie Theatre, Wynona, Oklahoma. DOUBLING FOR ROMEO. Very good comedy, full of Will Rogers' original humor. Audience well pleased. Advertising, photos, newspapers, ones. Patronage, first class. Attendance, fair. J. Kenrick, Strand The- atre, Ithaca, New York. GRAND LARCENY. Did not draw, but a very good picture. Poor title to draw. Advertising, lobby, newspaper and billboard. Patronage, mixed. Attendance, poor. O. W. Harris, St. Denis Theatre, Sapulpa, Oklahoma. GUILE OF WOMEN. Will Rogers' poorest picture; his stuff is hard to "get" in this and it is one that lacks sympathy. Not worth making a fuss about and will not please Rogers' admirers. Ben L. Morris, Olympic Theatre, Bellaire, Ohio. SONG OF THE SOUL. A picture that pleased a small town audience 75 per cent. Vivian Martin not so well known, therefore, did not draw so well. Advertising, posters, slide and newspapers. Patronage, better class. Attendance, poor. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre, Nazareth, Pennsylvania. TALE OF TWO WORLDS. Good pic- ture. Patronage, small town. Attendance good. G. H. Jenkinson, Victor Theatre, Minocqua, Wisconsin. YELLOW MEN AND GOLD. Very good story. Film in poor condition. Sea scene in this production excellent. Patronage, mixed. Attendance, very good. John F. Carey, Lib- erty Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island. Wid Gunning, Inc. ALIAS PHIL KENNEDY. A very good program detective story, scenes laid in the west, went over good on Saturday night, but would not please a particular audience or those who like big pictures. Advertising, regular. Patronage, mixed. Attendance, fair. Steve Farrar, Orpheum Theatre, Har- risburg, Illinois. Hodkinson U. P. TRAIL. Everybody satisfied. Zane Grey stories well liked here. Attendance, large on very hot nights. L. M. Zug, Rialto Theatre, Jerome, Idaho. Metro THE CONQUERING POWER. A very beautifully staged and perfectly acted pic- ture. Pleased 100 per cent. Advertising, limited campaign. Patronage, high class. Attendance, good. E. W. Collins, Grand Theatre, Jonesboro, Arkansas. FIGHTIN' MAD. Booked this on strength of comments and did not go wrong. If your house likes Westerns, this one is a winner. A properly balanced picture that makes a good impression on a fun liking audience. Advertising, posters and press. Patronage, small town. Atten- dance, good. Chas. W. Lewis, I. O. O. F. Hall, Grand Gorge, New York. GLASS HOUSES. Can't be beat. The dance scene is good. The best program pic- ture I have run in a long time. Patronage, small town. Attendance, good. G. H. Jen- kinson, Victor Theatre, Minocqua, Wiscon- sin. Between Ourselves A get-together place where We can talk things over An exhibitor buttonholed an ex- change man. "Say," he com- plained, "that last film I had from you was so full of places where stuff was missing that my audi- ence said it ought to be called a mystery picture." The exchange man took him by the arm and led him to his own projection room. Quietly they looked in at the door. The oper- ator—he wasn't fit to be called "projectionist"—was looking at a particularly fine and striking scene in the picture then being used. Quietly this snipper took a pair of scissors and snipped out a good part of the scene, which he joined to a reel of stuff he had got together in the same way. "It isn't ALL my fault, you see!" said the exchange man. This despicable practice may account for some of your troubles. If so, it's due your brother exhibi- tors to have it stopped. Have you a little snipper in your pro- jection room? (It ain't right, Mabel!).—VAN. KISSES. Very good and seemed to please all. Advertising, ones, threes and mail- ing list. Patronage, small town. Atten- dance, fair. J. F. Pruett, Liberty Theatre, Roanoke, Alabama. MATCH BREAKER. Nothing to brag about, but it seemed to please. Advertising, newspapers, photos, slides, one sheets. Patronage, all classes. Attendance, fair. J. Kenrick, Strand Theatre, Ithaca, New York. TRIP TO PARADISE. This picture held interest throughout and pleased nearly everyone. Advertising, photos, slide, news- paper, one sheets. Patronage, city and col- lege. Attendance, fair. J. Kenrick, Strand Theatre, Ithaca, New York. TURN TO THE RIGHT. One of the best bets of the season. You can't go wrong, it's a big winner with all classes. Advertising, posters, banners and papers. Patronage, small town. Attendance, good. J. Carbon- ell, Monroe Theatre, Key West, Florida. Paramount BACHELOR DADDY. A good picture, but not as good as Meighan's usually are. Advertising, papers and poster. Patronage, small town. Attendance, poor. J. Carbon- ell, Monroe Theatre, Key West, Florida. BEAUTY SHOP. Awfully poor picture, had to take it off and play a reserve show. Patronage, small town. Attendance, poor. J. Carbonell, Monroe Theatre, Key West, Florida. BEHOLD MY WIFE. Good picture and pleased them all. Attendance, good. A. R. Workman, Coliseum Theatre, Marseilles, Illinois. BEYOND THE ROCKS. A star combina- tion that packed my house. Great summer attraction. Advertising, all kinds, heavy. Patronage, high class. Attendance, good, mostly women. L. R. Barhydt, Quincy The- atre, Quincy, Massachusetts. BOBBED HAIR. Not worthy of Para- mount trade mark. I pity Wanda Hawley. Advertising, papers and posters. Patron- age, small town. Attendance, poor. J. Car- bonell, Monroe Theatre, Key West, Florida. BOOMERANG BILL. Similar to the other Barrymore pictures, he lands in the pen as usual. Advertising, ones, cards, pho- tos. Patronage, general. Attendance, good. R. Mason Hall, Grand Theatre, North Fork, West Virginia. BORDERLAND. Something different. Great picture for better class. Enjoyed by most of the ladies, few of the men. No picture for the exhibitor who reports big business on Mix and Hart. Advertising, usual, newspaper. Used picture before ex- change had received advertising. Patron- age, family. Attendance, fair. J. M. Blan- chard, Strand Theatre, Sunbury, Pennsyl- vania. BOUGHT AND PAID FOR. Not a big production, but one that requires dramatic acting throughout. Jack Holt and Agnes Ayres take their parts well. Will please the average movie fan. Chas. H. Ryan, Garfield Theatre, Chicago, Illinois. CAPPY RICKS. Good show. Patronage, small town. Attendance, good. Wm. E. Tragsdorf, Trags Theatre, Neillsville, Wis- consin. THE CHARM SCHOOL. A piece of cheese, that's all I can say in favor of it. You may get away with it with a bunch of little girls for an audience. Too soft for our patrons. Star only attraction. Adver- tising, ones, threes and slide. Patronage, small town. Attendance, good. J. F. Schlez, Columbia Theatre, Columbia, North Carolina. CHICKENS. Nothing to it. Keep off or else they laugh at you after the show. Film rotten, besides. Title nor picture has any drawing power. Advertising, ones, threes and slide. J. F. Schlez, Columbia Theatre, Columbia, North Carolina. CITY OF SILENT MEN. A splendid pic- ture with a good plot. You will make no mistake to book this. Advertising, regular. Attendance, fair. J. I. McCarthy, Majestic Theatre, Charleston, Tennessee. CITY OF SILENT MEN. A good pic- ture, but film was so rotten, patrons lost all interest. What's wrong with Paramount for sending out bad stuff, no fault of the machines, have two new ones. Advertising, ones, photos, talk, cards. Patronage, general. Attendance, very good. R. Mason Hall, Grand Theatre, Northfork, West Virginia. CITY OF SILENT MEN. Very good pic- ture. I saw it all myself and that's some recommendation. Advertising, usual bill- board and papers. Patronage, small town. Attendance, good. W. Ray Erne, Rialto Theatre, Charlotte, Michigan. CRADLE OF COURAGE. Patrons well pleased. Bill Hart plays part well, interest- ing from start to finish. Advertising, ones and photos. Patronage, general. Atten- dance, extra good. R. Mason Hall, Grand Theatre, Northfork, West Virginia. DEVIL'S PAWN. One of the many for- eign pictures that never please American audiences. Advertising, newspaper, one sheets and photos. Patronage, mixed. At- tendance, fair. J. Kenrick, Strand Theatre, Ithaca, New York.