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 #:
000182
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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84 MOTION PICTURE HERALD April 11, 1931 Desperatt Sam Bert Gordon Mar. Davll Sea Ethal Merman & LesI la Stowe.Feb. Dlt«overed Sally Ward Jan. Dizzy Olshet Talkartoon Aug. Dreiden Dolls, The , Mane Gamberelll July Drifting Along Robert Bruce Scenic Sept, Elmer Take* the Air Stubby Kreuger-Assan JordanofT Apr. Excuses Bruce Novelty Nov. Fatal Card, The W. & E. Howard Nov. Firebugs Talkartoon May Fit to Be Tied Burns & Allen Aug. Feed for Thought Allen & Canfleld Sept. French Line, The Gina Male Jan. Getting a Break Block & Sully May Glow Worm. The ....Screen Song Aug. Go Ahead and Eat Tom Howard Jan. Ge Ahead and Sing Tom Howard Oct. Grand Uproar Talkartoon Oct. Great Pants Mystery Smith & Dale Feb. Happiness Remedy Ted Lewis Feb, Headache, The Billy House Mar. He was Her Man Gllda Gray Apr, Helping Hand, The Solly Ward Oct. Her Future Ethel Meraan ....Sept, His Price Johnny Burke ,...Dec Hit Wife's Birthday Solly Ward Oct. Hot Air Merchant Charlie Buggies Sept. Hot Dog Talkartoon Mar. Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight, A Screen Song Aug, Hudson and its Moods Leslie Stowe & Speed Young. Apr. Hurry Doctor I Came First Herman TJmberg Apr. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain. . -Screen Song Mar. I'm a Wild Woman Boydell-Ash Aug. I'm Telling You Willie & Eugene Howard. . .Mar. in Again. Out Again Cook-Bond Dee. In My Merry Oldsmobile Screen Song , In the Good Old Summer Time.. Screen Song June Insurance Eddie Cantor Aug. Introduction of Mrs. GIbbs Lulu McConneil Sept It Might Be Worse Georgie Jessel Ian. It's All Over Marion Harris ,..Dec. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now. Screen Song ,,..Feb. Jazz Preferred Zeiaya Aug. Just a Pal Miner Watson Nov. Kandy Kabaret Children's Ballet Aug. Knights In Venice Smith & Dale Mar. Lady, You Slay Me Perkins-H illpot Sept La Paloma Screen Song Apr. La Schnapps, Ine Smith & Date Nov. Laugh It Off June MacCloy Feb. Let's Stay Single Frances Williams j. Mar. Love In the Suburbs Victor Moore Jan. Make Up Your Mind Alice Bouiden Jan. The Male Man Talkartoon Apr. Many Moons Bruce Novelty Aug. Mariutch Screen Song Nov. Marry or Else Arthur & Morton Havoll Oct. Meek Mr. Meek, The Jimmy Barry Aug. Meet the Boy Friend Lillian Roth ...Aug. Melodies Smith Bros., Singing Million Me't, A Lee Morse Apr. Miscast James Kelso-Dolores DeMonde.Mar. Model Women All Star ,...Dec. My Gal Sal Screen Song Oct. Moonlight and Romance MorenoMartini Feb. M'Lady Irene BordonI Mar. My West Bruce Novelty Mar. Mysterious Mose Talkartoon Dee. Neighborly Neighbors Lulu McConneil Aug. New Rhythm Azplazer & Band i^. Oct. Noah's Lark Talkartoon Oct. Office Blues Ginger Rogers Nov. Oh Teddy Billy House Dec. or King Cotton George Dewey Washlngten. . Dec. Die Man Whoopee Art Frank Sept. On a Sunday Afternoon Screen Song Nov One Big Night Ben Blue ..Feb! Operatic Selections Tito Schlpa May Paramount Acts Paramount Comedies Paramount Pictorial No. I Clara Bow ' Sept 29 1832 28,'3I.I reel 17. '$1.1 reel. . .Jan. 17, '31 9 I reel 26 I reel 6., .. I reel Dee. 20 25.'3I.2 reels 29^. . . I reel » . • 8.,.. I reel 10. ...I reel Apr. I* 2 I reel 13 I reel 24. '3(.l reel 17 I reel June 28 23 I reel July 19 3,'3I..I reel Dee. 13 23 I feel Dee. 13 4.... I reel I4,'8I.2 reels I4,'3I.I reel 14. 'SI. 2 reels 25, '31 .2 reels 4 i reel 8....i reel 13 I reel. . . Mar. 21, '31 26 2 reels 13. . . 2 reels 29.... I reel . . . . I reel July • 31 . 1 reel 8 reels. . Mar. 14. '31 ...I reel '31.1 reel . . . . I reel '31.1 reel , . . . i reel Nov. 22 6.Mar.2i,'3i I reel I reel June 28 . . . 1 reel '31 .2 reels 1 reel '31.1 reel I reel July 5 I reel I reel June 28 I reel I reel 574 2 reels '31... I reel '3 1... I reel 3 1... 2 reels '31... I reel 31 . 1 reel I reel Sept, ■ I reel Nev. 8 2 reels I reel .1 reel I reel 964 Ja>. 28 ■31.., I reel RADIO PICTURES Features 7. 23. 20. 3.' 20. 14.' 30. 15. 23. 23. 8. 12. 8. 14, 14, 31. 10, 25, • 9 IS 25 16 SO '31.. 31.. 31.. . I reel . I reel . I reel .1 reel . I reel reel . '31. No. 2 Fish Faces; Munich Mannikins; Walrus Hunting In Siberia: Stars No. 3 In the Gloaming — Lowell ThomasJesse Crawford No. 4 Whaling in North Atlantic— Lowell ThomasLeslie Thrasher No. 5 Up the River in Mexico — Lowell Thomas-John Phillip Sousa No. 6 The Trout Harvest— The Children's Lowell Thomas Rudy Vallee — Lowell Thomas ,2 reels. . . .Oet. . I reel . I reel , . I reel .2 reels . I reel .1 reel.. .1 reel . I reel . I reel . . , I reel .2 reels .1 reel Mar.l4.'3l ..Dee. 13 29 .July No Oct. . 1 reel Nov. 29 1 reel Dec. 27 1 reel Jan. 31, '31.. 1 reel Feb. 28,'3I.. 1 reel Mar. 28.'3I.. 1 reel Thomas Apr. 25 Dec. 27. Paramount Sound News (Two Editions Weekly) Patient. The The Three Swifts ...Nov Pent House Blues Muriel D'Or-Cy Kahn Feb Pest. The Tom Howard Mar Plastered Willie, West 4, McGlnty . . . . Nov.' Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep. Screen Song jan Pulling A Bone Burns & Allen !.!jan' Pusher In The Face Putting Party. The Juliet . . Radio Salutes Raising the Roof Lillian Roth &' Band. Aug.' Red Green & Yellow Lulu McConneil Oct Resolutions Billy House ...Aud Row. Row, Row Screen Song Dec Kube. The Jimmy Barry ...June Runaway Boys Bruce Novelty Jan Sailor's Luck. A George Beatty Sept. Seeing Helen Home Helen Lynd ... . Sec Seven In One Juliet Mav f n'P'y ^ Eugene Howard. V.'. Jan. Sing. You Dancers Puck & White Sept Sky Scraping Talkartoon Nov Sky Scrappers Chester Conklin Dee' Somebody Stole My Gal Screen Song MaV Song Service Lee Morse & zi.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.Q^i' Stateroom 19 Clute-La Mar Ja" Stein Song .. Screen Song-Valee Sent Story Book Parade, The Children's Ballet Oct Strike Up the Band Screen Song " SeoL Studio Sap Chester Conklin .... . Feb Sunset Hunter R. Bruce Scenic . . . Juti Sure Cure Lynn Overman .... Nov Swing You Sinner Talkartoon sp„t Taxi ... Chester Conklin .....■.'.■.■.'.■.■ .'Apr' Tja'her's Pest Talkartoon Feb The Tide Rises R. Bruce Scenic ijuiy Tongue Tied Lulu McConneil Dec Tons of Trouble Rudy Muller and Rosle Jan T»P Notes Willy Robyn Mar Tree Saps Talkartoon Feb Tune Detective, The Dr. Sigmund Spaeth ip?" Two's Company . Marion Harris Feb Tune Detective, The Dr. Sigmund Spaeth 'Feb 5'",. Three Ormonde Sisters. ..... July Up to Mars . Talkaroon «»» Voices of Lonely Men R. Bruce Scenic .Anr' Why Continue the Struggle Casey-McHugh Nov J)""J"«S • Talkartoon .'.iVxi Yes. We Have No Bananas Screen Song Aar You're In the Army Now Johnny Burke . Oct I 29 I 2I.'SI...I i4,'3l...l 22 1 i0.'3l...l I0.'3I...I 24 I 18 I 30 ,2 20 1 21 I 3I.'3I..,I 13 I 6 I 21. '3< .1 31. '31.. 20 I 6 2I.'3I.. 25 I7.'3I.. 6 4 27 28.'3I...» 12 ;i I I 20 1 il.'3l...2 7,'3I...I 14 1 13 I 3.'3I...I 2I,'3I...I 2I.'3I...I 25. '31... I 7.'3I...I I4.'3l.f.l 28 I 22 I 19 I 15 I 19 I 28 I II 2 reel reel reel reel reel reel reel... Nov. 8 ... .28 Mar. 28, '31 reel .... ID Mar.28.'3l reel Oct II reel reels reel reel „ . . reel reel Nov. IS reel reel reel reel 'eel reels. .. .Jan. 25 reel reel reel reel Sept. 6 reel Aug. 23 reel reels reel reel Sept. 6 reel Oet. 1 1 reel reel reel reel reel reel ..Mar. i4,'3l reel "■eels reel .. .Jan. 3,'3I reel Nov. 22 reel reel Nov. 22 reel reel 'eel June 14 reel May 24 reels .7133 .7413 ,79.. .82.. Reviewed Apr. 19 Feb.28.'3l Deo. 13 .Mar.7.'3l . Oct 24 Jan.3.'3l Feb.l4.'3l . . Nov. 8 ..Apr. 5 Title Star Length Rel. Date Feet Mint. Alias French Gertie Danleit-Lyon Apr. 20 6416... 65. Bachelor Apartment Lowell Sherman-Irene Dunn. Apr.15,'31 .6880. ..77 Beau Ideal Vall-Forbes-Stengel-Rleh Young Jan. 25. '31 Behind Office Doors Astor-Ames-Cortez Mar.lS.'SI Board and Room Hugh Herbert. Edna May Oiiiver Check and Double Check Amos n' Andy -Carol -Rich ..Oct. 25 6923 ..75. Cimarron Richard-Dix-lrene Dunn ...Feb.9.'3l .11111.. 124. Cracked Nuts Wheeier-Woolsoy Apr. 18, '31 Conspiracy, Tho Love-Trevor-Spark* Aug. S 915... 72. Cuckoos. The Wheeier-Woolsoy May 15 7455... 82. Danger LIghti Woihelm-Armstrong-Arthur .Sept. 22 8556... 73. (Reviewed Sept 6 Standard Film and Dee. 6 WIdo Film) DIxlana Bebe Daniels Aug. I 8908 .. .99. . .July 26 Escape All Star Cast Sept I 602S. . .68. . . Feb. 1$ Fail Guy, The Mulhali-Sparks-Clarke . ....June IS 6I7S. . .68. . . May 31 Half Shot at Sunrise Wheeier-Woolsoy Dee. 27 6758. . .79. . .Sept 27 He Knew Women Sherman-Joyce M*y 18 <SI9. . .70. . . Apr. 28 Hook, Line & Sinker WheelerWoolsey Dec. 27 6758. . .75. . .Oect 8 Kept Husbands Dorothy Mackalll-J. McCrea.Feb.22,'3l .6832. ..78 Jan.24.'3l Inside the LInee Compson-Forbet July 20 6852. . .73. . .July 12 Lawful Larceny Daniels-Thompson Aug. 17 6309. . .69. . .July 19 Lady Refuses. The Betty Compsen-John Darrow.Mar. 8, '31 .6449. . .72 Leafhernecking Foy. Jr. -Rubin-Irene Dunne Sept. 22 7600. . .81. . .Sept 8 Midnight Mystery, The Compson-Sherman June I 6469. . .72. .. May 31 Pay Off, The Lowell Sherman Oct. IS 6377. . .78. . .Sept 13 Runaway Bride. The Astor-Hughes May 24 6194. . .72. . .May 31 Millie Helen Twelvetree* Feb.8,'3l ..7608. ..85 Jan.l7.'3l Perfect Alibi All Star Apr.l.'3l ..6829... 76 Royal Bed. The Bherman-Astor Jan. 15. '31 .6480 . . .72. . . Dae. IS She's My Weakness Carol-Lake-Bunce Aug. I 6727. . .73. . .June 28 Shooting Straight Dix-Lawlor July 20 6720 .. .71 .. .July 12 Silver Horde Brent-Wolhelm Oct 25 6768. . .75. . .Sept 27 W Plan. The All Star Mar.lS.'SI .8814. . .98.. . Apr.4.'3l Coming Feature Attractions Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mint. Reviewed Born to the Racket Richard Dix-Shilling Sheridan Going. Going, Gone Robert Wooisey-Florence Roberts High Stakes Lowell Sherman-Mae Murray Laugh and Get Rich Edna May OliverDorothy Lee Apr. 20 ..6493... 72 The Woman Between Lily Damlta-Mlrlam Seegar Too Many Cooks Bert Wheeler-Dorothy Lee Traveling Husbands Evelyn Brent Waifinq at the Church Kerr-Prevost-Brlan-Hlnet White Shoulders Astor-Coitez Shorts Title Star Ret. Oat* Length Reviewed Aunts In the Pants W. Catlett Nov. 22 2 reels. 20. Dec. IS Blondes Prefer Bonds Louise Fazenda Broken Wedding Belle Dane-Arthur Sept. Cash and Mary Vaughn-Cooke-Sargenl Mar. Dizzy Dates Dane-Arthur Dec. Dumbeils In Derblet Geo K. Arthur-Karl Dane. Feb. Eventually But Not Now Vaughn-Coeke Apr. Fall to Arms, A Louise Fazenda Oct Golf Specialist. The W. C. Fields Aug. Good Time Kenneth Marc Connelly July Guest. The Maro Connelly May Hey Diddle Diddle Nick & Tony Dee. Hot Bridge May Humanette No. I Benny Rubin Aug. Humanette No. 2 Hutchinson -Larch Sept Humanette No. 3 Clyde-Rubin Oct Humanette No. 4 B. T. Murray Nov. Humanette No. 5 All Star Deo. Humanette No. 6 Benny Rubin Jan. Humanette No. 7 Nat Carr Feb. Humanette No. 8 All Star Mar. Humanette No. 9 Apr. He Loved Her Not Nick & Tony Jan. Itching Hour, The Louise Fazenda Feb. Knights Before Xmas DaneArthur Nov. Land of the Sky Blue Daughters. Vaughn-Cooke Mar. Lime Juice Knights Dane-Arthur Mar. Magnate, The Marc Connelly Mar. Men Without Skirts Dane-Arthur Aug. Mickey's Bargain Mickey Yule Dec, Mickey's Crusader* Mickey Yule Apr. Mickey's Luck Mickey Yule Mar. Mickey's Merry Men Mickey Yule July Mickey's Musketeers Mickey Yule Oct. Mickey's Stampede Mickey Yule Feb. Mickey's Winners Mickey Yule Aug. Mickey the Romeo Mickey Yule June Mickey the Whirlwind Mickey Yule Apr. Mickey the Warrior Mickey Yule May Moonlight & Monkey Business. .. Nick & Tony Nov. Off to Peoria Nick & Tony July Paiooka Flying School June Peep on the Deep, A ClarkeMcCullough Sept. Pure & Simple Louise Fazenda Sept. Razored In Old Kentucky Nick 4 Tony Oct. Second Hand Kisses Louise Fazenda Mar. She Went for a Tramp Hugh H erbertRoseo Ates...Mar. Society Goes Spaghetti Nick & Tony Sept Talking Turkey Benny Rubin Jan. Toby Holiowe'en Toby, the pup May Toby In the Bughouse Toby, the pup Deo. Toby In Circus Times Toby, tho pup Jan. Toby in the Brown Derby Toby, the pup Mar. Toby Down South Toby, the pup Apr. Toby the Fiddler Toby, the pup Sept Toby tho Mln«r Toby, Toby In the Museum Tiby, Toby the Milkman Toby, Toby the Showman Toby. Too Hot to Handle Louise Fazenda Trader Ginsburo N»t Cam the pup Oct. the pup Aug. the pup Feb. the pup Nov. . Nov. . Deo. 1 2 reels. 20. June 21 16 2 reels 7 2 reels. 19 7.'3l...,l7l2.l9.Mar. 7,'3I 13 2 reels. .. Apr. 19 20 1774... 20 19 2 reels. 21. July 8 20 1 reel Aug. • 25 1 reel 7 1 reel. ..19 11 2 reel 22 1 reel... 8. July 6 1 10 1 8 20 1 reel ..S.Nov. 8 27 1 reel 25, '31.. I reel. 9. Jan. 3.'3I 25.'3I 925.10 Mar.l4,'3l 22. '31.... 773. 9. Mar. 7,'3I 15. '31 25,'3I...I803...20 I. '31.... 1937... 22 15 2 reels. 18 30 2 reels May 3 22.'3l...i83i.2I.Mar. 7,'3I 30 1 reel 19 2 reel July S 27 2 reels . 19. Deo. IS I2'3I 30 2 reels Apr. 12 20 2 reels Aug. 18 20 1623... 18. Aug. IS 7.'SI....I678...I9 17 2 reels 22 2 reels 27 2 reels 25 2 reels IS 2 reels. 21. Nev. IS 13 2 reels June 14 22 1 reel... 21 1 2 reels. 20. July 8 15 2 reels. ...Oct II 20 IS99. ..IS.Nov. 8 29'3I...I678 IS.'SI... 1771... Mar. 7. '31 15 2 reels. 20. Sept 27 25. '31 I,'3I....608 7 1 reel... 8. Deo. IS 25,'3I 563 6 22.'3I....626..7 Mar. 7,'3I I5,'SI....S75....7 I I reel.. .7 I S.Nov. IS 19 1 reel May 24 25.'3l....e20. ...7 22 1 reel. . .7. Nov. 8 15 2 reels. 21. Dec. 13 27 2 reels. 18. Deo. IS Trouble from Abroad Ford Sterling. Lucien Littlefleld 2 reeier . Mar. i4.'3l Wife O'Reilly Nick &. Tony Feb. 25. '31 ... 1763.20. Mar. 7,'3f Who's Got the Body Nick & Tony Aug. 3 2 reels May 24 RKO PATHE Features (Available sound-on-flim and sound-on-disc) Star Rel Date Boyd Apr. 12 QuillanArmstrong -Gieasen. ..Oct. 26 7310. TwelvetreesHolmesRam heau-Gleason Sept 21 7508. HardJng-Astor-Horton Ames July 13 8870. Horton Ralston-Laplante Miller Feb. 22.'SI Eddie Quillan Aug. 3.. . 8394. Boyd-Twelvetreei Jan. 18. '31. 7650. Title Beyond Victory Big Money .... Her Man Holiday Lonely Wives Nioht Work .. Painted Desert Length Feet MIns. Reviewed .82 .85... Sept IS .97... June 14 . ..Jan. 24. 'SI .95... Aug. 23 .85. Jan. I7,'3I