Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1937)

Page scan 000131 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Sep-Oct 1937
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1937)
Leaf #:
000131
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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September II 1937 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 23 ORIGINALS COMPRISE 60 PER CENT OF STORY PURCHASES IN AUGUST Forty-Five Items Added to Feature Material Stock of 13 Producers; MGM Leads with I I ; RKO Acquires Four Plays A total of 45 story properties were purchased during August by 13 producers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer buying the largest number taken by a single company, with the acquisition of 11. As in former months, original stories proved the favorite. Of the 45 purchases, a total of 27, or 60 per cent of the properties, were originals. Two were magazine stories, four were novels and 12 were plays. As compared with the previous two months, June and July (see accompanying tabulation), August saw the sale of 12 stage productions, but the sale of books and magazine stories took a proportionate drop, from 13 for the two-month period, to six for August. MGM's purchases were varied. The company bought four original stories, three plays, three books and one magazine serial. Sources of the other properties were: 20th Century-Fox, five originals and two plays; Paramount, two plays, three originals and one novel; RKO Radio, four plays; Principal Productions, Inc., four originals; Warner Brothers, two originals and one play; Grand National, two originals, one magazine story; Republic, two originals, and Alexander Korda, Samuel Soldwyn, Walter Wanger, Universal, and Major Pictures, one original each. The titles of the 45 properties bought by producers together with all available production credits are as follows: All Rights Reserved, original by Walter Sullivan, bought by Warner Brothers to Star Pat O'Brien. Amazing Dr. Clittekhouse, play, bought by Warner Brothers. And So — Victoria, novel by William Vaughn Wilkins, bought by MGM for production in England. Baby Melody of 1938, original by Edgar Allan Woolf and Florence Ryerson, bought by MGM. Baby of the Family, The, original story by Sophia Cleugh, bought by MGM. Balalaika, play produced in London, bought by Paramount. Benefits Forgot, short story by Honore Willsie Morrow, bought by MGM. Checkers, play by Henry M. Blossom, produced several years ago, bought by 20th Century-Fox as a starring vehicle for Jane Withers. Frank Fenton and Lynn Root will do the adaptation. College for Sale, original, bought by Warner Warner Brothers. Deburau, play by Sacha Guitry, bought by MGM. Girl of the Boardwalk, The, original by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, bought by Samuel Goldwyn as a starring vehicle for Merle Oberon. Release will be through United Artists. Having Wonderful Time, current Broadway play by Arthur Kober, bought by RKO YEAR'S COMPARISON OF STORY PURCHASES Month C September October November December January, 1937 February March April May June July August TOTALS FOR Originals Books Plays Total 40 32(b) 2 74 38 22(c) 10 70 34 16(d) 9 59 31 12(e) 3 46 55 23(f) 15 93 42 17(g) 9 68 42 16(h) 5 63 25 NO) 8 44 42 io(i) 8(k) 9 61 28 1 37 21 5(1) 0 26 27 6(m) 12 45 425 I78(n) 83 686 Including Including Including Including Including Including 7 published magazine stories. 7 published magazine stories. 5 published magazine stories. 5 published magazine stories. 7 published magazine stories. 5 published magazine stories. Including 3 published magazine stories. Including I published magazine story. Including 4 published magazine stories. Including 7 published magazine stories. Including I published magazine story and 2 radio serials, (m) Including 2 published magazine stories, (n) Including 56 published magazine stories. Radio. Pandro S. Berman will produce and Ginger Rogers will be starred. Hawk of the Desert, original by Albert M. Treynor, bought by 20th Century-Fox as a vehicle for Cesar Romero. He Was Her Man, original by James Edward Grant, bought by 20th Century-Fox as a vehicle for Gracie Fields. High Flyers, play by Victor Mapes, bought by RKO as a starring vehicle for Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. International Settlement, original story, "Shanghai Deadline," by Gregory Ratoff, bought by 20th CenturyFox. Frank Fenton and Lynn Root are writing the screen play. Sol M. Wurtzel will produce. Ivor, Gertie and Me, original by Gene Towne, bought by Walter' Wanger Productions as a starring vehicle for Leslie Howard. Tay Gar nett will direct. Release will be through United Artists. King of the Newsboys, original story by Samuel Ornitz and Horace McCoy, bought by Republic. Lights Out, play by Paul Dickey and Mann Page, bought by RKO Radio. Linger Longer Letty, play by Nichols and Edward E. Rose, bought by Paramount to star Martha Raye. Little Devil, original story by A. H. Z. Carr, bought by Republic. Bernard Vorhaus will produce. Buy Novel of 1 887 Little Princess, play by Frances Hodgson Burnett, based on the novel, "Sara Crewe," by the same author, bought by 20th CenturyFox. Play produced in 1902 in London and in 1903 in New York. Novel originally published in the St. Nicholas Magazine in 1887. Love Me Again, original story by Victor Schertzinger, bought by Grand National to star Anna Sten. Mr. Schertzinger will produce and direct. Lucky Day, original story by F. Hugh Herbert, bought by Universal. Marry an Orphan, original story by James Edward Grant, bought by 20th Century-Fox. Money from Home, story by Damon Runyon, bought by Paramount. Bob Hope and Shirley Ross will have leading roles. No Pockets in a Shroud, novel by Horace McCoy, bought by MGM. Over the Moon, original by Robert Sherwood, bought by Alexander Korda, as a starring vehicle for Merle Oberon. Release will be through United Artists. Petey Simmons, novel by George Fitch, bought by Paramount. Razzle Dazzle, serial to be published in the Saturday Evening Post, by Francis Wallace, bought by MGM. Renfrew Rides Again, original by Charles Logue, bought by Grand National. James Newell will be featured. Mae West in Own Original Sapphire Sal, original by Mae West, bought by Major Pictures as a starring vehicle for Mae West. Eddie Sutherland will direct. Jo Swerling did the screenplay. Signals Over, magazine story by Dudley Early, bought by Grand National. Stuart Erwin will be starred. Sing While You Sleep, original by Eddie Cantor, bought by 20th Century-Fox as a starring vehicle for Eddie Cantor. Some Like It Hot, unproduced play by Peter Arno, bought by RKO Radio. Strange Fascination, original by Andrew L. Stone and Eve Greene, bought by Paramount as a starring vehicle for George Raft. The 79'ers, original story by Goldie Weisberg, bought by Principal Productions, Inc., to star Smith Ballew. Release will be through 20th Century-Fox. They Seek a Country, novel by Francis Brett Young, bought by MGM. Merian C Cooper will produce. Trip Through the Plant, A, original story by Stanley Rauh, bought by MGM. Vacation from Love, original story by Harlan Ware and Patterson McNutt, bought by Paramount. Harlan Thompson will produce. Untitled Original, hill-billy story bought by Principal Productions as a starring vehicle for Bobby Breen. Release will be through RKO. Untitled Original, by Gertrude Berg, bought by Principal Productions to star Bobby Breen. Release will be through RKO. Untitled Original, by Earle Snell bought by Principal Productions as a starring vehicle for Bobby Breen. Release will be through RKO. Wheel, The, play by Cesare Vico Lodovici, bought by MGM. Wild Man of Borneo, play by Marc Connelly and Herman Mankiewicz, bought by MGM. Paramount Signs Technicolor Contract Paramount has signed a contract with Technicolor for six color pictures to be made at the rate of two annually for the next three years. The agreement is in addition to present commitments, among which are "Beau Geste," "Ebb Tide" and "Men with Wings."