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 #:: 0001693
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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June 2 7, 1 9 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 73 Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed 60 24,'3I I. '3 1 .'31 30 25 29 Title Star Dist'r. Peacock Fan, The Dorothy Dwan Chesterfield Fori Special Cast Ufa Films Primrose Path. The Foster-Darrow Hollywood Films 94... Jan. Pueblo Terror Buffalo Bill Jr West Coast Studios Apr. 15, '31 .60. . .Apr. Queen of Sparta, The Italafilm 9 reels Queen's Necklace Protex 9 reels Rosenmmontag Mathias Wieman, Lien Dyers UFA 8 reels 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 Bellew Conway Tearle First Division 73 South of Panama Carmelita Geraghty. Chesterfield 70 Student Days Anita Dorris-Fred Louis Lerch Heinz Paul ....Apr. 27, '31 Ten Nights in a Barroom Goetz 8 reels Thunder God Cornelius Keefe Crescent 66 Tilly of Bloomsbury Sydney Howard Sterling May I6,'3I Today Nagel-Owen Majestic Nov. I....74 Oct. 25 Trails of the Golden West Cosmos Exchange. Feb. 5,'31 .55. . . Jan. 31 Treasure. The Film Arts Guild Nov. Two Hearts in Waltz Time. . Janssen-Thelmcr Asso. C. of A... Oct. 10 98 Oct. Two Worlds Nora Baring-John E. A. Dupont. . Nov. 21 82 Nov. Longdon Vlklna. The C. Starrett J. D. Williams 72. . .June 20, '31 White Devil Mosjukin-Degover ..UFA Films Wien du Stadt Der Lieder. Max Hansen Protex 8 reels Wnd West Whoopee Jack Perrin Allied Feb. 28,'3I Women Men Marry Harlan-Blaine Headline Pic Mar. 7.'3I Yankee Don Richard Talmadge . . Richard Talmadge Prod Yiddish Mama, The Mae Simon Judea Films 45 SERIALS NAT LEVINE Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Eagle's Shadow. The l2episodes Galloping Ghost. The Harold Red Grange Sept. I, '31 .. 12 episodes Lightning Warrior. The Rin Tin Tin 12 episodes Phantom of the West lyler-Gulliver Nov. '30. . 10 episodes Vanishing Legion. The Harry Carey-Edwina Booth ... JunelO, '31 .. 12 episodes SYNDICATE PICTURES CORPORATION Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Apr l,'3l . . 10 ep isodes Title Mystery Trooper. The. Star ... Robt. Frazer-B. Mehaffy UNIVERSAL Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Danger Island Ken. HarlanLucille Brown 10 episodes Fingerprints Kenneth Harlan Mar23, '31 .. 10 ep isodes Dec. 20 Heroes of the Flames Tim McCoy June 2,'3I . . 12 ep isodes Indians Are Coming, The Tim McCoy Oct. 20 l2episodes Aug.23 Spell of the Circus F. Bushman. Jr. -A. Vaughn ... Jan. 12, '31 .. 10 ep isodes SYNDICATE PICTURES CORPORATION Features Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Beyond the Law Robert Frazer Oct. I 50 Nov. 8 Breezy Bill Bob Steele 50 Sept. 20 Code of Honor Mahlen Hamilton Oct. I 60 Nov. 15 Code of the West Bob Custer 57 Convict's Code. The Cullen Landis 56 Oet. 4 God's Country and the Man Tom Tyler May 1, '31 Phantom of the Desert Jack Perrin Nov. I Riders of the North Bob Custer Mar. I. '31 Rider of the Plains. A Tom Tyler Apr. I, '31 Son of the Plains. A Bob Custer May 15, '31 Under Texas Skies Bob Custer Nov. 15 West of Cheyenne Tom Tyler Jan. 15. '31 Westward Bound Buddy Roosevelt .6 reels .6 'reels. . . . 67. . . .6 ree!s. .6 reels Jan. I7,'3I .6 reels. . Mar. 7, '31 .6 reels. .Jan. 24. '31 , Feb.l4,'3l Apr.ll,'3l May 9, '31 Coming Feature Attractions Title Frontier Days Honor of the Texas Ranger, Last of the Pawnees Law of the Rio Grande . . Red Coats of Canada Running Time Minutes Reviewed TALKING PICTURE EPICS Features Title Star 'Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Martin J( Bottom of the World. The Robt. Cushman Break Up. The Capt. Jack Ro Girl from the Reenerbahn German Import 'Hunting Tigers in India Comm. G. M. I Lost Gods Byron De Provi Monsters of the Deep Capl. Jack Aus ■To the South Seas Mr. &. Mrs. Gifl Wild Man of Kalihari Dr. C [NOTE Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Feb. 1, •30. ...93... Aug. 1 ...45... . . Aug. 1 ...60. . . Mar 6, '31. . . . 94 . . . Feb. I4,'3I Nov. 15, 1 '29 ...82.... July . . . 55 . . . July 4, '31. ...59... May 23,'3I . Sept. 15. ...60... 1, '3i! . .. 50. . . Features marked with asterisks are also released as serials, the choice of booking either the feature versions or as Exhibitors have serials.] TIFFANY Features (Available sound-on-film and sound Title Star Aloha Torres-Lyon Caught Cheating Murray-Sidney Command Performance, The Hamilton-Merkel Drums of Jeopardy Roland Collyer-Hughes Entravagance H ughes-Collyer Fighting Thru Maynard-Loff Headin' North Bob Steele Hell Bound Carrillo-Lane-Hughes Just Like Heaven Louise-Newell Land of Missing Men Bob Steele Love Trader Leatrice Joy Ridin' Fool Bob Steele Salvation Nell Graves-Chandler She Got What She Wanted Glass-Compson Single Sin. The Johnson-Lytell Sunrise Trail, The Bob Steele Third Alarm. The Hall-Louise Two Gun Man. The Ken Maynard Under Montana Skies Kenneth Harlan Utah Kid Rex Lease-Dorothy Sebastian -on-disc) Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Feb. 16, '31 87 Jan. 21, '31 63 Mar. 7, '31 Jan. 16, 31 79 6^ Feb. 2 1, '3 1 66 Sept. 29 61 Dec. 20 2, '31 10. . . . Mar. Oct. Dec. 25 Nov. Mar. Oct. Oct. Oct. May 25, '31 1 55 Nov. 8 7, '31.... 70.... Feb. 7, '31 22 65. ..Oct. 3 58 Oct. 9 64 Oct. . 64. II 4 18 June 20. '31 Dec. 18 88 Oct. IB Feb. 23, '31 73 Feb. 2I,'3I Feb. 7, '31 67 Nov. 17 64 Nov. 8 May 15, '31 63. . .June 13, '31 Sent. in. . . .'=7 Nov. 15 Oct. 27 49 Nov. 22 Coming Feature Attractions Title Alone at Last Alias the Bad M Arizonian Running Time Minutes Reviewed _n Ken Maynard The Ken Maynard Barbarian. The Branded Men Fighting Mad Gangster Girl Hijack Hotel Continental Husband Hunters Leftover Ladies Luxury Girl. The Men of the Night Monster Kills, The Morals for Women Moran of the Lady Letty Near the Trail's End Bob Steele Price. The Range Law , Ken Maynard South of Santa Fe Bob Steele Sunset Trail Bob Steele Thrill Girl Unpardonable Sin, The Wild Youth Women Go On Forever Clara Kimball Young X Marks the Spot ' Yellow Sheet UNITED ARTISTS Features Title Star Rel. Date Bat Whispers, The Chester Morris Nov. 29. City Lights Charlie Chaplin Devil to Pay Ronald Colman Jan. Du Barry, Woman of Passion Norma Talmadge Oct. Front Page Adolphe Menjou Apr. Hell's Angels Lyon-Hall-Harlow Nov. Indiscreet Gloria Swanson Apr. Klki Mary Pickfcrd Mar. Lottery Bride, The MacDonald-Garrick Oct. One Heavenly Night Evelyn Laye-John Boles Jan. (Reviewed under title "Queen of Scandal") Reaching for the Moon D. Fairbanks-Bebe Daniels. .. Feb. 21, '3 31, II. 4, 15. 25, 14, '3 25.... 10, '31 Running Time Minutes Reviewed 66 Nov. (5 88 Feb. I4,'3I 31 74 Dec. 6 90 Nov. I 31 90 Mar.28,'3l 116 Juns 7 31 Mar.J4,'3l 89.... Feb. 21. "31 83 Nov. 22 82 Oct. 25 , 91. Dec. 20 Coming Feature Attractions Title Star Age for Love, The Billie Dove Arrowsmith Ronald Colman Corsair Chester Morris Greeks Had a Name for Them...lna Claire Palmy Days Eddie Cantor Scarface Paul Muni Sky Devils Spencer Tracy Street Scene Nancy Carroll-W. Collier, Jr. Tonight or Never Gloria Swanson Unholy Garden. The Ronald Colman Running Time Minutes Reviewed UNIVERSAL Features Title Star Rel. Bad Sister NagelFoxDavis Mar. Boudoir Diplomat Compson-Keith-Duncan-Loff. . Dec. Cat Creeps Twelvetrees-Hersholt-Hackett. Nov. Cohens and Kellys in Africa SidneyMurray Jan. Concentratin' Kid Hoot Gibson Oct. East Is West Lupe VelezLew Ayres Oct. Ex-Bad Boy R. ArmstrongJean Arthur July Dracula Lugosi-Manners-Chandler .... Feb. Free Love Naoel-Tobin Jan. The Iron Man Lew Ayres Apr. Lady Surrenders, A Nagel-Tobin-Rathbone-Hobart Oct. Many a Slip Ayres-Bennett Re«urrection Poles-Velez Mar. She Wolf, The May Robson Feb. (Reviewed under the title "Mother's See America Thirst Lan^den-Love-Summerville. . . Nov. Seed John Boles-Genevieve Tobin .. May Up for Murder Ayres-Tobin June Virtuous Husband Compson-Elliot Nugent Apr. Running Time Date Minutes Revie 23, '3l....67....Mar.l4, 25 67 10 73 Sept. 19, '31 80 Nov. 26 57 Nov. 23 75 Sept. 15, '3! 14. '31.... 75....Jan. 3. 5, '31.... 72 Dec. 30, '31 Mar.28, 6 95 Sept. 74.... Feb. 28, 2, "31.... 77... Jan. 10, 2. '31 Feb. 28, Millions") 24 84 Oct 11, '31.... 97. . . .Apr. 25, 15, '31 12, '31.... 76. ..Mar. 21, wed •31 Coming Feature Attractions Title Star I East of Borneo Rose HobartCharles Bickford Fate Heaven on Earth Lew Ayres-Anita Louise Homocide Squad L. Carrilo-M. Brian-N. Beery Lasca of the Rio Grande Leo Carillo-J. M. Brown Mystery of Life Clarence Darrow Strictly Dishonorable John Boles-Sidney Fox Waterloo Bridge Mae Clarke Running Time Minutes Reviewed WARNER BROTHERS Features (Available sound-on-film and sound-on-disc) Runni Title Star Rel. Date M Alexander Hamilton George Arliss Captain Thunder F. Wray-V. VarconI Apr. 26, '31.,.. Divorce Among Friends All Star Dec. 27 Doorway to Hell Lewis Ayres ....Oct. 18 Fifty Million Frenchmen W. Gaxton-H.-Broderick Feb. 14, '31.... God's Gift to Women Fay-LaPlante Apr. 25, '31 Gold Dust Gertie Winnie Lightner June 27, '31 Illicit StanwyckRennie Feb. 14, '31.... Jazz Singer, The Jolson-May McAvoy Life of the Party Winnie Lightner Oct. 25 Maltese Falcon. The Bebe Daniels-R. Cortez June 13, '31 Maybe It's Love i rown-Bennett Oct. 4 Man to Man Holmes-Mitchell Dec. 8 (Reviewed under title "Barber John's Boy") Millionaire, The George Arliss May I, '31. .. My Past : Daniels-Lyon Mar. 14, '31 (Reviewed under title "Ex-Mistress") Night Nurse Barbara Stanwyck ^...Aug. 8, '31 . . . . Office Wife Mackaill-Stone Aug. 23 Other Men's Women Astor-Withers Jan. 17, '31... (Reviewed under title ''Steel Highway") Outward Bound Leslie Howard Nov. 29 Public Enemy. The Harlow-Cagney May 15, '31.... River's End BickfordKnapp Nov. 8 Royal Box (German) Moiss-Horn Sit Tight LightnerBrown Feb. 28, '31 Sinners Holday WithersKnapp Oct. II Smart Money Edw. G. Robinson July II, '31 Soldier's Plaything, A LoderLangdonLyon Nov. I Svengali John Barrymore • M. Marsh. May 22, '31.... Three Loves . . Marlene Dietrich May 26, '31.... ng Time inutes Reviewed 71 . . .June 13, '31 67 May I6,'3I 66 Oct. 4 78 Sept. 20 74 Jan. 3, '31 75 Mar. 14. '31 68 May 9,'3I 81 Oct. 25 79 Oct. 25 Apr.l8,'3l 73 Oct. 25 69 Oct. 4 . Mar. 14, '31 ...Dec. 20 .Oct. .Oct. 83 Sept. 20 96 74 Oct. 4 89 Dec. 28 79 Oct. 4 62 Oct. 4 May 16, '31 57 83 May 9. '31 Coming Feature Attractions Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Bought! Constance Bennett-Ben Lyon. . Aug 22. '31 Expensive Women Dolores Costello Larceny Lane James Cagney-J. Blondell Mad Genius. The John Barrymore Mouthpiece. The All Star Other Man. The Wm. Powell Safe in Hell All Star Side Show Lightner-Butterworth Star Witness. The All Star