The Moving picture world (July 1923-August 1923)

308 MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 28, 1923 better than this. Usual advertising brought fair attendance. Draw lumbering class in town of 4.03S. Marsden & Noble, Noble Theatre, Marshfield, Oregon. GO-GETTER. (7,771 feet). Star, T. Roy Barnes. Great picture, best Kyne story since "Palomar." Advertising slants, American Legion. Had good attendance. Draw best class in city of 75,000. W. H. Lusher, Strand Theatre, Pasadena, California. GO-GETTER. (7,771 feet). Star, T. Roy Barnes. People who have not read Kyne's story will like this one, but those who have may be disappointed. It isn't anything like the book. It's too long. When will they make 'em in five reels? Usual advertising brought good attendance. Draw small town lumber center in city of 4,035. Robert Marsden, Noble Theatre (700 seats), Marshfield, Oregon. GRUMPY. (5,621 feet). Star, Theodore Roberts. This picture of Roberts is a masterpiece and you can put all you have behind it when it comes to advertising. We and our audience believe that he surpassed any character work that he has ever attempted in this one. The picture is all Roberts, but it lacks nothing for either box office value or audience value. One of the high spots of the thirty-nine. Arthur E. Hancock, Columbia Theatre, Columbia City, Indiana. GRUMPY. (5,621 feet). Star, Theodore Roberts. A real knock-out. The best thing that Roberts has ever made. Our patrons were delighted with this one. Used twentyfours, sixes, threes, ones. Had extra good attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 4,034. R. H. Marsden, Noble Theatre (650 seats), Marshfield, Oregon. HER GILDED CAGE. (6,249 feet). Star, Gloria Swanson. Not up to her standard. Did not draw on account of hot weather and glad of it. It could be better. An ordinary picture, but not what we want. Used threes, sixes. Had poor attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 3,000. Admission 15-25. J. L. Katz, Lyric Theatre (400 seats), Woodbine, New Jersey. HER HUSBAND'S TRADEMARK. (5,101 feet). Star, Gloria Swanson. A good picture full of glad rags as well as action. Town of 2,000. Admission 10-25. William E. Tragsdorf, Trag's Theatre, Neillsville, Wisconsin. HUMORESQUE. (5,987 feet). Star, Alma Rubens. Second time we ran it. Got it reasonable, but made only one dollar on it. Pleased one hundred per cent. Had poor attendance. Draw railroad men and farmers in town of 600. Admission 10-25. Joseph Toebe, Princess Theatre (250 seats), Francis, Oklahoma. IS MATRIMONY A FAILURE. (5,612 feet). Star cast. This is a crackerjack picture with a dandy cast. Didn't cost much to make, but probably pleased a greater percentage of my people than any of Paramount's highbrow, alleged knock-'em-dead pictures, and I've had a lot of 'em. This included some of DeMille's nightmares, too. Draw mostly farmers in town of 2,000. Admission 10-25. W E. Tragsdorf, Trag's Theatre (425 seats), Neillsville, Wisconsin. JAVA HEAD. (7,865 feet). Star, Leatrice Joy. Good picture, but has the wrong title. Hard to get it, people can't understand the title, therefore they stand back on it. Had poor attendance Paul I. Grimes, Strand Theatre, Salisbury, North Carolina. JUST AROUND THE CORNER. (6,173 feet). Star cast. A good picture with plenty of sob stuff. If you like that kind of picture, will go over good. Used threes, ones, photos, slide, heralds. Had good attendance. Draw medium class in town of 2,400. Admission 10-25. E. T. Dunlap, Dunlap Theatre (400 seats), Hawarden, Iowa. An Optimist You've got to hand it to B. F. Trammel), Moran Theatre, Moran, Texas. You don't catch him growling and boohooing because the mercury in the thermometer is butting against the top of the tube. Read his note and cheer up ! "Dear Van: Did you say hot? Welti, yes! But the heat doesn't kill 'em down here; or at least not all of them; but it may be knocking them some because every night some of my old patrons fail to show up. "But I just hang up a little more crape, with a wish that Old Sol won't claim all before summer is over, and the heat where some of 'em go is much worse than here and they will probably drift back and be with me again this winter, so here is hoping that when the cold, cold winds blow over the building we'll be nice and cozy with the house full." That's the spirit! KICK IN. (7,074 feet). Star, Bert Lytell. Great story well produced. Fine suspense. Properly acted. Convincing and will please all classes unless they come just to look for something wrong, which will be hard to find Worth boosting. Used newspaper, lobby, scattered posters. Had fair attendance. Draw all classes in town of 5,000. Walter F. James, Coliseum Theatre (499 seats), Cherokee, Iowa. LADIES MUST LIVE. (7,482 feet). Star, Betty Compson. Big, high-class Special. If you haven't played it and have it on the list, run it as a Special, as it will back up anything you say about it. Big cast of good players. Advertising slants, star and cast. Had good attendance. Draw small town and transient patronage in town of 3,000. Admission 10-25. F. P. Werner, Queen Theatre, Trinity, Texas. LADIES MUST LIVE. (7,482 feet). Star. Betty Compson. Good picture rather complex story and some couldn't get the drift of it. Paramount Theatre, Rochester, Indiana LAW AND THE WOMAN. (6.461 feet). Star, Betty Compson. This picture proved to be very, very satisfactory, indeed. It holds your attention from start to finish. Not one kick was registered. Regular advertising brought fair attendance. Draw small town and rural class in town of 950. Admission 15-25. J. F. Schlez, Columbia Theatre (275 seats), Columbia, North Carolina. LOVE CHARM. (4,540 feet). Star, Wanda Hawley. Just a fair little program. Needs a good comedy to put it over. Attendance didn't pay for picture. Draw medium class in town of 2,400. Admission 10-25. E. T. Dunlap, Dunlap Theatre (400 seats), Hawarden, Iowa. MAKING A MAN. (6 reels). Star, Jack Holt. Good; if there are any snobs in your crowd, this one may give 'em a hint. Star very good. C. F. Krieghbaum, Paramount Theatre (300 seats), Rochester, Indiana. MAN UNCONQUERABLE. (5,795 feet). Star, Jack Holt. One of the best Jack Holt pictures we've played this year. Film in excellent condition and patrons well pleased. Used ones, threes, sixes, photos, local paper. Had good attendance. Draw small town class and farmers in town of 1,500. Admission, twenty-five cents. F. M. Knight, Opera House (450 seats), Blenheim, Ontario-, Canada. MAN UNCONQUERABLE. (5,795 feet). Star, Jack Holt. A good picture. Plenty of good action, and the star is good in this one. They will all like it. It has enough action to suit the "roughs," and enough real good acting to please the more particular. Old, but is O. K. if you can get a good print, and I believe you can from the Dallas branch. F. P. Werner, Queen Theatre, Trinity, Texas. MISS LULU BETT. (5,904 feet). Star cast. Theodore Roberts would be good in the rottenest picture in the world. "Miss Lulu Bett" is a very bum production for a town like mine. They like Roberts in anything, but a few pictures like this would wreck him for life. Only played one night. Had poor attendance. Proud of that fact. Advertising slants, Theodore Roberts. Draw transient and small town class in town of 3,000. Admission 10-25. F. P. Werner, Queen Theatre (245 seats). Trinity, Texas. MR. BILLINGS SPENDS HIS DIME. (5,585 feet). Star, Walter Hiers. Our patrons like this very much. We would say just an average picture. Draw mixed class in town of 4,034. R. H. Marsden, Noble Theatre (650 seats), Marshfield, Oregon. NE'ER DO WELL. (7,414 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. Not up to average Meighan picture. Good business as star is always a good bet. Tropical advertising brought good attendance. Draw best class in city of 75,000. W. H. Lusher, Strand Theatre, Pasadena, California. NICE PEOPLE. (6,244 feet). Star, Wallace Reid. My patrons don't want to see any more Rcid's now as the pictures have not got the life in them that they should have. I am compelled to run these Reids as they were contracted for before his death, the result I am taking a big loss on them right now as this one was bought as a special and paid big price for it, worth just about one-third what I paid for it. Had fair attendance. Draw small town class. A. Mitchell, Dixie Theatre, Russellville, Kentucky. NOBODY'S MONEY. (5,584 feet). Star. Jack Holt. Fair, nothing extra. Went over fair. Two days' run, but you know Jack Holt will draw, but I do like to please 'em. I don't like big bluffs. I want to run the picture without noise. I want the audience to advertise the picture. Had two hundred present. Draw verv high class. Admission, 25-10. Charles R. Holz, Strand Theatre (250 seats), San Anselmo, California. NOBODY'S MONEY. (5,584 feet). Star, Jack Holt. Holt is well liked here. People were pleased to see Holt in a comedy such as "Nobody's Money." This picture was well acted. This is the first comedy I have seen with Jack Holt. Did good in it. He is a very good actor. Used plenty posters. Had very good attendance. Town of about five hundred. J. M. Vidinha, New Mill Theatre, Eleele Kauai, Hawaii. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE. (4,770 feet). Star, Jack Holt. Although h Western picture, which usually go over big, this picture lacked the necessary punch to be attractive. Films in good shape. Used 11x14, ones, slides. Had good attendance. Draw miners in town of 1,700. Admission, 10-17. H. W. Mathers, Morris Run Theatre (280 seats), Morris Run, Pennsylvania. OVER THE BORDER. (6.837 feet). Star, Tom Moore. Very ordinary northwestern mounted police picture. Cost twice what other moving pictures cost, just to see Paramount brand on it. Film 0. K. Usual advertising brought good attendance. Draw general small town patronage in town of I, 200. Admission, 10-25. S G. Hirsh, Princess Theatre (275 seats), Mapleton, Iowa. PINK GODS. (7,062 feet). Star, Bebe Daniels. The most unreasonable story ever heard of. Some liked it, others didn't. If it hadn't been for Bebe Daniels I suppose the people would have mobbed me. All in all, the picture is too long and story weak. Used