Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Oct-Dec 1931
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)
Leaf #:
000405
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:
November 10, 2022
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I October 24, 1931 Motion Picture Herald 63 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ADVERTISERS A Mc American Seating Company Fulton Insert Automatic Devices Company 33 B Basson & Stern Fulton Insert Best Devices Company 30 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc 8 Blizzard Sales Company Fulton Insert Brenkert Light Projection Co 60 c Century Electric Company 3 Channon, J. H,, Corporation 54 Chicago Expansion Bolt Company 31 Clark, Peter, Inc 49 D Da-Lite Screen Company 55 Dayton Safety Ladder Company 49 Dryfhout, H., Company 54 Enterprise Optical Mfg. Co Fourth Cover Exhibitors Printing Service 56 F Film Fire Prevention Company 23 Fulton, E. E., Company Fulton Insert G G-M Laboratories, Inc 30 Garver Electric Company 57 General Electric Company Fulton Insert General Register Corporation 57 General Seating Company 56 H Hall & Connolly 46 Hertner Electric Company, The 27 HeywoodWakefield Company 6 Hoffman-Soons 44 Horton Manufacturing Company 30 Hub Electric Company 55 I International Projector Corporation. . .Third Cover K Keasbey & Mattison Company 28 Kooler-Aire Engineering Corporation 56 McAuley, J. E., Mfg. Company 26 McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc 24 M Mellaphone Corporation ' 23 Metal Products, Inc 56 Minusa Cine Screen Company Fulton Insert Moore, William N 59 Movie Supply Company 59 N National Carbon Company Second Cover National Theatre Supply Company 25 New York Institute of Photography 54 Novelty Scenic Studios 49 P Projection Optics Company, Inc 46 Racon Electric Company, Inc 44 Radio-Mat Slide Company 59 Raven Screen Corporation 23 Reynolds Electric Company 55 Roth Brothers & Company (Division of Century Electric Company) 3 s S.O.S. Corporation 24 Sloane, W. & J 5 Sosman and Landis Company Fulton Insert Steel Furniture Company 29 Strong Electric Corporation, The. . . .Fulton Insert S. S. Sugar 47 T Theatre Managers Institute 56 Tiffin Scenic Studios.. 54 w WalkerAmerican Corporation 31 Weber Machine Corporation 47 Wright, DeCoster, Inc 45 Y York Safe and Lock Company 32