Motion Picture Herald (Jun-Sep 1934)

Page scan 000340 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jun-Sep 1934
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jun-Sep 1934)
Leaf #:
000340
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:
September 12, 2024
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44 MOTION PICTURE HERALD July 2 1, 1934 THE BOX OFFICE CHAMPIONS FOR JUNE # Seven productions were appointed June's Champions by the box offices of the nation's key theatres. Only four rankings are represented, however, three pictures having tied for second place, and two for fourth. June's Champions constitute quite a varied fare, with two straight comedy-dramas, one comedy-drama with music, a novelty-mystery, two dramas and one melodrama making up the winners for the month. MANY HAPPY RETURNS PARAMOUNT (I) Directed by Norman McLeod. Based on the story, "Often a Bridegroom," by Lady Mary Cameron. Screen play by John P. McEvoy and Claude Binyon. Adapted by Keene Thompson and Ray Harris. Music by Arthur Johnston. Lyrics by Sam Coslow. Photographed by Henry Sharp. Cast: Gracie Allen, George Burns, George Barbier, Joan Marsh, Ray Milland, Stanley Fields, Guy Lombardo. Released June 8, 1934. THE THIN MAN MCM (2) Produced by Hunt Stromberg. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke. Screen play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. From the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Musical score by Dr. William Axt. Art director, Cedric Gibbons. Photographed by James Wong Howe. Film editor, Robert J. Kern. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall. Released May 25, 1934. LITTLE MISS MARKER PARAMOUNT (2) Produced by B. P. Schulberg. Directed by Alexander Hall. Original story by Damon Runyon. Screen play by William R. Lipman, Sam Hellman and Gladys Lehman. Music by Ralph Rainger. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Art directors, Hans Dreier and John Goodman. Photographed by Alfred Gilks. Cast: Adolphe Meniou, Dorothy Dell, Charles BIckford, Shirley Temple, Lynne Overman, Frank McGlynn, Sr.. Jack Sheehan. Released June I, 1934.