Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Apr-Jun 1931
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)
Leaf #:
00087
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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April 4 , 19 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 81 CCMPLETE CHART Productions are listed according to the names of distributors In order that the exhibitor may have a short-cut toward such information as he may need, as well as Information on pictures that are coming. Features which are finished or are in work, but to which release dates have not been assigned, are listed in "Coming Attractions." Running times are those supplied by the distributor. Where they vary in different cities or towns, the change is probably due to state or local censorship deletions. All dates are 1930, unless otherwise specified. BIG 4 FILM CORPORATION Features Len Title Star Rel. Date Feet Bar L Ranch Buffalo Bill, Jr ..Aug. 4 5400.. Beyond the Rio Grande Jack Perrin Apr. 12 5400.. Breed of the West Wally Wales Nov. 12 5400.. Canyon Hawits Yakima Canutt Aug. 26 5400.. Firebrand Jordan Lane Chandler June 28 5400.. Hell's Valley ,.. .Wally Wales Mar. I8,'3i . .5400. . Red Fork Range Wally Wales Jan. 12, '31 Ridin' Law Jack Perrin May 24 5600.. Sheer Luck Ralston-Stuart Jan. 26,'31 Trails of Danger Wally Wales Sept. 30 5400.. gth Mins. ..60.. ..60.. ..60.. ..60.. ..60.. Reviewed .Aug 23 .June 7 ! Oct." is .July 26 .60. M ..62.. ..62.. ..60.. ar. 7,'3I .July S .July 5 Coming Feature Attractions Masters of Steel So This Is Arizona Wally Wales Trapped Stuart-Quartaro-Dean-Santschl. Shorts Big Flat. The Jamison-Murdock 2 Reels. Radio Raz2berry, A Jamison-Murdock Jon.26,'3l 2Reels. Wages of Gin. The Jamison-Murdock 2 Reels COLUMBIA (Available sound-on-fliro and sound-on-dlse) Features Star Re Title Africa Speaki Atlantic Around the Cornsr SidneyMurray Avenger, The Buck Jones Brothers Lytell-Sebastian Call of the West Revier-Matt Moore Charley's Aunt Ruggles-Collyer Criminal Code, The Holmes-Huston-Doran Dawn Trail, The Buck Jones-Miriam Seegar. Desert Vengeance Buck JonesBarbara Bedford Dirigible Holt-GravesWray For the Love 0' Lll Mulhall-Starr-Nugent Ladies Must Play Hamilton-Sebastian Ladies of Leisure Stanwyck-Graves-Sherman Last of the Lone Wolf Lytell-Patsy Miller Last Parade, The Holt-Moore-Cummings Lion and the Lamb, The Byron-Myers-Hatton-Love .. Lone Rider, The JonesReynolds Madonna of the Streets Brent-Ames Man From Chicago Men Without Law Buck Jones Middle Watch, The Murder Rain or Shine Joe Cook-Joan Peers Shadow Ranch Buck Jones Sisters O'Day-O'Nelll Squealer, The Holt-Revier-Davy Lee Sweethearts on Parade White-Hughes Temptation Wilson-Gray-Percy Ten Cents A Dance Barbara Stanwyck-Cortez ... Tol'able David Cromwell-Beery-Peers Voung Woodley Carroll-Lawton I. Date Sept. 15. Jan.l7.'3l Apr. 26. Mar.6.'3l Oct. 25.., May 10.. Dec. 28.. Jan.l5,'3l Feet ..7054 .6575 ..6356 ..5865 .6843 .6500 ..7890 .7920 Nov. 28 6936 Jan.25.'3l .5907 Apr. 4 5 7000 I 5978 5 9277 26.... 6500 .7236 .7236 Oct. Aug. Apr. Aug. Feb.28.'3l Jan. I, '31 June Dec. .5432 .6932 Length ..Mins. Reviewed 74.. Sept. 27 Oct. II ... 71.. May 3 . . .65..Mar. 28 7S...N0V. I ....72... May 31 88... Dec. 6 88. ..Dee. 13 Dec. 27 . ...65.Feb.28.'3l Mar.l4.'3l ....72. ..Oct. 4 ....65. .Aug. 16 ...103. .Apr. IS ....64.. Sept. 13 Feb. 14. '31 Feb. I4,'3I ....60. ..July i2 ....77... Dee. 6 Oct. 15 6090 Mar.3,'3l ..6626 Oct. 24 8200 Aug. Sept. June Aug. Aug. June Mar. Nov. Sept. ..8273 ..5766 . .6284 ,..6358 . . 6247 ..6279 ..7156 ..7350 ..7600 ....70... Nov. 29 '.9) Nov.' ■) ....92... July 26 ....58... Nov. 15 70. . .June 28 ....70...Sept.l3 ....67... Sept. 6 70. . .June 28 Mar. 14, '31 ....70... Nov. 15 .73... Oct. 4 Coming Feature Attractions Arizona Fifty Fathoms Deep Flood, The Boardman-Blue For the Defense Evelyn Brent .... Lover Come Back Meet the Wife Miracle Woman, The Barbara Stanwyck Subway Express .Holt-Kelsey-Pringh Virtue's Bed Woman Who Came Back Shorts Title Star Rei. Date Length Reviewed Alaskan Knights Krazy Kat Kartoon May 22 I reel .July 12 Apache Kid, The Krazy Kat Kartoon Oct. 9 I reel Arctic Antics Silly Symphony June 5 I reel Aug. 2 Bandmaster, The Krazy Kat Kartoon Sept. 8 I reel Nov. 8 Barnyard Battle Mickey Mouse Apr. 25 1 reel Birds of a Feather Silly Symphony I reel Birthday Party Mickey Mouse I reel . Feb. 7,'3I Cactus Kid Mickey Mouse Apr. II I reel Aug. 23 Came the Pawn Eddie Buzzel Oct. I I reel Nov. 29 Chain Gang Mickey Mouse Aug. 6 1 reel Cheek and Rubber Check Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) I reel China Plate Silly Symphony Cinderella Krazy Kat Kartoon Aug. 14 I reel Nov. 15 City of Peace Rambling Reporter I reel Crystal Gazer Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) .. Nov. 18 I reel Nov. 8 Curiosities Novelty I reel.. Feb. 2 1, '3 1 Disarmament Conference Krazy Kat Dutchman's Paradise Rambling Reporter Nov. 18 1 reel Faith, Hope and Charity Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) .. Sept. 6 I reel Feb. 22 Firefighters Mickey Mouse June II I reel Nov. 15 Fortunate Isle. The Rambling Reporter I reel Frollicking Fishes Silly Symphony May 8 1 reel SepL 27 23. 19. 23. 23! II. 3. Gorilla Mystery Mickey Mouse Oct. 10 Ham Berger & His Horse Radish. .Color Sensation July 16 Hard Boiled Yeggs Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) . .Oct. 10 Haunted House Mickey Mouse Aug. I Hawaiians ColumbiaVictor Gem Apr. 9 Home of the Sheikh Rambling Reporter Honolulu Wiles Krazy Kat Kartoon July 17 Hot and Bothered Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) .. Sept. 26 Jailhouse Blues Mamie Smith Jazz Fool Mickey Mouse July 5 Jazz Rhythm Krazy Kat July 19 Jewel of Asia Rambling Reporter Sept. Jungle Rhythm Mickey Mouse July Karnivai Kid Mickey Mouse May Lambs Will Gamble Krazy Kat Kartoon Nov. Land of Long Ago Rambling Reporter Sept. Let's Talk Turkey Rambling Reporter Nov. Little Trail. The Krazy Kat Kartoon Dee. Lone Star Stranger Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) Mickey's Follies Mickey Mouse June Mickey's Choo Choo Mickey Mouse June Midnight in a Toy Shop Silly Symphony July Monkey Melodies Silly Symphony Aug. Moose Hunt. The Mickey Mouse Mother Goose Melodies Silly Symphony Never Strike Your Mother Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) .. Aug. 10 Night Silly Symphony July Old Flame. An Krazy Kat Kartoon Apr. Picnic, The Mickey Mouse Oct. Pioneer Days Mickey Mouse Playful Pan silly Symphony Dec. 28 Plow Boy Mickey Mouse May 9 Prodigal Daughter, The Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) .. Sept. 26 Rodeo Dough Krazy Kat Kartoon Shindig Mickey Mouse July 9 Stage Door Knights Buddy Doyle Apr. 23 Subway Jam Krazy Kat Swiss Movements Krazy Kat Traffic Troubles Mickey Mouse Talking Screen Snapshots Released twice a month , Vagabond Salesman, The Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) When the Cat's Away Mickey Mouse Apr. II Wild Man's Land Rambling Reporter Nov. 19, Wild Waves Mickey Mouse Aug. 15 Wine, Woman — But No Song Specialties (Eddie Buzzell) , Winter Silly Symphony Ye Heartte Shoo Color Sensation Apr. 12 31. 24. I. reel Dee. 6 reel reel Nov. 15 reel.. Jan. 4, '31 reel reel reel Jan. 24 reel Nov. 8 reel Aug. 16 reel.. Nov. 9, '29 reel July 26 reel Nov. 8 reel Jan. II reel reel Nov. 29 reel reel Nov. 29 reel... Feb. 7,'3I reel... Feb. 7, '3 1 reel. Sept. 14, '29 reel. Oct 12, '29 reel reel Oct. 18 reel reel reel June 9 reel reel Nov. 29 reel reel reel reel reel Mar. 7 reel reel reel Feb. 15 reel.. June 9, '29 reel reel reel reel Jan. II reel reel reel May 3 CONTINENTAL PICTURES CORP. Title Fourth Alarm, The Sea Devils Second Honeymoon, The. Worldly Goods Features star Rel. Date ...Nick Stuart-Ann Christy Oct. 25.. ...Molly O'Oay-Edmund Burns. Jan. 15, '31 ...Josephine Dunn Sept. ... .. .KirkwoodKennedy Aug. I.. Length Feet Mins. Reviewed .5494 Oct. 18 .5274 .5586 67 .6065.... 65... Aug. 2 Coming Feature Attractions Length Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Air Eagles g reels Defenders of the Law Catherine Dale Owen-Holland Gleckler "vlay I, '31 R reels Hellion's Last Cruise, The 6 reels Mystery Train, The 6 reels!'.!!!!!!!!!' Rose of Chinatown ^ 6 reels Streets of Shadows 6 reels !! EDUCATIONAL Shorts (Available sound-on-fllm and sound on-disc) Rel. Date Len Feet oth M ins. 101/2 ..18. Reviewed Feb.7,'3l Jan. 24, '31 ..Aug. 23 Title Star An Anonymous Letter Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries Jan.4,'3l 962. .101/2 Asbury Park Murder Mystery, Wm. J. Burns Detective The Mysteries Dee. 21 957. Average Husband Clyde-Moorhead Sept. 7 1646. Bank Swindle, A Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries Jan. 18. '31 ..1005 II Bitter Friends Lambert-McPhall Apr. 27 1609... 18 Bluffer, The Clyde-Stedman Sept. 28 922 11.. 6'et"25 Bride and Gloomy Bert Roach-Eleanor Hunt. .. Mar.22, '31 .. 1764 .. . 20... ... Bride's Mistake, The BeebeDent-Thomson Mar. I,'3I..I605 18 Jan 17 '3i Bully Beef Terry-Toon July 13 543!!.. 6. ..July 12 Campus Crushes Clyde-Beebe-Stuart June 15 1929 21. ..June 28 Chop Suey Terry-Toon Aug. 24 529 6 Chumps, The Beebe-Clyde July 6 1888 21 jiiiy'i2 Clowning Terry-Toon Apr.S,'3l .. 568.' 6 Mar 28 Club Sandwich Terry-Toon Jan.25,'3l.. . 506. . .51/2. Jan. 24','3I Codfish Balls Terry-Toon lune 15 678. . 6 College Cuties Tambiyn-Rondell Dee. 28 1649. '..19 Dec 7 College Vamp, The Ciyde-D'Avrll Feb. 15, '31 .. 1933 22 Feb7'3l Come to Papa Ford Sterling Feb.22,'3l . . 1754 20.'Feb.2l,'3l Costa RIcan Case Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries Dee. 21 Crashing Hollywood Rita Flynn-Phyllls Crane. .. Agr.S. '31 ..1801. 20 lilar "21 Dance Hall Marge Gribbon-Beebe Jan.l8,*3l.. . 1925 . . . 21 'janl7''3l Divorced Sweethearts ChristyIrwin-Pollard-Beebe . Oct. 26 1822 22 Nov' I Dog Doctor, The Ciyde-O'Leary-Farley Mar, I5.'3I .. 1630 !..! I8!j'an. I7!'3I Don't Bite Your Dentist Clyde-Pollard Nov. 9 1937 22 Seot 27 Don't Give Up Buster and John West Oct. 26 1724. "19 " Oct II Don't Leave Home Johnny Nines Dae. 23 1665 19 Jan 3 '31