The Moving picture world (September 1924-October 1924)

46 MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 6, 1924 A Good List from a Good Scout "Enclosed is a list of pictures worth printing — and, for the exhibitor, worth running — that I have run. PARAMOUNT— "Only 38"— good; "Homeward Bound"— very good; "The Cheat" — good; "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" — good; "To the Last Man" — very good; "Back Home and Broke" — very good; "The Pride of Palomar" — very good; "To Have and To Hold" — great; "Adam's Rib" — good; "When Knighthood Was In Flower" — very good. Every one of the above worth running and can be bought at reasonable rental. FIRST NATIONAL — "One Clear Call" — every one should run this one; "Isle of Lost Ships" — very good; "Mighty Lak a Rose" — very good; "Girl of the Golden West" — very good; "Sonny" — worth playing; "Penrod — as good as or better than any Wesley Barry ever made; "The Masquerader" — a wonderful picture and for me the only good one Guy Bates Post ever made; "East is West" — the best Constance Talmadge has made, a little old but a real picture; "Brawn of the North" — will bring them in regardless of anything; "Hottentot" — absolutely one of the best comedy pictures you can buy. The above pictures and companies are the most reliable for any house, regardless of location or condition. I highly recommend to any exhibitor — if he hasn't played these, to do so at once." — C. R. Seff, New Radio Theatre, Correctionville, Iowa. FAST HAIL. Star, Charles "Buck" Jones. An old picture but print was okay and proved to be good picture for the box office. Sanday, yes. Country class, town of 3,300. Admission 15-30. P. L. Vann, Opera House (6S0 seats), Greenville, Alabama. GOVERNOR'S LADY. (7,669 feet). Star cast. What's wrong with the Fox specials this year? Nothing to them, and this is no exception. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. City of 15,000. Admission 10-25. Jake Jones, Cozy Theatre (600 seats), Shawnee, Oklahoma, HEART BUSTER. (4,500 feet). Star, Tom .Mix. Mix very good, as usual. Good business and well liked. Mix always gets over well. Very well liked. Tone good. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. Mill class, city of 20,000. Admission 10-25. J. J. Spandan, Family Theatre (500 seats), Braddock, Pennsylvania. KENTUCKY DAYS. (5 reels). Star, Dustin Farnum. Fair program picture. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Fair audience appeal. All classes, city of 14,000. Admission 10-25. E. W. Collins, Liberty Theatre (500 seats), Jonesboro, Arkansas. LADIES TO BOARD. (6,112 feet). Star, Tom Mix. Very good picture. No kicks. Not suitable for Sunday. Country class, town of 3,300. Admission 15-30. P. L Vann, Opera House Theatre (650 seats), Greenville, Alabama. LADIES TO BOARD. (6,112 feet). Star, Tom Mix. Not a western but up to the usual Mix standard. Do not use the six sheet if your townspeople object to pictures of nude women dancing on banquet table. I got "in Dutch" with it. Tone of picture okay. Sunday, yes. Hundred per cent audience appeal. Draw rural class, town of 850. Admission 10-30. J. D. Warnock, Luna Theatre, Battle Creek, Iowa. MILE A MINUTE ROMEO. (4,800 feet). Star, Tom Mix. Good Mix picture that satisfies his followers. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. All classes, city of 14,000. Admission 10-25. E. W. Collins, Liberty Theatre (500 seats), Jonesboro, Arkansas. MILE A MINUTE ROMEO. (4,800 feet). Star, Tom Mix. People who like Mix will like this one. Tone all right. Sunday, yes. Gsod audience appeal. Residential class, town of 1,200. Admission 10-20. J. A. Mc6411, Liberty Theatre (250 seats), Port Orchard, Washington. NIGHT HORSEMAN. (4,970 feet). Star, Tom Mix. I found that Fox had a good print of this old Mix and played it for the fourth time. Did very well and bought it very cheap. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. Mill class, city of 20,000. Admission 10-25. J. J. Spandan, Family Theatre (500 seats), Braddock, Pennsylvania. NORTH OF HUDSON BAY. (6 reels). Star, Tom Mix. Rather disappointing for Mix. Only pleased about fifty per cent. Country class, town of 450. A. F. Thomas, Pastime Theatre (250 seats), Almyra, Arkansas. NORTH OF HUDSON BAY. (6 reels). Star, Tom Mix. Nothing extra to make it a special; in fact, not as good as some of his program pictures. Sunday, yes. Country class, town of 3,300. Admission 15-30. P. L Vann, Opera House (650 seats), Greenville, Alabama. NORTH OF HUDSON BAY. (6 reels). Star, Tom Mix. We bought this for a special, but not as good as the Mix program. Our patrons didn't like it. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Admission 10-25. Jake Jones, Cozy Theatre (600 seats), Shawnee, Oklahoma. NOT A DRUM WAS HEARD. (4,823 feet). Star, Charles "Buck" Jones. No, and no praise was heard. Consider this a good program picture but Fox has ruined "Buck" with the bum pictures he has been starring him in. "Buck" did some fine acting in this one and there were two or three flashes of fast riding, but the fans want "Old Buck" (as they call him) in speedy thrillodramas. Tone fair. Sunday, yes. Fair audience appeal. General class, town of 1,000. Admission 10-25, 16-35. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. Metro-Goldwyn BOY OF FLANDERS. (7,018 feet). Star, Jackie Coogan. Not as good as some of this little star's former pictures, but voted good enough and no "kicks." They get a very good price for these; in fact, so good that I will have to cut out the product next year if they won't "listen to reason." Used everything for advertising. Attendance nothing like the rental would indicate. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. BOY OF FLANDERS. (7,018 feet). Star, Jackie Coogan. A very good picture. Jackie liked better in rags. A much better picture than "Long Live the King." Tone okay for Sunday. Draw from city of 15,000. Admis sion 10-25. Jake Jones, Cozy Theatre (600 seats), Shawnee, Oklahoma. BROTHERS UNDER THE SKIN. (4,983 feet). Star cast. A one-day affair which can be bought right and will get you by during the hot spell. Gave general satisfaction. Tone fair. Sunday, yes. Very good audience appeal. All classes, town of 3,000. Admission 10-25, 15-30. A. E. Andrews, Opera House (500 seats), Emporium, Pennsylvania. DONT DOUBT YOUR HUSBAND. (5,510 feet). Star, Viola Dana. A fine piece of camembert. It's a crime the vehicles they give this talented girl. Her drawing power has been sadly reduced this year. Usual advertising brought poor attendance. Health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. FOOL'S AWAKENING. (5,763 feet). Nothing to It; worst directed special we have seen this year from Metro. Draw from city of 15,000. Admission 10-25. Jake Jones, Cozy Theatre (600 seats), Shawnee, Oklahoma. EAGLE'S FEATHER. (6,500 feet). Star, Mary Alden. A different western that will please. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. Mixed class, town of 3,000. Admission 10-20. Cnarles Martin, Family Theatre (300 seats), Mt. Morris, New York. FASHION ROW. (7,300 feet). Star, Mae Murray. Our second Murray feature; better than "The French Doll." Well directed, beautifully staged, and Mae's best acting to date. Heavy rain all day spoiled attendance, so can't judge pulling power. Draw neighborhood class, city of 80,000. Admission 10-15. M. F. Meade, Olive Theatre (450 seats), St. Joseph, Missouri. FOG. Star, Cullen Landis. A fairly good picture which drew a bit better than average attendance. Seemed to please. Good print. Sunday, yes. Tone okay. Fair audience appeal. Mixed class, town of 3,500. Admission 20-25. T. L Barnett, Finn's Theatre (600 seats), Jewett City, Connecticut. GREAT WHITE WAY. (10,000 feet). Star, T. Roy Barnes. A lot of Broadway and a fair picture; nothing to be compared with "Little Old New York." This should be bought at very little more than program price, because, notwithstanding the notables they drag in, that does not make drama. Think this over carefully. Attendance fair for everything in advertising. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. GREEN GODDESS. (9,100 feet). Star cast, l aid twice too much for it. Too long drawn out. Acting very good. All right to play if you get It at a reasonable price. Tone good. Sunday, yes. Just a little above a program picture; worth playing, though. Farmers and merchants, town of 1,650. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, Cali fornia. HALF A DOLLAR BILL. (5,700 feet). Star, Anna. Q. Nilsson. 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