Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

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Title:: Motion Picture Herald
Date:: Apr-Jun 1931
Publisher:: [New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:: Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)
Leaf #:: 0001697
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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1 June 2 7, 1931 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 77 Title Star Rel. Kentucky Belle Oswald Cartoon Aug. Knockout. The Leather Pusher Series No. 3 .. Nov. Lady Killer, A Leather Pusher Series No. 8 ..Jan. Laughback, The Red Star Comedy Dec. Let's Play Slim Summerville Apr. Love Punch. The Sidney-Murray Dec. Mardi Gras Leather Pusher Series No. 5 .. Dec. Mars Oswald Cartoon Dec. Mexico Oswald Cartoon Nov. Navy, The Oswald Cartoon Nov. No Privacy Red Star Comedy Apr. North Woods Oswald Cartoon June One Day to Live Red Star Comedy Apr. Parisian Gaieties Slim Summerville June Ou La La Slim Summerville Nov. Radio Rhythm Oswald Cartoon July Rolling Along Sidney-Murray Oct. Royal Bluff Slim Summerville j...Feb. Sargie's Playmates Slim Summerville Mar. Scared Stiff Red Star Comedy .May Stay Out The SidneyMurray May Shipwreck Oswald Cartoon Feb. Singing Sap Oswald Cartoon Sept. Stay Out, The Sidney-Murray May Stone Age, The Oswald Cartoon July Strange as Strange as Strange as Strange as Strange as Strange as Strange as Strange as Strange as Strange as Strange as It Seems It Seems It Seems It Seems It Seems It Seems it Seems It Seems It Seems It Seems It Seems It Seems No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Strange as Strange as It Seems Sunny South We We Marie Slim Summerville Oct. You Said It. Sailor Red Star Comedy Nov Novelty Sept. Novelty Sept. Novelty Nov. Novelty Dec. Novelty Jan. Novelty Feb. Novelty Mar. Novelty Apr. Novelty May Novelty June Novelty July Novelty Aug. Novelty Aug. Oswald Cartoon Apr. Running Time Date Minutes Reviewed 10, '31 5 2 reels Oct. II 28. '31 . .2 reels 2 reels.. Jan. 3,'3I '31 . .2 reels 2 reels Nov. 22 2 reels Nov. 22 1 reel 1 reel Nov. 29 I reel Nov. 13 '31 . .2 reels '31.. I reel '31. .2 reels. .Apr. 1 1, '31 '31. .2 reel. ..May I6,'3I 2 reels. . . . Nov. 15 '31.. I reel '3 i .' .2 reels . '. Feb.28,'3 i. '31. .2 reels. .Feb.2l, '31 '31.. 2 reels.. May 2,'3I '31.. 2 reels.. May 16, '31 8, "31.. I reel...Feb.2l,'3l 15 I reel Sept, 20 27, 'SI..! reel 13, '31.. I reel I I reel Sept. 20 29 1 reel Oct. II 3 I reel Nov. 22 reel Dec. 13 reel. . .Jan. 3, '31 reel . I reel. . I reel . . I reel . . I reel . I reel . 24. 29, 10. 17. 29. 17. 3. 22, 29, 17, ' 26. 27, 18, ' 8, 13, 24, .1 ..Feb. 7,'3I . .Mar.l4,'31 ..Apr.l I, '31 ..May I6,'3I 19, '31.. 18, '31. 16, '31. 13, '31. II, '31. 8, '31. 6, '31. 3, '31 31, '31.... 20. '31.. I reel. ..May 2,'3I 29 2 reels Oct. 1 1 19 2 reels. . ..Nov. 15 VITAPHONE SHORTS Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Adventures in Africa No. I. Into the Unknown 2 reels. . June 6,'31 Adventures in Africa No. 2. An African Boma 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 3. The Lion Hunt 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 4. Spears of Death 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 5. Trails of the Hunted 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 6. The Buffalo Stampede 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 7. The Witch Doctor's Magic 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 8. Flaming Jungles 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 9. Dangerous Trails 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 10. Maneaters 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. II. Beasts of the Wilderness 2 reels Africa Shrieks Hugh Cameron I reel Ain't Nature Grand Looney Tunes No. 7 Jan. 24,'31 Alaska — Laff Tour Eddie Lambert I reel Algiers Novelty Scenic I reel Alpine Echoes Douglas Stanbury I reel Dec. 13 Angel Cake A. Rasch Girls C. Lancfry J. Ray Foursome 2 reels .. Feb. 21, '31 Animals of the Amazon E. M. Newman Travel Talk IO.June6,'3l At the Round Table Hellinger-Hopper-RunyonCorbett I reel Oct. 4 Babykins Pee Wee Singer and Bill Halligan I reel Baby Bandit, The Bobby WatsonAnn Cornwall I reel Bard of Broadway, The Walter Winchell 2 reels Oct. 4 Barefoot Days Cast of Children I reel Believe It or Not, Believe Believe Believe It or Believe Believe It or Not, It or Not. Not, It or Not. Believe It or Not, Not. Believe It or Not. Believe It Not. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. . Dec. 2 Robert L. Ripley I reel . 3 Robert L. Ripley I reel 4 Robert L. Ripley 1 reel Nov. I 6 Robert L. Ripley I reel . .7. Mr.28,'3l 7 Robert L. Ripley I reel .. Feb. 2I,'31 8 Robert L. Ripley I reel 9 Robert L. Ripley 1 reel.. 9. My 23,'3I 10 Robert L. Ripley I reel 11 Robert L. Ripley I reel Big Deal. The Harry Holman I reel Bigger They Are Prime CarneroLittle Billy 2 reels Big Man From the North Looney Tunes No. 6 I reel .. .Jan. I0,'3I Border Patrol, The Frisco-Knopp-Graham 2 reels. . Jan. 24,'3I Booze Hangs High, The Looney Tunes No. 4 1 reel. .6, .Oct. 4 Bosko's Holiday Looney Tunes No. II I reel. ..May 9, 31 Box Car Blues Looney Tunes No. 5 1 reel Cave Club. The Leach-Merraan-Pieriot 9 Cold Turkey H. Broderick L. Crawford I reel College Capers ' reel Nov. 8 Compliments of the Season DressierLane-O'Brien 2 reels . ......... Court Plastered Helen Broderick I reel. . .Jan.24, '31 Crime Square Pat O'Brien-Mary-Duncan I reel Cry Baby Vernon-Treen I reel Curses Moore-Clement-Blackwood 2 reels. . Feb.2l,'3l Dandy and the Belle, The Frank McGlynn, Jr. Mary Murray 1 reel Dining Out Kent-Lake I reel , Donkey Business Edgar Bergen C. Graver I reel . Down the Blue Danube E. M. Newman Travel Talk I reel. Dumb Luck Frank Orth Ann Codie I reel Dumb Patrol Looney Tunes No. 9 1 reel. Duel The Fields-Teasdale I reel E„yy' Dressler-Brent-Evans I reel Everything "Ha'p'pen's to Me Carson-Hoyt I reel .... ...... Iiluse the Pardon Morgan-Alexander I reel Dee. 13 F^ilt and Pleasant. Billy Wayne-Thelma White I reel Find the Woman Hugh OConnell Five Minutes from the Station. . Overman-Churchill-Sidney 2 reels ....... ... For Two Cents De Wolf Hopper 10. June 6,'3I Cnrsk FordLane I reel Fowl Trianiiie .'.'.'.'.... I reel . . . Feb. I4,'3 1 F??me The i [ . . BoydM iddleton I reel Freeman Love '. Ruth Etting-Jeanie LangDon Tompkins . . . I reel .20. Ap I8,'31 Ranawav Joe Penner 2 reels Gates of H'aDiiness . Arthur Pat West I reel . .8. .Sept. 27 GiSalo" Rack" The'.'.::; . ...... Helen Morgan 2 reels Good Mournin'^a"""" Eddie' Fay-Dres's'le;.' White i! ::.:::::::::::: ! "el.' Rood Times Madge Evans I reel G?and Dames "The ..Patsy Kelly I reel. Hangove?, The Neely Edwards B. Granville I reel Handy Guy, The Earl Sande 15. My 23,'3I Hannv Hntfpntnts The Joe Frisco I reel Oct. 25 [^LTch^M\? Th7'^•; ::::.:.. Cl^emert^^ « reel. Jan WSI Heart Breaker. The S'"''!' 'L' 1 ree . 15. . .Oct. 4 Hello, Sucker Hugh O'Connell I reel Hncus Pocus Edgar Bergen-C. Graver Hittino the High C's Frank & Milt Britton & Band I reel. . .Apr.25,'3l '.7'.Mf.'2'8,''3i .Dec. . .Mar.l4,'3l ..May 9, '31 .Apr. 4,'3I (Reviewed under title "On the High C's") Home Maid Hackett-Hall-Burley 1 reel ......... ... Honeymoon Trail, The .• ■ vVVwu-; reel..7.Ap 4,31 Hot Sands Billy Wayne-Thelma White 1 reel How I Play Golf Bobby Jones No. 1— The Putter 2 ree Is. . Apr.25, 31 No. 2— Chip Shots ■ ■ 't'"'-?!',! No. 3— The Niblick ree . . . Apr.25, 31 No. 4— The Mashie Niblick • ree No. 5 — The Medium Irons I ree No. &— The Big Irons I ree No. 7— The Spoon I ree No. 8— The Brassie ree No. 9.— The Driver reel . . . . . . ... . . . I ll Fix It Kent-Lake 1 reel . 9. Mr 28, '31 Running Time Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed , Billy Wayne-Thelma White I reel. 10. My I6,'3I 10, .Sept. 13 ..Feb. 21, '3 1 . . Junel3,'3l . Mar: '2l ,''3i . .Jan.lO,'3l . . Jan.24,'3l . .Apr. 4,'31 .Mar. 28, '3 1 Title Inventor, The Jay Walker, The Chester Gluts I reel. Jessel, George, and The Russians Art Choir I reel. Junior Neely Edwards-J. McCallion 1 reel Just a Gigolo Cameron-Crosbie-Austin J. Young I reel. Knocking 'Em Cold Andrew Tombes I reel . Last But Not Leased Billy Wayne-Jhelma White I reel. Lady Killer, The Eric Dressier I reel Lady Play Your Mandolin Song Cartoon I reel Last Straw, The Romney Brent I reel. .8. My 2,'3I Let's Merge Doree Leslie I reel Lodge Night Phillips-Cox I reel . .7. My 16, '31 Lonely Gigolo Lotti Loder 9... Oct. 25 Looney Tunes No. I— Sinkin' In the Bathtub. I reel No. 4— Booze Hangs High, The I reel Oct. 4 No. 5— Box Car Blues ' reel No. 6 — Big Man From the North • reel. No. 7— Ain't Nature Grand ' reel. No. 8— Ups 'n' Downs ' reel. No. 9— Dumb Patrol reel. No.lO— Yodeling Yokels ree No.l I— Bosko s Holiday ree No. 12— Trees' Knees : ree Lost and Found Demarest-Bond I reel Love Nest, The Billy Wayne-Thelma White I reel.. Mar. 21, '31 Lucky Break Fox 21... Oct. 25 Madame of the Jury Judith Anderson reel Maid to Order Eleanor Shalor Bob Lynn I reel. ..May 2,'3I Making Good Joe Penner I reel. . .Apr. 4, 31 Married Flint-Ridges-Foran I reel Masquerade V. Osborn-R. D'Arcy-W.Lytell 2 reels Martinelli Aria from "Aida" j reel Pagliacci | ree Prison Scene from "Faust" ree Sept. 27 Temple Scene from ''Aida" ' ree The Ship's Consort ree Troubadour, The reel .7. My 9,'31 Two Popular Italian Songs 1^■ \^J.: ■ ' ;,\ ' "el. . ,Apr.l8,'31 (Reviewed under the title — "Nina") Meal Ticket, The Jack Pearl 2 reels. . Junel3,'3l Military Post, The Roberto Guzman ree Milky Way, The Neely Edwards-Muriel Abbott, I reel Dancers Modern Fairy Tales ' reel Merry Melodies 7 mm.. Apr. 25,'3I No. 1 — Lady Play Your Mandolin • Modern Business ■ ' reel Money. Money, Money Mason-Keeler Moving In Joe Penner 2 reels Mr Intruder Otto Kruger I reel Music Racket, The Lee Morse _ I reel Oct. 29 My Mistake Donald Brian-Pat 0 Brien I reel Naggers' Day 'of' Rest. The Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth I reel... Jan. I7,'3I Naggers Go Rooting, The Mr. & Mrs. Jack INorworth I reel... Jan. 10, '31 Naggers Go South, The Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth reel Naggers Go Camping, The Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth I reel..8.Mr28,'3l Naggers Go Shopping, The Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth ree Naggers in the Subway, The.... Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth 1 reel. 10 Naggers at the Dentist's. The. .. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth I reel. ..May 2,'3I Naggers at the Ringside Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth 10 mm. ..May I6,'3I Nightingale, The Osborne-Talbot-O'Brien 2 reels. . Jan. 31, '31 Nine o'clock Folks Whitey & Ford I reel No-Account, The Hardie-Hutchison 9 Ni Privacy Lloyd Hamilton 20min...May 2,'31 No Questions Asked Little Billy-Jed Prouty 1 reel Number. Please Sheila Barrett-L. Bame I reel. 10. Mr 31, '31 Office Scandal, The Bergen-Graber 1 reel. . .Jan. 31, '31 Old Flame The Audray Dale-John Marsdon I reel One Good 'Turn Ruth Etting-Jay Velle 2 reels One Way Out Chas. Lawrence-Thelma White. I reel. .. Feb. 21, '31 Only the Girl Wattles-Marsh 6 On the Job Frank Orth-Ann Codes I reel Pa Gets a Vacation— Potter Series. LittlefieldWard 14 Painter. The Frank Orth Partners Wm. Gaxton-Geo. Haggerty 2 reels 21 .Ap. 4,'3I Paulo, Paquita & Chiquita • ■• 9 Peace and Quiet Billy Wayne-Barbara Leonard 1 reel Perfect Understanding, A May-Oaks 6 Pest of Honor, The Short-Fielding-Hail I reel Play Boy, The Fox-Curtis 2 reels Playing With Fire Jack Hazzard I reel Politics George Jesse! 2 reels Dee. 18 Purely an Accident BrownKearns-Otto 1 reel. 10. My I6,'3I Putting It On Jarvis-Bond I reel Reno or Bust PanghornHager 1 reel Aug. 23 Riding Master, The Poodles Hanaford 9 reels Nov. 8 Romeo and Juliet Chas. Hackett-Rosa Low I reel Recruits, The The Three Sailors-Clements I reel.. Feb. 21, '31 Revenge Is Sweet L. Adams-Weeks-Allworth 2 reels. 9. Mr 28, '31 Roseland Ruth Etting 2 reels. 14 Rural Hospitality Roger Imhof I reel Salesman. The Orth Vernon I reel Santry, Henry, & Orchestra I reel.. Feb. 28,'3I Sax Appeal Joe Penner I reel Scotch Love Blore-Swinburn-Collins I reel Scotch Taffy Scott-Sanders I reel Oct. 25 Second Childhood Mayall-Mackin I reel Seeing Off Service penner-Busley-McNaughton 2 reels Nov. I Seeing Sarah Off Sylvia Clark I reel Seeing Things Demarest-Auer-Fielding I reel. .9. . .Oct. 18 Service Stripes PennerWaddell I reel... Jan. I0,'3| Servant Problem, The Murray-Oakland-Stauber I reel Showin' Off Vitaphone Kiddies I reel Sitting Pretty Joe Phillips-Ruth Donnelly I reel May9,'3l Sky High Janet Reade-Durdey Clements I reel. lO.Mr 28,'3I Sleepy Head Frank Orth-Ann Codee I reel. .Feb. 21, '31 South Sea Pearl Gaston Glass 2 reels May 10 Spirits of 76th Street Helen Broderick I reel. l7.May 2,'3I Sportslants No. I— Ted H using v. ;,'--! ' Squaring the Triangle Donald Brian-Mayo Melliot Stars of Yesterday Old Film Stars I reel.. Feb. 28,'3I Stepping Out Penner-Phillips-Donnelly I reel Oct. 25 Strange Case. The Charles Halton I reel. .8. My I6,'3I Strong Arm. The Harrington-O' Neil I reel Stuttering Romance, A Joe Penner-Dorothea Chard | reel Substitute, The Chas. Lawrence I reel Sept. 27 Surprise Dugan-Leonard 12 Suspicion LyonsEarleMorns I reel Syncopated Sermon, A Hall-Johnson Choir Willard Robinson 1 reel Nov. 15 System ClementsKnapp I reel Taking Chances Billy Wayne-Thelma White I reel... May 9, 31 Talking It Over Jack Osterman 8 Thirteenth Prisoner, The Willie Howard-Lee Kohlmar Nov. 15 Tintypes Yorke & King 1 reel Oct. II Tom Thumbs Down Jarvis McNaughton 1 reel Trip to Paris, A Jarvis-Taylor 1 reel Trees Knees Looney Tuney No. 12 I reel Trip to Tibet, A Scenic I reel May2,'3l 23 Skiddoo Lew Fields 1 4. . . 10. May 2,'3I Twixt Love and Duty Howard-Graham-Percival IOMay2,'3l Two Rounds of Love Rennie-Dixon I reel Unfair Sex. The Healy-Gilbert 1 reel Ups 'n' Downs Looney Tunes No. 8 1 reel... Apr, 4,'3I Varsity Vamp Mike Ames 2 reels Victim. The Orth-Howard I reel Wanderer. The Douglas Stanbury I reel. .9. .Sept. 18 Watch Dog, The Jack Hazzard I reel Where There's a Will George Hassell 2 reels With Pleasui'e Dolly Gilbert-Billy Wane I reel.. 8. Mr I4,'3I Ye Old Time News Reel I reel... May 2,'3I Yodeling Yokels Looney Tunes No. 10 I reel i