Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

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Title:: Motion Picture Herald
Date:: Apr-Jun 1931
Publisher:: [New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:: Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)
Leaf #:: 0001078
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

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60 MOTION PICTURE HERALD May 16, 1931 Title Star Re I. Date Min and Bill Dressler-Bcery Nov. 29 New Meon Tibbett-Moore Jan.l7,'31 . Outsider. The Harold Huth One Embarrassing Night All English Cast June 21 Paid Crawford-Armstrong Dec. 20 (Reviewed under title "Within the Law") Parlor, Bedroom and Bath Keaton-Eilers-Denny Feb. 28, '31 Passion Flower FrancisJohnsonBicliford ...Dec. 6.... Prodigal, The Lawrence Tibbett Feb. 21, '31. (Reviewed under title "The Southerner") Reducing Dressler-Moran Jan. 3, '31 . Remote Control Halnes-Doran Nov. 15. .. Shipmates Mentgomery-Jordan-Torrence .Apr. 25,'3I Stepping Out DennyGreenwoodHyams . . . Apr.[l,'3l . Strangers May Kiss Norma Shearer Apr. 4. '31 Strictly Unconventional Stone-Cavanaugh-Owen May 3...! (Reviewed under title "The Circle'') Tailor Made Man, A William Haines Mar. 28,'3I. Their First Mlstal(e Laurel and Hardy (Reviewed under title "The Rap") Those Three French Girls Reginald Denny Oct. II 6760 Trader Horn Harry Carey-Renaldo-Booth. il252 War Nurse Walker-Page-Montgomery ..Nov. 22..!.. 73,^3 Way for a Sailor John Gilbert Nov I 7967 Length Feet . Mins. Reviewed .5977.... 67... Oct. 18 .7016 78. Oct. 25 90. May 2.'3I .8611 90.. .Aug. 16 .7819. ...87... Nov. 15 (925.. ,7171. ,6897. 6930., 5958. 6462. . 6598,. 7497.. 4970.. 7154.. ... Jan.3l,'3l .80... Oct. 25 .83.Jan.l7,'3l .77. ..Dec. 13 Oct. II ...Mar. 28,'3I .. Mar. 21, '31 .77.Feb.28.'31 .55.Feb.22,'29 .80 Mar.7,'3l Sept. 27 .76... Oct. 18 . .. Jan.24,'3l .82.. Sept. 20 .89.. Sept. 20 .Apr. 18.'31 .Apr. 25, '31 .Apr. 25,'3I Coming Feature Attractions Cherl-BIbl John Gllbert-Lella Hyam« Daybreak Ramon Novarro May2.'31 Five and Ten (Tent) Marion Davies June 6,'3I . . . . Flying High Free Soul. A Norma Shearer Leslie Howard June20. '31 ! Great Lover, The A. Menjou June27.'31 Horseflesh Julyl 1 '31 Just a Gigolo William Haines July 4.''31 ' '6545" . .. . (Reviewed under Title "Dancing Partner") L""='''y •• .•■••v.: Aug.8.'3l Man In Possession, The Robert Montgomery Aug 1 '31 Never the Twain Shall Meet Montenegro-Smith-Howard . Mayl6 '31 PIgboats Wm. Haines Politics Dressler-Moran JufyV.'si Sea Eagles BeeryRambeau Secret Six, The Beery-Harlow Apr 18 '31 74<1R 'Anr"iiVoi Sidewalks of New York Buster Keaton ........... .j5iw8 'SI " ' "' ^' Squaw Man. The Roland YoungVelezBaxter Son of India Ramon Novarro July25 '31 Susan Lenox. Her Rise and Fall. Greta Garbo This Modern Age Joan Crawford !...May36 '3l Anr 25 '31 _ . (Reviewed under title "Girls Together") Torch Song J. Crawford-N. Hamilton PARAMOUNT-PUBLIX Features .. star R(|. Date Along Came Youth Charles Rogers Dee. 20 Blue Angel, The Emil Jannings-Mariene „^ . Dietrich Jan. 3, '31.. City Streets .. . Sylvia Sidney-Gary Coeper..Anr.l8. '31 . Conquering Horde, Th« Arlen-Wray ....Mar. 7.'3I Derelict BancroftFrancis Nov. 22..' Dishonored Marlene Dletrlch-McLaglen. ^pr. 4. '31 Dude Ranch, The ,. Jack Oakle May 18, '31 Fast and Loese Hopkins-Starrett-Lombard _ „ , Morgan Nov. F«»t First Harold Lloyd Nov. F ghting Caravans CooperDamita Feb Finn and Hattle Errol-Green Feb Follow the Leader Ed Wynn Dec' Gang Buster, The Oakle-Arthur Jan' C m Smoke Arlen-Brlan Apr Heads Up . . . . . RogersKane Oct. Her Wedding Night Clara Bow Oct Honor Among Lovers .i..Colbert-Mareh-Ruggios" ".".'.'.'.Mar It Pays to Advertise Foster-Gallagher-Lombade ..Feb. June Meon Jack Oakle-Frantes Dee Mar. I J? . u May 23.531. Ladles Man Wm. Powell-Kay Fr«n«ls. .. May 9,'31 . . Laughter .... Nancy Carroll Oct. 25 L Enimatlque Mr. Parkes A. Menjou-C. Colbert (Slightly Scarlet) Man of the World ...Wm. Powell-Lerebard Mar Monte Carlo BuchananMacDonald '. . Oct' r?""."." CooperDietrich Dee. No Limit Clara Bow jan Only Saps Work Errol-Arlen-Brlan' Dei Playboy of Paris Maurice Chevalier Oet Length Feet Mils. .8623 Reviewed .Oct. 18 8... 8... I4.'3I 28, '31 13... I7,'3I. II, '31 II... 18... 21, '31 28,'3I 21, '31 .8848.. ,7426.. 6596.. .6622.. 8188.. 6187.. .8384.. .8351.. .8187.. .6841.. .6851.. .5769.. .5815.. .6785.. .6924 . .6775.. . 5764. . .6630. . ,6702.. .6805.. .7(34.. .6390.. 100... Nov. 22 . SO.Apr.l I, '31 .72 Feb.2l,'3l .75...0it. 18 ...Mar. 7,'3l . .67.Apr.l8.'3l .7I...Nev. 29 ..Jati. 17. '31 ...Feb. 7, '31 .90... Oct II .65. ..Dee. 13 .88. ..Dee. 13 . .64Mar.l4,'31 .76...Sejit. 27 .75. Sept. 27 ....Mar. 7,'3I ..Feb. 14, '31 . .70. Fob.28.'31 ...Apr. 25. '31 Apr.4,'3l .99... Nov. I .7I...SepL S 28,'3I 4 6... 24.'31 Ranoo Right to Love, Tin Reyal Family of Broadway.. Santa Fe Traill Sap From Syracuse Scandal Sheet, Tlx Sea God, The Sea Legs 18... .. Ruth Chatterten ......... ..Dee' 27 '' .. Ina Claire-Fredric March Jan. 31 '3i ...Richard Arlen Sept 27 ...Jack Oakle July 28' " .. BancroftBrookFrancis Feb 7 'si ...Arlen-Wray sept 13... ...Jack Oakle Mny 29 Sklppy MItzl Green-Jackie Soarl . • „ „ Jaokie Cooper Apr. Spoilers, The Cooper'-K. Johnston-B. Compson Sept. Stolen Heaven Nancy Carroll-Phllllo _ . Holmes Feb. Tabu ...South Sea Island natives and Chinese half castes Tarnished Lady c. Brooks-Tallulah BankheadMay 2,'3r.', Tom Sawyer Jackie Coogan Nov IS Unfaithful Chattorton-Lukas '.'.'.Mar. 14.'3I Virtuous Sin. The HustonFrancis Nov 22 6364. 8077. 8237. 6525. 6644. ,6512. . 5906. 7120. 7325. ,5839. 8018. 6669. ,8534. .5673. ....Mar. 7,'3I .85... Aug. 9 .92... Oct. II .'74.' .".'Nov! "29 .73... Sept. 13 ...Jao. 24,'3I Dee. 6 ...Jan. 3, 'SI .e5...8ept 27 .e8...AHg. 3 .73. ..Dae. Z9 .73... Aug. SO .90... Nov, 19 25.'3l.7695....88Mar.2l,'3l 20.... 8128... 92... Aug. SO 21, '31. 6832 Feb. 21. '31 7333 . . 7213 . .7648. .7059. .7233. .81 Mar.2(.'3l May 9,'3I Oct. 18 .85 Feb. 28, '31 .81... Oet. 4 Coming Feature Attractions Title An American Tragedy Confessions of a CoEd Girl Habit, The (Tent) Honeymoon Lane I Take This Woman (Tent).. Laurels and the Lady Lawyer's Secret, The Monkey Business Night Angel Let's Play King Secret Call, The, (Tent) Up Pops the Devil Vice Squad Women Love Once Length Feet Mins. Star Rel. Date ..All Star ..Phil Holmes-Sylvia Sidney ... July 11, '31 ..Charles Ruggles June 27,'3I ..Eddie DowIIng July 25,'3I . . Gary Cooper-Carole Lombard. . July 4.'3I ..Ruth Chatterton July 25.'3I ..Clive Brook June 6,'3I . . Four Marx Bros ..Nancy Carroli-Fredk. March. ..July 4.'3I ..Mitzi GreenJackie-Searl June 20.'3I ! ..Peggy ShannonRichard Arlen. July 18. '31 . . N. Foster-Carole Lombard May ,^0,'3I ..LukasFrancis June 13. '31 . .6308 .. .70. May 9. '31 .. LucasBoardman-Tashman June 27.'31 Title RADIO PICTURES Features Length Feet Mins. .6880... 77 .7133. . .79. . .7413.. .82.. Star Rel. Date Bachelor Apartment Lowell Sherman-Irene Dunn. Apr.l5.'3l Beau Ideal Vall-Forbes-Stengel-Rlch Young Jan.25.'SI Behind Ofllce Doors Astor-Ames-Cortez iVIar. I5,'3I Board and Room Hugh Herbert, Edna May Olliver Apr. 20.'3I Check and Double Cheek Amos 'n' Andy-CarolRIeh ..Oct. 25.. Cimarron Richard-Dix-lrene Dunn ...Feb.9.'3l Cracked Nuts Wheeler-Woolsey Apr. 19, '31 Danger Lights Wolheim-Armstrong-Arthur .Sept. 22.. 'Reviewed Sept. 6 Standard Film and Deo. 8 Wide Film) Half Shot at Sunrise Wheeler-Woolsey Dee. 27 6758.. 79 Reviewed Feb.28,'3l Oeo. IS .6493 .6923 .. .75. nil I.. 124. .5796 6558. . .73. .Mar.7,'31 .Oct. 24 Jan.S.'SI Feb. 1 4. '3 1 Sept 27 .Sent 8 Sept IS Jan.l7,'3l . "bee." " is .Sept 27 Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Hook, Line & Sinker Wheeler-Woolsey Dec. 27 6758. . .75. . .Dea 8 Kept Husbands Dorothy Mackalll-J. MeCrea. Feb.22,'SI .6832.. .76 Jan.24,'SI Lady Refuses, The Betty Comoson-John Darrow. Mar, 8, 'SI .8449. . .72 Laugh and Get RIeh Edna May Oliver-Dorothy Leo Apr. 20.'31 .6493 . . .72 Leathernecking Foy. Jr.-Rubin-lrene Dunne Sept. 22 7600... 81. Pay Off, The Lowell Sherman Oct. 15 6377. ..70.. Millie Helen Twelvetrees Feb.8,'3l ..7806. ..85 Perfect Alibi All Star Apr. I, '31 . .6829. . .78. . Royal Bed. The ShermanAstor Jan. 15. '31 .6480 . . .72. . Silver Horde Brent-Wolhelm Oct. 25 6768. ..75.. Sin Ship, The Wolheim Mary Aster Ian Keith Apr. I8,'3I..S829 W Plan, The All Star Mar,l5,'SI .8814. . .98.. .Apr.4,'3l Coming Feature Attractions Everything's Rosie Robert WoolseyFlorence Roberts May 9,'31 High Stakes Lowell Sherman-Mae Murray May 9,'3I Helga B. Compson-R. Ames-C, Nagel Marchita Dix-Dunne Nancy's Private Affairs Mary Aster Next Corner, The Kay Francis-Ricardo Cortoz Reckoner, The Richard Dix Too Many Cooks Bert Wheeler-Dorothy Lee : Traveling Husbands Evelyn Brent May 2, '31 Waiting At The Church Kerr, Prevost, Brian. Hines May 9,'3t White Shoulders Astor-Cortez-Holt Woman Between, The Lily Damlta-Mlrlam Seegar Apr. 25.'3l Young Donovan's Kid R. Dix-Shiiling-Sherldan May 9,'3t Jackie Cooper RKO PATHE Title Features (Available sound-on-fllm and sound-on-disc) Star Rel. Date Beyond Victory Boyd Apr. Big Money QuillanArmstrong-Gleason. .. Oct Her Man Twelvetrees-Holmes-Ram beau-Gleason Sept Lonely Wives Horton-Ralston-Laplante Miller Feb. Night Work Eddie Quillan Aug. Painted Desert Boyd-Twelvetrees Jan. Sin Takes a Holiday Constance Bennett Nov. Length Feet Mins. Reviewed l2.'31.658l....73.Apr.l8,'3l 26. ...7310. ..82 Zl.... 7508... 85... Sept IS 22.'SI Jan. 24.'3I 3.... 8394... 95... Aug. 23 18. '31 .7650... 85. Jan. I7.'3I 23.... 7304... 81... Nov. 29 Coming Feature Attractions Born to Love Constance Bennett May II, '31 Common Law ijonstance Bennett Devotion Ann Harding Gangster's Wife Helen Twelvetrees Kid from Madrid Eddie Quillan Rebound Ina Claire Suicide Fleet The Bill Boyd Whoop-Te-Do-KId Eddie Quillan Woman of Experience Helen Twelvetrees Apr. 25. '31 SONO ART-WORLD WIDE Features Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet. .Mins. Reviewed Air Police Kenneth Harlan-J. Dunn Apr. 1. '31.. 5500 60.Mar.21,'31 Costello Case Tom Moore-Lola Lane Oet IS 7200 78... Oet. 18 Damaged Love Collyer Des. IS Jaa.24,'3l in Old Cheynne Rex Lease-Dorothy Gulliver. . May. 15, '31 Jaws of Hell McLaglen-Hume Dee. SO 8850 . . . lOO.Jan.lO.'SI Just tor a Song Davis-Carpenter Dee. 28 Reno Roland-Thomson-Love Oet 1 7200 80. ..Oet. il Rogue of the RItf Qrande Hatton-Loy Bohr Oet IS 7000 70. ..Pes, 8 Symphony In Two Flats Novello-Looan Apr. I5.'3I Swanee River WIthers-Todd ...Mar. I5,'31 58. Jan.3l,'3l STATE RIGHTS Title Alma do Gauche Bali By Rocket to the Moon. Chess Player, The Clearing the Range ... Features Length Star DIst'r Rel.Date Feet MIis. Reviewed .Special Cast Edw. L. Klein.. Sept 8 J. C. Jackson... Nov. 15.. 7 reels Ufa Feb. 6,'3I . .97. . . Feb. I4,'3I .Johanne-BJanchard .. Unusual PIrt. . H. GIbson-S. Eilers.M. H Hoffman, Jr Apr. 25.'3I Comrades of 1918 Forenfllm Feb. 28,'3I Der Tiger von Berlin Susa-Frank Ufa Film Sept 12. .5554. . .55. Sept 27 Docks o( Hamburg Jugo-Frltsch Ufa Film a-aa■ ii Ex-Flame ...Liberty Prod 8480.. 72.. Nov. 29 Eternal Fools Judea Films Sept. 23. .6120. . .88. Sept 6, Figaro . France-American 71.. Dee. 7 Heart's Melody Fritsch-Parlo Ufa Film Immortal Vagabond Hald-Froellch ...... Ufa Film ^--a lade Casket, The French Cast Cosmos S^"**• I' Jazz Cinderella M. Loy-J, Robatds. Chesterfield ....Aug. 14. .6181 .. .68. Sent 20 Lotus Lady Audible Oct 31 . .6100. . .68. . Nov. IS Lost Patrol Pro Patrla 57. .Dee. 21 Love Waltz, Tiie Willy Fritsch Ufa Film May I5,'3I Madonna of the Sleeping . . . « „ . ,« Cars Claude Frane Little Playhouse Film Co Oct I9.'29 Mad Parade. The M. Day-L. Fazenda. . Liberty Prod May2,'3l 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 . . Mother's Millions May Robson Liberty Prod. Mysteries of Nature Ufa Pagliacci Italian Opera Audio Cinema Passion Song, The Olmstead-N. Beery. . Excellent Peacock Fan, The Dorothy Dwan Chesterfield .. Pori . ... Special Cast Ufa Films Primrose Path, The Foster-Darrow Hollywood Films.Mar. 1930. . .94Jan.24, 31 Pueblo Terror Buffalo Bill Jr West Coast . Studios Apr. l5,'3I..S360.60.Ap,ll,'Sl' Queen of Sparta, The Italafllm 9 reels Queens Necklace Protex 9 reels Roscnmmontag Mathias Wieman, Lien Dyers. .UFA 8 reels Saddle King. The Cliff Tex Lyon Anchor 'i Sea Fury Mildred Harris Tom White 58.. Dec. 7 Slums of Tokio Japanese Cast Moviegraphs Smoke Bellew Conway Tearle First Division cann ' in South of Panama Carmelita Geraqhty. . Chesterfleld 6300. ..70 Student Days Anita Dorrls-Fred Louis Lerch Heinz Paul. ..Apr. 27,31 Ten Nights In a Barroom Goetz tai? eii Thunder God Cornelius Keefo ...Crescent •.■•«in Today Nagel-Owen Malestic .......Nov. I 6660... Trails of the Golden West Cosmos ExcliangeFeb. 5, 31 . .55. . . Jan. 31, 3i Treasure, The Film Arts Gulio Nov. 30 Two Hearts In Waltz Time. .Janssen-Thelroer ....Asso. C. o( A p't 10. .8800. . .98. .Oct. 25 Two Worlds Nora Baring-John E. A. Dupont. . . Nov. 21 . .8000. . .82. . Nov. 29 Longdon White Devil Mosjukln-Dagover ..UFA Films • Wien du Stadt Der Lleder..Max Hansen Protex 8 • ;:;;,■■)» '-iii Wild West Whoopee Jack Perrin Allied uJ T-Vt Women Men Marry Harlan-Blaine Headline Pic ihnn ' Yiddish Mama. The Mae Simon Judea Films ...Dee. 15. .6190. ....5080. 5400 .60.. Dec. 8 .Feb. 28, '31 .71 .Mar. 7,'3I .56 .60 .Oct. 25 1