Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

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June 2 7, 1931 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 75 Title Star Rel. Crazy House Dane-Moran Nov. Cuekoo Murder Case. The Flip the Frog Series Oct. Devil's Cabaret Revue Dec. Dublin and Nearby Holmes Dec. Fly My Kite Gems of M-G-M Novelty Jan. Geography Lesson Colortone Revue Mar. Helping Grandma Our Gang Jan. High C's Charley Chase Dec. High Gear Boy Friends Feb. Hoosegow Laurel-Hardy Laughing Gas Flip the Frog Series Mar. Laughing Gravy Laurel-Hardy Apr. Lefs Do Things Little Daddy Our Gang Mar. Love Business Our Gang Feb. Love Fever Boy Friends Apr. Love Tales of Morocco Old Man Trouble Davidson-Nichols One of the Smiths Charley Chase Our Wife Laurel-Hardy Peeps at Peking Holmes Jan. Pip from Pittsburgh. The Charley Chase Mar. Ragtime Flip the Frog Series Rough Seas Charley Chase Apr. Rounder. The Novelty Nov. Roy Evans Roy Evans School's Out Our Gang Nov. So Quiet on the Canine Front Dogville Jan. Soup Song, The Flip the Frog Series Jan. Spain's Maddest Fiesta Holmes Sept. Splash Novelty Sultan's Camp of Victory Holmes Feb. Tale of the Alhambra, A Holmes Feb. Teacher's Pet Our Gang Oct. That Little Bit of Heaven Holmes Mar. Through the Yangtze Gorges Holmes Oct. Thundering Tenors Charley Chase Feb. Village Barber. The Flip the Frog Series Sept. Village Smithie. The Flip the Frog Series Jan. What a Man Charley Chase Feb. Who Killed Rover? Dogville Nov. Running Time Date Minutes Reviewed 1 16... Mar. I4,'3I 18 8 Nov. I 13 Mar. 14. '31 27 9... Apr. 4.'3I 21 3.'31 21 28, '31 3, '3I Nov. I 27 29 28, '31 25 Oct. 25 14, '3I Mar. I4.'3I 4, '31 21 27 28,'31 21. ..Mar. I4,'3I I4,'31 20 Dec. 13 II. '31 22. I7.'31 8. 21. '31 21. 25. '31 20. 22 20. .Apr. .May .Mar. .May .June tl,'3l 9,'3I I4,'3I 30,'3I 6.'3I .21. 22.... 31. '31. 31. '31 9. 13 10. .9. .Apr. 1 1, '31 Aug. 30 21 Aug. 16 28.'3I 7, '31 II... 21, '31 25 9 7, '31 21 27 9 31, '31 9 7,'3I 8 16 Nov. 15 .June 20,'3I Oct. II Dec. 13 PARAMOUNT-PUBLIX Title Star Rel. Ace of Spades, The Talkartoon Jan. Accordion Joe Talkartoon Dec. African Dodge. The Tom Howard May A Hunting We Did Go Bruce Novelty May Alexander's Rag Time Band Screen Song May All for the Band Eddie Younger Apr. Antique Shop. The Burns and Allen Mar. Any Little Girl That's a Nice ^ „ . , Little Girl Screen Song Apr. Around the Samovar * Feature'''* ^"^''"'•'"^ Anything But Ham Smith and Daie Jan. BetW Co-Ed """iy Vallee Aug. Big Splash. The WeismullerKruger Jan Broadway Romeo, A Jack Benny Mar. Bum Bandit, The Talkartoon Apr. iy Appointment Craig-Bond Nov. By the Beautiful Sea Screen Song Jan. rah Waitina Jatk Benny June ramera Trails Bruce Scenic Oct. cfiZate cSl ers .. Bruce Novelty July r inrhina a Sale Harry Rich man Apr. c XundV interest Raymond-Caverly Oct Cow's Husband. The Talkartoon Mar. rr»7v Comnositions Fuzzy Knight Apr. n.tn Ethel Merman & Leslie Stowe. Feb. Sis»ve?ed son, ward Jan. setting Along ^oben Bruce Scenic Sept. Elmer Takes the Air Stubby^ Kr^uger-^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ Excuses Bruce Novelty Nov. Fair and Square Ways Eddie Miller May fIuI Ci-d The W, & E Howard Nov. French Line The Gina Malo Jan. Gent^ of Uisure Chester Conklin May Go Ahead and Eat Tom Howard Jan. Go Ahead and Sing Tom Howard Oct. Rr»nH Unroar Talkartoon Oct. Great pant" M*^»^^ ^ p'l Happiness Remedy Ted Lewis Feb. u.aHache The Filly House Mar. He W« Her Man Gilda Gray Apr. HelpYn'l Hand The. . . Sally Ward June Herrinq Murder Case. The Talkartoon Oct. 2u Pricr Johnny Burke Dec. Sis Wife's Birthday Solly Ward Oct. Running Time Date Minutes Reviewed 17. '31.. I reel 13 I reel Dec. 13 4. '31.... IO....Mar.l4.'3l 16. '31.. 1 reel 9. '31.. I reel 4, '31.. I reel ..Mar.l4.'3l 7. '31.. I reel ..Feb. 2I,'3I 18. '31. 28. '31 24. '31 I. '31 17. '31 28. '31 4. '31 reel 24. '31 20, '31 n II. '31 18, '31 II 14. '31 II. '31 28. '31 17. '31 6.... . 1 reel . . Feb. 28,'3I ..I reel ..Jan. 3,'3f 7 May 16.'3I . .2 reels ..2 reels , . I reel . . I reel , . I reel . .. 17. ...May I6.'3I .1 reel Dec. 13 . . I reel reel reel . I reel . I reel . I reel . I reel . Mar.28,'3l .Jan. I7.'31 . Dec. 20 Hudson°\nd"rts' Moods! Leslie Stowe & Speed Young . . Apr. H urry. Doctor • • _■ i»' ' ' ' I'd Climb the Highest Mountain ..Screen Song ............ Mar. I'm Telling You Willie & Eugene Howard. .. Mar. In Again Out Again Cook-Bond Dec. In My Merry Oldsmobile Screen Song In the Good Old Summer Time,. Screen Song June It Might Be Worse Gcorgie Jessel Jan. t's All Over Marion Harris Dec. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now. Screen Song Feb. Just a Pal Minor Watson Nov. Knock, Knock,' 'knock (Tent) .... Talkartoon July La Schnapps, Inc Smith & Dale Nov. Caugh It Off ^^^W Lets Stay Single Frances Williams Mar. Love in the Suburbs Victor Moore Jan. Make Up Your Mind Alice Boulden Jan. -^"^ '.L^;e\rio"ng'.'.';::::::::::::NS:.' . Talkartoon Mar. 18. '31. .2 29 1 2. '31.. I 8 I 24. '31.. I 9. '31.. 2 3, '31.. I 25. '31.. I 4 I 14, '31. .2 14. '31.. I 14. '31. .2 25. '31. .2 27. '31.. I 4 1 13 1 26 2 29 1 II. '31.. I 7, '31.. I 7. '31.. I 20 1 ulrJt or 'vse Arthur & Morton Havell . . . . Oct. KllSdies Smith Bros.. Singing Miscast " Jas. Kelso-Dolores-DeMonde.. Mar. Model Wo'men ".'. Star Dec. My Gal Sal Screen Song Oct. Moonlight and 'Romance ^"nT^'tZ^J,"' ,^-Lady Irene Bordoni Mar. Movie Memories^^^^^^ by Chesterflield Cigarettes No' 5— Sponsored by Chesterflield Cigarettes Mv West Pruc« Novelty Mar. Mysterious ' IMose Talkartoon Dec. My Wife's Gone to the Country. . Screen Song June n/w Rhvthm Azplazer & Band Oct. K^^h e Lark Talkartoon Oct. Office Blues Ginger Rogers Nov. Oh Teddy Billy House Dec. or King 'cotton George Dewey Washington. .. Dec. On a Sunday Afternoon Screen Song Nov. Once Over, Light Burns and Allen May One Big Night Ben Blue Feb. Paramount Pictorial: No I — Clara Bow s>ept. No' 2 Fish Faces; Munich Mannikins; Walrus Hunting in Siberia; Stars of To-morrow Oct. No 3— In the Gloaming— Lowell Thomas-Jesse Crawford .. Nov. No' 4— Whaling in North Atlantic— Lowell Thomas-Leslie Thrasher ;.■ • VJ Dec. No 5 Up the River in Mexico — Lowell Thomas-John Phillip Sousa .•• • • ...Jan. No. 6— The Trout Harvest— The Children's Hour— Lowell Thomas u ' f.' No. 7 Rudy Vallee — Lowell Thomas Marionette Show Mar. 7 1 3. '31.. 2 20 1 14. '31.. I 15 I 25. '31.. I 8 2 14. '31.. I 14. 'SI..! 31. "31. .2 10. '31.. I 25. '31.... 15 I 25 2 I 21. '31.. I 6 I 18 I 21, '31.. I 28. '31.. 1 reels reel reel reel reel reels reel Dec. 13 reel Dec. 13 reel reels reel reels. .Juna I3,'3i reels reel reel reel ..Mar.2l,'3i reels reel reel ..May 2,'3i 8 Mar.l4.'3l reel. . .Junel3.'3l ceel reel ....Nov. 22 6....Mar.2l,'3l reel reels reel reel reel reel reels reel . .May 9,'3l reel reels reel 6 May 23,'3I reel Nov. 8 reels reel reel reel reel reel reel 10 May 16. '31 10.... May 16. '31 7. '31.. I reel ..Mar.l4,'3l 27 I reel Dec. 13 13, '31 18 1 reel 26 I reel 22 1 reel 20 2 reels 27 1 reel 29 1 reel 23, '31.. I reel ..May I8,'3I 7. '31.. I reel 27 I reel . I reel . I reel 27 1 reel 31. '31.. I reel 28. '31.. I reel 28. '3 1.. I reel Title Star Rel. No. 8 — Jesse CrawfordRuth St. Dennis-Lowell Thomas No. 9 — Harmonies of the Harp; Facts and Fancies in Sports — Lowell Thomas May No. 10 — Journeys to Far Places — Lowell Thomas Paramount Sound News (Two Editions Weekly) Patient, The The Three Swifts Nov. Pent House Blues Muriel D'Or Cy Kahn Feb. Pest. The Tom Howard Mar. Plastered Willie, West & McGlnty. . . . Nov, Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep. Screen Song Jan. Pulling a Bone Burns &. Allen Jan. Pusher in the Face Putting Party. The Juliet Dec. Radio Salutes Real Estators. The Smith & Dale May Red. Green & Yellow Lulu McConnell Oct. Row, Row, Row Screen Song Deo. Runaway Boys Bruce Novelty Jan. Sailor's Luck, A George Beatty Sept, Seeing Helen Home Helen Lynd Dec. Seven in One Juliet May Silly Scandals Talkartoon May Simply Killing Willie & Eugene Howard Jan. Sky Scraping Talkartoon Nov. Somebody Stole My Gal Screen Song Mar. Song Service Lee Morse &. Co Oct. S. S. Malaria Smith &. Dale June Stateroom 19 Clute La Mar Jan. Stolen Jools All Star Story Book Parade, The Children's Ballet Oct. Studio Sap Chester Conklin Feb. Sure Cure Lynn Overman Nov. Swing. You Sinner Talkartoon Sept. Taxi Chester Conklin Apr. Teacher's Pest Talkartoon Feb. Tex in 1999 Texaco Company 13th Alarm, The Chester Conklin July That Old Gang of Mine Screen Song July Thou Shalt Not Billy House May Tongue Tied Lulu McConnell Dec, Tons of Trouble Rudy Muller and Rosie Jan. Top Notes Willy Robyn Mar. Running Time Date Minutes Reviewed Apr. 25 2, '31.. I reel 29 1 21. '31.. I 14, '31.. I 22 I 10, '31.. I 10, '31.. I 27. 2. '31... 18 1 20 1 31. '31.. I 13 1 . . . Nov. 8 . Mar.28,'3l . Mar. 28, '31 . May 23,'31 .Nov. 15 21, '31.. I 23. '31.. I 31. '31..! I I 21. '31.. I 25 1 6. '31. .2 17. '31.. I 2 4 1 28, '31.. 2 . Talkartoon Feb. .Dr. Sigmund Spaeth Apr. . Talkartoon June . Marion Harris Feb. .Dr. Sigmund Spaeth Feb. Two A.M Tom Howard May Tree Saps Tune Detective, The Twenty Legs Under the Sea. Two's Company Tune Detective, The . Talkartoon Nov. .Tom Howard July Up to Mars Via Express Why Continue the Struggle Casey-McHugh Nov. You're in the Army Now Johnny Burke Oct. 20 I II, '31. .2 7, '31.. I 7 4, '31.. 2 II. '31.. I 23. '31.. 2 13 1 3. '31.. I 21. '31.. I 21. '31.. I 25. '3 1.. I 6, '31.. I 7, '31.. I 14. '31.. I 2, '31..! 22 I 4, '31.. I 15 I II 2 reel reel reel reel reel reel reel . 28. . reel . 10. . . 10. . reel reel . reel reel reel reel reel.. May 9. '31 reel reel reel.. May 2 ,'31 reel reels reel reels reel Aug. 23 reels reel Sept. 6 reel Oct. II reels reel min. . . May 2, '31 reels reels. . May 2, '31 reel reel reel... Mar I4,'31 reel reel. . .Junel3,'3l reel. .Jan. 3, '31 reel Nov. 22 reel reel... Nov. 22 reel reel reels RADIO PICTURES Humanette No. Humanette No. Humanette No. Humanette No. Humanette No. Humanette No. Titie Star Rel. Aunts in the Pants W. Catlett Nov. Blondes Prefer Bonds Louise Fazenda , CleanUp on the Curb, A Roscoe Ates County Seat. The Charles "Chic" Sale Cowslips Charles "Chic" Sale Dizzy Dates .Dane-Arthur Dec. Dumbels in Derbies Geo. K. ArthurKarl Dane ... Feb. Fall to Arms, A Louise Fazenda Oct. Hey Diddle Diddle Benny Rubin Dec. House Dick, The Jimmy Savo Humanette No. 2 Hutchinson-Lorch Sept. 3 Clyde-Rubin Oct. 4 B. T. Murray Nov. 5 All Star Dec. 6 Benny Rubin Jan. 7 Nat Carr Feb. 8 All Star Mar. Humanette No. 9 Apr. Humanette No. II Eddie Lambert June Humanette No. 12 "On the Spot" He Loved Her Not Nick &, Tony Jan. litching Hour, The Louise Fazenda Feb. Knights Before Xmas Dane-Arthur Nov. Lime Juice Knights Dane-Arthur Mar. Lone Starved Ranger. The Rosco Ates Mickey's Bargain Mickey Yule Dec. Mickey's Crusaders Mickey Yule 4pr. Mickey's Dilpocamy Mickey McGuire Mickey's Rebellion Mickey McGuire Mickey's Stampede Mickey Yule Feb. Moonlight & Monkey Business. .. Nick & Tony Nov. Razored in Old Kentucky Nick & Tony Oct. Second Hand Kisses Louise Fazenda Mar. She Went for a Tramp Hugh Herbert Rosco Ates.. Mar. Strife of the Party. The Ned Sparks Talking Turkey Benny Rubin Jan. Toby Hollowe'en Toby, the Pup May Toby in the Bughouse Toby, the Pup Dec. Toby in Circus Times Toby, the Pup Jan. Toby in the Brown Derby Toby, the Pup Mar. Toby Down South Toby, the Pup Apr. Toby the Bull Thrower Toby, the Pup June Toby the Fiddler Toby, the Pup Sept. Toby the Miner Toby, the Pup Oct. Toby the Milkman Toby, the Pup Feb. Toby the Showman Toby, the Pup Nov. Too Hot to Handle Louise Fazenda Nov. Trader Ginsburg Nat Carr Dec. Trouble from A Broad Ford Sterling Lucien Littlefield Way of All Fish Ned Sparks Wife O'Reilly Nick & Tony Feb. Running Time Date Minutes Reviewed 22 2 reels .20 . Dec. 13 2 reels 2 reel. . . Junel3,'3l 2 reels 2 reels 7 2 reels .19 7. '31.... 19.. ..Mar. I,'3t 26 20 7 I reel. . .8. July 5 2 reels I I reel ..10 I I reel . , .8 20 I reel. . .9. Nov. 8 27 I reel 25. '31.. I reel ..Jan. 3.'3I 23, '31 10 Mar.l4,'3l 22. '31.... 9.. 31.. I reel 10 10. . June 20, '31 20 22 18 21 Mar. 7, '31 2 reels 27 19... 12. 31.. 2 reels '31. 25, '31... I, '31... 15 22. '31 . . . .Mar. 7,'3I .Dec. 13 2 reels 7. '31.... 19 15 21 Nov. 15 20 18 Nov. 8 29. '31 May 2. '31 15, '31 Mar. 7, '31 2 reels 25. '31 Ij. '31 6 Dec. 13 6 7 Mar. 7,'3I 7..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.,'.' 7. ...May 23, '31 6 Nov. 15 7 7...... Nov. 8 21 Dec. 13 7.... 25. '31.. 22, '31.. 15. '31.. 7, '31.. I 1 25. '31.. 22 15. 27.... 18 Dec. 13 7 May 23.'3I 10. . .June 20, '31 18 June I3,'3I 25. '31.... 20.... Mar. 7,'3I RKO PATHE NOTE — RKO Pathe does not list running time on Shorts. The approximate running time of reels in the important series, however, follow: 2 reel comedies Pathe News Pathe Review Aesop's Fables Grantland Rice Sportlights .22 min. ,16 " .11 " . 8 " .10 " Title Star Rel. Against the Rules Rainbow Comedy May All Gummed Up Whoopee Comedy May Angles on Angling Sportlight Dec. Animal Fair. The Aesop Fable Feb. Backfield Aces Rockne Football Oct. Bare Knees Pollard Mar. Big Cheese, The Fable Oct. Blue Grass Kings Sportlight June Breakfast in Bed Pollard-Pangborn Nov. Call of Mohammed Vagabond Adventure Apr. Campus Champs Nat Carr Feb. Chasing Trouble Checker Comedy Apr. Cinderella Blues Aesop Fable Apr. Cobb Goes Fishing Sportlight Oct. College Capers Fable Mar. Cowboy Blues , Fable Feb. Dance With Me Wanzer-Palmer Nov. Dangerous Youth Pollard Sept. Diamond Experts Sportlight May Disappearing Enemies Dot Farley Rex Bell Mar. Dixie Chase, The Sportlight Nov. Days of Solitude Vagabond Adventure Feb. Duffer Swings Farrell Golf Series Feb. Running Time Date Minutes Reviewed 31, '31... 19 May23,'3l 23, '31.. 2 reels.. May I6.'3I 28 I reel... Jan. 3, '31 31.. I reel. . .Jan.Sl.'SI 1 reel 31.. 2 reels.. Mar. 7,'3I I. 15. 8. 26 1 reel Nov. 15. '31.. I reel 16 2 reels 7, '31.. I reel. .Apr. 4, '31 1. '31. .2 reels. . Feh.l4,'3l 26. '31.. 2 reels.. May 9.'31 12, '31.... 8....Apr.ll,'3l 5 1 reel Oct. 4 15, '31.. I reel. .Mar. 2I.'3I 15. '31.. I reel.. Feb. 7. '31 23 2 reels 14 2 reels. . . . Nov. 29 17. '31 10 May 23, '31 I. '31 . .2 reels. . Apr. 4, '31 30 1 reel Dec. 13 6, '31.. I reel. . Feb, 14, '31 22,'3I..,I reel Mar. 7.31