The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

Straight from the Shoulder Reports Exhibition Information Direct from the Box-Office to You Edited by A. Van Buren Powell Associated Exhibitors HATTL1\G BUNYAN. Star, Wesley Barry. A very fine picture of the fight ring. Book it and boo.st it. Sunday, no. Town of 3," 500. Admis.sion 15-25. E. C. Bays, Globe Theatre, Buena Vista. Virginia. BATTLIIVti BUNYAN. Star, Wesley Barry. Plot is very very thin. Men and boys liked the prize fighting. A little comedy, but picture moves slowly. Not so good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Tone, good. Appeal, seventyfive percent. Rural class town of 110. Admission 10-25. Mildred B. Russell, Benton Theatre (120 seats), Benton City, Missouri. F. O. ALIAS MARY FLYNN. (6,550 feet). Star, Evelyn Brent. A good picture. I did not receive my ad-vertising on this but made some money. Tone, okay. Sunday and special, no. Appeal, okay. All classes, town of 3,000. Admission 10-25. T>. C. Smith, Lyric Theatre (.'{OO seats), Fordyce, Arkansas. bhi!:e:d of the bordeh. (4,920 feet). star, Lefty Plynn. Nothing startling, just the regulation type western, with comedy touches, but with a well-rounded show, gave entire satisfaction. Tone, okay. 6'unday, no. Special, no. Fair appeal. Rural class town of 300. Admission 10-30, 15-40. Charles W. Lewis. I. O. O. F. Theatre (225 seats). Grand Gorge, New York. DRUSILLA WITH A JULLIOIV. (7,301 feet). Star, Mary Carr. This was a good clean picture and was liked by everyone that saw it, but, many didn't see it. If you can get them in they will like it. Tone, best. Sunday; yes. Special, questionable. Good appeal. Student and working class town of 4,081. Admission 10-25, anytime. Raymond Cleveland, Lyric Theatre (500 seats), Lebanon, Tennessee. GALLOPING VENGEANCE. Star, Bob Custer. Alright for the small towns. Perhaps if Bob had Mix stories he could do better; as it is, he gets by in this one with the broken dam used for a thrill. Will please. Tone, okay. Sunday and special, no. Appeal, seventy-five per cent. Mixed class town of 1,400. Admission 10-30. Pace & Bouma, Rialto Theatre (300 seats), Pocahontas, Iowa. GALLOPING VENGEANCE. (5,095 feet). Star, Bob Custer. A dandy from start to finish and winds up with a good lesson in it which I think all pictures ought to have. Star, Bob Custer and Bob sure did well Jn this one. People pass out and stop and say that's a fine show and that pleases me. Tone, good. Film in good shape. In fact, all the pictures I get from F. B. O. have been good and in good shape but a little to high. I get Just as good pictures from others for less money, but I don't want anymore pictures from Progress. W. H. Glower, Liberty Theatre, Wirt, Oklahoma. LET'S GO GALLAGHER. (5,182 feet). Star, Tom Tyler. A knockout. Small, but "oh my ' this fellow looks enough like George O'Brien to be his brother. I hope F. B. O. will star him in another one like this. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. LIFtl'S GREATEST GAME. (7,010 feet). Star, Johnnie Walker. A good picture, as baseball is the background. Sunday, yes. Town of 3,500. Admission 15-25. E. C. Bays, Globe Theatre, Buena Vista, Virginia. MAN OF NERVE. Star, Bob Custer. At last they have given Bob a story to appear in, must have been through error, as it seems to me that they have had a spite at Bob and picked the punkest stories heretofore foi |uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH i Boys, these tips are contributed by 1 I us, exhibitors like yourselves, to help | 1 you pick the pictures that are most § 1 likely to please your patrons. g f "It is my utmost desire to help my ! 1 fellow man" — that's our motto. We g i play fair by you and by the pictures 1 g we have run. g M You can help us in return for our 1 g willingly given tips. Send reports on g g the pictures you have used— especially g ■ late releases. "OUR GANG." I him. Give us .some more like this, and Bob will commence to register at the old box office. Tone and appeal, good. Small town class town of 300. Admission 10-25. Roy TO. Cline, Osage Theatre (200 .seats), O.sage. Oklahoma. NORTH OF NEVADA. ("o.OOO feet). «tar, Fred Thomson. Fair western, lots of action but the white horse easily carried off the honors. Some horse; he will surely please horse lovers. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Small town class and farmers' town of 600. Admission 10-20, 1030. H. W. Batchelder, Gait Theatre (175 seats). Gait, California. RANGE TERROR, THE. (4,378 feet). Scar, Bob Custer. Our first Bob Custer picture which gave, general satisfaction and produced a pleasant feeling in the box-office. It has no outstanding features, but is just a good hustlin' western that served to entertain. Tone and appeal, good. Rural class town of 300. Admission 10-30, 15-40. Charles W. Lewis, I. O. O. F. Theatre (225 seats). Grand Gorge, New York. RIDIN' THE WIND. (6 reels). Star, Fred Thomson. Good like all his others. Lots of action and comedy. Print new. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, seventy-five percent. R. A. Preuss. Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. SILK STOCKING SAIi. (5,367 feet), Star, Evelyn Brent. Pleased everybody and the majority classed this a good picture. Did a nice business. Al C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading Pennsylvania. TH.IT DEVIL QUEMADO. (4,720 feet). Star, Fred Thomson. A dandy little show that pleased everyone that saw it. Fred Is going to be a "Comer " for us. He has what the massse like. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday and special, no. Student and working class town of 4,084. Admission 10-25. Raymond Cleveland, Lyric Theatre (500 .seats) Lebanon, Tennessee. WALL STREET WIZ. Star, Richard Talmadge. Just another good Talmadge and this l)oy is in a class by himself. It will take a long time to get anyone who can even come close to him. Tone and appeal good. Sunday and special, yes. Working class city ot 14,000. Admission 10-15. G. M. Bertling, Favorite Theatre (168 seats), Piqua, Ohio. First National DECI.ASSE. (7,889 feet). Star cast. Good. Did nice business for three days. Griffith a favorite here. Special, no. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. DESERT FLOWER. (6,837 feet). Star, Colleen Moore. Why can't we have more pictures of this type? Enjoyed by everyone and all go out pleased, then advise all their friends to come. Pictures like Colleen Moon; is making are a pleasure to run. Moore is one of the best bets in the business today and any theatre not using them is just losing money. Played Sunday, good for any day. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. GRAUSTARK. Star, Norma Talmadge. A very fine picture, however, Talmadge doesn't mean so much as she used fo since her appearance in so many costume pictures have no doubt distracted from her drawing power. This picture will please your audience and is up among the finest of the year. Tone, good. Sunday, okay. Special, yes. Appeal, eighty percent. Industrial class town of 6.000. Admission 10-30. L. O. Davis, Virginia Theatre (600 seats). Hazard, Kentucky. HALF WAY GIRL. (7,570 feet). Star, Doris Kenyon. A knockout, thrills and action galore. Played Friday and Saturday and gave splendid satisfaction. You can stand on the door as they come out and throw out your chest on this kind. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. LADY. (7,337 feet). Star, Norma Talmadge. Just fair. In my opinion too sad, though I must say that the work of Norma Talmadge was very, very good. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. LADY WHO LIED. (7,111 feet). Fair, gave general satisfaction. Lewis Stone always draws for me. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. LOST WORLD. (9,700 feet). Star cast. Gave best of satisfaction and did good business for three days at advanced admissions. For 'Sunday and special, yes. H. Tammen, MIoon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. LOVE'S WII<DERNESS. (7,037 feet). Star, Corinne Griffith. This pleased quite well. South Sea scenes very good. Acting and cast fair. Will go over, although hard to put across in small plaoe. Tone, okay. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Good appeal. Town and country class town of 1,200. Admission 1025. C. R. Seff, New Radio Tlieatre, (250 seats), Correctionville, Iowa. MAKING OF 0'M.4LLEY. Star cast. A story that holds interest and sends them home happy. Played Friday and 'S^iturday and pleased highbrows and farmers alike. Clean and good for any day, play it. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. NECESSARY EVIL. (8,307 feet). Star cast. (Jood entertainment. Drew usual business. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. PACE THAT THRILLS. Star cast. Good entertainment. Played Wednesday and Thursday to ordinary business. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota. SALLY. (8,636 feet). Star cast. Knocked 'em cuckoo, in my opinion better entertainment than lots of the so-called specials. First National can be proud of this one. Every house in every town should run It. Good for any day. H. Tammen, Moon Theatre, Yankton, South Dakota, SALI/Y. (8,636 feet). Star, Colleen Moore. Nothing more delightful than to watch Colleen wade through a picture ot this description. She sure works hard for the approval of the fans and hir magnetic personality draws and keeps the audience with her. A dandy picture and a good remedy for the sick box office. Tone, good. Sunday and special yes. Appeal, one hundred per cent. (General clas.s city of 500,000. Admission 1020. William T. Meeks, SiUlman's Murray Theatre (740 seats), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. SC.%RLET WEST. Star cast. For house? that cater to western fans here Is one that you will find hard to beat, especially good