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 #:
0001081
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, 1931 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 63 Pe*pj at Peking Holmes Jan. I7.'3I..804 Pip from Pittsburgli, Tlie Charley Chata Mar. 2I,'3I.I908. "upj Is Pups Our Gang Aug. 30.^.. 1693. Aaugh Seas Charley Chase Apr. 25.'3!.247l. Rounder. The Novell Nov. 22. .^.1812. Roy Evans , ..IMay 9,'3I .Mar. I4,'3I ....Oct 18 , Roy Evans 9.Apr.ll,'3 School's Out Our Gang Nov. Snappy Cabellero Revue Sept. Song Writer's Revue, The Novelty Aug. S* Ouiet on the Canine Front Dogvllle . Jan. Soup Seng, The Flip the Frog Series Jan. Spain's Maddest Fiesta Holmes Sept. Sultan's Camp of Victory Holmes Feb. Tale of the At)>ambra, A Holmes Feb. Teacher's Pet Our Gang Oct. That Little Bit of Heaven. .Holmes Mar. 2I.'SI. 22.... 1893 Aug. 30 20 30 1861 :.. SI.'SI 3l.'3l..«e2 13 908 Nov. 18 28,'SI „ 7,'3i ;.. I.... 1894 Aug. 18 Through the Yangtze Gorges Holmes Oct 25 879 Thundering Tenors Charley Chase Feb. 7.'3I..I923 Village Barber, The Flip the Frog Series Sept 27 656 Oet. II VHlag* SBltble, The Flip the Frog SeriM Jan. SI.'SI. .662 Vodeville Laurel-Hardy 2 reels What a Man Charley Chase Feb. 7,'SI.... Who Killed Rover? Dogvllle Nov. 8 1346 Dee. IS PARAMOUNT-PUBLIX Title Ac* of Spades, The. Star Pel. Date .Tallcartoon Jan. 17, '31. Aceonllon Joe Talkartoon Dee. f3... African Dodge, The Tom Howard Apr. 4, '3 A Hunting We Did Ge Bruce Novelty May 16, '3 Alexander's Rag Time Band Screen Song May 9, '3 All for the Band Eddie Younger Apr. 4, '3 Antique Shop, The Burns and Allao Mar. 7, '31 Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl Screen Song Apr. 18, '31. Around the SanoTar A Columbia Broadcasting Feb. 28, '31 Feature Anything But Ham Smith and Dal* Jan. 24. '31. Ballet Class Dancing Act May 31... Big Splash, The Weismuller-Knigsr Jan. 17, '31 Broadway Romee, A Jack Benny Mar. 28,'3I Bum Bandit, The Talkartoon Apr. 4, '31 By Appointment Craig-Bond Nov. I... By the Beautiful Sea Screen Song Jan. 24, 'SI Camera Trails Bruce Scenie Oet. II Cleaning Up G. Conklin-M. Swala ......Sept. 27 Cockeyed News No. I Eddie Cantor Aug. 9 Ctinching a Sale Harry Richman Apr. 18. '31. Confounded Interest Raymond-Caverly Oet. II Cow's Husband, The Talkartoon Mar. I4,'3I. Crazy Compositions Fuzzy Knight Apr. II. '31. desperate Saa Bert Gordon Mar. 29 Devil Sea Ethel Merman & Leslie Stowe.Feb. 28,'3I. Discovered Sally Ward Jan. 17, '31. Dlz2y Dishes Talkartoon Aug. 9 Drifting Along Robert Bruce Seeale Sept. 6.... Elmer Takes the Air Stubby Kreuger-Assaa Jordanoir July 4,'3I . . . Excuses Bruce Novelty Nov. 29.... Fatal Card, The W. & E. Howard Nov. 87... Fit to Be Tied Burns &. Allen Aug. 2.... Food for Thought Allen & Canfleld Sept. 13 French Line, The Gina Male Jan. 24.'SI. Gents of Leisure Chester Conkiin May 9,'3I., 8e Ahead and Eat Tom Howard Jan. 3,'3I.. G* Ahead and Sing Tom Howard Oet. Z>....~ Grand Uproar Talkartoon Oct. 4... Great Pants Mystery Smith &. Dale .....Feb. 14,'Sr. Happiness Remedy .Ted Lewis Feb. 14,'SI. Headache, The Billy House Mar. I4.'3I He was Her Man Glide Gray Apr. 25,'3I Helping Hand, The Solly Ward OcL 4 Her Future Ethel Merman ...-Sept. 6...'. His Price Johnny Burke Dec. 13 His Wife's Birthday Solly Ward ;...Oct 26 Hot Air Merchant Charlie Ruggles SepL 13 Hot Dog Talkartoon Mar. 29 Hudson and Its Moods Leslie Stowe & Speed Young. Apr. II, '31 Hurry Doctor I Came First , Herman TImberg Apr. (2 I'd Climb the Highest Mountain. . .Screen Song Mar 7 '31 I'm Telling You Willie &. Eugene Howard. . Mar. 7,''Sl'. In Again. Out Again Cook-Bond Dee. 20 In My Merry Oldsmoblle Screen Song j ' .. In the Good Old Summer Time.. Screen Song June 7 Reviewed Length .1 reel .1 reel Dec. 13 I. . 10 min. Mar. I4.'3I I.. I reel I . . I reel I., emit. Mar. I4,'3I .1 reel... Feb. 21, '31 '.' reel". '.Feb.' '28,' "'31 3, '31 13 . 1 reel. . .Jan. . I reel .2 reels .2 reels . I reel .1 reel .1 reel . I reel Dee. .2 reels . I reel . I reel . I reel . I reel. . .8. Mar.28,'3l . I reel .1832 . I reel . I reel... Jan. 17, '31 . I reel . I reel Dee. 20 . . . Dee. IS . . . Dee. 13 Introduction of Mrs. Gibbs Lulu McConnell Sent. 20..' It Might Be Worse Georgie Jessel Jan. 3,'3I It's All Over Marlon Harris Dec. 20 . . . I Wonder Who's Kluing Her Now. Screen Song Feb 14 '31 Just a Pal Minor Watson Nov. 15...! Lady, You Slay M* Perklns-Hillpot Sept 8 La Schnapps, Ine Smith & Dale Nov. 8.. . Laugh It Off June MacCloy Feb. 14, '31. Let's Stay Single Frances Williams ^....Mar. I4'3I. Leve In the Suburbs Victor Moore Jan. SI.'SI Make Up Your Mind Alice Boulden ...Jan. 10, '31. Male Man, The Talkartoon Apr. 25, '31 Many Moons Bruce Novelty Aug. 9 Mariuteh Screen Song Nov. 15 Marry or Else Arthur & Morton Havell Oct. 25 Meek Mr. Meek, The. Meet the Boy Friend... iDelodles Miscast Model Women My Gal Sal Moonlight and Romanie. M'Lady My West .Aug. 16. ...Aug. SO. ..Jimmy Barry ..Lillian Roth ..Smith Bros., Singing ..James Kelso-Dolores DeMonde.Mar. 2I.'3I. ..All Star ,...Doe. 8 ..Screen Song Oct. ..MorenoMartini Feb. ..Irene BordonI Mar. Bruce Novelty Mar. Mysterious Mose Talkartoon Dee New Rhythm Azolazer & Band „. Oct." Noah's Lark Talkartoon Oct. Office Blues Ginger Rogers Nov Oh Teddy .....Billy House Dec. 01' King Cotton George Dewey Washington. . Dec. On a Sunday Afteraeoa Screen Song Nov Once Over. Light Burns and Allen Mav 23 'i One Big Night Ben Blue .. Feb 7', Operatic Seleetlens Tito Sehlpa '.May 18 2l.'3il. 28,'3I. 7.'3I. 27 18.... 26.... 22.... 20.... 27 29 2 reels... I reel .... I reel I reel .... I reel I reel ...2 reels I reel.... I reel.... 1 reel 2 reels 1 reel 2 reels 2 reels 1 reel I reel 1 reel... Mar. 21, '31 2 reels 2 reels I reel reel May 2, '31 8 min... Mar. 14. '31 I reel I reel I reel I reel Nov. 22 6.Mar.2l,'3l I reel 1 reel 2 reels I reel I reel 1 reel . . I reel . .2 reels . . I reel. . . . I reel -.2 reels . . I reel I reel ..I reel Sept • -■I reel Nov. 8 ..2 reels . . I reel .,1 reel .,1 reel . , I reel . . I reel . , I reel . . I reel . . I reel ..I reel ..Mar.l4,'3> Dee. 13 May 9,'3I Paramount Acts Paramount Comedies Paramount PIctirlal No. I Clara Bow No. 2 Fish Faces 24. Sept. 27 . Munich Mannikins; Walrus Hunting In Siberia; Stars of To-morrow oet. No. 3 In the Gloaming — Lowell Thomas reel .,1 reel . . I reel . . I reel ■ .2 reels . . I reel . . I reel . I reel ' ■ . I reel . ■ I reel . . .,1 reel . .2 reels ..I reel ..Nov. 22 25. Jesse Crawford (u„, 99 N^ 4 Whaling in North Atlantic— Lowell ' 31. '31. 28,'3I. Thomas-Leslie Thrasher......... No. 5 Up the River in Mexico — Lowell Thomas-John Phillip Sousa.... jan No. 6 The Trout Harvest— The Children's Hour — Lowell Thomas p,h No 7 Rudy Vallee— Lowell Thomas Marionette Show ff„ 28 "31 '*u. \ u CrawfordRuth St DenisLowell Thomas' No. 9 Harmonies of the Harp: Facts and Fancies in Sports — Lowell Thomas. .. Mav 2 'II ......(Two Editions Weekly) ^.31... The Three Swifts 'Nov ' "2i9' Muriel D'Or-Cy Kahn Feb. 2l.'si" .a' Howard Mar li'^l PI«^W'a'y•;i,d urM'e'siiii.'s^cJl'JS' S^nT . ."'?'^.'.".*:'.' .' .' , r/n".'' , .1 reel . I reel . . I reel. . I reel . I reel . I reel .Apr. 25 [Paramount Sound Newt (Two iPatlent The Pent House Blue* £ett. The I reel . i reel . I reel . I reel . 1 reel . I reel . I reel 27. Pulling A Ben* ...Burns & Allen Jan. 10, '31... I Pusher In The Fac* Putting Party, The Juliet Dee. Radio Salutes Raising the Roof , Lillian Roth & Band Aug. Real Estators. The Smith & Dale May Red, Green & Yellow , Lulu McConnell Oct. Resolutions Billy House Aug. Row, Row, Row , Screen Song ....Dee. Runaway Boys Bruce Novelty Jan. Sailor's Luck, A George Beatty SepL Seeing Helen Home Helen Lynd Dec. Seven In One luliet May Silly Scandals Talkcartoon May Simply Killing Willie & Eugene Howard Jan. Sing. You Dancers Puck & White Sept. Sky Scraping Talkartoon ...Nov. Somebody Stole My Gal.... Screen Song Mar. Song Service Lee Morse & Co Oct. Stateroom 19 Clute-La Mar Jan. Stein Song Screen Song-Valee Sept. Stolen Jools All Star Story Book Parade. Th* Children's Ballet Oct. Strike Up the Band Screen Song ^ Sept Studio Sap Chester Conklln Feb. Sunset Hunter R. Bruce Scenie July Sure Cure Lynn Overman Nov. Swing You Sinner , Talkartoon Sept. Taxi Chester Conkiin Apr. Teacher's Pest Talkartoon Feb. Tex in 1999 Texaco Company Thou Shalt Not Billy House May Tongue Tied Lulu McConnell Dec. Tons of Trouble Rudy Muller and RosI* Jan. Top Notes Willy Robyn Mar. Tree Saps Talkartoon ....Feb. Tune Detective, The Dr. Sigmund Spaeth Apr. Two's Company Marion Harris Feb. Tune Detective, Th* Dr. Sigmund Spaeth Feb. Two A.M Tom Howard ...May Up to Mars Talkaroon Nov. Why Continue the Struggle Casey-McHugh Nov. You're In the Army Now Johnny Burk* Oct 24 1 2,'3I....I 18 I 30 ,2 20 1 3I,'3I..,I 13 1 6 1 2I,'3I .1 23,'3I...I 3I,'3I...I 20 I I I 2I.'3I....I 25 .1 I7,'3I...I 6 1 2 4 1 27 I 28.'Sl...t 12 1 I I 20 I ll,'3l...2 7,'3I...I 23.'3I...2 I 13 3,'8I...I 2I.'3I...I 2I.'3I...I 25,'3I...I 7,'3I...I I4,'3I..,I 2, 'SI... I 22 I 15 1 II 2 reel Nov. 8 28 Mar.28,'3l reel 10 Mar.28,'3l reel Oet II •eel reel reels reel reel reel Nev. 15 reel reel reel.,,May 9,'3I reel reel „ reel reel May 2,'3I reel reel reel Sept. 6 reels reel Aug. 23 reel nelt reel reel Sept. 6 reel Oet. 1 1 reel reel 7 min. .May 2,'3I reels. . .May 2,'3I reel reel reel ..Mar.l4.'3l reel reels reel .. .Jan. 3, '31 reel Nov. 22 eel reel Nov. 22 reel reels RADIO PICTURES Title Star Rel. Aunts In the Pant* W. Catlett Nov. Blondes Prefer Bonds Louise Fazenda Cash and Mary Vaughn -Cooke-Saraent Mar. Clean Upon the Curb Rosco Ates County Seat, The Charles "Chic" Sale Dizzy Dates Dane-Arthur Dee. Dumbells In Derbies Geo. K. Arthur-Karl Dane. Feb. Fall to Arms, A Louise Fazenda Oct Guest. The Marc Connelly May Hey Diddle DIddl* Nick & Tony Dee. Hot Bridge May Humanette No. I Benny Rubin Aug. Humanette Ne. 2 Hutchlnson-Loroh Sept. Humanette No. S Clyde-Rubin Oct. Humanette No. 4 B. T. Murray Nov. Humanette No. 5 All Star Dee. Humanett* No. 6 Benny Rubin Jan. Humanette No. 7 Nat Carr Feb. Humanette No. 8 All Star Mar. Humanette No. 9 Apr. He Loved Her Not Nick & Tony Jan. Itching Hour, The Louise Fazenda Feb. Knights Before Xmas Dane-Arthur Nov. Lime Juice Knlohtt Dane-Arthur Mar. Lone Starved Ranger, The Rosco Ates Magnate, Th* Maro Connelly Mar, Mickey's Bargain Mickey Yulo Dee. Mickey's Crusaders Mickey Yule Apr. Mickey's Stampede Mickey Yule Feb. Mickey's Winners Mickey Yule Aug. Mickey the Rome* Mickey Yule June Mickey the Whirlwind Mickey Yule Apr. Mickey the Warrior Mickey Yule May Moonlight & Monkey Business. . .Nick & Tony Nov. Palooka Flying School June Pure & Simple Louise Fazenda Sept. Oat* Length Reviewed 22 2 'eels. 20. Dee. U 2 reels 16 2 reels 7 2 reels. 19 7, '31. ...1712. 19 Mar. 7.'3I Razored In Old Kentucky Nick & Tony Oet Second Hand Kisses Louise Fazenda Mar. She Went for a Tramp Hugh Herhert-Rosco Ates. ..Mar. Society Goes Spaghetti Nick & Tony Sept. Strife of the Party, The Ned Sparks Talking Turkey Benny Rubin Jan. Toby Hollowe'en Toby, the pup May Toby In the Bughouse Toby, the pup Dee. Toby in Circus Timet Toby, the pup Jan. Toby In the Brown Derby Toby, the pup Mar. Toby Down South Toby, the pup Apr. Toby the Fiddler Toby, the pup Sept Toby th* Miner Toby, the pup Oct. Toby the Milkman Toby, the pup Feb. Toby the Showman Toby, the pun Nov. Too Hot to Handle Louise Fazenda Nov. Trader Ginsburo Nat Carr Deo. Trouble from Abroad Ford Sterling, Luclen LIMIefield Way of AM Fish Ned Sparks Wife O'Reilly Nick & Tony Feb. 20 1774...20 25 1 reel 7 1 r**l...l9 11 2 reel 22 1 reel. . .S.July S I I -eel. . 10 I I -eel... 8 20 1 reel ..8. Nev. 8 27 1 reel 25. '31.. I reel. 9. Jan. 3,'SI 25,'31 925.10 Mar.l4,'3l 22,'3I....773 .9.Mar. 7.'3I I5.'3I I .eel 25, 'SI... 1803... 20 I.'3I....I937...22 15 2 reels. 18 22,'3l...ie3l.2I.Mar. 7.'SI ' 30. . . . . .1 reel '.'.'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.'.'. 27 2 reels . 19. Dee. IS I2,'3I 2 reels 7,'SI.... 1678. 19 17 2 reels 22 2 reels 27 2 reels 25 2 reels 15 2 reels. 21. Nov. IS 22 1 reel... 21 15 2 reels Oct II 20 1899... 18 Nov. 8 29'SI...I878... .May2.'3l 15. '31. ..1771. ..Mar. 7. '31 15 2 reels. 20. Sept. 27 25.'''3V.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. I, '31. ...608 7 1 reel.. .8. Deo. IS 25.'3I....563....6 22.'3I....826..7 Mar. 7.'3I I3,'SI....575....7 I I reoL..7 I 8 Nov. 15 25.'3I....920 ...7 22 1 reel. 7 Nov. 8 15 2 reels. 21. Dee. IS 27 2 reels. 18. Deo. 13 2 reeler. Mar.l4.'3l 25,''3 1 '. . . 1763 . 20 . Mar. 7.'3'l RKO PATHE (Note: RKO Pathe does not list running time on Shorts, reels In the important series, however, follow: The approximate running time of 2 reel comedies 22 mm. Pathe News 10 " Pathe Review II " AesoD't Fable* 8 " Grantland Rice Sportllghts 10 Title Star Ral. Dst. Against the Rules Rainbow Comedy May 31. '31 All Gummed Up Whoopee Comedy May 23. '31 Angles on Angling Sportlloht Deo. 28.. Animal Fair. The Aesop Fable Feb. Backfleld Acet Rockne Football Oct. Bare Knee* Pollard Mar. 8. '31 Big Cheese. The Fable Oct 26... Breakfast In Bed Pollard-Panobom Nov. Call of Mohammed Vagabond Adventure .Apr. 7,'3I Camous Chamo* Nat Carr Feb. I. '3 Length Feet Mint. Revle««4 ..2 reels . .2 reels ...I reel. ..jan. 3. '31 I. '31 I reel. .Jan. 31. '31 15 1 reel 2 reels. . Mar 7,'3I I reel Nov. 8 18 2 reels 1 reel... Apr. 4.'3I 2 reels. F»b. U '^i Chasing Trouble Checker Comedy Apr. 26.'3I . . . .2 reels. May 9, '31 Cinderella Blues Aesop Fable Apr. I2.'3I 8 min. .Apr. 1 1, '31 Circus Capers Fable Sent 28 I reel Oct. 4 Cohb Goes Fishing Sportllght Oct. Colleoe Capers Fable Cowboy Blues Fable Dance With Me Wanzer-Palmer Nov. Dangerous Youth Pollard Sept Diamond Experts Sportlight Disappearing Enemies ,...Dot Farley-Rex Bell March Dixie Chase. The Sportllght Dogs of Solitude Vagabond Adventure Dude Ranching Sportlight 5 I reel Oct. 4 Mar. 15. '31.. I reel. .Mar. 21. '31 Feb. I5.'3I...I reel ..Feb. 7.'3I 23 2 reel* 14 2 reels Nov. 29 I reel 31... 2 reels.. Apr. 4.'3I Nov. 30. Feb. 6.'3I... . . Sept 21.... I reel Dee. 13 , 1 reel. . Feb M 1 .1 reel Aug. It