The Moving picture world (May 1926-June 1926)

June 12, 1926 Moving Picture World 553 ALIBI AND FORTY THIEVES. (Blshoff Comedy). Just a fair comedy; we cannot expect to g3t good ones all the time, and this one will just get by. Print new. Fair appeal. Draw ail classes, big city. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. A FRATERNITY MIX-UP. (F. B. O.) Star, Alice Aidell. Best Blue Ribbon comedy today. Good audience appeal. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, ninety-five percent. Town 150. Draw mixed type. Admission 20 and 40; 15 and 30. Robert W. Hines, Hines Theatre, (350 seats). Loyalton, South Dakota. GREAT OPEN SPACES. (Pathe Aesop's Fables). The best Fable in a long time, but yet my audience likes them all. Admission 15-25. D. W. Strayer, Mt. Joy Theatre, Mt. Joy, Penna. A HELPING HAND. (F.B.O. Comedy). Star, Jimmy Aubrey. Here's a two-reel comedy that is very good. I find that most all Aubrey comedies go very well with my audiences, Appeal, good. Draw small town class. Admission 25. Mitchell Conery, Conoat Projection Service, Menands, New York. HK.H SOCIETY. (Pathe Comedy). "Our Gang.'' A little better than the usual "Our Gang." Got lots of laughs. Admission 1526. D. W. Strayer, Mt. Joy Theatre, Mt. Joy, Penna. LIZZIES OF THE FIELD. (Pathe Comedy). Another comedy hit. Everybody tickled. H. M. Ritter, McDonald Theatre, McDonald, Kansas. LOVE AND LIONS. (Fox Comedy). Not as good as some of Fox's lion pictures but yet it's laughable. Admission 15-25. D. W. Strayer, Mt Joy Theatre, Mt. Joy, Penna. NO BUTftN' IN. (Pathe Comedy). One ret) of laughter. Very good, better than the usual Pathe one reeler. Admission 15-25. D. W. Strayer, Mt. Joy Theatre, Mt. Joy, Penna. "The Tin Qhost" (Educational — Comedy — Two Reels) THIS COMEDY presents Lige Conley, Estelle Bradley, Jack Lloyd, Otto Fries and Phil Dunham. It is a Jack White Production directed by Stephen Roberts. It is uproarious fun throughout, having for its chief interest an automatic soldier, the invention of the father of the girl Lige has a crush on. The soldier is recommended because "he doesn't chew, smoke, swear or drink, and asks for no furloughs." Also, "he can't cuss back at second lieutenants." Well, government officials come to inspect the invention, and foreigners seek to steal it. Lige enters the situation and saves the day after the machine fails to work. It's very good stuff for all but sour-faced people. — Sumner Smith. "Searchlight" (Red Seal — Magazine — 850 feet) OF THE THREE subjects treated in this issue of the Urban-Kineto magazine reel, the one showing in detail the manner in which a bean begins to sprout, take root and then burst through the ground is the most interesting. Other entertaining sections deal with the showing of "human" emotions by various animals such as the monkey which exhibits jealousy, vanity, etc.; and a microscopic study of a fly under the microscope revealing it as a miniature monster and, an acrobat. Especially novel is a multiple photograph taken through the hundreds of lenses that make up the fly's eye, which enables it to see in all directions. — C. S. Sewell. Straight from the Shoulder, Jr. Edited by VAN Tips on these dependable program stand-bys are alwawys a big help — so shoot them in every time you fill out | a report blank. SKY PLUMBER. (Pathe Comedy). Exceptionally good, in fact, a scream. H. M. Ritter, McDonald Theatre, McDonald, Kansas. SLIPPERY FEET. (Educational Comedy). Star, Bobby Vernon. An excellent Vernon comedy. It had a lot of dandy laughmakers In it. It had our crowds in an uproar. Tom< and appeal, good. Better class town of 4,500. Admission 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Pennsylvania. SOl'P TO NUTS. (Educational Comedy). Star, Neal Burns. Here in our house they roared at this and thoroughly enjoyed themselves viewing this comedy. I thought it good myself. Tone and appeal, good. Better class town of 4,500. Admission 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Pennsylvania. SHORT KILTS. (Pathe Comedy). Star, Stan Laurel. Only a fair comedy about the Scotch. Not many laughs. Admission 15-25. D. W. Strayer, Mt. Joy Theatre, Mt. Joy, Penna. SUNKEN SILVER. (Pathe Serial). My last chapter, April 17, and it held up pretty good. A good serial for serial fans. Others may walk out on it. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. TELEPHONE GIRL. (F.B.O. Series). Star, Alberta Vaughn. Just ran Chapter Eleven. In ray estimation this series increased in entertainment value with each chapter. After your audience has seen two or three chapters and become acquainted with the "Twin Sisters" (Universal — Comedy — Two Reels) AS USUAL IN the Stern Brothers comedies featuring Wanda Wiley there is a lot of slapstick, but in this one a large percentage of the laughs are due to straight farce in which Wanda in the dual roles of a homeless girl and her twin sister, who is a stage star, is alternately mistaken by the men who are in love with them. The slapstick comes in the first reel with Wanda seeking to cross a crowded street, landing in a coal hole, losing her skirt and borrowing a pair of overalls. Mistaken 'for a man who has threatened suicide she is taken to her sister's apartment where the mix-up occurs. There is also a burlesque fight with swords in this section. Between the rough and tumble stuff and the farce, there are a number of laughs to please the average patron. — C. S. Sewell. "Songs of Central Europe" (Pathe — Song Series — One Reel) A NUMBER of old and familiar melodies are interwoven with the interesting action of this subject, one of the series of Famous Melody pictures. Peggy Shaw is the center of the action and adds a becoming toucli of beauty. The songs include "Holy Night," "How Can I Leave Thee," "Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone," "The Fir Tree," "Ach du Liebcr Augustin''' and the student songs of Old Heidelberg. Any orchestra, or single musician, can take advantage of this subject and accompany it in such a manner as to make it enjoyable for all. — Peter Milne. players, they will look forward to each new picture. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Small town class town of 300 Admission twenty-five cents. Mitchell Conery, Conoat Projection Service, Menands, New York. UP HILL CLIMB. (State Right Short Subject). Star, Bill Farnum. Good tworeel Western. Oil field class town of 300. Admission 10-15. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (300 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. UNIVERSAL NEWS. (1 reel). "The world before your eyes" is right. This International News Reel Is good and interesting. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. VOICE OF THE NIGHTINGALE. (Educational Comedy). One reel fable in colors. Pleased all and it la no wonder that this little masterpice won the Riesenfeld Gold Medal. It is a worthy addition to any program. Tone, perfect. Sunday and special, yes. Strong appeal. General class town of 1,000. Admission 10-25, 15-35 on specials. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. WHOA! EMMA. ( Edcuational Comedy). Star, Jimmie Adams. A western comedy that is very good with a very smart horse in it. Lots of laughs. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. WILD WEST. (Pathe Serial). Star, Jack Mulhall. I have finished this serial and I must say it went over good. In fact it is the best serial I have run in some time. Jack Mulhall and Helen Ferguson are both very good. Tone. okay. Sunday, yes. Appeal, good. Town 3,000. Draw all classes. Admission 15-25-35. T. L. Barnett, Finn's Theatre (600 seats), Jewett City, Connecticut. WOLVES OF THE NORTH. (Universal Serial). A serial of the Canadian Northwest In Wlnttr. The snow scenes and scenery are beautiful and the traveling Is all done by dog teams, liked here very much. O. G. Odell, Odelphl Theatre, Hughesville, Penna. "Dinky Doodle's Bedtime Story" (F. B. O.-Cartoon— One Reel) i HTHIS IS ONE of the cleverest and most * amusing of the series of cartoons made by Walter Lantz for Bray Productions. Lantz is shown tuning in on a radio for Dinkie and his pup. He gets "Fairyland" and several of the Mother Goose characters come out of the horn. By the usual combination of cartoon work and photography we see Humpty Dumpty getting his famous fall and several chickens coming out of the shell. Mary and her lamb next appear and the lamb eats the flowers Dinky picked for her, so Dinky knocks him into a lamb stew. Finally Tom, the Piper's Son appears with the pig he stole, and the pig runs all over the studio with Lantz chasing him. He escapes back into the horn and the station signs off. There is a lot of pep and a good share of laughs in this cartoon that should amuse any audience and delight the children—C. S. Sewell. "R. P. M." (Pathe— Sportlight— One Reel) GRANTLAND RICE'S latest "Sportlight," produced by J. L. Hawkinson, derives its title from the abbreviation of "revolutions per minute." This refers to the speed of gasoline motors and Rice has made a most interesting reel with shots on a speedway and in the waters off Florida during a motor boat race. He compares the increased horse-power and "r. p. m." of motors of today with those of the first day of the "gasoline buggy." — Peter Milne.