Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1937)

Page scan 000488 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Mar-Apr 1937
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1937)
Leaf #:
000488
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:
June 13, 2024
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30 MOTION PICTURE HERALD April 3, 1937 16 HOLLYWOOD PRODUCERS ACQUIRE 53 STORIES FOR DELIVERY IN 1937-38 Thirty four Originals, Fifteen Books and Four Play? Purchased in Month; Fewer Than in February A mass roundup of story material for 1937-38 production was consummated in March when 16 Hollywood producing organizations bought S3 vehicles for the screen. It appears that Hollywood will continue to build its new schedules along lines laid out in recent months, using original stories written specially for the screen by contract or staff writers, and that books and plays will continue to be secondary sources. Purchases made during March were slightly fewer than those of the month before when 16 producers purchased 68 vehicles, comprising 42 original stories, 9 plays and 17 books. The acquisitions in March were 34 originals, 15 books and only 4 plays. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the heaviest buyer in March with six originals, three books and two plays. Paramount was next with five original stories and one play, and Twentieth Century-Fox bought three originals, one book and one play. Warner, Universal and Republic each took four properties, Columbia bought two originals, Selznick International two novels, Condor Production two originals, and Reliable Pictures two originals. General Pictures, Grand National, Walter Wanger, Monogram and Samuel Goldwyn each acquired one vehicle. Titles and Credits A complete list, by titles, of the story purchases in March by the companies, with all available production credits, follows : Apache Trail, original story by Tom Gibson, bought by Reliable Pictures. Ascending Dragon, The, play by Frederick Jackson, bought by Paramount for production by B. P. Schulberg. Akim Tamaroff, John Trent and Judith Ford will be featured and Charles Vidor will direct. Baby Mine, play by Margaret Mayo, bought by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Beauty Scouting Beauty, original by William Anthony McGuire, acquired by MetroGoldwyn-Mayer. Blue Blood, original by Myles Connolly, bought by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Earl of Chicago, novel by Brock Williams, bought by David Selznick, for release through United Artists. Fighting Irish, original by Leo McCarthy, purchased by Republic Pictures. Flood Crest, original story by John Klorer, bought by Paramount. For Tonight Only, original story by Ted Peckham, bought by Columbia. Fugitives, The, play by Walter Hackett, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox to star Loretta Young with Don Ameche. Gene Fowler and Ernest Pascal to do the screen play. George Marshall will direct. Gettysburg, original by Mackinley Kantor, bought by Paramount to star Fred MacMurray. Henry Hathaway will direct. YEAR'S COMPARISON OF STORY PURCHASES Month Originals Books Plays Totals April May June July August September . . October November . . . December January, 1937. February March 107 48(d 12 167 86 74(e 10 170 25 2l(f 5 51 20 I2(g 0 32 43 25(h 5 73 40 32(i 2 74 38 22(j 10 70 34 I6(k 9 59 31 12(1 3 46 55 23(m ) 15 93 42 I7(n ) 9 68 34 1 5(o) 4 53 TOTALS FOR 2 MONTHS 555 3l7(p) 75 956 (d) Including 13 publ shed magazine stories. (e) Including 19 publ shed magazine stories. (f) Including 21 publ shed magazine stories. (g) Including 63 publ shed magazine stories. (h) Including 5 publ shed magazine stories. (i) Including 7 publ shed magazine stories. (i) Including 7 publ shed magazine stories. (M Including 5 publ shed magazine stories. (1) Including 5 publ shed magazine stories. (m) Including 7 publ shed magazine stories. (n) Including 5 publ shed magazine stories. (o) Including 3 publ shed magazine stories. (p) Including 160 publ shed magazine stories. Glory Commands, The, original story dealing with the United States Naval Academy, acquired by Radio to star John Beal and Joan Fontaine. Gone to Earth, novel by Mary Webb, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox to star Simone Simon. Government Agent, original by Philip Evans, bought by Condor Productions for release through Grand National. Grim Rock, original story by Crane Wilbur, bought by Warners. Idea for film suggested by Alcatraz Prison. Halfway House, novel by Ellery Queen, purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Highway to Romance, novel by H. L. Gates, bought by Radio. Honeymoon in Reno, magazine story by Virginia Kellog, purchased by Samuel Goldwyn to star Miriam Hopkins. Release through United Artists. Ice Follies of 1937, original by Warren Duff and Sig Herzig, based on Bess Ehrhardt's ice carnival which recently toured the country, bought by Warners. Miss Ehrhardt will be starred. It ' Happened Out West, original story by Harold Bell Wright, bought by Sol Lesser to star Richard Arlen. Release through Twentieth Century-Fox. Last Train from Madrid, original acquired by Paramount. Marines Are Here, The, original by Lieutenant Franklin Adreon, Jr., U. S. N., obtained by Monogram. Mary Rose of Mifflin, novel by Frances Roberta Sterret, bought by MGM. Moonstruck, original by Frederick Stephani, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox. MGM Leads with Eleven Purchases, Paramount Second, Twentieth CenturyFox Third; Titles and Credits Listed My Girl Friday, original story by Bill Thomas and Maxwell Shane, bought by MGM. Of Great Riches, novel by Rose Franken, bought by David O. Selzneck for release through United Artists. On With the Dance, original suggested by George Raft and being written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, acquired by Paramount. One Mile From Heaven, original story by Judge Ben Lindsay, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox to star Claire Trevor. Outlaw River, original by Tom Gibson, bought by Reliable. Perfect Specimens, The, novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams, bought by Warners to star Errol Flynn. Pit and the Pendulum, novel by Edgar Allen Poe, acquired by Warners. Portia on Trial, magazine story by Faith Baldwin, published by Ladies Home Journal, bought by Republic. Puzzle for Fools, original by Patrick Quen tin, bought by Radio. Secret of Treasure Island, original by Ron Hubbard, bought by Columbia. Picture will be released as a serial. Seeing Eye, The, original by William J. Cowan, bought by Radio. She Didn't Want a Sheik, original story by Adele Buffington, bought by Republic. She's Got T hat Swing, original story by Joseph Hoffman and Monroe Shaff, bought by Radio for Ann Sothern. Stand-in, novel by Clarence Buddington Kel land, bought by Walter Wanger for release through United Artists. Leslie Howard will be starred. Stand Up and Fight, original by Forbes Parkhill, bought by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. State Line, original by Houston Branch, bought by Republic. Summer Romance, original story acquired by Paramount. Synthetic Gentleman, magazine story by Channing Pollock, bought by Universal to star John Wayne in a Trem Carr production. Three Rooms in Heaven, based on Katherine Brush's novel, Mannequin, bought by MetroGoldwyn-Mayer for Joan Crawford. Umbrella, The, play by Will Scott, bought by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Untitled Original, by Cy Bartlett and Charles Grayson, acquired by Universal to star Boris Karloff. Untitled Original, by David Levy and David Adams, bought by Condor Productions for release through Grand National. Wallaby Jim, magazine story character of Albert Wetjen's Collier's Magazine stories, bought by Grand National. Washington Correspondent, original by William Rankin, bought by Universal. We Can Wait, original story by William McGrail, bought by General Pictures. Wedding Dress, original by Helen Grace Carlisle, bought by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to star Robert Montgomery. West Coast Limited, magazine story by Wadsworth Camp, bought by Universal. When the Devil Drives, original by Myles Connolly, bought by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. World of Women, original by Lionel Houses, bought by Radio.