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 #:
000179
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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October 20, 1928 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD 35 A new and informal study of the notoriously clever Al Boasberg, who functions at the M G M studio as a comedy constructor — and how! No clue to the comedienne in this recentJy-made portrait of Fannie Brice, who is reviving "My Man" for Warner Brothers. Photograph of Douglas MacLean and Frances Lee as it was received in New York by wire. The original picture, showing a scene from MacLean's new production, "The Carnation Kid," which Christie is making for Paramount release, was transmitted from Los Angeles in 450 seconds. A dance-step of delightful grace against a background which represents the Spirit of Today. Incongruous? Our duty, however, is merely to state that Mildred Harris is the familiar subject of this fascinating picture and that she has made another of her not infrequent returns to the screen in Universal's first all-talking picture, "Melody of Love." It is easy to forget that less prominent parts of the world also are translating their own native life into the newest of the art-forms. Here are two scenes from recent pictures produced in Egypt by Egyptians. At the left is shown Aziza Amir in her latest starring vehicle, "The Nile's Daughter," an Isis picture. The scene above is from a Condor production, "A Calamity Over the Pyramid," showing the stars, Fatma Ronchdy and Pedro Lama, on the banks of the Nile.