Variety (Aug 1927)

/«4iiMda7. August 84, IMT FF*LM REV IE WS (or there Isn't unotlicr . of mnjr kind open within eye- ^ ' of this extraordinary bijou 5«l[tro on a Sunday; yet the pri- vate Mrs were lined up for a bU>uk OS both ildea and around all cor- ners. Hlndllil aeemi to have perfected llM movto moumtrap that Elbert ■Hbbard /wrote about Caib THE COWARD B. O. productum direotfl by A lfr«d MjiLnwK frum a atory by Arthur SiritiKt r. ^lUMniniBn, JuIm ('ronJa«er. Icuiininc t|in«. *2 mina. In projection room, Aug. 17. OlintOB Fhllbrook Warner Baxter Alicia Van Orden Sharun I.ynn [^igh Morlock Freeman Wood Plerr* Baebard Kaoul I*aoIl DaiitU Phtlbrook. Byron Doufflaa Cliarlotte Stevens A predicted bell-ringer for almost Any house. 'The Coward" stood out In a pro- jection room where reviewing con- dition* are all agalnat a picture. By inference It should be correspond- ingly stronger wb*n projected In a Ibeatre. A simple enough yarn tolliv the VARIETY tr PAUL CREATOR OF STAGE-BAND ENTERTAINMENT Known a* the 'TAUL ASH POLICY'; NOW AT BALABAN & KATZ ' Knr Orientia Theatre CHICAaO •«xoi.vBrnn.T colcmima BBOOWDIKO ARTIST" PmI Ash Preaeatetlou Slaved hj LOUIS McDERMOTT There l< No Sttbttitate for Paul Aah Entertainment familiar tale of the weakline son of Kre.it wealth Who la stung Into a reallaatlon of his own softness by the bullying of a self-made and dis- agreeable milliotiaire. He goes to the northwest, plunges Into the woods with a burly French Canuck, and emerges with the strength and heart of « lion. Whll* Arthur Stringer's story has given an Intelligent and believable plot foundation it Is the direction of Raboeh that lipures as the pic- ture's main strength. Kaboch is a new director only recently given a megaphone, acconling to report, after serving liis apprenticeship as an assistant. On a ba.«is of his work on this production and on another, not yet released. It is understood he has been assigned to direct a forthcoming film for United Artists. One sequence here was a little demanding of credulity. That is where the made-over hero carrying a man on his back scales the per- pendicular side of a clIlT by sheer muscular hold of a rope. However fabulous such an exploit may seem, it will probably not constitute any srreat obstacle to the enjoyment of the average patron. There are several crackerjack fights'and Raboch has managed to make it seem like real .■atufr. In the cast are two new camera faces. .Sharon Lynn, the femme lead, is a claa..iy gal with a knockout wardrolje. Tlie women will be in- ter»"sted in some of lier r-ather ex- treme styles, liioul I'aoli, playing the hefty French woodsman, is a candidate for the title of "a find." A dandy picture with a hackneyed title. SNOWBOUND Tiffiiny i)roduction directed by Phil Stone. iTDin tiie stiny by DuUKla.^ Uruiistun. cant !'n.ludt» Deity Blj lhc, Lillian Kl( h. Hobeil Asnfw, Uaxold UoodM'ln, Pat Harmon and i>orotl»« Wolbert, At Uttw'm New York, .Vug. M, sa oBe-balC et devbl* trature pn- mm. Bvaaliic time, W mlm. A lightweight farce with an ap- pealing cast and a couple of com- edy scenes figured to at the patron- age of the bi-weekly changes. Much unnecessary detail adds to an already bewildering series of cir- cumstances, 3;y pursuing a less cumbersome and clearer course the <lirector had an opi)ortunity of in- jecting elements of greater merit in humorous situations. The pre- dicamenta of the hero become so in- volved at times as to put the audi- ence into a predicament—to walk out or not to walk becomes the question. A will Is again held responsible for resulting in trouble. The boy must be married In order to receiVe a legacy of some three million odd dollars. Finally the time comes, as it has a habit of doing. But the beneficiary of the will is not mar- ried. He is in no hurry, but his chief creditor wants to be paid and gets his secretary to act as the wife. The girl's boy friend Is a motorcycle cop—the same one whom the hero had overturned in a rush trip. These ar« only a few of the complications which are finally settled through the simple expedient of having the girl pass out, temporarily, in a faint. Story should have had a belter chance with expert treatment. "Snowboiind" seems to be slightly exaggerated as the title. West Coast Motion Picture Directwy of Players, Directors and Writers AL BOASBERG HEMPSTEAD'0502 Now under''Personal Manage- ment of EDWARD SMALL COMPANY, Granite 1166. Avail- able Sept. 15, 1927. mu mmm Now Playing PERE CHEVILLON "THE SEVENTH HEAVEN" FOR FOX HOIXVWOOO 0« WM et HeUywood MIS CRAS. A. LOGUE Supsrvisor of DRAMATIC SCRIPTS For UNIVERSAL aiZABETH PICKETT Current Fox Variety "THE SALMON RUN" Directed, Titled, Edited LG.RIGBY SCENARIST NOW WITH M-G M PRKBLANC'INa MALCOLM STUART BOYLAN PRODUCTION EDITOR Titling FOX JOHNNSEGREY WH. 2132 LORNA MOON "MR. WU" "AFTER MIDNIGHT" "THE LOVE WES" (Preparinf) PAUL PEREZ Nsw Titlliv KI>I>IR I.AKMMI.K'S ■ rilK 13th ,11 ItllK" A I nlvfrsal-,lfwpl BXCI.UHIVIt ""SfirifA. MANAalUUaiT aad SILTON IF YOU DON'T ADVERTISE IN VARIETY OON'TJUSVEBTISE M^M NEWS (N*. 1) ^jAt the OMM, K. T. nnstac 14 »elf-conscioiisi>-, riMchrd lor thi' ituman note by g.ig^ing along the general lines of "liave your wife try this." whenever Tnnney was going it strong at liis calisthenici". One actual current event, the Dole flight, and the rest of the stuff nov- elty human interest library stock. Opened with I'resident CooUdge ■•inaugurating" the baby newsreel by grinding a camera, faramount had the same gag. Covemor Al Smith welcomed the weekly via the medium of a repro- duced letter from the executive mansion. Several minutes were de- voted to the parading of West Point cadets. Gene Tunney wrote a letter to Uie editor of M-U-M and was seen do- ing his routine in training camp. At this point the title writer, somewhat An Oriental Knife thrower was shown nipping cigarettes out of the mouth of a girl: the 'tiniest horse in the world," with a French date line, also a riderless colt winning the Paris steeplt^hase after throw- ing his niount on a water jump were also included. A lot of pelicans home to roost on some Island also present. M-G-M will not, of cour.se, any more than Paramount, be jmlged on Its first l.ssue. That so much library .tnd so little news should bo In- cluded in the lirst issue is perhaps only natui'al. All the news boys are aquawking that there ia no news at present. Th* PanuMl Ant Vtm pro.luctlon relidsod by Uetm.asM* W)-n-Ma)er. FJdite.1 by MAjor Kdward Kon....!. llunnioft time, S mln*. At tlie c'aliHol. N. Y.. week of Aus 30. IVpicting scientific scenes of ants. Well titled and fairly Interestlns tiii'ough InterprelAtloa. Story of Anthracite MalkamM Educational PUoi releaai nios tlm% alKHit •last mlautea. CastM. N, T.> weali •( Aug. Seems to be propaganda on living coiiilitions in coal mining districta. A tl.ash of miner homes is entirely at variance with news reels of these tlistriits, this film featuring homes on a par with Fifth avenue resi- dences. A time killer. SENSATIONAL SUCCESS! LONDON And PARIS KOUNS SlSTERS-mOT VARIETY, July aOth "Though it has been two years .since tlie Kouns Sisters (American) appeared in London, they were re- called and walked upon the Ctrft- scitm's stage yesterday afternoon to an unexpected reception. They excited thunderous applause that spelled nothing less than riot." NOW PLAYING FOURTH WEEK COLISEUM Return En0tt(unimt---^Rtd^n New York Sept, JSth "STAGE," July 21st: "Nellie and .^ara Kouna return to tha sceM at lonMr auee ea sig and score once a««.ln with their delightful singing of aolM MM 4lMU la Wlitch their voices blend wltd such pleasins effect." "ERA," July 20th: ^^n sones as distinct In style as Bishop's la, Hear the Gentle I«rk' and Ir\-ing Berlin'e 'Berause I Love You' they win enUmsiaatic tiursts of appUuiae from, an adoring andlenea. Jn X>ver Jordan' thegr roveal • CMnmaad over patlxiiB which baa «dde< to #. irif MlallPh alrewJy grmi." "LONDON TIMES," Juir Mtk! "Mellto aad flM» Kouna at Mi* Coliseum sinr famlHar ■onga with telUns afCeot aa4 without any ot Mto •aaccwalloa that so often maiii this type of eotertalnment," . "LONDON TELEGRAPH," July 19th: "The audience enjoys their singing and gtvas them a warmer wricooio tbaa thor ostaiid to any other ainger of aartoua muto. Tho moat asnrsro vt orltlcs inual ha«« tmmt their panonminco abaohito^ flawlaaa." "DAILY CHRONICLE." July 20th: "Tiie Kouns Sistom are havtnff a triumphant season at tho CoUaeum. Their rW» 9«toai eovor wUhO«t-«0orr a rep«ft91>« Whtefa rangee from Straus* and ToaalU to ttM povolar eomtMHMfa oT today." "DAILY TELEGRAPH," July 3«th: "The really aocomplluhal slnglna of the Kouns eistsn rlsea ao tar abov* tho average musical contributloa to a variety prograaimo aa to daDMutd a special tribute and the publte's apprwlatlan of their portonhaboa' to not wilhoat signincance." NaUE s SABA KQUNS 115 EAST 90th STREET, NEW YORK CITY WILLIAM MOREXS_ 1560 BROADWAY