Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

Page scan 000553 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 #:
000553
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 2 5 , 1 9 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 99 SONO ART-WORLD WIDE Features Title Star Ro Air Polle* Kenneth Harlan-J. Dunn Big Fight, The Williams-Lane Coek 0' the Walk J. Schlldkraut-Loy Cestello Case Tom MooreLola Lane Damaged Love Collyer Dude Wrangler. The Duryea-Basquette In Old Cheynne Rex Lease-Dorothy Gulliver.. Jaws of Hell McLaglen-Hume Just tor a Song Davis-Carpenter Once a Gentleman Horton-Wllson Reno Roland-Thomson-Lova Rogue of the RIk) Grande Hatton-Loy Bohr Symphony In Two Flats Novello-Logan Swanee River Withers-Todd What a iUan Denny-Segar Length I. Date Feet..Mln8. Reviewed Apr. I. '31.. 5500 60.IVIar.2l.'3l Sept. 1 58S0....6S...Apr. 19 May IS 7200 80... Apr. 19 Oct. 15 7200 ....78... Oct. 18 Dee. 15 Jan.24,'3l June 6200.... 68... May 24 IMay. 15. '31 Dec. 30 8850 ...1 00. Jan. I O.'S I Dec. 20 Sept. t June 21 Oct. 1 7200.... 80... Oct. il Oct. 15 7000.... 70... Dec. 6 Apr. I5.'3[ Mar. I5.'31 58.Jan.3l.'3i June 1 7000 79... Mar. 29 Parting of the Trails Boh 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 BoD Custer Nov. Western Honor ,..Bob Steele ...Mar. West of Cheyenne Tom Tyler Jan. Westward Bound Buddy Roosevelt Jan. I. ...4700. ..52. ..Mar. 29 I 6 reels. Feh. I4,'3I I, '31. .6022 ..67 Apr.ll,'l3 rsi 6 reels 15. ...SUB Jan. I7,'3I •=4849. ..50... May 17 I5,'3l...e reels.Mar. 7.'3I l,'3l...6 reels .Jan. 24, '31 Coming Feature Attractions Star Rel. Date Title Frontier Days God's Country and the Man Tom Tyler May I, '31 6 reels. Last of the Pawnees Red Coats of Canada Son of the Plains, A Bob Custer May 15, '31. ..6 reels Texas Ranger, The , Length Feet MIns. Reviewed STATE RIGHTS Features Length Title Star Dist'r Rel. Date Feet MIns. Reviewed Alma de Gauche Special Cast Edw. L. Klein.. Sept. 6 Bali J. C. Jackson... Nov. I5..7reels Bride 68 Veidt-Brink Am. Anglo Apr. 6 100.. Apr. 19 Bright Eyes Balfour-Trevor New Era July 10. .6800. . .76. .July 9 By Rocket to the Moon Ufa Feh. 6,'3I . .97. . . Feh. 14,'3I Caught In Berlin Underworld. Fritz Kortner Feb. 15 Chess Player, The Jotianne-BJanchard .. Unusual Plct. Civilization H ickman-Markey ...Am. Trad. Assn. July 12 Comrades of 1918 Forenfilm Feh. 28, '31 Constant Nymph, The Ivor Novello Big Three ExcAug. 17. .7800. . .87. .July « 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 Fritseh-Parlo Ufa Film Immortal Vagabond Hald-Froellch Ufa Film In the South Seas with Mr. and Mrs. PInchot. . .Talk. Pic. Epics Sept. I.. 5538.. May 31 Ingagl African Hunt Congo Pie. Ltd. Apr. 18. .7776. ..86. .Apr. 26 Jade Casket, The ;.. French Cast . Cosmos 5800... 64 Jazz Cinderella M. Loy-J. Robvds . . Chesterfield Aug. 14. .6181 . . .68.Sept. 20 Ladles In Love Day-Walker ...... .Chesterfield May 17. .6095. . .69. . May 3 Lotus Lady Audible Oct. 31 . .6100. . .68. . Nov. 15 Lost Patrol Pro Patria 57.. Dee. 21 Made to Order Julian Eltlnge Jesse Well 6Z40 Jan. 25 Madonna of the Sleeping Cars .Claude Frano 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,'3I Passion Song, The Olmstead-N. Beery. . Excellent 5080. ..56 Peacock Fan, The Dorothy Dwan Chesterfield 5400... 60 Poor Millionaire TatmadgeHoward ..Biltmore Apr. 7. .5200. . .58. .May 17 Pori Special Oast Ufa Films Primrose Path, The Foster-Dsrrow Hollywood Fllms.Mar 1930. . .94Jan.24,'3l Pueblo Terror Buffalo Bill Jr West Coast Studios Apr. I5,'31 . .536a.60.Ap.l l.'SI Queen of Sparta, The Italafllni 9 reels 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 CI if! Tex Lyon Anchor Oct. 12 Sea Fury Mildred Harris Tom White 58.. Dec. 7 Slums of Toklo Japanese Cast Moviegraphs Smoke Bellew Conway Tearlo First Division 6605. ..73 . South of Panama Carmellta Geraghty. . Chesterfield 6300. ..70 Strange Case of District Unusual Attorney "M" Photoplay Mar 6800 Mar. 22 Throw of the Dice Secta Dvl Hollywood Pic. .Dec. 29. .6700 May 31 Thunder God Cornelius Keefo ...Crescent 5917. ..68 Today Nagel-Owen Maiestic Nov. I.. 6660 Oct. 25 Trails of the Golden West Cosmos ExchangeFeb. 5, '31 . .55. . .Jan. 3I,'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. Dupont. . . Nov. 21 . .8000. . .82. . Nov. 29 Longdon White Devil Mosjukin-Dagover ..UFA Films Why Cry at Parting Halm-Gralia International 7000. . .78. . Feb. 22 Wien du Stadt Der Lleder..Max Hansen Protex 8 reels Wild West Whoopee Jack Perrin Allied Feb.28.'3l Women Men Marry Harlan-Blaine Headline Pic Mar. 7,'31 Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna Helm-Ward Allied Films ...May 30.8 reels. ..80. .June 14 Yiddish Mama, The Mae Simon Judea Films 4000.. TALKING PICTURE EPICS Features Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins "Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson Feb. I, '30. .8400 Around the World Via Gral Zeppelin , Commander Hugh Eckener..May 15 4600. Nov. 9,'29 Bottom of tbo World Dr. Robt. Cushman Murphy. July The Break-Up Captain Jack Robertson July Girl from the Reeperbahn German Import Mar. "Hunting Tigers In India Comm. G. M. Dyott Nov. I5,'29..746b Lost Godi Count Byron Khun de Prorok. Nov. I 4900 To the South Seas Mr. & Mrs. Gifford PInohot.Sept. Wild Men of Kallharl Dr. C. Ernest Cadle Nov. [Note — Features marked with astericks are also released as serials the choice of booking either the feature versions or as serials.] Reviewed 26.... 3600 July 19 4 4800 6,'3 1.8460 Feb. 14, '31 ..July 12 15 5400 21... 4600 Nov. 29 Exhibitors have Coming Feature Attractions Title star Mexico Today Emma Lindsay Squler June, ShipWrecked In the Arctic George Palmer Putnam Sept., '31. •SI. World Below the Sea Or. William Beebe Sept., 'SI. TIFFANY Features (Available sound-on-fllm and sound-on-disc) Title Star Rel. Date Aloha Torres-Lyon Feb. IS, '31 Border Romance Armida-Terry May 20... Borrowed Wives Rex Lease Sept 10... Caught Cheating Murray-Sidney Jan. 21... The Command Performance Hamllton-Msrkel Jan. ie,'3l. Drums of Jeopardy Oland-Collyer-Hughes Mar. 2, '31 Extravagance Hughes-Collyer Oet 10.. Fighting Thru Maynard-Loff Dee. 2S.. Headln' North Bob Steele Noy. (... Hell Bound Carrillo-Lana-Hughes Mar. 7.'3l. High Treason Humo-Thomae Juno IS... Hot Curves Rubin-Lease-Day Apr. 15... Journey's End Colin Clive Mar. 25... lust Like Heaven Louise-Newell Oct. 22... Kathleen Mavourneen O'Noil-Delaney June 20... , Land of Missing Men Bob Steele Oet. 13... Lovo Trader Leatrlce Joy Oct. 9... Medicine Man, The Benny-Bronson June 25... Near the Rainbow's End Bob Steele June 10... -Oklahoma Cyclone Bob Steele Aug. 8... Paradise Island Harlan-Day July IS... -Ridin' Fool Bob Steele Mar. 23,'3I Salvation Nell Graves-Chandler She Got What She Wanted Glass-Compson Deo. 18... Single Sin, The Johnson-Lytell Feb. 23,'3I Sunny Skies Benny Rubin May I... Sunrise Trail, The Bob Steele Feb. 7,'8I. Swellhead Gleason-Shllllng-Walker Mar. 20... Third Alarm, The Hall-Loulse Nov. 17... Thoroughbred Garon-Barry Aug. 10... Under Montana Skies Kenneth Harlan Sept 10... Utah Kid Rex LeaseDorothy Sebastian. Oct. 27... Wings of Adventure Rex Lease Aug. 1... 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 Dao. 20 .4950. ..55. ..Nov. S Feb. 7,'3I .78931 Juno II4IG July 12 .8210 Apr. 12 .5850... 65... Oct II .6169... 56... Aug. 2 .5179... 58... Oct 4 .5700.. .64.. .Oet 18 .621 1... 69... Juno 21 .5169.. .58.. .July S .5913... 66... Aug. SO .6507. ..73. ..July S .5789 .8203. Oet 18 73. Feb. 2I,'3I .6994... 78... Hay 24 .5993 .7040 Apr. 20 .5707 Nov. 8 .5425 Aug. 23 .S273...S7...NOV. IS .4408... 49... Nov. 22 5050... 56... Aug. S Coming Feature Attractions SERIALS NAT LEVINE Title Alone At Last Barbarian, The Gangster Girl .. H ijack Rel. Date Length Feet Mins. Reviewed Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Eagle's Shadow, The 12 epsodes Galloping Ghost. The Harold Red Grange Sept. 1,'3I.I2 ep odes King of the Kongo Logan-Miller Aug. I6,'29. 10 ep Isodes Aug.17,'29 Lightning Warrior, The Rin Tin Tin 12 epsodes Lone Defender. The Rin Tin Tin Sept I, '30. 12 episode* Phantom of the West Tyler-Gulllver Nov., 1930. 10 episodes Vanishing Legion, The Rex June 10, '31 . 12 epsodes 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 TALKING PICTURE EPICS Features Title Star Rel. Date Across the World Mr. & Mrs. Martin Johnson. June 15.. Hunting Tigers la India Commander Geo. H. Dyott.. April 15.. UNIVERSAL Title Stir Rel. Date Fingerprints Kenneth Harlan Mar. 23,'3I Heroes of the Flames Tim McCoy June 2,'3I Indians Are Coming. Tha Tim McCoy Oct. 20... Jade Box, The PerrllLorraine Mar. 24... Lightning Express, The Lorraine-Chandler June 2 Spell of the CIreus F. Bushman, Jr.-A. Vaughn. Jan. 12, '31 Tarzan the Tiger Merrill-Kingston Deo. 9,'29 Terry af the Time* Howes-Thompson Aug. II Length Length Reviewed ,4 episodes... Aug. B .3 episodes Length Feet MIns. Reviewed . 10 episode*. .Deo. 20 .12 episodes . 12 episodes. .Aug. 23 . 10 episodes. .Feb. 22 . 10 episodes. .Apr. 12 .10 episodes .10 episodes . 10 episodes. .Aug. II Title Star Rel. SYNDICATE PICTURES CORP. Features Title Star Rel. Date Feet' Mlns. Beyond the Law Robert Frazer Oct. I 4930. ..50.. Breezy Bill Bob Steele 4500... 50.. Canyon of Missing Men Tom Tyler June I 4742... 50.. Code of Honor Mahlon Hamilton Oct I 5605. ..50.. Code of the West Bob Custer 57.. Convict's Code, The Cullen Landis 56.. Hunted Men Bob SteaW Apr 4853 Lonesome Trail. The Chas. uelaney Sept. 15 B786, ..65 Overland Bound Leo Moloney Apr. 15 5040. ..56 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 , Adolph* Uenjeu Apr. Hell's Angels LyonHallHarlow Nov. Hell Harbor . .Vclez-Hersholt Mar. Indiscreet Gloria Swanson KIkl .Mary Plokford Mar. Lottery Bride, The MacDonald-GarrIck Oct. One Heavenly Night Evelyn Laye-John Boles Jan. (Reviewed under tttle "Queen of Scandal") Raffles Ronald Colman July Reaching for the UoM D. FairbanksBelbe Daniels. .Feb. What a Widow Gloria Swanson Sept. Whoopee Eddie Cantor Sept. Coming Feature Attractions Length Date Feet MIns. Reviewed 8.... 8704... 97... Aug. 23 3.... 6673... 74... Mar. 22 29....78l0...66...Nev. IS 31, '31. 6643... 74... Dee. 6 1 1.... 81 10. ..90... Nov. I 30 7272.. .81 .. .Aug. 23 4.'3l..8IOO...90.Mar. 28,'3I 15... 10390 June 7 22.... 8354... 92... Mar. 0 Mar. 14. '31 l4,'3l.8000...89.Feb. 21. 'SI 25. ...7472. ..83. ..Nov. 22 I0.'3I.7342...82. ..Oct. 23 26. ...6509. ..70. ..Aug. 2 2I,'SI.8239 Deo. 20 13.... 8128... 90... Sept 20 27....8393. ..93...Jufy 12 Reviewed . Nov. 8 .Sept 20 .Aug. 2 .Nov. 15 .Oct. " "4 Rel. Date Length Feet Mins. Reviewed .Sept. 13 . Mar. 29 Title Star Ago for Love. The Billie Dove City Lights Charlie Chaplin 7909 Feb. I4,'8t Corsair Chester Morris Greeks Had a Word for It Palmy Days Eddie Cantor Rivets Scarf ace Street Soene Nancy Carroll-W. Collier. Jr Unholy Garden, The Ronald Colman