Exhibitors Herald (Jan-Mar 1920)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald
Date:
Jan-Mar 1920
Author:
Exhibitors Herald Co.
Publisher:
Chicago, Exhibitors Herald
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald (Jan-Mar 1920)
Leaf #:
000145
Language:
English
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:
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 04, 2024
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EXHIBITORS HERALD The Year's Greatest News "Beat" fJThis is a sad story, mates— sad for the Moving Picture World. qjust forty-eight hours after EXHIBITORS HERALD had published a complete story of the escape of D.W.Griffith and party, together with an exclusive cablegram from D. W. Griffith himself, the old "World" totters out with an article audaciously declaring/'Moving Picture World Scores a Beat Over Competitors on Griffith Story." <I Careful perusal of the Moving Picture World story discloses the diverting fact that the alleged "beat" was altogether based on a cablegram signed, "Governor Bahamas"; but even this was not issued until two days after EXHIBITORS HERALD had published the complete story, together with the cablegram direct from D. W. Griffith. <I EXHIBITORS HERALD, in its customary manner, did not rely upon the governor of the Bahamas or any other comic opera officials of the islands, but got its information from the one man that really knew what he was talking about —D. W. Griffith. ^And having gotten this information, Exhibitors Herald published it just forty-eight hours in advance of the Moving Picture World — and from 72 hours to a week ahead of every other paper in the field. ^EXHIBITORS HERALD not only "beat" every motion picture publication on this important story , but gave to the entire world on Wednesday, December 17th, through the Associated Press, the first direct word from D.W.Griffith. 17