Paramount Punch (1930)

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PARAMOUNT PUNCH. “ A'ladame Butterfly'' is definitely a long-run attraction. . . Head Office staff raved at the special screening last night . . . Bead what Mr. Clark has to say about it on the front page of this issue. . . Sydney Empire Theatre still setting the town upside-down as premier first release house. . . The Devil is Driving" now playing to capacity business. . . "The Sign of the Cress" Chariot Expedition left Sydney for Melbourne last Thursday . . . Bob White tells of thrilling experiences in this issue. . . Look for special news of the expedition every week in Punch . . . Closing dates for the Harold Lloyd "Movie Crazy" Exploitation Contest will be announced shortly. . . "If I Had a Million" recording splendid business at our own Capitol Theatre, Melbourne . . ."The Sign of the Cross" set for Easter release in Hobart. . . "The Miracle Man" set as next feature for Sydney Empire with "Hot Saturday" as support. . . just to remind you. . . Paramount is STILL the greatest nam.e in show business. . . ! THINK IT OVER. SYDNEY EMPIRE STILL CLICKING. CAPACITY have seen for some time. It is chockful of action, and plenty of comedy is supplied by this wise-cracking pair of screen favorites. “THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS”. BUSINESS. After a record breaking week inaugurating its new policy as a first run house, the Empire Theatre, Sydney, continued on its run of success this week with Paramount's “The Devil and the Deep”. On Saturday last, the S.R.O. sign was displayed at all four sessions, and many hundreds of people were turned away. To date, business has been phenomenal, and another record week is expected. “The Devil is Driving”, featuring Edmund Lowe and Wynne Gibson, is one of the fastest moving pictures we CLOSING SOON. Branch Managers are requested to remind exhibitors participating in the exploitation contest for the Harold Lloyd ", Movie Crazy", for which cash prizes totalling £75 are being offered, to forward their entries immediately to the Department of Exploitation, Paramount Pictures, Reservoir Street, Sydney. The closing date of this contest Will be announced very shortly. Leila Hyams in a scene from “The Island of Lost Souls”. Others in the cast are Charles L.^ughton, Richard Arlen, and The Panther Woman. THERE’S PLENTY OF PUNCH IN THE BLUE RIBBON BUNCH.