Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Sep 1931)

Page scan 000234 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 #:
000234
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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76 MOTION PICTURE HERALD July 11, 19 3 1 5 7 21 12.... 3,'3I. 12.... 26,'3I. I I I 30 I 28 2 28, '31. . .2 7,'3I...2 3,'3I. . .2 23 1 30 2 22,'3I 29.'3I... 29, '3I...I 3.'3I...I 14. 22. '3 1 21... 2... Runni Title Star Rel. Date M Eve's Fall All Star Dec. 28 2 Fisherman's Luck Aesop Fable June 8, '31 Fly Guy, The Aesop Fable May I0,'3I Flying Feet Knute Rockne Football Oct. 26 1 Fore! Farrell Golf Feb. I5,'3[...l Frozen Face Manhattan Comedy Apr. I9,'3I...2 lem of Agra Vagabond Adventure Oct. 19 I Getting on the Green Farrell Golf Mar. 22.'3I...I diory of Spain Vagabond Adventure Nov. 18 I Gossipy Plumber, The Folly Comedy May I7.'3I...2 Gypped in Egypt Fable Nov. 9 I Half Pint Polly Capital Comedy May 3,'31...2 Help Wanted— Female Pollard Jan. 1 1. '31... 2 lidden Goal, The Rockne Football Oct. 15 I rtigh Steppers Sportlight Nov. 16 I Hold the Baby Agnew-Crane-McPhail Nov. 9 2 hunting Thrills Sportlight Apr. 21, '31. ..I Hurricane Island Vagabond Adventure Apr. 21, '31... I In the Rough Farrell Golf Mar. 8.'31...1 I'll Take That One All Star Oct. 5 2 June First June MacCloy Jungle 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 ^^"9'">"' 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 Jable Mar. Red Riding Hood ^^^^"^ \ \ J^" 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 P""'!';? f'*"; Self Defense . V ■ • 1 f/"*' Shadow of the Dragon Vagabond Adventure Mar. She Snoops to Conquer Daphne Pollard June Sink or Swim S"""!'.'-'!! U^!! 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 . Juno Tale of Tutulla Vagabond Adventure Jan. Tennis Top-Notchers Tilden-Wills 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. Twisted Tales Arthur Housman-Marlon Douglas Mar. Two Minutes to Go Rockne Football Oct. Under Cover S"""^ ,.• i?"' Under Par Farrell Golf Mar. Under the Cock-Eyed Moon Carney-Wills Oct. Water Bugs Johnny Wolsmuller May Well of Fortaleza. The Vagabond Adventure Feb. Winning Putts Farrell Golf Mar. Wizard Land Vagabond Adventure Dec. Younger Years Sportlight 2 I I 15.'31...2 24, '3I.... 19 1 l,'3l...l I8.'3l...l 25, '3I 5, '31...2 19 2 2 I I5.'3I...2 7 1 8,'3l...l 22.'3I.... 22.'3I...I 8 I 8.'3I...I 28 I 18 1 7 I 15,'31.. . . 25.'3I...I 4,'3I...I I3,'3I.... 6, '3I.... 22,'3I...I I2,'3I...2 2 I 4,'3l...l ng Time inutes Reviewed reels .10 July 4,'3I . 7... June 6,'31 reel Sept. 13 reel.. Feb. I4,'3I reels. Apr. 18, '31 reel Sept. 27 reel . Apr. II, '31 reel Nov. 8 reels. May 2, '31 reel Nov. 15 reels reels. Jan. I0,'3I reel Aug. 30 reel Dec. 13 reels reel . Apr. 1 1, '31 reel. Mar, 28.'3I reel . . Feb. 28,'31 reels , . 20 July 4,'3I reel Sept. 20 reels Sept. 20 reel.. Jan. 3, '31 reel Aug. 30 .20. ..June 6,'3I reel Oct. 25 reel. . May 2,'3I reel Dec. 20 reel Nov. 22 reels reels. Jan. 3,'31 reels. May 16, '31 reels. May 2,'3I reel Nov. 29 reels. ... Nov. 22 20. ..Apr. II. '31 .7... Apr. 4.'31 reel reel.. May 3I,'3I reels. Feb. 7,'3I ..9 July 4,'3I reels. Jan. 24, '31 reel Nov. 22 reel reels. Apr. 4, '31 10... May 30,'3I reel Oct. 1 1 reel. . Feb. 28, '31 reel . Jan. 31/31 reel.. Feb. 7. '31 reels. Mar. 14, '31 reels Aug. 30 reel reels. Jan. 3, '31 reel Sept. 13 reel.. Mar. 14,'3I .20. . .June 20, '31 reel. 9. Mar. 28,'3I reel.. Feb. 14, '31 reel.. Mar. I4,'3I reel.. Jan. 3,'31 reel.. Feb. 28, '3 1 reel Dec. 13 20... May 30.'3I reel.. Feb. 7,'3I reel. I I.Apr. 4,'31 20... June 6.'3I 20. .May 30,'3I reel. Apr. 4, '3 1 reels. Apr. I8,'31 reel reel.. Jan. 3. '31 SYNDICATE PICTURES CORPORATION 29,'31 22... Apr. 4,'31 15 1 reel Il,'3l...l reel. .Jan. 24,'3I 15,'3I...I reel.9.Mar. 28, '31 26 2 reels Nov. 15 31,'SI 10 ..May 23,'3I 28,'3I...I reel. .Feb. 21. '31 l.'3l...l reel. .Apr. 4, '3' 14 1 reel Dec. I3 10 July 4,'3I STATE RIGHTS Title At the Photographers Beauty Secrets from Hollywood— No. I (technicolor).. Besides the Western Sea Birds of a Feather Blind Youth Bosom Friendship Bring on the Bride Broken Doll, The Coast to Coast Down Hawaii Way Electric Ship EliEli Evening in Jewish Camp Felix Fernandino Friend Husband In the Good Old Summer Time lewish Gypsy Jewish Melody Kids and Pets Knights In Khaki Kol Nidre No. I Kol Nidre No. 2 Land of Freedom Legend of the Skies Mal-Ko Mashma-Lou Meet the Family Monkey Business Monkey Squawks Natascha Niagara Falls Oh Doctor One Day Peas and Ques Peculiar Pets Poem in Stone. A Polo Sacred Elephants of India... Sailors' Sweetheart Shoemaker's Romance Signed, Scaled & Delivered. Sixty Minutes from Broadway Some Wild Appetites. Spanish Rhythm Spring Is Here Style and Class Summer Harmonies . Talk-o-Graphs Tee Time Una-Sana-Takof Wings of Tomorrow.. World Unseen, A Star Harry Delf Runni Distributor M . Elbee 2 ing Time inutes Reviewed reels Welshay Castle Film I Ideal Lou Tellegen Capital 2 Novelty UFA Elbee 2 Sadie Banks Judea Films 1 Talker Visugraphic 2 Color Novelty Castle I Educational General Electric Cantor Waldman ...Judea Film Eval Miller Judea Film Imperial Burr 2 I4,'3I 4,' 31 Ideal Hymie Jacobson Judea Films Cantor Waldman ludea Films, Inc I Color Novelty Castle I Falcon Prod Cantor Schmilikel ..ludea Films Cantor Waldman ...ludea Films Seymour Reltztelt ..ludea Films, Inc 2 Ideal Harry Feld ludea Films Harry Delf Elbee 2 Mar. reel . .8. . .Apr. reels 10 reels Nov. 9 reel reels Aug. 30 reel .9 Nov. 8 10 12 .9.i....Nov. 22 reels. 4,'3I .8... Apr. 21 reel reel 22... May 23.'3I 10 reels .6. ..Mar. reels .8. . .Apr. I4,'3I '4,''3i Burr • PInchus Lavenda Judea Films, Inc 2 reels... Essanay Special Cast Judea Films Visugraphic Pro Patria Ideal Ideal Visugraphic Ideal Hymie Jacobson ludea Films, Inc 2 reels.. Judea Films 21 Special Cast Burr Color Novelty Castle I reel,.. . 20. ..Dec. 20 Dec. 6 Dec. 6 .Apr. 4, '31 .Mar. I4,'3I Nov. 29 .Mar. 21, '31 Ideal .Orchestra Imperial Ideal . Marty Barratz ludea Films .Song Cartoon Binohone Norman Brokenshire Henry Sononshlns Felix the Cat Conley Films .Canto Waldman ... Judea Films Visuographic . Sclentmo UFA .. .8. .. .9. . . 9. , ..23. I reel ,. 9. . I reel .Mar. 21, '31 Nov. 29 .Mar. 21, '31 '.'.'.'.dcV."5 Nov. 29 ....Apr. 5 Alice Chops the Suey 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 Salves 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 Hoxie Feb. Cyclone Bliss Jack Hoxie Oct. 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 Western Romance lack Hoxie Jan. Hoxie Oct. Hoxie Nov. Hoxie Dec. Hoxie Nov. Hoxie Jan. Hoxie Feb. Hoxie Dec. I. '31.... I5.'3I.... 15 I.'31.... I 15,'3I.... I, '31. l.'3l I5,'3I.... I 15 I,'3I.... 15 I 15,'3I 15.'3I.... I.'31.. .2 15 2 15, '31... 2 reels. 1 2 reels, 15 2 I 2 I 2 1.'3! I5.'3I reels, reels. reels., reels., reels. . .2 reels.. .2 reels. .2 reels.. TALKING PICTURE EPICS Running Time Minutes Reviewed '31 10. ..May 2,'3I I2.'31 10 Nov. 8 '31 10... May 30,'3I I4,'31 9 25,'31 9 31. '31 10. Title Star Rel. Date Animal World of Make Believe.. Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars. . . Apr., Bird Islands of Peru Dr. Robt. Cushman Murphy. Feb. Fight to Live Dr. Raymond L. Ditmafs. . . Apr., Freaks of Nature Or. Raymond L. Ditmars. .. June Heart of the Nation Washington May In the Realm of Goblins Dr. 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 Bept. 1 10 Like a Beaver Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars. . .Feb. I2,'31 10... Feb. I4.'31 Monkey Whoopee Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars. . .Dec. 25 9. ..May 30, '31 Naked Man vs. Beast Martin Johnson Oct. 15 10 Pompeii Seeing Bermuda on a Bicycle. .. (No. 1) Wanderlust Oct. Sunny Sweden (No. 4) Wanderlust June This Is Australia Natives lune Today and Yesterday Hearst News Nov. Top of the Old World (No. 6) Wanderlust June Up and Down New York (Empire State BIdg.) May World of Make Believe 15 10 Dec. 13 I5.'31 9 I5,'31 15 15, '29 30.... July 4,'3I 15.'31 9 25,'31 9 TIFFANY Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Color Symphonies Series 6 in Technicolor 1 reel Chinese Flower Boat July 5 Dancing Bear Juno ID Parisian Nights June 25 Kentucky Jubilee Singers Series of 6 Old Black Joe May 1 2 reels Pickin' Cotton I reel Dec. (3 Road Home, The 2 reels Slave Days I reel Dec. 6 Welcome Home Dec. 12 .1 reel Nov. 29 Musical Fantasies Series of 6 I reel Fire Worshippers Auo. 10 Sept. 27 Memories Apr. 23 William Tell Aug. I Way Down South Dec. 6 Paul Hurst Comedies Series of 6 Do 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 1 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,'3I 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 No. 16 Nell Hamilton Aug. 10 1 reel No. 17 Laura La Plante Aug. 20 I reel No. 18 Glcason & Armstrong Sept. Ii I reel No. 19 Johnny Hines I reel No. 20 James Hall I reel Oct. II No. 21 Conklin &. Christy I reel No. 22 Ian Keith I reel No. 23 Sammy Cohen-Tiffany Talking Chimps I reel Dec. 6 No. 24 Leon E. Janney Dec. 21 I reel No. 25 Seben 'n' Leben Jan. 20,'3I...I reel No. 26 Kenneth Harlan Mar. 2, '31 10. ..Mar. 28,'3I No. 27 John Wayne Our Gang 1 reel 10... May 2, '3 1 .12 UNIVERSAL Title Arabian Knights ... All Excited Africa Alaska All for a Lady Band Master. The.. Butter in Yeggman, Champion, The Cat's Paw, The Champ, The China College Comeback, The Country School, Dangerous Daze Detective, The Discontented Cowboys Divorce A La Carte Farmer, The Fireman, The Fowl Ball, The Framed Go to Blazes ....... Hammer & Tongs ... Hello. Russia Hello, Napoleon Hero's Luck Heroes of the Flames Hot and Bothered . . . Hot Feet Howdy Mate In Old Mazuma Kane Meets Abel ... The Star Rel. Date M .Slim Summerville .. 8, '31 .2 , . Mar. 25. 1 ■31 .2 Oswald Cartoon .. Dee. 15 Leather Pusher Series No. 6. Dec. 31 2 18, •31 SidneyMurray . . May 6. '31 !2' .Leather Pushers ..Feb. 25. 8, '31 .2 .Red Star Comedy ... ..July '31 .2 .Oswald Cartoon ..July 27, '31 .Oswald Cartoon . . Jan. 12, '31 !i .Oswald Cartoon . . Jan. 26, '31 .Leather Pusher Series No! 4. Dec. 3 !2' .Oswald Cartoon . . May 5, ■'3i . 1 .Red Star Comedy ... . . Mar. 11. '31 .2 .Oswald Cartoon . . Sept. 22 . 1 .Sidney-Murray . . Nov. 12 .2 .Sidney-Murray . . Apr. 15, ■si .2 .Oswald Cartoon . . Mar. 23. '31 . 1 .Oswald Cartoon . . Apr. 6, '31 Oswald Cartoon . .Oct. 13 ' 1 .Leather Pusher Series No! 7. Jan. 14, '31 .2 . Oct. 15 8 2 .Leather Pusher Series No. 20ct. .2 .Slim Summerville ... . . Jan. 17, ''3i .2 . Red Star Comedy . . . . . June 3, '31 .2 .Slim Summerville .. . . May 20, •31 .2 .Tim McCoy . . June 2, '31 .Sidney-Murray . . Mar. 4, •31 !2' . Oswald Cartoon . . Aug. 24, •31 . Red Star Comedy . . . ..July 22, '31. !2' .Sidney Murray . . Jan. 21. •31. .2 . Leather Pushers ..Feb. II, '31. .2 ng Time inutes Reviewed reels. . Mar.28,'3l reels. . Feb.28,'3l Nov. 29 Dec. 20 reels Nov. 29 .6... June 20, '31 reels. . Apr.l l,'3l reels reels. .Apr. 4,'3I reel reels reel reels, reel. . reels, reels, reel. . reel . reel reels Dec. 13 reels. ... Nov. 8 reels reels. . . . Dec. 20 reels reels.. May 2,'3I 17. . . Apr. 4, '31 reels reels reels, roels .May 16, '3! .Mar.l4,'3l ...Oct. II . . . Oct. 1 1 .Mar.l4,^3( .Mar.14,^31 Jan. 3, '3 1