Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Apr-Jun 1931
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)
Leaf #:
000321
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:
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:
August 29, 2022
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April 11, 1931 Motion Picture Herald 131 WHO'S WHO A Directory of Theatre Equipment Manufacturers and Dealers AND Their Executives Arranged Alphabetically by Names of Firms Frank Adam Electric Company 3650 Windsor Place, St. Louis, Mo. Manufacturers of F-A Major system lighting control stage switchboards, live and dead face safety type light and pov:er switchboards, panelboards and cabinets, plugging panels, fan hanger outlets, adjustable floor boxes, switches, knife, safety type brush switch and flush range switches. President and General Manager Fred B. Adam Vice President in Charge of Sales H. J. Reinhardt Factory Superintendent N. J. Schmelig BRANCHES Atlanta, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Baltimore, Md. Minneapolis, Minn. Boston, Mass. New Orleans, La. Buflfalo, N. Y. New York Cit>' Chicago Omaha, Nebr. Cincinnati, O. Philadelphia, Pa. Cleveland, O. Pittsburgh, Pa. Dallas, Tex. San Francisco, Cal. Denver, Colo. Seattle, Wash. Detroit, Mich. Tulsa, Okla. Hamilton, Ont. Calgary, Alta. Orlando, Fla. Montreal, Que. Kansas City, Mo. Toronto, Ont. Los Angeles, Cal. Vancouver, B. C. Winnipeg, Man. Addressograph Company E. 40th Street & Kelley Ave., Cleveland, 0. Manufacturers and distributors of name and date writing products; addressograph, speed aumat and graphotype. President and General Manager J. E. Rogers Compt. and Treasurer C. R. Battin General Sales Manager J. B. Ward BRANCHES AND AGENCIES Albany, N. Y. Oakland, Cal. Altoona, Pa. Oklahoma City, Okla. Atlanta, Ga. Omaha, Neb. Baltimore, Md. Oshkosh, Wis. Birmingham, Ala. Ottawa, Out. Boston, Mass. Peoria, 111. Buffalo, N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Butte, Mont. Pittsburgh, Pa. Chicago, 111. Portland, Me. Cincinnati, O. Portland, Ore. Cleveland, O. Providence, R. I. Columbus, O. Reading, Pa. Dallas, Tex. Richmond, Va. Dayton, O. Rochester, N. Y. Denver, Colo. Saginaw, Mich. Des Moines, la. South Bend, Ind. Detroit, Mich. St. Louis, Mo. Duluth, Minn. St. Paul, Minn. El Paso, Tex. Salt Lake City, Utah Grand Rapids, Mich. San Antonio, Tex. Greensboro, N. C. San Francisco, Cal. Hartford, Conn. Scranton, Pa. Houston, Tex. Seattle, Wash. Huntington, W. Va. Spokane, Wash. Indianapolis, Ind. Springfield, Mass. Kansas City, Mo. Syracuse, N. Y. Los Angeles, Cal. Tampa, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Toledo, O. Memphis, Tenn. Toronto, Ont., Canada Milwaukee, Wis. Vancouver, B. C, Can. Minneapolis, Minn. Wahpeton, N. D. Montreal, Quebec Washington, D. C. Newark, N. J. Wheeling, W. Va. New Orleans, La. Youngstown, O. New York, N. Y. Winnipeg, Man. Ad-Vance Trailer Service Corporation 630 Ninth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Silent and talking trailers; merchants film-ad ser-vice; short reel films. A Alexander Film Company Alexander Industries Building, Colorado Springs, Colo. Producer of motion picture publicity films. President J. Don Alexander First Vice President D. M. Alexander Second Vice President. ... Mark Fitzgerald Secretary-Treasurer R. A. Duncan Vice President in Charge of Sales M. J. Mclnaney BRANCHES New York City Portland, Ore. Detroit, Mich. Dallas, Tex. Chicago, 111. Los Angeles, Cal. ▲ Allied Cloth Specialties, Inc. {Division of American A ggregates Corporation) Greenville, Ohio Manufacturer of seat and chair covers for theatres. American Aggregates Corporation. President F. D. Coppock First Vice President and General Manager C. E. Patty Second Vice President and Sales Manager G. C. Baker Treasurer H. R. Brown Assistant Treasurer V. F. Deeter Sales Department, Allied Cloth Specialties, Inc J. W. Baker ▲ American Blower Corporation 6000 Russell Street, Detroit, Mich. Manufacturers of Sirocco fans, "ABC" air washers, V entura fans, Sirocco utility blowers. President Jas. Inglis Vice President and General Manager. . . . J. F. G. Miller Vice President C. T. Morse Vice President in Charge of Export F. R. Still Secretary R. Vaile Assistant Treasurer H. Ebel Sales Manager G. C. Polk FACTORIES Detroit, Mich. Cincinnati, O. Windsor, Ontario, Canada ▲ American Carbonic Machinery Company Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Manufacturer of air cooling and conditioning equipment. President G. W. Kibby Vice President and General Manager... O. A. Labus Secretary O. E. Uehling BRANCHES Chicago, Builders Building. Detroit, Mich., Michigan Theatre Building. New York City, 30 Church Street. Cleveland, O., 2036 East 22nd Street. ▲ American Seating Company 14 E. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago Manufacturers of theatre furniture. President H. M. Taliaferro Secretary and Auditor H. A. Hite Treasurer E. M. Mootz BRANCHES Atlanta, Ga. Boston, Mass. Charlotte, N. C. Cincinnati, O. Cleveland, O. Detroit, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich Indianapolis, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Londo Los Angeles, Cal. Memphis, Tenn. Minneapolis, Minn. New Orleans, La. New York, N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. San Francisco, Cal. Seattle, Wash. St. Louis, Mo. n, England American Silversheet Company 800-12 Beaumont Street, St. Louis, Mo. Manufacturer of sound screens. ▲ Amplion Radio Corporation 133 W. 21st Street, New York City Manufacturers of complete sound equipment. President J. W. Woolf Treasurer W. L. Woolf Secretary F. E. Young A Arctic Nu-Air Corporation Northwest Terminal — Minneapolis, Minn. Manufacturer of cooling and ventilating systems for theatres of any size. President A. S. Feinberg Vice-Presidents J. C. Buckbee, Geo. F. Dembow Secretary-Treasurer. A. A. Feinberg Chairman of Board of Directors J. Geo. Feinberg SALES OFFICES Algona, la., N. C. Rice. Atlanta, Ga., 154 Wakon Street. Boston, Mass., Park Square Building. Chicago, 111., 818 State Lake Bldg. Dallas, Tex., 2004 Commerce Street. Detroit, Mich., 4464 Cass Avenue. Kansas City, Mo., 109 W. 18th Street. Los Angeles, Cal., 1640 W. Washington Blvd. Memphis, Tenn., 103 Clay Tate Bldg. Minneapolis, Minn., Northwest Terminal. New York, N. Y., 1904 Paramount Bldg. Philadelphia, Pa., 1237 Vine Street. Seattle, Wash., 2318 Second Avenue. Syracuse, N. Y., 142 N. Warren. The Arcus Ticket Company 348 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago Manufacturer of roll and folded tickets, coupon books, strip tickets, diagram racks, advance sale racks, vending machines, ticket boxes, reserved seat coupon tickets. President-Treasurer James S. Arcus Vice President-Secretary H. J. Hessell BRANCH New York City, 461 Eighth Avenue. A Armstrong Studios, Inc. 1717 Cordova Street, Los Angeles, Cal. Stage equipment and furnishings. President and General Manager W. B. Armstrong OFFICES and STUDIOS San Francisco, 283 Golden Gate Avenue. Chicago, 14 West Lake Street. Los Angeles, 1717 Corjdova Street. Audak Company 565 Fifth Avenue, New York City Manufacturers of pick-ups. President Maximilian Weil