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 #:
0001082
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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64 MOTION PICTURE HERALD May 16, 1931 Length TItl* Star Dat* Ftat Mlns. Reviewed Duffer Swings Farrell Golf Series Feb. 22.'3I...I reel... Mar. 7,'3> Eve's Fall All Star Dec. 28 2 reels Farm Foolery Fable -Sept 14 I reel Sept 20 Flying Feet Knute Rockne Football Oct. 26 1 reel Sept. 13 Fore! Farrell Golf Feb. I5.'3I...I reel. ..Feb. I4'3I Frozen Face Manhattan Comedy Apr. 19, '31 2 reels. .Apr. 18,'3I Frozen Frolle Fable Aug. 31 1 reel Sept. 13 Gem of Agra Vagabond Adventar* Oct. 19 1 real Sept, 27 Getting on tha Green Farrell Golf Mar. 22/31... I reel . . . Apr. I l,'3l Gliding Sportlight Sept. 21 I reel Sept 7 Glory of Spain Vagabond Adventura Nov. 18 1 reel Nov. 8 Gossipy Plumber, The Folly Comedy May I7,'31 2 reels. .. May 2,'3I Gypped In Egypt Fable Nov. 9 1 reel Nov. IS Half Pint Polly Capital Comedy May3,'3l 2 reels Help Wanted — Femali Pollard Jan. 1 1, '31 .. .2 reels. .Jan. I0,'31 Hidden Goal, The Rockne Football Oct. 15 1 real Aug. 30 High Stepper* Sportlight Nov. 16 1 reel Deo. 13 Hold the Baby Agnew-Crane-McPhall Nov. 9 2 reels Hot Tamale Fable Aug. S I reel Aug. 9 Hunting Thrills Sportlight Apr. 21, '31 I reel. . .Apr. 1 1, '31 Hurricane island Vagabond Adventures Apr. 21. '31 1 reel. .Mar. 28,'3I In the Rough Farrell Golf Mar. 8,'3I I reel. .Feb. 28,'3I I'll Take That Ona All Star Oct 5 2 reels. Jungle Terror Vagabond Adventure Oct. Kid the Kidder Owsley-Marsh Dee. King of Bugs Fable .Dae. 21. 5 t reel Sept. 20 7 2 reels Sept 20 I reel. ...Jan. 3. '31 I reel Aug, SO reel Oct. 25 Last Yard, The Rockne Football Oct 12. Midnight Fable Oct 12. Mad Melody Fable Apr. 26,'31 . . . . I reel .... May 2,'3 Monarchs of tha Field Sportlight Dec. 14 I reel Deo. 20 Mystic Isles Vagabond Adventure Nov. 30 I reel Nov. 22 Neat and Tidy All Star Nov. 28 2 reels Next Door Neighbor* Housman-Deerlng Jan. 28. '31 2 reels.. .Jan. 3,'3I New Waiter, The All Star Sept 14 2 reel* Night Class Campus Comedy June7,'3l 2 reels Not So Loud Melody Comedy May3,'31 2 reels. . .May 2,'3I Office Boy, Tha Fable Nov, 23 1 reel Nov. 29 One Nufty Night Wills-Carney Nov. 30 2 rael* Nov. 22 Open House Nick Stuart 20 min.Apr.l 1,31 The Old Hokum Bucket Aesop Fable Mar.29.'3l 7 min. . . Apr.4,'3l Outboard Stunting Sportlight Series I reel Over the Radio Pangborn Dae. 14 2 reels... Feb. 7,'3I Parading Pajamas Johnny Arthur Dea. 21 2 reels.. Jan. 24, '31 Par and Double Par Sportlight Nov, 2 I reel Nov, 22 Pathe News Released Twice Weekly I reel Parents Wanted Folly Comedy Mar, 15, '31 , .2 reels. .Apr. 4,'31 Racqueteers Sportlight Oct, 19.. I reel Oct II Radio Racket Fable Mar. 1,'3I I reel. .Feb. 28,'31 Red Riding Hood Fable Jan. 18. '13 I reel. ..Jan. 31, '31 Rough and Tumble Sportlight Jan. 25. '31... I reel. .Feb. 7,'3I Rough House Rhythm Ed Kennedy Apr. 5.'3I 2 reels. . Mar. 14, '31 Royal Flush. Tha All Star Dec. 19 2 reel* Aug, 30 Sands of Egypt Vagabond Adventura Nov, 2 I reel Satan's Fury Vagabond Adventura Sept, 7 I reel Aug. 23 Seein' Injun* Pollard Feb. 15. '31... 2 reels.. Jan. 3,'3I Self Defense Sportlight Sept 7 1 reel Sept 13 Shadow of the Dragon Vaqahond Adventura Mar. 8,'3I..,.I reel. .Mar. 14, '3 Sink or Swim Sportlight Mar. Ski Pilot SportilQht Feb. 22, '31... I reel 9 Mar. 28.'31 8 I reel .Feb. 14, '31 Some Babies Carle-Hfatt Sept. 21 2 reel* Aug. 18 Speed Limit .Sportlight Mar. 8,'3I. reel . Mar. 14, '31 Spirit of Sho-Gun Vagabond Adventura Dec. 28 1 reel.. Jan. 3. '31 18 I reel . Feb. 28, '31 7 1 reel Dec. 13 25. '31... I reel .Feb. 7,'31 Stage Struck Walter Catlett Jan Stone Age Stunts Fable Deo. Tale of Tutulla Vagabond Adventura Jan. Tennis Top-Notchers Tilden-Wills *pr. 4, '31 I reel 1 1. Apr. 4, '3 Thorn the Unknown Vaoabond Adventura Mar. 22.'3I...I reel. ..Apr. 4.'3 Three Wise Clucks Glenn Tryon Apr. I2,'3I 2 eels. .Apr. 18,'3 Touchdown Rockne Football Nov, Tovtown Tale Fable Jan. Traffic Tangle Carr-Farley Nov, Twisted Tales Arthur Housman-Marlon Dfiugla; Mar. 29,'3I 22. Apr. 4,'3 Two Minutes to Go Rockne Football Oct. Undercover Sportlight Jan. 2 1 reel. 4. '31... I reel.. Jan. 3,'3I 2 2 reels Nov, 8 Under Par Farrell Golf Under the Cock-Eyed Moon Carnev-Wllls Well of Fortaleza, The Vagabond Adventure Winning Putt* Farrell Golf IS I reel, 1I.'3I...I reel. .Jan. .Mar. IS.'SI. 24,'3I reel 9 Mar. 28, '31 Oct, 26 2 reels. . Nov Feb. 28.'3I...I reel.. Feb. 21. '31 Mar, I, '31 I reel. ..Apr. 4,'3I Wizard' Land Vagabond Adventura Dee, 14 1 reel De*. 13 STATE RIGHTS Length Distributor Feet Mlns. Reviewed Elbee 2 reels Title Star At the Photographers Harry Delf... Beauty Secrets from Hollywood— No. I (technicolor) Welshay Mar. I4,'31 Besides the Western Sea Castle Film I reel Birds of a Feather Ideal 8 mln Apr. 4,'3I Blind Youth Lou Tellegen Caoital 2 reels Bosom Friendship Novelty UFA 10 min Bring on the Bride Elbee 2 reels Nov. 9 Broken Doll. The Sadie Banks Judea Films 1 reel Coast to Coast Talker Visuqraphic 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 ft Evening In Jewish Camp Eval Miller Judea Film 1000 ft Felix Fernandino Imperial 9.. Nov 22 Friend Husband Burr 2 reels Frost and Old Lace UFA I reel Sept. 20 In the Goold Old Summer Time Ideal 8 mln Apr. 4.'3I Jewish Gypsy Hymle Jacobson Judea 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 Sfhmilikel. .. Judea Films 900 ft Kol Nidre No. 2 Cantor Waldman Judea Films 950 ft Land of Freedom Seymour Reitztelt. . .Judea Films. Inc 2 rePis Legend of the Skies Ideal 6 mln.. ..Mar. I4,'3I Mal-Ko Mashma-Lou Harry Feld Judea Films Measuring Time UFA Film 7 min Sept. 27 Meet the Family Harry Delf Elbee 2 reels Monkey Business 8 min Apr. 4,'3I 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 T Visuqraphic Dec. 6 Peas and Ones Pro Patria Dec. 6 Peculiar Pets Ideal 8 mln Apr. 4.'3I Poem In Stone, A Ideal 7 min. ...Mar. 14, '31 Polo Visuqraphic 10 min Nov. 29 Sacred Elephants of India Ideal 8 mln Mar.ZI.'SI Sailors' 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 mln Mar.2l,'3l Spanish Rhvthm 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 1 reel Oct. 5 Talk-o-Graphs Norman Brokenshire. Henry Sonenshine 9 min Nov. 29 fee Time Felix the Cat Copley Films I reel Apr. 5 Trouble from Abroad Brock-Radio Mar. 14,'SI Ona-Sana-Takof Cantor Waldman Jiidea Films 950 ft Wings of Tomorrow Visuographic 10 min May2,'3l World Unseen, A Scientlfle UFA 12 min SYNDICATE PICTURES CORPORATION Allca Chop* tha 8u*y ^..Feb. Allea Gets Stag* Struck ...Jan. Alice Gets Stung Oet Alice Loses Out Mar. Alice on the Farm Oet. Alice Picks the Champ ., ....Mar. Allc* Play* Cupid Apr Alice Rattled by Rat* May Alice Solves the Puzzia ....Apr. Allea the Jailbird , ,..Nov. Alle* Win* the Derby ,..Nov. Alice In the Jungle ...Jaa. Alice's Balloon Race ........ Dee. Alice's Egg Plant ....Dee. Allea't Little Parade ."...Sept Alice'* Mysterious Myitary.., ....May Alice'* Orphan ."...Feb Alice's Tin Pony , ....Sep! Broken Spur. Tha ...Jack Hoxia ...Feb Cyelone Bliss Jack Hoxle Oct' Desert Bridegroom Jack Hoxle jan Desert's Crucible Jack Hoxle Oet Dead or Alive Jack Hoxle Nov, Double-0, Tha Jack Hexle Dec . ,. ^ Marshall of Money Mint Jack Hoxle Sept 18 2 reels Rider from Nowhere Jack Hoxle Nov. 1 2 reels Romantic Sheriff, The ,..Jaek Hoxle Jan, I, '31 . .2 reels Sparks of Flint Jack Hexle Feb. 15, '31 . .2 reels Two-Flsted Jeflersen Jack Hoxle Sept, I .2 reels Western Romance Jack Hoxla Dee, 15 2 reel* I, 'SI IS, '31 „ 15 I. "31 I IS. "SI I, "31 i, '31 IS. '31 I IS...... I, 'SI,. IS I I IS, 'SI.. 15, '31, . ..Sept IS I, 'SI. .2 rad* 15 2 reels IS. '31., 2 reel* 1 2 reel* 15 2 reels 2 reel* ■A t m TALKING PICTURE EPICS . Length . ... . .. ^ _ .. Star Rel. Date Feet Mins. Reviewed Animal World of Mak* B«llev*.Dr, Raymond L, DItmar*. . . Apr., '31 1 reel May 2,'31 Bird Island* of Peru Or. Robt. Cushman Murphy. Feb. 12, 'SI.. I real Nov. t Fight to Live Dr. Raymond L DItmar*. , .Apr., '31 1 raal Freak* of Nature Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*. . .June I4.'3I . .900 . . . In the Realm of Gobllni Dr. Raymond L, DItmar*. . .Aug, 31, '31.. 960 Land of Evangellna Wanderlust (No. 2) Jan, 80, '31.. I reel .. Feb." I4,'3i Let'* Sing Howard Wade Klniey Sept 1 980... . Like a Beaver Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*.,, Fab. I2,'3I..940 F*b. '|4. 'SI Monkey Whoopee Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*. ,, Deo. 2S 900 Naked Han vs. Baast Martin Johnsan Oct 15 980 Seeing Bermuda an a Bloyela. . .(No. I) Wanderlust 0*t 15 960;!.. bM"l3 Today and Yesterday Hearst News Nov. I5,'29.2900... TIFFANY Reviewed !ow."i3 ! De*. • Nov. 29 . Sept 27 „ .Tltlo Star Rel. Date Length Color Symphonic* Serle* 6 In Technicolor I reel Chinese Flower Boat July 5 Dancing Bear June 10 '. Parisian Night* June 25 Kentucky Jubilee Singer* Series of 8 Old Black Joe May 1 2 reel* Pickln' Cotton | reel. Road Home, Tha .'.2 reel* Slave Days | reel. Welcome Home , Dae, 12.. .1 reel! Musical Fantasies Series »f 8 1 reel Fire Worshipper* Aug. 10 Memories Apr. 23 William Tell Aug, I Way Down South . .' bee ' 8 Paul Horsf Comedies Serle* of 8 De Wolld's Champion Dee S One Punch O Teole Mar. 23 l8...'.'Mar. 28', '31 Tale of a Flea. Tha Missing Link, Tha Rolling Stone Series Series of 6 !!!!!!'! "! In the Mountain* Sept 25 I reel Stai' i The Desert Da*. IS Tiffany Chimp Series 6 Monkey Comedle* 2 reel* ".'.".'.'.".'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 1. Blimp Mystery, The Sept. 27 2. Little Covered Wagon, The Sept. 5 Aug. 30 3. Little Big House. The Oct. 15 Oct 4 4. Little Divorcee, The Dee 8 B. Nine Nights In a Bar Room Jan. 26. '31 Jan. 3.'3I 6. Chasing Around Mar. 23. '31 .2 reels 16 Mar. 28,'3I 7. Africa Squawks 8. Apeing Hollywood Voice of Hollywood Serle* Station S-T-A-R 26.. I reel each No. 16 Nell Hamilton Aug. 10 No. 17 Laura La Plante Aug. 20 No. 18 Gleason 4. Armstrong Sept II No. 19 Johnny HInes No. 20 James Hall No. 21 Conklln & Christy No. 22 Ian Keith No. 23 Sammy Cohen-TIflany Talking Chimp* Deo. i No. 24 Leon E. Janney Dec. 21 No. 25 Seben 'n' Leben Jan. 20.'3I No. 26 Kenneth Harlan Mar. 2,'31 10 Mar. 28,'3I .Oet II UNITED ARTISTS Title Star Rel. The American* Con* Otto Matleson Aug. Wirard's Apprentice Apr. Zampa Sept Date 2.. 20.. 8.. Length Feet Mins. Reviewed ...978 ...840 Scot 29 1 reel Sept 8 UNIVERSAL Title Stur •*! Arabian Knight* Slim summerviile Aor. All Excited Sidney-Murray Mar. Africa Oswald Cartoon Dec. Alaska Oswald Cartoon Dec. All for a Lady Lpathpr Push«r Series No. 6. Dec. Band Master, The Oswald Cartoon Brother for Sale Sunny Jim June Butter in Veggman, The SidnpyMurray May Champion, The Leather Pusher* F»h Cat's Paw, The Red Star Comedy July! China Oswald Cartoon Jan. Comeback, Tha Leather Pusher Series No. 4 Dec. Country School, Tha Oswald Cartoon May Dangerous Daza Rpd Star Comedy Mar. Detective. The Oswald Cartoon Sept. Discontented Cowboy* SidneyMurray Nov. Divorce A La Carte Sidney-Murray Apr. Farmer, The Oswald Cartoon Mar. Fireman, Tha Oswald Cartoon Apr. Fowl Ball, The Oswald Cartoon Oct. Framed Leather Pusher Series No. 7. Jan. Go to Blaze* Sidney-Murray Oct. Hammer & Tonga Leather Pusher Series No. 2. Oct. Hello Russia Slim Summervllle Jan, Hello Napolean Red Star Comedy June Here's Luck Slim Summervllle May Heroes of the Flames Tim McCoy June Hot and Bothered Sidney-Murray Mar. Howdy Mate Red Star Comedy July In Old Mazuma Sidney Murray Jan. It Happened In Hollywood Red Star Comedy Feb. Length Date Feet Mlns. Reviewed 8. '31 2 reels Mar. 28, '31 25. '31 . . .2 reel* I Nov. 29 15 Dec. 20 31 2 ropls. . . . Nov. 29 I 'eel 25 2 reels Dec. 21 6. '31 2 reels. .Aor. II. '31 25.'3I.. 2 rpels 1. 'SI 2 reels. .Apr. 4,'3I 12. '31. .. I reel 3 2 reels 5. 'SI I reel 1 1. '31... 2 reels. Mar. 14, '31 22 1 reel Oct. II 12 2 reel* . Oct II 15. '31... 2 reels Mar. I4.'3I 23.'3I...I reel . Mar. I4,'3I O.'Sl I reel 15 1 reel I4.'3I...2 reels Deo, 13 15 2 reels ... Nov, 8 8 2 reel* 7. '31 2 reel* Deo, 20 S.'SI 2 reels 20, '3I . . .2 reels. . . May 2.'3I 2. '3I 17. Apr. 4,'3I 4.'3I 2 reels 22,'3I 2 reels 21, 'St.. .2 reels. Jan. 3.'3I 2, '3 1 2 reel* Nov. 29 ■at M lA U» hill tit »k IHIf tllf Wi Ht Xr ill ill *l! » mi • k) ■J III ")i In* ft-.-. I'n