The Moving picture world (May 1926-June 1926)

Straight Prom the Shoulder Reports ^/ SxhibLUon Information Direct from the 'box-Office to you SditedL bif cH. Van 3uren JowtU F. B. O. ALL ROUND FRYING PAN. (5.329 feet). Star, Fred Thomson. Another bang-up Western by Fred Thomson and his horse, Silver King . A combination that is hard to beat. O. G. Odell, Odelphi Theatre, Hughesville, Pennsylvania. BORN TO BATTLE. (5,153 feet). Star, Tom Tyler. Getting ttetter all the time, but the fans are hoping that there will be a bloodier villain in the next one. The combination In the Tyler series is hard to beat and Tom's riding is always thrilling. This boy will have Tom Mix backed off the map in the next few months if Mix doesn't get back into Westerns. Tone. okay. Sunday, yes. Special,, nr. Strong appeal. General class town of 1.000. Admission 10-25. 15-35 on specials. H. H. Hedberg. Amuse-Uu Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. BREED OF THE BORDER. (4.920 feet). Star, Lefty Flynn. Have seen adverse criticism about Flynn. Here he goes over good. This picture ranks as a very entertaining Western. Good tone. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Average appeal. Small town class town of 300. Admission twenty-five cents. Mitchell Conery, Conoat Projection Service, Menands, New York. FRED THOMSON AND SILVER KING. More power to both of them. Have run everyone to date and the rest are now booked. The best drawing card in my theatre. His stories not any too good, but they are clean and have the necessary action and heart interest to bring them in. H. M. Ritter, McDonald Theatre. McDonald. Kansas. ISLE OF HOPE. (5,500 feet). Star, Richard Talmadge. A fine program show for a Saturday. This was a little better than his last one and it came to us in good condition. Tone and appeal, good. Not a special. Better class town of 4.500. Admission 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Pennsylvania. KEEPER OF THE BEES. (6,712 feet). Star, Kenneth Harlan. Gang, here's a real drawing card. Had to scrape the several months' accumulation of dust from the old S. R. O. sign and then turned 'em away. Put on a contest bbtween girls' and boys' quartettes of high school and pleased the crowd a hundred per cent. Book it, boys, tell 'em you've got it, then get out some extra seats. Tone, okay. Sunday and special, yes. Strong appeal. General class town of 1,000. Admission 10-25, 15-35. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. KEEPER OF THE BEES. (6,712 feet). Star, Robert Frazer. A wonderful picture, enjoyed by young and old. Didn't follow the story very closely. I did big business on this and we would like more of this kind of picture. Tone, mild. Sunday or special, no. Good appeal. City 65,000. Draw farming and business town type. Admission 10-15. Thomas H. Tucker, Bijou Theatre (500 seats). Fresno, California. MAN RUSTLIN'. Star, Bob) Custer. About as near nothing as we have ever played, but the producers must have their little jokes now and then. A plotless story given to a star who has been making some winners. A series of disconnected incidents. Let's keep Bob in fast Westerns with plenty of reckless riding and a real dyed-in-the-wool villain to keep things stirred up. Tone, okay. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Weak appeal. General class town of 1,000. Admission 1025, 15-35. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. MIDNIGHT FLYER. (6,030 feet). Star, Cullen Landis. An unpretentious melodrama with great paper that drew big crowds. Plenty of thrills and action. Admirably di Our motto — "It is my utmost desire to be of use to my fellow man." Our method — We send these tips on pictures we have played, as exhibitors, reporting pictures, performance and audience reaction without bias toward any producer. Book by these tips and help us in your turn by sending reports. OUR GANG. rected. The first Gold Bond that did anything for me. Great for Saturday. A. M. Rosenhloom, Home Theatre, Rochester, Pennsylvania. MIDNIGHT FLYER, (6,030 feet). Stars. Cullen Landis and Dorothy Devore. Hundred per cent, picture. Wonderful. Three nights. Top blusiness. F. B. O. Gold Bond are fine. Make some more railroad pictures. Admission 20 and 40, and packed 'em in. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, yes. Appeal, hundred per cent. Town 150. Draw mixed type. Admission 20 and 40; 15 and 30. Robert W. Hines, Hines Theatre (350 seats), Loyalton, South Dakota. First "National ABRAHAM LINCOLN. (9,759 feet). Star cast. A great historical picture dealing with the life of Lincoln from boyhood to the time of his death. Some very good scenes of the Civil War, but not enough to make it bioresome. Go after the schools on this. Tone, excellent. Sunday and special, yes. Appeal, one hundred per cent. Town and country class town of 1.800. Admission 15-25. O. G. Odell, Odelphi Theatre (400 seats), Hughesville, Pennsylvania. DANCER OF PARIS. (6.200 feet). Star, Dorothy Mackalll. This is a good box office attraction and despite it being a bit risque for the small town audiences It will please most everyone. This star is very popular now and she does business in most anything. However, this one is a very good feature. Special, yes. Appeal, ninety-five per cent. Town of 6.000. Admission 10-30. L. O Davis, Virginia Theatre, Hazard, Kentucky. HER HUSBAND'S SECRET. (6.190 feet). Star, Antonio Moreno. Just a fair program attraction. Misleading title as very little stress was laid on the secret. Fair tone. Sunday, yes here. Special, no. Weak appeal. General class town of 1,000. Admission 1025, 15-35. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. JUST SUPPOSE. (6.270 feet). Star, Dick Barthelmess. Good feature with a fairly good plot. Will satisfy majority. Did not draw very well. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, fair. Town 1.800. Draw mixed type. Admission 25. Fred S. Wldenor, Opera House (492 seats), Belvedere. New Jersey. LIVE WIRE. (7,000 feet). Star, Johnny Hines. This is a very good comedy drama that will do a good business where this class of pictures are liked. It will please most any one who sees it. blut, of course, Is not a big picture, but above the average program feature. Special, no. Appeal, eighty-five per cent. Town of 6,000. Admission 10-30. L O. Davis, Virginia Theatre, Hazard, Kentucky. SALLY". (8,638 feet). Star. Colleen Moore. A very interesting picture. A wonderful story and everyone liked our little darling Colleen very much. We always have good business on her pictures and they go over with a bang. Tone, strong. Sunday, no. Special, yes. Appeal, great. City 65,000. Draw farming and business town type. Admission 10-15. Thomas H. Tucker, Bijou Theatre (50O seats), Fresno, California. SCARLET WEST. (5,319 feet). Star, Robert Frazer. Just a common Western at the box office. First National, we think, should get the cake for poor pictures and t>lg promises. The winner group has fallen flat with about one-thirtieth exception. Town of 5,000. Admission 10-25. W. F. Jones, Criterion Theatre (300 seats), Frederick, Oklahoma. SCARLET SAINT. Star, Lloyd Hughes. Fair program picture that is well put together even though the patrons are still holding a guessing contest as to who the "Scarlet Saint" was. Tone and appeal, fair. Sunday, yes; special, no. General class town of 1,000. Admission 10-25, 15-35 on specials. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louiski na. TOO MUCH MONEY. (7,000 feet). Star cast. Fair program picture, liked better by the young people than old. Sprinkled with comedy. Messrs. Garrett & Jernigan, Lock Box 97. Aho.'.kie, North Carolina. Fox FIRST YEAR. (6.038 feet). Star, Matt Moore. Good comedy drama that failed to make us any money. Kathleen Perry and Matt Moore played their parts very well. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Not much appeal. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. GERALD CRANSTON'S LADY. (6,074 feet). Star cast. While this was a good picture It failed to bVing them In. City of 110,000. Admission 10-20. Al. C. Werner, Royal Theatre. Reading, Pennsylvania. GOLDEN STRAIN. Star cast. Pretty fair picture. We used it on a Friday and Saturday, but didn't register up to par. Some good Indian scenes and a nice love story interwoven. Tone, okay. Sunday, no. Special, no Appeal, average. Town 3,700. Draw general class. Admission 10-25-30. Krelghbaum Bros., Char-Bell Theatre (800 seats), Rochester, Indiana. GOLDEN STRAIN. Star, Kenneth Harlan. One of those old-time war dramas with the Indians, and is a real picture with all the actors doing good work and lots of action. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, good. City 14,000. Draw working class. Admission 10-15-20. G. M. Bertling, Favorite Theatre (168 seats), Piqua, Ohio. GOLD HEELS. (6,020 feet). Star cast. Just another lacing picture that didn't begin to compare to a Checker as a drawing card. City of 110,000. Admission 10-20. Al. C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania. HAVOC. (9,283 feet). Star, George O'Brien. Suspense all the way with some of the best acting ever seen on the silver sheet. Allstar cast with fine direction and a real story made this picture a very entertaining one. Thrilling war scenes helped hold the Interest. Worth playing in any house. Too much praise can't be given George O'Brien — that boy is fine. Tone, kood. Sunday or special, yes. Appeal, strong. Town about thousand. Draw general type. Admission 10-25; 15-35 on specials. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. HEARTS OF OAK. (5,326 feet). Star cast. Considered fair entertainment and seemed to please the majority. City of 110,000. Admission 10-20. Al. C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania.