Monday, May. 14, 1928
Chart
At least seven new cinemas are released every week in the U. S. Bad ones often last six months; good ones, a year. That makes a large number now running. Herewith, a chart of current cinemas:
FOR FUN LOVERS
THE PATSY (Marion Davies), SPEEDY (Harold Lloyd), THE CIRCUS (Charles Chaplin), THE GAUCHO (Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez).
SPECTACULAR
THE TRAIL OF '98 (Dolores Del Rio on the "fantom" screen), WINGS (Clara Bow and Charles Rogers), THE LAST COMMAND (Emil Jannings), THE DRUMS OF LOVE (Lionel Barrymore and Mary Philbin), SIMBA (animals clicked in Africa by Mr. & Mrs. Martin Johnson).
DRAMATIC
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (reviewed in this issue), SADIE THOMPSON (Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore), THE ENEMY (Lillian Gish), THE CROWD (Eleanor Boardman).
FOR LOVING PAIRS
STREET ANGEL (Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell), Two LOVERS (Vilma Banky and Ronald Colman), GLORIOUS BETSY (Dolores Costello and Conrad Nagel).
TWO CURIOSITIES
ABIE'S IRISH ROSE (good cast), RED HAIR (Clara Bow).
TO BE AVOIDED
DOOMSDAY, THE HEART OF A FOLLIES GIRL, THE MAD HOUR, BURNING DAYLIGHT, THE PLAY GIRL, and not a few others.