Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1950)

Page scan 000433 from Motion Picture Daily

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jul-Sep 1950
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000433
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
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:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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M emo for Marquees ★ ★ ★ Alert exhibitors everywhere will note well the full report on "Stars of Tomorrow" in this week's issue of Motion Picture Herald. It has always been a maxim of show business that those who are quickest to recognize what (or who) the public wants are the ones who make the most money! It is also a thoroughly known fact that the screen must constantly develop and add new stars, to maintain fresh appeal — to keep drawing its audiences of all age groups back to the theatres as frequently as possible! Keenly aware of the great importance of these fundamentals, Motion Picture Herald has been performing what has become widely recognized as a vital service since its inauguration in 1941 ; we have united the thinking of the exhibitors of the U. S. A. and likewise Canada, to bring to each the consensus of opinions of all. And now, for the tenth consecutive year, Motion Picture Herald presents its full report of its "Stars of Tomorrow" polls of American and Canadian exhibitors — with separate totals for circuits and independents, and combination of both groups for each country. The complete report and related information and comment requires four pages — but "thar's gold in them thar pages" for all who study and fully realize their practical significance! ************************* Like to know how right these polls have been? Here are some of the stars predicted during the previous nine years: RITA HAYWORTH * RONALD REAGAN ★ DENNIS MORGAN * JACKIE COOPER * VAN HEFLIN * JANE WYMAN ★ ALAN LADD ★ BETTY HUTTON * TERESA WRIGHT ★ WILLIAM BENDIX ★ DONALD O'CONNOR * ANNE BAXTER * VAN JOHNSON ★ GENE KELLY ★ RODDY McDOWALL * JUNE ALLYSON ★ BARRY FITZGERALD * SYDNEY GREENSTREET * JEANNE CRAIN ★ CORNEL WILDE ★ JOAN LESLIE * ZACHARY SCOTT * EVE ARDEN ★ LIZABETH SCOTT * DAN DURYEA * YVONNE DE CARLO * ROBERT MITCHUM * ELIZABETH TAYLOR * JANET BLAIR ★ MACDONALD CAREY * JANE POWELL * ANN BLYTH ★ CELESTE HOLM * ROBERT RYAN * DORIS DAY * MONTGOMERY CLIFT ★ KIRK DOUGLAS * PAUL DOUGLAS. *************************