Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

October 25 , 1930 Board, Council Preparing Plans For Book Week November 16-22 will be observed as Book Week. The Better Films National Council and the National Board of Review have compiled a list of 105 features and eight short subject series which lend themselves to tie-ups during this national observance, the pictures being based on books or plays and on productions reviewed by the National Board from October, 1929, to October, 1930. For exhibitor guidance, Motion Pictvrue News publishes the list in full : j -ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Story by Stephen Vincent Eenet). Walter Huston; 10 rls. — United Artists, f 'AFRICA SPEAKS (Colorado African expedition). 8 rls. — Columbia. m 'ALL QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT (Novel by Maria Erich Remarque). Lewis Ayres; 12 rls. — Universal. m 'ANNA CHRISTIE (Play by Eugene O'Neill). Greta Garbo; 10 rls. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. j ANYBODY'S WAR (Novel by Charles E. Mack). Moran and Mack; 10 rls. — Paramount, m -APPLAUSE (Novel by Beth Brown). Helen Morgan; 9 rls. — Paramount, m ARIZONA KID (Story "The Cisco Kid" by O. Henry). Warner Baxter; 9 rls.— Fox. f BEHIND THE GERMAN LINES (Battle shots and maps made under the German government). 9 rls. — Paramount, m BENSON MURDER CASE (Novel by S. S. Van Dine). William Powell; 7 rls. — Paramount. m -BIC HOUSE (Novel by Jack Lait). Chester Lait) Chester Morris; 10 rls. — Metro-GoldwynMayer. f "BIG POND (Play by George Middleton). Maurice Chevalier; 8 rls. — Paramount, m BISHOP MURDER CASE (Novel by S. S. Van Dine). Basil Rathbone; 9 rls.— MetrolGoldwyn-Mayer. f BORDER LEGION (Novel by Zane Grey). Rich ard Arlen ; 8 rls. — Paramount, m BORN RECKLESS (Novel "Louis Beretti" by Donald H. Clarke). Edmund Lowe; 8 rls. — Fox. m BRIDE OF REGIMENT (Operetta "The Lady in Ermine" by Schanzer and Welisch). Vivienne Segal: 11 rls. — First National. m -CASE OP SERGEANT GRISCHA (Novel by Arnold Zweig). Chester Morris; 10 rls.— RKO. f CITY GIRL (Novel "The Mud Turtle" by Elliott Lester). Charles Farrell, Mary Duncan; 7 rls. — Fox. m COMMON CLAY (Novel by Cleves Kinkead). Constance Bennett; 9 rls. — Fox. m -CONDEMNED (Novel "Condemned to Devil's Island" by Blair Niles). Ronald Colman; 10 rls. — United Artists, f COURAGE (Play by Tom Barry). Belle Bennett: 7 rls. — Warner. f DARKENED ROOMS (Novel by Philip Giggs). Evelyn Brent; 7 rls. — Paramount, f DAWN PATROL (Novel by Guy Fowler). Richard BaTthelmess: 12 rls. — First National. m DIVORCEE (Novel "Ex-Wife" by Ursula Parrott). Norma Shearer; 9 rls. — Metro-GoldwynMayer. m ESCAPE (Play by John Galsworthy). Sir Gerald du Maurier; 8 rls.— RKO. m EYES OF WORLD (Novel by Harold Bell Wright). Una Merkel; 9 rls.— United Artists, m FALL GUY (Plav by George Abbott and James Gleasonl. Jack Mulhall: 7 rls.— RKO. f FLIRTING WIDOW (Novel "Green Stockings" by A. E. W. Mason). Dorothy Mackaill; 8 rls. —First National, m 'GENERAL CRACK (Novel by George Preedy). John Barrymore: 11 rls. — Warner, m GIRL OF GOLDEN WEST (Play by David Belasco). Ann Harding; 8 rls. — First National, m GIRL OF THE PORT (Novel "The Fire Walker" bv John Russell). Sally O'Neill; 8 rls— RKO. f GREAT DIVIDE (Play by William Vaughan Moody). Dorothy Mackaill; 8 rls.— First National, f -GRUMPY (Play by HOTace Hodges and Wigney Percyval). Cyril — Maude: 9 rls. — Paramount, f HALF WAY TO HEAVEN (Novel "Here Comes the Band Wagon" by H. L. Gates). Charles Rogers: 8 rls. — Paramount. f HARMONY AT HOME (Play "The Family Upstairs" by Harry Delf). Marguerite Churchill: 7 rls. — Fox. m HE KNEW WOMEN (Play "The Second Man" by S. N. Behrman). Lowell Sherman: 7 rls. — RKO. m HELL HARBOR (Novel "Out of the Night" by Rita Johnson Young). Lupe Velez; 10 rls. — United Artists, m HOLIDAY (PUy by Philip Barry). Ann Harding; 9 rls.— Pathe. .1/ otion P i c I i< r e X e w s 47 Key to Data Data on pictures suitable for Book Week is arranged in the following order by the National Board of Review : Picture, title, course, author, stars, number of reels and distributor. The symbols preceding titles mean this: f — suitable for family audiences, 12 years and up. m — suitable for mature audiences, 18 years and up. j — suitable for special showings to children under 12. * — especially interesting or well done. f HONEY (Play "Come Out of the Kitchen" by Alice Duer Miller). Nancy Carroll; 8 rls.— Paramount, f IN CAY MADRID (Novel "La Casa de la Troya" by Alejandro Lugin). Ramon Novarro: 9 rls. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. m IN THE NEXT ROOM (Novel by Harriet Ford and Eleanor Robson). Jack Mulhall; 7 rls. — First National, m INSIDE THE LINES (Novel by Earl Derr Big gers). Ralph Forbes; 8 rls.— RKO. f ISLE OF LOST SHIPS (Novel by Crittendon Marriott). Jason Robards; 9 rls.— First National, m -JOURNEY'S END (Play by R. C. Sheriff). Colin Clive; 13 rls— Tiffany, f KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN (Play by Dion Boucicault). Sally O'Neil ; 6 rls.— Tiffany, m LADY SURRENDERS (Novel "Sincerity" by John Erskine). Conrad Nagel; 10 rls. — Universal, f LAST OF DUANES (Novel by Zane Grey). George O'Brien: 6 rls. — Fox. m LET US BE GAY (Play by Rachel Crothers). Norma Shearer. Marie Dressier; 8 rls. — MetroGoldwyn-Mayer. f LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS (Novel by Zane Grey). Richard Arlen; 8 rls. — Paramount, m "LIUOM (Play by Ferenz Molnar). Charles Farrell ; 9 rls. — Fox. f LONE STAR RANGER (Novel by Zane Grey). George O'Brien; 7 rls. — Fox. f -LOVE PARADE (Novel by Russell Holman). Maurice Chevalier; 12 rls. — Paramount. m LUMMOX (Novel by Fannie Hurst). Winifred Westover: 9 rls.— United Artists, m -MAN FROM BLANKLEVS (Play by F. Anstev). John Barrymore; 7 rls. — Warner. m MANSLAUGHTER (Novel by Alice Duer Miller). Claudette Colbert: 12 rls. — Paramount, m MARRIAGE PLAYGROUND (Novel "Children" by Edith Wharton). Mary Brian; 9 rls.— Paramount, m DER MEISTERSINGER (German production based upon the opera). 8 rls. — Moviegraphs. f MEN ARE LIKE THAT (Play "The Show Off" by George Kelly). Hal Skelly; 7 rls.— Paramount, j -MISTER ANTONIO (Play by Booth Tarkington). Leo Carrillo: 7 rls. — Tiffany, h -MOBY DICK (Novel by Herman Melville). John Barrvmore; 8 rls. — Warner, m OFFICE WIFE (Novel by Faith Baldwin). Dorothy Mackaill; 6 rls. — Warner, m -OLD ENGLISH (Play by John Galsworthy). George Arliss: 9 rls. — Warner, f ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT (Play "The Swan" bv Ferenz Molnar). Lillian Gish: 8 rls.— United Artists, m -OUTWARD BOUND (Play by Sutton Vane). Leslie Howard. 8 rls. — Warner, f PORI (German production of big game hunting in East Africa). 6 rls. — Ufa. f RAFFLES (Novel by E. W. Hornung). Ronald Colman: 8 rls.— United Artists, m RETURN OF DR. FU MANCHU (Novel by Sax Rohmer). Warner Oland; 8 rls. — Paramount, f RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Novel bv Sir Conan Doyle). Clive Brook; 8 rls.— Paramount, m 'ROMANCE (Play by Edward Sheldon). Greto Garbo; 10 rls. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. f ROMANCE OF RADIO (Industrial film depicting entire process of manufacturing radios). 7 rls.— Craft, f ROMANCE OF RIO GRANDE (Novel "Conquistador" by Katherine F. Gerould). Warner Baxter; 9 rls. — Fox. m SACRED FLAME (Play by Somerset Maugham). Pauline Frederick; 7 rls. — Warner, f SANTA FE TRAIL (Novel "Spanish Acres" bv Hal H. Edwards). Richard Arlen; 8 rls.— Paramount. f "SARAH AND SON (Novel by Timothy Shea). Ruth Chatterton; 9 rls. — Paramount, m -SEA WOLF (Novel by Jack London). Milton Sills: 9 rls.— Fox. f SECOND FLOOR MYSTERY (Novel "The Agony Column" by Earl Derr Biggers). H. B. Warner: 6 rls.— Warner, f -SEVEN DAYS LEAVE (Play "The Old Ladv Shows Her Medals" bv Sir James M. Barrie). Gary Cooper. Beryl Mercer; 9 rls.— Paramount. 105 Features And 8 Short Series Listed f SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE (Novel by Earl Derr Biggers). Richard Dix: 8 rls.— RKO. f SHANNONS OF BROADWAY (Play by James Gleason). James and Lucille Gleason; 7 rls. — Universal. SHE'S MY WEAKNESS (Novel "Tommy" by Harry Leon Wilson). Arthur Lake; 8 rls. — RKO. SHOW GIRL IN HOLLYWOOD (Novel by J. P. McEvoy). Alice White; 9 rls. — First National. SILENT ENEMY (Book "Long Lance"— story of the Ojibway Indians' fight against hunger). Long Lance, Yellow Robe; 9 rls. — Paramount. SKINNER STEPS OUT (Novel "Skinner's Dress Suit" by Henry Irving Dodge). Glenn Tryon, 7 rls. — Universal. SKY HAWK (Novel by Guy Fowler). John Gar rick ; 7 rls. — Fox. SO THIS IS LONDON (Play by George M, Cohan). Will Rogers; 9 rls.— Fox. SOCIAL LION (Story "MaTco Himself" by Oc tavus Roy Cohen). Jack Oakie; 7 rls. — Paramount. SON OF THE GODS (Novel by Rex Beach). Richard Barthelmess; 9 rls.— First National. SONG OF LOVE (Novel by Irwin R. Franklin). Belle Baker; 9 rls.— Columbia. SPOILERS. THE (Novel by Rex Beach). Gary Cooper; 11 rls. — Paramount. 'STORY OF GOESTA BERL1NG (Novel by Selma Lagerlof). Greta Garbo; 12 rls. — F. O. Renard. TAMING OF SHREW (Play by Shakespeare). Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks; 8 rls. — United Artists. THE TEXAN (Story "The Deep-Dyed Deceiver" by O. Henry). Gary Cooper; 9 rls.— Paramount. THEIR OWN DESIRE (Novel by Sarita Fuller). Norma Shearer: 7 rls. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. THIRTEENTH CHAIR (Play by Bayard Veil ler). Conrad Nagel; 8 rls.— Metro-GoldwynMayer. THIS THING CALLED LOVE (Play by Edwin Burke). Constance Bennett; 7 rls.— Pathe. THREE FACES EAST (Play by Anthony Paul Kellv). Constance Bennett: 7 rls. Wamer. UP THE CONGO (An expedition through East and West Africa). 6 rls.— Sono Art— World Wide. •VAGABOND KING (Play "If I Were King" by Justin McCarthy). Dennis King; 12 rls.— Paramount. . VIRGINIAN. THE (Novel by Owen Wistler). Gary Cooper; 12 rls.— Paramount. WEDDING RINGS (Novel "The Dark Swan" by Ernest Pascal). H. B. Warner; 7 vis— First National. _ „ , WHAT A MAN (Novel "His Dark Chapter by E. J. Rath). Reginald Denny: 10 rls— Sono Art-World Wide. m -WHOOPEE (Novel by E. J. Rath). Cantor: 12 rls.— United Artists, m WIDE OPEN (Novel by E. B. Morris). Everett Horton: 7 rls.— Warner, f -WITH BYRD AT SOUTH POLE (Pictorial record of the expedition). 8 rls.— Paramount. f YOUNG EAGLES (Stories by Elliott White Springs). Charles Rogers: 8 rls— Paramount, m YOUNG MAN OF MANHATTAN (Novel by Katherine Brush). William Foster; 8 rls — Paramount. Book Week programs may be rounded out by the addition of short subjects from the following series : BELIEVE IT OR NOT SERIES (Robert L Ripley). 1 rl. each Vitaphone. FAMOUS COMPOSER SERIES, 1 rl. eachParamount. _ „ „ . HODGE PODGE SERIES (Lyman H. Howe s Novelties). 1 rl. each— Educational. PATHE AUDIO REVIEWS. 1 rl. each-Pathe. ROBERT BRUCE SCENICS, 1 f I Eddie Edward rl. each— Para SPORTLIGHT SERIES (Grantland Rice). 1 rl. STRANGe'aS IT SEEM SERIES (Phenomena of nature). 1 rel each— Universal. SUPER-EDUCATIONAL SERIES. 1 rl. eachUfa. Combination Policy for Three More Fox Houses Continuing the return of vaudeville to various houses of the circuit. Fox on Saturdav opened a combination policy at the Fox Walker and Savoy in Brooklyn. Next Saturday the Renublic. also in Brooklyn, will adopt a combination policy.