Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Sep 1931)

Page scan 00080 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jul-Sep 1931
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Sep 1931)
Leaf #:
00080
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:
May 30, 2024
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72 MOTION PICTURE HERALD July 4, 193 1 Title Star Rel. Eve's Fall All Star Dec. Fisherman's Luck Aesop Fable June Fly Guy, The Aesop Fable May Flying Feet Knute Rockne Football Oct. Fore! Farrell Golf Feb. Frozen Face Manhattan Comedy Apr. Sem of Agra Vagabond Adventure Oct. Getting on the Green Farrell Golf Mar. Glory of Spain Vagabond Adventure Nov. Gossipy Plumber, The Folly Comedy May Gypped in Egypt Fable Nov. Half Pint Polly Capital Comedy May Help Wanted — Female Pollard Jan. lidden Goal, The Rockne Football Oct. rtigh Steppers Sportlight Nov. Hold the Baby Agnew-Crane-McPhall Nov. Hunting Thrills Sportlight Apr. Hurricane Island Vagabond Adventure Apr. In the Rough Farrell Golf Mar. I'll Take That One All Star Oct. /ungle Terror Vagabond Adventure Oct. Kid the Kidder Owsley-Marsh Dec. King of Bugs Fable Dec. Last Yard. The Rockne Football Oct. Lemon Meringue Edgar Kennedy Aug. Midnight Fable Oct. Mad Melody Fable Apr. Monarchs of the Field Sportlight Dec. Mystic Isles Vagabond Adventure Nov. Neat and Tidy All Star Nov. Next Door Neighbors Housman-Deering Jan. Night Class Campus Comedy June Not So Loud Melody Comedy May Office Boy, The Fable Nov. One Nutty Night Wills-Carney Nov. Open House Nick Stuart Mar. Old Hokum Bucket, The Aesop Fable Mar. Olympic Talent Sportlight June Outboard Stunting Sportlight Series May Over the Radio Pangborn Dec. Pale Face Pup Aesop Fable June Parading Pajamas Johnny Arthur Dec. Par and Double Par Sportlight Nov. Pathe News Released Twice Weekly Parents Wanted Folly Comedy Mar. Play Ball Aesop Fable May Racqueteers Sportlight Oct. Radio Racket Fable Mar. Red Riding Hood Fable Jan. Rough and Tumble Sportlight Jan. Rough House Rhythm Ed Kennedy Apr. Royal Flush, The All Star Dec. Sands of Egypt Vagabond Adventure Nov. Seein' Injuns Pollard Feb. Self Defense Sportlight Sept. Shadow of the Dragon Vagabond Adventure Mar. She Snoops to Conquer Daphne Pollard June Sink or Swim Sportlight Mar. Ski Pilot Sportlight Feb. Speed Limit Sportlight Mar. Spirit of Sho-Gun Vagabond Adventure Dec. Stage Struck Walter Catlett Jan. Stone Age Stunts Fable Dec. Stout Hearts and Willing Hands. Frank Fay June Tale of Tutulla Vagabond Adventure Jan. Tennis Tep-Notchers TildenWills Apr. That's My Line Louis John Bartels July That's News to Me Frank McHugh July Them the Unknown Vagabond Adventure Mar. 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. Two Minutes to Go Rockne Football Oct. Under Cover Sportlight Jan. Under Par Farrell Golf Mar. Under the Cock-Eyed Moon Carney-Wills Oct. Water Bugs Johnny Welsmuller May Well of Fortaleza, The Vagabond Adventure Feb. Winning Putts Farrell Golf Mar. Wizard Land Vagabond Adventure Dec. Younger Years Sportlight 5 7 21... 12... 3,'JI.... 12 1 26,'3I...I 14 1 30 I 28 2 28,'31.. .2 Running Time Date Minutes Reviewed 28 2 reels 8, '31 9 10, '3I 7... June 6,'3I 26 I reel Sept. 13 15, '31... I reel.. Feb. I4,'31 19,'3I...2 reels. Apr. I8,'3I 19 1 reel Sept. 27 22,'31...l reel. .Apr. II, '31 18 I reel Nov. 8 I7,'31...2 reels. May 2,'31 9 1 reel Nov. 15 3, '31. . .2 reels 1 1, '31. . .2 reels. Jan. I0,'3I 15 I reel Aug. 30 16 1 reel Dec. 13 9 2 reels 21,'3I,..I reel. .Apr. M,'3I 21, '3I...I reel. .Mar. 28,'3I 8.'31...l reel.. Feb. 28,'31 5 2 reels 1 reel Sept, 20 2 reels Sept. 20 I reel. .Jan. 3, '31 I reel Aug. 30 ..20. ..June 6.'31 I reel Oct. 25 I reel.. May 2,'3I I reel Dec. 20 reel Nov. 22 reels reels. Jan. 3, '31 7, '3I.. .2 reels. May 16,'31 3,'31...2 reels. May 2,'31 23 1 reel Nov. 29 30 2 reels Nov. 22 22, '31 20... Apr. II,'3I 29,'31 7... Apr. 4,'31 29,'3I...I reel 3, '3I...I reel . May 31, '31 14 2 reels. Feb. 7,'3I 22,'3I...I reel 21 2 reels. Jan. 24,'31 2 1 reel Nov. 22 I reel I5,'3I...2 reels. Apr. 4,'3I 24, '31 10... May 30,'31 19 1 reel Oct. II l.'3l...l reel.. Feb. 28.'31 I8.'3I...I reel.. Jan. 3I,'3I I8,'3I...I reel.. Feb. 7. '31 5, '3I...2 reels. Mar. I4,'3I 19 2 reels Aug, 30 2 I reel I5.'3I...2 reels. Jan. 3,'3I 7 1 reel Sept. 13 8. '3I...I reel. .Mar. 14,'3I 22,'31 20. ..June 20. '31 22,'3l...l reel. 9. Mar. 28,'31 8 I reel.. Feb. I4,'31 8,'31...l reel. .Mar. 14,'3I 28 I reel.. Jan. 3,'3I 18 1 reel.. Feb. 28,'3I 7 1 reel Dec. 13 I5,'31 20... May 30,'3I 25, '3I...I reel.. Feb. 7,'3I 4, '31...1 reel. 11. Apr. 4, '31 13, '31 20. ..June 6.'31 6, '31 20... May 30,'3I 22,'31...l reel. .Apr. 4,'31 12, '31...2 reels. Apr. I8,'3I 2 1 reel 4,'31...l reel. .Jan. 3, '31 2 2 reels Nov. 8 29.'31 22... Apr. 4, '3 1 15 1 reel II, '31... I reel. .Jan. 24,'31 I5.'3I...I reel.O.Mar. 28. '31 26 2 reels Nov. 15 3I,'31 10... May 23,'3I 28,'31...l reel. .Feb. 21. '31 l.'31...l reel. .Apr. 4, '3' 14 1 reel Dec. 13 I reel SYNDICATE PICTURES CORPORATION STATE RIGHTS Title Star Distributor Running Time Minutes Reviewed At the Photographers Harry Delf Elbee 2 reels Beauty Secrets from Hollywood— No. 1 (technicolor) Welshay Mar. I4,'31 Besides the Western Sea Castle Film I reel Birds of a Feather Ideal 8... Apr. 4,'31 Blind Youth Lou Tellegen Capital 2 reels Bosom Friendship Novelty UFA 10 Bring on the Bride Elbee 2 reels. ... Nov. 9 Broken Doll, The Sadie Banks Judea Films reel Coast to Coast Talker visugraphic 2 reels Aug. 30 Down Hawaii Way Color Novelty Castle I reel Electric Ship Educational General Electric 9 Nov. 8 Eli-Eli Cantor Waldman ,.. Judea Film 10 Evening in Jewish Camp Eval Miller Judea Film 12 — Felix Fernandino Imperial 9 Nov. 22 Friend Husband Burr 2 reels In the Good Old Summer Time Ideal 8... Apr. 4,'3I Jewish Gypsy Hymie Jacobson Judea Films 21 Jewish Melody Cantor Waldman ludea Films, Inc I reel Kids and Pets Color Novelty Castle I reel Knights in Khaki Falcon Prod 22. ..May 23,'3I Kol Nidre No. I Cantor Schmlllkel ..ludea Films .10 Kol Nidre No. 2 Cantor Waldman ...ludea Films II Land of Freedom Seymour Reltztelt ..ludea Films. Inc 2 reels Legend of the Skies Ideal 6. ..Mar. 14,'3I Mal-Ko Mashma-Lou Harry Fold Judea Films Meet the Family Harry Delf Elbee 2 reels Monkey Business 8... Apr. 4,'31 Monkey Squawks Burr Natascha PInchus Lavenda Judea Films. Inc 2 reels Niagara Falls Essanay Dec. 20 Oh Doctor Special Cast Judea Films 20 One Day Visugraphic Dec. 6 Peas and Qucs Pro Patria Dec. 6 Peculiar Pets Ideal .8... Apr. 4,'31 Poem in Stone, A Ideal 7. ..Mar. I4,'3I Polo Visugraphic 10 Nov. 29 Sacred Elephants of India Ideal .8. ..Mar. 21, '31 Sailors' Sweetheart HymIe Jacobson ludea Films, Inc 2 reels Shoemaker's Romance Judea Films 21 Signed, Scaled & Delivered . Special Cast Burr Sixty Minutes from Broad , ., .. „ .. . , Kay Color Novelty Castle I reel Some Wild Appetites Ideal 8... Mar 21, '31 Spanish Rhythm Orch Imperial 9. .....Nov. 29 Soring Is Here Ideal 9. ..Mar. 21. '31 Style and Class Marty Barratz ludea Films 23 Summer Harmonies Song Cartoon Biophone I reel Oct. 5 Talk-o-Graphs Norman Brokenshlre. Henry Sonenshine 9 Nov. 29 Tee Time Felix the Cat Copley Films I reel Apr. 5 Trouble from Abroad Brock-Radio Mar. I4,'3I Una-Sana-Takof Canto Waldman ludea Films II Wings of Tomorrow VIsuographic 10. ..May 2,'3I World Unseen, A Sclentlfle UFA 12 Alice Chops the Sucy Feb. Alice Gets Stage Struck Jan. Alice Gets Stung Oct. Alice Loses Out Mar. Alice on the Farm Oct. Alice Picks the Champ Mar. Alice Plays Cupid Apr. Alice Rattled by Rats May Alice Solves the Puzzle Apr. Alice the Jailbird Nov. Alice Wins the Derby Nov. Alice in the Jungle Jan. Alice's Balloon Race Dec. Alice's Egg Plant Dec. Alice's Mysterious Mystery May Alice's Orphan Feb. Broken Spur, The Jack Cyclone Bliss Jack Desert Bridgegroom Jack Desert's Crucible Jack Dead or Alive Jack Double 0, The Jack Rider from Nowhere Jack Romantic Sheriff Jack Sparks of Flint Jack Hoxie Feb. Western Romance Jack Hoxie Dec. Hoxie Feb. Hoxie Oct. Hoxie Jan. Hoxie Oct. Hoxie Nov. Hoxie Dec. Hoxie Nov. Hoxie Jan. 1,'3I I5,'31 15 i.'3l 1 15, '31 I, '31. 1,'31 I5,'3I I 15 I,'3I 15 I I5,'3I IS,'3I 1,'3I...2 reels. 15 2 reels. 15, '31. . .2 reels. 1 2 reels. I,'3I. !5,'3I. 15 reels. . reels. . reels. . reels, . reels. , reels.. TALKING PICTURE EPICS Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Ditmars. .. Apr., '31 10... May 2,'3I " |2,>3| 10 Nov. 8 '31 10... May 30,'3I I4,'31 9 25, '31 9 31, '31 10. Title Star Animal World of Make Believe.. Dr. Raymond L. Bird Islands of Peru Dr. Robt. Cushman Murphy. Feb. Fight to Live Dr. Raymond L, Ditmars. .. Apr., Freaks of Nature Dr. Raymond L. Ditmari. . . June Heart of the Nation Washington May In the Realm of Goblins Or. Raymond L. Ditmars. .. Aug. Killing the Killer Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars. .. June 9. Land of Evangeline (No. 2) Wanderlust Jan. 30,'31 10. ..Feb. I4,'3I Land That Time Forgot Let's Sing Howard Wade Kinsey Bent. 1 10 Like a Beaver Dr. Raymond L, Ditmars. . .Feb. 12,'3I.. . . . 10. . . Feb. Monkey Whoopee Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars. . .Dec. 25 9. Naked Man vs. Beast Martin Johnson Oct. 15 10. Pompeii Seeing Bermuda on a Bicycle... Minutes I4,'3I .May 30,'3I Seeing Bermuda on a Bicycle. .. (No. I) Wanderlust Oct. Sunny Sweden Natives .,,.June This Is Australia Natives June Today and Yesterday Hearst News Nov. Top of the Old World Norwegian June Up and Down New York (Empire State BIdg.) May World of Make Believe 15 10 Dec. 13 15.'31 9 I5.'31 15 I5,'29 30 I5,'31 9 25,'31 9 TIFFANY Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Color Symphonies Series B in Technicolor I reel Chinese Flower Beat July 5 Dancing Bear June 10 Parisian Nights June 25 Kentucky Jubilee Singers Series of 6 Old Black Joe May I 2 reels Pickin' Cotton I reel Dec. 13 Read Home, The 2 reels Slave Days I reel Dec. 6 Welcome Home Deo. 12 1 reel Nov, 29 Musical Fantasies .Series of 6 I reel Fire Worshippers Aug. 10 Sept. 27 Memories Apr. 23 William Tell Aug. 1 Way Down South Dec. 8 Paul Hurst Comedies Series of 6 De Woild's Champion Dec. 6 One Punch O'Toole Mar. 23 18. ..Mar. 28,'3I Tale of a Flea, The Missing Link, The ' Rolling Stone Series Series of 6 In the Mountains Sept. 25 I reel Sept. 6 The Desert Dec. 18 Tiffany Chimp Series 6 Monkey Comedies 2 reels 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 Dec. 6 5. Nine Nights In a Bar Room Jan. 26,'31 Jan. 3,'3I 6. Chasing Around Mar. 23,'31 16. ..Mar. 28,'3I 7. Africa Squawks 8. Apeing Hollywood 9. Cinnamon Voice of Hollywood Series Station S-T-A-R Jan. 26 1 reel each No. 16 Nell Hamilton Aug. 10 No. 17 Laura La Plante Aug. 20 No. IB Gleasen & Armstrong Sept. II No. 19 Johnny Hines No. 20 James Hall Oct. II No. 21 Conklin &. Christy No. 22 Ian Keith No. 23 Sammy Cohen-Tiffany Talking Chimps Dec. 6 No. 24 Leon E. Janney Dec. 21 No. 25 Seben 'n' Leben Jan. 20. '31 No. 26 Kenneth Harlan Mar. 2, '31 10. ..Mar. 28,'3I No, 27 John Wayne Our Gang I reel , UNIVERSAL Title Star Rel. Date Arabian Knights Slim Summerville Apr. 8, All Excited Sidney-Murray Mar, 25, Africa Oswald Cartoon Dec, I. Alaska Oswald Cartoon Dec. 15. All for a Lady Leather Pusher Series No. 6. Dec. 31. Band Master, The Oswald Cartoon May 18, Butter in Yeggman, The Sidney-Murray May 6, Champion, The Leather Pushers Feb. 25, Cat's Paw, The Red Star Comedy July 8, Champ, The Oswald Cartoon July 27, China Oswald Cartoon Jan. 12, College Oswald Cartoon Jan. 26. Comeback, The Leather Pusher Series No. 4. Dec. 3. Country School, The Oswald Cartoon May 5, Dangerous Daze Red Star Comedy Mar. II, Detective, The Oswald Cartoon Sept, 22. Discontented Cowboys Sidney-Murray Nov. 12. Divorce A La Carte Sidney-Murray Apr. 15. Farmer, The Oswald Cartoon Mar. 23, Fireman, The Oswald Cartoon Apr. 6, Fowl Ball, The Oswald Cartoon Oct. 13. Framed Leather Pusher Series No. 7. Jan. 14, Go to Blazes ...^ Sidney-Murray Oct. 15. Hammer & Tongs Leather Pusher Series No. 20ct. 8. Hello. Russia Slim Summerville Jan. 17, Hello, Napoleon Red Star Comedy June 3, Here's Luck Slim Summerville May 20, Heroes of the Flames Tim McCoy June 2, Hot and Bothered SidneyMurray Mar. 4, Hot Feet Oswald Cartoon Aug, 24, Howdy Mate Red Star Comedy July 22, In Old Mazuma Sidney Murray Jan. 21, Kane Meets Abel Leather Pushers Feb. II, Runni M •31. .2 '31. .2 ng Time inutes Reviewed reels. . Mar.28,'3l reels. . Feb.28,'31 Nov. 29 Dec. 20 reels Nov. 29 .6. . .June 20, '31 reels. .Apr. 1 1, '31 reels reels. .Apr. 4,'3I reel 2 '31.... '31. .2 •31. .2 '31. .2 '31... •31.. I •31... 2 •31.. I '31.. 2 2 '31. .2 '31. .1 •31.. I •31.. 2 2 2 •31. .2 •31. .2 •31. .2 •31... •31.. 2 '31... •31. .2 •31. .2 •31. .2 reels reel. . May 16, •3! reels. . Mar.14,^31 reel Oct. II reels Oct. II reels. . Mar.l4,'3l reel . . . Mar.l4/3I reel reel reels. ... Dee. 13 reels. ... Nov. 8 reels reels reels reels . . . Dee. 20 May 2,^3I 17.... Apr. 4, ^31 reels reels reels. .Jan. reels 3,'3I