Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1930)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1930
Publisher:
[Chicago, Quigley publishing company]
Volume:
Exhibitors herald world
Leaf #:
000454
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
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 25, 2024
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10 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD November 1, 1930 No Greater Compliment J. He FREDERIC J. HASKIN is the founder and director of the Haskin Information Service, Washington, D. C. The Haskin Service goes to 110 daily newspapers throughout the United States, among them the Boston Traveler, Chicago Daily News, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Buffalo Evening News, Atlanta Journal, Omaha World-Herald, St. Joseph Gazette, Topeka State Journal and the Louisville Courier-Journal. Employed by those 110 newspapers to answer the questions of their subscribers, the Haskin Service handles the largest mail of any concern in the District of Columbia except the Federal Government itself, and in the Library of Congress and the countless departments of the Federal Government he has access to limitless sources of information. s to a reference book suck as the Motion Picture Almanac could be expected than the following letter from Frederic J. Haskin "It is impossible for me to express the appreciation I feel regarding the two volumes, the 1929 and 1930 editions of the 'Motion Picture Almanac' which you so kindly sent us. In the few days that I have had these books on my desk I found occasion to refer to them many times and have also found the information desired complete in every detail. "I wish to thank you again for your prompt attention to my request for them. The 1931 Motion Picture Almanac to be issued early in 1931 IS NOW IN PREPARATION Advance Subscriptions TT^ROM people within, the motion pic-* ture industry now being accepted at $1. Price upon publication will be $2. Advertisements ARE now being accepted from all branches of the industry. Write or telephone Exhibitors Herald-World for rates. Published by Quigley Publishing Company New York CHICAGO Los Angeles