Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)

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Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Oct-Dec 1931
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)
Leaf #:
00085
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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October 3, 1931 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 73 Running Time 1-jtig Star Rel Date Minutes Reviewed Jewish Gypsy Hymle Jacobson Judea Films j ...Sept. 26,'3I Jewish Melody Cantor Waldman ... Judea Films, Ine ..21 Kids and Pets Color Novelty Castle I reel............. Knights in Khaki ...Falcon Prod 22. ..May 23,'3I Kol Nidre No. I Cantor Schmlltkel ..Judea Films 10 Kol Nidre No. 2 Cantor Waldman .. .Judea Films II Land of Freedom Seymour Reltztelt .. Judea Films. Inc 2 reels Legend of the Skies Ideal 6... Mar. 14.31 Mal-Ko Mashma-Lou Harry Feld Judea Films Moot the Family Harry Delf Elbee 2 reeU-^ Monkey Business 8... Apr. 4,31 Monkey Squawks Burr Natascha PInchus Lavenda ... Judea Films, Inc 2 reels Oh Doctor Special Cast Judea Films 20 Old Songs for New Bob Welsh Welshay 9... Sept. 5,31 Peculiar Pets Ideal S A""" .I'.l Poem in Stone. A Ideal 7... Mar. 14.3! Sacred Elephants of India Ideal 8... Mar. 21,31 Sailors' Sweetheart Hymle Jacobson Judea Films, Inc 2 reels Secrets of Plant Life Ufa 10. ..Aug. I. '31 Shoemaker's Romance Judea Films 21 Signed. Sealed & Delivered. .Special Cast Burr Sixty Minutes from Broadway Color Novelty Castle 1 reel Some Wild Appetites Ideal 8. ..Mar. 21, '31 Spring Is Here Ideal 9. ..Mar. 2I,'3I Style and Class Marty Barratz Judea Films 23 Wings of Tomorrow Visuographic 10. ..May 2,'3I World Unseen. A Scientific Ufa 12 SYNDICATE PICTURES CORPORATION Alice Chops the Suey Feb. I. '31 Alice Gets Stage Struck Jan. I5.'3I Alice Loses Out Mar. I. '31 Alice Picks the Champ Mar. I5.'3I Alice Plays Cupid Apr. I. '31 Alice Rattled by Rats May l.'SI Alice Solves the Puzzle Apr. I5.'3I Alice in the Jungle Jan. I, '31 Alice's Mysterious Mystery May I5.'3I Alice's Orphan Feb. I5.'3I Broken Spur. The Jack Hoxle Feb. I, '31 .. .2 reels Desert Bridegroom Jack Hoxie Jan. I5,'3I . . .2 reels Romantic Sheriff Jack Hoxie Jan. t,'3l . . .2 reels Sparks of Flint Jack Hoxie Feb. I5,'3I . . .2 reels TIFFANY Color Symphonies Series 6 In Technicolor 10 Chinese Flower Boat July 5 10 Dancing Bear June 10 10 Parisian Nights Juno 25 10 Kentucky Jubilee Singers Series of 6 Old Black Joe May 1 18 Plckln' Cotton 9 Road Home. The 18 Slave Days 10 Welcome Home Doc. 12 10 Musical Fantasies Series of 6 10 Fire Worshippers Aug. 10 10 Sept 27 Memories Apr. 23 M William Tell Aug. I II Way Down South 11 Dee. 6 Paul Hurst Comedies Series of 6 II Do Woild's Champion One Punch O'Toole Mar. 23 20 Dec. 6 Tale of a Flea. The 18... Mar. 28,'3I Missing Link. The Rolling Stone Series Series of 6 10 Sept. 6 In the Mountains Sept. 25 10 The Desert Dee. 18 18 Tiffany Chimp Series 6 Monkey Comedies 1. Blimp Mystery. The 16 Sept. 27 2. Little Covered Wagon, The Sept. 5 Aug. 30 3. Little Big House, Tho Oct. 15 19 Oct. 4 4. Little Divorcee. The 20 Dec. 6 5. Nine Nights In a Bar Room Jan. 2S.'31 16... Jan. 3,'3I 6. Chasing Around Mar. 23.'31 16. ..Mar. 28,'3I 7. Africa Squawks July 7,'3I IS 8. Apelng Hollywood Aug. I6,'31 21 9. Cinnamon II 10. The Gland Hotel 1 1. Skimpy Voice of Hollywood Series Station S-T-A-R No. 25 Seben 'n' Leben Jan. 20.'3I II No. 26 Kenneth Harlan Mar. 2,'31 1 1... Mar. 28,'31 Voice of Hollywood Series (new). John Wayne Our Gang No. I Lew Ayrej 10... Sept. 5,'31 UNIVERSAL Title Star Rel. Date Arabian Knights Slim SummervIIlo Apr. 8,' All Excited Sidney-Murray Mar. 23.' An • !c a Day Lloyd Hamilton Sept. 30,' Backfleld Plays Football Short No. 4 Sept. 2R.' Band Master. Tho , Oswald Cartoon May 18.' Butter In Yeggman, The Sidney-Murray May 6,' Campaign Capers Slim SummervIIlo Csr ; nn F h-M Shorts No. 5 Oct. 5, Cat's Paw, The Red Star Comedy July 8. Champion. Tho Leather Pushers Feb. 25. Champ. The Oswald Cartoon July 27. China Oswald Cartoon Jan. 12, College Oswald Cartoon Jan. 28, Clown, The Oswald Curtoon Nov. 2, Country School, The Oswald Cartoon May 5, Dangerous Daze Red Star Comedy Mar. II. Divorce a La Carte Sidney-Murray Apr. 15. Famous Plays of 1930 Football Short No. 3 Sept. 21. Farmer, The Oswald Cartoon Mar. 23, Fast and Furious Danhne Pollard Oct. H. Fireman, The Oswald Cartoon Apr. 9, First to Fight Slim Summervllle Sept. 2, Fisherman. Tho n-"~M Cirfoon Oct. 19, Framed Leather Pusher Series No. 7. Jan. 14, Hare Male, Tho Oswald Cartoon Oct. 5, Hello. Russia Slim Summerville Jan. 17, Hello, Napoleon Red Star Comedy June 3. Here's Luck Slim Summervllle May 20, Heroes of the Flames Tim McCoy June 2, Hot and Bothered Sidney-Murray Mar. 4 Hot Feet Oswald Cartoon Sept. 14. Howdy Mate Red Star Comedy .. July 22 Hunter, The Oswald Cartoon Sept. 21 In Wonderland Oswald Cartoon Sept. 28. Kane Meets Abel Leather Pushers Feb. II. Kentucky Belle Oswald Cartoon Sept. 7. Let's Play SHm SummervIIlo lApr. 29. Models and Wives SidneyMurray No Privacy Red Star Comedy Apr. 22. North Woods Oswald Cartoon Juno 29. Nof-p n~n.o Offensive System .Football Short No. 2 Soot. 14 Running Time Minutes Reviewed ...2 reels. Mar. 28.'3I . . .2 reels. Feb. 28,'3I . . .2 reels 8... Aug. 29,'3I 6. . .June . . .2 reels. Apr. 20... July ..I reel . .2 reels. Apr. .. .2 reels 20,'31 II, '31 25,'3I '4,'i5'l . I reel. I6.'3I I4.'3I I4.'3I 29. '31 I4,'3I 8,'3I One Day to Live Red Star Comedy Apr. 1. One Hundred Dollara ChaseLawrence Sept IR Oi'f S'''n'-i"n Don Proriie Oct. 28. Parisian Gaieties SHm Summervllle Juno 17 Radio Rhvthm Oswald Cartoon July 27 Royal Bluff Slim Summervllle Feb. IP. Sargle's Playmates SHm Summervllle Mar. B Scared Stiff Red Star Comedy May 13. Shadow D''*e-tive Series No. 1 — Burglar to the Rescue Sept. 7, No. 2 — Tranped n^t. 7 No. 3 — Alibi Nov. 4, . I reel. . May .2 reels. Mar. .2 reels. Mar. . . . 10 Aug. .1 reel. Mar. ? rePls .( reel .. 44... Aug. .1 reel .2 reels Dec. 13 . I r el .2 reels Dec. 20 .. 17, ..July |I.'3I .2 reels. May 2,'3I ...17... Apr. 4,'3I .2 reels .2 reels [ . I reel . I reel .2 reels ... .6. ..Sent. 26.'3I ...18.. Aug. 8.'3I ...18. ..Aug. 8,'3I .2 reels ....6... July II. '31 . . 10. . .Aug. 29.'SI .2 reels. Apr. I l.'SI ...'0 Aug. 29.'3I .2 reels .2 reel.. May I6.'3I 7 . . Aug. .2 reels Feb. .7 reels. Feb. .2 reels.May '31 18... Aug. '31... 2 reels '31... 2 reels IS.'M 28 'SI 21. '31 2.'SI I5,'3I Title Shifts Shipwreck btam.ord Football Short No. I — Football Forty Years A No. 2 — Developing a Footbal No. 3 — Trick Plays Stay Out, Tho Stone Age. The Strange as It Seems No. 5. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Strange as It Seems No. Sunny South Star Rol. Data Football Short No. I Sept. 7.' Oswald Cartoon Feb. B,' go Oct. 12,' Team Oct. 19,' Oct. 26,' sidney-MiirVay May 24.' Oswald Cartoon July 13.' Novelty Jan. 19.' Novelty Feb. 18.' Novelty Mar. 16.' Novelty Apr. 13,' Novelty May II,' Novelty Juno 8,' Novelty July 6, Novelty Aug. 31,' Novelty Sept. 15. No' e ty Oct. 12,' Oswald Cartoon Apr. 20, Running Time Minutes Reviewed 3 1... I reel 31... I reel.. Feb. 2I.'3I 31... I reel 31... I reel 31. ..2 reelsiMay "le.'si 31... I reel 31... I reel. .Jan. 3.'3I 31... I reel.. Feb. 7.'3I 31.. I reel.. Mar. I4,'3I 31.. .1 reel. .Apr. II,'3I 31... I reel. July 4,'3I 31 10. ..July ll,'3l '31... I reel 31 9 ..Aug. 29.'3I 31... I reel 31... I reel '31... I reel. .May 2,'3I VITAPHONE SHORTS Title Star Adventures in Africa No. Adventures in Africa No. Adventures in Africa No. Adventures in Adventures in Adventures in Africa No. Africa No. Africa No. Adventures In Africa No. Adventures in Adventures in Africa No. Africa No. Adventures in Africa No. Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed 1 — Into tho Unknown 2 reels.June 6,'3I 2 — An African Boma 2 reels.July 25.'3I 3— The Lion Hunt 2 reels.July 25,'3I 4 — Spears of Death 2 reels 5 — Trails of the Hunted 2 reels 6 — The Buffalo Stampede 9... Aug. I5.'3I 7— The Witch Doctor's Magic 14. ..Aug. 22.'3I 8 — Flaming Jungles 2 reels 9 — Dangerous Trails 15... Sept. I9,'31 10 — Maneaters 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. II — Beasts of the Wllderneu 2 reels Adventures in Africa No. 12 — Unconguered Africa 2 reels Babykins Pee Wee Singer and Bill Halligan I reel.. Aug. 8,'3I Baby Bandit. The Bobby Watson-Ann Cornwall I reel Baby Face Vic or Moore I reel. Believe It or Not. No. Believe It or Not, No. Believe It or Not, No. Believe It or Not, No. Believe It or Not. No. Believe It or Not, No. Believe It or Not, No. 6 Robert L. Ripley 7... Mar. 28.'3I 7 Robert L. Ripley I reel.. Feb. 2I.'3I 9 Robert L. Ripley 9... May 23.'3I 10 Robert L. Ripley I reel. .July I8,'3I 11 Robert L. Ripley I reel 12 Robert L. R.pley I reel I Robert L. Ripley (new series) Booth Tarkington Series No. I — Snakes Alive Billy Hayes-Bobby Jordan Bosko's Holiday Looney Tune No. II I reel.. May 9,'31 Big Star Series Lucky Thirteen Thelma White-Fanny Watson.. 2 reels Broadway Brevities No. I — The Musical Mystery 2 reels Dandy and tho Belle, The Frank McGlynn. Jr. Mary Murray 9 For Two Cents Do Woll Hopper .10... June 6.'3I Gangway Joe Penner 9... Aug. I5.'3I Gigolo Racket. The Helen Morgan 2 reels.Aug. I, '31 Good Mourning Eddie ."ay. Dressler-WTilte 10 ..Seot. 5,'3I Good Pie Forever Billy Wayne-Thelma White I reel. .Aug. 8.'3I Gold Digging Gentlemen Al Klein Joan Abbott 10. ..Aug. 22.'3I Grand Dames, The Patsy Kelly I reel. .May 9,'3I Handy Guy, The Earl Sande .,.15. ..May 23,'3I How I Play Golf Bobby Jones 1— Tho Putter 2 reels. Apr. 25,'3I 2— Chip Shots I reel.. Apr. 25,'3I No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 3— Tho Niblick I reel. .Apr. 25.'3I 4— Tho Mashie Niblick I reel. 5 — The Medium Irons ...I reel 6 — The Big Irons I reel. July I8.'3I 7 — The Spoon I reel.. Aug. 8,'3I 8 — The Brassia 9.. Aug. 22,'3I 9 — The Driver I reel 10— Trouble Shots 1 reel 11 — Practice Shots I reel 12— A Complete Round of Golf I reel I'll Fix It Kent-Lake 9... Mar. 28,'3I in Your Sombrero I '"v Wayne I reel Inventor. The Billy Wayne-Thelma White 10. ..May I6,'3I Just a Gigolo Cameron-Crosble-Austln J, Young 9... Aug. I5,'3I Last Straw, Tho Romney Brent 8. ..May 2,'3I Lodge Night Philllps-Cox 7. ..May I6,'3I Looney Tunes Song Cartoons No. 9 — Dumb Patrol I reel.. Mar. 28,'3I No. 10— Yodeling Yodels I reel No. II — Bosko's Holiday I reel No. 12 — Trees' Knees I reel No. 13 — Bosko's Shipwrecked I reel No. I — Bosko's Shipwrecked. ,. New Series I reel Maid to Order Eleanor Shalor-Bob Lynn I reel.. May 2.'3I Martlnelll Troubadour, Tho 7... May 9,'3I Meal Ticket, The Jack Pearl 2 reels.June 13, '31 Melody Master Series: No. I— The Big House Party I reel No, 2 — A Havana Cocktail I reel Merry Melodies Song Cartoons 7... Apr, 25,'SI No. I — Smile, Darn You, Smile I reel No. 2— One More TImo I reel Military Post, The Roberto Guzman I reel Milky Way, The Neely Edwards-Muriel Abbott... II. ..July 18,'SI Dancers Moving In Joe Penner 2 reels Naggers' Housewarming, Tho 'Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth 8... Sept. 5 '31 Naggers In the Subway. The Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth II. ..Aug. S.'SI Naggers at the Dentist's, The Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth I reel.. May 2.'SI Naggers at the Races. Tho Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth 8... Aug. IS, '31 Naggers at the Ringside, The. ..Mr. & Mrs. Jack Norworth 10. ..May I6,'3I Nine o'clock Folks Whitey & Ford I reel No-Account, The Hardle-Hutchlson 9 No Privacy Lloyd Hamilton 20,.. May 2,'3I No Questions Asked Little BillyJed Prouty I reel .-. Number, Please Sheila Barrett-L. Barrle 10. ..Mar. 3I,'3I Partners Wm. Gaxton-Geo. Haggerty 21... Apr. 4,'3I Pepper Pot Series; No. I — The Eyes Have It Edgar Bergen I reel No. 2 — Thrills of Yesterday.. I reel Purely an Accident BrownKearns-Otto 10. ..May I6,'3I Rhythms of a Big City Dolly Gilbert John Hickey Rough Sailing Joe Penner 2 reels Sax Appeal Joe Penner 8... Aug. I,'3I Say a Little Prayer for Me Cameron CrosbleDorothy Vogel I reel Silent Partner, Tho Billy Gaxton 18... Aug. I5,'3I Sittinq Pretty ...Joe Philllos-Ruth Donnelly I reel.. May 9.'3I Sky High Janet Reade-Durdey Clements 10. ..Mar. 28,'3I Sportslants No. I — Ted Husing Sport Novelty I reel No. 2 — Ted Husing Sport Novelty I reel Squaring the Triangle Donald Brian-Mayo Melllet S. S. Van Dine Mystery Series Mo I — The rivde Mystery 2 reels Strange Case, Tho Charles Halton 8. ..May I6,'3I Strong Arm, Tho Harrlngton-O'Nell I reel Stuttering Romance, A Joe PennerDorothea Chard 17... Sent. 5, '31 Taking Chances Billy Wayne-Thelma White I reel., May 9.'SI Trip to Tibet, A Scenic I reel.. May 2.'3I 23 Sklddoo Low Fields 14... May 2.'SI Twixt Love and Duty Howard-Graham-Perelval 10. ..May 2.'SI v/>-ere Men Are Men Joe PennT 16... Seot. 26,'3I With Pleasure Dolly Gllbert-BIIIy Wane I reel.. May 2,'3I World Travel Talks E. M. Newman No. I — Little Journeys to Great Masters I reel • No. 2 — Southern India I reel No. 3 — Road to Mandalay I reel