Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1934)

Page scan 000256 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 #:
000256
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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36 MOTION PICTURE HERALD September 2 2, 19 3 4 'Hill THEATRE RECEIPTS will The total of theatre receipts for the calendar week ending September 15, 1934, from 101 houses in 18 major cities of the country, reached $1,123,096, a decrease of $87,246 from the total of the preceding calendar week, ended September 8, 1934, when 101 houses in 18 cities reported an aggregate gross of $1,210,342. (.Copyright, 1934: Reproduction of material from this department without credit to Motion Picture Herald expressly forbidden) Theatres Boston Boston 2,900 25c -50c Fenway 1,800 30c-50c Keith's 3,500 30c-65c Loew's State 3,700 35c-50c Metropolitan 4,350 30c -65c Paramount 1,800 30c-50c Current Week Picture Gross 16.000 "King Kelly of the U. S. A." (Mono.) "Desirable" (W.B.) and 9,500 "Dragon Murder Case" (F. N.) "The Fountain" (Radio) 16,500 (2nd week) "Chained" (MGM) 17,500 Previous Week Picture "Take the Stand" (Liberty) and.. 17,000 "The Human Side" (Univ.) "The Cat's Paw" (Fox) and 10,000 "Pursued" (Fox) "The Fountain" (Radio) 18,000 (1st week) 'The Affairs of Cellini" (U.A.).. 17,000 31,000 "The Scarlet Empress" (Para.)-. 30,000 "Now and Forever" (Para.). "Desirable" (W. B.) and 9,000 "Dragon Murder Case" (F.N.) "The Cat's Paw" (Fox) and 10,000 "Pursued" (Fox) High and Low Gross Gross (Tabulation covers period from January. 1931.) High 1-13-34 "Fog" Low 3-11 "Topaze" • • High 1-14 "Island of Lost Souls" and I "Billion Dollar Scandal" ( Low 7-29 "She Had to Say Yes" and 1 "Arizona to Broadway" ) High 12-2 "Little Women" Low 3-11 "When Strangers Marry" High 1-7 "Strange Interlude" Low 3-11 "Men Must Fight" High 11-4 "I'm No Angel" Low 8-4-34 "Notorious Sophie Lang".. High 2-25 "Dangerously Yours" and ) "Deception" ) Low 8-18-34 "Housewife" and ) ''She Learned About Sailors" J 23,500 11,000 15,000 6,000 28.000 12,000 23,000 11,000 44,500 26,000 17,000 7,000 Buffalo Buffalo 3,500 30c55c Century 3,000 25c Court Street .... 1,200 25c Great Lakes .... 3,000 25c-40c Hippodrome 2,100 25c-40c Lafayette 3,300 25c 'Now and Forever" (Para.). 18,200 "Chained" (MGM) 21,000 "Cockeyed Cavaliers" (Radio) and 6,400 "Paris Interlude" (MGM) 'Wild Gold" (Fox) and 600 'Bachelor Bait" (Radio) 'Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back" 8,100 (U.A.) 'The Scarlet Empress" (Para.).. 6,200 'Romance in the Rain" (Univ.) and 6,700 'The Crime of Helen Stanley" (Col.) "He Was Her Man" (W.B.) and.. 6.200 "Murder in the Private Car" (MGM) "Here Comes the Groom" (Para.) 1,000 and "Call It Luck" (Fox) "The Cat's Paw" (Fox) 7,400 "Dames" (W. B.) 8,100 (2nd week) "Blind Date" (Col.) and 6,300 "I Can't Escape" (Beacon) High 12-9 "Dancing Lady" Low 3-25 "Our Betters" High 4-21-34 "The Lost Patrol" and "Three on a Honeymoon" Low 12-16 "Solitaire Man" and "Day of Reckoning" 31,000 9,800 8,100 3,500 High 11-4 "I'm No Angel" Low 3-17-34 "Miss Fane's Baby Is 1 Stolen" and 'Easy to Love" ) High 5-19-34 "The House of Rothschild' Low 7-28-34 "Here Comes the Navy". High 3-10-34 "It Happened One Night" and "Before Midnight" Low 8-4-34 "Uncertain Lady" and "Midnight" 27,200 Chicago Apollo 1,400 25c -50c Chicago 4,000 35c-68c Garrick 900 25c -40c Oriental 3,940 25c-40c Palace 2,509 25c-50c Roosevelt 1,591 25c-50c State-Lake 2,776 20c-35c United Artists .. 1.700 30c-60c "The Cat's Paw" (Fox) 8,000 (2nd week) "British Agent" (F.N.) 44,000 "Now and Forever" (Para.) 5,500 "Of Human Bondage" (Radio).... 18,000 "The Life of Vergie Winters".... 16,500 (Radio) (2nd week) "Dames" (W. B.) 23,000 17,000 'The Defense Rests" (Col.). "The Count of Monte Cristo".... 22,000 (U. A.) "The Cat's Paw" (Fox) 16,000 (1st week) "Now and Forever" (Para.) 51,000 "Housewife" (W. B.) 7,000 "The Notorious Sophie Lang".... 24,000 (Para.) "The Life of Vergie Winters".... 26,000 (Radio) (1st week) "Treasure Island" (MGM) 11,000 (3rd week) "Most Precious Thing in Life".. 19,000 (Col.) 'Affairs of Cellini" (U. A.) 10,000 (5 days-3rd week) High 9-2 "Goodbye Again" 75,000 Low 4-29 "Central Airport" 22,000 High 10-14 'T'm No Angel"... 50,000 Low 12-16 "A Man's Castle" 10.000 High 9-9 "Morning Glory" 37,000 Low 4-28-34" "Glamour" 11,500 High 9-15-34 "Dames" 23.000 Low 8-18-34 "Paris Interlude" 6,000 High 9-8-34 "Most Precious Thing in Life" 19,000 Low 2-18 "Lucky Devils" 4,500 High 5-5-34 "The House of Rothschild" 30,000 Low 3-18 "Perfect Understanding" 6,800 Cleveland Allen 3,300 20c-40c Hippodrome 3,800 30c-44c RKO Palace .... 3,100 30c-60c State 3,400 30c -44c Stillman 1,900 20c -40c Denver Aladdin 1,500 25c -50c Denham 1,500 25c -50c Denver 2,500 25c-50c Orpheum 2,600 25c-50c Paramount 2,000 25c-40c "She Learned About Sailors" (Fox) 2,200 (3 days) and "The Dragon Murder Case" (F. N.) (4 days) "Dames" (W.B.) 7,000 (2nd week) 'The Cat's Paw" (Fox) 12,000 (30c-44c) "Now and Forever" (Para.) 14,000 'Chained" (MGM) 10,000 (30c-44c) 'The Cat's Paw" (Fox) 3,500 (2nd week) "You Belong to Me" (Para.) 5,500 "Of Human Bondage" (Radio).. 4,000 (6 days) "The World Moves On" (Fox).. 5,500 'Strictly Dishonorable" (Radio) and 2,000 "Bachelor Bait" (Radio) 'The World Moves On" (Fox)... 5,000 "Dames" (W. B.) 15,000 (1st week) "Midnight Alibi" (F. N.) 16,000 "Chained" (MGM) 17,500 "Ladies Should Listen" (Para.).. 3,200 "The Cat's Paw" (Fox) 4,000 (1st week) "Cleopatra" (Para.) 6,500 (2nd week) "The Affairs of Cellini" (U. A.).. 6,000 'Cockeyed Cavaliers" (Radio) 5,000 'Treasure Island" (MGM) 1,200 (4 days) 'She Was A Lady" (Fox) 600 (3 days) High 11-11 "Private Life of Henry VIH" 12,000 Low 3-4 "Infernal Machine" and 1 "Exposure" J 1,800 High 10-21 "East of Fifth Avenue"... 30,000 Low 6-10 "Circus Queen Murder" 2,900 High 3-3-34 "It Happened One Night".. 28,000 Low 8-19 "No Marriage Ties" 4,200 High 8-19 "Tugboat Annie" 26,000 Low 6-24 "The Eagle and the Hawk". 5,000 High 9-15-34 "Chained" 10,000 Low 11-18 "Stage Mother" and ) "Hell and High Water" J 2,500 High 2-25 "Cavalcade" 10,000 Low 8-11-34 "I Give My Love" 1,200 High 10-28 "I'm No Angel" 16,000 Low 8-4-34 "Elmer and Elsie" 1,800 High 1-13-34 "Roman Scandals" 17,500 Low 12-16 "The World Changes" 3,000 High 2-17-34 "Hi, Nellie!" 19,500 Low 6-10 "Zoo in Budapest" 3,750 High 4-1 "The Kid From Spain" 7,000 Low 7-28-34 "No Greater Glory" and ) "He Was Her Man" J 1,200