Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

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May 2, 19 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 75 Damaged Lovt Collyer Dot. IS Jaii.24,'3l Oude Wrangler, Tha Duryea-BasqueHe June 6200 68. ..May 24 In Old Cheynne Rex LeaseDorothy GuUiver. . May. 15, '31 iiJawt at Hell McLaglen-Hume Dee. 30 8850 . . . IOO.Jan.lO,'3l Jutt tor a Song DavlJ-Carpenter Dee. 20 One« a Gentleman NortonWilton Sept. I June 21 Heno RolandThomsonLove Oct 1 7200 80. ..Oct. il Rogue ot the RItf Grande Hatton-Loy Bohr Ott. IS 7000 70. ..Dei. • Symphony In Two Flat* Novello-Looan ..Apr. I5,'3I Swanee River Withers-Todd ,..Mar. I5,'31 58. Jan.3l,'3l STATE RIGHTS Features ^ . Length Title Star DIst'r Rel.Oate Feet Mint. Reviewed Alma do Gaueha Special Cast Edw. L. Klein.. Sept. 6 1 Bali J. C. Jackson... Nov. 15. .7 reels 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 Feb. 6,'3I . .97. . . Feb. I4,'3I Caught In Berlin Underworld. Fritz Kortner Feb. 15 Chess Player, The Joftanne-BIanchard .. Unusual Plet. Civilization H ickman-Markey ...Am. Trad. Assn. July 12 Clearing the Range H. Gibson-S. Eilers.M. H Hoffman, Jr Apr. 25, 31 Comrades of 1918 Forenfilm Feb. 28, '31 Constant Nymph, The Ivor Novello Big Three Ext.. Aug. 17. .7800. . .87. .July « Danger Man, The ._....Cha5. 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 JugoFritsch Ufa Film Ex-Flame Liberty Prod 6480.. 72. .Nov. 29 Eternal Fools ....Judea Films Sept. 23. .6120. . .88. Sept. 8 Figaro ... Franco-American 71.. Dec. 7 Heart's Melody Fritseh-Parlo Ufa Film Immortal Vagabond Haid-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 lade Casket, The French Cast . Cosmos 5800. . .M. . . . . . . . . Jazz Cinderella M. Loy-J. Robards. .Chesterfield Aug. 14. .6181 . . .68.Sept. 20 Ladles In Lave DayWalker 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 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. 8061 .90. .Sept. 6 Germ.8543 Midnight Special, The Chesterfield Dec. 15. .6190. . .60. . Dee. 6 Mother's Millions May Robson Liberty Prod Feb. 28,'3I 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 Talmadge-Howard ..Biltmore ........Apr. 7. .5200. . .58. . May 17 Fori Special r;ast Ufa Films Primrose Path, The Foster-D^rrow Hollywood Films. Mar 1930. . .94Jan.24,'3l Pueblo Terror Buffalo Bill Jr West Coast Studios Apr. l5,'3l..5360.60.Ap.ll,'3l Oueen of Sparta, The Italafilm 9 reels aueens Necklace Protex 8 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 Cliff Tex Lyon Anchor Oct. 12 Sea Fury Mildred Harris Tom White 58.. Dec. 7 Slums of Tokio Japanese Cast Movlegraphs cc'k Smoke Bellew Conway Tearle First Division §5S„ ' Z? I South of Panama Carmelita Geraghty. . Chesterfield Strange Case of District Unusual Attorney "M" Photoplay Student Days Anita Dorris-Fred Louis Lerch Heinz Paul... Apr. 27, '31 Ten Nights In a Barroom Gaety ? ""^'^ 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 ot 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. 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. 31 Women Men Marry Harlan-Blaine Headline Pic Mar. 7,'31 Wonderful Lies ef Nina ..,„„.„„. Petrovna Helm-Ward Allied Films ...May 30.8 reels. ..80. .June U Yiddish Mama. The Mae Simon Judea Films 4000.. .Mar. .6300. . .70. ...6800 Mar. 22 SERIALS NAT LEVINE Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Eagle's Shadow. The 12 eosodes Galloping Ghost, The Harold Red Grange Sept. I, '31 . 12 co odes King of the Kongo Logan-Miller Aug. I6.'29. 10 ep Itodee Aug.17,'29 l-lghtning Warrior. The Rin Tin Tin 12 en sodes Lone Defender, The Rin Tin Tin Sept I, '50. 12 episode* Phantom of the West Tyler-Gulllver Nov., 1930. 10 esltedei Vanishing Legion, The Rex June 10,^31 . 12 ep sodes TALKING PICTURE EPICS Length Title Star Rel. Date Length Reviewed Acrosi the WorM Mr. & Mrs. Martin Johnson. June 15. .. .4 episodes. . .Aug. 8 Hunting Tigers l« ladla...... ..Commander Geo. U. Dyott. .April IS 3 episodes UNIVERSAL Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet MIns. Reviewed Fingerprints Kenneth Harlan Mar. 2S,'3I .. 10 episode*. .Dee. 20 Heroes of the Flamss Tim UcCoy Jun« 2.'3I .. 12 episode* Indians Are C«mi»%, Hi* Tim McCoy Oct. 20 12 epitodes. . Aug. 23 Jade Box, The PerrllLorraine Mar. 24 10 episedss. .Feb. 22 Lightning Express, The Lorraine-Chandler June 2 10 episodes. .Apr. 12 Spell ef the Circus F. Bushman. Jr.-A. Vaughn. Jan. I2,'3I .. 10 episodes Tarzan the Tiger ..Merrill-Kingston Dee. 9,'29, . 10 episede* Terry ef tbe Tlass Howes-Thompson Aug. II 10 *pli*dss. .Aug. II SYNDICATE PICTURES CORP. Features '•*IIH Title Star Rel. Date Beyond the Law Robert Frazer Oct. I.. Breezy Bill Bob Steele Canyon of Missing Men Tom Tyler June I.. Code of Honor Mahlon Hamilton Oct I.. Code of the West Bob Custer Convict's Code, The Cullen Landls Hunted Men Bob Steele Apr Lonesome Trail. The Chas. Detaney Sept. IS... Parting of the Trails Bob Custer Mar. I... Phantom of the Desert ,. Jack Perrin Nov. 1... Riders of the North Bob Custer ....Mar. I. '31.. Rider of the Plains, A Tom Tyler Apr. ("SI.. Under Texas Skies Bob Cutter Nov. 15 Western Honor ,..Bob Steele Mar Wert ot Cheyenne ,. Tom Tyler Jan. 15,'SI. Westward Bound Buddy Roosevelt Jan. I,'3I Feet MIns. Reviewed .4930... SO... Nov. 8 .4500. ..SO...SepL 20 .4742... 50... Aug. 2 .8605. ..50... Nov. IS 57 5S...0et. 4 4853 .S786...6S...Sept. 13 .4700... 52... Mar. 29 . 0 reels. Feb. 14.'3I .6022 .67 Apr.ll,'l3 . . .8 reels .5119 Jan. I7,'3l 4849 . 50. . . May 17 . . .6 reels. Mar. 7. '31 ...( reels .Jan.24.'3i Coming Feature Attractions star Man. Title Frontier Days , God's Country and the Last of the Pawnees Red Coats of Canada Son of the Plains. A Bob Custer Texas Ranger, The Rel. Date Length Feet Mint. Revldwed Tom Tyler May l,'3t (reels. May 15, '31 . . .6 reels TALKING PICTURE EPICS Features Title Staj" Rel. Date ♦Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson ..Feb. I, '30. Around the World Via Graf Zeppelin Commander Hugh Eckener..May 15... Bottom ef the Wtrld Dr. Robt. Cushman Murphy. July 26.. The Break-Up Captain Jack Robertson July 4.. Girl from the Reeperbahn German Import Mar. 6. '31 'Hunting Tigers In India Comm. G. M. Dyott Nov. I5.'29 Lost Gods Count Byron Khun de Prorok. Nov. 1... To the South Seas ..Mr. & Mrs. Giftord PInohot.Sept. IS.. Wild Men ot Kallharl Dr. C. Ernest Cadle Nov. 21.. [Note — Features marked with astericks are also released as serials. 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 Arctle George Palmer Putnam Sept., 'SI.. World Below the Sea Or. William Beebe Sept., '31.. Length Feet Mins. Reviewed .8400 .4600 Nov. 9,'29 .3600 July ■• .4800 .8460 Feb. 14, '31 .7400 .4900 July 12 ..5400.... .4600 Nov. 2S Exhibitors have TIFFANY Features (Available tound-on-fllm and sound-on-disc) TItl* Stir Rel. Date Aloha Torres-Lyon Feb. 16. '3 Borrowed Wives Rex Lease Sept. 10.. Caught Cheating Murray-Sidney Jan. 21.. Command Performance, The Hamllton-Merkel Jan. I6,'3I. Drumt of Jeopardy Oland-Collyer-Hughes Mar. 2,'3I. Extravagance Hughes-Collyer Oet. 10... Fighting Thru Maynard-LofT Dee. 2S... Headln' North Bob Steele Nov. I... Hell Bound Carrillo-Lane-Hughes Mar. 7, '31. High Treason Hume-Thomas June 15... Hot Curves Rubin-Lease-Day Apr. 15... Journey's End Colin Clive Mar. 25... lust Like Heaven Leuise-Newell Oct. 22... Kathleen Mavourneen O'Neil-Delaney June 20... Land of Missing Men Bob Steele Dot. 13.. Love 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 15... Ridin' Fool Bob Steele Mar. 23,'3I Salvation Nell Graves-Chandler She Got What She Wanted Glass-Compson Dee. 18... Single Sin. The JohnsonLytell Feb. 23.'3I Sunrise Trail, The Bob Steele Feb. 7, 'SI. 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. I... Length Feet Mins. Reviewed .8132. . .87 .5580. ..62... Aug. 38 .5678 Mar. 7,'3I .7084 Feb. 21, '31 .5892... 68... Sept. 20 .5487 Deo. 20 . 4950... S5... Nov. 8 Feb. 7. '31 .7893 Juno 7 II4IS July 12 .6210 Apr. 12 .5850... 65... Oct II .5169. ..S6... Aug. 2 .5179... 58... Oct. 4 .8700. ..64. ..Oet 18 .e2ll...e9...Jun« 21 .5169. ..58.. .July 5 .5918... 86... Aug. SO .6507... 73... July S .S789... .8203 Oct 18 73. Feb. 21, '31 .5993 .5707... Nov. 8 .5425 Aug. 23 .5273. ..57. ..Nov. IS .4408... 49... Nov. 22 .5050... 56... Aug. ■ Coming Feature Attractions Title Alone At Last Alias the Bad Man Arizonian. The Barbarian. The Branded Men Fighting Mad Gangster Girl H ijack Star Rel. Date Length Feet MIns. Reviewed Husband Hunters Leftover Ladies Luxury Girl. The Morals For Women Moran of the Lady Letty Price. The Range Saw Sunset Trail Two Gun Man, The Ken Maynard Unpardonable Sin, The Wild Youth X Marks the Spot UNITED ARTISTS Features Title Star Rel. Abraham LInooln Walter Huston Nov. Bad One. The Del RIo-Lowe May Bat Whispers, The ..Chester Morris Nov. Devil te Pay Ronald Colman Jan. Du Barry. Woman of Passion Norma Talmadge Oct. Eyet of the World Merkel-Hnlland Aug. Front Page ..... Adolphe Uenjou Apr. Hell's Angelt LyonHallHarlow Nov. Hell Harbor .. .'. . .Velez-Hersholt Mar. Indiscreet Gloria Swanson Klkl Mary PIckford Mar. Lottery Bride, The MacDonald-GarrIck Oet One Heavenly Nl4ht Evelyn Laye-John Boles Jan. (Reviewed under title "Queen of Seandal") Raffles , Ronald Colman July Reaching for the UoM D. Falrfaanks-Bebe 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 3l,'3l.6e43...74...Des. 8 II. ...8110.. .90. ..Nov. I SO. ...7272.. .81. ..Aug. 23 4,'3l..8l00...90.Mar. 28,'3I IS... 10390 Juna 7 22. ...8354... 92. ..Mar. S Mar. 14. '31 l4,'3l.8000...89.Fsb. 21. 'SI 25. ...7472. ..83. ..Nov. 22 I0.'3I.7342. ..82...0et. 25 26 6509... 70... Aug. 2 21. 'SI. 8239 Deo. 20 13.... 8128... 90... Sept 20 27.... 8393... 9S... July 12 Coming Feature Attractions Rel. Date Title Star Age for Love, The Blllie Dove City LIgMs Charlie Chaplin 7909. Corsair Chester Morris Greeks Had a Word for It Ina Claire , Palmy Days Eddie Cantor Rivets Length Feet Mins. Reviewed .Feb. I4.'SI Scartaeo Street Seem Nancy Carroll-W. Collier.Jr. Unholy Garden, The Ronald Ckilman UNIVERSAL Features Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet MIns. Revfewed All Oulet on Western Front Wolheim-Avres-Wray Aog. 24. .. 12423 .. 138. . .Apr. 28 Bad Sister Nagel-Fox-Davis Mar. 23.'31 .6ns3. .67. Mar. 14.'3I Big Timber (R*-Itsue) William Desmond Mar. 30 4388 Boudoir Diplomat CompsonKelth-Dunean-LefT Dee. 2S 6093 .. .88. . .Get 4