Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1935)

Page scan 000576 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Sep-Oct 1935
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1935)
Leaf #:
000576
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 15, 2024
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294 MOTION PICTURE HERALD September 28, 1935 Miss Pacific Fleet, original, by Frederick Nazlitt Brennan, purchased by Warner for Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell and Hugh Herbert, Warren Hull and Allen Jenkins. Mister Grant, book, by Arthur Goodrich, purchased by Radio, which assigned adaptation to Mr. Goodrich. Modern Lady, book, by Grace Perkins, purchased by Columbia. Molly and Me, original, purchased by Warners as a musical for Joe E. Brown. Money From Home, magazine story, by Damon Runyon, purchased by Paramount, for Ring Crosby, with adaptation assigned to Grover Jones, Walter DeLeon and Francis Martin. Money Man, original, by Dashiell Hammett, purchased by Warners. Moon Is Right, . original, Robert Brent and Norman Huston. By Fox. Morning, Noon and Night, original, by Mar cella Burke, purchased by Paramount as a possible vehicle for Sylvia Sidney. Moscow Nights, book, by Pierre Benoit, purchased by London Films (United Artists), for production by Alexander Korda and direction by Anthony Asquith ; Harry Baur will appear in the lead and Eric Siepmann will write the dialogue. Mother Lode, play, by Dan Totheroh and George O'Neill, purchased by Radio, for Richard Dix, production by Cliff Reid. Motor Boat Girl, original, purchased by Paramount, for supervision of Jack Cunningham, with Wendy Barrie tentatively assigned to star, and Eugene Walter to adapt. Mountain Men, original, by Lindsley Parsons, purchased by Republic, for John Wayne, with production by Paul Malvern. Mr. Dynamite, original, by Dashiell Hammett, purchased by Universal, for direction by Murray Roth, and for adaptation by Harry Clark and Doris Malloy. Mr. Inquisitive, play, by Jack Loeb, purchased by Metro. Murder by An Aristocrat, book, by Mignon G. Eberhardt, purchased by Warners. Murder in a Chinese Theatre, original, by Joseph Santley, purchased by Metro as a possible vehicle for William Powell. Murder in the Fleet, original, by Edward Sedgwick, purchased by Metro, which assigned adaptation to Frank Wead and Joe Sherman, production to Lucien Hubbard, direction to Mr. Sedgwick and starring parts to Maureen O'Sullivan and Robert Taylor. Murder in the Opera House, book, by Queena Mario, purchased by Metro. Murder in Winter Quarters, original, by George McCall, purchased by Republic. Murder Man, original, by Guy Bolton, purchased by MGM, for Spencer Tracy; Harry Rapf will produce and Tim Whelan direct. Murder on FortySecond Street, book, Harry Clark and Doris Malloy. Universal, for Edmund Lowe and Jean Dixon. Murder Song, original, by Stuart Palmer, purchased by Radio, for Wheeler and Woolsey. Mutiny of the Dead, original, by Otis Garrett, purchased by MGM, which assigned John Balderston to adapt. My Brother's Keeper, original, by Gerald Beaumont, purchased by Mascot (Republic). My Brother's Wife, book, by George Auerbach, purchased by Metro, for Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. My Father's House, original, by Mayme Duffy, purchased by Irving Cummings. My Old Kentucky Home, original, with music by Stephen Foster, purchased by Republic, for production by I. E. Chadwick. My Son Is Yours, original, by Charles Belden, purchased by Chesterfield, with Charles Lamont assigned to direct. N National Velvet, book, Enid Bagnold. Paramount tentatively assigned Qaudette Colbert to star and Leo McCarey to direct. Navy Born, original, by Mildred Cram. Goldwyn Productions (United Artists) for Miriam Hopkins. New Divorce, play, from the French, by Milneaux. Purchased by Paramount, for Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert. Next Time We Live, book, by Ursula Parrott, purchased by Universal, for Margaret Sullavan. Night at the Opera, original, by James K. McGuinness with music by Harry Kalmar and Bert Ruby, purchased by Metro for the Marx Brothers; to be produced by Irving Thalberg. Nijinsky, book, by Romola Nijinsky, purchased by London Films (United Artists). Ninety-Three, book, by Victor Hugo, purchased by Warner Brothers. No Hero, book, by J. P. Marquand, purchased by John G. Blystone. No More Ladies, play, by A. E. Thomas, purchased by Metro for Joan Crawford, with direction by E. H. Griffith and production by Irving Thalberg. North Shore, book, by Wallace Irwin, purchased by Warners, for Bette Davis. Not on Your Life, original, by Isabel Dawn and Boyce De Graw, purchased by Warners. Now I'm a Lady, original, by Marion Morgan and George Dowell, purchased by Pararnount, as the basis for the next Mae West picture, the screen play for which Miss West will write. o Ocean Swells, book, by Joseph Fields, purchased by RKO. (To use title only.) Off-Side, original, by Stanley Meyers, purchased by Universal, for Charles Farrell, June Martel, Andy Devine, J. Farrell McDonald and Ann Sothern; direction by Hamilton McFadden. Old-Fashioned Girl, book, by Louisa M. Alcott, purchased by Republic. BEST WISHES TO ONE OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY'S BEST FRIENDS... ON HIS 20th ANNIVERSARY FOX WEST COAST THEATRES