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 #:
000322
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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132 Better Theatres Section April 11, 1931 Automatic Devices Company 737 Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pa. Manufacturer of STABILARC motor generator, ADC automatic curtain machine, AUTODRAPE Junior curtain control, SILENTSTEEL curtain track. President and Treasurer. . .Irving Samuels Secretary F. A. Ambler FACTORIES Allentown, Pa., 1139 Maple Street. Newark, N. J., 136-146 Miller Street. ▲ Autovent Fan & Blower Company 1805 N. Kostner Avenue, Chicago Manufacturer of a complete line of ventilating equipment. President J. E. Truitt Sales Manager J. S. Eagen BRANCHES Bridgeport, Seeley & Jones, 128 Stella Street. Boston, Autovent Fan & Blower Company, 180 Milk Street. Cedar Rapids, D. H. Hindenach, 319 North Fifth Street, West. Cincinnati, Autovent Fan & Blower Company, 2413 Union Cent. Building. Cleveland, Autovent Fan & Blower Company, 938 Guardian Building. Dallas, Hansen-MacGruder Company, 607 Thomas Building. Detroit, Autovent Fan & Blower Company, 806 Donovan Building. Hartford, A. J. Purcell, 631 New Britain Avenue. Jacksonville, G. E. Osgood, 2356 Myra Street. Kansas City, A. A. Electric Machinery Company, 1117 Cherry Street. Los Angeles, Pacific Engr. Company, 734 East 12th Street. Miami, F. A. Aufford Agency, 140 Northeast 12th Street. Milwaukee, Autovent Fan & Blower Company, 113+ No. 4th Street. New York City, Autovent Fan & Blower Company, 1689 Wool worth Building. Omaha, G. H. Alwine Company, 731 Brandeis Theatre Building. Pittsburgh, Ralph E. Garrity Co., 414 Bessemer Bldg. Richmond, Richmond Air Equipment Company, 908 East Cary Street. St. Louis, Autovent Fan & Blower Company, 2647-A Washington Blvd. Salt Lake City, Raymond Ackerman, 318 Doolv Block. San Antonio, Fred C. R. Spence, P. O. Box 119. Seattle, Fred W. Carlson, 220 Ninth Avenue, No. Spokane, Heating Assurance Company, 121 No. Browne Street. San Francisco, R. J. Ziegler, 637 Minna Street. Tampa, Henry G. Carter, 504 Lafavette Street. B Barbour Stockwell Company 205 Broadway, Cambridge, Mass. Manufacturer of Blanchard Film Speed Indicator. BRANCHES This indicator is exclusively distributed by the National Theatre Supply Company and all its branches. ▲ Bass Camera Company 179 W. Madison Street, Chicago, III. Dealers in cameras and accessories. President Charles Bass A Basson & Stern 749 East 32nd Street, Brooklyn, New York Manufacturers of B & S change overs, B & S Foot Sivitch, B & S Rear Shutter attachment and B & S Lens Turret. A Bausch & Lomb Company Rochester, New York Manufacturer of optical instruments of all types, projection lenses, Cinephors, etc., reflectors and condensers. President and General Manager Edward Bausch Sales Manager M. H. Eisenhart Advertising Manager... M. C. Williamson Works Manager T. B. Drescher BRANCHES New York, N. Y., Pershing Square Building. Boston, Mass., 333 Washington Street. Chicago, III., 5 N. Wabash Avenue. San Francisco, Calif., 28 Geary Street. London E. C. 1, England, 67-68 Hatton Garden. Frankfurt A. M., Germany, 20 Schillerstrasse. A Bell & Howell Company 1801-15 Larchmont Avenue, Chicago Manufacturer of Pioneer professional studio and Eyemo automatic motion picture cameras, Filmo 16 m. m. motion picture cameras, projectors and accessories, film perforators, film printers, film cement and film splicers. President J. H. McNabb Vice President A. S. Howell Secretary C. A. Ziebarth BRANCHES New York City, 11 West 42nd Street. Hollywood, Cal., 6324 Santa Monica Boulevard. London, England, 320 Regent Street. A Belson Manufacturing Company 800 South Sibley Street, Chicago Trade Mark "BEL-SUN-LITE" Manufacturers and distributors of borderlites, Footlites, cyclorama striplites, boxlites, olivettes, spotlites, horderlight cable, connectors, plugs, act announcers, cleaning stands, dimmers, gelatines, panel boards, plugging boxes, stage pockets, towers, switchboards, aisl elites, cloud effect machines, covelite equipment, exit and directional signs, floodlites, louvrelites, reflectors of all types, scenic effect machines, signal systems, and all accessories. President David Belson Vice-President M. J. Belson Sales Manager M. H. VanAllen BRANCHES Atlanta, Ga., Charles C. Schoen, 138 Marietta Street. Baltimore, Md., J. E. Perkins, 11 East Centre Street. Buffalo, N. Y., John E. Hoffman, 280 Carolina Street. Cincinnati, O., R. M. Heim, 2413 Union Central Building. Cleveland, O., Calvin B. Moore, 1572 Rydal mount Road. Denver, Colo., Arthur E. Bacon, 912 Twentieth Street. Detroit, Mich., Thomas W. Butler, 3270 Columbus Avenue. Fort Worth, Tex., Fred J. Keller, 520 Capps Building. Indianapolis, Ind., Henry J. Damm, 704 Union Title Building. Kansas City, Mo., Fitzhugh L. Funsten, 219 East 14th Street. Los Angeles, Cal., Pineau & Howse, 1451 Venice Blvd. Miami, Fla., Frank E. Filer, 24 Northwest First Avenue. Minneapolis, Minn., Harold R. Harris, 708 Sixth Avenue South. New Orleans, La., Lyman C. Reed, 708-710 Girod Street. New York, N. Y., I. M. Fixman, 110 East FortySecond Street. Oklahoma City, Okla., Fred C. Arnold, 412 Franklin Bldg. Omaha. Neb., Garritt S. Felt, 404 Merchants National Bank Building. Philadelphia, Pa., Herbert Bryan, Machinery Exhibition Hall, The Bourse. Pittsburgh, Pa., S. H. Stover, Century Building. Richmond, Va., George T. Hewitt^ 1107 W. Franklin Street. St. Louis, Mo., Frank C. Unger, 4444 Clayton Avenue. San Antonio, Tex., Fred C. R. Spence, P. O. Box 119—201 Normandy Street. San Francisco, Cal., H. B. Squires Company. 1277 Howard Street. Seattle, Wash., H. B. Squires Company, 552 First Avenue, South. Tampa, Fla., Charles A. Schuldt, Builders' Exchange Building. CANADA Montreal, Que., G. L. MacGillivray, 980 St. Antoine Street. Toronto, Ont., A. R. Wooldridge, 33 Melinda Street. Vancouver, B. C, R. H. Rook, 560 Beatty Street. Winnipeg, Man., G. R.^elly, 128 James Street. Best Devices Company 200 Film Bldg., Cleveland, O. Manufacturers of Besteropticons, spotlights. Port shutters, Mazda Adapters, rewind pulleys, carbon savers and magazine lights. Proprietor R. Wilson A Best Manufacturing Company 1200 Grove Street, Irvington, N. J. Manufacturers of loud speakers — dynamic and magnetic. Officers \ ^^w^T-V'' { E. W. Neilsen Sales Manager H. H. Burtt Credit Manager J. F. Ditler Chief Engineer R. E. Hantzsch BRANCHES Chicago, III., Chambers & Halligan, 549 W. Washington Boulevard. Portland, Ore., Arthur S. Detsch, Security Building. San Francisco, Calif., S. H. Cohn, 2812 So. Main Street. St. Louis, Mo., Otto E. Heilmann Company, 1326 Syndicate Trust Building. Detroit, Mich., H. D. Robertson Company, 6553 Woodward Avenue. Philadelphia, Pa., I. H. Feigenbaum, 6240 Walton Avenue. A Bestone, Inc. Davenport at 16th Street, Omaha, Nebr. .Manufacturers of BesTone sound systems, both Disc and Sound-on-Film. Export Dept., 32A Water St., New York City. FACTORIES Creighton, Nebr. Omaha, Nebr. A Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., Inc. 385 Madison Avenue, New York City President John A. Sweetser \'ice President H. V. Campbell Vice-President R. J. Knowland Treasurer F. H. Deknatel Secretary J. J. Delaney OFFICES New York, 385 Madison Avenue. Boston, 99 Bedford Street. Philadelphia, 556-558 Public Ledger Building. Pittsburgh, 715 Clark Building. Atlanta, 120 Marietta Street. Dallas, 1404 Dallas National Bank Building. Chicago, 14 East Jackson Boulevard. Minneapolis, 514-515 Plymouth Building. St. Louis, 604 Arcade Building. Detroit, 1222 Book Building. Denver, 1130 Sixteenth Street. Los Angeles, 120 East 8th Street, Room 301. San Francisco, 770 Mission Street. Seattle, 1932 First Avenue, Room 707. MILLS AT Thompsonville, Conn. Amsterdam, N. Y. Clinton, Mass. A Biimarjac Corporation 1697 Broadway, New York City Manufacturers of usher signal systems. Blizzard Sales Company 1524 Davenport Street, Omaha, Nebr. Manufacturers of Blizzard Fans and Air Wash Systems. BRANCHES Distributed by E. E. Fulton Co. and your supply dealer. Export Department 32A Water St., New York City. FACTORIES Creighton, Nebr. Omaha, Nebr. A A. R. Boyd Enterprises 1700 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Brokers who build, buy, lease and operate motion picture theatres.