Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

Page scan 000414 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Apr-Jun 1931
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)
Leaf #:
000414
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
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:
July 18, 2024
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60 MOTION PICTURE HERALD ( THEATRE CECEIDTS — CONT^Dl April 18, 1931 Theatres Houston Kirby 1,654 Loew's State 2,700 Metropolitan ... 2,512 flKO Majestic. 2,250 Indianapolis Apollo 1,100 Circle 2,600 Indiana 3,300 Lyric 2,000 Palace 2,800 Kansas City Loew Midland... 4,000 Mainstreet 3,067 Newman 2,000 Royal 900 Uptown 2.200 Los Angeles Cartliay Circle.. 1,650 Fox Criterion... 1,650 International ... 2,000 Loew's State.... 2.418 Los Angeles 2,100 Orpheum 2,750 Paramount 3,596 RKO 2,700 United Artists.. 2,100 W. B. Downtown 2,400 25c-S0c 25c-60c 25c-60c 25c-60c 25c -50c 25c -50c 35c -65c 25c-50c 25c-50c 25c -50c 35c-60c 2Sc-60c 25c-60c 25c -50c 75c-$1.50 35c-65c 25c -50c 35c -65c 25c-65c 35c-65c 35c-65c 35c-65c 35c -6Sc 35c -65c Milwaukee Alhambra 2,660 25c-60c Garden 1,150 25c-60c Majestic 1.990 15c-50c Palace 2,587 35c-60c Riverside 2,180 25c-60c Strand 1,406 25c-60c Wisconsin 3,275 25c-65c Minneapolis Aster 812 20c-35c Lyric 1,238 20c -40c Minnesota 4,025 30c-75c RKO Orpheum.. 2,900 25c-50c Seventh Street.. 1,300 50c State 2,300 25c-60c Montreal Capitol 2,670 25c-60c Imperial 1,914 15c-40c Loew's 2.982 25c-75c Palace 2.600 25c-99c Current Week Picture Gross "Mr. Lemon of Orange" (Fox).. 9,000 "Parlor. Bedroom & Bath" (MGM) 8,900 "Dishonored" (Par.) 8,800 "A Connecticut Yankee (Fox) 12,100 'A Connecticut Yankee" (Fox)... 10,000 "Skippy" (Par.) 10,000 •Man of the World" (Par.) 17,500 'Charlie Chan Carries On" (Fox) 9,500 ■Dance. Fools, Dance" (MGM)... 15.750 "Strangers May Kiss" (MGM).... 24,700 "Laugh and Get Rich" (Radio).. 16,500 "Skippy" (Par.) 18,500 "June Moon" (Par.) 5,000 "Don't Bet on Women" 6,600 "Strangers May Kiss" (MGM)... 14,000 (4th week) "Connecticut Yankee" (Fox) 26,700 "Resurrection" (U.) 4,700 (2nd week) "The Prodigal" (MGM) 26.500 "Men On Call" (Fox) 11,500 "Dracula" (U.) 13,600 (2nd week) "Skippy" (Par.) 25,000 "Bachelor Apartment" (Radio)... 14,80i) "Kiki" (U. A.) 16,500 "Father's Son" (F. N.) 14,000 (5 days) "Bad Sister" (U.) 12,000 (6 days) "Illicit" (W. B.) 4,000 (5 days) (2nd week) "June Moon" (Par.) 7,000 "Ten Cents a Dance" (Col.) 10.000 "The Last Parade" (Col.) 16,500 "Rango" (Par.) 6,800 "Unfaithful" (Par.) 18.500 "Woman Hungry" (F. N.) 1,500 "Finn and Hattie" (Par.) 3,000 "Dishonored" (Par.) 24.000 "Laugh and Get Rich" (Radio)... 12,000 "City Lights" (U. A.) 4,000. (3rd week) "Parlor, Bedroom & Bath" (MGM) 7,000 'Honor Arriong Lovers" (Par.) and "It Pays to Advertise" (Par.).. 14,000 "The Hot Heiress" (F. N.) and "Humiliation "(Sono Art-,W. W.) 5,500 "The Bachelor Father" (MGM)... 14,500 'Dishonored" (Par.) 16,500 Previous Week Picture High and Low Gross Gross (Tabulation covers period from March, 193i8, to April, 1931) "Charlie Chan Carries On" (Fox). 7,000 'The Great Meadow" (MGM).... 8,500 'Man of the World" (Par.) .... 10,200 "Behind Office Doors" (Radio)... 9,000 "Doctors' Wives" (Fox) 5,500 "Beau Ideal" (Radio) 8,000 "New Moon" (Par.) 19,500 'Lonely Wives" (Pathe) 10,500 •Parlor, Bedroom & Bath" (MGM) 12,500 "Parlor Bedroom & Bath" (MGM) 14,500 "Behind Office Doors" (Radio).. 15,000 "Man of the World" (Para.) 12.500 "Fifty Million Frenchmen" (W.B.) 4,500 "Bachelor Father" (MGM) 6,000 "Strangers May Kiss' (MGM).. 16,100 (3rd week) "Dance Fools Dance" (MGM) 7,400 (3rd week) "Resurrection" (U) 6,700 (1st week) "Seas Beneath" (Fox) 16,900 "Lightnin' " (Fox) 8,500 (2nd week) "Dracula" (U.) 21,000 (1st week) "Man of the World" (Par.) 28,000 "Bad Sister" (U.) 13,600 "Conquering Horde" (Par.) 10,500 "My Past" (W. B.) 14,200 "The Boudoir Diplomat" (U) 12,000 (6 days) "lUicit" (W.B,) : 5^,800 (1st week) "Man to Man" (W.B.) and Just For A Song" (SonoArt) 5,000 "Behind Office Doors" (Radio)... 7,800 "Mother's Cry" (F.N.) 14,000 "The Conquering Horde" (Par.).. 6.000 "Men Call It Love" (MGM) 12,000 "Part Time Wife" (Fox) 1,500 "It Pays to Advertise" (Par.) 2,500 "A Connecticut Yankee" (Fox).... 30,000 "Behind Office Doors" (Radio).... 12,000 "City Lights" (U. A.) 7,000 (2nd week) "My Past" (W. B.) 7,500 "Sit Tight" (W. B.) and "Costello Case" (SonoArt) 11,000 "Mother's Cry" (F. N.) and "Pardon My Gun" (Pathe) 4,600 "Beas Beneath" (Fox) 11,500 "Beau Ideal" (Radio) 16,000 High 11-29-30 "HeU's Angels" Low 10-4-30 "Bright Lights" High 5-16-30 "The Divorcee" Low 12-12-30 "Lion and Lamb" High 1-24-30 "Love Parade" Low 3-11-30 "Gentlemen of the Press'.. High 10-24-30 "Check and Double Check" Low 7-18-30 "Rough Romance" High 4-11-31 "A Connecticut Yankee".. Low 2-21-31 "Illicit" High 11-1-30 "Check and Double Check" Low 4-4-31 "Beau Ideal" High 3-21-31 "Unfaithful" Low 2-14-31 "Gang Buster" High 4-4-31 "Lonely Wives" Low 12-6-30 "The Dancers" High 1-31-31 "Reducing" Low 2-14-31 "Passion Flower" High 11-29-30 "Hell's Angels" Low 3-21-31 "Kiki" High 2-14-31 "Cimmaron" Low 4-13-30 "Framed" High 9-13-30 "Animal Crackers" Low 4-13-30 "Light of Western Stars" High 11-29-30 "Tom Sawyer" Low 4-27-30 "Dancy In Wall Street".. High 9-27-30 "King of Jazz" Low 11-1-30 "Last of Lone Wolf" High 3-21-31 "Strangers May Kiss".... Low 8-16-30 "Holiday" High 5-24-30 "The Divorcee" Low 1-31-31 "Royal Family of Bdw'y" 16,00( 4,50( 18,00( 7,00( 18,00 7,00( 20.00( 8,00( 10,00( 4,00 22,00 8,00 21,00 16,50 10,50 7,50 19,00 8,00 29,001 10,50 24,751 11,00 23,50 7,00 6,00 1,35( 10,20 4,00 28,00 19,50 29,70' 7,00 High 5-10-30 "Caught Short" Low 10-18-30 "Three French Girls". 48,00( 15,00 High 2-14-31 "Cimarron" (5 days).... Low 12-27-30 "Ex-Flame" High 9-6-30 "Animal Crackers" Low 2-14-31 "No Limit" High 8-16-30 "Hell's Island" Low 9-27-30 "For the Love of Lil" High 9-20-30 "What a Widow" Low 10-11-30 "Heads Up" High 9-27-30 "Office Wife" Low 3-14-31 "Captain Applejack" 32,00 6,QW 40,00 18,00 17,50 10,50 30,00 8,00:. 30,oor 8,00:. High 3-30-30 Low 1-24-31 High 3-23-30 Women" . . Low 1-24-31 " High 7-5-30 ' Low 2-28-31 ' High 2-14-31 Low 4-11-31 ' High 5-17-30 Low 12-20-30 High 4-20-30 ' Low 12-20-30 "The Aviator" "Under Suspicion" "They Learned About Meii On' Ca\i''' . . . "So This Is London".... 'Dance, Fools, Dance" "Cimarron" 'Laugh and Get Rich "Ingagi" "Boudoir Diplomat" 'Benson Murder Case".... "River's End" High 12-6-30 "Her Wedding Night".... Low 4-4-31 "Sit Tight" and Costello High 1-I7l3i' "The Office' Wife"' and" 'Oh Sailor Behave" Low 2-28-31 "Under Suspicion" and "Man to Man" High 1-31-31 "Derelict" Low 12-21-30 "Half Shot at Sunrise".. High 2-21-31 "Man Who Came Back". Low 8-30-30 "Romance" 8,50C 900 5,000 1,200 45,000 18,000 30,000 12,000 9,400 1,200 26^,600 5,000 19,000 11,00c 7,000 4,500 16,000 11,000 19,000 12,000