Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1933)

Page scan 000702 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Apr-Jun 1933
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1933)
Leaf #:
000702
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:
July 18, 2024
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22 MOTION PICTURE HERALD June 3 , 1933 FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. Has come this smiling visitor to the Paramount studio, where with Helen Twelvetrees as charming guide, Elliott Roosevelt sees how the wheels go round. OUTWARD BOUND. Are Harry Cohn of Columbia, and Lewis Milestone, director, bound for Europe to chat with Gilbert Miller, preparing the screen story for "Lady Is Willing." From left to right: Mr. Milestone, Harry Cohn, Captain Lena of the Conte de Savoia, Antonio Srossardi, Italian consul general, and Jack Cohn. TRANQUIL CHARM. Exemplified by Jill Esmond, appearing in "F. P. I," from FoxBritish-Gaumont-Ufa. ARTISTIC RECOGNITION. Has now come to Walt Disney, as his creations of fun and fantasy, Mickey Mouse and the Silly Symphonies characters, in original form, continue indefinitely at the Kennedy Galleries in New York, awakening spontaneous praise from critics. Herewith Mickey in a new role, on exhibition. ARRIVING STARS. Of stage, screen and matrimony are Al Jolson and his wife. Ruby Keeler of Warner's "42nd Street" and "Gold Diggers of 1933," reaching New York for a vacation.