The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

December 5, 1925 M U U I N G PICTURE WORLD 463 SID SMITH IS SEEN HERE IN ONE OF HIS UPROARIOUSLY funny Imperial comedies from tlie Fox IVesf Coast sfndios. Tins one is called "The Heart Breal:er." and is recommended because of several comed\ innovations. Says "Lifes Greatest Thrills" Is Greatest Short Feature Made THE greatest short feature ever made," is the opinion of C. P. Murphy, director of presentation for the Finkelstein & Rubin circuit of Minneapolis, concerning "Life's Greatest Thrills," the two-reel thrill special recently put out by the International Newsreel Corporation as a patron-builder for International Newsreel accounts. Murphy's praise was contained in a letter to Edgar B. Hatrick, general manager of the newsreel corporation. "We played 'Life's Greatest Thrills' at the State Theatre, Minneapolis and at the Capitol Theatre, St. Paul," wrote Murphy, "and in tny opinion it is one of the greatest short features ever made. It certainly is the most sensational newsreel ever shown in these theatres. "It is a subject that can be featured, as it is bound to enhance the value of any program. Congratulations to International Newsrpfil for their splendid service and for the great entertainment furnished by this great novelty reel." Maurice F. Barr, supervising manager of the New Orleans houses of the Saenger Amusement Company, the big Southern circuit, characterized "Life's Greatest Thrills," as "the best thing of its kind we have ever seen." W. E. Drumbar, city manager of theatres of the Drumbar Circuit of Knoxville, Tenn., congratulated and thanked International Newsreel as follows : "We are writing you a few words of praise and want to congratulate you for being the possessor of such a wonderful collection of invaluable historical data in film form. "Our audiences enjoyed it immensely and all were high in their praise regarding it, and many came back to see it a second time." H. E. Lorence, manager of the Bellevue Theatre, Niagara Falls, wrote as follows : "We have just completed a three-day run of your subject, 'Life's Greatest Thrills.' "For your information, this subject created more favorable comment than any other unit of our show, and you know that the Bellevue Theatre presents Keith's Vaudeville in conjunction with the finest feature photoplays obtainable." The International Newsreel symposium of thrills from the newsreels of the past decade met with similar praise and success elsewhere. The following letters and wires bear further witness to the box-office success of this subject and to the appreciation of the International Newsreel accounts who received it for use as a patron-builder. "I consider 'Life's Greatest Thrills' the most interesting short subject ever offered tn the picture-going public. It is very seldom that our patrons comment on the newsreels ; however, in this particular case we received hundreds of laudatory comments ; also it received good mention from the newspaper critics, who devoted considerably more than the average space for reviews to this number alone. — Harry E. Long, Managing Director, .America Theatre, Denver, Colo. "We received many words of praise from our patrons on the showing of 'Life's Greatest Thrills.' This is without doubt the most spectacular two-reeler ever sent to an exhibitor." — W. W. Footman, Manager, Tli,e Burns Theatre, Colorado Springs, Colo." "'Life's Greatest Thrills' is one of the mo.st HERE IS A FINE BUNDLE OF LOVE FOR YOU— Raymond McKee, 21'lw plays the part of a star auto salesman and his sport-model siveetheart in a scene from the Mack Sennett comedv. "Isn't Love Cuckoo for Pathe release. interesting short subjects we have had the pleasure of running in many a day." — B. S. Aronson, Manager, Grand Theatre, Raleigh, N. C. "After hearing so many favorable comments from our patrons on 'Life's Greatest Thrills/ we feel that we should offer to you our thanks for this number and congratulate you on your splendid service." — Thos. Schrader, Manager, Olympic Amusement Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. "We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for 'Life's Greatest Thrills.' It helped the box-office and the entertainment value was GREAT." — Harry Castle, Manager, Palace Theatre, Tulsa, Okla. 'Life's Greatest Thrills' was thoroughly enjoyed by our audiences and it certainly answers the many questions by our patrons from time to time, 'Where was the cameraman when this was taken?' " — G. B. Odium, Majestic Theatre, Hornell, N. Y. "To say that I and everyone who saw • 'Life's Greatest Thrills' was more than pleased would be putting it mildly. I received many compliments from my fans, who thought well enough of it to stop me on their way out and tell me about the thrill that they had in seeing it."— Carl Ray, Carl Ray's Theatres, Cheyenne, Wyo. "It is with pleasure that I have the opportunity to congratulate you on 'Life's Greatest Thrills.' That it is one of the most interesting pieces of film our Garden Theatre audiences have ever had an opportunity to view was demonstrated by the applause that followed its showing. It is one of the best two-reel subjects, from an audience viewpoint, we have ever shown at this theatre." — H. M. Messiter, Whitehurst's Theatre Interests, Baltimore, Md. ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW^ I 'Td Walk a Mile | I for a QujfawV' | i One of the slogans suggested 1 i by the Short Feature Adver | 1 tisers* Association for Na 1 I tional Laugh Month that will | I bring 'em in for you during ■ I January, 1926. 1 I Book for National Laug-h I Month with a Smile! HIP,