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 #:
0001449
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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June 6, 19 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 67 THE SHOCT PICTLCE BIG 4 FILM CORPORATION Running Time TItl* Star Rel.Date Minutes Reviewed Rsdis Razzberry, A Jamison-IHurdooic Feb. 7.'3I 2 Reels Wage* at Gin, Tha Jamison-Murdock Apr. 28.'3I 2 Reels COLUMBIA Title AnclM Kid, Th* Bandmaster, Th* Birthday Party Busy Beavers. The CaBa tha Pawn The Castaways Cat's Away Cheek and Rubber Cheek. China Plate Cinderella Crystal Gazer Cariosities No. C 212. Curiosities No. Curiosities No. Curiosities No. Curiosities No. Curiosities Ns. Curiosities No. C 214.... C 215.... C 216.... C 217.... C 218.... C 219.... Running Time Star Rel Date Minutes Reviewed . Krazy Kat Kartoon Oct. 9 1 reel .Krazy Kat Kartoon Sept. 8 1 reel Nov. 8 .Mickey Mouse Jan.6,'3l I .eel. .Feb. 7.'3I .Silly Symphonie .Eddie Buzzel Oct I I reel Nov. 29 . Micltey Mouse Apr.6,'3l I . Silly Symphonie .Specialties (Eddie Buzzall) . . Mar.t3.'3l i reel • Silly Symphony May 25.'3I... •„•••••;; -Krazy Kat Kartoon Aug. 14 1 reel Nov. 15 ■Specialties (Eddie Buzzeli) . . Nov. Aug. Oct. . Nov. .Novelty by Walter Futter. 18 i reel Nov. 29 1 reel 2 I reel iO I reel ..I reel.. Feb. 2I.'3I Curiosities No. C 220. Curiosities No. C22i Delivery Boy Disarmament Conferaiie* Dutchman's Paradise .. Expressman, The Father Nile Garllla Mystery Hard Boiled Yeggs Heme of the Sheikh Hot and Bothered Jerusalem. City of Peace Jtwel of Asia Kings or Better Speelalltle* I.ambs Will Gamble I.ast of Moe Higgins Laughing With Bedbury In Africa Let's Talk Turkey Little Trail, The Lane Star Stranger Midnight In a Toy Shep Meikey Melodies Moose Hunt, Tha Mother Goose Melodies PIcnte, The Pioneer Day* Playfui Pal Room Dough Soda Poppa Stork Market Streets of Cairo Subway Jam Swiss Movements Vagabond Salesman, Th* Wild Man's Land Win*, Wenan— But N* Seng Jan. 8,' 31 Jan. 24.'3I....I reel. Feb. 9.'3I I reel Feb. 29, '31... I reel Mar. 26, '31...! reel .■.v.. .v.'..' May 25. '31... I reel Mickey Mouse • Krazy Kat Apr. 27,'3I....I Rambling Reporter Nov. 18 1 reel Mickey Mouse ••• Rambling Reporter Mayll,'3l .• • Mickey Mouse Oct. 10 I ree Dee. i Specialties (Eddie Buzzeli) .. Oct. 10 1 reel Nov. 15 Rambling Reporter Jan.29.'3l I reel Specialties (Eddie Buzzeli) .. Sept. 28 1 reel Nov. 8 Rambling Reporter May 11/31 • Rambling Reporter Sept. 23 • -^""Jh Eddie Buzzeli May I, '31 8 min...May 30, '31 Krazy Kat Kartoon Nov. I I reel Nov. 29 Eddie Buzzeli 9 mm. Apr. 25, 31 .1 li I reel Nov. 29 S I reel... Feb. 7,'3I 27 I reel... Feb. 7,'3I 3 1 reel May 2,'3I 0,'3i....l reel Oct. 18 Rambling Reporter Nov. Krazy Kat Kartoon Dee. Specialties (Eddie Buzzeli) .. Dec. Silly Symphony July Silly Symphony Aug _ „„ Mickey Mouse May8.'3l May 30,'3i Silly Symphony Apr. I7.'3I I reel. ..May 9,*3I MIekey Mouse Ort. i i reel Nov. 29 Mickey Mouse Dec. 10 1 reel Ellly Symphony Dee. 28 1 reel Krazy Kat Kartoon Feb.l3,'3i I reel Mar.7,'3l Krazy Kat Kartoon Krazy Kat Kartoon Rambling Reporter Apr. I4,'3I 7 nin.. .May 30,'3I Krazy Kat Kartoon Krazy Kat Kartoon Specialties (Eddie Buzzeli) I reel Rambling Reporter Nov. 19 1 reel Specialties (Eddie Buzzeli) .. Feb. i4,'3l I reel EDUCATIONAL (Anilabi* s*und-*a-fllm and lound-on-dlse) Title Star Rel Date An Anonymous Lettar Wm. J. Bums i>eteetlve Mysteries Jan. 4, Atbury Park Murder Mystery, Wm. J. Burns Detective The Mysteries Dee. 21... Back Page, The Geo. Chandler, Virginia Brooks May 24, Bank Swindle, A Wm. J. Burns Detective Mystarlas Jan. 18, Black Widow, The Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries Feb. 15, Blues Terrytoon June 28, Bluffer, The Clyde-Stedman Sept. 28.. Brid* and Qioeny Bert Reach-Eleanor Hunt... Mar. 22, Bride's Mistake, Tin Beebe-Dent-Tbomson Mar. I, Clowning Terry-leea Apr. 5, Club Sandwich Terry-Toon Jan. 25, Celieg* Cuti*s Tirablyn-R«nd*ll Dec. 28.. College Racket, A Glenn Tryon June 14. College Vamp, TlM Ciyde-D'AvrU Feb. 15. Con* t* Papa Ferd Sterling Feb. 22, Cow Catcher's Daughter Clyde-Gribbon-Beebe May 10. Cmliiai H*llyv*«4 Rita Fiynn-Phyiiis Cran«...Apr. 5, Cross Roads Romantic Journeys May 3. Dane* Hail Marg* ,..aribboi-B**b* Jan. 18. Day to Live, A Terry Toon May 31, Death House. The Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries Apr. 12, Dhercad 8w**tliairt* Chrlsty-lrwin-Poliard-Beebe . Oct. 26.. D*i Deeter, Tlie Ciyde-O'LearyFarley Mar. 15, Dea't Bit* Veur Oentlet Clyde-Pollard Nov. 9.. Daa't Giv« Ua Buster and John West. ..... Oct. 26.. Dep't Leave Hem* Jehnny HIne* Dec. 28.. Don't Divorce Him Clyde Cook May 31, Orttli Tr*at Terry-Toon Sept. 21.. Expensive Kisse* Bert Roach Dec. 7.. Expierer. Th* Terry-Toon Mar. 22, Ex-Piumber Lloyd Hamilton Mar. 8, Ex-Sweeties Gribbon-Beebe Apr. 12, Fireman's Bride, The Terry Toon May 3, Flying Trip. A Hodge Podge Sept. 7.. Foolish Forties Ford Sterling-June McCioy..June 28, F»wl Affair, A Gayety Comedy Apr. 26. French Fried Terry-Toon Sept. 7 . , Freshman's Boat. The Bobby Agnew Sept. 7., Fried Chleken Terry-Toon Oct. 18., Ghost Parade Clyde-Gribbon-Beebe May 24, Girls Will Be Beya Charlotte Greenwood Jan. 25. Golf Nuts Terry-Toon Dec. 14., Go West Big Boy Terry-Toon Feb. 22, Grandma's Girl Clyde-StuartKane Oct. 12.. Happy Little Honeymoon, A Glenn Tryon Feb. 15, His Error .. Barnes-Colllni Sept. 14 Running Time Minutes Reviewed •31 lO'A.Feb. 7,'3i IO'/2-Jan.24,'3l .20.. Apr. il.'Si .ii .11.. Mar. 14, '3 1 .11 Oct. 25 .20 .13.. Jan. I7,'3i ..6..Mar.28,'3l ..5i/2.Jan.24.'3l .19 Dec. 7 .20 .22.. Feb. 7,'3I .20.. Feb. 21, '31 .22.. Apr. 4,'3I .20..Mar.2l,'3l .11.. Apr. 1 1, '31 . 19. .Jan. 3, '31 ..6 .10 .21.. Jan. I7,'3I .22 Nov. I .18.. Jan. I7,'3I .22.... Sept. 27 .19 Oct II .18.. May 2. '31 Hold 'er Sheriff BcebeMurray June Hellyweod Theme Seng GrIbbon-O'Leary-D'Avrll ...Dec. Honeymoon Land Romantic Journeys Feb. ia Conference Clyde-GrlbbonWilson Apr. Irish Stew TerryToon Oct. Johnny's Week End Johnny Hines Sept. Jumping Beans Terry-Toon Nov Just a Boar Clyde-Grlbbon-O'Leary Mar. 29, Lave a La Mode Qranviiie-Drew Nov, 2 Leve Bargain, The Alberta Vaughn-B. Aglow.. Jan. II! Leve Your Neighbor Lloyd Hamilton Oct. 12. S*!'*"" Lloyd Hamilton Jan. 18, Medley *f Rivers. A Hodge-Podge Nov. 9. •31. ■•3i! •31. ,.18 Dee. 6 .. .6. . Feb. 28,'3I ..21.. Feb. 24,'3I ..19.. Mar. 7, '31 ...5 ..10 ..21 ...6..Mar.2l,'3l ...6 Oct. 18 ..19 ...8.... Sept. 27 ..22.. May 2, '31 . .21 . .Jan. 24, '31 ...6 Nov. 22 ...6. .Feb. 21. "31 ..21 Oct, 25 .21.. Feb. 7, '31 . . 20 ..21 ..20 Nov. I . .IO..Mar.28,'3l ..21. .Apr. 11, '31 ...6 Oct 11 ..18 ...6. ..20. ..19 ..21. .Jan. 17.'3I ..22.... Sept. 27 ..21.. Jan. 24,'3I ..10 ....Oct. 25 Feb. 2I,'3I Title Star My Harem Moran-Bradbury No. No Lady Clyde-C'hiUtv One Yard to Ge Beebe1"" pms Our Naggina Wive* Ferd Stoi.^"*" Over the Air Hodpo-Podge Pete and Repeat Harrison-Elms Philadelphia Lancaster Counter Wm. J. Burns Deteotive felters. The Mysteries Pigskin Caper* ; Terry-Toon Popcorn Terry-Toon Poor Fish, A Beebe-Stewart-Stone Quack, (luack Terry-Toon Racket Cheers Ciyde-irwIn-Poilard Razzberrles Terry-Toon Ringleader, The Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries Rough Idea of Love BeebeEastman Salt Water Taffy Terry-Toon Scotch Highballs Terry-Teon Shotgun Wedding, A Buster & John West Shooting of Dan the Duck, The. . Cook-McPhail Si, SI Senor Tom Patricola Sing Sing Song Terry-Toon Speed A. Clyde-M. Beebe Speed Up Hodge-Podge Strange Birds BeebeEastmanAlberni Strangler, The Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries Sultan's Cat, The Terry-Toon Suppressed Crime, Tha Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries Tak* Your Medlein* Andy Clyde Their Wives' Vasatlea Keiton-Murray Three Heiiywood Girls L. Lane R. Flynn-P. Crane. Triangle Murder, The Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries 2000 B.C Terry-Toon Up a Tree Lloyd Hamilton Vacation Loves ClydeBetty Beyd Wilkin* Murder Mystery Wa. J. Burns Windy Riley Goes Hollywood Jack Shutta-Loulse Brooks.., Won by a Neck Lloyd Hamilton Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Nov. 16 19 Jan. 4, '31 20 Dec. t Feb. 1, '31 2I..Jan. 3I.'3I Nov. 9 19 Oct. 25 Ut-L 12 10 Sept. 27 Mar. I, •SI 20. .Feb. 2i,'3l Feb. I, '31 9. .Feb. 21, '31 Dec. 28 6 Jan. II. '31 6. .Jan. I7,'3i Jan. 4, •SI 12 Mar. 8, •SI 6. . Feb. 21, '31 Nov. 23 22 Nov. 8 Feb. 8, •SI 6.. Feb. 7. •SI Mar. 15, '31 1 1.. Apr. Il.'Si Dec. 21 21.. Jan. 3, •SI Nov. 30 6 Nov. 16 6 . Asjr. 19, '31 20..Mar.l4,'Si Feb. 22, '31 20.. Feb. 21, 'SI Seot. 21 Apr. 19. '31 8..Mar.28,'31 May 10, "31 22.. Apr. il.'Si Dec. 21 8 Nov. 23 10.. Feb. 7, '31 Mar. 29. '31 12.. May 2,' 31 May 17, '31 6.. May 2, '3i Nov. 23 1 1.. Jan. 3, '31 Oct. 26 10 Oct. 25 Dec. 14 21 Jan. 4, 'SI 21.. Jan. 3, '31 Mar. I, 'SI IL.Apr. Il.'Si June 14. '31 6 Nov. 30 19 Sept. 28 21 Dec. 7 II Sept. 27 May 3. 'SI 21.. Apr. il.'Si Oct. 5 21 Oct. it FITZPATRICK PICTURES. INC. Traveltalk Series 11. No. I — From Barcelona to Valencia Sept No. 2 — From Valencia to Granada Oct 1 1 . .Oct. I2,'3I No. S — From Granada to Toledo Nov 1 1 . . Nov. IS.'Sl No. 4— in Old Madrid Dec 10 Fob. 8 No. 5 — Egypt — The Land of th* Pyramids May II June 21 No. 6 — Gateway to India, The June 9'/i No. 7 — Temple ef Lave, Th* July iO'/z. . .Sept. 6 No. 8 — Imperial Clbf, The Aug 9 Aug. 23 No. 9 — Picturesque Hang K*ns Sept 10 No. 10 — The Island Empire Oct 8 Sept. 6 No. II — Japan in Cherry Blossom Tim* Oct 9 Nov. 22 No. 12 — Java — The Fragrant Isle Nov 9 No. 13 — Charming Ceylon Nov 9 N«. 14 — Honolulu to Havana Dec 10 No. 15 — Slam to Korea Jan. '31 10. .Jan. 3, '31 American Holiday Series Abraham Lincoln 3 Armistice Day .,, 3 Christopher Columbus 3 George Washington 3 Independence Day 3 Labor Day , 3 Memorial Day ...3 Mother's Day 3 Origin of Christmas 3 Thanksgiving 3 Movie Horoscope Series One Release for Each Month of tha Year Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed People Born In August 9 People Born in September 1 1 People Born In October lOVz People Born In November 8 Nov. * Poeple Born In December 8 People Born in January iO People Born In February iO People Born in March jo People Born In April 8 People Born in May 8'/2 People Born In June lo'/j People Born In July 9 Aug. 2 Music Master Series Title SUr Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Georges Bizet Sept M. George Frederick Handel Oct. II Frederick Chopin Oct IOV2 Johann Strauss Nov 6 Dee. 13 Gulseppe Verdi Nov 91/2.. Nov. 29 Felix Mendelssohn Deo 9 Johannes Brahms II Franz Liszt II Ludwig Van Beethoven 71/2 FOX FILMS Running Time Rel Date Minutes Reviewed Title Magic Carpet Series Down to Damascus Near East 8. .May 9. '31 Giants of the Jungle Elephants 8.. May 9, '31 Happy Days In the Tyrol Bavarian Alps 8.. May 9, '31 King's Armada, The Great Britain's Fleet 9. .May 9, '31 Pageant of Slam, Tha Bangkok and the Siamese 9.. May 9, '31 Wild Life on the Veldt Govt, of South Africa 8.. May 9, 'SI Wild West of Today Wyoming Mountains 8.. May 9, '31 World at Prayer Miracle at Lourdes 8. .May 9, '31 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Air Tight Boy Friends May 9, '31 17. . . May 2,'SI Ambitious People Colortone Revue Mar. 21, '31 Baby Talk Boy Friends Jan. 17, '31 Bargain Day Our Gang May 2, '31 19 Bark Brothers, The Dogvllle Be Big Laurel-Hardy .Feb 7, '31 24. . Mar. 2B,'3I Big Dog House. The Dogvllle Mar. 14. '31 16 Bigger and Better Boy Friends Oct. 25 19 Blood and Thunder Boy Friends Jan. 17. '31 20 Busy Barcelona Holmes Apr 11 '31 Mar. 14, '31 Chickens Come Home Laurel-Hardy pei, 21 'Si . .30. . Mar. 14,'Si China's Ole Man River Holmes oct 4 9 Dee IS Copy -■ !!'>*«'»Ji Oct! IK Crazy House ..^ ^. Dane-IMoran Nov. I. 20 Dec. IS 6..Mar.l4,'8l ■ Oct. 18 8. ■ Dec. .Nov. Cuckoo Murder Case, the Flip tha Frog Series.. Devil's Cabaret Revue Dublin and Nearby Holmes Fly My Kite Gems of M-G-M Novelty j^'„[ Geography Lesson Colortone Revue Mar. 28, 'SI Helping Grandma Our Gang Jan. 3, '31 ...Nov. ! 3 Mar.l4, '31 Dec. 27 9... Apr. 4, '31 . .21 ,. . 31 21