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EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD
December 28, 1929
PARAMOUNT
Christie Talking Plays
THE MELANCHOLY DAME. All colored cast from OotaTUS Roy Cohen story, staged In colored cabaret. 1909 feet. Released Feb. 2, 1929.
A BIRD IN THE HAND. Lois Wilson, Jason Robards. Roy D'Arcy and Dot Farley, farcical sketch between husband and wife oyer love and money. 1833 feet. Released Feb. 16, 1929.
POST MORTEMS. Raymond Griffith, Tom Kennedy, Mabel Forrest, comedy playlet with gentleman burglar sitting In a bridge game with couple he came to rob. 2017 feet. Released Mar 2 1929 '
MUSIC HATH HARMS. All colored cast In Octavus Roy Cohen story about saxophone player who couldn't play the sax and had a double. 1892 feet. Released Mar. 16, 1929.
MEET THE MISSUS. James and Lucille Qleason In Kenyon Nicholson play, about vaudeville husband and wife, former coming home a little inebriated with a blonde. 1808 feet. Released Mar. 36, 1929.
JED'S VACATION. Charley Grapewin, Anna Chance, In their own vaudeville sketch about adopting a baby. Introduction on musical comedy stage. 1909 feet. Released Apr. 13. 1928.
THE FRAMING OF THE SHREW. All colored cast In Octavus Roy Cohen story of the negro who went on a hunger strike to get better treatment from his laundress wife. 1852 feet. Released Apr. 27, 1929.
WHEN CAESAR RAN A NEWSPAPER. Raymond Hatton, Sam Hardy in Waldemar Young's travesty of Caesar as an editor, Mara Antony as a press agent for Cleopatra. 1821 feet. Released May 11, 1929.
HOT LEMONADE. Louise Fazenda. Johnny Arthur and Walter Hlers, In a triangular comedy on board a steamer bound for Honolulu. 1850 feet. Released May 25, 1929.
OFT IN THE SILLY NIGHT. All colored cast In Octavus Roy Cohen story about the chauffeur who sneaks out with his employer's car and daughter. 1787 feet. Released June 8 1929
DEAR VIVIEN. Raymond Hatton and Sam Hardy In a clever comedy skit about a business man who wrote letters, with which a blackmailing blonde is holding him up. 1891 feet. Released June 22, 1929.
HER HUSBAND'S WOMEN. Lois Wilson, Harrison Ford. Nina Romano and Wanda Hawley in farcical sketch about a clever wife who fixes up the Jams into which her artist husband gets himself with women. 1733 feet. Released July 6. 1929.
A HINT TO BRIDES. Johnny Arthur and Ruth Taylor, in Kenyon Nicholson's playlet about a bridal couple who get chummy with the burglars and give away the wedding presents they don't want. 1592 feet. Released July 20, 1929
THE SLEEPING PORCH. Raymond Griffith. Barbara Leonard and John Litel in sketch about a husband who Is sleeping out in the snow to cure a cold and his scheme with a convict to get him out of it. 1550 feet Released Sept. 7, 1929.
LADIES' CHOICE. Charley Grapewin and Anna Chance In sketch about a wifo who learned to drive a car in fifteen minutes, with runaway auto in dizzy chase. 1727 feet. Released Sept. 14. 1929.
THE LADY FARE. All colored cast and cabaret and chorus in revue type of entertainment built around an Octavus Roy Cohen story. 1843 feet. Released Sept. 28. 1929.
FARO NELL, or In Old Callforny. Louise Fazenda, Jack Luden and Frank Rice in a travesty revival of an old western melodrama. Laid on the desert and In an old fashioned movie western saloon. 1819 feet. Released Oct. 5. 1929.
ADAM'S EVE. Johnny Arthur, Frances Lee, In a comedy sketch starting with a bridegroom's pro-marriage celebration and ending in a mixup in the apartment of two chorus ladies. 1618 feet. Released Oct. 12, 1929.
HE DID HIS BEST. Taylor Holmes. Carmel Myeri and Kethryn McGulre, in farce comedy playlet of Holmes entertaining a friend's wife for the evening, ending in a comedy sword duel. 1616 feet. Released Oct. 19. 1929.
THE FATAL FORCEPS. Ford Sterling, Bert Roach and Will King, in comedy of a dentist on trial for nearly murdering a saxophone player whose music had driven him crazy. 1664 feet. Released Nov. 2, 1929.
THE DANCING GOB. Buster and John West. In combination of West's stage dancing and comedy taking place at a naval training station where the actors are mistaken for sailors. 1823 feet. Released Nov. 9. 1929.
DANGEROUS FEMALES. Marie Dressier and Polly Moran In a comedy of two old spinsters about to entertain either the evangelist or a dangerous criminal, with Dressier getting a little Intoxicated with the visitor. 1873 feet. Released Nov. 16, 19S9.
BflOWN GRAVY. All colored cast in Ootavus Roy Cohen story about a fake medium swindling the gullible patrons, novel feature is Inclusion of Georgia Jubilee Singers In spirituals. 1627 feet. Released Nov. 23, 1929.
HE LOVED THE LADIES. Taylor Holmes. Helene Millard and Albert Cont!. in farce comedy sketch of a near elopement of a wife and how Holmes, the husband, cleverly handles the situation. 1764 feet. Released Nov. 30. 1929.
WEAK BUT WILLING. Will King. Billy Bevan and Dot Farley in a comedy in a cabaret, with the Hebrew comedian in a role of a husband being given a birthday party and not being able to get any food. 1627 feet. Released Dec. 14 1929
MARCHING TO GEORGIA. Buster and John West and Frances Lee In a comedy starting on a battleship, with Buster as sailor and John as comic captain, and ending In a mixup in a girl's boarding school. 1850 feet. Released Dec. 21. 1929.
THAT RED HEADED HUSSY. Charley Grapewin and Anna Chance as a couple of old time vaudevilllans In a martial ■ketch staging a fake Quarrel In front of their fighting daughter and son-in-law. 1521 feet. Released Deo. 28. 1929.
FOR LOVE OR MONEY. Lois Wilson, Bert Roach and Emeet Wood, In a comedy at the race track, with horse race atmosphere and Bert Roach proving his friend's wife's lore. 1827 feet. Released Jan. 4. 1939.
SO THIS IS PARIS GREEN. Louise Fazenda. Bert Roach and George Stone, In a burlesque of the Parisian Apache theme, laid in the cabarets and Latin quarter of Paris. Released Jan. 18. 1930.
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PATHE
George LeMaire Comedies
AT THE DENTIST'S (0501) George LeMaire and Louis Simon. Scene: Dentist's office. Louis Simon, suffering from a toothache goes to George LeMaire for treatment. For release March 24, 1929. 2 reels.
DANCING AROUND: (0502) George LeMaire and Joe Phillips. Scenes: Exterior and cabaret. George LeMaire and Joe Phillips take girls out for big time. Ivan Brunnell's Montrealers play "My Album of Dreams" and Vivlenne Johnson sings "Marie." For release April 21. 1929. 2 reels.
GO EASY, DOCTOR: (0503) George LeMaire, Louis Simon.
George LeMaire as the bone-breaker — Louis Simon as the
nut — and howl For release July 14, 1929. THE PLUMBERS ARE COMING (0504) George LeMaire.
Louis Simon. LeMaire and Simon, two burglars, trying to
act like plumbers. For release August 18. 1929. 2 reels.
GENTLEMEN OF THE EVENING (0505). George LeMaire. Lew Hearn, Evalyn Knapp. George LeMaire as the house detective. Lew Hearn as a delegate in Association of Inventors of America convention and Evalyn Knapp as the girl in the case. For release Oct 20, 1929. 2 reels.
BARBER'S COLLEGE (0506). George LeMaire, Lew Hearn, Sam Raynor, Gladys Hart. Lew Hearn as "Good Time Charlie," graduate of a barbers' college, creates havoc In a barber shop. For release Dec. 16, 1929. 2 reels.
TIGHT SQUEEZE, A (0507). George LeMaire, Jimmy Conlln. Evalyn Knapp. The adventures of a pair of impecunious young men who borrow dress suits to call upon their best girls. For release Feb. 9, 1930. 2 reels.
Manhattan Comedies
HER NEW CHAUFFEUR: (0511) Louis Simon, Teree Teasdale, Averill Harris. Veree Teasdale thinks Louis Simon is her new chauffeur, while he thinks Veree is his brideto-be. For release May 19, 1929. 2 reels.
WHAT A DAY: (0512) Louis Simon. Kay Mallory. What a picnic he had when he started to take his family on a picnic. For release June 16, 1929. 2 reels.
HARD BOILED HAMPTON: (0513) Harry Holman, Evalyn Knapp, Doris McMahon, Alice Bunn. Andy Jochlm. Holman is a hard boiled lawyer with a fast line. For release July 28, 1929. 2 reels.
BIG TIME CHARLIE: (0514) Lew Hearn, Dick Lancaster. Evalyn Knapp. A hick comes to New York to make whoopee on New Year's Eve. Eddie Elkins Orchestra plays in night club sequence. For release October 6, 1929. 2 reels.
LOVE. HONOR AND OH, BABY: (0515) Herbert Yost. Franklyn Ardell, Evalyn Knapp, Kay Mallory. A very modern version of "the worm that turned" theme. For release December 15, 1929. 2 reels.
Checker Comedies
THE SALESMAN: (0531) Frank T. Davis. Helyn Ebys-Rock. Frank T. Davis sells a car to Helyn Eby-Rock. For release July 21. 1929. 2 reels.
TURKEY FOR TWO: (0532) Frank T. Davis, William Frawley, Noel Francis. Two escaped convicts with a fondness for turkey come to a Westchester inn at Thanksgiving. Jack LeMaire's Golden Rooster Orchestra features "I'll Say She's Pretty." For release August 25, 1929. 2 reels.
SMOOTH GUY, THE (0533). Frank T. Davis and Evalyn Knapp. A bean salesman with a grand spiel tries his line on a small town girl. For release Oct. 27, 1929. 2 reels.
ALL STUCK UP: (0534) Harry McNaughton, Olyn Landick, Charles Howard, Evalyn Knapp. Lester Dorr, Joe B. Stanley. How paper hangers go on strike and guests at
newlyweds' housewarming try to finish the Job with mirthful results. For release December 22, 1929. 2 reels.
Melody Comedies
SYNCOPATED TRIAL: (0571) Morgan Morly. Lew Seymore. A musical mock trial. Eddie Elkins Orchestra and Ed. Prinz Dancers feature. For release September 8, 1929.
AFTER THE SHOW (0572). Jack Pepper. Morgan Morley. Paul Garner. Jack Wolf. Numbers: "Can't Find a Girl." "A-Hunting We Will Go," "Here We Are," "Jlg-A-BooJig." "Ain't That Too Bad." "Mississippi Mud." For release Nov. 10. 1929. 2 reels.
NIGHT IN A DORMITORY, A (0573). Ginger Rogers, Ruth Hamilton, Thelma White, Morgan Morley, Eddie Elkins and Orchestra. Miniature musical comedy. Numbers: "Stay With It." "Song of the Volga," "I Love a Man in • Uniform," "Where the Sweet Forget-Me-Nots Remember," "Why Can't You Love That Way," "Dormitory Number." For release Jan. 5. 1929. 2 reels.
Variety Comedies
BEACH BABIES: Charles Kemper. Evalyn Knapp. Naomi Casey. Charles Kemper tries to shine in the eyes of Evalyn Knapp while Naomi Casey makes him appear ridiculous. For release August 4, 1929. 2 reels.
HAUNTED: (0552) Bob Millikln. Evalyn Knapp. Charles Kemper. Mystery comedy embodying all the thrills of "The Cat and the Canary," "The Gorilla," "The Bat," and others. For release September 1, 1929. 2 reels.
END OF THE WORLD: (0553) Alexander Carr. Lorin Raker, Marcia Manning. A wealthy Hebrew, believing the world is about to end, gives his son thousands and his consent to the latteris marriage to an Irish maid. For release September 29. 1929. 2 reels.
HIS OPERATION (0544). Charles Kemper. Sally Noble. He must have quiet, but what a racket they raise. For release Nov. 24. 1929 2 reels.
WEDNESDAY AT THE RITZ (0555). Charles Kemper, Evalyn Knapp. The almost-married young man and some girl and they meet "Wednesday at the Rltz." For release Jan. 19. 1930. 2 reels.
DOING PHIL A FAVOR (0556). Mackenzie Ward and Val Lester. A British society man is Jealous of his wife and uses his friend Phil to test her fidelity. For release March 16, 1930. 2 reels.
HIS BIRTHDAY SUIT: (0557) Dr. Carl Herman. Steve Mills. Billy M. Green. Cliff Bragdon. What happens at a vaudeville show when two little boys attempt to aid the Great Hokey in his mystery act. For release May 4, 1930. 2 reels.
Folly Comedies
FANCY THAT: (0541) William Frawley, Earle Dewey. What a party would look like if two hobos suddenly became millionaires. Frawley sings "Dearest One." For release September 22, 1929. 2 reels. SO THIS IS MARRIAGE (0542). Guy Voyer. Norma Pallat. Earle Dewey. Miniature musical comedy of marriage and its problems. Theme song: "After You Say 'I Love You.' ' For release Nov. 17, 1929. 2 reels.
Golden Rooster Comedies
GARDEN OF EATIN': (0561) James Gleason, Lucille Webster Gleason. The story of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmle's beanery that tried to become ritzy — and what happened when! Orchestra plays "Pouring Down Rain." For release August 11, 1929. 2 reels.
FAIRWAYS AND FOUL (0562). James and Lucille Webster Gleason. A tale of golfers and their ways as well as the breaks of the game. A dash to Intrigue 1b added for laughing purposes. For release Oct 13. 1929. 2 reels.
RUBEVILLE (0563). Harry B. Watson. Reg. Merville. Jere Delaney. Josephine Fontaine. Miniature musical comedy. Numbers: "Sally." "Maggie." "Sweet Long Ago." "Ragging the Scale." "She Mav Have Seen Better Days." "Sweet Sixteen." "Wabash." "Bedella." "Yaka Hoola Hicky Doola." "Over the Waves." For release Dec. 8. 1929. 2 reels.
FIFTY MILES FROM BROADWAY (9564). Harry B. Watson, Reg Merville. Olga Woods. Miniature musical comedy. Numbers: "How Is Everything Back Tome," "Trail to Yesterday," "Carolina Moon." "Oh. Tillle." "Schooldays." 'Summer Time," "Rosie. You Are My Posle," "Stars and Stripes." "Walt Till the Sun Shines Nellie." "Give My Regards to Broadway." For release May 11, 1930. 2 reels.
RUBEVILLE NIGHT CLUB (0566). Harry B. Watson. Reg Merville, Josephine Fontaine. Olga Woods. Miniature musical comedy. Numbers: "I'm Just a Vagabond Lover," "It's Always Fair Weather." "Sunrise to Sunset." "Maggie," "Harmonists." "Nola," "Doln' the Raccoon," "Under
the Double Eagle," "Turkey in the Straw." "Mocking Bird." For release Feb. 2, 1929. 2 reels. CROSBY'S CORNERS (0665). Reg Merville. Felix Rusk, Josephine Fontaine, George Patten. Miniature musical comedies. Numbers: "Down On the Farm," "I'll Do Anything For You," "Every Day Away From You," "What a Day," "I Ain't Got Nothing For Nobody But You." "Sweet 16." "Here We Are." ' Ragging the Scale," "Good Night. Ladles." 'Merrily We Roll Along." "Jingle Bells," "Aula Lang Syne." For release March 23, 1930 . 2 reels.
Buck & Bubbles Comedies
BLACK NARCISSUS: (0521 Buck & Bubbles. Wildcat Is
. enmeshed in the wiles of a siren while trying to rescue his pal Denny from matrimony with another dusky charmer. Southern songs featured. For release September 15, 1929. 2 reels
IN AND OUT (0522). Buck and Bubbles. Buck and Bubbies as Wildcat and Denny do some funny stepping "in and out" of Jail. For release Nov. 3, 1929. 2 reels.
FOWL PLAY (0523). Buck and Bubbles. The boys hare to deliver an ostrich. On the way they become entangled with a yaller-skinned vamp. What happens Is plenty. Numbers: "Swanee River," "Oh, You Beautiful Doll," "When I Got You Alone Tonight," "Give Me a Little Kin Will You Hun," "Coal Black Mammy of Mine," "Chicken Reel." For release Dec. 29, 1929. 2 reels.
HIGH TONED (0624). Buck and Bubbles. When his dusky rival not only grabs his Job of butler, but also his lady friend. Wildcat brings In Demmy and Lilly the goat to start something. Numbers: 'My Old Kentucky Home," "Home, Sweet Home," "12th Street Rag," "Cla-lnat Marmalade," "Lonely Me." For release Feb. 23, 1939. 2 reels.
DARKTOWN FOLLIES (0525). Buck and Bubbles. Broke and hungry. Wildcat and Demmy show their samples af song, dance and Joke and stumble onto the rehearsal of a Darktown FoUies and get the Job. Numbers: "St Louis Blues." "I'm Krazy For You," "Rachmaninoff's Prelude," "Mean To Me," "Some Rainy Day." For release April 13, 1930. 2 reels.
HONEST CROOKS (0526). Buck and Bubbles. A mysterious black bag, buried in a haystack by a couple of crooks. Is found by the boys, full of money. When they try to return it, things happen — and howl Numbers: "Turkey IB the Straw." "Old Black Joe." For release May 18, 1930. 2 reels.
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RKO
Record Breakers (Alberta Vaughn-Al Cooke)
(AllTalking—Two Reels)
AS YOU MIKE IT (0602). Released Sept 8, 1929. MEET THE QUINCE (0603). Released Sept 22. 1929. LOVE'S LABOR FOUND (0604). Released Nov. 10, 1929. THEY SHALL NOT PASS OUT (0605). Released Not. 34,
1929
EVENTUALLY BUT NOT NOW (0606). Released Deo. », 1929
CAPTAIN OF HIS ROLL, THE (0607). Released Deo. 22,
1929.
Mickey McGuire
MICKEY'S
1929. MICKEY'S MICKEY'S MICKEY'S MICKEY'S
(All-Talking — Two Reels)
MIDNITE FOLLIES (0701). Released Aug. 18
SURPRISE (0702). Released Sept. 15. 1929. MIX UP (0703). Released Oct. 13. 1929. BIG MOMENT (0704). Released Nov. 10, 1929. STRATEGY (0705). Released Deo. 8, 1929.
RCA Shorts
BURGLAR, ST. LOUIS TWO GUN HUNT THE
(All-Talking — Two Reels)
THE (0801). Released Aug. 11, 1929. BLUES (0802). Released Sept. 8, 1929. GINSBURG (0803). Released Oct 13. 1929. TIGER (0804). Released Nov. 10, 1929.
RCA Novelties
(All— Talking— One Reel)
HEADWORK (0901). Released Sept. 15. 1929. GODFREY LUDLOW & NBC ORCHESTRA (0802). Released Nov. 10, 1928.
RCA Marc Connelly
(All-Talking — Two Reels)
TRAVELER. THE (0907). Released Aug. 18. 1929. UNCLE, THE (0909). Released Oct 13, 1929. SUITOR, THE (0910). Released Dec. 8, 1929.
• • •
UNIVERSAL
Snappy Cartoon Comedies (Oswald the Rabbit) (Synchronized Only — One Reel)
WEARY WILLIES. Released Aug. 5. 1929. SAUCY SAUSAGES. Released Aug. 19, 1929. RACE RIOT. Released Sept. 2. 1929. I OILS WELL. Released Sept. 16, 1929. PERMANENT WAVE. Released Sept. 30, 1929. COLE TURKEY. Released Oct. 14. 1929. PUSSY WILLIE. Released Oct. 28. 1929. AMATEUR NITE. Released Nov. 11. 1929. SNOW USE. Released Nov. 25. 1929. NUTTY NOTES. Released Dec. 9. 1929.
Collegians (All Star)
(Talking — Two Reels)
ON THE SIDELINES. Released Aug. 6. 1929. USE YOUR FEET. Released Aug. 19. 1929. SPLASH MATES. Released Sept. 2. 1929. GRADUATION DAZE. Released Sept 16. 1923.
Special
(Talking)
SWEETHEARTS: Rooney Family, two reels. Released Sept
2 1929
LOVE TREE, THE: Rooney Family, two reels. Released
Sept. 16. 1929.
ACTOR, THE: Benny Rubin, one reel. Released Sept 16.
1929
INCOME TACT: Benny Rubin, one reel. Released Sept (0.
1929.
ROYAL PAIR. THE: Rooney Family, two reels. Released
Sept. 30. 1929.
DELICATESSEN KID, THE: Benny Rubin, two reels. Released Oct. 14, 1929. , ,
LOVE BIRDS: Rooney Family, two reels. Released Oet 14. 1929. , . _ _
POP AND SON: Benny Rubin, one reel. Released Oct. IS. 1929.