The Moving picture world (November 1924-December 1924)

756 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 20, 1924 MAKING A MAN. (6 reels). Star, Jack Holt. A good picture even If It is a little old. I have run several of this star's pictures lately and find them all good wholesome entertainment. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. All classes in small town. Admission 10-15-20-25. M. J. Bradley, Airdome Theatre (250 seats), Thornton, Arkansas. MEN. (6,564 feet). Star, Pola Negri. One of those things that Is wrong with the movies. Not a small town picture. Tone, questionable. Sunday, questionable. Audience appeal, questionable. Small town class town of 1,369. Admission 10-20-25-30-35. S. G. Harsh, Princess Theatre (249 seats), Mapleton, Iowa. MEN. (6,564 feet). Star, Pola Negri. The sensational Pola's most sensational picture. High powered drama made in America by a famous European director, Dimitre Buchowetski, is first American made picture for Paramount, written by himself. The picture is very pleasing, good execution and photography and well worth seeing, and being seen by your patrons. William Noble, Rialto Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. MERTON OP THE MOVIES. (7.655 feet). Star, Glenn Hunter. A story of Hollywood behind the scenes, and boy, it's funny, yes, the funniest thing Jimmie Cruze has ever made. But it has real pathos too. It possesses that "something" that grips you. The story is so real and human that it has succeeded on its own. In this production there is a real small town boy working as a clerk in a store, who prays that he may become a movie actor, and who finally goes to Hollywood, and what this boy goes through is the real story of what thousands of boys and girls go through with who go to the cinema city without knowing what is ahead of them. William Noble, Capitol Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. MERTON OP THE MOVIES. (7,655 feet). Star, Glenn Hunter. As usual, Glenn Hunter fails to draw and spoils the pulling power of this picture. He also fails to please those who see it. The story, however, is good. Oil field class, town of 1,000. Admission 10-25. H. E. Schlichter, Liggett Theatre (600 seats), Madison, Kansas. MONSIEUR BE A UC A IRE. (9,932 feet). Star cast. Some women may like this but the men won't stay for them to see it all. It la a flop in the small town. Tone fair. No audience appeal. All classes, town of 2,000. Admission 10-25. H. Lloyd, Colonial Theatre (400 seats). Post, Texas. MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE. (9,932 feet). Star, Rudolph Valentino. By using special musical score and an orchestra of real musicians we put it over. Grand show for a class that appreciates real class. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. Family and student class, town of 4,000. Admission 10-25. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre (600 seats), Decorah, Iowa. PIED PIPER M ALONE. (7,264 feet). Star,Thomas Meighan. This is a great picture, but why, oh, why didn't they make the right kind of paper with it? This is essentially a sea-faring picture and just the kind that Marion Davies in Metro-Goldwyn's "Janice Meredith." my patrons "eat up," but there Is not a semblance of a sea or vessel on any of the paper, so I had to make my own posters to let them know the type of picture It was. Tone good. Sunday, yes. Great audience appeal. General class, town of 1,300. Admission 1025. L G. Tewksbury. Tewks Theatre (250 seats), Stonington, Maine. WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND. (6,700 feet). Star, Jack Holt. Here's one I want to report on. Rental more than other Zane Grey's and not near as good. Color was good, but story terrible and pleased only a few. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Audience appeal fair. Town and country class, town of 1.200. Admission 10-25. C. R. Seff, New Radio Theatre (249 seats), Correctionville, Iowa. WEST OP THE WATER TOWER. (7 reels). Star, Glenn Hunter. Unsatisfactory from a box office standpoint and It also failed to please. Am extremely regretful that I had to play it. Tone, rotten. Sunday, no. Poor attendance. College class town of 4,000. C. W. Cupp, Royal Theatre (400 seats), Arkadelphia, Arkansas. WOMAN PROOF. (7,657 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. Good but not as good as Meighan's previous productions. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. Mixed class, town of 2,714. Admission 10-25-40. L S. Goolsby, Rex Theatre (460 seats), Brinkley, Arkansas. ZAZA. (7,076 feet). Star. Gloria Swanson. Rather "dizzy," "mushy," "jazzy," thing that seemed to satisfy fairly well. Tone, questionable. Sunday, questionable. Fair audience appeal. Small town class town of 1,364. Ad mission 10-30. S. G. Harsh, Princess Theatre (249 seats), Mapleton, Iowa. Pathe SAFETY LAST. (6.400 feet). Star. Harold Lloyd. This is a mighty fine comedy and sure a thriller. Print was In an awful shape. Reels two, three, four and six were all mixed up; required about five hours' work to get them in order. Must have been in a cyclone or train wreck. Don't think an operator could get them mixed up so bad. Tone good. Audience appeal fine. Farming class, town of 800. Admission 15-25. A. B. McCullough, Community Theatre (250 seats), Neosho Falls, Kansas. Preferred APRIL SHOWERS. (6,350 feet). Star, Colleen Moore. This is a light comedy drama; only took fair with our audiences. The picture is all right if you have something else with it to draw them in. Please about sevanty-five per cent. Tone fair. Sunday, no. Audience appeal only fair. Neighborhood class, city of 77.000. Admission 10-20. William Leucht, Savoy Theatre (475 seats), St. Joseph, Missouri. APRIL SHOWERS. (6,350 feet). Star, Colleen Moore. Nice little program picture. Pleased everybody. N. Russell, Russell's Theatre, Barnesboro, Pennsylvania. BREATH OP SCANDAL. (6,940 feet). Star, Patsy Ruth Miller. A special that Is a special and pleased all who saw It one hundred per cent. You can't go wrong on Preferred pictures. They are consistently good. Tone okay. Sunday, yes. Perfect audience appeal. Oil field class, town of 1,000. Admission 10-25. H. E. Schlichter, Liggett Theatre (600 seats), Madison, Kansas. VIRGINIAN. (8.010 feet). Star, Kenneth Harlan. We were a little disappointed in this one. It Is a good picture and drew good houses. However, our people expected too much of it. Seems to be a little overproduced. Action lags. Will go over In most houses, however. Tone good. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. Neighborhood class, city of 77,000. Admission 10-20. William Leucht. Savoy Theatre (475 seats), St Joseph, Missouri. Producers' Dist. Corp. DRIVIN' FOOL. (5.800 feet). Star cast. Used this on a Saturday night with Bray cartoon, making very good program which pleased very well. R. K. Lottin, Strand Theatre, Valparaiso, Nebraska. DRIVIN' FOOL. (5,800 feet). Star, Wally Van. Here is a fast action picture. A good one from start to finish. A slam bang auto race across continent. Something on the order of Wallace Reid pictures. Will keep your audiences in suspense all the way through. Book it. Tone good. Sunday, yes. Good audience appeal. Neighborhood class, city of 77,000. Admission 10-20. William Leucht, Jr., Savoy Theatre (475 seats), St. Joseph, Missouri. GRIT. (5,800 feet). Star cast. Poorest picture I have shown In two years. Photography rotten. Don Wilcox, Colome Theatre, Colome, South Dakota. HOLD YOUR BREATH. (5 reels). Star, Dorothy Devore. Gave this to the American Legion for Armistice Day benefit and they Jid very well and were tickled to death with the picture. Of course it copies "Safety Last" (in style, not price) and It's every bit as good If not better, especially from the standpoint that a girl pulls the stunts. Sunday, yes. Fine audience appeal. Mixed class, town of 4,000. Admission 10-20, 10-30. Joe Hewitt, Strand Theatre, Robinson, Illinois. LIGHTNING RIDER. (6 reels). Star, Harry Carey. This Is the first one of the new Harry Carey's I have played and It pleased fairly well. J. L. Sedlak, Bee Theatre, Bee, Nebraska. LIGHTNING RIDER. (6 reels). Star cast. For a small town drawing all classes It la hard to beat. Tone good. Great audience appeal. All classes, town of 2,000. Admission 10-25. H. Lloyd, Colonial Theatre (400 seats), Post, Texas. NIGHT HAWK. (5,116 feet). Star cast. An For Release in January — Now Booking % c ti PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION FRANK WOODS SPECIA1 PRODUCTION Pat OrMalley^ Wanda Hawley PndHttd try PENINSULA 5TUDIOSi« £<j Pro durere Distributing J X'< iCh V~ F* "± ., Season 19241925— Thirty First -Run Pictures \