The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

354 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 25, 1922 MAN FROM HOME. A splendid picture in every way. When this one fails to register big, something is the matter. Just the kind of picture to help business and restore confidence. We, us and company liked it very much. Ned Pedigo, Pollard Theatre, Guthrie, Oklahoma. MANSLAUGHTER. Wish there were more pictures like this. One of Thomas Meighan's best. Advertising, big. Patronage, mixed. Attendance, good. Daniel Bus, Star Theatre, Tonawanda, New York. MAJ< UNCONQUERABLE. Good feature. Lots of thrilling parts all the way through. Pleased all. Advertising: regular. Patronage: mixed. Attendance: good. F. S. Widenor, Opera House, Belvidere, New Jersey. MORAN OF LADY LETTY. Fine drawing picture for me ; one that pleased. Give us more like it. Advertising, ones, sixes, photos, dodgers, newspapers. Patronage, country town. Attendance, good. H. P. Harvey, Palace Theatre, Dixon, California. NICE PEOPLE. A nice picture for nice people ; a drawing card. Scenario, acting, photography and direction great. Advertising: posters and papers. Patronage: small town. Attendance : good. J. Carbonell, Monroe Theatre, Key West, Florida. OLD HOMESTEAD. Enclosed editorial (a local paper gave it a big amount of space, too long to reproduce here) on "Old Homestead," an American picture for American people. We want more of them. Turn away business tells the story. Greatest picture Paramount has made. Capacity at all shows. Advertising: like a show. Patronage : masses. Attendance : great. Jack Hoeffler, Orpheum Theatre, Quincy, Illinois. ONE GLORIOUS DAY. Very poor show for my patrons. Not one good comment. Advertising: regular. Patronage: small town. Attendance: fair. L. Hables, Reel Joy Theatre, King City, California. OVER THE BORDER. Dandy picture (I played it in hot weather) and two stars that won't fail to pull them in. Advertising, lobby, newspapers, billboards. C. R. McCown, Strand Theatre, Nashville, Tennessee. PAYING THE PIPER. Very good picture, but had a rainy night and crowd small. H. R. Workman, Coliseum Theatre, Marseilles, Illinois. PINK GODS. Good picture with a good cast. .\ little too long though. Advertising, usual. Patronage, small town. Attendance, good. Marsden & Noble, Noble Theatre, Marshfield, Oregon. RENT FREE. Just a fair Reid. Have seen better; have seen worse. Advertising, usual. Patronage, small town. Attendance, fair. W. Ray Erne, Rialto Theatre, Charlotte, Mich. ROOKIE'S RETURN. A very old Paramount but print in good condition and gave excellent satisfaction. Advertising, one six, and ones. Patronage, small town. Attendance, fair. S. Pace, Jettie Theatre, Texline, Texas. SATURDAY NIGHT. A splendid picture with a very pleasing moral. Not up to DeMille's standard, but it will please. Advertising: ones, threes, sixes, photos, heralds. Patronage: neighborhood. Attendance: fair. W. E. Elkin, Temple Theatre, Aberdeen, Mississippi. SHEIK. Will please the younger generation while the older ones will not care for it; at least that was my experience. Advertising: small town. Attendance: good. Clarence W. Langacher, New Glarus Theatre, New Glarus, Wisconsin. UNDER THE LASH. A powerful dramatic picture, but not calculated to please Tell Them This When you report, make your tips tell the folks whether the picture is worth boosting or if they ought to soft-pedal on exploitation; tell them any special ways you used to pull them in ; tell them if the picture held and pleased as well as whether it drew. Give all the help you can — every bit of it will be useful. Gloria Swanson followers as it is a distinct departure for her. Cast, staging and characterizations are remarkably fine. I liked it but many patrons did not. Patronage : liigh class. Attendance: fair. E. W. Collins, Jonesboro, Arkansas. THE WHISTLE. A fine picture. Rather sad and no gun play as an unusual role for Hart, but it pleased. Advertising: usual. Patronage : rural. Attendance : very good. H. G. Frisbee, Community Theatre, Meredith, New York. WIFE TRAP. I can't see where they get that noise about the court room scene more sensational than "Madame X." It hasn't got a look-in. Advertising: one sheets, 'programs, lobby. Patronage : best. .Attendance : fair. R. S. Moore, Gem Theatre, Snyder, Oklahoma. WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE. An English picture that pleased probably 75%. Cast not up to standard; rather unpleasant theme. Patronage : average : Attendance : good. Thos. K. Lancaster, Apollo Theatre, Gloucester, New Jersey. Pathe LURE OF EGYPT. The folks were all pleased and so was the box office, and they did not charge me a farm for it. Advertising, usual. Patronage, mixed. Attendance, good. R. S. Moore, Gem Theatre, Snyder, Oklahoma. Selznick HANDCUFFS OR KISSES? This was as good a picture as you could get .it the price paid. Hammerstein is doing fairly well for us, being a new star to our patrons. Advertising, regular. Attendance, poor, R. K. Russell, Lyric Theatre, Gushing, Iowa. LONE WOLF. A knockout underworld story, exciting from beginning to end. Print rather dark. Photography poor. Advertising: six, three, one, slide. Patronage: all classes. Attendance : good. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. A MAN'S HOME. A fair program picture with a moral. Pleased about 90% of the audience. Advertising, slide, threes and ones. Patronage, small town. Attendance, fair. D. W. Strayer, Monarch Theatre, Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania. A MAN'S HOME. This is good, but not a Super-special by any means. Buy it if price is right and don't overdo the advertising. Advertising, usual. Patronage, small town. Attendance, fair. J. F. Pruett, Liberty Theatre, Roanoke, Alabama. SHADOWS OF THE SEA. Excellent program picture ; was well received. Melodramatic, with lots of action. Advertising, regular. Patronage, average. Attendance, good. Thos. K. Lancaster, Apollo Theatre, Gloucester, New Jersey. UNDER OATH. And still another Hammerstein that will please a hundred per cent. Excellent cast ; excellent acting. No exhibitor should overlook these Hammerstein pictures. Advertising, ones, threes, sixes, photos, slide. Patronage, neighborhood. Attendance, good. W. E. Elkin, Temple Theatre, Aberdeen, Mississippi. United Artists LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. A very fine production of a most interesting story. Pleased all who saw it. Advertising, large campaign. Patronage, mixed. Attendance, ordinary. E. W. Collins, Grand Theatre, Jonesboro, Arkansas. THE NUT. Will please any Fairbanks lovers. It is purely a comedy farce. Don't pay too much for it, or raise your prices. Thos. L. Haynes, Town Hall, Old Lyme, Connecticut. WAY DOWN EAST. Very fine pictur, that pleased in this town 100 per cent. Advertising, two sixes, two threes, ten ones, window cards, newspaper slide. Patronage, smalltown. Attendance, very good. L. E. Silverman, Columbia Theatre, Skaraokawa. Washington. Universal ACROSS THE DEAD LINE. Very good little program picture. Frank Mayo is alwa3's welcomed by my patrons; they would like to see him again in a picture like the above. .'Kdvertising, usual. Patronage, mixed. Attendance, fair. Frank Fera, Victory Theatre, Rossitcr. Pennsylvania. DANGEROUS LITTLE DEMON. Nearly everybody went out of their way to tell me how fine it was so when they do that she must be there with the goods. Thi< was the first Marie Prevost and Larry Semon ; I had enough paid admissions to make it the best Thursday night in months, and I introduced both stars to a multitude. .Attendance, good. R. S. Moore, Gem Theatre, Snyder, Oklahoma. THE FOX. .\ good Western with some real action. .Advertising, regular. Patronage, mixed. Attendance, good. John Cieva. Jr., Enterprise Theatre, Glenalum, West N'irginia. GALLOPING KID. Another good Hoot Gibson and if your patrons like this class of pictures you can't go wrong on booking and boosting this one. Advertising, ones, three and mailing list. Patronage, small town. -Attendance, fair. J. F. Pruett, Liberty Theatre, Roanoke, .Alabama. HUMAN HEARTS. A good heart interest story that will please the older people. You may hear kicks from your younger ones. Advertising: a third more. Patronage : mixed. Attendance : fair. Wm. H. Mayhew, Broadway Theatre, Cisco, Texas. NO WOMAN KNOWS. The poorest picture I have run. No one came and I was glad. J. S. Wadsworth, Republic Theatre, Great Falls, South Carolina. SECOND HAND ROSE. Gladys Walton is a popular star but this is not one of her best pictures. .Advertising, newspaper, card and screen. Patronage, family. Attendance, good. Arthur G. Pearson, Melrose Auditorium, Melrose, Massachusetts. THE STORM. Jammed the house to its utmost capacity and turned hundreds away. Everyone satisfied. Great picture. Advertising, lobby, heralds, advertising wagon, newspaper. Patronage, average. Attendance, capacity. Thos. K. Lancaster, Apollo Theatre, Gloucester, New Jersey.