Motion Picture News (Jan - Mar 1930)

January 25 , 1930 Motion Picture News 73 UNIVERSAL FEATURES Reviewed .Oct. 26 .Aug. •tSHidden Valley ...Ken Maynard ... 'HH is Lucky Day (0 & F) (P D.Resinald Denny . •«Hold Your Man (A.T.) (D F) . . Laura La Plante. I 26, '30. I6.'30 7 6864 feet.. 20. '30 30 5530 feet Nov. 9 22 5ll8feet Dec. 21 9.'30. 27., Nov. 9 . 5331 feet Nov. 9 ..6233 feet Nov. 2 , 6501 feet... . 6760 feet... Oct. July 5432 feet Nov. 3 2. '30, 13. '30 16, '30 I2.'30.5609 feet .Dec. 28 6 5279 feet Nov. 2 19. '30 15 25 5491 feet.... Oct. 15 18.... 4380 feet 6 8, '30 4 6635 feet April 27 10 6662 feet Dec. 28 17 5908 feet Nov. 16 8.... 28 24 22.'30. 4 30.... , 6635 feet.. .6662 feet.. .5908 feet.. .6155 feet.. . 11650 feet. 6597 feet.. .Nov. .April .Dec. 30 4525 feet. 6 2 4109 feet. .fid. Star Rel. Date Length •t§Barnum Was Bight (A. T.) E,,n,„., 'inFi Tryon-Kennedy Sept. 22 5140 feet. RndvPurih'The'. '.'.'. Jack Daugherty July 14. ... 4786 feet Rorder Wildcat The Wells-McGuire May 19.. .. 4259 feet •t^Broadway (A T ) Tryon-Brent-Kennedy Sept. 15. ... 9350 feet. .. .June St'Cliraax The (A. T.), ......... Special Cast Jan. •UcohensandtheKellysinScotland. SidneyMurray Mar. •ticollege Love (D. & F) A.T.) . Lewrs-Gulliver-Philllips ...July ••t§College Racketeer A, I Star . April •ticome Across (D & F (PT).. Basquette-Howes June tSCourtin' Wild Cats Hoot Gibson Dec. MSDevil's Pit The Special Cast Mar. Reviewed under title of "Under the Southern Cross" in April 27. 1929 issue M§ Drake Case (A.T.) (D F)... Brockwell-Stanley Sept. 1 .... 6448 feet. .. .Aug. 24 ♦t§Embarrassing Moments (A.D.Reginald Denny Mar. 2,30........ n'-'i: •tipighting Legion. The Ken Maynard Not set. .. ..Not set . ..Dec. 21 J^lvino Hoofs Jack Hoxie Feb. 2.'30.3852 feet •HGirl Overboard (D & F) (PT). Mary Phllbin .July 28. .. 7362 feet Talkie Version Reviewed as Port of Dreams In Mar. 2, 1929 Issue Silent Version Reviewed as Port of Dreams in Sept. 23 1928 Issue • tKUanrt 'Em Over Hoot Gibson Mar. 23. '30 wiriest of Hate . Rex-Perrin Aug. 4. ... 4719 feet. . ...•....•■ •stHells Heroes Special Cast Jan. 5.'30.6300 feet. ...Dec. 21 SJ.. . . . _ »,„ii..„ _ _ . . . Kpn Mavnard June 2 6731 feet Nov. 2 Sept. 15 5794 feet Oct. 19 Hool'beati Vf Vengeance. . . . ...... R"-Perrin June If •,• • -^Z^ feet •tSHowdy Cowboy Hoot Gibson ..April 27,30 •tlliino of Jazz Revue, The (A.T). Whitemans Band i Special '^ " Cast April 27,'30 •tsi adies In Love (A. T.) Mary Nolan Mar. 30,'30 llriat Kid The Hoot Gibson May 12. ... 5247 feet. •t^Last Performance (P.T.XD F) . Veidt-Philbin Oct. 13.... 6031 feet •tiLong Long Trail (A.T.) (0 F). Hoot Gibson Oct. •StLOieTrap (D&F) (PT)....La Plante-Kamilton Aug. •tSLuckv Larkin Ken Maynard Mar. •tSModern Love (D & F) (P.T.).. Hersholt-Crawford-Chase ... July •§tMelody Lane (D&F) Leonard-Dunn July •tlMississippi Gambler, (D&F) „ ,..,j, ^ ,,, . (P T ) Joseph Schildkraut Nov. •t§Mont'ana Kid. The .... Hoot G ibson Mar •EtlHoonlioht Madness (A. T)...John Boles April •t§Mounted Stranger, Th« Hoot Gibson Feb. •t§Night Ride Schildkraut Jan. •t§Onr Hysterical Night (A. T.) „ . , . _ n . (Q 4 F) Reginald Denny Oct. Parade of West Maynard Jan. tPhantom of Opera i.V,;:.; aP,^' points West Hoot Gibson Aug. Riding Demon. The Ted Wells Aug. Roaring Adventure, A Jack Hoxie Oct. •t§Rodeo Days Hoot Gibson June •t§Scandal (D &. F) (P. T.) ... Laura LaPlante May 'tISenor Americano (A.T.) Ken Maynard Nov. •tIShanghai Lady, The (A. T.) . . Mary Nolan Nov. •t§Shannons of Broadway, The (AT) James Gleason Dec. •tSShowBoat (b & F) (P. T.)..La Plante-J. Schlldkrayt July •tSSkinner Steps Out (A. T.) . . I ryon-Kenneoy Nov. •t§Song of Passion (A. T.) John Boles June •t§Songs of the Saddle Ken Maynard May •t§Storm. The (A. T.) Special Cast Mar. Straight Through William Desmond Dec. Imiliin' Terror. The Ted Wells June •fSTall Timber Ken Maynard April Tip-OfT The Cody-Thompson June •t§Tonight at Twelve (A. T.) (0 F) Mary Nolan Sept. •tiundertow Nolan-Eller-Brown Feb. •tlWagon Master (P. T.) (DF).Ken Maynard Si-pt. What Men Want All Star May •tlWeek-End Girl Laura La Plante May Winged Horseman, The Gibson-Elder July SHORT SUBJECTS Title Star Rel. Amateur Night Oswald Cartoon Nov. Badge of Bravery Ted Carson Ffb. Baby Talks Sunny Jim Sept. Border Wolf. The Ted Carson Nov. Boss of Bar Twenty (Re-Issue) .. W. E. Lawrence Sept. £gftle$ Laemmie Novelty July Boy and tlie Bad Man. The Bobhv Nolson Sept. Burning Youth Sid Saylor Sept. Close Call, A George Chandler July Close Shaves Sid Saylor May Cold Turkey Oswald Cartoon Oct. Cowboy Pluck Bob Curwood May Cross Country Run Lewis-Cullivpr-Phillips May Dangerous Days Bobbie Nelson Dec. Day Dreami Laemmie Novelty *ug. Delivering the Goods Trimble-Hardwick and Dog. .May Doing His Stuff Arthur Lake Double Trouble Arthur Lake July Early to Wed YoungLaSalle July Fantasie Laemmie Novelty Flying High Lewls-Gulliver-Phillipps July Getting Buster's Goat Trimble and Dog July Go Get 'Em Kid, The George Chandler Aug. Good Skates YoungLa Salle Aug. Graduation Daze Lewis-Gulllvcr-Phlllips Sept. •Hurdy Gurdy Oswald Cartoon Nov. Ice Mans Luck Oswald Cartoon July •t§Jerry of the Times (Serial) . . Howes-Thompson Jungle Jingles Oswald Cartoon July Just in Time Edmund Cobb Aug. Just the Type Younii-LaSalle July Kid Comes Through, The Bobbie Nelson Oct. Kisses and Curses Oswald Cartoon Feb. Kounty Fair Oswald Cartoon Jan. Last Stand Lightning Express (Serial) Chandler-Lorraine Live Ghosts Ann Chrlsly Lone Rider, The Bob Curwood Aug. Lone Round-Up, The Jack Dougherty Sept. Magic Trimble-Hardwick and Dog.. May Make It Snappy Sid Saylor Feb. Matter of Policy Edwards Jan. Men of Oaring Ted Carson Oct. Newlyweds' Angel Child, The Snookums-Perdus-Egan July Newlyweds' Pests, The Snookums-Perdus-Egan Aug. Nioht Owls Arthur Lake Sept. Night Watch, The Arthur Luke No Boy Wanted "Sunny Jim" Nov. Nuts and Jolts Oswald Cartoon June Nutty Notes Oswald Cartoon Dec. Oil's Well Oswald r.arlnnn Sept. One Wet Night Roach-Edwards Feb. On the Side Lines Lcwis-Gulliver-Philllps Aug. Orphan of the Wagon Trails Bobble Nelson Own a Home (Re-Issue) Edwards-Roach Sept. tOzzie of the Circus Oswald Cartoon Perilous Paths Edmund Cobb June Permanent Wave, A Oswald Cartoon Sent Pirates of Panama, The WllseyKingston July Playing False Bob Curwood June Post of Honor Bobbie Nelson Feb. Pussy Willie Oswald Cartoon Oct. 29... 6884 feet.... Sept. 28 23, '30 Jan. 4, '30 8 6335 feet May 18 4, '30 11, '30 28 5540 feet Date II.. 8.. 11.. 16.. 28.. 1 .. 7.. 2.. 6.. 22.. 15.. 18.. 27.. 28.. 28.. 29.. Length Reviewed . I reel .2 reels Jan. 1 1, '30 . 2 reels . 2 reels Oct. 19 .2 reels . I reel June I .2 reels Aug. 17 . 2 reels Aug. . 2 reels June .2 reels April . I reel Sept. . 2 reels . 2 reels . 2 reels Nov. 2' . 1 reel Aug. .2 reels April .2 reels Oct. . I reel June . 2 reels June . I reel 10 17 27 19 IS 22.. 21.. 3.. 28.. 16.. 24.. 8.. .2 reels July ■ .2 reels July 6 . 2 reels Aug. 10 . 2 reels . 1 reel Nov. 30 . 1 reel 22.... I reel 17....2reels July 20 31 2 reels June 29 31 2 reels Oct. 5 17. ...1 reel 6 I reel Dee. 7 2 reels Dec. 21 10 episodes 2 reels 10 2 reels Aug. 3 14 2 reels I 2 reels Mar. 30 12, '30. 1 reel Jan. 18, '30 13. ... I reel 19 2 reels Sept. 14 10 2 reels 7 2 reels July 20 25 2 reels Aug. 24 I reel Mar. 30 6 2 reels 24 I reel 9 I reel ■ 16 I reel 24 I reel 5 2 reels 2 reels Oct. 28 . 23 1 reel I reel Nov. 23 29 2 reels June 15 29 I reel 8 10 episides. .June 15 15 2 reels May II 22 2 reels Jan. I8,'30 28 i reel Race Riot Oswald Cartoon Sept. Red Coats Code, The Ted Carson Red Rider, The Ted Carson Sept. Red Romance George Chandler May Ridin' Leather Bob Curwood July Ropin' Venus Josie Sedgwick Jan. Royal Flush Sporting Youth Feb. Sitting Pretty Arthur Lake Jan. •t§Snow Use Oswald Cartoon Nov. Society Circus Arthur Lake June Splash Mates Lewis-Culliver-Phillips Sept. Sporting Courage Lewis-Culliver-Phillips June Stage Stunts Oswald Cartoon May Stepping High Arthur Lake Aug. •Steeplechase (A. T.) Sporting Youth Jan. Stop Barking Trimble and Dog Aug. Stripes and Stars Oswald Cartoon May "tlSunday Morning Dent-Archer Dec. Take Off, The Sporting Youth Nov. Tarzan the Tiger Frank Merrill Dec. Tenderfoot Terror, A George Chandler Aug. Thrill Hunter, The George Chandler June Too Many Women Sid Saylor Oct. Trail of the Pack Ted Carson Jan. Use Your Feet Lewis-Culliver-Philllps Aug. Varsity Drag, The Lewis-Culliver-Philllps July Waif of the Wilderness Bobbie Nelson Oct. Wallop, The (Re-Issue) Harry parey Aug. Wash Line Romance Laemmie Novelty May Watch Your Friends ArcherDent Oct. Weary Willes Oswald-Cartoon July Why Wait Slim Summervllle Feb. Wicked West. The Oswald-Cartoon June William Tell Jan. 2... 2 reels .2reels 2 reels .2 reels 1 reel .Nov. .Aug. .Mar. .June lA 21... 4... 20... 18... 17 30 15 17. . . .2 reels 15... 25... 17... 2... 1 reel 1 reel 1 reel 2 reels .Dec. .Nov. .May 21 2 25 24... 2 reels 13... 12... g . 1 reel . 1 reel 2 reels. . . . '.jiiiy' »• 21... 27... 4... 24... 9 .2 reels 1 reel .July 20 , 2 reels. . . . .2 reels . 10 episodes 2 reels. . . . .Nov. .Nov. 2 30 31 g 23... 7... 19.. .2 reels . 2 reels .Oct. .Dec. 12 7 8, . . . 2 reels. . . . 5... 24. .. 2 reels .Sept. 14 6. .. . 1 reel .... 10 . 2 reels . . 22. . . I0,'30 1 reel 10... 1 reel 77.,, . 1 reel Title •t§Ace of Scotland Yard (D. F.) .. •tIActor The (A. T.) •t§Broken Statues (A. T.) (D F). •tSBrother for Sale (A. T.) •tlChristmas Cheer (A. T.) 'tChile Con Carmen •t§CohenonTelephone(A.T.)(DF). *t§Cold Turkey (F & D) •tSCross Country (A. T.)(F & D) . •tSDelicatessen Kid (A. T.)(D F). •tiFireburgs (A. T.) •tSFIying High (F &. D) (A T) . ♦t§Foollight Follies •tIGraduation Daze (A.T.) (0 F) . **t§Hi Jack and the Game •t§Hits of Today •tlHotsy Totsy (A. T.) •tlHouse Cleaning (A. T.)(D F) . •tice Mans Luck (D F) •t§lncome Tact (A. T.) (DF).. •tSJunior Luck (F &. D) (A.T.). 'tJungle Jingles (F D) •fKisses and Curses Lady ot l.ium> •t§Live Ghosts (F & D) •tSLove Birds (A. T.) (DF)... •tRace Riot (D F) •t§Marking Time (A. T.) (D F) . . t§No Boy Wanted (A. T.) (D F). fNuts and Jolts (F D) •tNutty Notes •t§Pilgrim Papas (A. T.) •t§Pop and Son (A. T.) •tPussy Willie .* •t§Oil's Well •tlOn the Side Lines (F & D) •t§Outdoor Sports *t§Permanent Wave, A •t§Race Riot (D F) *t§Royal Fourflush •tSRoyal Pair (A. T.) (D F)... "tsauiy Sausages (D F) •t§Sister's Pest •fSnow Use •t§Spla.h Mates (F & D) (A. T.). •t§Sporting Courage( F&D) (AjT.). •tStage Stunts (F D) •fSteomboat Willie •fSSteepltchase (A. T.) •t§Strioes and Stars (F D) "StSunday Morning •t§Sweethearts (A. T.) (D F).. •§tTarzan the Tiger (Serial).... •t§Tcrry of the Times (Serial).. •t§Thrce Diamonds (A.T.) (D F). Up and Downstairs •tSUse Your Feet( D i F) ( A. T. ) . •t§ Varsity Drag (F & D) (A.T.).. •t§ Watch Your FriendslA.T.) (DF). •tiWeary Willies (D F) •tSWicked West. The (D) SOUND SHORTS star Rel. Date Crauford Kent Sept. 30... Benny Rubin Sept. 16... Benny Rubin Nov. II... Sunny Jim Sunny Jim Feb. 3, '30 Oswald Cartoon George Sidney Sept. 2... Oswald Cartoon Oct 13... Lew isGulliverPhillips July 22... Benny Rubin Oct. 14... ArcherDent Lew isGulliverPhillips July 22. . . Sporting Youth Feb. 3, '30 LewisGulliverPhillips Sept. 16... Dec. 9... Morgan-Bledsoe Sept. 2... Benny Rubin Dec 9... Charley Grapewin June 3... Oswald Cartoon July 8 Denny Rubin Sept. 30... Lew isGulliverPhillips May 27. .. Oswald Cartoon July 22... Oswald Cartoon 31 19 21 14 Ann Christy Pat Rooney and Family Oct. The Rooney Family Sept. The Rooney Family Oct. "Sunn> Jim" Nov. Oswald Cartoon June Oswald Cartoon Dec. Benny Rubin Oct. Benny Rubin Oct. Oswald Cartoon Oct. Oswald Cartoon Sept. LewisGulliverPhil lips Aug. Sid Saylor Oswald Cartoon Sept. 30 Oswald Cartoon Sept. Sporting Youth Feb. The Rooney Family Sept. Oswald Cartoon Aug. Sunny Jim ^eb. Oswald Cartoon Nov. LewisGulliverPhillips Sept. LewisGulliverPhillips June Oswald Cartoon May Oswald Cartoon Sporting Youth Oswald Cartoon May 27. Dent-Archer Dee. 4. The Rooney Family Sept. 2. Frank Merrill Dec. 9. Howes-Thompson The Rooney Family Nov. II. . Jan. 29. 19. 8., 10. 22. 10. Length Reviewed . 10 episodes. .Aug. 31 . I reel Aug. . 1 reel 0:t. 2 reels Dec. 2 reels Dec. I reel Jan. II. '30 . 1 reel Aug. 10 1 reel Sept. 14 . 2 reels July 20 . 1 reel Sept. 14 , 2 reels . 2 reels July 20 , 2 reels .2 reels Aug. 24 2 reels Nov. 23 . I reel I reel .1929 feet May 25 1 reel . 1 reel Aug. 31 . 2 reels June I . I reel July 20 . I reel . 2 reels Nov. 23 .2 reels Jan. II, '30 .2 reels Sept. 14 . 2 reels Aug. 17 .2reels Oct. 12 .2 reels Oct. 5 . I reel . I reel . 1 reel Oct. 5 . I reel Oct. 12 . I reel . 1 reel Aug. 17 . 2 reels Aug. 10 . 2 reels Dec. 14 . 1 reel Sept. 14 . 1 reel Aug. 17 . 2 reels . 2 reels . I reel Aug. 3 . 2 reels . 1 reel Nov. 2 .2 reels Sept. 14 . 2 reels July 6 . 1 reel May 4 . 1 reel . 2 reels Dec. 14 . I reel May II . 2 reels Nov. 2 .2 reels Aug. 10 . 10 episodes LewisGulliverPhillips Aug. LewisGulliverPhi Mips July Archer-Dent Oct. Oswald Ctroon July Oswald Ctroon June . 2 reels . 2 reels .2 reels Aug. , 2 reels June . 2 reels Oct. . I reel June . I reel May Coming Feature Attractions Ace Rider Hoot Gibson July 2, '30. 't§AII Quiet on Western Front (A. T.) Wolheim-Ayres-Wray •t§Barbary Coast (A.T.) Mary Nolan June I, '30. Czar of Broadway (A.T.) Flirt. The Glenn Tryon Kettle Creek Ken Maynard May 18, '30. •t§La Marseillaise (A.T.) La Plante-Boles •tiLittle Accident (A.T.) Glenn Tryon Scrub Oak Hoot Gibson •t§Serenade (A.T) John Boles •tisignal Tower (A.T.) 'tSSinging Caballero (A.T.) John Boles •t§Virgin of Stamboul (A.T.) WARNER BROTHERS (Available sound-on-disc only) Title •t§Argyle Case, The (A. T.) •t§Aviator, The ( A. T.) •t§Desert Son*, The (A. T.) •t50israeli (A. T.) •t§ls Everybody Happy (A. T.).. •flEvidence (A. T.) •tlFroni Headquarters (P. T.).. •t§Frozen River (P.T.) •t§Honky-Tonk (A. T.) •tfGamblers, The (A.T.) •fIGcneral Crack (A.T.) •t§Glad Rag Doll The (A. T.).. •t§Gold Diggers of Broadway (A. T.) (D) •t§Green Goddess, The (A. T.).. •tlHearts in Exile (A. T.) •t^Hottentot. The (A. T.) •t§ln tlie Headlines (A. T.) "tIMadonna of Avenue A (A.T.) . •tSNoah's Ark (P. T.) "t§On With the Show (A. T.).. Star Rel. Date Thomas Meighan Aug. 17 Horton-Miller Dec. 14... Boles-King May II George Arliss Nov. I... Ted Lewis Oct. 19.... Frcderick-Courtency-Tearle ..Oct. 5 Monte Blue April 27... Length Reviewed 7794 feet May 18 6743 feet. Jan. II, '30 1 1034 feet. ..April 20 5 Rin-Tin-Tin April Sophie Tucker Aug. Wilson-Warner-Robards ....June John Barrymore Jan. Dolores Costello May Pennington-Tearle (All Tech). Sept. George Arliss Sept. D. CostelloWithers Sept. Horton-Miller Aug. Withers-Nixon Aug. Dolores Costello June D. Costello-O'Brlen lune GompsonBrownFazneda July 20..., 3 29 .. 25,*S0 4 .Oct. .Nov. .Oct. .Oct. 8044 feet 7311 feet 7152 feet 6323 feet 5842 feet 6412 feet June 8 6611 feet Aug. 31 9809 feet Nov. 16 6683 feet June 8 15 9022 feet Sept, 28... 14... 10... 31... 22... 15... 13... Dee. April 7877 feet.. 7240 feet.. 6427 feet.. 6461 feet Aug. 31 9507 feet. Oct. 27, '28 9592 feet May 25 * Means synchronized score. \ Means sound effects. §Means voice (including dialogue and incidental songs). A.T. after title means All-Talker. P. T. means Part-Talker. D means disc. F means sound-on-film.