The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

156 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 14, 1925 sion 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre (410 seats), Nazareth, Pennsylvania. S.VINTED DEVIL. (8,633 feet). Star, Rudolph Valentino. Personally I don't care for this type of picture but I had better attendance than usual so Valentino must have aome fans here. Tone, fair. >Sunday, no. Special, yes. Fair appeal. Small town class town of 600. Admission 10-20, 10-30. H. W. Batchelder, Gait Tlieatre (175 seats), Gait, California. SALOME OF THE TENEMENTS. (7,017 feet). Stars, Jetta Goudal, Godfrey Tearle. A high priced picture and as sorry as I ever saw. Most of the people left the show before it was over. A bunch of Russian Jews thrown together — with no story. Tone, not any. Appeal none. No for Sunday or special. Draw from college town. 2,100. Admission 10-25. R. X. Williams, Lyric Theatre (345 seats), Oxford, Mississippi. SALOME OP THE TENEMENTS. (7,017 feet). Star cast. Good program picture, but didn't bring them in. Lost money on it. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, none. AH classes town of 1,000. Admission 10-30. G. H. Perry, People's Theatrt (250 seats), Cloverdale, California. SHOCIC PUNCH. (6,151 feet). Star, Rich ard Dix. Dix does some wonderful acting in this picture; consider it one of his best pictures. Picture has a few thrills — but consider it extra good. Good tone. Appeal, and .Sunday, yes. No as special. Draw from rural community, 1,500. Admission 10-20. D. C. Kennedy, Electric Theatre (350 seats), Glasgow, Missouri. SINGER JIM McKEE. (7 reels). Star, W. S. Hart. Here is a good picture for the small towns. Was liked better than many socalled specials. Audience appeal, ninety per cent. No for Sunday or special. Nelson & Ottem. Rex Theatre (140 seats), Osanbrock, North Dakota. .SINNER IN HEAVEN. (6,621 feet. Star cast. Boyl Thei sure liked this here. And this i.s a small town. too. I was alraid of it, but 'l sure pleased. Sunday, no. Special, y^o. .\ppeal, okay. All classes town of 3,000. Ad liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiniiii^ I Sticking together, standing by. 1 I Giving their best without com j I plaint. Telling you what's a good | I film to buy, tipping the one that | I ain't! I I Regular fellows, men sincere, | I trying to serve their fellow men: | I boosting the stufiF that yot | I needn't fear — slamming some, | I now and then. i I Just to the pictures, fair to you ; | I whether they write high-brow or | I slang — give them the credit, these 8 I boys— true blue— PROUD TO BE 5 I CALLED "OUR GANG!" | iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^^ mission 10-25. D. C. Smith. Lyric Theatre (300 seats), Fordyce, Arkan.sas. SINNERS IN HE.4VEV. (6.621 feet). Star cast. .\ jazzy picture, "out that is okay, sometime. .At lease I made money on it. That what I am after. Sunday, no. Special, no. Appeal, ninety per cent. Mixed class town of 3.000. Admission 10-25. D. C. Smith, Fordyce Theatre (300 seats), Fordyce, Arkansas. I'ATHS TO PARADISE. (6,741 feet). Stars, Ray Griffith, Betty Compson. Raymond Griffith is becoming quite a favorite, and any picture in which he stars is sure to please all. Good tone and appeal. Draw mixed class, town 1,800. Admission 25. Fred S. Widenor, Opera House (492 seats). Belvedere, New Jersey. TEN <'OMM.\ND.MENTS. (11 reels). Star cast. First let me state that this is most emphatically a box office picture. It gets all the business there is to get. People came who do not ordinarily attend the picture shows. And they all said they liked It. It is a picture that people are afraid to say they do not like. I believe it is the best box oflflce picture I have ever seen in my fifteen years in the show business. But in the face of so many glowing reports I am forced to say that I have seen lots of better pictures. The prologue is extra good. The only mistake in it was the unhappy choice of Roberts to play Moses. In viewing the picture I saw Roberts, not Moses. Roberts is one of the best and most popular actors we have but we do miss his cigar. He appears unnatural without it. The modem part of the story is fair. In fact, it is better than an ordinary drama. The picture as a whole is good, it is better than the ordinary but from all of the glowing reports I expected a much better picture. But I would advise any house to play it. Of course I don't suppose there is any money in pictures like these. The producers have them figured out to where the exhibitor only acts as an agent during the showing of such plcturse, but it will draw tremendous crowds to your theatre and create worlds of good will. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday, okay. Special, okay. Special, yes. All classes town of 3,000. M. W. Larmour, National Theatre (430 seats), Graham, Texas. rHE TOP OF THE WORLD. (7,167 feet). Star. James Kirkwood. A South African locale rich in thrils and suspense with James Kirkwood playing a dual role and exquisite Anna Q. Nilsson displaying her emotional ability. There is a scene of a great storm and the bursting of a dam that floods the country and brings the lovers together and happiness. Good entertainment value. Draw from tfurist class city of 3,000. .Admission 10-30. George W. Walther, Dixie Theatre. KerrvlUe, Texas. WA.VDERER OF THE W.ISTELAND. (6,700 feet). Star, Jack Holt. Wonderful scenery, tine story. Natural color, not a black and white scene. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, ninety-flve per cent. Farm class town of 150. Admission 15-30. Robert W. Hines, Hines Theatre (250 seats). L.oyalton. South Dakota. WILD HORSE MESA. (7,104 feet). Star. Jack Holt. Anothtr big one that missed. It is hardly above the average cheap western and is lacking in that something that Is fcosentional to a good picture. If you have hooked this for goodness sake don't say much .ibout it. .Not worthy of any extra advertising. Special, no. Appeal, seventy per cent, 'ndustrial class town of 6,000. Admission 10:;o. L. O. Davis. \ irginia Theatre (600 seats Hazard, Kentucky. WILD, WILD SISAN and LOVERS IN HIABANTINE. Star, Bebe Daniels. Here is I wo real good comedy dramas, both shows pleased my patrons. Good tor Saturday or any other day, they will please th.m. Maii> good compliments from patrons. A. Mitchci-. Dixie Theatre, RussellviUe, Kentucky. WILD, WILD. SISAN. (5,774 feet). Star, Bebe Daniels. Far better than "The Manicure Girl" with the same star. Plenty of action and comedy. Print new. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Good appeal. R. A. Preuss, .Arvada Theatre, .\rvada, Colorado. PatKc CilRL SHY. (7,457 feet). Star, Harold Lloyd. .\ good picture from every angle. But business was terrible. We're through with Lloyd's unless we can get prices commensurate with our patronage; any cheap western will get us more change than the best of the Lloyd's. Pathe and Lloyd take the dollars and leave the exhibitor a small crop of pennies. Tone, okay. Sunday, yes. Special, yes. General appial. Rural class town of 300. Admission 1030, 15-40. Charles W. Lewis, I. O. D. F. Theatre (225 seats). Grand Gorge, New York. Producers* Dist, Corp HAHRV CAREV PI(7riRES. We can depend on Carey any time, rain or shine. He always packs them in here, and Producers don't try to take all the profit in film rentals. The prints are good. Carey's pictures are always good. He makes us money. .Vow what else could a fellow want? Student and working class town of 4.084. -Admission 10-25. Raymond Cleveland, Lyric Theatre (500 seats). Lebanon. Tennessee. llllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH "THAT'S A Peach Now ni tell one : There were two friends — a Jew and an Irishman — their families were known everywhere as The Cohens and The Kellys 1 1 "i " • • • {Qosh, this one's a scream. Ask Harry Pollard) 1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!II!IIIIIIIIIIIIIH