Universal Weekly (1920, 1923-27)

Short Product Sunshine Summer TITLE WHAT THEY SAY BUSTER BROWN COMEDIES From the famous newspaper cartoons by R. F. OUTC AULT featuring BUSTER BROV/N, MARY JANE anj the dog TiGE RELEASED ONE A MONTH, TWO REELS EACH “So many unsolicited favorable comments we will bill them every week.” Palace Theatre, Ashtabula, Ohio “This series will be a landslide for the box office.” Larchmont Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif . “Would advise all exhibitors to book the entire series.” Yazoo Theatre, Yazoo, Miss. “Give us more like them.” Mission Theatre, Santa Paula, Calif. “Consider Buster Browns finest two reelers on the market.” Alhambra Theatre, Milwaukee, W is. “Have proven a good drawing card.” Vancouver Theatre, Vancouver, B. C. “Are the best comedies we have to play.” Valley Theatre, Spring Valley, III . “Winners at the box-office.” St. Louis Amusement Co., St. Louis, Mo. STERN BROTHERS COMEDIES Wanda Wiley Edna Marian Charles King Forty 2-reel Comedies, released one every week “Century Comedies are real business getters. They make satisfied patrons.” Luna Theatre, Sharon, Pa. “Century Comedies are good consistent program comedies. I considerthem among the be6t on the market.” Gene Gauntier Theatre, Kansas City, Kans. “There is nothing more to be asked for in the line of Comedies.” R. A. Alberts, National Theatres Corp., Chicago, 111. . “ LUCKY 6" ADVENTURE SERIALS Check Unplayed Films TITLE CAST Type of Story WHAT THEY SAY PERILS of the WILD Bonomo Margaret Quimby Jack Mower Based on the famous adventure story “Swiss Family Robinson.” “Since starting your serials, my receipts have doubled on Wednesday nights.” Thomas Q. Norton, Town Hall Thea., Allegany, N.Y. “ ‘The Scarlet Streak’ has proven to be one of the best we have as yet played, business has increased twenty per cent.” Q. B. Hendricksen, Liberty Thea. Darlington S. C. “It is a knockout. If people don’t come back to the next episode of ‘The Scarlet Streak’ then they won’t come back for anything.” j Cozy Theatre, Strawn, Texas “Big. Exceedingly fine serial. Should prove drawing card.” Exhibitors Trade Review “Full of action and daring stunts. Live wire serial. Should please any audience.” Motion Pictures Today “A whale of an attraction. One of the very best Universal ever made.” Moving Picture World “Crammed with action and excitement.” Moving Picture World says of “The Ace of Spades” The ACE of SPADES William Desmond Mary MacAllister A western mystery thriller. The SCARLET STREAK Jack Daugherty Lola Todd Based on the famous invention -the death ray. The RADIO DETECTIVE Jack Daugherty Margaret Quimby Jack Mower The great radio story with the Boy Scout tie-up The WINKING IDOL William Desmond Eileen Sedgwick A heroic search for buried treasure. STRINGS of STEEL William Desmond Eileen Sedgwick The trans-continental development of the telephone. SHORT PRODUCTS FOR EVERY VARIETY OF PROGRAM! 52 BLUE BIRD COMEDIES Charlie Puffy Neeley Edwards Arthur Lake The finest, funniest series of one reel comedies on the marketone every week. “More laughs in this one than in many comedies at higher prices.” Star Theatrej Menard, Texas “Here is a nice little comedy. These are O K.” Star Theatre, Erskine, Minn. “One of the best one-reel comedies I ever played.” Community Theatre, Benton City, Mo. IX NEW GUMPS Samuel Van Ronkel Productions With a great comedy cast in real life pictures— not a cartoon strip From the famous newspaper cartoons by Sidney Smith. 2 reels each. 2 a month. “I bill these ahead of the feature. Greatest drawing cardtoday.”N ew Holland Theatre, New Holland, Qa. “Real box-office comedies. I’m going to advertise ’ them plenty.” Kirkwood Theatre, Kirkwood Mo. “A positive knockout! Set audience into hysterical laughter.” Roanoke Theatre, Kansas City, Mo. “Went over with a storm. Many stayed to see it a second time,” Opera House, Belle Plain, Kansas 52 MUSTANG WESTERNS "Peewee” Holmes Jack Mower Fred Humes Ed. Cobb “Smiley” Corbett Including the famous W. C. Tuttle magazine stories. All the rip-roaring action of feature westerns packed into 2 reels each. One every week. “Patrons ask for them and that means business.” Olympic Theatre , M onessen. Pa. “My patrons have always enjoyed them. My praise cannot be placed too highly.” Rialto Theatre, Stockton, Cal. “The kids eat them up and my business on adults seems to be building up on the nights I run these Westerns.” Columbia Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio '> * k U y * i