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Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1936)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jul-Aug 1936
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1936)
Leaf #:
000572
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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98 MOTION PICTURE HERALD August I , 1936 (THE RELEASE CHART— CONT'D) DU WORLD Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Frasquita (G) Franz Lehar ..Jan. I7.'36t 87. Feb. I .'36 Legong: Dance of the Virgins. .Technicolor Nov. I5t 60 Scandal in Budapest Nov. It Wedding Rehearsal Roland Young-Merle Oberon Dec. If Coming Amok .Marcel Chantel Oct. 15. '36 84 Kliou, The Killer Technicolor Oct. I. '36 60 June I L'Equippage Annabella Oct. I5.'36 79 Nobody's Boy Robert Lynen Sept. I5.'36 81 Notre Dame Oct. I. '36 58 Opera of Paris Georges Thill Oct. I. '36 50 Running Time Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed EMPIRE Title Star Crime Patrol Ray Walker-Geneva Mitchell Fire Trap (G) Evalyn Knapp-Norman Foster *63....Dec. 7 Shadows of the Orient (G)... .Regis Toomey-Esther Ralston *65.Feb. 15, '36 FIRST NATIONAL Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Brides Are Like That (G) 972. Ross Alexander-Anita Louise Apr. I8,'36t . . . .67. Jan. 25,'36 (Exploitation: June 20, '36, p. 117.) Broadway Hostess (G) 963 Winifred Shaw-Lyle Talbot Dec. 7t 69 Nov. 23 Bullets or Ballots (G) 961 Edw. G. Robinson-Joan Blondell. .June 6,'36t 81. May 23, '30 (Exploitation: June 13, '36, p. 123; June 27, '35, p. 86.) Captain Blood (G) 855 Errol Flynn-Olivia De Havilland. . Dec. 28t 119. Jan. II, '36 (Exploitation: Jan. 25,'36, p. 69; Feb. I, '36, p. 66; Feb. 8,'36, pp. 83, 86; Feb. 29,'36, pp. 74, 76; Mar. I4,'36, p. 89; Apr. I8,'36, p. 82.) Ceiling Zero (G) 953 James Cagney-Pat O'Brien Jan. 25,'36t....95 Dec. 28 (Exploitation: Feb. I, '36, p. 62; Feb. 8,'36. p. 83; Feb. 29,'36, p. 73; Mar. 7,'36, p. 99; Apr. 18, '36, pp. 81, 82; May 9. '30, p. 94; May 23/36, p. 88.) Earthworm Tractors (G) 962. ..Joe E. Brown-June Travis July I8,'36t . . .*68. June 20/36 Golden Arrow, The (G) 959...Berte Davis-George Brent May 23,'36t. . . .68. May 9,'36 (Exploitation: May I6,'36, p. 85; July 4, '30, p. 72.) Hearts Divided (G) 955 Marion Davies-Dick Powell June 20,'36f 70. June 1 3.'36 I Found Stella Parish (A) 958. Kay Francis-Ian Hunter Nov. I6t 84 Nov. 2 Law in Her Hands, The (G) 973 Margaret Lindsay-Warren Hull. ..May I6,'36t 58. Apr. 1 8/36 Man of Iron (G) 969.... Barton MacLane-Mary Astor Dec. 21 1 61 Nov. 16 Murder by an Aristocrat (G) 974 ...Marguerite Churchill-L. Talbot . .June I3,'36t 60. Apr. 4,'36 Murder of Dr. Harrigan, The (G) 970 Kay Linaker-Ricardo Cortez Jan. 1 1 ,'36f 67. Feb. I,'36 Payoff, The (G) 968 James Dunn-Claire Dodd Nov. 9t 64 Nov. 30 Road Gang (A) 964 Donald Woods-Kay Linaker Mar. 28,'36f 62. Feb. 29,'36 (Exploitation: Mar. 7, '36, p. 94; June 6, '36, p. 121; June 27, '36, p. 88; July 4, '36, p. 68; July 1 1, '36. p. 128.) Singing Kid, The (G) 954. ...Al Jolson-Beverly Roberts Apr. Il,'36t 84. Mar. 21, '36 (Exploiation: May 2, '30, p. 99.) Snowed Under (G) 971 George Brent-Genevieve Tobin Apr. 4,'36t 63. Mar. 21, '36 Song of the Saddle (G) 978.. Dick Foran-Alma Lloyd Feb. 29/36f 56. Apr. 1 1, '36 Story of Louis Pasteur, The (G) 956 Paul Muni-Josephine Hutchinson. .Feb. 22,'36t 87 Nov. 30 (Exploitation: Feb. 22,'36, pp. 95, 96; Mar. 14/36, p. 87; Apr. 4/36, p. 87; Apr. 25/36, p. 96; May 2/36, p. 92; May 9/36, p. 94; May 16/36. p. 82; May 30/36, p. 85; July 4/36, p. 68.) Two Against the World (G) 977. Humphrey BogartBeverly Roberts July ll/36t....57.May 23/36 White Angel, The 960 (Q)....Kay Francis-Ian Hunter July 4/36t. . . 91 . June 6/36 (Exploitation: July 11/36, p. 125.) Coming Case of the Caretaker's Cat Ricardo Cortez-June Travis Case of the Velvet Claws, The (G) 965 Warren William-Claire Dodd Aug. I5,'36t.. .63. May 23/36 China Clipper 960 Pat O'Brien-Beverly Roberts Aug. 22/36t (See "In the Cutting Room," July 4/36.) Down the Stretch (G) Patricia Ellis-Dennis Moore Sept. 19/36 *65.July 18/36 God's Country and the Woman. George Brent-Beverly Roberts Gold Diggers of 1937 .Dick Powell-Joan Blondell Heroes of the Air Jean Muir-Warren Hull Love Begins at Twenty (G) 975 Warren Hull-Patricia Ellis Aug. 22/36 58. May 30/36 Mountain Justice Bette Davis Nowhere Ross Alexander-Beverly Roberts Polo Joe loe E. Brown-Carol Hughes (See "In the Cutting Room," June 20/36.) Shrinking Violet June Travis-Richard Pureell Sing Me a Love Song James Melton-Patricia Ellis Slight Ca6e of Murder, A Edward G. Robinson Stage Struck Joan Blondell -Dick Powell Sept. 12/36 .'. (See "In the Cutting Room," June 6/36.) Trailin' West Dick Foran-Paula Stone Sept. 5/36 (See "On Secret Service," "In the Cutting Room," May 16/36.) FRANK NORTON (Greek Dialogue — English Titles) Running Time Tlt,e Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Auto In Zoo Reta Karmen Nov. 25t M5 Blue Candles Reta Myrat Dee. 2Jt 95 Crucified Love Helen Pades Dee. I5t 115 Depression Is Over Beatrice Emanuel Jan. I5.*36t.. .98 Independence Phillip Alexander Feb. I6.'36t.. .100 News from Greece Travelogue Feb. 9.'36f....80 Voskopoula Sophea Damoglou Jan. S/36t. ..95 GB PICTURES Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes heviewed First a Girl (A) 3512 lessie Matthews-Sonnie Hale. .... Dec. 31 1 78 Nov. 30 It's Love Again (G) Jessie Matthews -Robert Young. ..May 30,'36t 79. May 16/36 King of the Damned (A) 3504. Conrad Veidt-Helen Vinson Jan. I0,'36t 75. Jan. 25/36 Mister Hobo (G) 3416 George Arliss-Gene Gerrard Nov. 22 80 Oct. 10 (Reviewed under the title, "The Guv'nor.") (Exploitation: Jan. 18/36, p. 83; Feb. 8/36, p. 84; Apr. 4/36, p. 83.) Passing of the Third Floor Back, The (G) 3510 Conrad Veidt-Rene Ray Dec. I5t 80 Oct. 10 Rhodes, the Diamond Master (G) 3514 Walter Huston Apr. I5,'36t. .. .88. Mar. 7/36 (Exploitation: Feb. 29/36, p. 72.) Secret Agent (A) 3515 Madeleine Carroll-Peter Lorre...June I5,'36t 83. May 23/36 Coming East Meets West George Arliss Everything Is Thunder C. Bennett-D. Montgomery Great Barrier, The Richard Arlen-Lilli Palmer Hidden Power, The Sylvia Sidney-John Loder His Majesty's Pyjamas (A) 3623 Clive Brook-Helen Vinson-Mary Carlisle 78. May 30/36 (Reviewed under the title, "Love in Exile.") King Solomon's Mines 3618. . .Roland Young-Paul Robeson Man Who Lived Again 3507.. Boris Karloff-Anna Lee Nelson Touch, The George Arliss Nine Days a Queen (G) 3610. .Nova Pilbeam-Cedric Hardwicke. .Sept. I,'36t. . . .80. May 18/36 (Reviewed under the title, "Lady Jane Gray.") (See production article, June 20/36, p. 10.) Paris Love Song Jessie Matthews Seven Sinners Edmund Lowe-Constance Cum mings Aug. I5,'36t 70. July 11/36 (Reviewed under the title, "Doomed Cargo.") Soldiers Three Victor McLaglen Strangers on a Honeymoon Constance Cummings-Hugh Sinclair-Noah Beery 73 GEORGE HIRLIMAN ENTERPRISES Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes B-vUwed Coming Bristol, the Blunderer George O'Brien Nov. 1/36 Captain Calamity George Houston-Marian Nixon... Aug. 15/36 66 Daniel Boone George O'Brien Sept. 1/36 Devil on Horseback, The Lili Damita Gorgeous Pending Justice Conrad Nagel-Eleanor Hunt Rest Cure (G) Reginald Denny-Esther Ralston . .Oct. 15/36 64. Feb. 15/36 Romance on the Rio Yellow Cargo Conrad Nagel-Eleanor Hunt Sept. 15/36 65 GRAND NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING CORP. (Release First Division Productions and in certain territories Alliance, Diversion, Normandy, Associated Talking, Monogram, Liberty, Chesterfield and Invincible Pictures.) Running Tim? Title star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed August Week-End Valerie Hobson-G. P. Huntley, I Conquer the Sea (G) Steffi Duna agon. Ring Around the Moon Erin O'Brien Moore Donald Cook • She-Devil Island C. Guerrero J. J. Martinez Casado Three of a Kind (G). 25/36t.. ..62'/2 I5.'36t. . ..70'/2 l/36t.. ..78 June 1 I5.'36t.. . .66'/2 July 11/36 I5,'36t.. ..6f'/2 I,'36t.. . .67. Jan. 25/36 20t .65 3/36+ It . .69. May 9/36 25t ..89. ...Feb. 2 8t ..76 !5/36t.. ..57. July 18/36 23/36t.. . .69'/2Mar. 28/36 l/36t.. I5.'36t.. . .77. Feb. 29/36 I5t IO/36t. ...70 20/36t. ...75. July 4/36 HOFFBERG Running Time Title Star Rel. Date Minutes Reviewed Fighting Playboy Luclle Browne-Nick Stuart Nov. lot 55 Girl from Maxim's Leslie Henson-Frances Day July 15/36 65. Oct. 14/33 Old Spanish Custom, An Buster Keatin Jan. 2/36t 60 Song of the Scarlet Flower Swedish June 1 5,'36f .... 80 Wanted Men Charles Laughton-Dorothy Glsh.June l/36t 62 Coming Monday at Ten Virginia Cherrill-Gary Marsh 60 Crime of Voodoo Fred! Washington Sept. 1/36 63 Voice of India Hoeffer Expedition Sept. 15/38 70 Womanhood .Eve Gray-Esmond Knight 60.