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 #:
000913
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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m EXHIBITORS The Independent Film Trade HERAL D Home Office : 407 So. Dearborn St. Paper W O R L D Chicago In This PATENTS PEACE NEAR United States and Europe Near Peace Over Sound Patents and Only Slight Forward Step Will Get Final Negotiations Under Way — Zukor’s Trip Overseas as Ambassador of Good Will Plays Large Part — Move by Otterson Now Is Awaited — Parties Amenable to Compromise. Issue — ROWLAND’S MOVE Richard A. Rowland Seeks Control of Pathe as Leader of Committee of Preferred Stockholders Who Aim to Elect Majority of Board of Directors at Meeting June 9 — Derr Is Understood to Be in Line for Presidency AND ScOLLARD FOR EXECUTIVE VlCE-PRESIDENCY If Plan Goes Through. COMPLETE INDEX TO CONTENTS NEWS Talkers cut in half the box office loss to theatre by daylight saving, good pictures offsetting both early time and good weather. Suit threats oust independent sound producer, senators are told — Tone color control is feature of new Pacent equipment. Films do more for trade than army of trained men, says Hays — R K O, Fox and Warner Brothers stage three-cornered fight for Wisconsin theatres. Real images in pictures without film perform at Television Show • — Mount is christened Warner in tribute to Warner family. DEPARTMENTS Short Features 135 Music and Talent 136 The Theatre 131 Classified Advertising 143 What the Picture Did for Me 145 Chicago Personalities, by Jim Little 148 FEATURES Service on Pictures 123 The Voice of the Industry (Letters from Readers) 144 Motion Picture Finance 110 Hollywood, by Douglas Hodges 121 Broadway 92 Sound Pictures 126 Pictorial Section 105 J. C. Jenkins — His Colyum 125 ADVERTISEMENTS FILM, SOUND AND EQUIPMENT— Paramount Publix, Audio Products Corporation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Pathe, RCA Photophone, United Artists, Educational, Herald-World Bookshop, Cinema Patents Company, R K O Productions, Columbia, Pacent Reproducer Corporation, Eastman Kodak, Universal, North American Sound and Talking Picture) Equipment Corporation, First National, Radiotone Pictures Corporation, Beaded Screen Corporation, Weber Machine Corporation, Bell and Howell. MUSIC AND TALENT— Leo Feist, Inc., Adolph Goebel, M. Witmark and Sons, De Sylva, Brown and Henderson, Brooks Costumes. CHICAGO 107 South Dearborn St. Telephone Harrison 0036-37-38 Cable Address : Quigpubco EDWIN S. CLIFFORD, General Manager JAY M. SHRECK, Managing Editor GEORGE CLIFFORD, Business Manager ERNEST A. ROVELSTAD, News Editor HOLLYWOOD 1603 North Cahuenga St. Telephone Gladstone 2118-2119 DOUGLAS HODGES West Coast Manager EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES NEW YORK 565 Fifth Avenue Telephone Wickersham 2366-2367 HERBERT FECKE and RAYMOND GALLO Advertising Representatives LONDON THE BIOSCOPE Faraday House 8-10 Charing Cross Rd.f W. C. 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and its possessions. Canada and all countries of the Americas— S3. OQ per year: Great Britain and its colonies £l per year. Other foreign Countries— S5.00 per year. Single copies 25 cents. Advertising rate cards apd Audit Bureau of Circulations statements furnished upon application. The HERALD-WORLD assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts. No manuscripts are returned unless authors so request. — i ——————— i ■ — — — — —