Harrison's Reports (1930)

IN TWO SECTIONS— SECTION TWO HARRISON’S R E P O R T S Vol. XII _ SATURDAY^ MAY 24, 1930 No. 21 (Partial Index No. 3 — Pages 54 to 80 incl.) Title of Picture.. Reviews on Page Alias French Gertie — RKO (68 min.) 63 All Quiet on the Western Front — Universal (approx. 2 hrs., 13 min.) 75 Arizona Kid — Fox (87 min.) 79 Beau Bandit — Radio (73 min.) 50 Benson Murder Case, The — ^Param. (55 min.) 62 Big Party, The — Fox (72 min.) 51 Big Pond, The — Paramount (67 min.) 70 Cameo Kirby — Fox (68 min.) 27 Captain of the Guard — Universal (83 min.) 54 Case of Sergeant Grischa, The — Radio (99 min.) 39 Cock o’ the Walk — Sono Art-World Wide (75 min.) 66 Crazy That Way — Fox (63 min.) 62 Cuckoos, The — Radio Pictures (98 min.) 71 Dames Ahoy — Universal (65 min.) 55 Devil’s Holiday — Para. (75 min.) 78 Devil May Care — MGM (99 min.) 2 Divorcee, The — MGM (81 min.) 78 Double Cross Roads — Fox (66 min.) 66 Dynamite — MGM (129 min.) 3 Fighting Legion, The — Universal (75 min.) 55 Framed — Radio (68 min.) 46 Free and Easy — MGM (92 min.) 66 Furies, The — First National (71 min.) 66 Girl from Woolworth’s, The — First Nat’l. (69 min.).. 2 Girl of the Port — Radio (68 min.) 14 Girl Said No, The— MGM (90 min.) 63 Glorifying the American Girl — Para. (89 min.) 10 Golden Calf, The — Fox (72 min.) 58 Green Goddess — Warner (73 min.) 30 Happy Days — Fox (84 min.) 30 Harmony At Home — Fox (71 min.) 19 He Knew Women — Radio Pictures (68 min.) 67 Hell Harbor — 'United Artists (89 min.) 54 Hide Out, The — Universal (57 min.) 63 High Society Blues, Fox — (1 hr. 42 min.) 58 Hold Everything — Warner Bros. (77 min.) 71 In the Next Room — First National (70 min.) 58 Isle of Escape — Warner Bros. (62 min.) 54 It’s a Great Life — MGM (95 min.) 15 Journey’s End — Tiffany (2 hrs. 13 min.) 67 King of Jazz — Univ. (97 min.) 79 Ladies of Leisure — Columbia (98 min.) 62 Ladies Love Brutes — Param. (79 min.) 67 Laughing Lady — Paramount (82 min.) 6 Mamba — Tiffany (70 min.) 42 Mammy — Warner Bros. (82 min.) 54 Man from Blankley’s, The — Warner Bros. (67 min.) 59 Man Hunter, The — Warner Bros. (48 min.) 63 Montana Moon — MGM (88 min) 62 Mounted Stranger — Universal (62 min.) 26 Murder Will Out — First National (65 min.) 58 New York Nights — United Artists (82 min.) 23 No, No, Nanette — First Nat’l. (1(X) min.) 6 Notorious Affair, A — First National (69 min.) 71 On the Border — Warner (48 min.) 22 One Romantic Night — United Artists (71 min.) 71 Paramount on Parade — Paramount (1 hr. 41 min.)... 70 Party Girl — Tiffany (82 min.) 7 Playing Around — First Nat’l. (65 min.) 55 Pointed Heels — Paramount (63 min.) 3 Prince of Diamonds — Columbia (68 min.) 59 Redemption — MGM (65 min.) 74 Return of Dr. Fu Manchu, The — Param. (70 min.).. 74 Royal Romance, A — Columbia (70 min.) 59 Runaway Bride, The — Radio Pictures (68 min.) 67 Second Floor Mystery, The — Warner Bros. (58 min.) 74 Seven Keys to Baldpate — Radio (73 min.) 2 Ship from Shanghai, The — MGM (69 min.) 70 Show Girl in Hollywood— First Nat’l. (^ min.) 75 Song of the Flame — First Nat’l. (72 min.) 79 Spring Is Here — First Nat’l. (70 min.) 74 Strictly Modern — First Nat’l. (62 min.) 75 Swell Head, The — Tiffany (69 min.) 59 Swing High — Pathe (90 min.) 78 Temple Tower — Fox (59 min.) 62 Three Sisters, The — Fox (71 min.) 66 Troopers Three — Tiffany (81 min.) 30 Under a Texas Moon — Warner Bros. (83 min.) 58 Vengeance — Columbia (68 min.) 39 What a Man! — Sono Art-World Wide (82 min.) 55 Woman Who Was Forgotten — (film 73m., disc 85m.) 19 Young Man of Manhattan — Param. (81 min.) 70 THE MEANING OF THE SOUND SYMBOLS (AT) means all talk, or 100% talk; (PT), part talk; (F), that the sound is recorded on the film; (D), that the sound is recorded on the disc; (F&D), that the sound has been recorded on both film and disc; (N), that there is no silent version. Thus (ATF&DN) means that the picture is 100% dialogue, that the sound has been recorded on both film and disc, and that there is no silent version. When a picture is marked (F&D), the sound was originally recorded on the film and afterwards transferred to the disc by re-recording. FEATURE PICTURE RELEASE SCHEDULES Columbia Features Sound and Silent Ladies of Leisure (AT-F&D) — B. Stanwyck Apr. 5 Around the Corner (AT-F&D) — Sidney-Murray. Apr. 25 Soldiers and Women (AT-F&D) — Pringle Apr. 30 Call of the West (AT-F&D) (reset) — Revier. . .May 10 Temptation (AT-F&D) — Lois Wilson June 5 Sisters (AT-F&D) — O’Neil-O’Day Not set {End of 1929-1930 season) Silent Broadway Scandals — O’Neil Dec. 27 Flight — Holt-Lee Jan. 3 Wall Street — Ince-Pringle Jan. 21 Song of Love — Belle Baker Feb. 13 Mexicali Rose (reset) — Stanwyck Feb. 27 Murder on the Roof (reset) — Revier Mar. 27 Personality (reset) — Starr-Arthur Apr. 7 Melody Man (Reset) — Wm. Collier, Jr Apr. 25 Vengeance (reset) — Holt-Revier Apr. 29 First National Features Sound 588 Back Pay (AT-D) — C. Griffith (reset) June 1 563 Sweethearts and Wives (AT-D) — Dove June 15 596 Bride of the Regiment (AT-D) — Segal June 22 570 Sweet Mama (AT-D) — Alice White July 6 582 Dawn Patrol (AT-D) — R. Barthelmess July 20 Silent Features and Their Exhibition Values 566 The Love Racket — Feb. 17 l,10O,0OOB 573 Wedding Rings — Mar. 9 1,000,000B 595 Footlights and Fools — Mar. 23 Road Show 481 Lillies of the Field — Mar. 30 Not Set 569 Playing Around — Apr. 6 Not Set 591 Paris — Apr. 13 Road Show 572 Loose Ankles — Apr. 20 1,000,OOOB 561 The Other Tomorrow — not set l,300,00OB 594 No, No, Nanette — not set Road Show 565 Strictly Modern — Sept. 8 1, 100,00GB 592 Son of the God.s — not set Road Show 579 Murder Will Out — Mulhall No silent version 588 Back Pay — not set Special 585 Show Girl in Hollywood — White. . . .No silent version 567 The Flirting Widow — not set 1,100,(XX)B 593 Song of the Flame — Claire No silent version