Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World
Date:
Apr-Jun 1930
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)
Leaf #:
00067
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
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:
March 21, 2024
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April 5, 1930 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 57 Short Features (SOUND) COLUMBIA JIMMIE RODGERS, 1. — “Singing Brakeman.” Fine piece of recording. If your town likes this blue yodeling stuff go after it. Jimmie broke a record here in person and they liked his talking act, too. (Henry Reeve, Mission theatre, Menard, Tex. — Small town patronage.) SON OF LOVE (AT): Belle Baker— The percentage that this picture pleased here was very very few. And the recording on disc was very hollow. Nine reels. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) VICTOR GEM, 1. — “Falling Stars.” Nothing to it from any way you want to look at it. Instead of being called gem they should rename them junk, as every one we have had has been just that. Disc print. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) SNAPSHOT No. 4, 1. — Average filler with fair disc recording. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) EDUCATIONAL MACK SENNETT, 2. — “Bees Buzz.” Talking comedy. Very much slapstick. Talking did not help it much. Some laughed and some walked out on it. (Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage.) LLOYD HAMILTON COMEDIES, 2.— "His Big Moment.” Starts out good, but fizzles out. Recording not so good on disc. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la.— General patronage.) FOX ELEPHANT ELBOWS, 2.— Not as good ae the average animal comedy. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) MIND YOUR BUSINESS, 2 A very good talking comedy. (Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage.) MGM AL WOLHIEM — Nothing to rave over. (Robert K. Yancey, New Bonny theatre, Mansfield, Mo. — General patronage.) COLORTONE REVUE, 2.— “The Doll Shop.” Boy, this is what I call real entertainment and our patrons said so, too. Thanks to Metro, for we have found theirs to be the best product on the market, both in features and shorts as well as recording. Thanks again, gentlemen, and may we receive many more equally as good. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) Very pretty and eome filler. Good recording. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre. Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) CHARLEY CHASE COMEDIES, 2.— “Crazy Feet.” A good comedy that made them laugh. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre. Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) HARRY LANGDON COMEDIES, 2.— “Fighting Parson.” A very good comedy from this star. Metro! has very good talking comedies outside of “The Gang.” (W. Burr, Orpheum theatre, Lancaster, Wis. — Small town patronage.) LAUREL-HARDY COMEDIES, 3.— “Blotto.” This is sure a swell talking comedy. I think one of the best ones that we have played to date. These two comedians are in a class by themselves. (W. Burr, Orpheum theatre, Lancaster, Wis. — Small town patronage.) OUR GANG COMEDIES, 2.— “Old Grey Horse.” A Good Gang. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese, 111. — General patronage.) TELL IT TO THE JUDGE, 2.— Not so good. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese, 111. — General patronage.) METRO SOUND NEWS. — Gradually improving. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) PARAMOUNT FOOTLOOSE WIMMIN, 2.— Fair. Shnitka, Royal theatre, Innisfail, Alta., Small town patronage.) LAY ON MACDUFF, 2.— Very good. Shnitka, Royal theatre, Innisfail, Alta., Small town patronage.) (Benjamin Canada. — (Benjamin Canada. — PATHE REVIEW No. 7, 1. — Good filler and clear as a bell. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre. Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) SPORTLIGHT, I. — “Splashing Through.” — A good sound and talking sportlight. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre. Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) R K O MICKEY McGUIRE COMEDIES, 2. Okay so far. “Midnight Follies”, and "Surprise” seem okay. (Henry Reeve, Mission theatre, Menard, Tex. — Small town patronage.) “Mickey’s Mixup.” A pretty good comedy, but Mickey is putting in too many shows. Recording on disc was not quite up to standard. (M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) “Mickey’s Strategy.” Better than his previous ones. Okay recording. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre. Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) RCA MARC, 2. — “The Traveler.” After rehearsing this short subject we paid for it and did not play it. Nearest thing to nothing I ever saw. (Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greeneville, Mich. — General patronage.) RCA NOVELTIES, 1 “Godfrey Ludlow.” No entertainment. (M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) RCA SHORTS, 2. — “Gun Boat Ginsberg.” A big disappointment. Two reels of nothing. Good film recording. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre. Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) TIFFANY VOICE OF HOLLYWOOD, 1 — A fairly good short, but after you’ve seen one you’ve seen all of them. Just a Hollywood advertisement. (C. E. Mosher, Orpheum theatre, Rockford, la. — Small town patronage.) Mighty good novelty reel. Recording on disc uniformly good. (Henry Reeve, Mission theatre, Menard. Tex. — Small town patronage.) UNIVERSAL ALPINE ROMANCE, 1 — A yodeling act. Not so good. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre, Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) COLLEGIANS SERIES, 2.— “Graduation Daze.” Our last of the series and we are not sorry. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) “The Take Off.” You can’t compare this sporting youth series with the "Collegians." My crowd doesn’t even like the players. Recording okay on film. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre, Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) These don’t fall for me any more. I guess people are tired of them. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese III. — General patronage.) OSWALD CARTOONS.— Always good. "Nutty Notes” the best by far. (Austin Childs, Rex theatre, Hanover, Kan. — Small town patronage.) “Saucy Sausages.” A darn good sound cartoon. People sure like Oswald. (R. A. Preuss, Golden Gem theatre. Golden, Col. — Small town patronage.) SUNDAY MORNING. — With all 6tar cast. Was surprised at this. Talking very plain. A good slapstick comedy. If all their comedies were like this their complete service would not be so bad. But after running “The Collegians” I decided I’d have to have better comedies for Sunday nights. So I am the loser all around now with C. S. C. (Austin Childs, Rex theatre, Hanover, Kan. — Small town patronage.) WARNER BROS. BEDTIME (Act No. 2753). — Slightly humorous dialog. About the average act. (M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) DEAD OR ALIVE (Act No. 895). These Hugh O'Connell newspaper stories have all been good. This one seems a trifle better than the rest. The recording is good. (M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) EDDIE BUZZEL (Act. No. 930-931). A comedy knockout. Just about the best Vitaphone has sent us. (M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) EDGAR BERGEN (Act No. 947). A ventriloquist. Not a bad act but on the other hand it was not so good. (M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) FRED KEATING (Act No. 907). A magician doing his stuff. Most if it had been seen here before on the stage by practically every magician who comes along. It did not click. (M. W. Larmour. National theatre. Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) JOE MAY AND DOROTHY OAKES (Act No. 951). Just another act. (M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) LOW DOWN (Act No. 914). One of the most vulgar acts we ever put on. I can’t report this kind of stuff good for clean show business. (Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage.) VITAPHONE (Act No. 3759). A very good 6hort subject. (Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage.) VITAPHONE (Act No. 945). Fair short subject. (Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage.) YORKE AND JOHNSON (Act No. 928). It is called Crinoline Romances. They sing okay, but their appearance is against them. They might do for the radio or even vaudeville but not for motion pictures. (M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage.) MISCELLANEOUS CHINA, MY CHINA, I. Poor stuff. These Chinese things are a waste of time in this type of comedy. The print was so badly over-exposed and hardly a word could be read in the song Lay off this one. (O. A. Fosse, Community theatre, Ridgeway, la.— General patronage.) (SILENT) EDUCATIONAL COOK, PAPA, COOK, 1. Just fair. A couple of scenes could be eliminated and better it. (O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage.) LUPINO LANE COMEDIES, 2.— “Listen, Sister.” Here’s Lupino with a wig on again. Lots of fun and roars of laughter from the audience. (O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage. ) WALLACE LUPINO COMEDIES, 2.— “Wedded Blisters.” Lotta slapstick. Not too good. Have seen better comedies quite some few times, and plenty better comedians than this bird. (O. B. Wolfe. Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage.) MGM CHARLEY CHASE COMEDIES, 2.— "Chasing Husbands.” This sure is a lemon. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese, 111. — General patronage.) LAUREL-HARDY COMEDIES, 2. — “Finishing Touch.” These boys are always good. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese, 111. — General patronage.) “Their Purple Moment.” Very good. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese, 111. — General patronage.) MAX DAVIDSON COMEDIES, 2.— “Should Women Drive.” It’s good. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese, 111. — General patronage.) OUR GANG COMEDIES, 2.— “School Begins.” A good Gang. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese, 111. — General patronage.) PARAMOUNT BOBBY VERNON COMEDIES, 2.— “Let Him Loose.” Average comedy. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) HOT SCOTCH, 2. — Very good. (Benjamin Shnitka, Royal theatre, Innisfail. Alta., Canada. — Small town patronage. ) NIFTY NUMBERS, 2. Very good. (Benjamin Shnitka, Royal theatre, Innisfail, Alta., Canada. — Small town patronage.) VACATION WAVES, 2. Good. (Benjamin Shnitka, Royal theatre, Innisfail, Alta., Canada. — Small town patronage.) RAYART BOBBY RAY COMEDIES, 2.— "Dizzy Days.” Dizzy days is right, but it isn’t a bad comedy. Rather crude, but so is my patronage. (O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage.) UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL NEWS, 1. It’s okay with me. (Julius W. Schmidt, Grand theatre, Breese, 111. — General patronage.) x^Z-404 1700 SANSOM STREET Philadelphia, Pa.