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 #:
000339
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 Equipment Service 551 South Salina Street Syracuse Charles Beseler Company 131 E. 23rd Street New York City Service-Sound Corporation 1600 Broadway New York City North Carolina Carolina Theatre Supply Company 206 S. Poplar Street Charlotte National Theatre Supply Company 222 West Fourth Street Charlotte * North Dakota McCarthy Theatre Supply Company 64 Fifth Street, N. Fargo Ohio The William Beck & Sons Company Highland and Dorchester Avenues Cincinnati Cincinnati Motion Picture Company 1434 Vine Street Cincinnati National Theatre Supply Company 1637-39 Central Parkway Cincinnati Clarence E. Runey 1436 Vine Street Cincinnati The Arkay Sign Company, Inc. Film Exchange Building Cleveland Escar Motion Picture Service, Inc. 10008 Carnegie Avenue Cleveland National Theatre Supply Company 2112 Payne Avenue Cleveland Oliver Moving Picture Supply Company 2209 Payne Avenue Cleveland Tri-State Motion Picture Company 2108 Payne Avenue Cleveland American Theatre Equipment Company 165 N. High Street Columbus Dayton Theatre Supply Company 111 Volkenand Street Dayton Clouse Film Exchange 111 West Wayne Street Maumee American Theatre Supply Company 310 St. Clair Street Toledo Oklahoma National Theatre Supply Company 516 W. Grand Avenue Oklahoma City Motion Picture Herald Oregon National Theatre Supply Company 460 Glisan Street Portland Portland Moving Picture Machine Company Rivoli Theatre Building, Room 206 102 West Park Street Portland Theatre Equipment Exchange 448-450 Glisan Street Portland Pennsylvania Charles H. Bennett 1324 Race Street Philadelphia Continental Theatre Accessories, Inc. 1225 Vine Street Philadelphia E. E. Fulton Company 1337 Vine Street Philadelphia Independent Theatre Supply Company 309 N. 13th Street Philadelphia National Theatre Supply Company 1315 Vine Street Philadelphia Lewis M. Swaab & Son 5038 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Williams, Brown and Earle, Inc. 918 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Continental Theatre Accessories, Inc. Clark Building Pittsburgh Motion Picture Machines Company 607 Neville Street Pittsburgh National Theatre Supply Company 1006 Forbes Street Pittsburgh PiNNEY Film Service Company 1028 Forbes Street Pittsburgh S. & S. Sales Company 1010 Forbes Street Pittsburgh Superior Motion Picture Supply Company 86 Van Braam Street Pittsburgh Penn-York Utilities, Inc. 126 Penn Avenue Scranton Theatre Equipment Company 940 Quincy Avenue Scranton Rhode Island Rhode Island Theatre Supply Company 357 Westminster Street Providence 149 Wright & Macomber, Inc. 76 Dorrence Street Providence South Carolina Imperial Film Service, Inc. N. Main Street Greenville Independent Theatre Supply Company 22 W. North Street Greenville Trio Amusement Company, Inc. Greenville South Dakota American Theatre Supply Company, Inc. 320-322 S. Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls Tennessee White Theatre Equipment 24 Sixth Street Bristol Monarch Theatre Equipment 154 E. Calhoun Avenue Memphis National Theatre Supply Company 400 S. Second Street Memphis Texas David F. Parker The Educational Equipment Company 1913a Commerce Street Dallas King Studios, Inc. 309 S. Harwood Street Dallas Lee Theatre Supply 2711 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas Dallas Scenic Studio, Inc. 2700 Ferris Dallas National Theatre Supply Company 306 S. Harwood Street Dallas Southwest Electrical Products Company 309 Browder Street Dallas Independent Theatre Supply Company Merchants & Manufacturers Bldg. Houston Southern Film Service 1616 Fravis Street Houston Utah Alhambra Theatrical Company Paramount Theatre 2429 Kiesel Avenue Ogden Worman Supply Company 1069 23d Street Ogden