Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

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 #:
0001063
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:
August 29, 2022
Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

ay 16, 1931 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 45 THEATRE RECEIPTS In a number of spots the theatres of the country did t fare so well during the current week in comparison th the business registered during the previous seven jiy period. The noticeable low grosses, a study of peipts published on this and following pages will show, were in situations where attractions had been held over. A comparative chart showing business done during the last eght weeks and during the same period in 1930 is published on page 14. (Copyritht, 1931: Reproduction ol mattrial from this department without credit to Motion Picture Herald expressly forbidden) Theatres •timore l-uditorium .... 1,600 35c1.00 2.500 25c-S0c little 267 35c-50c D€w*s Century, 1: 3.076 25c-60c oew's Parkway 987 15c-35c bew Stanley 3,522 25c-60c 'beVs Valencia. 1.487 25c-3Sc pany jjarm-Bleecker. Island 2,300 1.350 35c50c 2Sc-3Sc ■troctor's RKO.. 1,500 25c-60c tz 1,146 25c-35c jrand 1,900 35c-50c tew 1,600 25c-50c i&voli B. Metropol. 1,982 1.300 25c50c lSc-50c Bton 2,800 30c-65c ieith-Boston . . . 2,500 25c-60c oew's Orpheum 3,100 25c50c Dew's State 3,700 30c50c 1,800 50C-1.50 letropolitan 4,350 25c-60c 2,500 25o-50c :olIay Square.. 1,800 25c-S0c 2,000 25c-60c Ffalo 3.500 25c-60c 3,000 25c-35c reat Lakes 3,000 25c-60c ippodrome .... 2,100 25c-50c 3,300 25c35c 1,700 50c1.50 arlotte roadway 1,157 25c-50c arolina 1.441 40c-50c Current Week Picture Grou "Skippy" (Para.) 9,100 (6 days) 'Tart Time Wife" (Fox) 5,460 (6 days) "Born To Love" (Pathe) 5,700 (25c-50c— 6 days) '^City Lights" (U. A.) 4,200 (6 days) "Indiscreet" (U. A.) 7,225 (6 days) •'Rango" (Para.) 4.000 (25c-60c— 5 days) "Bachelor Apartment" (Radio) 16,080 (6 days and Sun. midnite show) "The Perfect Alibi" (Brit. Int.)... 600 (6 days) "Tarnished Lady" (Para.) 20,500 (6 days) "Dishonored" (Para.) 4,000 (6 days) "The Front Page" (U. A.) 20,000 (6 days) "Stepping Out" (MGM) 3,000 (6 days) "The Lady Who Dared" (F. N.).. 6,500 (6 days) "Hell Bound" (Tiff.) 8.000 (6 days) "It Pays To Advertise" (Para.)... 4,500 (6 days) "Born To Love" (Pathe) 23,000 "Laugh and Gtt Rich" (Radio).... 20,000 "A Tailor Made Man" (MGM)... 19.500 "The .Secret Six" (MGM) 24,000 (25c-50c) "Dirigible" (Col.) 5,500 (5 days) "Tarnished Lady" (Para.) 39,000 "Hell Bound" (Tiff.) 15.000 "City Stretts" (Para.) 17,000 "Hell Bound" (Tiff.) 13,500 "The Front Page" (U. A.) 32,400 "Ten Nights in a Barroom" 14,500 (Goetz) "Shipmates" (MGM) 20,700 "Tbe Prodigal" (MGM) 19.300 "Behind Office Doors" (Radio).... 14,000 "Diri.gible" (Col.) 8,900 (6 days) "Bad Sister" (U.) 4,000 (3 days) "The Last Parade" (Col.) 3,500 (3 days) "City Streets" (Para.) 6,000 (25c-50c— 3 days) "Indiscreet" (U. A.) 6,500 (25c-50c— 3 days) Previous Week Picture Gross "Trader Horn" (MGM) 13,500 (6 days) "Strangers May Kiss" (MGM)... 8,100 (6 days) "Beyond Victory" (Pathe) 2,750 (3 days) "Cracked Nuts" (Radio) 2,900 (3 days) "Father's Son" (F. N.) 4,125 (6 days) "The Millionaire" (W. B.) 9,250 (6 days) "The Millionaire" (W. B.) 2,332 (4 days) "Behind Office Doors" (Radio).... 5,520 (6 days and Sunday midnite show) "Comrades of 1918" (Forenfilm).. 1,200 (6 days) "Shipmates" (MGM) 24,800 (6 days) "City Lights" (MGM) 4,500 (6 days) "Trader Horn" (MGM) 23,900 (6 days and Sunday midnite show) "Men Call It Love" (MGM).... 3,500 (6 days) "Charlie Chan Carries On" (Fox). 7,000 (6 days) "Subway Express" (Col.) 7,200 (6 days) "Iron Man" (U.) 5,100 (6 days) "Cracked Nuts" (Radio) 23,500 "Road to Paradise" (F. N.) 19,000 "Strangers May Kiss" (MGM).... 20.000 "The Front Page" (U. A.) 20,500 "The Millionaire" (W. B.) 42,000 "Ladies Man" (Para.) 14,500 "The Finger Points" (F. N.) 16,500 "Ladies Man" (Para.) 13,500 "City Streets" (Para.) 26,000 "Father's Son" (F. N.) 13,000 "Trader Horn" (MGM) 27,900 "Cracked Nuts" (Radio) 21,000 "Aloha" (Tiff.) 12,500 "The Finger Points" (F. N.) 4,000 (3 days) "Kiss Me Again" (F. N.) 5,250 (3 days) "Secret Six" (Para.) 6,000 (3 days) "Trader Horn" (MGM) 7,000 (3 days) High and Low Gross (Tabulation covers period from Meu-ch, 193V, to May, 1931) High 1-24-30 "Reducing" $ 18,500 Low 4-4-31 "Passion Flower" 6,100 High 5-2-31 "Strangers May Kiss' 8,100 Low 4-4-31 "Dancers" and "Girls Demand Excitement" 4,550 High 3-14-31 "Millie"...... 8,600 Low 4-25-31 "Bachelor Apartment" and "Bad Sister" , 4,700 High 12-13-30 "The Cat Creeps" 4,759 Low 4-4-31 "Viennese Nights'' 3,250 High 4-25-31 "The Finger Points" 9,300 Low 4-4-31 "My Past" 5,850 High 5-9-31 "Bachelor Apartment" 16,080 Low 5-17-30 "King of Jazz" 3,000 High 5-3-30 "Hallelujah" 1,900 Low 1-10-31 "Waterloo" 400 High 4-11-31 "A Tailor Made Man"... 30.000 Low 11-1-30 "Her Wedding Night".... 14,000 High 1-3-31 "Follow the Leader" 5,500 Low 8-9-30 "Love Among the Millionaires" 2,900 High 4-11-31 "Strangers May Kiss"... 33.500 Low 5-3-30 "Honey" 12,500 High 7-26-30 "Sins of the Children".... 7,300 Low 11-29-30 "Only Saps Work" 1,800 High 8-30-30 "Common Clay" 18,500 Low 12-27-30 "Princess and Plumber".. 2,800 High 3-16-30 "Green Goddess" 14,000 Low 6-14-30 "Golden Dawn" 3,200 High 3-16-30 "Green Goddess" 9,000 Low 7-26-30 "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" 2,100 High 10-11-30 "Half Shot at Sunrise".. 34,500 Low 12-6-30 "Sin Takes a Holiday".... 16,500 High 1-10-31 "Danger Lights" 22.000 Low 4-4-31 "Bad Sister" 17.000 High 1-17-31 "Hell's Angels" 31.500 Low 6-28-30 "Lady of Scandal" 17,500 High 10-18-30 "Three French Girls".... 30.000 Low 6-28-30 "Bad One" 18,000 High 10-11-30 "Sea God"..... 49,600 Low 6-7-30 "True to the Navy" 26,000 High 7-5-30 "With Byrd at South Pole" 28,000 Low 2-21-31 "Sit Tight" 12,000 High 10-11-30 "Numbered Men" 20,000 Low 7-5-30 "Shadows of the Law" 11,000 High 3-28-31 "My Past" 39.S00 Low 4-4-31 "Man of the World" 20.000 High 2-14-31 "Cimmaron" 25,600 Low 4-4-31 "Mother's Cry" 5,900 High 4-18-31 "Strangers May Kiss" 30,000 Low 12-27-30 "Remote Control" 13,400 High 2-14-31 "Free Love" 26,300 Low 12-27-30 "Along Came Youth" 15,900 High 4-11-31 "Ten Cents a Dance" 24.100 Low 4-18-31 "Lonely Wives" 9.300