Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)
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MOTION PICTURE HERALD
June 2 7, 1931
.72... Jan. 31. '31
.Oct. 25 .Jan. 17. '31
.Dec. 13 .Oct. M
Running Time
Title Star Rel. Date IMinutes Reviewed
Inspiration Greta Garbo Jan. 31. '31 76 Dec. 27
Its a Wise Cliild Marion Davies Mar. 21, '31 75. ..Feb. 28, '31
Just a Gigolo William Haines June 6. '31 63... Apr. 25. '31
Lady's Morals. A Grace Moore Nov. 8 88 Oct. .4
Reviewed under title "The Soul Kiss")
Laughing Sinners J. CrawfordN. Hamilton May 30, '31 72. ..June 6, '31
Man in Possession. The Robert Montgomery July 4. '31 June 13, '31
Men Call It Love Hyams-Meniou-Duncan-Foster Mar. 14. '31 71. ..Feb. 28. '31
Men of the North LeonardRoland Sept. 27 60 Oct. 25
Min and Bill DressierBeery Nov. 29 67 Oct. 18
New Moon TibbettMoore Jan. 17. '31 78 Oct. 25
Never the Twain Shall Meet Montenegro-Smith-Howard ... May 16, '31 80. . . May 30. '31
Outsider, The Harold Huth 90... May 2. '31
Paid Crawford-Armstrong Dec. 20 87 Nov. 15
(Reviewed under title "Within the Law")
Parlor. Bedroom and Bath Keaton-Eilers-Denny Feb. 28. '31.
Passion Flower Francis-Johnson-Bickford. . . . Dec. 6
Prodigal. The Lawrence Tibbett Feb. 21. '31.
(Reviewed under title "The Southerner")
Reducing DressierMoran Jan. 3. '31.
Remote Control Haines-Doran '...Nov. 15
Secret Six. The Beery-Harlow Apr. 18. '31 83. . .Apr. 25. '31
Shipmates Montgomery-Jordan-Torrence. Apr. 25. '31 . . . . 72. . . Mar. 28. '31
Sidewalks of New York Buster Keaton Aug. 8. '31 June I3.'3I
Stepping Out Denny-GreenwoodHyams Apr. II, '31 73. .. Mar. 21. '31
Strangers May Kiss Norma Shearer Apr. 4. '31 77 . . . Feb. 28. '31
Tailor Made Man. A William Haines Mar. 28. '31 80 ...Mar. 7. '31
Their First Mistake Laurel and Hardy Sept. 27
(Reviewed under title ''The Rap")
This Modern Age Joan Crawford Aug. 22. '31 June IS.'SI
Those Three French Girls Reginald Denny Oct. II 76 Oct 18
Trader Horn Harry CareyRenaldoBooth 1 20. . .Jan. 24, '31
War Nurse Walker-Page-Montgomery Nov. 22 82 Sept. 20
Way for a Sailor John Gilbert Nov. I 89 Sept. 20
Coming Feature Attractions
Running Time
Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed
Boarding School
Candlelight John Gilbert
Cheri-Bibi John Gilbert-Leila Hyams Aug. 15, '31
Emma Marie Dressier
Flying High
Get Rich Quick Wallingford Wm. Haines
Great Lover. The A. Menjou July 18. '31
Guardsman. The Lunt Fontanne
Guilty Hands L. Barrymorc
Horseflesh July II, '31
(Reviewed under title "Dancing Partner")
Lullaby Aug. 8, '31
Pigboats Wm. Haines
Politics Dressler-Moran Aug. I, '31
Sea Eagles BeeryRambeau
Squaw Man. The Roland YoungValez-Baxter
Son of India Ramon Novarro July 25. '31
Susan Lenox, Her Fall and Rise. Greta Garbo Aug. 29. '31
MONOGRAM PICTURES CORPORATION
Features
Running Time
Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed
Dugan of the Badlands Bill Cody June 27. '31.. 6 reels
Partners of the Trail Tom Tyler July II. '31. .6 reels
Ships of Hate L.Hughes-D.Sebastian June 20. '31. 7 reels
Coming Features
Title Star Vanishing Men Tom Tyler
Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed 6 reels
PARAMOUNT PUBLIX
Features
Title Star Rel.
Along Came Youth Charles Rogers Dec.
An American Tragedy Phillip Holmes-Slyvia
SidneyFrances Dee Aug.
Blue Angel, The Emil Jannings-Marlene
Dietrich Jan.
City Streets Slyvia Sidney-Gary Cooper. .. Apr.
Conquering Horde. The Arlen-Wray Mar.
Derelict BancroftFrancis Nov.
Dishonored Marlene Dietrich-McLaglen .. Apr.
Dude Ranch. The Jack Oakie May
Fast and Loose Hopkins-Starrett-Lombard
Morgan Nov.
Feet First Harold Lloyd Nov.
Fighting Caravans Cooper-Damita Feb.
Finn and Hattie Errol-Green Feb.
Follow the Leader Ed Wynn Dec.
Forbidden Adventure Mitzi Green-Jackie Searl June
(Reviewed under title "Newly Rich")
Gang Buster, The Oakie-Arthur Jan.
Gun Smoke Arlen-Brian Apr.
Heads Up Rogers-Kane Oct.
Her Wedding Night Clara Bow Oct.
Honor Among Lovers Colbert-March-Ruggles Mar.
I Take This Woman Gary Cooper-Carole Lombard .. June
It Pays to Advertise Foster-GallagherLombard ... Feb.
June Moon Jack Oakie-Francis Dee Mar.
Kick In CJara Bow May
Ladies' Man Wm. PowellKay Francis ... May
Laughter Nancy Carroll Oct.
Lawyers. Secret, The Clive Brook June
L'Enimatique Mr. Parkes A. Menjou-C. Colbert
(Slightly Scarlet)
Man of the World Wm. Powell-Lombard Mar.
Monte Carlo Buchanan-MacDonald Oct.
Morocco Cooper-Dietrich Dec.
Night Angel Nancy CarrollFred. March... July
No Limit Clara Bow Jan.
Only Saps Work Errol-Arlen-Brian Dec.
Playboy of Paris Maurice Chevalier Oct.
Range Mar
Right to Love. The Ruth Chatterton Dec.
Royal Family of Broadway Ina ClaireFredric March .... Jan.
Scandal Sheet. The Bancroft-BrookFrancis. Feb.
Sea Legs Jack Oakie Nov.
Skippy Mitzi Green-Jackie Searl
Jackie Cooper Apr.
Smiling Lieutenant. The M. Chevalier-C. Colbert Aug.
Stolen Heaven Nancy Carroll-Phillip
Holmes Feb.
Tabu South Sea Island natives
and Chinese half castes. . . . Aug.
Tarnished Lady C. Brook-Tallulah Bankhead . . May
Tom Sawyer Jackie Coogan Nov.
Unfaithful ChattertonLukas Mar.
Up Pops the Devil N. Foster-Carole Lombard. .. May
Virtuous Sin. The HustoflFrancis Nov.
Vice Squad LukasFrancis June
Running Time Date Minutes Reviewed 20 73 Oct. 18
29. '31 95. . June 6. '31
3. '3 1... I 09 Nov. 22
18. '31 80. . .Apr. 1 1, '31
7, '31. ...72. . .Feb. 21, '31 22 75 Oct. IB
4, '31 91 . . .Mar. 7, '31
16, '31 67. . .Apr. 18, '31
8 71 Nov. 29
8 93. . Jan. 17, '31
14, '31 91... Feb. 7. '31
28, '31 90 Oct. II
13 65 Dec. 13
20, '31 85. . .June 6. '31
17. '31 68 Dec. 13
II. '31 64... Mar. 14. '31
II 76 Sept. 27
18 75 Sept. 27
21. '31.... 75... Mar. 7. '31
27. '31 ... 74
28. '31.... 64... Feb. 14, '31
21. '31 . . . .70. 23. '31 74.
9. '31.... 75.
25 99.
6. '31. ...63. 71.
. Feb. 28, '31 .Apr. 25. '31 .Apr. 4. '3i
Nov. 1
May 23. '31 Sept. 6
28. '31. . . 70. . . Mar. 7. '31 . 4 85 Aug. 8
6 92 Oct. II
18,'31
24. '31.... 72
6 74 Nov. 29
18 73 Sept. 13
7. '31 64. . .Jan. 24. '31
27 79 Dec. 6
31. '31.... 81. ..Jan. 3. '31 7. '31. .. 73 Dec. 20
29 63 Nov. 15
25. '31. I. '31.
21. '31. .
Mar. 21. '31
. 76. 81 .
Feb. 21, '31
1. '31. . . 81. .Mar. 21, '31
2. '31 . . . 80. , May 9. '31
15 Oct. 18
14. '31... ,85, ..Feb. 28. '31 30. '31... 75
22 81 Oct. 4
13. '31... 70. ..May 9. '31
Coming Features
Title
Caught
Confessions of a CoEd. Daughter of the Dragon.
Girl Habit. The
Honeymoon Lane
Huckleberry Finn
Magnificent Lie
Star
. . . Richard Arlen-L. Dresser . . . Phil Holmes-Sylvia Sidney . Warner Oland-Anna May
Wong Sept. 12, '31 .
... Charles Ruggles ii-ne 27, '31.
. ..Hddic Dowling July 25. '31.
. . . J. Coogan-Mitzi Green Aug. 15. '31.
...Ruth Chatterton July 25. '31..
Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed
Aug, 8. '31
July II, '31... 75
Marines Have Landed (Tent) Wm. Boyd-C. Rogers
Monkey Business (Tent) Four Marx Bros
Murder by the Clock Wm. Boyd-L. Tashman
My Sin Tallulah Bankhead
No One Man P. Holmes-C. Lombard
Personal Maid Nancy Carroll
Rich Man's Folly G. Bancroft-Kay Francis ...
Road to Reno (Tent) Charles Rogers
Secret Call. The Peggy Shannon-Richard Arlen.
Secrets of a Secretary C. Colbert
Silence Clive Brook-Mary Brian
Stepdaughters of War Ruth Chatterton
TwentyFour Hours C. BrookKay Francis
Women Love Once Lucas-Boardman-Tashman. . . .
Oct. 24,'3I. Sept. 26,'3I. Aug. 8, '31.
Oct. Oct, Sept. Aug. Sept. July Sept. Sent. Oct. Oct. July
3, '3I. 10. '31. 19, '31. 22.'3I.
5, '31. 25,'3I.
5,'3I. 12,'31 . 31, '31 . 17. '31.
4, '31 .
RADIO PICTURES
Features
Title Star
Bachelor Apartment Lowell Sherman-Irene Dunn
Leau Ideal Vail-Forbes-Stengel-Rich
Young
Behind Office Doors AstorAmes-Cortez
Check and Double Check Amos 'n' Andy-CarolRich . . .
Cimarron Richard Dix-lrene Dunn
Cracked Nuts WheelerWoolsey
Donovan's Kid R. Dix-Shilling-Sheridan
Jackie Cooper
Everything's Rosie Robert Woolsey-Anita Louise.
Half Shot at Sunrise WheelerWoolsey
High Stakes Lowell ShermanMae Murray.
Hook. Line and Sinker WheelerWoolsey
Kept Husbands Dorothy Mackaill-J. McCrea.
Lady Refuses, The Betty Compson-John Darrow.
Laugh and Get Rich Edna May Oliver-Dorothy
Pay Off, The Lowell Sherman ...........
Millie Helen Twetvetrees
Perfect Alibi All Star
Royal Bed. The ShermanAstor
Silver Horde LrentWolheim
Sin Ship. The Wolheim Mary Astor Ian
Keith
Three Who Loved B. Compson R. Ames C.
Nagel
Transgression Kay FrancisRicardo Cortez.
Traveling Husbands Evelyn Brent
Waiting at the Church Kerr. Prevost. Brian. Hines.
White Shoulders Astor-Cortez-Holt
W. Plan. The All Star
Woman Between. The Lily Damita-Lester Vail
Coming Features
False Roomers Clark & McCullough
Fanny Foley Herself Edna May Oliver
Full of Notions B. Wheeler-R. Woolsey
D. Lee
Marchita Dix-Dunne
Million Dollar Swindle. The Richard Dix
Nancy's Private Affairs Mary Astor Robt. Ames . . .
Sphinx Has Spoken, The Lily Damita Adolph Menjou Eric Von Stroheim ....
Strange Woman G. Tobin-B. Compson
Too Many Cooks Bert WheelerDorothy Lee...
Running Time
Rel.
Date
Minutes Reviewed
Apr.
I5,'31
77.
.Feb. 28,'31
Jan.
25. '31
...79.
Dec. 13
Mar.
15. '31
82.
Oct.
25...
....75.
Oct.' "24
Feb.
9.'3I
...124.
.Jan. 3.'3I
Apr.
19,'3I
64.
.Feb. I4.'3I
June
6.'3I
77.
.May 9.'3I
June
13,'3I
....76.
.May 9,'31
Oct.
4. . .
....79..
. ..Sept. 27
.May 9,'3I
Dec.
27, ,
....75.
Dec 8
Feb.
22. '31
...76.
.Jan. 24.'3I
Mar.
8,'3I
72.
Apr.
20.'3I. .
. .72
Oct.
15
. ,70
Feb.
8.'3I
. 85
Apr.
l.'3l
..76
Jan.
I5.'3I
76
Oct.
25
. . 75
Apr.
I8.'3I
. .65
July
3. '31 . .
. 78
.Mar. 7,'3I
Sept. 13
.Jan. I7,'3I
. Dec. Sept.
June 27.'3I.
.June 13, '31
June Mar.
6.'3I. 15. '31.
May
May
. 81 . . .May . 98. . Apr. Apr.
2.'3I 9.'31 30.'3I
4. '31
25. '31
RKO PATHE
Features
(Available sound-on-flim and sound-on-disc)
Running Time
„ ''}'\,. . o®*?'" Minutes Reviewed
Beyond Victory Boyd .. Apr. I2.'3I.. ..73...Apr. I8.'3l
Big Money ftuillan-Armstrong-Gleason . . Oct. 26 82
Born to Love Constance Bennett Apr 17 'si
Lonely Wives HortonRalstonLaPlante
Miller Feb. 22.'3I... Jan 24 '31
Painted Desert Boyd-Twelvetrees Jan. I8.'31 85... Jan'. I7!'3I
Rebound Ina Claire June 13, '31
Sin Takes a Holiday Constance Bennett Nov. 23 ' 81 Nov 29
Sweepstakes Eddie Quillan July 10. '31 jiine 13 '31
Woman of Experience Helen Twelvetrees '.'.'Apr. 25''31
Coming Features
Common Law Constance Bennett
Devotion Ann Harding
Iron Chalice Bill Boyd
Mad Marriage, The Helen Twelvetrees
Suicide Fleet, The Bill Boyd ..
SONO ART-WORLD WIDE
Features
t:u„ „. Running Time
«ir pVito .. , . Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed
^ . , 1 ^ Kenneth Harlan-J. Dunn Apr. I,'3I 60. ..Mar. 21, '31
Costello Case Tom Moore-Lola Lane Oct. 15 78 Oct IP
Damaged Love Collyer Dec. 15 .'jan 24.'3I
First Aid Gr. Withers-Mariorle Beebe.. July 25,'3I.
Hell Bent for 'Frisco Delaney-Reynolds
1" ^itn Lease-Dorothy Gulliver .. May ' is.'si ! '.'.!'. 62. '.'.jiine'io.' 'si
Jaws of Hell McLaglen-Hume Dec
Just for a Song Davis-Carpenter Dec.
5^"° Roland-Thomson-Love Oct
Rogue of the Rio Grande Hatton-Loy Bohr Oct
Symphony in Two Flats Novello-Logan 'Apr
Swanee River Withers-Todd Mar'
30. 20.
I
15.... 15. '31. I5.'31.
.100... Jan. lO.'ai
. 80. . 70.
Oct. . Dec.
1 1
...58. ..Jan. 31. '31
STATE RIGHTS
Features
Title star
A 'hi Austin Trever
Alma de Gauche Special Cast
Bali
Running Time Dist'r Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed
. Gaumont-W & F 74... May 30.'3I
Edw. L. Klein Sept. 6
By Rocket to the Moon...;.:::;::::::::: fifa'^' •'^'^'<'°" ^ov. '|-,v,V/«'v,i, ••■•i.ii
Chance of a Night Time. ... Ralph Lynn ;;;;;; Ga2mont W & >' . 6. 31 .97. .. Feb. 14,31
Chess Player. The Johanne-Blanchard . . Unusual Pict
Clearing the Range H. Gibson-S. Eilers. M. H. Hoffman:
Comrades of 1918 Foienfiim' •;::::;::: : rtb ii'il
Der Grosse Tenor Emil Jannings Ufa Film .... June fi'S
Docks of Hamburg Jugo-Fritsch Ufa Film
ffiaVo"" Liberty Prod, .: . . : ! ! ! : ! ! ! ! :72: ! : : : :n','v:' '»
L '.■ J Franco-American 71 Der 7
Heart's Melody Fritisch-Parlo . Ufa Film
Immortal Vagabond Hald-Froelich Ufa Film
jade Casket. The French Cast Cosmos Oct. " H " " si
Lawless Woman Vera Reynolds Chesterfield "'
Lotu's Lariv" ' ^"'^'^ Wardour Films ;84.'.'.'.Ma;'3().'3i
Loir Pat?Jr :;;::;;:::;;;:;; : p"' ' pltriW \\
M^H^onl^'H l^'ii Fritsch'::::::Cfa° Fiim"..;;;;May ,-5.'3i ;":::: ::°" "
Madonna of the Sleeping
M^'fo V Vu Claude Frane Little Playhouse Oct 19 '29
Mad Parade The M.Day-L. Fazenda. . Liberty Prod May 2 '3 1
K^n^man. The,, Carl Briason Ufa Dec. 2 76" Dec 14
Midnight Special. The Chesterfield ... Dec 15 6D Dec' 6
Mysteries of Nature ufa "
,1-^''!' Lupine Lane .:;:::; Gaumont-British: ;
P^s'.'""' 'talian Opera Audio Cinema
Passion Song. The Olmstead-N. Beery .Excellent 'se'
.71. .72.
.May 30.'3I .Mar. 7,'3I