Exhibitors Herald (Mar-Apr 1924)

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Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald
Date:
Mar-Apr 1924
Author:
Exhibitors Herald Co.
Publisher:
Chicago, Exhibitors Herald
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald (Mar-Apr 1924)
Leaf #:
00029
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
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:
July 25, 2024
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March 29, 1924 EXHIBITORS HERALD 19 Entirely in "Technicolor Famous Players-Lasky's Forthcoming Zane Grey Picture THE photographing of Famous Players-Lasky's next Zane Grey Picture — "The Wanderer of the Wasteland," an Irvin Willat Production — has been completed. Technicolor cameras were used exclusively. Watch for the release date! For weeks everybody has been talking about the wonderful Technicolor sequence in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments." And they're already talking about the Technicolor undersea scenes in "The Uninvited Guest" — a Williamson Production released through Metro — which opened in Loew's State Theatre, Boston, on March 3rd. At Hollywood, work is progressing rapidly on Technicolor's new Plant and California Headquarters. The completion of this plant will insure prompt delivery of rush prints. Interior and exterior views of new Technicolor plant at Boston Progressive Producers do it in Technicolor Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Boston New York Hollywood ' ' » ' ' ' » ' 1 ' 1 ' I I * ' I ' I ED ' 1 I ' » 1 " 1 I ' □ I I ' \ 1 ' ' ' □ 3 ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' ' » 1 1 » ' " i 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' ?~n