Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

Page scan 000910 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 #:
000910
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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80 MOTION PICTURE HERALD May 9 , 19 3 1 RKO PATHE (Note: RKO Pathe does not list running time on Shorts. The approximate running time m reels In the important series, however, follow: 2 reel comedies 22 mm. Pathe News 10 " Pathe Review II " Aesop's Fables 8 " Grantland Rice Sportllghts 10 Length Feet MIns. Revlniti .Aug. 23 Title Star Rtl. Date All For Mabel Darney-Wllls Oct, 12 2 reels.. Against the Rules Rainbow Comedy May 31, '31 2 reels. All Gummed Up Whoopee Comedy May 23, '31 2 reels Angles on Angling Sportllght Deo. 28 1 reel. ..Jan. 3, '31 Animal Fair, The Aesop Fable Feb. I, '31 I reel. .Jan. 31, '31 Backfteld Aces Rockne Football Oct. 15 1 reel Bare Knees Pollard Mar. 8, '31 . .2 reels. . Mar. 7,'3I Beauties, Tiie Hiatt-Kaley June 29 2 reels Big Cheote, The Fable Oct. 26 I reel Nov. 8 Breakfast In Bed Poliard-Pangborn Nov. 18 2 reels Call of Mohammed Vagabond Adventure Apr. 7,'3i I reel. ..Apr. 4,'3I Campus Champs Nat Carr Feb, I, '31 2 reels. Feb. I4,'3I Chasing Rainbows Sportllght Aug. 10 I reo, Chasing Trouble Checker Comedy Apr. 26.'3I 2 reels Cinderella Blues Aesop Fable Apr. I2.'3i 8 min. . Apr.l t,'3l Circus Capers Fable Sept. 28 1 reel Oct. 4 Cobb Goes Fishing Sportllght Oct. 5 I reel Oct. 4 College Capers Fable Mar. 15. '31.. I reel. .Mar. 21. '31 Cowboy Blues Fable Feb. I5,'3I...I reel. ..Feb. 7, '31 Dance With Me Wanzer-Palmer Nov. Dangerous Youth Pollard Sept. Diamond Experts Sportllght Disappearing Enemies , ...Dot Farley-Rex Dixie Chase, The Sportllght Dogs of Solitude Vagabond Adventure Feb. Dude Ranching Sportllght Sept. Duffer Swings Farreli Golf Series Feb. 22,'3I...I reel. ..Mar. Eve's Fall Ail Star Dec. 28 2 reels.. Farm Foolery Fable -Sept. Flying Feet Knute Rockne Football Oct. Fore! Farrell Golf Feb. Frozen Face Manhattan Comedy Apr. 19, '31.... 2 reels. Frozen Frolic Fable Aug. 31 1 reel. Gem of Agra Vagabond Adventure Oct. Getting on the Green Farrell Golf Mar, Give Me Action Mannlng-Holman Aug. Gliding Sportllght Sept. Glory of Spain Vagabond Adventure Nov. Gossipy Plumber, The Folly Comedy May 17, '31 2 reels. . . May 2. '31 Gypped In Egypt Fable Nov. 9 I reel Nov. IS Half Pint Polly Capital Comedy May 3, '31 2 reels Help Wanted — Female Pollard Jan. II, '31. ..2 reels. .Jan. I0,'3I Hidden Goal, The Rockne Football Oct. 15 1 reel Aug. 30 High Stepper* Sportllght Nov. 16 1 reel Deo, 13 Hold the Baby Agnew-Crane-McPhall Nov. 9 2 reels Hot Tamale Fable Aug. 3 1 reel Aug. 9 Hunting Thrills Sportllght Apr. 21. '31 I reel. . .Apr. 1 1, '31 Hurricane Island Vagabond Adventures Apr. 21, '31 I reel .. Mar. 28, '31 In the Rough Farrell Golf Mw. 8,'SI I reel. .Feb. 28,'3I I'll Take That One All Star Get. 5 2 reels Jungle Terror Vagabond Adventure Oct. Kid the Kidder Owsley-Marsh Dee. King of Bugs Fable Dee. Last Yard, The Rockne Football Oct. Laundry Blues Fable Aug. Let "Er Buck Sportllght July Live and Learn McPhail-DeerIng June Midnight Fable Oct. Mad Melody Fable Apr. 26,'3I Monarchs of the Field Sportllght Dee. 14. 23 2 reels.. 14 2 reels ... Nov. 29 I reel Bell March I, '31 .. .2 reels. .Apr. 4,'3I .Nov. 30 1 reel Deo. 13 6.'3i 1 reel.. Feb. I4,'3I 21 1 reel Aug. 18 7, '31 14 1 reel Sept 20 28 I reel Sept 13 I5.'3i...l reel. ..Feb. I4'3i .Apr. 18. '31 ...Sept. 13 19 1 reel Sept. 27 22 ireel...Apr.ll,'3l 17 2 reel Aug. 9 21 I reel Sept 7 18 1 reel Nov. 8 Mystic Isles Vagabond Adventure Nov. 30. Neat and Tidy All Star Nov. 28. Next Door Neighbors Housman-Deerlns Jan. 28,'3I New Waiter, The All Star Sept 14.. Night Class Campus Comedy June 7. '31.. Not So Loud Melody Comedy May 3. '31.. Offlco Boy, The Fable Nov. 23.. One Nutty Night Wills-Carney Nov. 30. 5 1 reel Sept. 20 7 2 reels Sept 20 21 I reel Jan. 3,'3I 12 I reel Aug. SO 17 I reel Aug. 23 27 1 reel Aug. 9 15 2 reels Aug. 2 12 I reel Oct 25 . I reel May 2,'3I .1 reel Dec. 20 reel Nov. 22 ..2 reels . .2 reels.. .Jan. S.'3I . .2 reels . .2 reels . .2 reels. . . May 2, '31 ..I reel Nov. 29 .2 reels Nov. 22 Open House Nick Stuart 20 min. Apr.M,3l The Old Hokum Bucket Aesop Fable Mar.29.'3l 7 min.. .Apr.4,*3l Outboard Stunting Sportllght Series I reel Over the Radio Pangborn Dee. 14 2 reels... Feb. 7,'3'l Parading Pajamas Johnny Arthur Dee. 21 2 reels.. Jan. 24, '31 Par and Double Par Sportllght Nov, 2 I reel Nov. 22 Pathe News Released Twice Weekly I reel... Parents Wanted Folly Comedy Mar. I5,'3I ..2 reels.. Apr W.'si Racqueteers Sportllght Oct. 19 1 reel Oct II Radio Racket Fable Mar. I. '31 I reel. Feb 28 '31 Red Riding Hood Fable Jan. 18, '13 I reel . ..Jan. 31. '31 Romeo Robin. A Fable June 22 1 reel June 28 Rough and Tumble Sportllght Jan. 25. '31... I reel.. Feb. 7,'3I Rough House Rhythm Ed Kennedy Apr. 5, '31 2 reels. . Mar. I4,'3I Royal Flush. The All Star Dee. 19 2 reel* Aug. 30 Sacred Fires Vagabond Adventure July " " — Sands of Egypt Vagabond Adventure Nov. Satan's Fury Vaoabond Adventure Sept. Seein' Injun* Pellard Feb. Self Defense Sportllght Sept Shadow of the Dragon Vagabond Adventure Mar. Sink or Swim Sportllght Mar. Ski HI Frolics Sportllght Aug. Ski Pilot Sportllght Feb. 27 1 reel. 2 I reel 7 1 reel Aug. 23 15. '31... 2 reels.. Jan. 3.'3I 7 1 reel Sept. IS 8,'3I 1 reel.. Mar. I4,'3I 22,'3I...I reel 9 Mar. 28, '31 24 1 reel I reel.. Feb. 14. '31 Some Babies Carle-Hlatt Sept 21 2 reels Aug. 18 Somewhere Out Sportllght July Speed Limit Sportllght Mar. Spirit of Sho-Gun Vagabond Adventure Dec. Stage Struck Walter Catlett Jan. Stone Age Stunt* Fable Deo. Tale of Tutulla Vagabond Adventure Jan. Tennis Top-Nofchers Tilden-Wills reel. I Them the Unknown Vagabond Adventure Mar. Three Wise Clucks Glenn Tryon Apr. I Touchdown Rockne Football Nov. Toytown Tale Fable Jan. Traffic Tangle CarrFarley Nov. Twisted Tales Arthur HousmanMarion Douglas Mar. Two Minutes to Go Rockne Football Oct. Under Cover Sportllght Jan. Under Par Farrell Golf Mar. Under the Cock-Eyed Meon Carney-Wills Oct Venetian Nights Vagabond Adventure Aug. Well of Fortaleza, The Vagabond Adventure Feb. What A Tune Pangborn Feb. Winning Putts Farrell Golf Mar. Wizard Land Vaoabond Adventure Dee. IS I reel. 8,'3I...I reel.. Mar. I4,'3I 28 I reel.. Jan. 3. '31 18 I reel . Feb. 28.'3I 7 1 reel Dee. IS 25.'3I...I reel. Feb. 7.'3I 1. Apr. 4.'3I...1 I.Apr. 4.'3I 22.'31...l reel. ..Apr. 4.'3I 2, '3I 2 eels. .Apr. 18, '31 2 1 roei 4.'3I...I reel.. Jan. 3,'31 2 2 reels Nov. 8 29,'3I 22. Apr. 4.'3I 15 1 reel M.'31...l reel. Jan. 24,'3I f5,'3l...l reel 9 Mar. 28. '31 26 2 reels Nev i« 10 1 reel Aug. 18 28, '31 .1 reel . Feb. 21,'SI 8 2 reels I. '31 I reel... Apr. 4,'3I 14 1 reel Dee. 13 STATE RIGHTS Lonoth Distributor Feet MIns. Reviewed Elbee 2 reels Title Star At the Photograohers Harry Delf... Beauty Secrets from Hollywood— No. I (technicolor) Welshay Mar. I4,'3I Besides the Western Sea Castle Film I reel Birds of a Feather Ideal 8 min Apr. 4, '31 Blind Youth Lou Tellegen Canital ....2 reels Bosom Friendsliio Novelty UFA 10 min Bring on the Bride Elbee 2 reels .... Nov ' 9 Broken Doll. The Sadie Banks Judea Films I reel Coast tn Coast Talker Visuoraphlc 2 reels . Aug 30 Down Hawaii Way Color Novelty Castle I reel ... Electric Ship Educational General Electric .' . . 9 Nov ' 8 Ell-Ell Cantor Waldman Judea Film 950 It . Evenino In Jewish Camp Eval Miller Judea Film 1000 ft!!.!!!!! ! Felix Fernandino Imperial ! . .9' * Nov' 22 Length Title Star I*). Date Feet MIns. Reviewed Friend Husband Burr 2 reels Frost and Old Lace UFA I reel Sept. 20 in the Goold Old Summer Time Ideal 8 min Apr. 4,'3i Jewish Gypsy Hymie Jacobson ludea Films 1900 ft Jewish Melody Cantor Waldman. .. .Judea Films, Inc I reel Kids and Pets Color Novelty Castle I reel Kol Nidre No. I Cantor Schr.-i!"-9l. .. Judea Films 900 ft Kol Nidre No. 2 Cantor Waldman Judea Films 950 ft Land of Freedom Seymour Reitzteit. . .Judea Films, Inc 2 reels Legend of the Skies Ideal 6 min Mar. I4,'3I Mal-Ko Mashma-Lou Harry Fold Judea Films Measuring Time UFA Film 7 min Sept. 27 Meet the Family Harry Delf Elbee 2 reels Monkey Business 8 min Apr. 4, '31 Monkey Squawks Burr Natascha Pinchus Lavenda. .. Judea Films, Inc 2 reels Niagara Falls Essanay Dec. 20 Oh Doctor Special Cast Judea Films 1800 ft One Day Visugraphic Dec. 8 Peas and Qoes Pro Patria Dec. 8 Peculiar Pets Ideal 8 min Apr. 4,'3I Poem In Stone, A Ideal 7 min. ...Mar. 14, '31 Polo Visugraphic 10 min Nov. 29 Sacred Elephants of India Ideal 8 min Mar.2l,'3l Bailors' Sweetheart Hymie Jacobson Judea Films, Inc 2 reels Shoemaker's Romance Judea Films 1900 ft Signed, Sealed & Del ivereo. .Special Cast Burr Sixty Minutes From Broadway Color Novelty Castle I reel Felix Fernandino & Some Wild Appetites Ideal 8 min Mar.2l,'3l Spanish Rhythm Orch Imperial 9 min Nov. 29 Spring Is Here Ideal 9 min Mar.2l,'3l Style and Class Marty Barratz Judea Films 2000 ft Summer Harmonies Song Cartoon Biophone I reel Oct. 5 Talk-o-Graphs Norman Brokenshire. Henry Sonenshine 9 min Nov. 29 'ee Time Felix the Cat Copley Films I reel Apr. 5 Trouble from Abroad Brock-Radio , Mar, I4,'3I Una-Sana-Takof Cantor Waldman Judea Films 950 ft Wings of Tomorrow Visuographic 10 min May2,'3l World Unseen. A. Scientifle UFA li min SYNDICATE PICTURES CORPORATION Alice Chops the 8u*y Feb. Alice Gets Stage Struck .....Jan. Alice Gets Stung Get Alice Loses Out Mar. Alice on the Farm ....Oct. Alice Picks the Champ ^ ..--Mar. Alice Plays Cupid Apr. Alice Rattled by Rats May Alice Solves the Puzzle Apr. Alice the Jailbird Nov. Alice Wins the Derby Nov. Alice In the Jungle Jan. Alice's Balloon Race : ....Dec. Alice's Egg Plant ....Dee. Alice's Little Parade , Sept Alice's Mysterious Mystery... ...May Alice'* Orphan Feb. Alice's Tin Pony , Sept Broken Spur, The ^..Jaek Hexle Feb. Cyclone Bliss Jack Hoxle Oct. Desert Bridegroom Jack Hoxle Jan. Desert's Crucible Jack Hoxle Oct Dead or Alive Jack Hoxle ...Nov. Double-0. The Jack Hexle Dec. Marshall of Money Mint Jack Hexle Sept Rider from Nowhere Jack Hoxle Nov. Romantic Sheriff, The ...Jack Hoxle Jan. Sparks of Flint Jack Hoxle Feb. Two-Flsted Jeflersen Jack Hoxle Sept. Western Romance Jack Hoxle Dee. I. 'SI. 15. '31. 15 I, '31. I 15. 'SI. I. '31. I. '31. 15. '31, I 15..... I. '31. 15 I 15. 'SI.. 15. *SI. IS I. 'SI., 2 reel* 15 2 reels IS. 'Sl.,2 feels 1 2 reels 15 2 reels 1 2 reels IS 2 reels 1 2 reels I, '31 , .2 ruls 15, '31 . .2 reels 1 2 reels IS 2 reels TALKING PICTURE EPICS Lenoth Title Star Rel. Date Feet MIns. Reviewed. Animal World of Hake Believe. Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*. . .Apr., 'Si i reel May2,'3l Bird Islands ef Peru ...Dr. Robt, Cushman Murphy. Feb. 12. '31, . I reel. ....Nev. • Fight to Live Dr. Raymond l_ Ditmar*...Apr., 'SI i reel Freaks of Nature Dr. Raymond L. DItmars. . . June I4,'3I..900 In the Realm of Goblins Dr. Raymond L. DItmars. . .Aug. 3I.'3I..960 Land of Evangeline Wanderlust (No. 2) Jan. SO, 'SI . . I reel . . Feb. I4,'3t Let's Sing Howard Wads KInsey Sept 1 980 Like a Beaver Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*. . .Feb. I2.'3I..M0 Feb. 14. 'SI Monkey Whoopee Dr. Raymond L. DItmars. .. Dee. 25 900 Naked Dan vs. Bout Martin Johnson Oct. IS 980 Seeing Bermuda «■ a Bleyal*. . .(No. I) Wanderlust Oet 15 960 Dee. 13 Today and Yesterday Hearst News Nov. IS,'29.2900 TIFFANY Reviewed Title Star Rel. Date Length Color Symphonies Serle* 6 In Technicolor I reel Chinese Flower Boat July 5 Dancing Bear Juno 10 Parisian Night* June 25 Kentucky Jubilee Singer* Series of 6 Old Black Joe May I 2 reels Plckln' Cotton I reel Dee. IS Road Home, The 2 reels Slave Days I reel Dee. • Welcome Home Doe. I2 ...I reel Nov. 29 Musical Fantasies Series ef 8 t reel ^ Fire Worshippers Aug. 10 Sept 27 Memories Apr. 23 William Tell Aug. I Way Down South Dee. * Paul Hurst Comedies Series of 8 De Wolld's Champion Dee. S One Punch O'Toole Mar. 23 18 Mar. 28.'3I Tale ef a Flea, The Missing Link, The Rolling Stone Series Series of 6 In the Mountain* Sept. 25 I reel Sept • The Desert Dee, 18 Tiffany Chimp Series 6 Monkey Comedies 2 reels 1. Blimp Mystery, The Sept 27 2. Little Covered Wagon, The Sept 5 Aug. SO 3. Little Big House, The Oct. 15 -Oct 4 4. Little Divorcee, The 5. Nine Nights In a Bar Room Jan. 26. '31 . . . . . . ... Jan. 3. 31 6. Chasing Around Mar. 23,'31 .2 reels 16 Mar. 28.'3I 7. Africa Squawks 8. Aoeing Hollywood Voice of Hollywood Serle* Station S-T-A-R 26.. I re«I each No. 16 Nell Hamilton Aug. 10 No. 17 Laura La Plante Aug. 20 No. 18 Gleason & Armstrong Sept. II No. 19 Johnny HIne* No. 20 James Hall Oct II No. 21 Conklln i Christy No. 22 Ian Keith ■• • No. 23 Sammy Cohen-Tiffany TalklnP Chlmo* Deo. I No. 24 Leon E. Janney Dee. 21 No. 25 Seben 'n' Leben Jan. 20.'3I No. 26 Kenneth Harlan Mar. 2.'3I 10 Mar. 28.'SI