The Moving picture world (September 1923-October 1923)

October 20, 1923 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 665 Would call it a good picture, as many patrons complimented it to us as they passed out. Draw labor and family class in city of 80.000. Admission ten cents. M. F. Meade, Olive Theatre (450 seats), St. Joseph, Missouri. LONE HAND. (4,857 feet). Star, Hoot Gibson. This is dandy little picture. Pleased them all but failed to have many in the house for it to please. Had poor attendance. Draw general class in town of 1,364. Admission 10-25. E. F. Keith, Strand Theatre (200 seats), Granbury, Texas. LONE HAND. (4,857 feet). Star, Hoot Gibson. Excellent. Good western. Drew well. Supporting cast fair. Flood scene well acted. Regular advertising brought good attendance. Draw rural class in town of 286. Admission 10-25. R. K. Russell, Legion Theatre, Cushing, Iowa. LONG CHANCE. (4,331 feet). Star cast. Good program picture. Story by Peter B. Kyne. Pleased good house. Used ones, slide. Had good attendance. Draw all ^classes in town of 900. Admission 10-20. C. E. Robinson, Town Hall (250 seats), 3nrmel, Maine. JIOVE LETTER. (4,426 feet). Star, Gladys Walton. A dandy little program picture. It did not draw us any extra business, jpt it certainly did make Gladys many new friends in the audience. Received many compliments. Draw labor and family class in city of 80,000. Admission ten cents. M. F. Meade, Olive Theatre (450 seats), St. Joseph, Missouri. NOBODY'S BRIDE. (4,861 feet). Star, Herbert Rawlinson. Fair program picture. Has good moral tone and is suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. William H. Mayhew, Broadway Theatre, Cicero, Texas. PAID BACK. Star cast. Rather old, but it pleased a Saturday night house about eighty per cent. A picture with a delicate theme that is handled censor proof. Average draw. Draw labor and family class in city of 80,000. Admission ten cents. M. F. Meade, Olive Theatre (450 seats), St. Joseph, Missouri. PRISONER. (4,795 feet). Star, Herbert Rawlinson. As good as many specials, and it drew us the best Tuesday night house for months. Second night almost equal to first. All Rawlinson pictures are good, but this is the best so far. This could be advertised big and would make a winner. We did not boost it at all. Draw labor and family class in city of 80,000. Admission ten cents. M. F. Meade, Olive Theatre (450 seats), St. Joseph, Missouri. TRIMMED. (4,583 feet). Star, Hoot Gibson. Have used numerous Gibson's, but can't get very enthusiastic over many of them, but I thought this one great. A western with considerable comedy and about everything else. Something interesting every minute. Supporting cast extra good. Shows careful direction. The fall of horse and man from the high bridge is worth advertising. Has o. k. moral tone. Had good attendance. Draw village and rural class in town of 400. Admission 15-25. E. L. Partridge, Pyam Theatre (250 seats), Kinsman, Ohio. Vitagraph NO DEFENSE. (5,700 feet). Star, William Duncan. Swell picture in fine shape. Second run to a very good business. No kicks. William Thacher, Salina, Kansas. RESTLESS SOULS. (5 reels). Star, Earl Williams. A very good picture. No kicks. Used sixes, threes, ones, 11x14, newspaper. Had fair attendance. Draw town and oil field class in town of 800. Admission 10-20, 10-25. G. W. Tockey, Dixie Theatre (250 seats), Wynona, Oklahoma. SECRET OF THE HILLS. Star, Antonio Lucky 'Leven The following pictures used by me this season did the most business and gave the most satisfaction: "Pride of Palomar" (Pt.) "While Satan Sleeps" (Pt.) "Back Home and Broke" (Pt.) "Old Homestead" (Pt.) "The Rosary" (F. N.) "Little Church Around the Corner" (W. B.) "Manslaughter" (Pt.) "Burning Sands" (Pt.) "When Knighthood Was in Flower" (Pt.) "Valley of Silent Men" (Pt.) "Brass" (W. B.) Paramount will surely be my first love next year: their service is the most reasonable, and the most satisfactory, and they use you like a brother. — Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall Theatre, Chester, Vermont. Moreno. A pretty good program picture which will hold the interest to the end. Draw from town of 1,000 and surrounding country. Admission 10-25. W. E. Tragsdorf, Trag's Theatre (426 seats), Neillsville, Wisconsin. SILENT VOW. (4,600 feet). Star, William Duncan. A fair program offering. William Duncan seemed too slow for the part which seems queer for a serial star. Had poor attendance. L. M. Zug, Rialto Theatre. Jerome, Idaho. SINGLE TRACK. Star, Corinne Griffith. Good picture that will please eighty-five per cent or more. Comedy I had booked to run with this picture failed to arrive so I ran it without anything and got by without a kick, so the picture must be satisfying. Has good moral tone. Had poor attendance. Draw every class in town of 1,364. Admission 10-25. E. F. Keith, Strand Theatre (200 seats), Granbury, Texas. Warner Bros. LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER. (6,300 feet). Star, Claire Windsor. As fine a picture as can be made by anybody, not sold as a "special," either. Book it and boost it and make friends for your house. Suitable for any house, seven days a week. A powerful sermon, clearly told. Don't be afraid of it. Only ran it one day, to a poor house, but everyone that saw it was more than pleased. Film new. Used three sheets, slides, bills. Fair attendance; draw different classes for different pictures, in town of 2,800. Admission 15-25. David W. Strayer, Monarch Theatre (250 seats), Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania. WHERE THE NORTH BEGINS. (6,200 feet). Star, Rin Tin Tin. A wonderful picture. Warners are sure putting out real pictures. Capacity business, one week. Moral tone O. K. and is suitable for Sunday. Had great attendance. Draw wealthy and medium class in city of 75,000. W. H. Lusher, Strand Theatre (900 seats), Pasadena, California. Comedies BACK STAGE. (Pathe). This is the first of the new series "Our Gang" comedies, and it's good, clean entertainment. Hal Roach named them right when he calls them "his rascals." It's young America pure and simple and the kiddies act as natural as you please. Grownups well pleased. They can look back and see themselves in the antics of the youngsters. Don't let this new series get by you. Feature it and you will "clean up" on them. Draw all classes in town of 5,000. Admission 10-25. L. E. Brewer, Folly Theatre, Duncan, Oklahoma. BALLOON ATIC. (First National). Star, Buster Keaton. Would consider this a very ordinary comedy; it didn't produce the laughs here. Fair attendance. Frank G. Leal, Leal Theatre, Irvington, California. FLY COP. (Vitagraph). As usual Larry knows his stuff and does it right. I'd sure hate to be an insurance company with Larry holding an active policy. Has good moral tone and is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw rural and small town class in town of 286. Admission 1025. R. K. Russell, Legion Theatre (136 seats), Cushing, Iowa. GOWN SHOP. (Vitagraph). This Larry is a different setting with many of his old stunts in stylish clothes. The style show effect at the opening is great and there should have been more before the rough stuff started. Filled with fast moving stunts and burlesque situations and got a good deal of laughter. Suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw general working class in city of 18,000. Admission 10-20-30. Ben L. Morris, Temple and Olympic Theatres, Bellaire, Ohio. LAZY BONES. (Fox). Star, Clyde Cook. Good comedy with quite a number of laughable situations. Haunted house scene in last reel brought down the house. Draw general class in town of about 1,000. Admission 10-20. H. H. Hedberg, A-Muse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. MUD AND SAND. (Metro). Star, Stan Laurel. One that will please if they have seen "Blood and Sand." Film in excellent shape. Fair attendance in small town. M. T. Waugh, Empress Theatre, Grundy Center, Iowa. PEG O' THE MOVIES. (Universal). Went great with the kids and the grownups too. Film in good shape. Moral tone O. K. and is suitable for Sunday. Draw general class in town of 800. Admission 1030. Frank G. Leal, Leal Theatre (246 seats), Irvington, California. RANCH ROMEO. (Fox). Good. Pleased all. What more do you want? William Thatcher, Royal Theatre, Salina, Kansas. RING TAIL ROMANCE. (Educational). A good enough comedy that is put over by a few clever animals. It pleases the kiddies and makes the grown-ups smile. Draw townspeople and farmers in town of 800. Admission 10-25. Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall Theatre (250 seats), Chester, Vermont. SATURDAY MORNING. (Pathe). As usual with these kids, good. But if they don't be a little more careful in the handling of negroes in pictures it's going to create another objection to pictures. Suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw regular small town class in town of 2,500. Admission 5-10, 10-20. A. L. Middleton, Grand Theatre (500 seats), DeQueen, Arkansas. WHERE THERE'S A WILL. (SunshineFox). Fox has never been questioned concerning the superiority of the comedies made under his name and this hilarious bit of fun-making is no exception. House in uproar through entire showing. Draw working class in town of 3,500. Admission 10-25. Henry W. Nauman, Majestic Thea