Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)

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72 MOTION PICTURE HERALD October 17. 1931 I4,'3I I6.'3I 3.'3I .Aug. I5,'3I .Sept. I2,'3I 25,'3I 2I,'3I Title Star Rel. Date Man in Possession, Tlie Robert Montgomery July 4,'3I Men Call It Lovo Hyams-MenJou-Duncan-FosterMar. Never the Twain Shall MMt...Montenegro-Sn)ith-Howar(l ..May New Adventures of ... Get Rich Quick Walllogford, Th6..Wni. Haines Oct. Pardon Us Laurel-Hardy Pbantom of Paris, Th* John Gilbert-Leila Hyams . . Pditlos Dressler-Moran July Prodigal, Thr Lawrence Tibbett Feb. (Reviewed under title "The Southerner") Secret Six, Th» Beery-Harlow Apr. i8,'3l Shipmates MontgomeryJordan-Torraget.. Apr. Son of India Ramon Novarro Aug. Sidewalks of New York Buster Keaton Sept. Sin of Madelon Claudet The Helen Hayes-Lewis Stent. ... Oct. (Reviewed under title "The Lullaby") Sporting Blood Clark Gable-M. Evans Aug. Squaw Man, The Roland YoungValez-Baxter. .Sept Stepping Out Denny-Greenwood-Hyami ...Apr. Strangers May Kiss Norma Shearer Apr. Tailor Made Man, A William Haines Mar. This Modern Age Joan Crawford Aug. Running Time Minutes Reviewed 84... June I3,'3I 71... Feb. 28,'3I 80. ..May 30,'3I . ...94... Sept. I9,'3I 55... Aug. 29,'3I 74 73... July 4,'3I 83... Jan. I7,'3I 14.'3I 30.'32 23.'32 9,'32 25, '3I. I,'3I. 26, '3I. 24, '3I. 8,'3I. S,'3I. Il.'3t. 4,'3I. 25, '3I. 29,'3I. ...83... Apr. ...72... Mar. ...73. ..Aug. ...71. ..Aug. Oct. 25,'3I 28.'3I l.'3l I5,'3I 3,'3I ..84... July I8,'3I .106 ..73... Mar. 21. '31 ..77. ..Feb. 28,'3I ..80... Mar. 7,'3I ..68. ..June I3,'3I Through the Window G. BancroftE. Boardman Touchdown R. Arlen-C. Starrett-J. Oakle.Nov. Two Kinds of Women P. Holmes-M. Hopkins Jan. Uncertain Women C. Colbert-Wm. Boyd Jan. Wayward Miriam Hopkins Phillips Holmes Jan. Wild Beauty N. Carroll-P. Holmes Woman Against Woman Tallulah Bankhead Working Girls P. Shannon-S. Erwin Buddy Rogers Dec. 12, '31 PEERLESS PRODUCTIONS, INC. Features Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Lovebound LoyForbesBronson Oct. 20,'3I Sea Ghost. The L. La Plante-Alan Hale ...Sept. 20,'3I Sporting Chance, The Wm. Collier. Jr.-Olaudia Deli-James Hall Oct. I0,'3I Running Time Rel. Data Minutes Reviewed Coming Feature Attractions Title Star Boarding School Madge Evans-Jordan-Pago^ Champ, The Wallace Beery-Jackie Cooper.Nov. 2I,'3I Courage Robert Montgomery Cuban Love Song, The L. Tibbett-L. Velez Oct. 3I,'3I Emma Marie Dressier Family Affair, A Robert Montgomery Flying High Bert Lahr Nov. 7,'3l Hell Divers Beery-Rambeau MatI Hari Greta Garbo-R. Navarro Mirage, The Joan Crawford-Clark Gable.. Nov. 14, '31 Private Lives N. shearerR. Montgomery Sky Scraper Madge Evans Robt. Young Susan Lenox, Her Fall and Rise. Greta Garbo-Clark Gable Oct. I0,'3I July I8,'3I West of Broadway J. Gilbert-Brendel-L. Moran Aug. 22.'3I MONOGRAM PICTURES CORPORATION Features RADIO PICTURES Features Running Time Minutes Reviewed 77... Feb. 28,'3I 82... Jan. 3I,'3I .68... June 27,'3I 8,'3I.. I3,'3I.. ..124... Jan. ...64... Feb. .77... May .76... May 67... Aug. I,'3I Title Star Rel. Date Dugan of the Badlands Bill Cody June 27,'3I. In Line el Du^ Sue Carol-Noah Beery Oct. I, '31. Man from Death Valley, The. ..Tom Tyler Sept. I,'3I. Montana Kid, The Bill Cody Aug. ID,'3I. Mother and Son Clara K. Young Aug. I,'3I. Oklahoma JIro Bill Cody Oct. I0.'3I. partner 0? tho Trail Tom Tyler July ll,'3l. Running Time Minutes Reviewed ..60... Aug. 8.'3I ..64... Oct. I0,'3l ..62 ..60... Aug, ..60 ..64... Sept 22.'3I 5,'3I Title star Rel. Date Bachelor Apartment Lowell ShermanIrene Dunn. Apr. I5,'3I. Behind Office Doors AstDr-Ames-Cortez Mar, I5,'3I. (Reviewed under title "Private Secretary") Caught Plastered Wheeler-Woolsey-D. Lea ...Sept. 5,'3I. (Reviewed under the title "Full of Notions") Cimarron Richard IMx-lrene Duns.... Feb. 9,'SI. Cracked Nuts Wheeler-Woolsay Apr. I9,'3I. Donovan's Kid Richard Dix-Shiiling SheridanJackie Cooper . . . June Everything's Rosle Robert Wooltey-Anlta Louise. June Gay Diplomat, The G. Tobin-B. Compson I. Lebedeff Sept. I9,'31... (Reviewed under the title "Woman Pursued") High Stakes Lowell Sherman-Mae Murray. Aug. I8,'3I.. Kept Husbands Dorothy Maekalll-J. MeCrea.Feb. Lady Refuses, The Betty Compson-John Darrow.Mar. Laugh and Get Rich Edna May Oliver-Dorothy Lee Apr. Millie Helen Twelvetrees Feb. Perfect Alibi All Star Apr. Public Defender, The Richard Dix Aug. Runaround, The Kerr. Prevost, Brian, Mines. Aug. 22, '3 1 66... May (Reviewed under the title "Waiting at the Church") Sin Ship, The Wolheim-Mary Astor-lan Keith Apr. I8,'3'. Smart Woman Mary Astor-Rob't Ames Sept. 26,'3I. Three Who Loved B. Compson-R. Ames-C. Nagel July Too Many Cooks Bert Wheeler-Dorothy Lee... July 3.'3I I4,'3I 9.'3I 1,'SI 22,'SI.., 8,'3I.., 20,'3I... 8,'3I... I. '31... I,'3I. 3.'3I. I8,'3I ..69... May ..76... Jan. ..72 9,'3! 24,'3I .72. .76. ..70.... Mar. .Jan. 7,*SI I7.'3I .65. 3... Aug. Ships ef Hate L. Hughes-D. Sebastian June 20,'31 65. ..Aug. 8,'3I Transgression Kay Francis-Rioardo Cortez.June 27. 31. Coming Features Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Forgotten Women All Star Nov. I0,'3I...7 reels Land of Wanted Men Bill Cody Oct. 30.'3I...6 reels Law of the Sea All Star Nov. I5,'3I...7 reels Two Fisted Justice Tom Tyler Oct. 20,'3I...6 reels .78. . .June .77... Aug. .69 .74... May .81... May .98. ..Apr. .73... Apr. 8,'3I l.'3l I3,'3I 22,'3I ■ ■2,''3i 30, '3 1 4,'3I 2S,'3I PARAMOUNT PUBLIX Features Rel. Date Title Star An American Tragedy Phillips Holmes-Sylvia SidneyFrances Dee Aug. 22, Caught Richard Arlen-L. Dresser. .. .Aug. 8, City Streets Sylvia Sidney-Gary Cooper. . .Apr. 18, Confessions of a Co-Ed P. Holmes-Sylvia Sidney July li; Conquering Horde, The Arlen-Wray Mar. 7; Daughter of the Dragon Warner Oiand-Anna May Wong Sept. Dishonored Marlene DIetrlch-MeLaglen ..Apr. Dude Ranch, Th« Jack Oakle May Fighting Caravans ....Cooper-Damita Feb. Girl Habit The Charles Ruggles June 27, Gun Smoke Arlen-Brian Apr. II, Honeymoon Lane Eddie Dowling July 25, Honor Among Lovers ColbertMarchRuggles Mar. 21, Huckleberry Finn J. Coogan-Mltzl Green Aug. 15, I Take This Woman Gary Cooper-Carole Lombard. June 27, June Moon Jack Oakie-Franees Dee Mar. 21, Kick In Clara Bow May 23, Ladies' Man Wm. PowellKay Francis ...May 9, Lawyers' Secret, The Cliva Brook June 6, Mad Parade E. BrentL. Tashman Oct. 3, Magnificent Lie Ruth Chatterton July 25, Man of the World Wm. Powell-Lombard Mar. 28,' Monkey Business Four Marx Bros Sept. 19, Murder by the Clock Wm. Boyd-L. Tashman Aug. 8, My Sin Tallulah Bankhead-March Oct. 3, Newly Rich MItzl Green-Jackie Searl June 20,' (Also booked as "Forbidden Adventure") Night Angel Nancy Carroll-Fred March... July 18,' No Limit Clara Bow Jan. 24,' Personal Maid Nancy Carroll Sept 12, Rango Mar. 7, Road to Reno Charles Rogers Oct. 17,' Scandal Sheet The BancroftBrookFrancis Feb. 7, Secret Call. The Peggy ShannonRichard ArUn.July 25, Secrets of a Secretary C. Colbert Sept. 5, Silence Cllve Brook-Peggy Shannon .Aug. 29, Sklppy MItzl Green-Jackie Searl Jackie Cooper Apr. 25 Smiling Lieutenant, The M. Chevaller-C. Colbert Aug. I Tabu South Sea Island natives and Chinese half castes Aug. I Tarnished Lady C. Brook-Tallulah Bankhead. May 2 Twenty-Four Hours C. Brook-Kay Francis Oct. 10, Unfaithful ChattertonLukas Mar. 14. Up Pops the Devil N. Foster-Carole Lombard. .. May 30 Vice Squad Lukas-Francis June 13 Women Love Once Lucas-Boardman-Tashman July 4, Running Time Minutes Reviewed .95. .68. .80. .75. .72. .June .July .Apr. e.'si 4,'3I ll.'SI .Feb. 2 1. '3 1 .79... Aug. .91... Mar. .67... Apr. .91... Feb. .77... July .64... Mar. .71. ..July .75... Mar. .80... Aug. .74 .70... Feb. .74... Apr. .75... Apr. .63. ..May .64... May .79... July .70... Mar. 77... Aug. .74... July .78. . .Sept. .77. . .June 8,'3I 7,'3I 18, '3I 7,'3I ll,'3l I4,'3I ll,'3l 7,'3I I, '3 1 '2S/3\ 25,'3I 4,'3I 2.V3I )2,'3I 25,'3I 7,'3I I. '31 4.'3I 19. '3I 6,'3I Traveling Husbands Evelyn Brent Aug IS,'3I.. White Shoulders Astor-Cortez-Holt June 6,'3I. W. Plan. The All Star Mar. I5,'3I Women Between, The Lily Damlta-Lester Vail Aug. 8,'3I. Coming Feature Attractions Are Those Our Children? Eric Linden-Rochelle Hudson Arlene Judge ,. Consolation Marrlag Irene Dunn-Pat O'Brien Nov. I, '31 Sept 5,'3i Dove. The Dolores Del Rio-Leo Carillo Exposed Mary AsterRrcardo Cortez Fanny Foley Herself Edna May Oliver Oct I0,'31 72. ..Aug. I5,'3'l Friends and Lovers Lily Damita-Adolph Men Jou-Erle Von Strohelm Oct 3,'31 68. ..Aug. I5,'3I Frontier Dix-Dunne Girl Crazy Wheeler-LeeWoolsey Glamour Ina Claire Ladies of the Jury Edna May Oliver Lost Squadron, The Pat O'Brien-Joel McCrea Eric Linden Marcheta Dlx-Dunne Other Passport, The Irene Dunn Peach 0' Reno WoolseyWheeler Secret Service Dix Shirley Grey Oct I0,'3I Should Wives Work Mary Astor-Rob't Ames Way Back Home Phillips "Seth Parker" Lord Oct 3, '31 (Reviewed under the title "Other People's Business") RKO PATHE Features Title Star Beyond Victory Boyd Big Gamble, The Bill Boyd Born to Love Constance Bennett Common Law Constance Bennett Rel. Apr. Sept. Apr. July .71. ..July ll,'3l .72 .77...Sept I2.'3I .64... Jan. 24,'3I .73... Sept 5.'3I .73 Dec. 20 .73 .75 .68 ..July 25,'3I Devotion Ann Harding Sept. Lonely Wives Horton-Ralston-LaPlanta Miller Feb. Painted Desert Boyd-Twelvetrees Jan. Rebound Ina Claire Sept. Sundown Trail Tom Keene-M. Shilling Sept Sweepstakes Eddie Quilian-Marion Nixon. July Woman of Experience Helen Twelvetrees Aug. Coming Features Bad Company Helen Twelvetrees Oct Big Shot, The Eddie Quillan Dec Freighters of Destiny Tom Keeno Oct Lady with a Past Constance Bennett Nov Date 12,'SI. 4,'3I. I7,'3I. 24, '3I. 25. '3I. Running Time Minutes Revlewad 73... Apr. I8.'3l ..63... Sept. 26,'3I .'."77!!."july"25V'3i ..84... Sept 26,'3I .81. .80. .68. .85. .75. .70. .73. .Mar. .July .Mar. .May 2I,'3I ll.'3l 2I,'3I 9.'3I Pick Up Prestige Suicide Fleet The... Timber Beast Tip Off. The Woman Commands Helen Twelvetrees Ann Harding Boyd-Armstrong-Gleason Nov. Bill Boyd Jan. E. QuillanR. Armstrong Oct. Pola Negri 22,'31 92... Jan. 24.'SI i8,'3l 8S...Jail. 17,'SI I8.'31 91... June 13,'SI ll,'3l 55 i;.'.3l 77... Juno 13, '31 7,'31 76... Apr. 25,'3I 3a.'3i 6,'3I ...V 6, '31 22,'32 I6,'3I .Sept 12. '31 .Feb. 28,'3I .May .July 9.'3I 4,'3I Coming Features Title Star Rel. Date 24, '3 1. 28. '31. 2.'32. 30, '32. . I9.'3I . 7,'3I. Beloved Bachelor Paul Lukas-D. Jordan Oct. Cheat. The T. Bankhead Nov. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Fredrie March-M. Hopkins. .Jan. Eveninqs for Sale Paul Lukas Jan. False Madonna. The Kay Frannis-Wm. Boyd Dec. Girls About Town Kay Francls-L. Tashman Nov. Goose Hangs High, The P. Shannon-C. Rogers His Woman G. Coooer-C. Colbert Nov. Husband's Holiday Clive Brook V. Osborne. .. Dec. Ladies of the Big House Sylvia Sidney-Wynne Gibson. Dec. Man I Killed, Tho Lionel Barrvmore-Nancy Carrnl-Philiips Holmes Nov, No One Man R, Arlen-C. Lombard Ian. Once a Lady Ruth Chatterton Oct. One Hniir With You Maurice Chevalier Rich Man's Folly G. Bancroft-Kay Francis Nov. Rhnnqhai Express Marlene Dietrich-C. Brook .... Jan. Shipshape (Tent.) Jack Oakio. Mitzl Green, Wynne Gibson Jan. Sooky lackie Cooper Robt. Coogan J. Searl '.Doc. ?6.'3I Running Time Minutes Reviewed 28, '3 1. 9. '31. 3I.'3I. M.'si! I6,'32. Women Need Love !Ann Harding '!!!'.!!!!!".!!! i SONO ART-WORLD WIDE Features Title star Rel A r Police Kenneth Harlan-J. Dunn Apr ; -V^V S^ WithersMarjorie Beebe.July Hell Bent for 'Frisco DelanoyReynolds July In Old Cheyenne Rex Lease-Dorothy Gulliver! '. May Is There Justice? Rex Lease. Walthall. Blanche Mehaffey Oct Neck and Neck...... Glenn Tryon-Vera Reynolds. '. Nov. Symphony In Two Flats Novello-Logan ... Anr Swaneo River Withors-Todd '.'..'.'.'.'.'.Mar. STATE RIGHTS Features Title Alibi Mice In Wonderland Date l,'3l 25.'3I I0.'3I 25,'3I 4,'3I 4,'3I I5.'3I I5.'3I Running T Minutes 60... 65... 65... •. ..62... 62. . , 63. . 74.. 58.. Reviewed Mar. 21, 'SI July I8,'3I June 20.'SI Oct. 3, '31 Jan.' ' 3l,"'3i 30, '32. Star , Austin Trover . Ruth Gilbert . Almost a Divorce Nelson I'evs Black Coffee Austin Trevor Oaln and Artem Chance of a Nlnht Time. Emit Gall . . Ralph Lynn nu,., „ . „ Running Time .G,?!n1nVw 4 f".' "'^^'^May^^iS^S? .Unique Foto /'..may 30.31 r^niiTnf w'Vr-®'"' 30,'3I.55 ..Sept 26,'3I ■?~ham*' ^O-S''-' '9''3 SOV& '8 "Sept. I2.'3I Gaumont-W & F .V.-'.^ jini' •|3.'3i