Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World
Date:
Apr-Jun 1930
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)
Leaf #:
00035
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
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 21, 2024
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April 5, 1930 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 25 Complete Text of M G M’s New Contract r-;arsir‘ a-- “^BSsr® r t;"'.,^Sdl^7.c.Tu'2i T^wTuS^^Bbuib^^ia £u2»b«& w'i££,'£u,i5*fi' w,b,as: s s i^»“j7«Mrjwaa,jitts a?* vsis ; f^.f.fKSiE'aa; asr srs.'iswistt ^ „as?« -ssss tt s S'££“ax?«“S^^^ THE NEW METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER CONTRACT , which contains both arbitration and deposit clauses. Each party would appoint ttvo arbitrators, these four to select a fifth outside the industry if they fail to agree, and in the event they cannot decide upon the fifth he is to be named by the presiding court of the highest court of the state in which the exchange is located. Composers Featured on Paramount-Publix Radio Hour; Varied Program NEW YORK, April 1.— Benny Davis and J. Fred Coots, composers of many popular song hits, and the Wynn Quartette, composed of Evelyn MacGregor, Elsa Borg and Madeliene Southworth, were featured in the Paramount-Publix radio hour over station WABC last Saturday. The complete program was as follows : Overture “Swanee River Fantasy,” Paramount orchestra, conducted by David Mendoza; Organ solo, Jesse Crawford; stage show under the direction of Paul Ash, featuring “Dream Avenue,” Harriet Lee, “Flappers on' Parade,” orchestral novelty, “Congratulations,” orchestra, “Do. You Play, Madame?” Harriet Lee and Paul Small, medley from the screen play “Honey,” the foursome, “Sweeping the Clouds Away,” orchestra, medley from “Sons of Guns,” Wynn Quartette, “Sharing,” Benny Davis and J. Fred Coots, “You Oughta Know,” Davis, Coots and Wynn Quartette, “You Can’t Stop Me from Falling in Love,” Davis and Coots, medley from “The Love Parade,” orchestra. Skouras Plans 37 -Story Structure in St. Louis (Special to the Herald-World) ST. LOUIS, April 1. — The erection of a 37-story $3,000,000 office building, which would be St. Louis’ tallest structure, is contemplated for the northwest corner of Ninth and Locust streets by Skouras Brothers Enterprises. This became known on March 27 when the Board of Education, owner of the present 7-story building and site, received a tentative offer for a 99-year lease on the property. Cincinnati Exhibitors Pick Ackerman Again (Special to the Herald-World) CINCINNATI, April 1. — J. A. Ackerman, manager Glenway theatre, was again elected president of Greater Cincinnati Motion Picture Exhibitors Co. at a recent meeting. He has held the office twelve times. Filming of uAll Quiet” Attacked in Reichstag; Is Declared Unfavorable According to newspaper dispatches from Berlin, the filming of “All Quiet on the Western Front” has been attacked in a speech by Geheimrat Sievers before the Reichstag committee on education. Sievers declares that undue emphasis is being placed upon the brutal treatment of the recruits by the non-commissioned officer Himmelstoss. He also stated that foreign picture directors not only frequently make anti-German films for allied consumption, but also sell them to Germany after cutting out the offensive parts. A dispatch from Dublin says a new talking picture based on Liam O’Flaherty’s novel, “The Informer,” has been banned by the censor, and an appeal is to be made against the decision.