The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

November 14, 1925 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 155 cent. Mixed class town of 1,400. Admission 10-30. Pace & Bouma, Rialto Theatre (300 seats), Pocahontas, Iowa. MGHT OF THE WESTERN STARS. (6,650 feet). Star, Jaclc Holt. This is as good a Zane Grey as we have had for some time and pleased all my patrons. It is worthy of extra advertising in any house and is truly a big western. Much better than "Wild Horse Mesa." Special, yes. Appeal, ninety-five per cent. Industrial class town of 6,000. Admission 10-30. L. O. Davis, Virginia Theatre (600 seats), Hazard, Kentucky. LITTLE FRENCH GIRL. (5,628 feet). Star, Alice Joyce. Just an ordinary program picture. Good for one day only. Put good short subject before and A-1 comedy following' it. Tone, okay. Sunday, yes. Special, no. All classes town of 1,000. Admission 1030. G. H. Perry, People's Theatre (250 seats), Cloverdale, California. LOST, A WIFte. (5,377 feet). Star, Greta Nissen. Sophisticated comedy-drama. Not much story, but acting and settings splendid. Robert Agnew has an engaging smile but he worked it overtime in this one. Tone, okay. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, sixty per cent. Pace & Bouma, Rialto Theatre (300 seats), Pocahontas, Iowa. LOST A WIFE. (6,-120 feet). Star. Adolph Menjou. This is a sophisticated married life comedy drama. No true comedy but several amusing situations. But for the work of Menjou it would be away below the ordinary. He makes it a little better than the average picture. Greta Nisson, the new star, wears good clothes, but she isn't another Anna Q. Nils.son by any means. Her face would neither win a beauty contest or stop a clock. There are thousands of better looking girls in America who can act as well as she. A trifle risque. Sunday and special, no. Fair appeal. M. W. Larmour, National Theatre, Graham, Texas. LUCKY DEVIL. (5,935 feet. Star, Richard Dix. My patrons sure did enjoy this one; it's good for any day and will be a good one for Saturday. It has everything — thrills, comedy. This one will go good for more than one day in small towns. Draw small town class. A. Mitchell, Dixie Theatre, Russellville, Kentucky. LUCKY DEVIL. (5,935 feet). Star, Richard Dix. Boys, here is a good one, and if you want a thriller, here It is. I think it has one of the best auto races I have ever seen in pictures. You can't go wrong on this one, as it will build up. Good tone and appeal. No for Sunday or special. Draw all clas.ses, city 15,000. Admission 10-25, 15-35. Ed. Malhiot. Monarch Theatre (659 seats). Medicine Hat. Alta., Canada. MARRY ME. (5,526 feet). Star, Dorothy Devore. Good progra.-n picture, but didn't bring them in. Price of picture too high. Only broke even. Tone, okay. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, fair. All classes town of 1,000. Admission 10-30. G. H. Perry, People's Theatre (250 seats), Cloverdale, California. MEN AND WOMEN. (6,232 feet). Star cast. Just did fair business for me. It is a very ordinary program picture. The title does not draw. Fair tone. No appeal and no for Sunday or special. Draw all classes, city 15,000. Admission 10-25, 15-35. Ed. Malhiot, Monarch Theatre ((569 seats), Medicine Hat, Alta., Canada. MISS BLUEBtiARD. (6,453 feet). Star, Bebe Daniles. A comedy drama of the first rank. Raymond Griffith is really the "big show." He acts like a comedian. Tone, okay. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, seventy-flve per ceni. Farmers and merchants town of 600. Admission 10-25. H. P. McFadden, Reel Theatre (200 seats), Natoma, Kansas. MISS BLUEBEARD. (6,453 feet). Star, Bebe Daniels. Was a little late in using this picture, but consider it to be the very best comedy star has made. Was good from the start, which is not true of most pictures. Good tone and appeal. Yes for Sunday and special. Draw from rural community, 1,500. Admission 10-20-30. I. I. Kennedy, Electric Theatre (250 seats), Gla.sgow, Missouri. NEW BROOM*. Star, Neil Hamilton. A very clever comedy drama that pleaded quite well. Has not any extra dra'A-ing power. Picture will take where you have no ruial pa I Al Hit Hard j I Just after last week's issue | I started out with the call for help | I from seme of the old-timers of | I "Our Gang" who had not been in i I lately, Al C. Werner, Royal | I Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania, | I handed me a straight from the i I shoulder proof of his constancy | 1 with three envelopes, crammed | I with blanks — all filled out too. | I The boys thank you, Al. ■ llllliilillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllV^ Irons. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday, >es. Special, no. Town and country .class town of 1,200. Admi.ssion 10-25. C. R. Seff, New Radio Theatre (250 seats). Correction ville, Iowa. NORTH OF 36. (7,908 feet). Star, Jack Holt. One of the best small town pictures ever made. Tliey all came and said it was great. Jack Holt, Ernest Torrence and LiOis Wilson do the honors. Used extra advertising and drew a very, very good crowd. Paper is fine — business getter. Print was fair Suitable for Sunday and as a special. Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall, Chester, Vermont. PATHS TO PARADISE. (6,741 feet). Star, Betty Compson. AVith Raymond Griffith and Betty Compson in a picture it just has to be good. This one is a knockout. Lots of action, laughs, mystery, and comedy situations. To see Betty and Raymond trying to steal the jewels from the owner and from each other was alone worth the price of admissions. All comments were favorable. However, the posters advertised Noah Beery. I couldn't find anyone who saw him. Tone and appeal good. Sunday and special, oltay. All classes in small town. Admission 10-30. M. W. Darmour, National Theatre (430 seats), Graham, Texas. PONY EXPRESS. (9,929 feet). Star cast. A box office winner. Pleased patrons one hundred per cent. Tone, good. Sunday and specia!, yes. One hundred per cent audience appeal. Farmers and merchants town of 1,650. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placervile, California. PONY EXPRESS. (9,929 feet). Star, Ernc6t Torrence. This is one of the finest pictures 1 ever have shown. Pleased aosolutcly eveiy one and drew out an excellent a'.tendance. Very historical. Tone okay. Sunday and spo cial, yes. Very good audience appeal. Town and country class town of 1.200. Admission 10-25. C. R. Seff, New Radio Theatre (250 seats), Correctionville, Iowa. RUGGED WATER. (6,015 feet). Star cast. A waste of film stock; public no longer cares for crude stuff like this. Tone O. K. Poor appeal. No for Sunday or special. Draw family and student class, town 4,000. Admission 10-25. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre (600 seats), Decorah, Iowa. RUGGED WATER. (6,015 feet). Star, Warner Baxter. Not as good as I expected: very little action. No good for Saturday. Will please the ones that like a sea story without action. Good tone. Appeal fair here. Yes for Sunday, no as -special. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. SACKCLOTH AND SCARLET. (6,732 feet). Star, Alice Terry. A human story with a great appeal, portraying the waywardness of one sister and the self-sacrifice of the other. Alice Terry never looked sweeter nor acted better; and Dorothy Sebastian, a Ziegfeld Follies girl, is very good, indeed, as the frivolous, headstrong sister. Orville Caldwell is ideal as the bashful cowboy. A very convincing story and one that should satisfy the most exacting audience. Draw from tourist city of 3,000. Admission 20-50. George W. Walther, Dixie Theatre (500 seats), Kerrville, Texas. SACKCLOTH AND SCARLET. (6,732 feet). Star, Alice Terry. Played two days to fair business. The censors sure played havoc with this, here in this state. Very good show for the women fans. Print was fair. Good appeal, tone good for adults. Maybe as epecial? Draw better class, town 4,500. Admis lllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllil^ DIDJA EVER HEAR the story of the Jew and the Irishman ? 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