Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1934)

Page scan 000251 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Sep-Oct 1934
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1934)
Leaf #:
000251
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:
May 30, 2024
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TO: JOS. BERNHARD HARRY ARTHUR S. D. COCALIS N. L. NATHANSON SPYROS SKOURAS JOS. VOGEL CLAYTON BOND JOHN BALABAN ALEXANDER PANTAGES W. G. VAN SCHMUS MEYER SCHINE J. J. SULLIVAN E. A. ALPERSON MAX HOFFMAN RALPH TALBOT JOHN O'CONNOR JAMES N. COSTON ED ROWLEY M. A. SHEA HAROLD ROBB MIKE NAIFY ARTHUR LUCAS TOM CLEMMONS JOHN HAMRICK F. J. SPARKS SOL GORDON AL FINKELSTEIN E. M. LOEW BOB O'DONNELL JENSEN & VON HERBERG PHIL SMITH HARRY E. HUFFMAN ROBERT McNEIL ED FAY R. E. GRIFFITH J. L. SCHANBERGER NAT YAMINS A. H. BLANK NASSER BROS. CHARLES HAYMAN ED BEATTY GEORGE MANN H. F. KINCEY RAY MOON MORGAN WALSH IKE LIBSON FRED DOLLE JOE BLUMENFELD M. A. LIGHTMAN GLEN W. DICKINSON GASTON DUREAU E. V. RICHARDS ED DUBINSKY NATE BLUMBERG DAVID LOEW ELMER RHODEN JULES RUBENS M. B. COMERFORD LOU METZGER A. H. SCHWARTZ FRANK H. DURKEE H. J. FITZGERALD JOE SEIDER J. H. HARRIS JOHN FRIEDL R. H. WILBY J. J. FITZGIBBONS SAM RINZLER SAM BENDHEIM There's information of special value to you and all other exhibitors on the next three pages