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 #:
0001079
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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May 16, 19 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD i 61 SERIALS NAT LEVINE Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Eagle's Shadow, The 12 epsodes . Galloping Ghost. The Harold Red Grange Sept. I, '31 . 12 eo odes . Lightning Warrior. The Rin Tin Tin 12 ep sodes . Lone Defender, The Rin Tin Tin Sept. 1,'SO. 12 epltodet Phantom of the West Tyler-Gulllver Nov., 1930. 10 epItMlM Vanishing Legion. The Rex June 10. '31 . 12 ep sodes . Mystery Trooper, The Robt. Frazer-B. Mehaffey Apr. I, '31 SYNDICATE PICTURES CORPORATION Length Feet IVIins. . 10 episodes. Reviewed Title Mystery Trooper, The. Star Rel. Date .Robt. Frazer-B. IVIehaffy ...Apr. I, '31 Reviewed TALKING PICTURE EPICS Title Star Rel. Date Aoross the World Mr. & Mrs. Martin Johnson. June 15.. Hunting TIgeri la Inila Commander Geo. H. Dy*tt. .April 15.. Length Length Reviewed .4 episodes... Aug. 9 .3 epiMde* UNIVERSAL Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Fingerprint* Kenneth Harlan Mar. 2S,'3I . . 10 epitodet. . De*. 20 Heroes of th« Flamet .Tim UcCoy June 2,'3I .. 12 episodes Indians Are Csninf, Tk« Tim UcCoy Oct. 20 12 eplMdes. .Aug. 23 Spell of the Circus F. Bushman. Jr.-A. Vaughn. Jan. I2,'3l .. 10 episodes Tarzan the Tiger Merrill-Kingston Dee. 9,'29,. 10 episodes SYNDICATE PICTURES CORP. Features Titit Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Beyond the Law ...Robert Frazer Oct. i . . . .4930. . .50. . . Nov. 8 Breezy Bill Bob Steele 4500. . .50. . .Sept. 20 Cede of Honor Mahlon Hamilton ,..OeL I S605. . .50. . . Nov. IS Code of the West Bob Custer 57. Convict's Code, The Cullen Landls 58. ..Oct. 4 Ged's Country and the Man Tom Tyler May l,'3l 8 reels Hunted Men Bob Steele Apr 4853 Lonesome Trail. The Chas. Delaney Sept. 15. .. .5786. . .85. . .Sept. 13 Phantom of the Desert Jack Perrln Nov. 1 8 reels. Feb. I4.'3I Riders of the North .....Bob Custer ,...Mar. Rider of the Plains, A Tom Tyler Apr. Under Texas Skies Boo Custer ,..,.Nov. West of Cheyenne Tom Tyler Jan. ,'31. .6022 67 Aor.|l.'l3 rsi 6 reels... May 9,'3I 15 5119 Jan. I7.'31 I5.'3I...6 reels.Mar. 7,'31 Westward Bound Buddy Roosevelt reels .Jan.24,'3l Coming Feature Attractions Title Frontier Days Last of the Pawnees.. Red Coats of Canada. Son of the Plains, A.. Texas Ranger, The ReL Date Length Feet Mins. Reviewed .Bob Custer May 15, '31 .. .6 reels TALKING PICTURE EPICS ,i Features I Length Title Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed 'Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson Feb. I. '30.. 8400 Around the World Via Graf Zeppelin Commander Hugh Eckener..May 15 460a Nov. 9.'29 \ The Break-Up Captain Jack Robertson July 4 4800 I Girl from the Reeperbahn German Import Mar. 6.'3I.8460 Feb. 14, '31 I *Huntlng Tigers in India Coram. G. M. Dyott... Nov. I5,'29..7400 j Monsters of the Deep Nat'l Prod., Inc July 4, '31 .. .4986. .5 reels , To the South Seas Mr. & Mrs. Gifford Pinohot.Sept 15 5400 Wild Men of Kallharl Dr. C. Ernest Cadle Nov. 21 4600 Nov. 29 [Note — Features marked with astericks are also released as serials. Exhibitors have the choice of booking either the feature versions or as serials.] Coming Feature Attractions Title star Mexic* Today Emma Lindsay Squier June, '31 ShipWrecked In the Aretl* George Palmer Putnam Sept., '31 World Below the Sea Dr. William B<«be Sept., '31 TIFFANY Features (Available sound-on-fllm and sound-on-dise) Title Star Rel. Date Aloha TorresLyon Fob. 1 6, '3 1 Caught Cheating Murray-Sidney Jan. 21, '3 Command Performance, The Hamilton-Merkel Jan. I6,'3I. Drums of Jeopardy Oland-Collyer-Hughea Mar. 2, '31. Extravagance Hughes-Collyer Oet 10... Fighting Thru Maynard-Lotf Dee. 25... Headin' North Bob Steele Nov. 1... Hell Bound Carrillo-Lane-Hughes Mar. 7,'3i. lust Like Heaven Loulse-Neweil Oet. 22... Land of Missing Hen Bob SteeU Oet. IS... Love Trader Leatrlce Joy Oet. 8... RIdIn' Fool Bob Steele Mar. 23.'3I Salvation Nell Graves-Chandler She Got What She Wanted Glass-Compson Dee. 18... Single Sin, The Johnson-Lytell Feb. 23, '31. Sunrise Trail, The Bob Steele Feb. 7, 'SI. Third Alarm, The Hall-Louise Nov. 17... Under Montana Skies Kenneth Harlan Sept. 10... Utah Kid .Rex Lease-Dorothy Sebaitlan. Oct. 27... Coming Feature Attractions Alone At Last Alias the Bad Man Arizonian, The Barbarian. The Branded Men Fighting Mad Gangster Girl Hijack Husband Hunters Leftover Ladies , Luxury Girl, The Morals For Women , Moran of the Lady Letty Price. The Range Saw Sunset Trail Twe Gun Man, The Ken Maynard Unpardonable Sin, The Wild Youth X Marks the Spot Length Feet Mins. Reviewed 8132. ..87 .5678 Mar. 7,'3I J084 .6177 Feb. 2 1, '31 .5892. ..68... Sept. 20 .5487 Dee. 20 .4950. ..55. Nov. 8 .6306 Feb. 7,'3I .5850. ..65... Oct II .5179... 58... Oct 4 .6700. ..64. ..Oet 18 .678S .8203 Oet 18 .6781... 73. Feb. 21, '31 .5993 .5707 Nov. 8 .5273... 57... Nov. 15 .4408... 49... Nov. 22 UNITED ARTISTS Features Title Star Rel. Bat Whispers, The Chester Morris Nov. Devil to Pay Ronald Caiman Jan. Du Barry, Woman of Pa>sl«>B. ... Norma Talmadge Oet. Eyes of the World ...Merkel-Holland ....Aug. Front Page Adolphe Uenjou Apr, Hell's Angels Lyon-Hail-Hariow Nov. Indiscreet Gloria Swanson Apr. Kikl Mary Picktord Mar. Lottery Bride, The MacDonald-Garrick Dot. One Heavenly Night... Evelyn Laye-John Boles Jan. (Reviewed under title "Queen of Scandal") Reaching for the HodO D. Fairbanks-Bebe Daniels. .Feb. What a. Widow Gloria Swanson Sept Length Date Feet Mint. Reviewed 29 7810... 68... Nov. IS 3l,'3l.a643...74...Dee. 8 1 1.... 81 10... 90... Nov. I SO. ...7272.. .81. ..Aug. 23 4,'3l..8IOO...90.Mar. 28,'31 IS. ..10390 Juno 7 25.'31 Mar. 14,'31 i4,'3l.8000...89.Feb. 21, '31 25. ...7472. ..83. ..Nov. 22 IO,'Si.7342...82...0et 25 2I,'3I.8239 Dee. 20 13.... 8128... 90... Sept 20 Coming Feature Attractions Title Star Age for Love, The Billie Dove ^rrowsmith Ronald Colman .. City Light* Charlie Chaplin Corsair Chester Morris . Greeks Had a Name for Them..lna Claire Ground Hogs Spencer Tracy .. Palmy Days Eddie Cantor... Rivets Rel. Date Lenfit^ Feet Mins. Reviewed ■ 7llU!l. F«D. 14,'SI Scarf ace Street Scene Nancy Carroll-W. Coliier.Jr. Unholy Garden, The Ronald Colman UNIVERSAL Features Title Star Rel. Bad Sister Nagei-Fox-Davis Mar. Boudoir Diplomat Compson-Keith-Dunean-LofT Deo. Cat Creeps Twelvetrees-Hersholt-HacKen.Nov. Cohens and Kellys in Africa. ... Sidney-Murray Jan. Concentratin' Kid Hoot Gibson Oct East Is West Lupe Veiez-Lew Ayres Oct. Dracula LugosIManners-Chandler ...Feb. Free Love Nagel-Tobin Jan. The Iron Man Lew Ayres Apr. Lady Surrenders, A Nagei-Tobln-Rathbone-HobartOct Many A Slip Ayres-Bennett Mar. Resurrection BoiesVelez Feb. See America Thirst Lanqdon-Love-Summerviiie ..Nov. Seed John Boies-Genevieve Tobin.May Spurs Hoot Gibson Aug Virtuous Husband Compson-Elllot Nugent Apr. What Men Want All Star July Length Date Feet Mins. Reviewed 23,'3l.6083..67.Mar. 14,'3I 25.... 6093 10.... 6493... 73... Sept 20 I9,'3I.7225 Nov. 8 26. ...5148. ..57. ..Nov. I 23 6683... 75... Sent 27 I4,'3I.6735 Jan. 3,'3I 5, '31.. 6358 Dec. 8 30.'3i Mar. 28,'3I 8 8485... 95... Sept 27 2, '3 1.. 6630 Feb. 28. '3 1 2.'3I..6957 Jan. I0,'3I 24.... 7575... 84... Oct 18 11, '3l..8733 Apr. 25,'3I 24 5303... 58 . .Sept. 8 12, '3l..6835 Mar. 2I,'3I 31.... 6041 ...67... Sent 6 Coming Feature Attractions Blind Husband* Fate Mothers Millions May Robson Mystery of Life Clarence Darrow Strictly Dishenorabi* Up For Murder Ayres-Tobln-Peterson WARNER BROTHERS Features (Available sound-on-fllm and tound-on-dlte) 27 18... .Feb. I4,'3i .Apr. 25,'31 .Feb. I4,'31 Title Star Rel. Date Captain Thunder F. Wray-V. VartenI Deo. 13... Divorce Among Friends All Star Dee, Doorway to Hell Lewis Ayres Oct Fifty Million Frenchmen W. Gaxton, H. Broderiek God's Gift to Women Fay-LaPlante Illicit StanwyckRennle Jazz Singer, The Jolson-May-McAvoy Life of the Party Winnie Lightner Oct 25... Maybe It's Love Brown-Bennett Oct. 4... Man to Man HolmesMitchell Dee. 8... (Reviewed under title "Barber John's Boy) Millionaire, The George Arliss May I, '31. My Past Daniels-Lyon Mar. I4,'3I (Reviewed under title "ExMistress") Office Wife Mackalli-Stone Aug. 23... Other Men's Women Astor-Withers Jan. I7,'3i (Reviewed under title "Steel Highway") Outward Bouno Leslie Howard Nov. 29... River's End Bickford-Rnapp Nov. 8... Royal Box (German) Moissi-Horn Sit Tight Lightner-Brown Feb. 28,'3i Sinners Holiday Withers-Knapp Oct. II... Soldier's Plaything, A Loder-Langdon-Lyon Nov. I... Length Feet Mins. Reviewed ,5875... 67... Sept 27 6076... 68... Oct. 4 ,7092... 78... Sept 20 ...6680 Jan. 3,'3I .6708 Mar. 14,'3I .7344... 81... Oct 25 ,7152... 79... Oet 25 ,6568. . .73. . .Oct 25 ,6281 ...69... Oet 4 81. Mar. I4.'3I 6693... 74... Dec. 20 ,5390... 59... Oet .6403... 71... Oct 7568. ..83. ..Sept 20 .6774... 74... Oct 4 ,8000. ..89. ..Dee. 28 7108. ..79. ..Oct. 4 5.536... 62... Oet 4 ,5188.. .57 Coming Feature Attractions Title Star Length Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Alexander Hamilton George Arliss Bought! Constance Bennett-Ben Lyon. Aug. 22,'3I Expensive Women Dolores Costelio Gold Dust Gertie Winnie Lightner June 27,'31 May 9,'31 Mad Genius. The John Barrymore Maltese Falcon, The Bebe Daniels-R. Cortez June 13, '31 Apr. 18, '31 Mr. Hercules Frank Fay Night Nurse Barbara Stanwyck Aug. 8,31 Other Man, The Wm. Powell Public Enemy, The Harlow-Caqney May I5.'3I Safe in Hell All-star Side Show Lightner-Butterworth Smart Money Edw. G. Robinson July 11, '31 y Star Witness, The Ml-star ; Svengall John Barrymore-M. Marsh. ..May 22,'3I May 9,'3I THE SHCCT PICTLCE BIG 4 FILM CORPORATION Title Star Rei. Date Length Big Flat, The Jamlson-Murdock 2 Reels Radio Razzberry, A Jamison-Murdock Jan.26,'31 2 Reels *•• Wages of Gin, The Jamison-Murdock Apr.28,'3l 2Reels ... Reviewed