Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1928
Author:
Quigley Publishing Company
Publisher:
Chicago, Quigley Publishing Company
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)
Leaf #:
000178
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:
September 21, 2023
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34 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD October 20, 1928 Maid in China. That she is Clara Bow seems pretty thick. But Clara she is — Mr. Paramount says so. Perhaps those who were disappointed in not seeing the traditional Clara in "Ladies of the Mob," may, upon beholding her thus, think twice about this Paramount star's alleged allegiance to the Spirit of Jazz. The working countenance of John Adolfi, Warner Brothers director, whose latest, "The Midnight Taxi," is now on the seehear screens. Gladys Belmont, who was chosen from among 463 Hollywood girls possessing Indian-like features, to play in Paramount's "Redskin." success in legerdemain depends on luring the spectator's eye from the trick, Patsy Ruth Miller's attempt was doubtless successful. Shown with her between scenes of Tiffany-Stahl's "Beautiful but Dumb," in which she stars, are Vice President M. H. Hoffman and Director Elmer Clifton. Moments of respite from busy hours at the studio are recorded in these two photographs of M G M celebrities. Excepting, of course, the wee canine above, whose balancing act comes in for special performances on just such an occasion as this, which has brought Irving Thalberg, studio executive, and his wife, Norma Shearer, to the Pacific shore. At right are shown Ramon Novarro and Anita Page, his feminine lead in "Gold Braid," atop a plane used in that picture.