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 #:: 0001666
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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44 MOTION PICTURE HERALD June 27, 1931 Theatres I THEATRE CECEIPTS—CONT'DI Current Week Previous Week High and Low Gross Montreal (Cont'd) Princess 2.272 25c-65c Strand 750 :Sc-50c New York Astor 1,120 50c-$2.00 Capitol 4.700 35c-$1.50 Central 910 50c-$1.50 Criterion 850 S0c-$2.00 Embassy 598 2Sc Hollywood 1,549 65c-8Sc Mayfair 2.300 40c-$1.00 Paramount 3.700 40c-$1.00 Rialto 1.904 40c-$1.00 Rivoli 2.103 40c-$1.00 Roxy 6.200 50c-$1.50 Strand 3,000 35c-$1.00 Warners 1,490 35c-7Sc Winter Garden.. 1,493 35c-$l.O0 Oklahoma City Capitol 1.200 10c-50c Criterion 1.800 10c-50c Liberty 1,500 10c-35c Mid-West 1,500 lOc-SOc Warner 1,700 10c-50c Onnaha Orpheum 3,000 25c-60c Paramount 2,900 25c-60c State 1,200 25c World 2,500 25c-40c Ottawa Avalon 990 15c-35c B. F. Keith's... 2,592 10c-60c Centre 1.200 15c-«)c Imperial 1.200 10c-50c Regent 1.225 15c-75c Philadelphia Arcadia 600 50c Earle 2.000 25c-6Sc Fox 3,000 35c-75c Karltop 1.000 40c-50c Keith's '.. 35c-75c Picture ••Easy Money" 9,000 •■Dirigible" (Co!.) and .^600 '•Misbehaving Ladies" (F. N.) IT ••A Free .Soul" (MGM) 18.410 (,!rd week) ••Just a Gigalo" (MGM) 60,360 "Five Year Plan" (Amkino) 10.200 (3rd week) ••Smiling Lieutenant" (Para.) 13.400 (4th week) All Newsreel 7,559 ••Chances" (F. N.) 16.454 "Transgression" (Radio) 14,750 ••I Take This Woman" (Para.).... 57.800 ••Animal Crackers" (Para.) and.... 4.500 '•All Quiet On the Western Front" (U.) ••Night Angel" (Para.) 23.400 ••Daddy Long Legs" (Fox) 77,500 (2nd week) "Big Business Girl" (F. N.) 11,838 ••Three Loves" (German) 3,594 (3rd week) ••The Maltese Falcon" (W. B.).. 24,000 (3rd week) ••Donovan's Kid" (Radio) 5,400 "The Lawyer's Secret" (Para.).... 6.500 "Big Fight" (Tiff.) 500 (3 days) "Drums of Jeopardy" (Tiff.) 400 (4 days) "Daddy Long Legs" (Fox) /.200 "Always Goodbye" (Fox) 6,600 ••White Shoulders" (Radio) 11,500 ••Daddy Long Legs" (Fox) 12,000 ••Not Exactly Gentlemen" (Fox).. 1.200 (3 days) ••The Millionaire" (W. B.) 1,000 (4 days) "My Past" (W. B.) 3.200 (4 days) "Daybreak" (MGM) 3,000 (3 days) "The Devil to Pay" (U. A.) 1,400 (3 days) "Dance Fools Dance" (MGM) l.lOO (3 days) ••Stepping Out" (MGM) 3.10(J (3 ^ays) "Always Goodbye" (Fox) 3,200 (3 days) '•Woman Hungry" (F. N.) 4„S0O (6 days) "Mr. Lemon of Orange" (Fox) 2,900 (6 days) ••Daybreak" (MGM) 4,800 (6 days) "The Conquering Horde" (Para.). 1.30'J (3 days) "Tarnished Lady" (Para.) 2,200 (5 days) ••L'p For Murder" (U.) 18,500 (6 days) ••Dude Ranch" (Para.) 11,000 (3 days) ••Daddy Long Legs" (Fox) 17,500 (3 days) '•Laughing Sinners" (MGM) 6,000 (6 days) "L^p Pops the Devil" (Para.) 14,500' (6 days) Picture Groa (Tabulation covers period from March, 19M, to June, 1931) "Fifty Million Frenchmen" (W. B.) 10.000 '•Dishonored" (Para.) 3,400 "A Free Soul" (MGM) 20,181 (2nd week) "Never The Twain Shall Meet" 50,306 (MGM) "Five Year Plan" (Amkinc) 10,775 (2nd week) "Smiling Lieutenant" (Para.) 14,500 {3rd week) All Newsreel 8,148 "Svengali" (W. B.) 8,736 (7th week) "White Shoulders" (Radio) 16,000 "Vice Squad" (Para.) 53,600 "Whoopee" (U. A.) and 4,500 "Street of Chance" (Para.) "Seed" (U.) 12,400 (6 days — 4th week) "Night Angel" (Para.) 3,500 (1 day) "DadJV Long Legs" (Fox) 100,883 (ist week) "Lady Who Dared" (F. N.) 14,193 "Three Loves" (German) 5,029 (2nd week) "The Maltese Falcon" (W. B.).... 13.631 (2nd week, "Kick In" (Para.) 4,400 "Laughing Sinners" (MGM) 7,200 "Extravagance" (Tiflf.) 800 (3 days) "Lady Who Dared" (F. N.).... 1,000 (4 days) "Big Business Girl" (Fox) 4,500 "Many A SHp" (U.) 7,500 "Donovan's Kid" (Radio) 12,000 "Laughing Sinners" (MGM) 8,500 •'Dude Ranch" (Para.) 1,010 (4 days) "Six Cylinder Love" (Fox) 1,000 (3 days) "The Millionaire" (W. B.) 9,500 "The Millionaire" (W. B.) 1,300 (3 days) "The Criminal Code" (Col.) 1,150 (3 days) "Up Pops The Devil" (Para.) 3,500 (3 days) "Six Cylinder Love" (Fox) 3.200 (3 days) "Reaching For the Moon" (U. A.) 5,000 (6 days) "Suspense" (British) 2,500 (6 days) "Trader Horn" (MGM) 5,100 (6 days) "The Front Page" (U. A.) 3,200 (6 days— 2nd week) "Too Young To Marry" (F. N.).. 18,000 (6 days) "Women Of All Nations" (Fox)... 27,000 (6 days) "Seed" (U.) 5,500 (6 days) "The Lawyer's Secret" (Para.)... 15,000 (6 days) High 4-11-31 "City Lights" 22.500 Low 12-13-30 "Up the River" 8,500 High 1-31-31 "Captain Thunder" 5.300 Low 12-20-30 "Golden Dawn" 3.106 High 7-5-30 "Big House" 24,860 Low 6-13-31 '•Free Soul" 20,181 High 8-30-30 "Romance" 98.322 Low 3-21-31 "Great Meadow" 49.789 'iigh 1-3-31 "Reaching for the Moon"... 22.675 Low 5-24-30 "Silent Enemy" 10.800 High 11-29-30 Newsreels 9.995 Low 8-16-30 Newsreels 6.625 High 11-8-30 "Check and Double Check" 51,000 Low 6-20-31 ••Transgression" 14,750 High 8-23-30 "Anybody's Woman" 91.30C Low 5-30-31 "Kick In" 46.200 High 9-6-30 "Animal Crackers".... 62,500 Low 6-20-31 ••.\nimal Crackers" and "All Quiet on the Western Front 4,500 High 12-27-30 "Royal Family" 57.000 Low 3-14-31 "River's End" 9,519 High 1-10-31 "Man Who Came Back" 130,430 Low 2-14-31 "Girls Demand Excitement" 57,315 High 11-8-30 "Doorway to Hell" 46,445 Low 6-6-31 "(iold Dust Gertie" 11,348 High 8-30-30 "Old English" 22.203 Low 5-2-31 "The Flood" 3.732 High 7-19-30 "Dawn Patrol" 51.128 Low 11-8-30 "Life of the Party" 10,750 High 11-8-30 "Check and Double Check" 17.000 Low 4-6-30 "Party Girl" 3,800 High 2-21-31 "Cimarron" 15,500 Low 4-6-30 "Locked Door" 4.400 High U-29-30 "Truth About Youth"... 8.500 Low 6-20-31 "Big Fight" and "Drums of Jeopardy" 900 High 8-9-30 "Dawn Patrol" 15.000 Low n-8-30 "Last of the Duanes" 3.800 High 11-1-30 "Check and Double Check" 26,400 Low 6-20-31 "White Shoulders" 11,500 High 12-13-30 ••Hell's Angels" 12,750 Low 9-27-30 "Song of My Heart".... 5.950 High 3-14-31 "Trader Horn" (at 50c-$1.50) 10.000 Low 6-20-31 ••Big Fight" and 900 "Drums of Jeopardy" High 4-11-31 "Men Call It Love" 16,000 Low 5-30-31 "The Public Enemy" 5,250 High 3-23-30 "Disraeli" and "(Cockeyed World" 3.555 Low 5-3-30 "Oh Yeah" and "Navy Blues" 1.810 High 3-30-30 "Sacred Flame" and "Love Comes Along" 9.900 Low 4-11-30 "Don't Bet On Women" and "Man to Man" 4.900 High 1-24-31 "Madam Satan" and "DuBarry, Woman of Passion" 8.800 Low 12-13-30 "Remote Cxjntrol" 2.400 High 5-9-31 "Trader Horn" 7.000 Low 12-20-30 "East Is West" 2.050 High 5-24-30 "High Society Blues" 6,600 Low 12-20-30 "Scotland Yard" 3,200 High 11-22-30 "Anybody's Woman" 5 500 Low 6-6-31 "The Front Page" and Doctors' Wives" 2,800 High 9-6-30 "Sap from Syracuse" 25,000 Low 2-14-31 "Ex-Flame" 15,500 High 2-7-31 "Man Who Came Back".. 40,000 Low 5-30-31 "Young Sinners" 20,000 High 10-25-30 "Whoopee" 10.000 Low 3-21-31 "Resurrection" 3.000 High 1-3-31 "Tom Sawyer" 24.000 Low 3-7-31 "It Pays to Advertise" and "Stolen Heaven" 8.000