Universal Weekly (1922)

38 Universal Weekly December 16, 1922 Picture Analysis From Exhibitors "The Man Tamer," with Gladys Walton. — A picture that is different and pleased here. Circus scenes especially please the children. Miss Walton is good. — M. D. Foster, Gem Theatre, Williamsburg, Kans. — Neighborhood patronage. "High Heels," with Gladys Walton. — This is a good one. A fine story is carried all the way through this picture.— 0. Lamon, Auditorium Theatre, Elmwood, Wis. — Small town patronage. "Red Courage," with Hoot Gibson. — Good, as have been all of Gibson's so far. — G. W. Yeaton, Ioka Theatre, N. H. — General patronage. "Conflict," with Priscilla Dean.— This is sure a great picture. Pleased 100 per cent. Boost it to the sky, for it will stand it. — D. F. Thornburg, Liberty and Overland Theatres, Nebraska City, Nebr. — General patronage. "The Man Who Married His Own Wife," with Frank Mayo. — Interesting story well screened. Mayo consistent and satisfactory to our patrons.—P. G. Estee, Fad Theatre, Brookings, S. D. — Neighborhood patronage. "Headin' West," with Hoot Gibson. — Gibson is getting better all the time. He has the bunch behind now, and leaving them fast. This one was a "cracker-jack." — R. Ross Riley, Wigwam Theatre, Oberlin, Kan. — General patronage. "HEE-HAW" Century Two-Reel Comedy Starring MAUDIE The Miraculous Mule HARRY, the Book Agent, is a pest. He gets kicked out of several houses. He sees a woman browbeating her husband and sells the husband a book which he claims will make him boss. It doesn't. The husband lands on his ear. Harry then sells a book to an auto mechanic and shows him how to repair the car, by the book. The car blows up. Harry lives in a hotel. The proprietor, Zip, doesn't like him. Harry finds Maudie and her pal, a little girl, without a home, and hungry. He contrives (to take them to his room in the hotel, but Zip interferes several times. Harry steals four cushions, ties one on each of Maudie's feet, and sneaks (Continued on Page 40) "THE LEATHER PUSHERS" Starring REGINALD DENNY Round 7 — "Young King Cole" KID ROBERTS was showing the guests of the Cafe de Paris, Monte Carlo, how to have a good time, despite the fact that he was signed up to meet the Champion of France just two days from date. At length he bore down on the villa of Senator Brewster, where a certain young person, Dolores Brewster, was passing the season. From the top of a taxi he serenaded her with a borrowed guitar, a whisky tenor and his collar under his ear, until the dismayed Dolores turned away from her window weeping, and an outraged maid servant turned loose a pail of water. Following which the gendarmes came and removed the Kid and eventually delivered him in more or less damaged condition to his raging managei. To get him into condition Joe Murphy locked him up in his room. Then Joe went to Dolores Brewster. "I sure hate to ask a lady for help," he said, "but you're the only one that can save the bacon." A little later, just as the reviving Kid was on the point of taking a drink from a hidden store, Miss Dolores Brewster and Mr. Joseph Murphy were ushered into his room. The Kid's jaw dropped, then the bottle dropped, and then he saw by the look on Dolores's face that he still had a chance if he won the fight. Joe Murphy thought so, too, and as the bottle rolled on the floor Joe solemnly counted up to ten. In the meantime Carrowsmith, who was betting on the French champ, was showing the Frenchman's manager a way to win a fight which will not be found in any book of boxing. "Just smear some of this across your man's gloves if he's getting the worst of it," said Carrowsmith, "then hit the Kid in the eye." Fight night came and with it Senator Brewster, rushing down from Paris with more money to add to his bets on the Kid, but badly puzzled by the fact that the "wise money" was all on the Frenchman. In Round Two the Senator and Joe Murphy and the Kid all found out why. Staggered by the Kid's furious blows the Frenchman steadied himself long enough to plant one good blow between the Kid's eyes. Instantly the American winced and drew back ard in another moment was fighting like a blind man, unable to judge his distance or even find his opponent. Measuring his man then, the Frenchman let go a swing that caught the Kid on the point of the jaw. Only the clang of the gong saved him from a knockout. One smell of the Frenchman's gloves and Joe Murphy claimed the fight on a foul. But the excited referee and Joe Murphy's French couldn't connect. The bell rang again, the fight went on. For half the round the Kid had a ter "THE GOLDEN BULLET" Two-Reel Universal Western Featuring HARRY CAREY DAD and Jack are working at their mine in the mountains. Dick calls on them and later goes on to Crazy Creek, where he meets the sheriff. The sheriff shows him a letter offering $1,000 reward for "Rogue River" Charley, Dick's alias. Dick offers to help the sheriff find the bandit. "Red" Johnson, a bum, is thrown out of a saloon; cowboys put him on a horse and chase him out of town. Sober, Red later tries to sell the horse to Dad and Jack; they refuse. Dick, following Red, taunts Dad and Jack, tellling them they couldn't even buy the horse's tail, their mine is so poor. Inflamed, Jack shows Dick his store of gold nuggets. Dick and Red rob the father and son. Jack hears them in the cabin and is shot. The robbers escape. Jack goes to town for a doctor; finds the robbers, then falls exhausted from his horse. The sheriff and Mattie take him in and Mattie nurses him. Dick tries to get the sheriff to arrest Jack, claiming Jack is the bandit. Jack, recovering from his wound, meets Dick and demands the stolen gold. Dick demurrs, but Jack knows he has the gold, for Mattie has shown him a peculiar bullet-shaped nugget. Dick gave it to her; Jack recognizes it as part of his gold store. Dick finally returns the gold, but the golden bullet is missing; Jack demands it. Dick goes to the sheriff's home, steals the nugget from Mattie's room, and leaves evidence incriminating Jack. He and Jack inflame the cowboys against Jack. Jack is accused of the theft, and even Mattie believes he took the nugget. Dick and the cowboys pursue Jack to his cabin, where he has taken refuge, and a fight starts. Meanwhile the sheriff from the adjoining county arrives and with Crazy Creek's sheriff they go to the cabin, stop the fight, and arrest Dick as the real bandit, after exonerating Jack. rible time. From side to side the Frenchman battered him and now and then dropped the American with a blow that made even Joe Murphy think the fight was ended, but somehow the Kid always came to just in time and clinched and stalled out of danger. And then suddenly, as the Frenchman made one last furious rush, the Kid stepped aside and let him fall to his knees. "Pardon me, monsieur," he said, and helped him rise. "I am very sorry." Nonplussed at the unexpected consideration the Frenchman stood stock still, his hands at his sides. And right there the fight ended for the Frenchman. "He only knocked me down once," the Kid told Dolores and Joe Murphy afterwards. "I faked all the other falls just to get my eyes clear."