Motion Picture News (Jan - Mar 1930)

70 Motion Picture News February 15, 19 3 0 I. 16 22. 25, 17, 8. ' I, ' 15. 4,' 31. 19. 30. 6. 20 7 25 12, 18.'; 25. 7. 14. 28. •tSAfter the Ball Screen Song Nov. •tSAt the Gate Smith &. Dale Nov. eearded Lady (A. T.) Christie Comedy Mar. *t§Bedelia Screen Song Jan. 4, ♦t§Brown Gravey (A. T.) Colored Cast Nov. 23, •t§Chinatown Song Cartoon Aug. 3. *t§Come Take a Trip in My Airship Screen Song April 26, •t§Cow Camp Ballads Sept. 7. 'tiOancing Gob. The (A. T.)... Buster & Chas. West Nov. 9 •tSDangerous Females (A. T.) ... DressierMoran Nov. •tSDear Vivian (A.T.)(D) Special Cast June 't§Deep "C" Melodies Frances Williams Jan. •fSDixie Screen Song Aug. Don't Believe It (A. T.) Christie Comedy Feb. Duke ot Dublin (A. T.) Christie Comedy Feb. "t-^Family Nixl Door. The Cnaiies Ruggles •t§Faro Nell (A. T.) Louise Fazenda Oct. S •t§Fatal Forceps, The (A. T.) .. Sterling-Roach Nov. 2 •t§Florida Nightmare, A <A.T.)(F) Special Cast June >t§For Love or Malay (A.T.)...Cbrlttl» Comedy Jan. *t§Good Bye, My Lady Love Song Cartoon Aug. •t§He Did His Best (A. T.) Holmes-Myers Oct •tiHe Loved the Ladies (A. T.). Taylor Holmes Nov. *t§Her Husband's Woman (A. T.) (D) Lois Wilson July *t§Hint to Brides. A (A. T.)... Johnny Arthur July •tlHome Edition, The Dec. *t|Hot Lemonade (A. T.) (F) .. . Fazenda-Arthur May •til Came First Herman Timberg April *tSII Men Played Cards as Women Do (A. T.) (F) Special Cast May *t§rni Afraid to Come Home in the Dark Screen Song Feb. 't§ln the Shade of the Old Apple Tree Screen Song Jan. •flit Happened to Him (A. T.) (F) . James Barton May •t§rve Got Rings on My Fingers. .Screen Song Dec. *t|Ladies' Choice (A. T.) Charlie Grapewin Sept. *tiLady Fare (A. T.) Colored Cast Sept. Let Me Explain (A. T.) Christie Comedy Jan. 25 •t§Marching to Georgle (A.T.) .. Buster & Chas. West Dec. 21 •tlMarriage Wows Talkartoon Dec. 21 •tIMillion Me's. A April 26, •fMother Pin a Rose on Me (D). Song Cartoon July 6 •t§Moon Bride's Wedding, The Feb. 22, *t§Mountain Melodies Jan. *t§My Pony Boy Screen Song Sept. •tSNoah's Lark Talkartoon Oct ■t§Oft in the Silly Night (Christie A. T.) (D) Special Cast Juno *t§Oh, You Beautiful Doll (A. T.). Song Cartoon Oct. 'tlOn the High C's .Frances Williams Nov. 'tiOne Man Reunion Dec. 'tiPiano Tuners, The O'Oonnell & Blair Oct. •tiPining Pioneers Nov. 'tlPlasterers, The O'Donnell & Blair Deo. 'tfPrisoner's Song, The Screen Song Mar. *t|Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet. .Screen Song Nov. 'tlRaising the Roof Lois Roth Aug. •tlRadio .Rhythm Rudy Vallee Aug. 'tiRadio Riot Talkartoon Feb. •t§Salt Water Ballads Mar. *t§Schubert's Masterpiece (D)... Famous Composers Series.... May *t§Schubert's Unfinished Symphony (D) Famous Composer Series June Scrappily Married (A. T.) Christie Comedy Feb. 22, *t§Sleeping Porch, The (A. T.) . Raymond Grifhth Sept. 7 •t§Smiles Song Cartoon Sept. So This Is Paris Green Fazenda Jan. *t§Spy, The Tom Howard Sept. *tlThat Redheaded Hussy Grapewin Dec. *t§Tito Schipa (D) Song Program July •fSTravelin' Alone Oct. *t§Twa Americans (A. T.) (D).. Walter Huston June *t§ Vital Subjects (A. T.) (D) . . Butterworth June "fIVoices of Lonely Men Apr. 19, •t§Weak But Willing (A. T.)...Will King Dec. 14. •fiWhen Caeser Ran a Newspaper (A. T.) (F) Hatton-Hardy May II. •t§Wife's Birthday, The Solly Ward Oct. 26. •t§ Wives on Strike (A. T.) •t§Ye Olde Melodies (D) Song Cartoon May 4. Yes. We Have No Bananas Screen Song April 12,' •t§Ziegfeld Midnite Frolic (A.T.) (FD) Eddie Cantor May 4. ...I reel.... .. . 1 reel 30. 2 reels. .. 30. 1 reel ...1627 feet. ... I reel .... '30. 1 reel .. . 1 reel ...1823 feet ...1873 feet Nov. 23 . ..Z reels Oct. 26 '30. I reel ... 1 reel 30. 2 reels... Jan. I8,'30 30. 2 reels ... 2 reels Feb. 15 ...1819 feet 1664 feet 1 reel 2 reels 1 reel 1616 feet 2 reels ...2 reels Sept. 14 ... 2 reels. . . . 2 reels ...2 reels Oct 5 30. I reel II. ...834 feet Mar. 2 I, '30. 1 reel Jan. 25. '30 30 I reel I reel 1 reel... 2 reels 1843 feet 2 reels 2 reels I reel I reel Jan. 25, '30 I reel 1 reel 1 reel I reel I reel ...2 ...1 '.'.'. \ ...I ...I ...1 30.1 . 1 . I . I 30. 1 I reels, reel., reel., reel. . reel., reel., reel. . reel., reel., reel., reel., reel, reel. . reel.. .May 30. reel reels... Jan. IB,'30 reels reel reels. ..Jan.. 23, '30 reels reels reel Oct. 12 reel reels reel reel reels I 2 ...2 ...I ...2 ...2 ...2 ...I ... I ...2 ...I 30.1 ...2 ...2 reels. ...2 reels. . . . I reel . 30.1 reel. ...2 retls Mar. Coming Feature Attractions Title Star Rel. Date *t§Applause (A. T.) Helen Morgan 'tlBackstage Blues (A. T.) Moran & Mack *t§Benson Murder Case, The(A.T.) Powell-Pallette •tlBIg Pond. The (A.T.) Maurice Chevalier •t§Border Legion. "The (A. T.) .ArlenWray-Kohler 1... •flBusiness is Pleasure (A.T.) *t§Dangerous Dan McGrew (A.T.) Helen Kane •flOevil's Sunday. The (A.T.) .. Nancy Carroll •tSFIosh ot Eve (A. T.) Nancy Carroll •t§Honey (A. T.) Nancy Carroll *t§Ladies Love Brutes (A. T.K.George Bancroft •t§Let's Go Native (A. T.) MacDonald-Oakie •t§Marco Himself (A. T.) Oakie-Gallagher , •tSParamount on Parade (A.T.) .Special Cast *t§Return of Fu Manchu (A.T.) .Oland-Arthur •t§Safety In Numbers (A. T.). .Charles Rogers , •tSSarah and Son (A. T.) Ruth Chatterton •t§Statl0B S-E-X (A. T.) Clara Bow , •t§Texan. The (A. T.) Gary Cooper •t§Two Black Crows, The (A. T). Moran & Mack , *t§young Man of Manhattan Arlen-Colbert •§§Youth (A. T.) Hersholt-Wray Length Reviewatf Oct 12 PARTHENON PICTURES FEATURES Title Stai Rel. Date Length Reviewed tBachelors' Club, The TalmadgeWorth 6 reels Back From Shanghai St. Leo-Reynolds-So Jin-Girard 6 reels Heroic Lover, The St. Leo-Bedford 6 reels Wild Heart o( Africa, The Special Cast May 25 6 reels June 15 PATHE FEATURES star Rel. tna Claire Aug. Alan Hale June Armstrong-Lombard Sept. Feb. Constance Bennett May June Boyd-Prevost-R. Gleason ...June Twelvetrees-Scott Feb. Title •tSAwful Truth, (A. T.) (F).... •tSBachelor's Secret. A (A.T.) (F) . •t§Blg News (A. T.) (F) •t§Blg Shot, The (A. T.) (F).. •t§Clothes (A. T.) (F) •tSCrashIng Through (A. T.)(F). •t§Flylng Fool (A. T.) (DA,F). •tSGrand Parade (A.T.)(D 4. F) . •tIGreenwIch Village Follies, The (A. T.) (F) •t§Her Private Affair (A.T.) (F) . •t§Hlgh Voltage (A.T.)(DiF) .. •t§H is First Command (A.T.) (F) . . •t§Hot and Bothered (A.T.) (F).. •t§Lucky in Love (A.T.)(D&F). M§Mother'8 Boy (A.T.) (D&F).. •tSNegllgee (A. T.) (F) tlOfflcer O'Brien (A. T.) (F)... Reviewed .Dec. 21 Feb. Ann Harding Oct. Boyd-Prevost-Hale June Boyd Sebastian Jan. Eddie Quillan June Downey-Lawford Aug. Morton Downey May I na Claire Mar. William Boyd Feb. Date Length 10 6129 feet.. 21. '30 7... 5950 feet.... July 13 8. '30 3, '30 7,'30 23.... 6748 feet.... June 22 2. '30.. 7607 feet.... Nov. 16 22, '30. 5.... 16... 19. '30. 28.'30. 17 12 15, '30, 23. '30.. 6440 feet Aug. 31 5743 feet .6500 feet Nov. A May 25 6870 feet Sept. 14 7423 feet May II Undetermined Nov. 30 •t§Oh Yeah (A. T.) (F) •tIPainted Desert (A. T.) (F).. •t§Parachute (A. T.) (F) •t§Paris Bound (A. T.)(D&F). •t§Play Boy (A. T.) (F) •tlRacketeer (A. T.) (F) •t§Red Hot Rythm (A. T.) (F). •t§Rich People •t§Sailor's Holiday (A. T.) (F). •TSSaratoga (A.T.) (F) •tISophomore (A. T.) (F) ♦tSTreasure Girl (A. T.) (F)... •t§ThisThingCalledLove(A.T.)(F) •tlUp and At' Em (A. T.)(F).. •tSWar and Woman (A. T.)(F).. •t§Woman Afraid. A (A.T.)(F). ArmstrongJas. Gleason William Boyd Armstrong-Lombard Harding-Fenton Eddie Quillan Armtsrong-Lombard Hale-Dunn-0'Keefe-Crawford. Bennett-Toomey Alan Hale Constance Bennett Quillan-Loff-0'Neil BennettLowe BoydHardingArmstrong SOUND SHORTS Oct. 19. ...6881 feet Sept 21 April 26.'30 July 19,'30 Aug. 3.. .6684 feet July 6 June I4,'30 Nov. 9 61 19 feet Nov. 2 Nov. 23 6175 feet Oct 19 Jan. 5.'30. 7074 feet Feb. 8 Sept 14 5260 feet Sept 21 July 5,'30 Aug. 24 6526 feet July 13 Mar. 29, '30 Dec. 15 Nov. 9 May 31. '30 April I2.'30 May I7,'30 Title Star Rel Date *t§ After Dark Novelty Burlesque 't§After the Show (A. T.) Special Cast Nov. 10 •t§All Stuck Up 'tlsarbers College, The(A. T.).. . Geo. Le Maire Dec. 22 Barnyard Melody Cartoon 't§Beach Babies (A.T.) (D & F)Kemper-Knapp Aug. 4.... -tBig Scare, The (F & D) "Aesop Fables" 't§BigTimeCharlie(A.T.)(D&F). Lew Hearn Oct 6 *t§Black Narcissus (A.T.) "Buck & Bubbles" Sept. 15 •t§Body Building Sportlight *t§Boyhood Memories Sportlight *t§Bows and Arrows Sportlight ■fBugville College Days (D& F).. "Aesop Fables" Aug. 4 *tBy Land and Air (F & D) "Aesop Fables" July 21 •tClose Call "Aesop Fables" •t§Clothes Make the Man (A.T.) Feb. 16 'tConditioning Sportlight June 9 *t§Crosby's Corners Reg. Merville Mar. 23 'tICrystal Champion Sportlight May 5.... *t§Darktown Follies i-uck & Bubbles Apr. I3.'30. •t§Doing Phil a Favor (A. T.) .. Mackenzie Ward Mar. 16 *t§Dufiers & Champs( A.T.) (OF). Sportlight Sept 8 't§End of the World (A.T.) Alexander Carr Sept 29 *t§Fairways and Foul (A.T.)... The Gleasons Oct. 13 •t§Fancy That Frawley-Dewey Sept 22 *t§Feline Fighter Sportlight >t§riftyMilesfromBroadway(A.T.).Watson-Mervills Feb. 12.... *t§Follow the Leader Sportlight ■t§Foul Play (A. T.) "Buck &. Bubbles" Dee. 29 *t§Garden of Eatin (A.T.)(D&F).The Gleasons Aug. II .•t§ Gentlemen ot the Evening ( A. T.).H earnKnapp-Le Maire Oct 20 'tSGettysbur? Addnss George Billings *tiGo Easy, Doctor (A.T.)(0&F).LeMaire-Simon .'July 14 *t§Gridiron Glory Sportlight ■t>; Happy Golf Sportlight •tlHard Boiled Hampton (A.T.). Harry Holman July 28 ■tlHaunted (A.T.) Evelyn Knapp Sept I •t§Her Hired Husband (A.T.). . .Noel Frances *t§Her NewChauffeur(A.T.)(D&F)Simon-Teasdale May 19 •t§High and Dizzy Geo. LeMaire Mar. 30 *t§His Birthday Suit Herman-Green May 4. '30. *t§H is Operation (A.T.) Charles Kemper Nov. 24 •t§High Toned (A.T.) "Buck &. Bubbles" Feb. 23 •t§Honest Crooks (A.T.) "Buck & Bubbles" May i8,'30. •tlHook, Line and Melody Sportlight •t§ln and Out (A.T.) "Buck &. Bi-bbles" Nov. 3 In the Park Topics of the Day Iron Man, The "Aesop Fables" •t§lnteresting Tails (A.T.) Sportlight •fJail Breakers "Aesop Fables" July 7.... 'tJungle Fool, The (D & F) "Aesop Fables" •t§Love, Honor and Oh Baby Yost-Ardell-Knapp Dec. 15 •tIMandalay Song Sketch •tMidsummer's Day, A (D i F) . "Aesop Fables" July 28 •tMill Pond. The (0 4 F) "Aesop Fables" •t§Modern Rhythm Sportlight July 28 Night Club. The "Aesop Fables" Nov. 24 •t§NlBht in Dormitory (A.T.)... Ginger Rogers Jan. 6,'30. •t§On the Air Topics of the 0«y •t§Pathe Audio Review Released Every Week •tiPathe Sound News Released Twice Every Week Perfect Match. The ButlerMayo •tIPetters. The (A.T.) .Topics of the Day •flPlurabers Are Coming (A. T.) (D & F) LeMalre-Slmon Aug. 18 •t§Pressing His Suit (D & F). .. Topical Tips June 2 ■tPresto Change (D 4 F) "Aesop Fables" April 14.... •t§Rubeville (A. T.) Dee. 8 •t§Rubeville Night Club (A.T.).H. B. Wateon Feb. 2.... •t§nunning the Scales Sportlight Sept I §t''Sanfa's Toy Shop •tSShip Ahoy Assop Fable Singing Saps Aesops Fables •t§Smooth Guy, The (A. T.) DavisKnapp Oct 27 •t§Sport a la Carte Sportlight •t§So This Is Marriage (A. T.). Special Cast Nov. 17 •tStage Struck (D 4. F) "Aesop Fables" Dec. 23 tStamina Sportlight •tstone Age Romance, A (DLF).. "Aesop Fables" Aug. 18.... •tSummertime (D t F) "Aesop Fables" •tISyncopated Trial (A.T.) SeymourMorley Sept 8.... •t§Tlght Squeeze LeMaire Feb. 9.30.. •t§Topical Fits (A. T.)(D & F). Topics ot the Day July 28.... •t§Topical Licks (A. T.)(D&F) .Topics of the Day .. •t§Topical Nips (A. T.)(D4F).. Topics of the Day June 2.... •t§Topical Pips (A. T.)(D«iF) . .Topics of the Day June 30.... •t§Topical Rips (A.T.) Topics of the Day Aug. U . •tIToplcal Sips (A. T.) (D&F).. Topics of the Day July 28 •t§Topical Wits (A. T.)(D4F).. Topics of the Day Sept 8.... •t§Trumpeteer (A.T.) Song Sketch :;•••• •t§Turk«y for Two (A.T.) Davis-Frawley Aug. 25 •tWash Day (D & F) "Aesop Fables" Aug. 18.... •t§Wednesday at the RItz (A.T.). KemperKnapp Jan. 19... •t§What a Day (A.T.) (D&F) . Simon-Mallory June 16... •tWood Choppers (0 i F) "Aesop Fables" June 9... Length Reviewed 1 reel Sept 2 reels Nov. 2 reels Feb. 2 reels Nov. 1 reel Nov. 2 reels July 1 reel Aug. 2 reels Oct. 2 reels Sept 1 reel Nov, I reel Oct 1 reel.... Jan. 1 1, '30 I reel July 20 1 reel July 13 1 reel Dec 21 2 reels _ 1 reel June I 2 reels Feb. i5 1 reel April 27 2 reels 2 reels Feb. 1 reel Sept 2 reels Oct 2 reels Oct 1 reel Oct. 1 reel Feb. 2 reels 1 reel Oct. 2 reels Dec 2 reels Aug. 2 reels Oct I reel Feb. 28 2 I 23 16 13 31 5 14 2 5 8 21 12 26 5 8 's 21 10 12 15 2 reels May 1 1 I reel Oct 1 real... Jan. 25. '30 2 reels June 8 2 reels Aug. 31 2 reels Jan. 4,'30 2 reels 2 reels 2 reels 2 reels Nov. 16 2 reels Feb. S 2 reels 1 reel Oct 19 2 reels Oct. 26 I reel Jan. I8,'30 I reel Jan. I8,'30 I reel Dec. 28 I reel July 6 1 reel Sept. 2 reels Dec. 2 reels Dec. I reel July I reel Oct I reel July 1 reel Nov. 2 reels Dec. I reel Jan. Il,'30 1 reel 1 reel 2 reels I reel Nov. 2 reels June i I reel May II 1 reel 2 reels Nov. 30 .2 reels Nov. 16 1 reel Oct 19 I reel Dec. 7 lr«el....Ju. II.'SO 1 reel Feb. 2 reels Oct. 1 reel Dec. 2 reels Nov. I reel I reel Nov. I reel Aug. 1 reel Oct 2 reels Sept ,2 reels Nov. . I reel , I reel Oct 26 , I reel Juna I , 1 reel July • , I reel I reel 1 reel Sept. 14 , I reel Jan. 4,'30 ,2reels Aug. 17 , I reel Aug. 10 2 reels Jan. 1 1. '30 2 reels June IS I reel June I SILENT SHORTS Title Star Rel. Date April Showers "Aesop Cartoon" June 15. Ball Park, The 'Aesop Fable" May 19. Black Book, The Ray-Miller July 21. Cabaret. The "Aesop Fables" Aug. 25. Caught In a Taxi Cooper-Vance June 9. Close Shave, A Burke-Dent June 23. Cold Steel "Aesop Fables" July 7. Don't Get Jealous BevalT-Dent Jsine 2. Enchanted Flute, The "Aesop Fables Aug. II. Footwork Sportlight June 23. Fruitful Farm, The "Aesop Fables" House CleanInO Time "Aesop's Fables" July 21. In His Cups "Aesop Fables" June 30. Kidnapped "Aesop Fables Juno 23. Midsummer's Day Dream, A "Aesop Fables' July 28. Pathe Review Rel. each week .. Polo Match, The "Aesop Fables' June 2 Puckered Success Halnes-Coombs June Queen of the North Woods (Serial). Clair-Miller May Right Technique, The Sportlight July Rhythm Sportlight Aug. River Driver, The Sportlight Aug. Show Birds "Aesop Fables" June Sport Afloat Sportlight July Three Game Guys "Aesop Fab es Aug. 4 Tuning In "Aesop Fables • ■■ Uncle's Visit Haines-Coombs June 30 Length Reviewed . . I reel June 15 .. I reel May II .. 10 episodes. .July 20 . . I reel .. 2 reels .. 2 reels July 8 ..I reel July 6 . . 2 reels May . . I reel Aug. ..I reel June . . I reel Aug. ..I ree'i Aug. ...I reel July . . 1 reel June . . I reel July , . . I reel ..I reel June I .. 2 reels June I . . 10 episodes . . 1 reel July 20 ...I reel Aug. , . . I reel Aug. .. I reel June , .. I reel July . .. I reel July , . . 1 reel Nov. ,..2 reels July *Means synchronized score. ^Means sound effects. ^Means voice (including dialogue and incidental songs). All-Talker. P.T. means Part-Tallcer. D means disc. F means sound-on-film. A.T. after title means