Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

Page scan 0001374 from Motion Picture Herald

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 #:
0001374
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:
July 18, 2024
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78 MOTION PICTURE HERALD May 3 0, 1931 Running Time Minutes Reviewed I reel Oct. « 15, '31.. I reel.. Mar. 2 1. '3 1 I5.'31...l reel... Feb. 7.'3I 23 2 reel* 14 2 reelt Nov. 29 . . 10 . . May 23, '31 TIM* Star Rel Date Cobb Goe« FIthIng Sporlllght Oct. 5 Colloge Caper* Fabje MarCowboy Blue» Fable f'O Danco With Me Wanzer-Palraer Nov. Dangerous Youth Pollard Sept, Sl.rp"arf„rEnUi;r::::: Dixie Cha«o. Th» Sportllght Nov. Dogs of Solitude Vagabond Adventure Feb. Dude Ranctiino v • ; ftP duller Swings Farrell Golf Series Feb. Eve's Fall All Star D««. Flying Feet Knute Rockne Football Oct. Fore I f.aTell Golf Frozen Face . Feb. 30 1 reel Deo. 13 6,'3I I reel. .Feb. I4,'3I 21 1 reel Aug. II 22,'3I...I reel... Mar. 7.'3i 28 2 reels 2S I reel Sept. 13 5,'3I...I reel... Feb. I4'3I .■.■.■.'Manhattan Comedy -Apr. I9,'3I....2 reels. .Apr. I8,'3I c.^»n rmiu Fabli Aug. 31 1 reel Sept. 13 ^r"ef 'A™.^'a^.:::::::::::::::::vtSV^;A^^^^^ oct. .9 ...| -i -^s'Pt 327 IC^rsV^^n^".'.":v.-.v.-.-.-.::-.Crg;tn?'Ventu™-.:-.:-.-.-.g GossTpy Plumber, The Folly Comedy May I7,-3I . . . .2 "e . . May 2. 31 OvitnMl In Eovot Fable Nov. 9 .1 reel Nov. IS Half Pint Polly :::: Capital Comedy May 3,'31 . . . . .2 reels. . . . . ....... ffelp' Want.d-Fen..l. Pollard .. Jan I l,'3l . . .2 ree s..Jan 0,-3J """"" ■;/ip"Xbt"'':'"..-.::::::::::SJv. IS::::::! ;nl:::::DiS: u High Steppers Hold the Baby Hunting Thrills .j . Hurricane Island Vagabond Adventures In the Rough Farrell Golf I'll Take That On* All Star Agnew-Crane-MePhall Nov. 9. Sportllght ?!'!3! • ■ Vagabond Adventures Apr. 21.31... Vagabond Adventure Owsley-Marsh Fable Rockne Football . . . . Fable Fable Sportllght Vagabond Adventure All Star ... Jungle Terror Kid the Kidder King of Bugs Last Yard, The Midnight Mad Melody Monarths of the Field. Mystic Isles Neat and Tidy ..•.••.....r^.. Next Door Nelghbo'ri Housman-Deerlng Jan M '31. ...2 reels.. .Jan. S.;SI NIaht Class Campus Comedy June 7 31 2 reels. .May 16. 31 Not So Loud :::::::::::::. MeMy comedy May3.'31 2 reels...May2,'3l OfBco Boy. The Fable Nov. 23 1 ree Nov. 29 One Nutty Night Wllls-Carney Nov. 30 2 reels. .. . Nov, 22 .2 reels. .1 reel. ..Apr. II, '31 1 reel. . Mar. 28,'3I 8,'3I I reel. Feb. 28,'3I 5 2 reels 5 1 reel Sept. 20 7 2 reels Sept 20 21 1 reel . 12 1 reel. 12 1 reel. Apr. 26,'31....l i-eel. Dee. 14 I reel. Nov. 30 1 reel. Nov. 28 2 reels. .M*r. . . Oct. ..Oct. . . Deo. ..Dee. ..Oct. . Oct. Jan. 3.'3I ..Aug. SO . Oct. 2S .May 2.'3I ..Dee, 20 ..Nov. 22 Open House The Old Hokum Bucket. Outboard Stunting Over the Radio Parading Pajamas Par and Double Par ..Nick Stuart Aesop Fable Sportllght Series Pangborn Dee. Johnny Arthur Dee. .Sportllght Nov, .... Mar.29,'3l. 14. 21... . . . 20 min. Apr.l 1,31 . . . 7 min. . Apr. 4. '31 . I reel . . . May I6,'3I .2 reels.. . Feb. 7, '31 .2 reels. .Jan. 24, '31 2 1 reel. .Nov. 22 4.'3I Oct II .Feb. 28,'3I Pathe News Released Twice Weekly I reel Parents Wanted Folly Comedy Mar. I5,'3I ..2 reels.. Apr, Raoqueteers Sportllght Oct, 19.. Radio Racket Fable Mar. I, 31 Red Riding Hood Fable Jan. 18,' 13 ... I reel . ..Jan. 31.31 Rouqh and Tumble Sportllght Jan. 25.'3l...i reel .Feb. 7,31 Rough House Rhythm Ed Kennedy Apr. 5, 31 Royal Flush. The A" Star Dec. 19 Sands of Egypt Vagabond Adventure Nov. Seein' Injun* Pollerd Feb. Self Defense Sportllght Sept Shadow of the Dragon Vagabond Adventure Mar, Sink or Swim Sportllght Mar. Ski Pilot Sportllght Feb. Some Babies Carle-Hlatt Sept 21 2 reels. Aug. 1$ Speed Limit Sportllght Mar. 8,'SI...I reel. Mar. 14, '31 Spirit of Sho-Gun Vagabond Adventure Dee. 28 Stage Struck Walter Catlett Jan. 18 Stone Age StunU Fable Deo. J.... Tale of Tutulla Vagabond Adventur* Jan. 25.31. Tennis Top-Notchers Tilden-Wllls *pr. 4.31... Thom the Unknown Vaoabond Adventur* Mar. 22. 31 Three Wise Clucks Glenn Tryon Apr. Touchdown Rockne Football Nov. Toytown Tale Fable Jan. Traffic Tangle CarrFarley Nov. Twisted Tales Arthur Housman-Marlon Douglas Mar. 29.'3I 22. Apr. 4,'3I Two Minutes to Go Rockne Football Oct 15 1 reel.... ..... Undercover Sportllght Jan. M.'3I...I ree Jan. 24.3 Under Par Farrell Golf Mar, I5,'3I...I ree 9 Mar. 28. 31 Under the Cock-Eyed Moon . . . . Carney.Wllls Oct 28 2 reels .No* i» Water Bugs Johnny Weismuller 10 . May 23, si Well of Fortaleza, The Vagabond Adventure Feb. 28.'3i .1 reel. .Feb. 21, 8 Winning Putts Farrell Golf Mar. I.'31....l ree. ..Apr. 4.31 Wizard Land Vagabond Adventure Dee. 14 1 reel Des. 13 .2 reels. . Mar.l4,'31 .2 reels Aug. 30 2 1 reel 15. '31. ..2 reels. .Jan. 3,'3I 7 1 reel. . . Sept. IS 8,'SI I reel . Mar. I4,'3I 22.'31...l reel 9 Mar. 28, '31 8 I reel Feb. 14, '31 I reel . Jan. 3, '31 I reel Feb. 28, '31 I reel Deo. IS I reel Feb 7 '^1 I reel 1 1 .Apr. 4, '31 1 reel... Apr. 4.'3I 2 eels.. Apr. 18, '31 2 1 reel 4,'3I...I reel.. Jan. 3,'3I 2 2 reels Nov. 8 I2,'3 STATE RIGHTS Running Time Distributor Minutes Reviewed . Elbee 2 reels Title Star At the Photographers Harry Delf.. Beauty Secrets from Hollywood— No. I (technicolor) Welshay Mar. I4,'3I Besides the Western Sea Castle Film I reel Birds of a Feather Ideal 8 min Apr. 4,'31 Blind Youth Lou Tellegen Canital 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 Visuqraphle 2 reels Aug. 30 Down Hawaii Way Color Novelty Castle I roel Electric Ship Educational General Electric 9 Nov. 8 Ell-Ell Cantor Waldman Judea Film 10 Evening In Jewish Camp Eval Miller Judea Film 12 FoIIj Fernandlno 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 min Apr. 4,'3I Jewish Gypsy HymIe Jacobson Judea Films 21 Jewish Melody Cantor Waldman Judea Films, Inc I reel Kids and Pets Color Novelty Castle I "el Kol Nidre No, I Cantor Schmlllkel. .. Judea Films 10 Kol Nldre No. 2 Cantor Waldman Judea Films II Land of Freedom Seymour Reltztelt. . .Juriea Films, Ine 2 reels Legend of the Skies Ideal 6 min.... Mar. I4,'3l Mal-Ko Mashma-Lou Harry Feld Judea Films Measuring Time UFA Film 7 min Sept. 27 Meet the Family Harry Dolf Elbee :2 rnels Monkey Business 8 min Apr. 4,'3I Monkey Squawks Burr Natascha Plnchus Lavenda... Judea Films, Inc 2 reels Niagara Falls Essanay Dee. 20 Oh Doctor.., Special Cast Judea Films 20 One Day Visuqraphle Dee. 6 Peas and Ones Pro Patria Dee. 6 Peculiar Pets Ideal 8 min Apr. 4,'3I Poem In Stone, A Ideal 7 min Mar. I4.'3I Polo Visuqraphle 10 min Nov 29 Sacred Elephants of India Ideal 8 min Mar.2l,'SI Sailors' Sweetheart Hymle Jacobson Judea Films. Inc 2 T«els Shoemaker'« Rnmmre Judea Films 21 Bloned. Sealed * Oellveren Special Cast Burr Sixty Minutes From Broadway Color Novelty Castle I reel Felix Fernandlno L Some Wild Appetite* Ideal 8 min Mar.2l,'3l Spanish Rhvthm Orch Imperial 9 min Nov 29 Spring Is Hers Ideal 9 m'n Mar.2l,'3l Sble and Class Marty Barratz Judea Films 23 » Summer Harmonies Song Cartoon. ...... Biophone I reel Oct. 9 Talk-o-Graphs Norman Brokenshlro. Henry Sonenshlne 9 mm Nov. 29 Time Felix the Cat Copley Films I reel Apr. 5 rouble from Abroad Broek-RadIo -. .Mar. 14,81 UnaSana-Takof Cantor Waldman. ... Judea Films ..II. „ v.,. Wings of Tonran-itiK , Vlsuographle 10 min May 2. 31 World Unseen, A Sclentlflo UFA 12 mm SYNDICATE PICTURES CQe'?.%t/RATION Alice Chops the Suey .j..Feb. Alice Gets St^ge Struck _.j..Jan. Alice Gets Stung Oet Alice Loses Out Mar. Alice on the Farm ....Oct. Alice Picks the Champ .^.-Mar. Alice Plays Cupid Apr. Alice Battled by Rat* ... May Alice Solves the PuzzI* Apr. Allc* the Jailbird ,..Nov. Allc* Wins the Derby ..,..Nov. Alice la the Jungle Jan. Alice's Balloon Race ....Dee. Alice's Eb« Plant .....Dee. Alice's Little Parade ....Sept Alice's Mysterleus Mystery ,..May Alice's Orphan Feb. Alices Tin Pony , Sept Broken Spur, The ....Jack Hexle ...Feb. Cyclone Bliss Jack Hoile Oct. Desert Bridegroom Jack Hoxle Jan, Desert's Crucible Dead or Alive I, 'SI. IS, '31. IS 1, '31. Double-O, The Marshall of Money Mint.. Rider from Nowhere Romantic Sheriff, The Sparks of Flint TwoFisted Jeflersei Western Romance Jack Hoxle Oct ..Jack Hoxle Nov. ..Jack Hexie Dee. ..Jack Hexie Sept ..Jack Hoxle Nov. ..Jack Hoxle Jan, ..Jack Hoxle Feb. ..Jack Hoxle Sept. ..Jack Hoxle Dee. IS. "SI I, 'SI I. 'SI IS. '31 I IS...., I. 'SI., IB I i5.''si:!:!::::: IS. 'SI.. It I. 'SI., 2 rMl* IS 2 reels IS. 'S(.,2 reel* 1 2 reel* IS 2 reelt 1 2 reels 15 2 reels 1 2 reels I. '31.. 2 reels IS, '31. .2 reels 1 2 reels IS 2 reel* TALKING PICTURE EPICS Running Time Title Star Rel Date Minutes Reviewed Animal World of Hak* B«ll*v*,Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*. . . Apr., 'SI I reel May2,'3l Bird Islands ef Pern Dr. Robt. Cushman Murphy. Feb. 12. '31.. I reel Nev. 8 Fight to Live Dr. Raymond L. Dttmars.. A>r.. 'SI ...I reel Freaks ef Nature Dr. Raymond L. DItmars. . . June 14, '31 9 In the Realm of Qoblln* Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*. .. Aug. 31, '31 10 Land of EvanQslln* Wanderlust (No. 2) Jan. SO. 'SI.. I reel Feb. 14, '31 Let's Sing Howard Wade KInsey Sept I 10 Like a Beaver..' Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*. .. Feb. 12, '31 10. . Feb. I4,'3I Monkey Whoopee Dr. Raymond L. DItmar*. .. Dec. 25 9 Naked Han vs. Beast Martin Johnson Oct. 15 10 Seeing Bermuda •* a Bleyel*. . .(No. I) Wanderlust Oct. 15 10 Dec. 13 Today and Yesterday Hearst News Nov. 15, '31 30 TIFFANY Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Color Symphonies Series 6 In Technicolor I reel S. 10 25 1 2 reel*. , I reel . . . 2 reel* . I reel. . . 12 ...I reel. ...Dee. IS .Dea. • .Nev. 29 .Sept 27 Chinese Flower Boat July Dancing Bear June Parisian Nights June Kentucky Jubilee Singer* Serle* of 8 Old Black Joe May Plckln' Cotton Road Home, The Slave Day* Welcome Home Dee. Musical Fantasies Series *f 6 1 reel Fire Worshipper* Aug. 10 Memories Apr. 23 William Tell Aug. I Way Down South Dee. • Paul Hurst Comedies Series »t 8 Oe Wolld's Champion Dee. 8 One Punch 0 Toole Mar. 23 18 Mar. 28,'3I Tale ef a Flea, The Missing Link. The Rolling Stone Serle* Series of 8 In the Mountain* Sept, 25 I reel Sept • The Desert De*. 18 Tiffany Chimp Serle* 6 Monkey Comedle* 2 reel* 1. Blimp Mystery, The Sept. 27 2. Little Covered Wagon, The Sept 5 Aug. SO 3. Little Big House. The Oct IS Oet 4 4. Little DIvoreee. The Dae. 8 5. Nine Nights In a Bar Reon Jan. 28. '31 Jan. 3. '31 6. Chasing Around Mar. 23, '31 16. Mar, 28, '3t 7. Africa Squawks 8. Apeing Hollywood Voice of Hollywood Serle* Station 8-T-A-R 26. . I reel eaeh No. 18 Nell Hamilton Aug. 10 17 Laura La Planto Aug. 20 18 Gleason & Armstrong Sept. II 19 Johnny HInes 20 James Hall Oet II 21 Conklln & Christy 22 Ian Keith 23 Sammy Cohen-Tiffany Talking Chlmp* Dea. I 24 Leon E. Janney Dec. 21 25 Seben 'n' Leben Jan. 20,'3I 26 Kenneth Harlan Mar. 2.'3I 10 Mar, 28,'SI No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. UNIVERSAL Ru Title •*» Rel Date Arabian Knight* Slim Summervllle Apr. 8.'3I All Excited Sldnov-Murray Mar. 25, '31... Africa Oswald Cartoon Deo. I Alaska Oswald (5artaon Dec. 15 All for a Lady Leather Pusher Series No. 6. Dee. 31 Band Master. The Oswald Cartoon Butter In Yeqgman, The Sidney-Murray May 8,'3I... Champion, The Leather Pushers Feb 25. '31.. Cat's Paw, The Red Star Comedy July8,'3I China Oswald Cartoon Jan. 12, '31.. Comeback. The Leather Pusher Serle* No. 4Dee. 3 Country School, The Oswald Cartoon May 5, 'SI... Dannerous Daze Red Star Comedy Mar. 1 1. 'SI.. Detective, The Oswald Cartoon Sept 22 Discontented Cowboy* Sidney-Murray Nov. 12 Divorce A La Carte SIdnev-Murray Apr. 15. 'SI.. Farmer. The Oswald Cartnen Mar. Fireman, The Oswald Cartoon Aor. Fowl Ball, The Oswald Cartoon Oet Framed Leather Pusher Series No, 7. Jan, Go to Blaze* Sidney-Murray Oct. Hammer S Tongs Leather Pusher Serle* No. 2. Oct Hello Russia Slim Summervllle Jan. Hello Napoleon Red Star Comedy June S.'SI Here's Luck Slim Summervllle May 20.'3I . Heroes of the Flames Tim MrCoy June 2. '31. Hot and Bothered SIdnev-Murray Mar. 4 'SI... Howdy Mat* Red Star Comedy July 22.'3I . . . In Old Mnzuma Sidney Murray Jan. 21. 'St.. If Hapoened In Hollywood Red Star Comedy Feb. 2.'3I .. Kane Meets Abel Leather Pusher* Feb. II.'SI.. 23.'SI e.'SI... IS 14,'SI.. IS 8 ... 7.'SI... nning Time Minutes Reviewed 2 reels M«r 7« .'ii 2 reels. Feb. 28,'3I Nov. 29 Dee. 20 .2 reel* Nov. 29 1 -eel ,2 reels. .Apr. II.'SI 2 reels 2 reels.. Apr. 4, '31 1 reel...'. 2 rMls.. I reel. ..May I6.'3I .2 reels. Mar. I4,'3I . I reel Oet. II .2 reels . Oct II .2 reels Mar. I4.'3I .1 reel. .Mar. I4,'3l . I reel . I reel .2 reel* Dee. 13 .2 reel* Nov. 8 .2 r«»l» .2 reel* Dee. 20 .2 reel*. .2 reels. . . May 2.'3I 17.. Apr. 4, '31 .2 reels .2 reels .2 reels. Jan. 3. '31 .2 reel*.... Nev. 29 .2 reel*