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 #:
0001664
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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42 MOTION PICTURE HERALD ITHEATCC RECEIPTS — CCNT'Dl June 27, 1931 Theatres Current Week Houston Kirby 1.654 25c-50c 2,700 25c-60c Metropolitan 2,512 25c-60c RKO Majestic... 2,250 25c-60c lnf1;jinAr>Alie iiiuiandpoiis 1.100 25c-50c 2.600 2Sc-50c 3.300 25c-65c 2 000 ^JC"OUC 2.800 25cSOc Kansas City Loew Midland 4.000 2Sc-50c 3.067 35c-60c 2.000 25c-60c 900 25c-60c 2.200 25c-50c Los Angeles Carthay Circle. . . Fox Criterion . . 1.652 35c -65c International 2.000 25c-50c 2.418 35c-65c 2.100 2Sc-65c 2.750 35c-65c 3.596 35c-65c RKO 2,700 35c-65c United Artists...' 2,100 3Sc-65c W. B. Downtown 2,400 35c-50c Milwaukee 2.660 2Sc-60c 1,437 25c -50c Garden . . 1,150 25c •60c Palace 2.587 25c -60c 2.180 25c-60c 1.406 25c-60c Warner 2,500 25c-60c 3.275 25c-65c Minneapolis 812 20c-35c 1,238 20c-40c 4,000 30c-7Sc RKO Orpheura... 2,900 25c-S0c 2,300 25c-50c Montreal 2.670 25c-60c 1.914 15c-40c 2.982 25c-7Sc 2.600 25c-99c Picture Grosa "Always Goodbye" (Fox) 700 (3 days) "Blue Ange!" (Para.) 2.800 (4 days) "Young Sinners" (Fox) 8,500 (2Sc-50c) "Lawyer's Secret" (Para.) 10,000 "Donovan's Kid" (Radio) 7,000 (25c -SOc) "Daddy Long Legs" (Fox) 5,000 (2nd week) "Up Pops the Devil" (Para.) 6,500 "Virtuous Husband" (U.) 20,000 "Stepping Out" (MGM) 8,000 "Never the Twain Shall Meet" 9,000 (MGM) "Women of All Nations" (Fox).... 16,000 "Bad Sister" (U.) 17,000 "Vice Squad" (Para.) 13,750 "Up Pops the Devil" (Para.) 4,500 "Going Wild" (W. B.) 6,600 "Daddy Long Legs" (Fox) 7,000 (3rd week) "Trader Horn" (MGM) 13,000 "Came De Cabaret" (U.) 4,100 "Laughing Sinners" (MGM) 27,000 "Three Girls Lost" (Fox) 10,400 "Seed" (U.) 15,000 "Forbidden Adventure" (Para.).. 11,000 "Up For Murder" (U.) 15,000 "Indiscreet" (U. A.) 15,000 "Gold Dust Gertie" (W. B. ) 11,400 (6 days) "Many a Slip" (U.) 5,500 "Tabu" (Para.) 6,000 "My Past" (W. B.) 9,000 "Transgression" (Radio) 8,000 "The Good Bad Girl" (Col.) 13,500 "Trader Horn" (MGM) 6,000 (2nd week) "Big Business Girl" (F. N.) 13,500 "Five and Ten" (MGM) 14,500 "Party Husband" (F. N.) 1,400 "Tarnished Lady" (Para.) 2,000 "Front Page" (U. A.) 25,000 "Everything's Rosie" (Radio) 16,000 "Public Enemy" (W. B.) 10,000 "Young Sinners" (Fox) and 10,000 "Six Cylinder Love" (Fox) "Single Sin" (Tiff.) and 3,00C "Dawn Trail" (Col.) "Kick In" (Para.) ]O,50O "Daybreak" (MGM) 11,000 Previous Week Picture Grosa "Maltese Falcon" (W. B.) 4,500 "Just A Gigalo" (MGM) 11,000 "Young Sinners" (Fox) 10,000 "Iron Man" (U.) 10,000 "Daddy Long Legs" (Fox) 10,000 (1st week) "Donovan's Kid" (Radio) 6,5(X) "The Lawyer's Secret" (Para.).. 20,000 "The Maltese Falcon" (W. B.).... 8,500 "Laughing Sinners" (MGM) 9,500 "Laughing Sinners" (MGM) 17,300 "White Shoulders" (Radio) 17,000 "The Maltese Falcon" (W. B.).... 12,500 "Kick In" (Para.) 5,000 "Not Exactly Gentlemen" (Fox).. 6,000 "Daddy Long Legs" (Fox) 8,400 (2nd week) "Women Of All Nations" (Fox) 7,500 (2nd week) "El Imposter" (MGM) 5,700 "CHiarlie C:han Gharries On" (Fox). 20,000 "Not Exactly Gentlemen" (Fox).. 9,100 "White Shoulders" (Radio) 8,000 "Vice Squad" (Para.) 17,500 "Lover Come Back" (Col.) 14,000 "Tarnished Lady" (Para.) 6,500 "Maltese Falcon" (W. B.) 12,500 "Stepping Out" (MGM) 5,000 "Ten Nights in a Barroom" ((Joetz) 6,000 (8 days) "Father's Son" (W. B.) 9,500 "Everything's Rosie" (Radio) 7,500 "The Royal Bed" (Radio) 14,000 "Trader Horn" (MGM) 8,000 (1st week) "The Public Enemy" (W. B.) 13,000 "The Lawyer's Secret" (Para.).... 15,500 "It's A Wise <^ild" (MGM) 1,500 "Gun Smoke" (Para.) 2,400 "Laughing Sinners" (MGM) 20,000 "Donovan's Kid" (Radio) 17,000 "Gold Dust Gertie" (W. B.) 9,200 "Born To Love" (Pathe) and 11,000 Laugh and Get Rich" (Radio) "Sinners Holiday" (W. B.) and... 4,000 The Flood ' (Col.) "The Iron Man" (U.) 12,000 (U.) 14500 High and Low Gross (Teibulation covers period from March, 1931, to June, I93I) High 11-29-30 "Hell's Angels" 16,000 Low 6-20-31 "Always Goodbye" and.. 3,500 "Blue Angel" High S-2-31 "Trader Horn" 19.800 Low 6-6-31 "Never the Twain Shall Meet" 7,000 High 1-24-30 "Love Parade" 18.000 Low 3-11-30 "Gentlemen of the Press".. 7,000 High 10-24-30 "Check and Double Check" 2a000 Low 6-20-31 "Donovan's Kid" 7,000 High 6-13-31 "Daddy Long Legs" 10,000 Low 5-23-31 "Svensrali" 3.500 High 11-1-30 "Check and Double Check" 22.000 Low 5-23-31 "Reno" 2.500 High 6-6-31 "Kick In" 21.000 Low 2-14-31 "Gang Buster" 16.500 High 5-2-31 "Quick Millions" ll.OOO Low 12-6-30 "The Dancers" 7.500 High 5-2-31 "Trader Horn" 22.000 Low 2-14-31 "Passion Flower" 8,000 High 11-29-30 "Hell's Angels" 29.000 Low 5-9-31 "Quick Millions" 7,500 High 2-14-31 "Cimmaron" 24.750 Low 4-13-30 "Framed" 11,000 High 9-13-30 "Animal Crackers" 23,500 Low 4-13-30 "Light of Western Stars". 7.000 High 5-9-31 "Gun Smoke" 6.705 Low 4-27-30 "Qancy in Wall Street"... 1,350 High 9-27-30 "King of Jazz" 10,200 Low 11-1-30 "Last of Lone Wolf" 4,000 High 3-21-31 "Strangers May Kiss".... 28,000 Low 6-6-31 "Daddv Long Legs" ($3 Premier) 10.000 High 5-24-30 "The Divorcee" 29.700 Low 1-31-31 "Royal Family of B'way" 7.000 High 5-10-30 "Caught Short" 48.000 'I Low 10-18-30 "Three French Girls".. 15,000. High 2-14-31 "Cimarron" (5 days) 32,000 | Low 12-27-30 "ExFlame" 6.000 High 9-6-30 "Animal Crackers" 40,000 Low 6-20-31 "Forbidden Adventure".... U.IHH High 8-16-30 "Hell's Island" 17,500 Low 9-27-30 "For the Love of Lil".... 10,500 High 9-20-30 "What a Widow" 30,000 Low 6-13-31 "Tarnished Lady" 6,500 High 9-27-30 "OfFicc WKe" 30,000 Low 3-14-31 "Captain Applejack" 8,000 High 3-30-30 "The Aviator" 8.500 I^w 4-18-31 "Men Call It Love" 900 High 3-23-30 "They Learned About Women" 5.000 Low 1-24-31 "Men On Call" 1.200 High 7-5-30 "So This Is London".... 45.000 Low 2-28-31 "Dance, Fools, Dance" 18.00P High 2-14-31 "Cimarron" 30,000 Low 5-2-31 "Bachelor Apartment" 12.000 High 4-20-30 "Benson Murder Case" 26,600 Low 12-20-30 "River's End" 5.000 High 5-2-31 "A Connecticut Yankee"... 15,750 and "Don't Bet On Women" Low 5-9-31 "Man of the World" and.... 9,000 "June Moon" High 1-17-31 "The Office Wife" and.... 7,000 "Oh, Sailor, Behave" Low 6-20-31 "Single Sin" and 3,000 "Dawn Trail" High 1-31-31 "Derelict" 16,000 Low 6-20-31 "Kick In" 10,500" High 2-21-31 "Man Who Came Back".. 19.000 Low 6-20-31 "Davbreak" 11,000