Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

Page scan 000445 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 #:
000445
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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April 18, 1931 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 91 Lonely Wives Horton-Ralston-Laplante Miller Feb. 22.'3I Jan. 24. '31 Night Work Eddie Quillan Aug. 3 8394. . .95. . .Aug. 23 Painted Desert Boyd-Twelvetrees Jan. 18. '31 .7650 .. .85. Jan. 17. '31 Pardon My Gun Starr-Duryea June 29 5654 .. .63. . .July 5 Sin Takes a Holiday Constance Bennett Nov. 23 7304. . .81 .. .Nov. 29 Coming Feature Attractions (torn to Love Constance Bennett May II, '31 Gangster's Wife Helen Twelvetrees Kid from Madrid Eddie Quitlan Liddle Sizzer Benny Rubin Little Flat in The Temple, A. ..Ann Harding Rebound Ina Claire Woman of Experience Helen Twelvetrees Suicide Fleet. The Bill Boyd Whoop-Te-Do-Kid Eddie Quillan SONO ART-WORLD WIDE Features Length Title Star Re I. Date Feet. .Mine. Air Potlea Kenneth Harlan-J. Dunn Apr. I. '31.. 5300 60. Big Fight The Williams-Lane Sept. I 5850 65. Cock 0' the Walk J. Schlldkraut-Loy May IS 7200 80. Costello Case Tom Moore-Lola Lana Oct. 15 7200 78 Damaged Love Collyer Dec. 15 Dude Wrangler. The Duryea-Basquette June 6200 68. In Old Cheynne Rex LeaseDorothy Gulliver. . May. 15. '31 Jaws of Hell McLaglen-Hume Dec. 30 8850 . ..100. Just for a Song Davis-Carpenter Dec. 20 Once a Gentleman HortonWilson Sept. I Reno Roland-Thomson-Love Oct. Rogue of the Rio Grands Hatton-Loy Bohr Oct. Symphony in Two Flat* Novello-Logan Apr. Swanee River Withers-Todd Mar. What a Man Denny-Segar June Reviewed Mar.2l,'3l ..Apr. 19 ..Apr. 19 ..Oct. 18 Jan.24.'3l ..May 24 Jan.l0,'3l 1 7200.... 80. 5 7000.... 70. 15. '31 I5,'31 58. 1 7000.... 79. ..June 21 ..Oct. 1 1 . . Dee. 6 Jan.3l,'3l ..Mar. 29 STATE RIGHTS Features Length Title Star Dist'r Bel. Data Feet Mini. Reviewed Alma da Gaueho Special Cast Edw. L. Klein.. Sept. 6 Bali J. C. Jackson... Nov. 15. .7 reels Bride 68 Veldt-Brink Am. Anglo Apr. 6 100. .Apr. 19 Bright Eyes Balfour-Trevor Mew Era July 10. .6800. . .76. .July 9 By Rocket to the Moon Ufa Feb. 6,'3I . .97. . . Feb. I4,'3I Caught In Berlin Underworld. Fritz Kortner . Feb. 15 Chess Player, The Johanne-BJanchard .. Unusual Pict. Civilization HickmanMarkey ...Am. Trad. Assn. July 12 Comrades of 1918 Forenfilm Feb. 28,'3I Constant Nymph, The Ivor Novello Big Three Exc.Aug. 17. .7800. . .87. . July 6 Danger Man, The ^...Chas. Hutchinson ..Cosmos May 20. .6516. . .82. .May 24 Der Tiger von Berlin Susa-Frank Ufa Film Sept. 12. .5554. . .55. Sept. 27 Docks of Hamburg Jugo-Fritsch Ufa Film Ex-Flame Liberty Prod 6480.. 72.. Nov. 29 Eternal Fools Judea Films Sept. 23. .6120. . .88. Sept. 6 Figaro , Franco-American 71. .Dec. 7 Heart's Melody Fritsch-Parlo Ufa Film Immortal Vagabond Haid-Froelich Ufa Film In the South Seas with Mr. and Mrs. Pinchot. . .Talk. Pic. Epics Sept. I. .5538 May 31 IngagI African Hunt Congo Pic. Ltd. Apr. 18. .7776. ..86. .Apr. 26 Jade Casket, The French Cast . Cosmos 5800.. -64 Jazz Cinderella M. Loy-J. Robards. ChesterDeld Aug. 14. .6181 .. .68. Sept. 20 Ladies in Lova Day-Walker ... Chesterfield May 17. .6095. . .69. . May 3 Lotus Lady Audible Oct. 31 . .6100. . .68. . Nov. 15 Lost Patrol Pro Patria 57.. Dec. 21 Made to Order Julian Eltinge Jesse Well 6240 Jan. 25 Madonna of the Sleeping Cars .Claude Frane Little Playhouse Film Co Oct. I9,'29 Manxman, The Carl Briason Ufa Dec. 21.. 6800 Dec. 14 Melody of the Heart Ufa Film Aug. 29Eng.806l .90. .Sept. 6 Germ. 8543 Midnight Special, The Chesterfield Dec. 15. .6190. . .60. . Dec. 6 Mother's Millions May Robson Liberty Prod Feb. 28. '31 Mysteries of Nature Ufa 71 Pagliacci Italian Opera Audio Cinema Mar. 7, '31 Passion Song, The Olmstead-N. Beery. . Excellent 5080... 56 Peacock Fan, The Dorothy Dwan Chesterfield 5400... 60 Poor Millionaire Talmadge-Howard ..Biltmore .......Apr. 7. .5200. . .58. .May 17 Peri Special "ast Ufa Films Primrose Path, The Foster-D?rrow Hollywood Flims.Mar. . . . . 1930. . .94Jan.24.'3l Pueblo Terror Buffalo Bill Jr West Coast Studios Apr. I5,'3I . .5360.60. Ap.l l,'3l Rasputin, the Holy Devil. . .Special Cast Martin Berger Aug. 30 Romance of the West Jack Perrin Jack Trop June 15. .5494. . .61 . .Aug. 2 Rosenmmontag Mathias Wieman, lien Dyers.. UFA 8 reels Saddle King, The Cliff Tex Lyon Anchor Oct. 12 Sea Fury Mildred Harris Tom White 58.. Dec. 7 Slums of Tokio Japanese Cast Moviegraphs Smoke Bellew Conway Tearle First Division 6605. ..73 South of Panama Carmelita Geraghty. .Chesterfield 6300. ..70 Strange Case of District Unusual Attorney "M" Photoplay Mar 6800 Mar. 22 Throw of the Dice Seeta Dvl Hollywood Pic. .Dec. 29. .6700 May 31 Thunder God Cornelius Keefe ...Crescent 5917... 66 Today Nagel-Owen Majestic Nov. I. .6660 Oct. 25 Trails of the Golden West Cosmos ExchangeFeb. 5,'3I . .55. . .Jan. 31, '31 Treasure, The Film Arts Guild Nov. 30 Two Hearts in Waltz Time. .Janssen-Thelmer Asso. C. of A. ..Oct. 10. .8800. . .98. .Oct. 25 Two Worlds Nora Baring-John E. A. Oupont. . . Nov. 21 . .8000. . .82. . Nov. 29 Longdon White Devil Mosiukin-Dagover ..UFA Films Why Cry at Parting Halm-Gralia International 7000. . .78. . Feb. 22 Wild West Whoopee Jack Perrin Allied Feb.28.'3l Women Men Marry Harlan-Blaine Headline Pic Mar. 7,'3I Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna Helm-Ward Allied Films ...May 30.8 reels. ..80. .June 14 Yiddish Mama, The Mae Simon Judea Films 4000.. SERIALS NAT LEVINE Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed King of the Kongo Logan-Miller Aug. I6,'29. 10 episodes Aug. I7,'29 Lone Defender. TIm Rin Tin Tin Sept I, '30. 12 episode* Phantom of the Wert Tyter-Gulllver Nov., 1930. 10 eplaedu TALKING PICTURE EPICS Length Title Star Rel. Dale Lenpth Reviewed Aorosi the World Mr. & Mrs. Martin Johnson. June 15. .. .4 episodes. . .Aug. 9 Hunting Tigers In India Commander Gee. U. Dy«tt. .April 15 3 epitodet UNIVERSAL Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet MIns. Reviewed Fingerprint* Kenneth Harlan Mar. 23,'3l .. 10 episodes. . Deo. 20 Heroes of the Flam** Tim McCoy June 2,'3l .. 12 episode* Indians Are C«mlii(, Th* Tim McCoy Oct. 20 12 episodes. .Aug. 23 Jade Box, The Perrll-Lorralne Mar. 24 10 episedai. .Feb. 22 Lightning Express, The Lorraine-Chandler June 2 10 episodes. .Apr. 12 Spell af the CIreu* F. Bushman, Jr.-A. Vaughn. Jan. I2,'3l .. 10 episode* Tarzan the Tiger Merrill-Kingston Deo. 9,'29. . 10 episode* Terry *f the Tine* Howes-Thompson Aug. II 10 episodes. .Aug. II SYNDICATE PICTURES CORP. F eatures Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Beyond the Law Robert Frazer Oct. I 4930. . .50. .. Nov. 8 Breezy Bill Bob Steele : 4500. . .50. . .Sept 20 Canyon of Missing Men Tom Tyler June I 4742. . .50. . .Aug. 2 Code of Honor Mahlon Hamilton Oct I 5605. . .50. .. Nov. 15 Code of the West Bob Custer 57 Convict's Code, The Cullen Landls 56. ..Oct. ♦ Frontier Days Bob Custer May 15 6 reels Hunted Men Bob Steele Apr. Lonesome Trail, The Chas. Delaney Sept. Overland Bound Leo Maloney Apr. Parting of the Trails Bob Custer Mar. Phantom of the Desert Jack Perrin Nov. Riders of the North Bob Custer Mar. Rider of the Plains, A Tom Tyler ^...Apr. Under Texas Skies Bob Custer Nov. Western Honor ,..Bob Steele Mar. West of Cheyenne Tom Tyler Jan. Westward Bound Buddy Roosevelt Jan. . .4853. 15 5786. ..65... Sept. 13 15 5040... 56... Mar. 29 I 4700... 52... Mar. 29 I 6 reels. Feb. I4.'3I l,'3l...« reels. Apr. II, '31 i'3l 6 reels 15 5119 Jan. 17,'3I 4849. . .50. .. May 17 I5,'3I...6 reels. Mar. 7. '31 I, '31... 6 reels .Jan.24.'3l Coming Feature Attractions Length Title Star Ret Date Feet Mlns. Revi^weit God's Country and the Man Tom Tyler May I, '31 6 reels Last of the Pawnees Red Coats of Canada Song of the Plains Texas Ranger, The TALKING PICTURE EPICS Features Length Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed I, '30. .8400 15.... 4600.. 26 3600. 4 4800. 6.'3I.8460 . Nov. 9, '29 ..July l» Title Star •Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson Feb. Around the World Via Graf Zeppelin Commander Hugh Eckener..May Bottom of tbe World Dr. Robt. Cushman Murphy. July The Break-Up Captain Jack Robertson July Girl from the Reeperbahn German Import Mar. ■Hunting Tigersin India Comm. G. M. Dyott Nov. 15. '29. .7400 Lost Gods Count Byron Khun do Prorok. Nov. I 4900 July 12 To the South Seas Mr. & Mrs. Gifford PInohot.Sept. 15 5400 Wild Men of Kaiiharl Dr. C. Ernest Cadie Nov. 21 4600 Nov. 29 LNote — Features marked with astericks are also released as serials. Exhibitors have the choice of booking either the feature versions or as serials.] Coming Feature Attractions Title star Mexico Today ....Emma Lindsay Squler June, '31 .... Ship-Wrecked In the Arctic George Palmer Putnam Sept., '31 World Below the Sea Dr. William Beebe Sept., '31 TIFFANY Features (Available sound-on-fiim and sound-on-disc) Title Star Aloha Torres-Lyon Border Romance Armida-Terry Borrowed Wives Rex Lease .. Caught Cheating Murray-Sidney Rel. .Feb. .May .Sept . Jan. The Command Performance HamiltonMerkel Jan Drums of Jeopardy Oland-Collyer-Hughes Mar. Extravagance Hughes-Collyer Oct Fighting Thru Maynard-Loff Dee. Headin' North Bob Steele Nov. Hell Bound Carrillo-tane-Hughes Mar. High Treason Hume-Thomas June Hot Curves Rubin-Lease-Day Apr. Journey's End Colin Cllve Mar. lust Like Heaven Loulso-Newell Oct. Kathleen Mavourneen O'Neil-Delaney June Land of Missing Men Bob Steele Oct. Love Trader Leatrice Joy Oct. Medicine Man. The Benny-Bronson June Near the Rainbow's End Bob Steele June Oklahoma Cyclone Bob Steele Aug. Paradise Island Harlan-Day July Ridin' Fool Bob Steele Mar. Salvation Nell Graves-Chandler She Got What She Wanted Glass-Compson Deo. Single Sin, The Johnson-Lytell Feb. Sunny Skies Benny Rubin May Sunrise Trail, The Bob Steele Feb. Swellhead Gleason-Shllling-Waiker Mar. Third Alarm, The Hall-Louise Nov. Thoroughbred Garon-Barry Aug. Under Montana Skies Kenneth Harlan Sept Utah Kid Rex LeaseDorothy Sebastian. Oct Wings of Adventure Rex Lease Aug. Date I6.'3I 20... 10... 21... I6,'3I. 2, '31. 10... 25... I... 7,'3I. 15... 15... 25... 22. . . 20... 13... 9... 25... 10... 8... 15... 23,'3I Length Feet Mins. Reviewed 8132... 87 5974... 65... May 31 .5580... 62.. Aug. 30 .5678... ...Mar. 7,'3i .7084 Feb. 21, '31 .5892... 66... Sept 20 .5487 Dec. 20 .4960. ..55. ..Nov. 8 Feb. 7,'3I 7893. .June 7 II4IG July 12 .8210 Apr. 12 .5850... 65... Oct II . 5169... 5S... Aug. 2 .5179... 58... Oct 4 .5700... 64... Oct 18 .621 1... 89... June 21 .5169. ..58. ..July 5 .5918... 68... Aug. SO .6507. ..73. ..July S .5789 IS.... 8203 Get 18 23,''31 73. Feb. 2I,'3I I... .6994. ..78.. .May 24 7,'SI..5993.... 20. ...7040.. ......Apr. 20 17.... 5707 Nov. 8 10.... 5425 Aug. 23 10. ...5273. ..57. ..Nov. IS 27.... 4408... 49... Nov. 22 I.... 5050... 56... Aug. • Coming Feature Attractions Title Alone At Last Barbarian, The Gangster Girl Hiii Rel. Date Length Feet Mins. Reviewed ijack Husband Hunters Leftover Ladies -. Luxury Girl, The Morals For Women Moran of the Lady Letty Price, The Two Gun Man, The Ken Maynard Unpardonable Sin, The Wild Youth X Marks the Spot UNITED ARTISTS Title Features Star Rel. Abraham Lincoln Walter Huston Nov. Bad One, The Del Rio-Lowe May Bat Whispers, The Chester Morris Nov. Devil t* Pay Ronald Colman Jan. Du Barry. Woman of Passion Norma Talmadge Oct Eyes of the World . . . Merkel-Holland Aug. Front Page Adolphe Men]ou Apr. Hell's Angels LyonHallHarlow Nov. Hell Harbor Velez-Herslwit Mar. Indiscreet Gloria Swanson , KIkl Mary Pickford Mar. Lottery Bride, The MacDonaid-Garrtck Oct One Heavenly Night Evelyn Laye-John Boles Jan. (Reviewed under title "Queen of Scandal") Raffles Ronald Colman July Reaching for the lio<Nl D. FairbanksBelbe Daniels. .Feb. What a Widow Gloria Swanson Sept Whoopee .. ...Eddie Cantor Sept Length Date Feet Mins. Reviewed 8.... 8704... 97... Aug. 23 3.... 6673... 74... Mar. 22 29 7810... 66... Nov. IS 31, '31. 8643... 74... Dee. S M.... 81 10. ..90... Nov. I 30. ...7272.. .81. ..Aug. 23 4.'3I..8I00. ..90.Mar. 28.'3I 15... 10390 June 7 22. ...8354... 92. ..Mar. « , Mar. I4.'3I l4,'SI.800O..89.Feb. 21. '31 25 7472... 83... Nov. 22 I0,'3I.7342. ..82. ..Oct 2S 26. ...6509. ..70. ..Aug. 2 2I.'3I.S239 Deo. 20 13.... 8128... 90... Sept 20 27....8393...93...JuJy 12