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 #:
000181
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 11, 19 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 83 Billy Uia Kid John Mack Brown Oct. 18 8808... Call »1 the Flesh Ramon Novarro Aug. 16 9061... (Reviewed under title "Singer of Seville") Caught Short DressierMoran IVlay 10 6873... Children of Pleasure Gray-Rubin-Johnson Apr. 26.. ..6400. .. Dance, Fools. Dance Joan Crawford Feb.2l.3l .TSib... Divorcee. The ShearerMorris Apr. 19 " Doughboys Buster Keaton Aug. 30 7325... (Reviewed under title "The Big Shot") Easiest Way, The Bennett-Menjou-Montgomery.. Feb.7,'3l ..6600... Free and Easy Buster Keaton Mar. 22.... 8413... Floradora Girl, The Davies-Gray May 31 . . . . .7260. . . Gentleman's Fate. A G ilbertWolheim '"^'"■^•A' • Si?, - Good News Special Cast Aug. 23.... 7931... Great Meadow, The Brown-Boardman Jan. 24, 31 -7243... In Gay Madrid Ramon Novarro May 7 ....7654... inspiration Greta Garbo Jan.3l, 31 •6897... it's a Wise Child Marion Davies Mar.2l, 31 . .6850 . . Lady's Morals, A Grace Moore Nov. 8 785b.. (Reviewed under title "The Soul Kiss') Lady of Scandal ChattertonForbesRathbone . May 24 6858.. Let Us Be Gay Shearer-LaRoque Aug 9 7121.. Love in the Rough R. MontgomeryD. Jordan... Sept. 6 ....7bb8.. Madam Satan K. JohnsonReginald Denny • Sept. 20 ... 10320. . Men Call It Love Hyams-Menjou-Duncan-Foster. Mar.l4, 31.. .6616. . Men of the North'. LeonardRoland Sept. 27.... 5359.. Min and Bill Dressier-Beery Nov. 29 ...5977.. Montana Moon Joan Crawford Mar. 29 . . .79 7. . New Moon TibbettMoore Our Blushing Brides Crawford -Page-Sebastian ...July 19 ' Cne Embarrassing Night All English Cast June 21 |» '•■ Paid Crawford-Armstrong Dec. 20 7819.. (Reviewed under title "Within the Law'') Parlor. Bedroom and Bath Keaton-Eilers-Denny Feb.28,31 -6563... Passion Flower Francis-Johnson-Bickford • • ■ D««-„, V,• iiiJ,• Prodigal, The Lawrence Tibbett Feb.21,31 .6980.. (Reviewed under title "The Southerner") Reducing Dressler-Moran Jan. 3, 31 ■6930. Remote Control Haines-Doran Nov. 5. Rogue Song, The ..Lawrence Tibbett May 10. Romance Greta Garbo . . July 26. .82.. Sept. 13 .99... July 12 .71. ..May 10 .72. ..Aug. 9 Jan.3,'3l .84... Apr. 19 .81. ..July 26 .93... Feb. 22 .81. ..June 7 ... Jan. 31, '31 .88... Apr. 12 Nov. 29 .85. ..June 7 Dec. 27 .75.Feh.28,'3l .88... Oct. 4 . Nov. .5958 .9723 ■6977 Sea Bat. The!!."!!.'!!!;."!.'!!!!. Bickford-Milian-Torres June 5.....6253. Shipmates Montgomery-Jordan-Torrence .April 25.31 ... 81ns of the Children Mann-Nugent.. . . . . . june 28. . .7716. (Reviewed under title "Richest Man in the World") Stepping Out Denny-Greenwood-Hyams ... Apr. 1 1 .'31 ....... . Strangers May Kiss Norma Shearer...^ Apr.4. 31 6930, Strictly Unconventional Stone-Cavanaugn-uwen May 3 4970. (Reviewed under title "The Circle") Tailor Made Man, A William Haines Mar. 28,'31 . .7318. Their First Mistake Laurel and Hardy . .... (Reviewed under title "The Rap ) Those Three French Girls Reginald Denny 9.'^'-„','-. 11^9, Tereh Song Joan Crawford May9,'31 7318. Trader Horn Harry Carey-Rcnaldo-Booth 11252, Unholy Three. The Chaney-Lee-Linow July 12 6478. War Nurse Walker-Page-Montgomery ..Nov. 22 7333. Way for a Sailor John Gilbert Nov. I 7967. Way Out West Haines-Hyams Aug. 2 6407. .77. ..May 31 .79... May 3 .85. ..Aug. 16 113.. Aug. 30 .. Feb.28,'3l .60... Oct. 25 .67... Oct. 18 .88... Feb. 8 .78... Oct. 25 102. ..July 19 .90. ..Aug. 16 .87... Nov. 15 . .. Jan.3l,'31 .80... Oct. 25 .83.Jan.l7,'31 .77... Dec, 13 Oct. II 108... Feb. 1 .76... Aug. 2 .69... May 3 Mar. 28 .86. ..July 5 Mar. 21 .77. Feb. 28, '31 .55.Feb.22,'29 Mar.7,'31 ..Sept. 27 .76... Oct. 18 . .. Jan.24,'3l .72... May 24 .82 . Sept. 20 .89.. Sept. 20 .71. ..Aug. 9 Coming Feature Attractions Rel. Date Title Star Cherl-Bibi John Gilbert-Leila Hyams Daybreak Ramon Novarro May2.'31 Dancing Partner William Haines Five and Ten Marion Davies Flying High ■ ■• • j Free Soul. A Norma ShearerLeslie Howard Girls Together Joan Crawford Great Lover, The Adolphe Menjou Man In Possession. The Robert Montgomery Never the Twain Shall Meet Mnntencqro-Smith-Howard . . Mayl6,'3l Pioboats Wm. Haines Sea Eagles Beery-Rambeau Secret Six, The Beery-Harlow Apr.l8,'31 Sidewalks of New York Buster Keaton Squaw Man. The Roland YoungVelez-Baxter Son of the Rajah, The Ramon Novarro Susan Lenox, Her Rise and Fall Greta Garbo Length Feet .Mins. Reviewed Shorts Air Tight Boy Friends May All Teed Up Charley Chase Apr. Ambitious People Colortone Revue Mar. Another Fine Mess Laurel-Hardy Nov. Baby Talk Boy Friends JanBargain Day Our Gang May Bark Brothers, The Dogville ■-••u" Be Big Laurel -Hardy ■ L' Bear Shooters Our Gang May Below Zero Laurel -Hardy Apr. Big Dog House, The Dogville Mar. Big Kick, The Harry Langdon Mar, Bigger and Better Boy Friends 0". Blood and Thunder Boy Friends Jan. Brats, The Laurel-Hardy Busy Barcelona Holmes gP^ Chickens Come Home Laurel-Hardy ^'J China's Ole Man River Holmes P."* Clock Shop, The Revue College Hounds Dogville Copy Novelty O" Crazy House Dane-Moran ^"Y Cuckoo Murder Case, The Flip the Frog Series Oct. Devil's Cabaret Revue 2*": Doctor's Orders Boy Friends n Dogway Melody Dogville Dollar Dl22y Charley Chase Oct. Dublin and Nearby Holmes P*" Fast Work Charley Chase ■'"''• Fiddlesticks Cartoon AuB. Fifty Million Husbands Charley Chase May Flying Fists Flip the Frog Series SoP' Gems of M-G-M Novelty -Ian. Geography Lesson Colortone Revue Mar. Girl Shock Charley Chase A"0 Glories of Nlkko, The Holmes .Aug. Haywire LaurelHardy May Helping Grandma Our Gang Jan. High C's Charley Chase Dec. High Gear Boy Friends Feb. Hsg Wild Laurel-Hardy May Hoosegow Laurel-Hardy Hot Dog Dogville Aug. Into Morocco Holmes Dec. I<ing. The Harry Langdon June Laurel & Hardy Murder Case Laurel-Hardy Sept. Ladies Last Boy Friends Dec. Laughing Gas Flip the Frog Series Mar. Laughing Gravy Laurel-Hardy Apr. Little Daddy Our Gang Mar. Looser Than Loose Charley Chase Nov. Love Business Our Gang Feb. Love Fever Boy Friends Apr. Modern Madrid Holmes Nov. Old Man Trouble Davidson-Nichols Peeps at Peking Holmes Jan. Pip from Pittsburgh, The Charley Chase Mar. Pups Is Pups Our Gang Aug. Rough Seas Charley Chase Apr. Rounder. The Novelty Nov. School's Out Our Gang Nov. Shrimp, The Harry Langdon May Snappy Cabellero Revue Sept. Sena Writer's Revue. The Novelty Aug. 8a auiet on the^Canine Front Dogville Jan. 9,'3I..I571 19 1895 Mar, 29 21,'3I 29 2591 Dee. 13 17.'31 2,'3I..1723 7,'3I. 17... 26... I4,'3I 29... 25... I7,'3I 22... II.'SI 21, '31 4... 10... 27... II... 1 18... 13... 13... 20... 4... 27... 28... 16... 24... 6... 3,'3I. 28,'3I 23... 23... 29... 3,'3I.. 27... 28.'3I 31... 16... 6... 14... 6.. . I4,'3I 4.'3I 28,'3I 15. . . 14, '31 II, '31 15... 2563. ..24. ..Mar. 28 1881 Feb. 15 1889 Oct. 25 , 1479 .1827 Jan. 25 f789 ,1801 .1928 Apr. 5 Mar. 14, '31 ,2782 Mar. 14. '31 .862 Dec. 13 2 reels .1524 Mar. 28 ,1877 Dec. 13 . . . . l6..Mar.l4,'3l ..724 Nov. I Mar. 14,'3I ,1920 Dec. 13 .1493 Nov. I .2354 Sept. 6 , .882 Apr. 4, '31 .1866 May 24 ..568 Aug. 16 .1846 Mar. 29 . .628 .1846 ! 1786 .'!.'.'!!!! Aug".' 23 ..908 Dec, 13 .1775 June 7 2 reels. . . Nov, I .2623 .2278 .1775 Oct. 25 .1400 Feb. 15 . .900 . 1787 .2781 Aug. 2 .1893 Mar. 14, '31 17, '31 21, '31 30. . 25,'3I 22. .. 22... 3... 20... 30... 31, 'SI ,1917 Mar. 14, '31 ,1893 Dee. 13 ,1857 Dee. 13 1825 .851 . . .2 reels ,804 1008 Mar, I4,'3l IBS'! Oct. 18 2471 IS'-' 1893 Aug. 30 1738 Feb. .^861!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 31, '31. .662. 13 808. 28,'3I , 7,'3i :.. 1 1.... 1894 Aug. 16 2I,'3I 25 879 J... 7.'3I..I923 21 1880 Mar. 2S 27 656 Oet. II 3i,'3i..662. Soup Song, The Flip the Frog Series Jan. Spain's Maddest Fiesta Holmes Sept. Sultan's Camp of Victory Holmes Feb. Tale of the Alhambra, A Holmes Fob, Teacher's Pet Our Gang Oct. That Little Bit of Heaven Holmes Mar. Through the Yangtze Gorges Holmes DotThundering Tenors Charley Chase Feb. Tough Winter, A Our Gang June Village Barber, The Flip the Frog Series Sept. Village Smithie, The Flip the Frog Series Jan. Vodeville Laurel-Hardy 2 reels What a Man Charley Chase Feb. 7,'3I When the Wind Blows Our Gang Apr. 5 1795 Who Killed Rover? Dogville Nov. 8 1346 Dec. IS PARAMOUNT-PUBLIX Features Title Star Rel. Date Along Came Youth Charles Rogers Dec. 20.. Animal Crackers Marx Brothers Sept. 6.. Anybody's War Moran & Mack Aug. 2.. Anybody's Woman ChattertonBrook Aug. 30.. Big Pond. The Chevalier-Colbert May 3.. Blue Angel, The Emil Jannings-Marlene Dietrich Jan. 3, '3 22... 24 . .. 4, '31 . Border Legion, The Arlen-Wray-Holt June 28 City Streets Sylvia Sidney-Gary Cooper. .Apr. 18, '31 Conquering Horde, The Arlen-Wray Mar. 7, '31 Dangerous Nan McGrew Helen Kane July 5... Derelict BancroftFrancis Nov. Devil's Holiday, The Nancy Carroll May Dishonored Marlene DIetrlch-McLaglen. ^pr. Fast and Loose Hopkins-Starrett-Lombard Morgan Nov. Feet First Harold Lloyd Nov. Fighting Caravans CooperDamita Feb. Finn and Hattle Errol-Green Feb. 28,'3 Follow Thru ...Rogers-Carroll Sept. 27.. Follow the Leader Ed Wynn Dec. For the Defense William Powell July Gang Buster, The OakleArthur ....Jan. Grumpy Cyril Maude .'.Aug, Gun Smoke Arlen-Brlan Apr. Heads Up RogersKane Oct. Her Wedding Night Clara Bow Oct. Honey Nancy Carroll Mar. Honor Among Lovers ..ColbertMarchRuggles Mar. 21, '3 It Pays to Advertise Fostor-Gallagher-Lombade ..Feb. 28,'3I June Moon Jack Oakie-Frances Dee Mar. 21, '31 Ladles Love Brutes George Bancroft ,..Apr. 26... Ladles' Man Wm. Powell-Kay Francis. . .Apr. 25,31, Laughter Nancy Carroll Oct. 25... L'Enimatique Mr. Parkes ..A. Menjou-C. Colbert (Slightly Scarlet) Let's Go Native MacDonald-Oakle Light of Western Stars Arlen-Brlan-Green ... Love Among the Millionaires. ... Bow-Smith , Man From Wyoming Cooper-Collier Length Feet MIns. Reviewed .6623 Oct. L8 .8897... 99... Aug. 30 .8117. ..75. ..Apr. 5 .7243... 91... Aug. 16 .<9S4...78...May 17 .8848.. 100... Nov. 22 .6068... 68... July 5 8612 6596... 72 Feb.21,'3l .6571. . .71 .. .June 28 .6622.. .75., .Oet. 18 .6743... 75... May 17 8188 Mar. 7,'3I 14, '31 3 26... 17,'3I. 23... II, '31 II... 18. . . 29 .6384. .8351. .8187. .6841. , .8386. .6851. .5670. .5769. .6647. .5815. .6785, .692-4. .6701. .6775. .5764. .6630 . .7171. .7104. .7134. .6390. .71... Nov. ..Jan. 17, ...Feb. 7. .90... Oet .94... May .65. . . Dee. .63... July .68. . .Dec. .66... July 12 . .64 Mar.l4,'3l .76...Sejit. 27 .75... Sept. 27 .74... Feb. 22 ....Mar. 7,'3I ..Feb. 14, '31 ..70. Feb. 28, '31 .70... Apr. 19 Apr.4,'3l .99... Nov. I .71. ..Sept 6 Manslaughter ... Colbert-March Monte Carlo BuchananMacDonald Morocco CooperDietrich .... No Limit Clara Bow Only Saps Work Errol-Arlen-Brlan .. Return of Fu Manchu Oland-Arthur Royal Family of Broadway Ina Claire-Fredric March. Santa Fe Trail Richard Arlen Sap From Syracuss Jack Oakle . . , Scandal Sheet, The BancroftBrookSea God, ■"'he Arlen-Wray Sea Legs Jack Oakle .., Silent Enemy, The Indian Cast Skippy Mitzl Green-Jackie Searl Jaokie Cooper Social Lion, The Oakle-Brian Spoilers, The Cooper-K. Johnston-B. Compson Stolen Heaven Nancy Darroll-PhllllD Tabu ...South Sea Island natives and Chinese half castes . Texan, The Gary Cooper Tom Sawyer Jackie Coogan True to the Navy Clara Bow virtuous Sin, The Huston-Francis 16... .6787 . .70. . May 31 Apr. 19... ■6312. .65. . . May 31 19... .6910. .71. ..July 12 .July 12... ■5989. .68. ..July 12 . Mar. 28,'3I .6364. . . , , Mar. 7, '31 9... .7954. .89. ..July 26 Oct 4 8077. .85. . . Aug. 9 6... .8237. .92. ..Oct II 24,'31 Dec. 6... .6644. .74. . . Nov. 29 26... .9125. iOI. . .Apr. 5 18... .6512. .73. ..Sept 13 .Aug. 23... .7905. .88. . .Aug. 9 7,'3I. 15... .6586. .73. ..May 10 27. . . .7120. 8 . Jan. 31. '31 .7325. ...Jan. 3, •31 7... .7074. .79. . . June 7 • Sept 27... .5839. .83. ..Sept 27 28... .80>I8. .88. ..Aug. 2 .Feb. 7,'31 .6689. .73. . .Dea, 20 .Sept 13... .6534. .78. ..Aug, SO ■ Nov. 29... .5673. .90. . . Nov, iS 14... .6392. .68. . .June 7 Aug. 2... .7551. .88. ..MaV 17 Apr. 25. '31 .7695. . .88 Mar. 21, '31 June 21... .5403. .30. . .June 21 Sept 20... .8128. .92. . .Aug. SO Feb. 21, '31 .683? . Feb. 21 '31 7333 . . .81 Mar.2l, '31 May 10... .7142. .68. . . May 17 Nov. 15... .7648 Oct 18 May 31... .6396. .71 . . . May 12 14, '31 .7059. .85. Feb. 28, '31 Apr. 19... .9412. 105. . .Jan. II 22... .7233. .81. ..Oet 4 June 28... .7411. .82. .June 28 17... .7306. .85. . . Apr. 28 Coming Feature Attractions Title Star Dude Ranch, The Jack Oakle Honeymoon Lane ...Eddie Dowling Kick in Clara Bow ... Lawyer's Secret The Clive Brook .. Vice Squad LukasFrancis Rel. Date May 9, '31 July 18. '31 . . ...May 16, '31 ...June 13, '31 May 30, '31. Length Feet MIns. Shorts Title Star Rel. Date Ace of Spades, The Talkartoon Jan. 17, '31. Accidents Will Happen Smith and Dale Aug. 2... Accordion Joe Talkartoon Dec, 13... Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Wm. & Joe Mandel ...May 3... African Dodge, The To.m Howard Apr. 4, '31. All for the Band Eddie Younger Apr. 4, '31. Antique Shop, The Burns and Allen Mar. 7, '31 Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl Screen Song ...Apr. 18, '31. Around the Samovar A Columbia Broadcasting Feb. 28, '31 Feature Anything But Ham Smith and Dale Jan. 24, '31. Artist's Reverie, The Gamberelli & Co Aug. 2... At Home Lulu McConnell Aug. 9 Ballet Class Dancing Act May 31 Barnacle Bill, the Sailor Talkartoon Aug. 30... Big Splash, The Weismuller-Kruger Jan, 17. '31 Broadway Romeo. A ..Jack Benny Mar. 28,'3I Bum Bandit. The Talkartoon Apr. 4, '31 By Appointment Craig-Bond Nov. I... By the Beautiful Sea Screen Song Jan. 24, '31 Camera Trails Bruce Scenic Oct. II... Chinatown Fantasy Miller-Dova July 5 Chords of Memory R. Bruce Scenic May Iff Cleaning Up C. Conklin-M. Swain Sept. 27 Ceekeyed News No. I Eddie Cantor Aug. 9 riinching a Sale i Harry Richmond Apr. 18, '31 Come Take a Trip In My Airship. Screen Song May 24 Confounded Interest Raymond-Caverly Oct II Cow's Husband. The Talkartoon Mar. I4,'3I Length Reviewed 1 reel 2 reels. I reel Dec. 13 I reel 10 reels. Mar. 14. '31 8 reels, , Mar. 14. '31 ,1 reel. . . Feb. 21. '31 I reel I reel. . . Feb. 28. '31 I reel... Jan. 3, '31 l.reel .June 14 I reel I reel 1 reel. ..... .Aug. 2 2 reels 2 reels I reel I reel I reel I reel Dee. 13 I reel May 24 1 reel 2 reels ! reel I reeL I reel June 14 I reel I reel. . ,8. Mar.28.'31 I reel