The Moving picture world (September 1923-October 1923)

October 20, 1923 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 667 G. D SPRAGG. Gen. Mgr S. G. CROW. Pres BEN L. MORRIS. Sec -Treas THE SPRAGG AMUSEMENT CO. TEMPLE THEATER ELK GRAND THEATER OLYMPIC THEATER MAJESTIC DANCE PALACE BELLAIRE. OHIO To Our Patrons Every once in a while a couple of pictures come along that stand away out above the ordinary — even better than many of the much touted anri advertised features, with world wide stars. The Temple theater next week will show what it believes to be two of this class of pictures. We are not running this entirely on our own judgement, and have written to dozens of theaters in other cities where these pictures have been shown. There was not a single unfavorable reply, and we are attaching to this letter some of the replies: For "Masters of Men" Vitagraph picture, Temple, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, with Cullen Landis, Earl Williams, Alice Calhoun, Wanda Hawley If this picture doesn't cause a furore and set the tongues wagging when once it gets to playing, then I was born in Missouri and didn't know it. There isn't a thing left out of this picture that ought to have been in it. It has some of the swiftest moving action of any picture I have witnessed in many a day. Cullen Landis and Earl Williame never did belter in their lives, and the fights Cuilen puts up after they have been shanghaied by a bunch of roughnecks makes the fight in "The Spoilers" look like a Methodist love festival. Masters of Men is bound to be a winner and Vitagraph has rung the bell with this one. It's an audience picture from any angle you are a'mind to view it, and the reproduction of the naval battle at Santiago is so realistic :ind gives one such a thrill that you will just yell like a Flathead Indian at a pow-wow, that's what you will. Darn it all; I wish they'd make 'em nil like that. J. C. Jenkins, Auditorium Theater, Neligh, Neb. Masters of Men — Your sympathy is elicited almost at the opening shot for Cullen Landis in this picture which stays with one throughout the entire production. It will please if you can get them in. Win. H. Creal, Suburban theater, Omaha, Neb. Masters of Men A wonderful production which can really be classed as Special. Fair business in rainstorm. Should please anywhere.— —Pace & Bouma, Rialto theater, Pocohontas, Icwa. Masters of Men. A special that is really named correctly. Book this one and boost it. You need not worry but what your patrons will be satisfied. Good story with four very good stars. This show has a little of everything in it. I did not hear a word on this show but praise. W. T. Biggs, Unique theater, Anita, Iowa. Masters of Men had a packed house. Pleased I 00 per cent. When you run thif yon can stay in the lobby and watch them come out. Boost it to the skies. It is all there. I ran it two days and the second doubled the first and that is going seme these days. — Kinney Loyd, Spad theater, Dierks, Ark. Masters of Men, with a special cast. Here's a picture that should be played in every theater in tthe United States and then carried around to the small towns of 200 population with portable theater and allow the country folks a chance to see the best picture of its kind ever produced. Vitagraph has produced a picture as Dig as The Battle Cry of Peace was in its day, and that's saying lots. The whole force deserves credit. — Hugh G. Martin, American theater, Columbus, Ga. "The Ninety and Nine" Vitagraph picture, Temple, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Colleen Moore, Warner Baxter, Gertrude Astor The Ninety and Nine, a picture that has caused more favorable comment from my patrons than any picture I have played in months. Nice story, ercellent direction, fine photography, business tripled second night. Get it and play it up strong. J. C. Jenkins, Auditorium theater, Neligh, Neb. The Ninety and Nine.— I have been in the show game so long that when 1 can sit out an entire seven-reel picture and enjoy every foot of it you can be assured that it has got to be interesting. This picture holds one's attention from the first to the last flash on the screen. It is a fine picture and any exhibitor will surely please his people with it. Geo. C. Starkey, Opera House, Montour Fall*. N. Y. The Ninety and Nine. — Every one W3s pleased with this picture. The fire scenes were good and story was well hand'ed. — Smith Read, Patriot Theater, DeKalb, Tex. The Ninety and Nine. Pictures like this one are a genuine boost to the motion p cture business. So clean, so full of real thrills. Great cast. Excellent P'hoto^raphy. Easy to exploit. L. R. Moore, Roma Theater, Columbus, O. The Ninety and Nine, with Colleen Moore. Came as near pleasing everybody concerned as any special we have used. Best of all, it was sold to us reasonable. P. G. Estee, Fad Theater, Brookings, S. D. The Ninety and Nine, with Colleen Moore. — A wonderful picture. Good for any town. Star is just fine in this. Action enough to suit them all. — H. E. Patrick, Palace theater, North Rose, N. Y. The Ninety and Nine, with Colleen Moore. — Get it, brother, it's good. It will please immensely. A little slow at first. A wallop at finish. Two days to nice business. — A V. Able, Strand theater, New Philadelphia, Ohio. •The Ninety and Nine. Best picture I ever run. Title good, picture held interest, photography good, and pleased 100 per cent. J. R. Euler, Opera House, South English, la. The Ninety and Nine. — Splendid picture that drew and pleased all who saw ■it. Very well satisfield. Would like to have more like it. — C. R. McHenry, Rosewin theater, Dallas, Texas.