Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

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Title:: Motion Picture Herald
Date:: Apr-Jun 1931
Publisher:: [New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:: Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)
Leaf #:: 000185
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 87 UNITED ARTISTS Lady Killer, A Leather Pusher Series No. S.Jan. 28,'3I 2 reels 3,'3I Features —Title Star „ , Rel. Abraham Lincoln ^j"'*"" 51'* Bad One, Tho Del RIo-Lowe May Bat Whlsp»r», The Chester Morris Nov. Devil te Pay Ronald Colman Jan. Du Barry, Woman of Passiom Norma Talmadge Oct. Eyei jf the World . . . Merkel-Holland Aug. Front Paga Adolpho Menjou Apr. Hell'i Anjelf LyonHallHarlow Nov. Hell Harbor Velez-Hersbolt Mar. Indiscreet f.'"""'* „ Klkl Mary Plckford Mar. Lottery Bride, The MacDonald-Garrlck 0«t. On* Heavenly Nl^tit Evelyn Layo-J*tan Boles Jan. (Reviewed under title "Queen of Scandal") RafflN ^ Ronald Colman July Reaching for tiie Hom 0. Falrbanl(s-Befbe Danleli. .Feb. What a Widow Gloria Swanson Sept. Wheope* Eddie Cantor Sept. Length Dato Feet Mins. Reviewed 8.... 8704... 97... Aug. 23 3. ...6673.. .74. ..Mar. 22 29 7810... 66. ..Nov. It 3I,'3I.6B43...74. ..Deo. 6 II 8110. ..90... Nov. I 30 7272.. .81 . . .Aug. 23 4,'3l..8ia0. ..SO.Mar. 28,'3I 15... 10390 June 7 22.... 8354... 92... Mar. 0 Mar. 14, '31 l4.'SI.80a0...89.Feb. 2I,'3I 25 7472. ..83. ..Nov. 22 I0,'3I.7342. ..82. ..Oct 23 26 6509... 70... Aug. 2 21, '31. 8239 Deo. 20 13 8128... 90... Sept. 20 27.... 8393... 93... July 12 Coming Feature Attractions Ret. Date Length Feet Mins. Reviewed Title Star Age for Love, The Billie Dove City Llgbta Charlie Chaplin 7S09. Feb. I4,'3 Corsair Chester Morris Palmy Days Eddie Cantor Rivets Soarfac* Sons 0' Gobs A! Jolson Street Saens Unholy Garden, Tb* Ronald Colman Shorts Title Star Glorious Vamp* Bobby Watson Jan. Second Hungarian Rhapsody May The Amsrleana Coat Otto Matlsson Aug. Wizard's Apprentice Apr. Zampa Sent. Length Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed 25 952. Jan. 25 24 895 July 19 2 978 20 840 Sept. 20 6 1 reel Sept a UNIVERSAL Features Title Star Rel. Data All Quiet an Western Front Wolheim-Ayres-Wray Aug. 24... Bad Sister Nagel-Fox-Davis Mar. 23,'3I Big Timber (Re-Issue) William Desmond Mar. 30... Boudoir Diplomat CompsonKelth-Duncan-Loff Doe. 25... Burning Trail (Re-lssuo) William Desmond July 29... Captain of the Guard La Plante-Boles ........ ^. Apr. 20... Cat Creeps Twelvetrees-Hersholt-HackettNov. 10. . . Cohens and Ke'liys In Africa. ... Sidney-Murray Jan. 19.'3I Concentratln' Kid Hoot Gibson Oot 26... Czar of Broadway Wray-Compion-Harron May 25... East Is West Lupo Velez-Lew Ayres Oct 23... Dracula LugosIManners-Chandler ...Fob. I4,'3I Free Love Nagel-Tobin Jan. 5, '31. HIdo-Out Murray-Crawford Mar. 30... The Iron Man Lew Ayres .Apr. 30, '31. Kino of Jazz, The Whiteman's Band & Special Cast Aug. 17... Lady Surrenders, A Nagel-Tobln-Rathbone-HobartOst 6... Little Accident Fairbanks, Jr., Pago Sept I... Many A Slip Ayres-Bennett Mar. 2,'3I. Mountain Justice Ken Maynard May 4... Outside the Law NolanRobinson Sept 18... Resurrection BolesVeiaz Feb. 2.'3I. See America Thirst Langdon-Love-Summervllle ..Nov. 24... Song of the Caballero Ken Maynard Juno 29... Sons of the Saddle Ken Maynard Aug. 3... Soan Hoot Gibson Aug. 24... Storm, 'The S'"^'*i,P»»* If -' Trailing Trouble Hoot G bson Mar. 23... Trigger Tricks Hoot Gibson June 1... Virtuous Husband Compson-Elliot Nugent Apr. I2,'3l. What Men Want All Star July 31... White Hell ef PItz Palu Special Cast June I... White Outlaw, The (Re-Issue) . .Jack Hoxle May 25... Young Daeir* Mary Nolan June 8... Coming Feature Attractions star Rel. Date Length Feet Mins. Reviewed 12423.. 138. ..Apr. 26 .6083. .67. Mar. I4,'3I .4388 .6093... 68... Oot 4 .4223 .7519. ..83. ..Apr. 5 .6493... 73... Sept 20 .7225 Nov. 8 .5148. ..57. ..Nov. I .7314... 81... Apr. 26 .6683... 75... Sept 27 .6735 Jan. 3,'3I .6356 Dec. 6 .5299... 59... Apr. 19 Mar. 28,'3I 102... Apr. 5 .95... Sept 27 .87... July 12 ...Feb. 28, '3 1 .75... Mar. 22 .78... Aug. 23 ...Jan. 10,'3I .84... Oct 18 .73... July 12 .76... Aug. 9 .58... Sept. 6 .80... Aug. 23 .67... Mar. 29 .57. ..June 21 ...Mar. 21, '31 .67... Sept 8 .86... May 10 .'.73'.'.'.july"i2 .9631.. .8485.. .7897 . . .6630.. .6748.. .7lia.. .6957.. .7575.. .6524.. .6872.. .5303.. .7203.. .5198.. .5462., .6835.. .6041.. .7727. .4511.. .6529. Title Blind Husbands Length Feet Mins. Reviewed Seed John Boles-Genevleve Tobin. Strictly Dishonorable • .i ; Up Fer Murder Ayres-Tobln-Peterson Shorts Title „., Arabian Knights I'm Summervllle All Exolted !,'''"'!';"-"'!?^ n!^ • frln Oswald Cartoon Deo. aiaVka Oswald Cartoon Deo. All for a Lady Leather Pusher Series No. 6. Dee. Brother for Sali funny Jim Juno Butter In Yeg»raan Sidney-Murray May Champion, The k*!l"'o? P"'*"" f'^l Cat s Paw. The Red Star Comedy June Chinese Blues Sporting Youth Mar. Qhlna Oswald Cartoon Jan. Cold Feet . .. Oswald Cartoon Aug. Comeback. The Leather Pusher Seriea No. 4. Deo. Country School, The j 2'" nanarriMis Daze Red 8*ar Comedy Mar. OrteetwU -ni* ::::;::::::. .Oswald cartoon sept 22 1 reel Discontented Cowboy* Sidney-Murray Nov. Divorce A La Carte SidneyMurray Apr. Farmer, The Oswa d Cartoon Mar. Fireman, The OfwaW Cartoon Apr. Fellow Students Sldn«v Saylor Apr. rnwl Ball The Oswald Cartoon Oct Framed Leather Pusher Series No. 7. Jan. Go to Bliie*" Sidney-Murray Oct. Hallowe'en Sporting Youth Apr. Hammer & fiigs Leather Pusher Series No. 2. Oct. Hash Shop gfj**'! C^""?,, f."/ u.iu Riml* Slim Summervllle Jan. . Hell* Kussia gj^^ Comedy Juno 3,'3I....2 roes, Length M. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Apr. 8,'3I 2 reels Mar. 28 25,'3I...2 reels I Nov. 29 15 Dee. 20 31 2 reels Nov. 29 25 2 reels Dee. 21 6, '31 2 reels 25,'3I...2 r»ols 17,'3I...2 reels. .Apr. 4,'3I 31 2 reel*. ... Mar. 29 I2,'3I...I reel 18 1 reel 3 2 reels 5.'SI....I reel II, '31... 2 reels. Mar. I4,'3I Oct. 1 1 12 2 reels Oct II 15, 'SI... 2 reels. Mar. I4,'3I 23,'3I...I reel. .Mar. I4,'3I 8, 'SI.... I n»\ 9 2 reel* Mar. 8 13 1 re*l I4,'3I...2 r**l* Dee. 13 15 2 nel* Nov. 8 14 2 reel* Apr. 6 8 2 roels 14 1 reel Apr. 12 7, '3I 2 reels Deo. 20 .f'llm Summervllle .Tim McCoy June 2,'3I May 20.'3I...2 reels... Hello Napeleon Here's Luck »Tlni BothwJd " : : : : ". '.Sidney: Mi'rraV ' . V. V. : : : : Ma^. -4,''3 1 . ; . . 2 reels. SSld^'MfteT.. R'I Com«ly Jun. 24,'3I...2 reejs, u.M'« MmIs Oswald Cartoon June H^iplcked Os^ald cartoon Aug His Bachelor Daddy S"""?,. V'"^,:^.M« Hot for Hollywood Oswald Cartoon May In nM Mamma Sidney Murray Jan. t HapernrtTTn Hiil^od Red Star Comedy Feb. Kane Meet* Abel ^•'15"' E^'t'^Q-i.: W i vM Rahvt* Leather Pusher series No. I. Sept KnoekoutTrhe !!!.;.! Leather Pusher Serie* Ne. S.Nov. 17. Apr. 4,'3I 2 1 reel June 7 11 1 reel 14 2 reels Apr. 19 19 1 reel May 24 21, '31... 2 reels. Jan. 3,'3I 2,'3I 2 reel* Nov. 29 ll,'3l...2 reel*. 5 2 r»*l* 5 2 reel* Oct II .2 reels. Jan. ,2 reels .2 reds Nov. 22 .2 reels Nov. 22 . I reel .1 reel Nov. 29 .2 reels Mar. 29 I reel June 28 IS I Laughback. The Red Star Comedy Deo. 24.. Let's Play Slim Summervllle Apr. 29, '31.. Love Punch, The Sidney-Murray Deo. 10 Mardi Gras Leather Pusher Series No. S.Dea 17 Mars Oswald Cartoon Dee. 29 Mexico Oswald Cartoon Nov. 17 Mush Again Sunny Jim Apr. 23. My Pal Paul Oswald Cartoon June 16. Navy, The Oswald Cartoon Nov. Neighbors Sunny Jim Mar. No Privacy Red Star Comedy Apr. One Day to Live Red Star Comedy Apr. Parisian Gaieties Slim Summervllle June Not So Quiet Oswald Cartoon July Ou La La Slim Summervllle Nov. Parlez-Vous Summervllle Sept _._ Prison Panic Oswald Cartoon Apr. 28 I reel May 10 Rolling Along Sidney-Murray ..^ Oct. 1 2 reel*. Royal Bluff Slim Summervllle Feb. 18,'3I . . .2 reels. Feb. 2S,'3I Sargie's Playmates Slim Summervllle Mar. 8, '31 2 reels. Feb. 21,31 Scared Stiff Red Star Comedy May I3,'3I . . .2 reels. Stay Out, The SidneyMurray May Shipwreck Oswald Cartoon F*l>. Schoolmates Sporting Youth Apr. She's a He Sunny Jim June Singing Sap Oswald Cartoon Sqrti Snappy Salesmen Oswald Cartoon Aug. Spooks Oswald Cartoon July Stop That Noise ....Sunny Jim July 3 1 reel Nov. 26 2 reels Mar. 22, '3 1... 2 reels I, '31 2 reels. I0,'3I...2 reels. 7 1 reel July 2S 26 2 reels Nov. 11 10 2 reels Aug. 16 . Novelty Sept 2 Novelty Sept S.... Novelty Nov. 4 Novelty Deo. 5.... Novelty Jan. 6 Novelty Feb. 7.... Novelty Mar. 8 Novelty Apr. 9 Novelhr May 10.... Novelty May Sunny South Oswald Cartoon Apr. Talking Newsreel Sept. Tramping Tramps Oswald Cartoon Mar, We We Marie Slim Summervllle Oct You said It Sailor Red Star Comedy ..Nov. Strange as It Seems Ne. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. 27,'3I...2 reels. O.'SI I reel. .Feb. 21, '31 28 2 reels Apr. 26 4 2 reels May 10 IS I reel Sept 20 18 1 reel 21 I reel 16.. 2 reel* June 14 I I feel Sept 20 29 I reel Oot. II 3. .....I reel Nov. 22 22 1 reel Doe. IS 19, '31... I reel.. Jan. 3,'3I 16, '31... I reel.. Feb. 7,'3I 18, '31... I reel. .Mar. I4,'3I 13, '31... I reel... 1 1. '31... I reel 8. '31.... I reel... 20, '31... I reel 29 1 reel 31 1 reel Mar. 29 29 ..2 reels Oot 11 19 2 reels Nov. IS WARNER BROTHERS Features (Available sound-on-flim and sound-oa-dlse) Title Star Ret. Date Big Boy Al Jolson Sept 6... Captain Applejadi John Halllday .....Jan. 31, '31 Captain Thunder F. Wray-V. VartonI Deo. 13... Courage Bennett-Nixon June 7... Dancing Sweeties All Star July 19 Divorce Among Friends All Star Dee. 27... Doorway to Hell Lewis Ayres Oct. 18... Dumbbells In Ermine Armstrong-Gleason-Kent ....May 10... Fifty Million Frenchmen W. Gaxton. H. Broderick ..Feb. I4,'3I Golden Dawn Woolf-Segal June 14... Hold Everything Lightner-Brown-O'Nelll ....May I... Illicit Stanwyck-Rennle Feb. I4.'3I Life of the Party Winnie LIghtner Oot 25... Maybe It's Love Brown-Bennett Oct 4... Mammy Al Jolson May 31... Man From Blankey'*, The John Barrymore May 24... Man Hunter Rln-Tln-Tln May 3... Man to Han Holmes-Mitchell Dee. S... (Reviewed under title "Barber John'* Boy) Matrimonial Bed All Star Aug. 2 Moby Dick John Barrymore Sept 13 My Past Daniels-Lyon Mar. I4,'3I (Reviewed under title "Ex-Mlstres*"> Office Wife Mackalll-Stone Aug. 23... OhI Sailor Behave Irene Delroy-Chas. King Aug. 16... Old English George Arliss Sept 27... Other Men's Women Astor-Wlthm Jan. I7,'3I (Reviewed under title "Steel Highway") Outward Bound Leslie Howard Nov. 29. . . Recaptured Love Bennett-Halllday July 8... River's End Blckford-Knapp Nov. 8... Rough Waters Rin-Tln-TIn June 7... Royal Box (German) Molssl-Horn Sit Tight LIghtner-Brown Feb. 28,'31 Sinners Holiday WIthers-Knapp Oct II... Soldier's Plaything. A Loder-Langdon-Lyon Nov. i... Those Who Oanoe Monte Blue Apr. 19... Three Faces East BennettVon Strohelm July 26... Under A Texas Moon Fay-TorresLoyBeery Apr. I... Viennese Night* Gray-Segal-Pldgeon Jan. 31, '31 Length Feet Mln*. .6275... 69. .5776... 8S. .6875... 67. .6830... 74. .5656... 62. .6076... 66. .7092... 78. .6300 70. ....6680... .7447... 83. .7513. ..84 .7344. ..81. .7152... 79. .6568... 73. .7570... 84. .8187 .4383... 49. .6281 ...69. Reviewed ..July 28 ..Aug. 23 ..Sept. 27 ..May SI ..June 14 . . Oot 4 .Sept 20 ..June 7 Jan. 3,'3I ..June 21 ..Apr. 12 ..Oct 25 .Oct 25 .Oct 2S .Mar. 29 .Apr. 12 Apr. 12 .Oot 4 6242... 69... Aug. 9 7109. ..78. ..Aug. 16 6693... 74... Dec. 20 ,5390... 59... Oct 4 . 6223... 8S... July 12 .7928... 87... Aug. 30 ,6403. ..71. ..Oct 4 ,7568 6120 8774 ,4280. ,8000. 7108. ,5538. .5188. 6876. 6520. .7498. 9001. 83... Sept 20 68...Juae 7 ..74... Oct 4 .68... July 26 .89... Deo, 28 .79... Oct 4 .62...0»t 4 .57 .76... July 12 .72... June 21 .83... Apr. 12 .99... Aug. 30 Coming Feature Attractions Title Star Rel. Date Alexander Hamilton George Arliss The Maltese Falcon John Barrymore God's Gift to Women Fay-LaPlante Apr. 25,'31.6708 Mar, Gold Dust Gertie Winnie LIghtner The Four-Flusher Edw. G. Robinson Millionaire, The George Ariiss May 1,'SI Mar. I4.'3I Publlo Enemy, The Woods-Cagney May I5,'3I Svengall John Barrymore May 22, '31 The Mad Genius Danlels-Cortez Length Feet Mins. Reviewed I4,'3I Vitaphone Shorts Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Adventures In Africa.. No. I. Into the Unlimwis 2 reels Adventures In Africa No. 2. An Afrlean Boma 2 reels Adventures In Africa No. 3. The Lion Hunt 2 rtel* Ab*ent Minded Perkln»-Ford 882... 10... Apr. 12 Africa Shriek* Hugh Cameron I reel.... Ain't Nature Grand Looney Tune* No. 7.... Jan. 24,'3I Alaska— Laff Tour Eddie Lambert I reel Algiers Novelty Scenle I reel Alpine Echoes Douglas Stanbury I reel Dee. 13 And Wife Elllott-Davl* 971 . . . 1 1. . .Apr. 12 Angel Cake A. Rasch Glrls-C. Landry, J. Ray Foursome. 2 reels. Feb. 21,31 At Home, Potter Series Llttlefleld-Ward l43S...I6...Mar. 15 At the Round Table Helllnger-Hopper-Runyon-Corbett I reel 0*t. 4 At Your Service Landls-Halllgan-Blaokwood 6S3 7 Baby Bandit The Babby Watson-Ann Cornwall I reel Bard of Broadway, The Walter WInchell 2 reels Oct 4 Barefoot Days Cast of Chlldrea I reel Battery of Songs, A Hoyt-Coots-Qulntelle 719 8... May 10 Believe It or Net, No. I Robert L. Ripley 2 roels May 24 Believe It or Not, No. 2 Robert L. Ripley I reel Dee. < Believe It or Not, Ne. 3 Robert U. Ripley I reel Believe It or Not No. 4 Robert L. Ripley I reel Nov. I Believe It or Not No. 5 Robert L. Ripley I reel Aug. 36 Believe It or Not No. 6 Robert L. Ripley.... I reel..? Mar. 28 Believe It or Net, No. 7. Believe It or Net No. 8 ... Believe It or Not, No. 9 Believe It or Not— No. 10... Benefit The Bernle, Ben Big Deal, The Big Man From the North .Robert L. Ripley. ...Robert L. Ripley ...Robert L. Ripley ...Robert L. Ripley ...Joe Frisco . . . Omhestra ...Harry Holman ...Looney Tunes No. 6... .Feb. 2 1, '3 1 ... I reel I reel I reel I re el 928... 10. 771..,. 9. I reel I reel Jan. I0,'3I ..Feb. . .Apr.