Motion Picture News (Jan - Mar 1930)

January 25, 1930 Motion Picture News 69 FOX FILMS (After August all releases sound-on-tilm and sound-on~disc ) 7. . . . 5855 feet. I2,30. 6700 feet Dec. 7 4 5581 feet July 13 15 6955 feet April 6 FEATURES star Rel. Date Length Reviewed Tracy-Clarke-Dunn Sept. 29 6300 feet Sept. 14 Dunn-Holland July Terns-Murray Jan. Stuart-Carol Aug. GaynorMorton Dec. FarrellDuncan Feb. 16. '30 McLaglen-Lowe-Damita Oct. 20 1061 1 feet. . .Aug. 10 Carol-Norton June 9 58ii6 feet Oct. 19 Gaynor-Duncan Sept. 15 9496 feet June 22 Special Cast May Ulric-Frazer Oct. Lane-Page Sept. Brendel-Mulhall Feb. Special cast Feb. Collier-Churchill Jan. McLaglen-Brendel Dec. Wagstaff-Lane Feb. George O'Brien Jan. Jessel-Lee Nov. Gaynor Farrell Aug. Tei ns-Murray Oct. George O'Brien June Birmingtiam-Hyams July McKenna-MacDonald Feb. AmesHarrigan Nov, LaRocque-M. Day June Marguerite Churchill July Farrtil-Ouncan Oct. Baxter-Duncan Nov. 0 Brien-Chandler Sept. Paul Muni Dec. Garrick-Chandler Feb. MoranWagstaff-Burgess ....Nov. Ulric Dec. Gaynor Farrell Dec. Will Rogers Sept. Catlett-Carol Aug. Moran-Patricola-Percy 4ug. Title •t§Big Time <A.T.) •fBlack Magic (F &. D) §t*Cameo Kirby (A.T.) •tChasing Through Europe •t§Christina (P.T.) *t§City Girl (P.T.) •t§Cock-Eyed World (A.T.).... •tExalted Flapper (F &. D) •t§Four Devils (P. T.) •fSFox Movietone Follies The ^A. T.) (F.&. D). •f§Frozen Justice (A.T.) *t§Girl From Havana. The (A.T.). •t§Golden Calf (A.T.) •flHappy Days (A.T.).... •tlHarmony at Home (A.T.) •t§Hot for Paris (A.T.) •t§Let's Go Places (A.T.) •tILone Star Ranger (A.T.) •t§Love. Live and Laugh (A.T.) . •t§Lucky Star (P.T.) •tIMarried in Hollywood (A.T.) . •tiMasked Emotions (F &. D) .. •tSMasguerade (A.T.) (F & D). •t§Men Without Women (A. T.) . •tiNix on the Dames (A.T.)... •tone Woman Idea The (F & D) . . •t§Pleasure Crazed (A.T.) (F4D).. •t§River, The (P.T.) •tlRomance of Rio Grande (A.T.). •t§Salute (A. T.) •t§Seven Faces (A.T.) •t§Sky Hawk (A.T.) •t§Song of Kentucky (A.T.).... •flSouth Sea Rose (A.T.) •t§Sunny Side Up (A.T.) •t§Thcy Had to See ParistA.T.). •t§ Why Leave Home (A.T.) •tlwords and Music (A.T.) Coming Feature Attractions Title Siar Rel. •t§By the Way. Bill (A.T.) Will Rogers •t§Big Party, The (A.T.) Patterson-Carol-Lee •tSCisco Kid. The (A.T.) Baxter-Lowe •t§Common Clay (A.T.) •fSConnecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (A.T.) •t§Fatal Wedding. The (A.T.) •t§Fox Movietone Follies of 1930 ",.T, 26.,, . 8291 feet . . .June 1 13,,, .7170 feet. ...Oct. 5 29... . 61 18 feet. ..Sept 7 23, '30 2, '30 .7526 feet. Jan. 18. 30 19, '30 ...Dec. 11 22,,, . G570 feet. . . . Dec. 7 2, '30. 6442 feet. . Jan, 18. 30 5, '30. Jan, 25 ,.Oct, '30 3.,, .8090 feet. 19 18,,. .8784 feet. ,,,July 21 27,,, .9700 feet. , ..Sept. 28 23,., .5419 feet. ...Sept. 28 14.,. .5674 feet. ...Oct. 19 9. '30 Jan. 4, '30 24.,, .5998 feet. ...Nov. 30 2,,, .611 1 feet. . . .June It) 7.,, .5460 feet. ...July 2U 6... .6oJO feet . . . Jan. 9 17,,, .8460 feet. . . Nov. 16 . 1,,, . 8500 feet. ...Oct. 12 1 7750 feet ...Nov. 9 2.,, 6888 feet. ...Dec. 14 3.,, 7125 feet. ...Oct. 19 8,,, 6500 feet. . ..Dec. n 29.... . 12000 feet ...Oct. 12 8... 8602 feet. . . .Aug. 24 25... 6388 feet. . . Dec. 14 IS... 6500 feet. ...Nov. 2 Date Length Reviewed .) •t§Girl Downstairs (F &. D) O'Brien-Moran •t§Girl Who Wasn't Wanted (A.T.) O'Brien-Chandler •t§High Society Blues (A.T.) •t§lf I was Alone With You (A.T.) GaynorFarrell •tILet's Go Places (A.T.) Wagstaff-Lane-Lynn *t§Liliom (A.T.) Janet Gaynor •tSLouis Beretti (A.T.) Edmund Lowe •t§Mad Singer, The (A,T,) *t|One Mad Kiss (A.T.) Don Jose Mojica •t§On the Level (A.T.) •tSOregon Trail. The (A.T.) •t§Playmates (A.T.) Gaynor-Farrell 't§Solid Gold Article, The (A,T.) 'tISuch Men Are Dangerous (A.T.) Baxter-Owen •t|Temple Tower (A.T.) ■t§Very Practical Joke. A (A.T.) •t§Whlte Flame. The (A.T.) ... Paul Page •t§Yonder Grow the Daisies (A.T.) Ames-Lee-Love MOVIETONE SHORTS star Rel, Date Length Gallagher-Edeson 2 reels,,, Robert Benchley 2 reels... Mutt &. Jeff Cartoon I reel Kentucky Jubilee Singers I reel.,,. McCullough 2reels.,, McCullouah 2 reels, . , McCullough 2 reels, , , Reviewed .Mar, 2 Clark Sl Clark &. Clark & 3 Songs Herbert & Bard 2 reels Clark & McCullough 2 reels Oct. 5 Otto Matleson 3 reels ClarkMcCullogh 2 reels Dr. Sigmund Spaeth Mar. 2 Friedland & Revue Song Program 3 reels Chic Sales Robert Benchley I reel Clark & McCullough 2 reels Title •t§Friendship (A.T.)(F) •tSFurnace Trouble (A.T.)(F)... •t§Ghosts •tiGoing Home •t§ln Holland (A-T.j (F) •t§Knights Out (A.T.) (F) •t§Medicine Man, The (A.T.)(F). t5Millcr & Farrell (F) t§Mind Your Business (F) •t§Music Fiends. The (A,T.)(F). •tSNapoleon's Barber (A,T,)(F), •t§Nightie Knights *§Old Tunes for New (F) 't§On the Beach at Atlantic City (F) .. t§Royal Hawaiian Singers (F).. tISound Your A (F) •t§They're Coming to Get Me., "tlTreasurer's Report •tSWaltzing Around (A,T.) (F). INTERNATIONAL PHOTOPLAY DISTRIBUTORS FEATURES Title Star Rel. Date Length Reviewei •tAftcr the Verdict Olga Tschechowa 7 reels •t§Beggar's Opera. The (P.T.) ., Special Cast ,, , 9 reels •t§Dark Red Roses (A.T.) Romc-Doble 8 reels SHORT SUBJECTS ..,.^',"1 . star Rel. Date Length Reviewe •fsAcel-Dental Treatment ... 2 reels •t§Abble M itchcll & Sizzle & Blame Song Program I reel •tAllez-Op Marionattes I reel •tICIyde Doerr t Saxophone Sextet Jazz Program I reel •tDimples and Tears Marionettes I reel •t§Feed the Brute (A.T,) Animal Novelty I reel •t§Hoak (A.T.) Frawley &. Smith I reel •t§Justice (A.T.) Special Cast 2 reels •tSMiser, The (AT.) Bransby Williams I reel •t§Mr. Smith Wakes Up (A.T.) . Marriott-Gott 2 reels , •t§Night in Dixie, A (A.T,) . . . Mitchell-Hudgins 2 reels •f§Nora Blaney No. I Song Program I reel •t§Nora Blaney No. 2 Song program I reel •tOperatlc Marionettes I reel •t§Radio Franks &. 4 Bachelors. Song Program I reel •t§Teddy Brown &. His Band Jazz Program I reel •t§When the Clock Struck Twelve (A.T,) Niles Welch 2 reels METRO-GOLDWYN-MA YER ' FEATURES J'«'« star Rel. Date •t§Anna Christie (A.T.) Greta Garbo Feb 21 •t^Bishop Murder Case (A.T,) ,, Basil Rathbone Jan 3. '30 •tSChasIng Rainbows (A.T.) Love-King )an 10, '30 •t§Devll-May-Care (A. T.) Ramon Novarro Feb. •t§Dynamlte (A. T.) (D) PIckford-Wood-Nagel Dec •t5Girl In the Show. The (A. T. ). Love-Hackett .!..'.'.,." .',".'.'. Aug, •tSHalleluIah (A, T.) (D) Colored Cast Nov, Length 6700 feet . . 7961 feet... 8 1 no feet. . 7,'30.8782 feet. .. 13.... 10771 feet.. .7574 feet. . 9711 feet. Reviewed .Dec. 71 .Nov. 16 Nov.. .2 Dec, 28 July 27 Oct, 19 Aug ♦t§His Glorious Night (A.T.)(D). Gilbert-Owen 'tlHollywood Revue of 1929 (A, T,) (D) Special Cast ■ •tlldle Rich. The (A.T,)(D) Nagel-Love-Hymans •t§lt's Great Life (A,T.) Duncan Sisters Reviewed under title of "Imperfect Ladies" in •tKiss. The Greta Garbo 'tSLast of Mrs, Cheyney (A,T.) . Shearer-Rathbone *t§Lord Byron of B'way (A. T.). . .Terry-Kaley-Rubin •t§Madame X (A.T.) (D) Ruth Chatterton *t§Marianne (A.T.) Davies-Gray *t§Mysterious Island The Hughes-Daly •tiNavy Blues (A.T.) Haines-Page §t*Not So Dumb (A.T.) Davies-Nugent Reviewed under title of "Dulcy" in Nov. *t§Our Modern Maidens (D) Crawtord-Page-LaRocque ... *t§Ship From Shanghai, The (A. T.) Nagel-Johnson-Wolheim •fSingle Standard, A Garbo-Asther-Brown •t§So This Is College (A.T.) Star Cast •t§Speedway (P.T.) (D) William Haines "tiTheir Own Desires (A.T.) ... Norma Shearer *t§They Learned About Women (A.T.) Van and Schenck •t§Thirtecnth Chair (A.T.) Nagel-Hyams •tiThunder (D) Chaney-Haver •tiTrial of Mary Dugan, (A.T,) (D) Shearer-Warner-Hackett ,... •t§Unholy Night, The (A,T.)(D) Young-Torrence-Sebastian §t'Untamed Joan Crawford •t Viking, The (Techii,icolor) Starke-Crisp *t§Wise Girls (A,T,) (D) The Nugents-Lee-Young •t5Woman Racket (A,T,) Moore-Sweet •t§Wonder of Women, The Stone-Wood , SHORT SUBJECTS Title Star Rel, Bacon Grabbers Laurel-Hardy Oct, Bouncing Babies "Our Gang" Oct, Brown Gold Ufa Oddities July Cat, Dog &. Co "Our Gang" Sept, Crazy Feet Charley Chase Sept, Dealers In Babies Ufa Oddities Aug. Double Whoopee Laurel-Hardy May Fast Freight "Our Gang" May Foundations of Gold Ufa Oddities May Frontier Romance July Hotter Than Hot Harry Langdon Aug. Lacquer and Pearls All Star Cast May Lazy Days "Our Gang" Aug. Little Mother "Our Gang" June Movie Night Charley Chase May Oriental Motoring Ufa Oddities July Outlandish Manners Ufa Oddities June Perfect Day A LaurelHardy Aug. Princess of Destiny A May Saturday's Lesson "Our Gang" Nov. Savage Customs Ufa Oddities Nov. Sky Boy Harry Langdon Oct. Stepping Out Charley Chase Nov. They Go Boom Laurel-Hardy Sept. Thundering Toupees All Star Cast May Tiny Housekeepers Ufa Oddities June Witch Doctor Ufa Oddities May Sept. 28.... 7166 feet.... Oct. 12 Nov, June Nov. Nov Nov. July Jan. Aug. 17 8832 feet Apr Oct. 18 10124 feet. . .Oct. Oct. 5 8589 feet... Dec. 20. . .. 6936 feet.,, Jan. 17, '30 7650 feet... 2, 1929 issue Aug. 24 6978 feet.. 9 7351 feet June 29 15 1 1669 feet. .June 22 30.... 7200 feet.... Nov. 2 2, 1929 .ssue 16 7200 feet Nov. 25 6 8651 leet Aug. 17 28. '30 20 26 2 2 2 Mar. Nov, .Nov. .May Jan. 31, '30.6225 feet. Jan. 18. '30 July 29 6574 feet Aug. 3 Oct. 26 9143 feet Nov. 16 Sept. 7 6962 feet Aug. 31 Dec. 27 5927 feet Nov. 16 Jan. 31. '30 Dec. 14 Oct. 12 6571 feet Nov. 9 July 20 7783 feet July 13 June Sept. Nov. Nov. Sept. Jan. July 8 10621 feet... Apr. 13 14 8498 feet Aug. 24 23 791 1 feet Dec. 7 2 8394 feet. Nov. I7,'28 25 8818 feet Nov. 2 24. '30 Dec. 14 13 8347 feet July 27 Date 19.. 12. 6.. . 14. . 7. , 3.. 18.. 4 , II. 6.. 17., 25., 24. 20. 8., 10.. 4., 9., 24. 5. 2. 21. 25. 22. 25. Coming Feature Attractions star Title •t§Battle of the Ladies (A, T.). •t§Bugle Sounds. The (A. T.) . . . Torrence-Beery-Dane •t§Clrcle. The (A.T.) Alison Shipworth •ticollege Life (A.T.) Starr-Nugent-Montgomery •tIDevotion (A. T.) •§tEx-Wife (A.T.) •t§Father's Day (A.T.) J. C. & Elliott Nugent.. •t§Five O'clock Girl. The (A. T.). Davies-ArthurKing *t§Fresh From College (A.T.) ,,. William Haines •t§Good News (A.T.) •t§Heavenly Twins (A.T.) Duncan Sisters •t§High Road. The (A.T.) Norma Shearer *t§House of Troy (A.T.) Ramon Novaro •t§lris (A. T.). Length Reviewed . . 2 reels . . 2 reels . . I reel .. 2 reels . . 2 reels . . I reel . . 2 reels . . 2 reels .. I reel June 15 . . 2 reels . . 2 reels . . 2 reels .. 2 reels . . 2 reels . . 2 reels June 8 . . I reel . . 1073 feet .. 2 reels . . 2 reels , . 2 reels .. .695 feet . . 2 reels .. 2 reels . . 2 reels . . 2 reels . . I reel July 8 . . I reel Length Reviewed •t§Judicial Murder (A.T.) •tfJust Kids (tent.) (A.T.) Special Cast •t§Lights and Shadows (A. T.) *t§Madame Satan (A.T.) *t|Montana (A.T.) Joan Crawford •t§Nize Baby (A.T.) Gordon-Holtz-Waldrldge •flOn the Set (A. T.) Buster Keaton .' •tSPIeasure Lovers (A.T.) •tiRedemptlon (A. T.) Gilbert-Nagel-Adoree •tSRemote Control (A.T,) •t§Revue of Revues (A, T,) King-Love-Halnes-Crawford •tSRogue's Song, The (A, T,) .,, Lawrence Tibbett •t§Romance (A.T.) Greta Garbo •t§Shooting of Dan McGrew (A,T) •tlSong of the Sunset (AT.) •tISong Writer, The (A.T.) Gray-Gibson-Johnson Sunkissed ■. •t§Swan The (A.T.) L. Gish-La Rocque-Nagel. . •t§Tabloid (A. T.) •t§This Mad World (A.T.) Rathbone-Johnson •tiTrader Horn Harry Carey Title Aaronson's Commanders Al Wohlman At the Club (D) Baby Follies Bernardo De Pace (D) •tSBerth Marks (A. T.) (D).... •t§Big Squawk, The (A.T.XD).. •§tBits of Broadway Biltmore Trio. The Bob Nelson (D) •§tBoxing Gloves (A.T.) (D)... Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayffeld..,. Climbing the Golden Stairs,.,, Clyde Doerr Copy Craig Campbell (D) •t§Dad's Day (A, T,) (D) OoM's Shop Duce De Kerekiarto liarl & Bell •t§Flghflng Parson frontier Romance Fuzzy Knight (D) George Dewey Washington Georg ie Price Georgie Lyons Gilbert-Sullivan Male Ensemble (D) Happiness Boys (0) •t§Hay Fever (A. T.) •t§Hls Lucky Day (A. T.) •t§Hurdy Gurdy (A.T.) (D.) Jan Garber's Band (D) Keller Sisters & Lynch *t§Lazy Days •tILeapIng Love (A.T.).(D) Madame Maria Kurenko •tIMadame Q (A. T.) (D) SOUND SHORTS star Rel. Jazz Numbers Nov. Song Program 8 Victor Artists May Children Mandolin Artists May LaurelHardy June Charley Chase May Special Cast Songs Oct. 3 Songs June "Our Gang" July Musical Act Aug. Charles King Aug. Saxophone Solos Oct. Roscoe Karns 3 Songs June "Our Gang" July Date 30.. Length Reviewed . I reel . I reel Oct. 2ft . 897 feet Violin Solos Nov. 23. Musical Act Nov. 16. Langdon July 6 3 Songs June 8. Song Program Sept. 7. Song_ Program Aug. 17, Musical Act Aug. 23. Song Program June 22, 4 Songs May 25, Charley Chase Lean & Mayfleld Roach Stars May II. 3 Band Nos May II, Song Program Oct. 5. "Our Gang" Charley Chase June 22, Song Program Sept, 28. Jocelyn Lee June 8. , 690 feet . 1807 feet Oct. 5 . 1710 feet . 2 reels Nov. B . 860 feet ,824 feet , 2 reels , 1735 feet . 1633 feet April 13 , 795 feet ,2 reels April 13 , 641 feet . 2 reels , 2 reels Dee. 14 .622 feet . 700 feet . 2 reels Dee. 14 i40l feet . 608 feet Nov, 2 , 632 feet .714 feet . 646 feet Nov, 9 , 66f feet . 734 feet April 13 . 2 reels . 2 reels Nov, 2 , 1904 feet June 29 ,888 feet ,727 feet Nov. 2 . 2 reels Nov. S' , 2 reels ,840 feet , 1858 feet 'Means synchronized score, f Means sound effects. § Means voice (including dialogue and incidental songs). A.T. after title meant All-Talker. P.T. means Part-Talker. D means disc. F means sound-on-Hlm.