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 #:
000183
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, 1931 , MOTION PICTURE HERALD 85 Pardon My Guji Starr-Duryea June 29 5654 .. .63. . .July 5 Sin Takes a Holiday Constanct Bennett Nov, 23 7304. . .81 . . . Nov. 29 Swing High Twelvetrees-Scott May IS 7500. . .75. .. May 3 Coming Feature Attractions Born to Love Constance Bennett May II, '31 Gangster'* Wife Helen Twelvetrees Kid from Madrid Eddie Quillan Little Flat in The Temple, A... Ann Harding Rebound Ina Claire Woman of Experience Helen Twelvetrees Suicide Fleet. The Bill Boyd Whoop-Te-Do-Kid Eddie Quiilan Shorts INote: RKO Pathe does not list running time on Snorts. The approximate running time of reels In the important series, however, lollow: 2 reel comedies 22 min. Pathe Ne¥fs 10 " Pathe Review II " Aesop's Fable* 8 " Grantland Rice Sportllghts 10 •■ Length Rel. Date Feet Mins. Title Star .Mar. 8, '3 .June 29 All For Mabel Carney-Wills Oct America or Bust Pollard July Angles on Angling Sportlight Deo. Animal Fair, The Aesop Fable Feb. Backfleld Aces Rockne Football Oct. Bare Knees Pollard ... Beauties, The Hiatt-Kaley Beauty Secrets from Hollywood. .. Dorothy Nourse-Rita Roseiie. Mar. 14, '31 Big Cheese, The Fable Oct. 26 Boss's Orders, The Morgan-McPhall Aug, Big Hearted Harry Gribbon June Breakfast In Bed Pollard-Pangbom Nov. Bugvilie Romance Fable June Call of Mohammed Vagabond Adventure | reel . .^Apr Campus Champs Nat Carr Feb. Campus Favorites Sportlight June Carnival Revue HIatt-Hughes Aug. Chasing Rainbows Sportlight Aug. Champion Makers Sportlight June Circus Capers Fable Sept. Cobb Goes Fishing Sportlight Oct. College Capers Fable Mar. Cowboy Biues Fablo Feb. Dance With Me Wan2er-Palmer Nov. Dangerous Yiuth Pollard Sept. Deep South Song Sketch Aug. Reviewed .Aug. 23 .June 21 12 2 reels. 27 2 reels. 28 I reel... Jan. 3,'3I i.'3l I reel. .Jan. 3I,'3I 15 1 reel 2 reels. . Mar. 7,'3I 2 reels I reel Nov, t 31 2 reels Aug. 2 22 2 reels.... June 28 16 2 reels 8 1 reel June 21 4. '31 l,'3i 2 reels. Feb. I4.'3i 29 1 reel July 5 3 2 reels July 19 10 I reel 15 I reel June 21 28 1 reel Oct. 4 5 I reel Oct. 4 15, '31.. I reel Mar. 21 I5,'3l...l reel. ..Feb. 7,'3I 23 2 reels. 14 2 reels Nov, 29 24 1 reel June 28 Disappearing Enemies ....Dot Farley-Rex Beil March I, '31. ..2 reels. .Apr. 4, '31 Dixie Chase, The Sportlight Nov. Dogs of Solitude Vagabond Adventure Feb. Drums of Fear Vagabond Adventure June Dude Ranching Sportlight Sept. Duffer Swings Farrell Golf Series Feb. Ebony Shrine Vagabond Adventure Sept. Eve's Fall All Star Dec. Farm Foolery Fable -Sept Flying Feet Knute Rockne Football Oct. Fore! Farrell Golf Feb. Frozen Frolle Fabio Aug. Gem of Agra Vagabond Adventure Oct. Getting on the Green Farrell Golf Mar. Give Me Action Mannlng-Holman Aug. Glacier's Secret. The Vagabond Adventure June 30 1 reel Dee. 13 6.'3I I reel.. Feb. I4,'3I 29 1 reel June 28 21 1 reel Aug. 18 22. '31 ... I reel. . . Mar. 7,'3I 21 1 reel May 31 28 2 reels 14 I leel Sept 20 26 I reel Sept. 13 15, '31... I reel... Feb. i4'3l 31 1 reel Sept. 13 19 1 reel Sept. 27 22 1 reel 17 2 reel Aug. 9 I I reel May 31 Gliding Sportlight Sept 21 I reel. Glory of Spain Vagabond Adventure Nov. Gypped In Egypt Fable Nov. Hearts and Hoofs Rlro-Koefe Sept Help Wanted — Female Pollard Jan. Hidden Goal. The Rockne Football Oct. High Steppet Sportlight Nov. Hold the Baby Agnew-Crane-McPhall Nov. Hooked Sportlight May Hot Tamale Fable Aug. Hurricane Island Vagabond Adventures In the Rough Farrell Golf Mar. I'll Take That One All Star Oct Jungle Jazz Fablo July Junnle Terror Vagabond Adventure Oct. Kid the Kidder Owsley-Marsh Dec. King of Bugs Fable Dee, Lair of Chano-How Vagabond Adventure June Last Yard. The Rockne Football Oct Laundry Blues Fable Aug. Let 'Er Buck Sportlight July Live and Learn McPhaii-DeerIng June Love's Memory Song Sketch Feb. Love That Kills Vagabond Adventure Aug. Midnight Fable Oct. Mind Your Business Annew-Gulllver July Monarehs of the Field Sportlight Dec. Musical Beauty Shop All Star June Mystic Isles Vagabond Adventure Nov. Neat and Tidy All Star Nov. Next Door Neighbors Housman-Oeering Jan .Sept 7 18 1 reel Nov. 9 1 reel Nov. 15 7 2 reel May 31 I l.'3i . . .2 reels. .Jan. I0,'3I 15 1 reel Aug. 30 16 I reel Dec. 13 9 2 reels 18 1 reel May 24 3 1 reel Aug. 9 9 . . . Mar. 28 8,'3I 1 reel . Feb. 28,'3I 5 2 reels 6 I reel July 19 5 1 reel Sept. 20 7 2 reels Sept. 20 21 I reel Jan. 3. '31 15 I reel Juno 7 12 I reel Aug. 30 17 I reel Aug. 23 27 1 reel Aug. 9 15 2 reels Aug. 2 16 1 reel June 7 24 I reel June 7 12 1 reel Oct 25 30 2 reels June 12 14 I reel Doc. 20 7 2 reels June 7 30 1 reel Nov. 22 28 2 reels 28, '31 2 reels... Jan. 3.'3I New Waiter. The Ail Star Sept 14 2 reels. Office Boy. The Fable Nov. 23 1 reel Nov. 29 One Nutty Night Wllls-C»rni>v Nov. 30 2 reels Nov. 22 The Old Hokum Bucket 'Vesoo Fable 7. Apr. 4, '31 Oom Pah Pah Fable May II I reel June 7 Over the Radio Pangborn Deo. 14 2 reels... Feb. 7,'3I Parading Pajamas Johnny Arthur Deo. 21 2 reels. .Jan. 24, '31 Par and Double Par Sportlight Nov. 2 I reel Nov. 22 Pathe News Released Twice Weekly I reel Pick 'Em Young Aonew-Geraohty May 4 2 reels May 10 Parents Wanted Folly Comedy Mar. 15, '31 ..2 reels . Apr. 4.'3I Raequeteers Sportlight Oct. . . ^ Radio Racket Fable Mar. Red Riding Hood Fable Jan. Rich Unoles Richard Carle May Romeo Robin. A Fable June Rouoh and Tumble Soortllght Jan. 19 1 reel Oct. II I. '31 I reel. Feb. 28,'3I 18, '13 I reel. ..Jan. 31. '31 11 2 reels May 3 22 1 reel June 28 25, '31... I reel. Feb. 7.'3I Rough House Rhythm Ed Kennedy 2 reels 26 ... Mar. I4,'3I 19 2 reels Aug. 30 27 1 reel 2 I reel 7 1 reel Aug 23 15. '31... 2 reels.. Jan. 3, '31 7 1 reel. . Sept. 13 8,'3I I reel. Mar. I4.'3I Mar. 22. '31 ... I ree' 9 Mar. 28, '31 24 1 reei 8 I reel Feb. 14. '31 20 I reel July 26 16 Royal Flush. The All Star Dec, Sacred Fires Vagabond Adventure July Sands of Egypt Vagabond Adventure Nov. Satan's Fury Vsnahond Adventure Sept Seoln' Injuns Pollard Feb. Self Defense Soortllnht Sent Shadow of the Dragon Vaiahnnd Adventure Mar. Sink or Swim Sportlight Mar, Ski HI Frolics Sportlloht Aug. Ski Pilot Sportlight Feb. Snow Time Fable July Seme Babies Carle-Hlatt Sept 21 2 reels Aug. Somewhere Out Sportlloht July 13 I reel Speed Limit Sportlloht Mar. Spirit of Sho-Gun Vanabond Adventure Dee. Sportlno Brothers Soortlloht June Staoe Struck Walter Catlett Jan. Stone Age Stunts Fablo Dec Swell People Farlev-Grlhhon Aug. Tale of Tutulla Vagabond Adventure Jan. Temple of Silence Vanabond Adventure July Tennis Top-Notchers Tiidcn-Wills II. Apr. 4. '3 Thorn the Unknown Vaoabond Adventure Mar. 22.'3I...1 reel. ..Apr. 4, '31 Toiiehdown P">-kno Football Nov. Toytown Tale Fable Jan. TrafBe Tanole Carr-Farley Nov, 8,'31...l reel. Mar. 14. '31 28 1 reel Jan. 3, '31 I I reel June 7 18 1 reel .Feb. 28, '31 7 1 reel Dec. 13 24 2 reels. July i<> 25,'3I...I reel.. Fob. 7,'3I 13 1 reel July 19 2 1 reel. 4.'3l...l reel.. Jan. 3,'3I 2 2 rofis Nov. Two Fresh Eggs St. John-Aubrey July Two Minutes to Go Rockne Football Oct Two Plus Fours CarrHill Aug. Undercover Sportlight Jan. Under Par Farrell Golf Mar. Under the Cock-Eyed Moon Carney-Wills Oct. Venetian Nights Vagabond Adventure Aug. Voice of the Sea Song Sketch May Well of Fortaleza, The Vagabond Adventure Feb. What A Tune Pangborn Fob. Winning Putts Farrell Golf Mar. Wizard Land Vagabond Adventure Deo. 6 2 reels July 5 15 1 reel 10 2 reels.. . .July 28 1 1, '31... I reel.. Jan. 24.'3I I5,'3I . , . I reel 9 Mar. 28, '31 26 2 reels Nov. IS 10 1 reel Aug. 16 4 I reel May 3 28, '31... I reel.. Feb, 2I,'3I 8 2 reels I, '31 I reel... Apr. 4,'3I 14 1 reel Dee. 13 SONO ART-WORLD WIDE Features Title Star Re Air Police Kenneth Harlan-J. Dunn Big Fight The Wllllams-Lane Cock 0' the Walk J. Schlldkraut-Loy Costello Case Tom Moore-Lola Lane Damaged Love Collyer Dude Wrangler, The Duryea-Basguette In Old Cheenne Rex Lease-Dorothy Gulliver. Jaws of Hell McLaglen-Hume Just for a Song.. Davis-Carpenter Once a Gentleman Horton-Wllson Reno Roland-Thomson-Love Rogue of the Rio Grande Hatton-Loy Bohr Symphony In Two Flats Novelle-Logan Swanee River Withers-Todd ,. What a Man Donny-Segar Length I. Date Feet..Mlns. Reviewed Apr. 1, '31.. 5500 60.Mar.2l.'3l Sept 1 5850 65... Apr. 19 May IS 7200 80... Apr. 19 Oct. IS 7200.... 78... Oct. 18 Deo. IS Jan.24,'3l June 6200 68... May 24 May. 15, '31 Dee. 30 8850 . . . lOO.Jan.lO.'SI Dec. 20 Sept I June 21 Oct I 7200 80... Oct ol Oct IS 7000 70... Dee. 6 Apr. 15, '31 Mar. I5,'31 58.Jan.3l,'3l June 1 7000 79... Mar. 29 May 2S 2 reels. .June Trying Them Out »...AII Star Twisted Tales Arthur HousmanMarlon Douglas 22. Apr. 4,'3I STATE RIGHTS Features Length Title . Star DIst'r Rel. Date Feet MIns. Reviewed Alma do Gauche Special Cast Edw. L. Klein.. Sept. 6 Bali J. C. Jackson... Nov. IS..7reels Bride 68 Veldt-Brink Am. Angio Apr. 6 100.. Apr. 19 Bright Eyes .Balfour-Trevor New Era July 10. .6800. . .76. .July 9 By Rocket to the Moon ......Ufa Fob. 6,'3I . .97. . .Fob. I4,'3I Caught In Berlin Underworld. Fritz Kortner Feb. 15 Chess Player, The JohannaBlanchard .. Unusual Plet. Civilization H ickman-Markey ...Am. Trad. Assn. July 12 Comrades of 1918 Forenfllm Feb. 28,'3I Constant Nymph, The Ivor Novello Big Three Exc.Aug. 17. .7800. . .87. .July 6 Danger Man, The Chas. Hutchinson ..Cosmos May 20. .6516. . .82. . May 24 Dor Tiger von Berlin Susa-Frank Ufa Film Sept. 12. .5554. . .55. Sept 27 Docks of Hamburg Jugo-Fritseh Ufa Film Ex-Flame Liberty Prod 6480.. 72.. Nov. 29 Eternal Fools Judea Films Sept. 23. .6120. . .88. Sept. 6 Figaro Franco-American 71. .Dec. 7 Heart's Melody Fritsch-Parlo Ufa Film Immortal Vagabond Hald-Froelich Ufa Film In the South Seas with Mr. and Mrs. PInchot. . .Talk. Pic. Epics Sept. I. .5538 May 31 Ingagi African Hunt Congo Pie. Ltd. Apr. 18. .7776. ..86. .Apr. 28 Jade Casket The French Cast Cosmos 5800... 64 Jazz Cinderella M. Loy-J. Robards. .Chesterfield Aug. 14. .6181 . . .68.Sept 20 Ladles In Love Day-Walker Chesterfield May 17. .6095. . .69. . May 3 Lotus Lady Audible Oct. 31 . .6100. . .68. . Nov. 15 Lost Patrol Pro Patria 57.. Dec. 21 Made to Order Julian Eltinge Jesse Well 6240 Jan. 25 Madonna of the Sleeping Cars u--.CIaude Frane Little Playhouse Film Co Oct. 19,'29 Manxman, The Carl Briason Ufa Dec. 21.. 6800 Dec. 14 Melody of the Heart Ufa Film Aug. 29Eng. 8061 .90. .Sept. 6 Germ. 8543 Midnight Special, The Chesterfield Dec. 15. .6190. . .60. . Dec. 6 Mother's Millions May Robson Liberty Prod. Feb. 28,'3I Mysteries of Nature Ufa 71 Pagliacci Italian Opera Audio Cinema Mar. 7,'3I Passion Song, The Olmstead-N. Beery. . Excellent 5080. ..56 Peacock Fan, The Dorothy Dwan Chesterfield 5400. ..60 Poor Millionaire TalmadgeHoward ..Biltmore ...... .Apr. 7. .5200. . .58. . May 17 Fori Special "ast Ufa Films Primrose Path, The Foster-Darrow Hollywood Films. Mar 1930. . .94Jan.24,'3l Rasputin, the Holy Devil .. .Special Cast Martin Berger.. Aug. 30 Romance of the West Jack Perrin Jack Trop Juno 15. .5494. . .61 . .Aug. 2 Saddle King, The Cliff Tex Lyon Anchor Oct. 12 Sea Fury Mildred Harris Tom White 58. .Dec. 7 Slums of Tokio Japanese Cast Moviegraphs Smoke Bellow Conway Tearle First Division 6605. ..73 South of Panama Carmelita Geraghty. . Chesterfield . 6300. ..70 Strange Case of District Unusual Attorney "M" Photoplay Mar 6800 ,.Mar. 22 Throw of the Dice Seeta Dvl Hollywood Pic. .Dec. 29. .6700 May 31 Thunder God Cornelius Keefe ...Crescent 5917. ..66 Today Nagel-Owen Majestic Nov. I.. 6660 Oct. 25 Trails of the Golden West Cosmos ExchangcFeb. 5, '31 . .55. . .Jan. 31, '31 Treasure, The Film Arts Guild Nov. 30 Two Hearts in Waltz Time. .Janssen-Thelmer Asso. C. of A... Oct 10. .8800. . .98. . Oct. 25 Two Worlds Nora Baring-John E. A. Dupont. . . Nov. 21 . .8000. . .82. . Nov. 29 Longdon White Devil Mosjukin-Dagover ..UFA Films Why Cry at Parting Haim-Gralia International 7000. . .78. . Feb. 22 Wild West Whoopee Jack Perrin Allied Feb.28.'3l Women Men Marry Harlan-Blaine Charles Hutchinson Mar. 7,'3i Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna Helm-Ward Allied Films ...May 30.8 reels. ..80. .June 14 Yiddish Mama, The Mae Simon Judea Films 4000 Shorts Lenath Title Star Distributor Feet MIns. Reviewed Anyway By Air VIsugraphic 3 reels May 17 At the Photographers Harry Dolf Elbee 2 reels Beauty Secrets from Hollywood— No. I (technicolor) Welshay Mar. I4,'3I Besides the Western Sea Castle Film... I reel Bird of a Feather Ideal 8 min Apr. 4,'3I Blind Youth Lou Tellegen Capital 2 reels Bosom Friendship Novelty UFA 10 min Bring on the Bride Elbee 2 reels Nov. 9 Broken Doll. The Sadie Banks Judea Films I reel Conquest of the Cascades Educational Gen. Electric Co Apr. 19 Coast to Coast Talker Visugraphic 2 reels Aug. 30 Down Hawaii Way Color Novelty Castle I reel Electric Ship Educational General Electric 9. .Nov 8 Ell-Ell Cantor Waldman Judea Film 950 ft Evening in Jewish Camp Eval Miller Judea Film 1000 ft Felix Fernandino Imperial 9.. Nov 22 Friend Husband Burr 2 reels Frost and Old Lace UFA I reel Sept. 20 In the Goold Old Summer Time Ideal 8 min Apr. 4, '31 Jewish Gypsy Hymlo Jacobson ludea Films 1900 ft... Jewish Melody Cantor Waldman Judea Films, Inc I reel Kiddle Cabaret Mayfair 2 reels Apr. 26 Kids and Pets Color Novelty Castle I reel Kol Nidro No. I.. = Cantor Schmllikel. .. Judea Films 900 ft Kol Nidre No. 2 Cantor Waldman Judea Films 950 ft Land of Freedom Seymour Reitztelt. . .Judea Films, Inc 2 reels Legend of the Skies Ideal 6 min.... Mar. I4,'3i Mal-Ko Mashma-Lou Harry Fold Judea Films Mawas Capital Prod 31/2 reels June 7 Measuring Time UFA Film 7 min Sept. 27 Meet the Family Harry Delf Elbee 2 reels Monkey Business 8 min Apr. 4, '31 Monkey Squawks Burr Matascha PInchus Lavenda... Judea Films. Inc 2 reels Niagara Falls Essanay Dec. 20