Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1929)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
Oct-Dec 1929
Publisher:
New York, Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1929)
Leaf #:
0001003
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures","Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Motion Picture News was the leading film industry trade journal during the 1920s. Founded in 1908 as a counterweight to the dominant Moving Picture World, the News was the voice for the independent, non-Trust, producers. Later Motion Picture News expanded its coverage to the entire industry, supporting the independent exhibitor with objective film reviews, summaries of programs at theatres across the nation, activities of regional exchanges in the cities with regional exchanges, and excellent coverage of the coming of sound and screenings and stage shots at the major New York City theatres. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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December 14, 1929 Motion Picture News 55 Title Star Re!. Date Length Revldwed Snow Birds "Aesop Fables" June 9 1 reel. ..... June 1 Sport Afloat Sportllght July 7 1 reel July 8 Three Game Guys "Aesop Fables" Aug. 4 — 1 reel July 20 Tomato Omelette Halnea-Combs May 6 — 2 reels May 11 Tuning In "Aesop Fables" 1 'eel Nov. 9 Uncle's Visit Halnes-Coombs June 30. . . 2 reels July 6 SOUND SHORTS Star Rel. Date Length Reviewed Title •t|After Dark Novelty Burlesque I reel Sept. 28 •t |Af ler the Show (A. T.) Special Cast 2 reels Nov. 2 *t {Barbers College, The (A. T.) Geo. Le Make Dec 22... 2 reels Nov. 23 Barnyard Melody Cartoon 1 reel Nov. 16 •TiBeach Babies (A. T.) (D 4 F) Kemper-Knapp Aug. A.... 2 reels July 13 •tjBIg Scare, The (F & D> "Aesop Fables" 1 reel.. Aug. 31 •HBig Time Charlie (A. T.) (D A F) Lew Hearn 2 reels Oct. G •tJBIack Narcissus (A. T.) "Buck & Bubbles" SepL 15. . . .2 reels Sept. 14 •HBody Building Sportllght 1 reel Nov. 2 •t (Boyhood Memories Sportllght 1 reel Oct. 6 •tBugvllle College Days (D & F) "Aesop Fables" Aug. 4 1 reel July 20 •tBy Land and Air <F & D) "Aesop Fables" July 21. •tJCIothes Make the Man (A. T.) Feb. 18 •t Conditioning Sportllght June 9 •tiCrystal Champion Sportllght May 5 •t|Dolng Phil a Favor (A. T.) Mar. 16. •tJDuff ers & Champs {A, T.) (D & F). Sportllght SbpL 8 • tJEnd of the World (A. T.) Alexander Can SepL 29 •IJFalrwaysand Foul {A. T.) The Gleasons Oct 13 •t {Fancy That Frawley-Dewey Sept. 22 •tJFallhfu! Pup (D & F) "Aesop Fables" May 12. ...l reel. •t {Fifty MilesFromBroadway(A.T.) . WatsonMervl lie Feb. 2 2 reels •t JFollow the Leader Sportllght 1 reel . •tSFowl Play (A. T.l "Buck & Bubbles" Dec. 29 . . 2 reels •tIGardenof Eatln (A, T. (D 4 F). .The Gleasons. Aug. 11 2 reels Aug. 10 •HGentlemen of the Evening (A. T.).Hearn-Knapp-Le Malre Oct. 20 2 reels Oct. 12 •t{Go Easy. Doctor (A. T.) (D 4 F)..LeMalre-Slmon July 14.... 2 reels May 11 •tJGrldlron Glory Sportllght 1 reel Oct. 19 •tjHard Boiled Hampton (A. T.) Marry Holman July 28 2 reels June 8 •tjHaunled (A. T.) Evelyn Knapp Sept. 1 •tSHer New Chauffeur (A.T.) (D4F)..SImon-TeasdaIe May 19. *t{His Operation (A. T.) Nov. 24 •tSHIgh Toned (A. T.) "Buck 4 Bubbles" Feb. 23. •tJHonest Crooks (A. T.) "Buck 4 Bubbles" May 18. •tJHook, Line and Melody Sportllght 1 reel Oct. 19 •tjInandOut (A. T.) "Buck 4 Bubbles" Nov. 3.... 2 reels Oct. 26 *t|Jall Breakers "Aesop Fables" July 7 1 reel .. July 6 •tl Jungle Fool, The (O 4 F) "Aesop Fables" 1 reel Sept. 14 ♦tS Midsummer's Day A (D 4 F)... ."Aesop Fables" Jury 28 1 reel July 20 •tJMill Pond. The (D 4 F) "Aesop Fables" 1 reel Oct. 19 •tSModern Rhythm Sportllght Jury 28.... 1 reel July 20 Night Club, The "Aesop Fables" Nov. 24... 1 reel Nov. 30 RKO FEATURES Title Star Rel. Date Big Diamond Robbery Tom Mix May 13.. *t{De!ightful Rogue The Rod La Rocque SepL 22 . •tJHalf Marriage Borden-Blaine Oct. 13. . ♦tjJazz Heaven (A. T.) Brown-O'Neill-Caw thorn Nov. 3 . Laughing at Death Bob Steele June 2. . Uttle Savage Bun Barton May 19 Love In the Desert Borden-Trevor May 17.. ♦tJNIght Parade (A. T.) Prevost-Trevor-Gulllver Oct. 27 . Pals of the Prairie Buzz Barton July 7 Pride of Pawnee Tom Tyler June 9 *t§RloRlta (A.T.) Daniels-" " •tjSide Street 3 Moore Bros Length Reviewed 6114 feet.. 6532 feet.. 6481 feet.. 6372 feet.. 5009 feet. 4781 feet.. 6396 feet.. 6665 feet . 4776 feet 4750 feet SepL15 Aug. 24 Sept. 8... 6965 feet... Sept 21 Oct 28 OcL 5 Nov. 2 Nov. 16 •tSStreet Girl. The Betty Compson Aug. 11.. 8200 feet... July 20 •tjSvncopatlon (A. T.) Downey-Warlnga Band 7626 feel .... Mar. 30 5t*Tanned Legs Lake-Blane Nov. TO. . . 6377 feet. ...Dec 7 *t {Vagabond Lover, The (A. T.) Rudy Vallee Nov. 24 Nov. 16 1 reel July 13 2reelB 1 reel June 1 1 reel April 27 2 reels 1 reel SepL 21 2 reels Oct. 12 2 reels Oct. 26 Ireel OcL 5 . Oct. S *t{Very Idea. The (A. T.) Frank Craven Sept. 1 Woman I Love Morris-Kerry May 26 . SHORT SUBJECTS Title Star Ret. Date Don't Say Ain't Hill-Duncan July 21 . . . Follies of Fashion Curiosities May 21 Here and There Curiosities May 7.. His Wife's Secret Hill-Duncan May 26... Just a Stall Hetlum-Davh May 19... Mickey's Brown Derby Mickey Yule May 12. . . Mickey's Initiation Mickey Yule July 7 . Mickey's Northwest Mounted Mickey Yule June 9 . . Mickey's Rivals Mickey Yule SepL 30 .. Odds and Ends Curiosities June 4... Pace That Thrills, The Helium-Davis June 16. .. Slide, Sparky, Slide Helium-Davis July 14 . . . Who's the Boss? Hill-Duncan June 23... 6139 feet 6199 feet. OcL t Length Reviewed 2 reels 2 reels 1 reel 2reel9 2 reels 2 reels 2 reels 2 reels 2 reels 1 reel 2 reels 2 reels 2 reels 31 SOUND SHORTS Star Reviewed .2 reels 2 reels Aug. V,eJl8. w„w in ™e $w Re* 0a,« Len9th „2™i Nov. IB »t5Ageof Innocence. The (A. T.MF).Paula Trueman Jan. 6, "30.. .1 reel %T9n, *t6AsYou Like It (A. T.) VaughnCooke-Sargent 2 reels Nov. B •tjBefore Breakfast (A. T.) (F) Mar. 9, '30. . 2 reels •tJBrldegroom. The (A. T.> (F) Marc Connelly OcL 13 2 reels *tjBurglar. The (A. T.) (F) Marc Connelly Aug. 11 2 reels *' {Captain of His Roll (A. T.) (F).. . . Vaughn-Cooke-Sargenl. SepL 8.... 2 reels •tjClown Topics (A.T.MF) *t {General Ginsberg (A. T.) (F) Nat Carr 1 reel •fGodfrey Ludlow (F) Violin Solo Nov. 10 .... 1 reel *t {Gunboat Ginsberg (A. T.) (F) . . . . Nat Carr 1 reel Nov. 9 •tSHeadworkJA.T.). .._..._ „.. Sept. 15. .. .1 reel * reels Sept. 14 •tiKthSsoJndNwT' mSEA t37.Ev« Week" 1 reel '" *t{Hunl the Tiger (A. T.) (F) Kirkland-Teasdale-De Cordoba. Nov. 10. . . 2reel • f p!h0« tS ?l^r i t„^ ,,Ur\ b Every Week Ireel «"' *t§Jazz (A. T.) (F) Duke Ellington 4 Orchestra. . . Feb. 9. '30 .1 reel *t{Perters, The (A. T.) Topics of the Day 1 reel Nov. 9 *hi nw Rrlrinn (A TWF1 •{{Plumbers Are Coming (A. T.) 2 reels June 1 1 reel May 11 1 reel 2 reels Nov. 16 reel Oct. 19 (D4 F) LeMalre-Simon Aug. 18. •tSfressing His Suit (D 4 F) Topical Tips June 2. •tPresto Chango (D 4 F) "Aesop Fables" April 14. •HRubeville (A. T.) Dec 8 . *t {Running the Scales Sportllght SepL 1. tjLow Bridge (A. T.) (F). tjMlckey's Mldnlle Frolic (A. T.). . . Mickey Yule Aug. 18 ... 2 reels June 22 •tSPalooka Flying School (A. T.) (F) •tjSong and the SergeanL The (A. T.) (F) Mayli.*30 2 reels *t{St. Louis Blues (A. T.) (F) Smith-Washington-Mordecl Sept. 8... 2 reels Aug.. 31 1 reel 2 reels 1 reel SepL 14 1 reel Oct. 12 tStamina Sportlight 1 reel Nov. 16 *t{Stone Age Romance. A (D 4 F)... "Aesop Fables" Aug. 18 1 reel Aug. 17 •{{Summertime (D 4 F) "Aesop Fables" 1 reel Oct. 12 •tjSyncopaled Trial (A. T.) Sevmour-Morley SepL 8. . . 2 reels Sept. 14 *f {Tight Squeeze Le Maire 2 reels Nov. 2 •tjToplcal Fits (A. T.) {0 4 F) Topics of the Day July 28.... 1 reel ♦t {Topical Licks (A. T.) (D 4 F) Topics of the Day 1 reel Oct. 26 t{Whlle Auto Waits (A. T.) (F) Jan. 12, '30.. 2 reels. . •f|Your Own Home Town (A. T.) . . . Rusb Brown June July •t{Toplcal Nips (A. T.) iD&F) Topics of the Day June 2 1 r •tSToplcal Pips (A. T.) (D & F) Topics of the Day June 30.... 1 reel. •t {Topical Rips (A. T.) Topics of Ihe Day Aug. 11 1 reel ♦t{Topical Sips (A. T.) (D 4 F) Topics of the Day July 28 1 reel •tJTopfcal Wits (A. T.) (D 4 F) Topics of the Day Sept. 8... Ireel Sept. 14 •t {Turkey for Two (A. T.) Davls-Frawley Aug. 25 2 reels Aug. 17 •tJWash Day (D 4 F) "Aesop Fables" Aug. 18 1 reel Aug. 10 •(•{Wednesday at ihe Rrrz (A. T.) Jan. 19. .. 2 reels •tjWhat a Day (A. T. (D 4 F) Slmon-Mallory June 16. ...2 reels June 15 *t|Wood Choppers (D & F) "Aesop Fables" June 9 .. 1 reel June I Tide • tjBachelor's Secret, A (A. T.) (F) May 3. Coming Attractions Star Rel. Date Alan Hale *t{Blg Shot, The (A. T.) (F) (Silent Version) . .. •tjClothes (A.T.) (F) Constance Bennett (Silent Version)... •^Crashing Through (A. T.) (F) June 7. (Silent Version) •Greenwich Village Follies. The (A. T. (F) Feb. 22 (Silent Version) •tjHIs First Command (A. T.) (F).. Boyd-Sebastian Dec. 28 (Silent Version) •t{Hot and Bothered iA. T.) (F) Eddie Quillan June 28. (Silent Version) ^{International Television Revue (A. T.) (F) Special Cast Length Reviewed June 2 •t|WlldHeart(A.T.) Feb. sYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY" Coming Feature Attractions Title Star Rel. Date *t{Case of Sergeant Grlscha, The (A. T.) Betty Compson •t (Companionate Olive Borden. •f {Damaged Betty Compson Mar. 3U, '30 *t{Dance Hall Borden-Lake Not set. .. .5700 feet •t{Framed (A. T.) •t{Hlgh River *t{Hit the Deck (A. T.) Special Cast •tJHunted •t {Ladles of Ihe Past Betty Compson •t{Love Captive, The Betty Compson Feb, 9 *t{Love Comes Along (A. T.) Bebe Daniels *t{Radio Revels (A. T.) Special Cast •t{Sensatlon(A.T.) *t{Seven Keys to Baldpate (A.T)... Richard Dii , •tiUpperworld (A. T.) Bebe Daniels Length Reviewed RAY ART (S. R.) FEATURES Star Length .4816 feet Reviewed Nov. 9 .6500 feet ...Nov. 9 •({Brldeof the Desert (A. T Calhoun-Mason SepL 1 •t(Should a Girl Marry? (D) Foster-Keith SepL 21 Two Sisters Dana-Lease April 1 •([Negligee (A. T.l Iff). fT?,,?™'? M* '' '((Blackmail (A. T.Y.V .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. English Cast •([Painted Desert (A. T.) (F) William Boyd April 26 rwtnr'* «rnm«n Th. Mil*. iw.nri, SONO-ART-WORLD WIDE Star Rel. Date .Dlna Gralta June IB... i Boyd (Silent Version) •tjParachute (A T.) (F) Armstrong-Lombard July 19 (Silent Version) •tiPlay Boy (A. T.) (F) Eddie Quillan June 14 (SHenl Version) •([Rich People (A. T.) (F) Constance Bennett Dec 7 (Silent Version) •((Treasure Girl (A. T.) (F) Mar. 29 •♦{This Thing Called Love (A.T.) (F)..C. Bennett-Lowe Jan. 25 (Silent Version) •((Saratoga (A. T.) (F) Constance Bennett July 5 (Silent Verolon) •♦[Up and At 'Em (A. T.) (F) May 3 •♦(War and Woman (A.T.) (F) Boyd-Harding-Armstrong April 12 (Silent Version) Till, Star Rel. Date Length Apaches of Paris Dlna Gralla June 15 5732 feet 71 36 feet ...OcL 12 Doctor's Women, The Miles Mander June 1 6177 feet •t[Great Gabbo The (A. T.) Von Stroheim-Compson SepL 9950 feet SepL 21 •t(Kltty (D 4 F) Brody-Stuart June 29. ... 9010 feet ... June 15 (Silent Version) June {."'"l"-; June 14 •♦(Midnight Daddies (A. T. Clyde-Gribbon Oct. 3. Prince and the Dancer, The Dina Gralla. June 30. Tommy Atkins Walter Byron Feb. 4. *t(Up the Congo African Adventure Film ■;■■■■■ Whirl of Life, The Louis Lerch June 15.. Nov. 9 Week-End Wives Thomas-Banks May 25.. .8500 feet. .7100 feet. ..6787 feet.. ..6910 feet.. Nov. 9 .8 reels. .. .6998 feet. Title STATE RIGHTS FEATURES Star Dlst'r Rel. Date •((Woman Afraid. A (A. T.) (F) May 17 After 'he Fog Phllbln Beacon Prod. . . Dec. 15 (Silent Version) •([Around the World Via Graf Zeppelin Talk. PIcL Epics. Nov. * Means synchronized score, i Means sound effects. § Means voice (including dialogue and incidental songs). A. T. alter title means All Talkie, D Means disc. F Means soand-on-film. Length Reviewed 5200 feel 2 Nov. 9