Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1956)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Oct-Dec 1956
Publisher:
New York, Quigley Publishing Co.
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1956)
Leaf #:
000673
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
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:
March 28, 2024
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FILM BUYERS RATING Film buyers of independent circuits in the U. S. rate current product on the basis of its performance in their theatres. This report covers 109 attractions, 3,671 play dates. Titles run alphabetically. Numerals refer to the number of engagements on each attraction reported. The tabulation is cumulative. Dagger (\) denotes attractions published for the first time. Asterisk (*) indicates attractions which are listed for the last time. EX means Excellent; A A — Above Average; AV — Average; BA — Below Average PR — Poor. Ambassador's Daughter, The (U.A.) Animal World, The (W.B.) Attack (U.A.) Autumn Leaves (Col.) Away All Boats (U-l) Back From Eternity (RKO) .. Bad Seed, The (W.B.) Bandido (U.A.) Best Things in Lite Are Free, The (Fox) Between Heaven and Hell (Fox) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (RKO) Bhowani Junction (MGM) Bigger Than Life (Fox) Birds and the Bees (Par.) Boss, The (U.A.) Burning Hills, The (W.B.) Bus Stop (Fox) Catered Affair, The (MGM) Cockleshell Heroes (Col.) Congo Crossing (U-l) Creeping Unknown, The (U.A.) Crime in the Streets (A. A.) Cry in the Night (W.B.) D-Day the Sixth of June (Fox) Dakota Incident (Rep.) Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (B.V.) Day of Fury (U-l) Distant Drums (W.B.) (reissue) Earth vs. Flying Saucers (Col.) Eddy Duchin Story, The (Col.) Fastest Gun Alive (MGM) First Texan, The (A.A.) First Traveling Saleslady (RKO) Foreign Intrigue (U.A.) Francis in the Haunted House (U-l) . f Friend ly Persuasion (A.A.) Gaby (MGM) fGirl He Left Behind (W.B.) Girls in Prison (A.I.P.) Goodbye, My Lady (W.B.) Great Day in the Morning (RKO) Great Locomotive Chase, The (B.V.) Guys and Dolls (MGM) He Laughed Last (Col.) High Society (MGM) Hold Back the Night (A.A.) Hot Rod Girl (A.I.P.) I'll Cry Tomorrow (MGM) It Conquered the World (A.I.P.) Johnny Concho (U.A.) Jubal (Col.) EX AA AV 25 12 5 1 2 43 1 2 4 1 2 I 20 19 7 5 4 7 30 I 29 16 12 8 I 13 1 1 23 3 I I I 5 I 9 I 17 36 29 2 I 15 4 I 10 4 I 14 12 27 2 13 39 7 4 26 13 9 13 13 27 9 12 12 5 10 1 6 2 19 I 31 30 13 10 16 4 15 2 35 5 3 5 5 12 31 27 8 3 6 22 I 13 6 2 13 10 16 13 2 8 5 3 1 1 I 7 3 BA 15 18 3 1 1 8 21 2 4 16 13 15 5 5 2 17 8 13 1 1 8 I 8 I 3 5 9 12 3 10 6 13 8 7 5 18 1 1 10 15 9 2 2 I I I 23 34 PR 1 1 3 2 5 2 II 5 3 5 6 18 14 2 18 14 I 7 I 1 3 2 14 5 1 2 2 8 I 4 3 6 9 3 10 10 2 5 14 I 3 2 King and I, The (Fox) Kiss Before Dying, A (U.A.) EX AA AV BA PR 30 24 27 20 4 — 1 12 2 — Last Wagon, The (Fox) Leather Saint (Par.) Lisbon (Rep.) fLove Me Tender (Fox) 9 23 4 2 3 3 6 6 3 — 30 16 Magnificent Roughnecks (A.A.) Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (Fox) Man Who Knew Too Much (Par.) Miami Expose (Col.) Moby Dick (W.B.) Mountain, The (Par.) — —621 22 30 14 8 8 2 1 7 26 8 2 — — —44 7 21 20 II 4 — 15 8 1 Oklahoma (Magna) Opposite Sex, The (MGM) Over Exposed (Col.) 5 Pardners (Par.) Pillars of the Sky (U-l) Power and the Prize, The (MGM) Price of Fear (U-l) Proud and Profane, The (Par.) Proud Ones, The (Fox) 7 30 14 3 — — 2 15 24 3 — 118 4 — — — I 7 — 22 23 I I 4 — 28 20 15 10 Quincannon, Frontier Scout (U.A.) 2 2 6 2 Raw Edge (U-l) Rawhide Years, The (U-l) . Rebel in Town (U.A.) Reprisal (Col.) Rififi (UMPO) Rock Around the Clock (Col.) Run for the Sun (U.A.) .... — 18 3 3 — 5 23 8 7 — 4 12 — — 15 3 — — 16 — — — 22 22 14 I I — 4 13 4 4 Safari (Col.) Santiago (W.B.) Satellite in the Sky (W.B.) Screaming Eagles (A.A.) Search for Bridey Murphy (Par.) . ... Searchers, The (W.B.) Secret of Treasure Mountain (Col.) Seven Men From Now (W.B.) Showdown at Abilene (U-l) Solid Gold Cadillac, The (Col.) Somebody Up There Likes Me (MGM) Star of India (U.A.) Star in the Dust ( U.l.) Storm Center (Col.) Storm Over the Nile (Col.) — 6 19 18 6 — 2 25 14 15 — —374 — 3 8 7 3 — — —25 6 28 18 5 — — I 16 — — 13 23 4 I — I 17 2 I — 8 9 II 2 2 3 23 31 4 — — I 13 — — I 7 16 — — — — I 6 — —254 Tea and Sympathy (MGM) Tension at Table Rock (RKO) That Certain Feeling (Par.) These Wilder Years (MGM) Toward the Unknown (W.B.) Toy Tiger (U-l) Trapeze (U.A.) 23 Paces to Baker Street (Fox) I I 9 I 9 11 3 I 12 33 3 5 2 15 6 8 22 36 14 5 6 25 12 22 13 3 1 1 18 7 2 4 20 Unguarded Moment (U-l) .... 3 13 8 2 Vagabond King (Par.) 5 4 9 Walk the Proud Land (U-l) . War and Peace (Par.) Werewolf, The (Col.) While the City Sleeps (RKO) 25 I I I 6 3 — 5 I — 10 19 6