Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1939)

Page scan 00025 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jan-Feb 1939
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1939)
Leaf #:
00025
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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January 7 , 1939 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 17 Box 0 f f i c e Champions for November Michael Curtiz, director, "Angels with Dirty Faces. William Keighley, director, "Brother Rat." King Vidor, director, "The Citadel." ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES: Produced by Warner Brothers. Associate producer, Sam Bischoff. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, George Bancroft, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Huntz Hall, Bernard Punsley. Released November 18, 1938. BROTHER RAT: Produced by WarnerFirst National. Directed by William Keighley. Screen play, Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald. Associate producer, Robert Lord. Photographed by Ernie Haller. Cast: Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Johnnie Davis, Jane Bryan, Eddie Albert, Ronald Reagan. Released October 29, 1938. THE CITADEL: Produced by MGM. Associate producer, Victor Saville. Directed by King Vidor. Screen play by Ian Dalrymple, Frank Wead and Elizabeth Hill. Cast: Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Emlyn Williams, Penelope Dudley Ward. Released November 4, 1938. THE COWBOY AND THE LADY: Produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Directed by H. C. Potter. Original story by Leo McCarey and Frank R. Adams. Screen play by Sonya Levien and S. N. Behrman. Cast: Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Fuzzy Knight. Released November 17, 1938. IF I WERE KING: Produced bv Paramount. Producer and director, Frank Lloyd. From the play by Justin Huntley McCarthy. Screen play by Preston Sturgis. Cast: Ronald Colman, Frances Dee, Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew, Alma Lloyd, Colin Tapley. Released November 24, 1938. SUEZ: Produced by Twentieth CenturyFox. Associate producer, Gene Markey. Directed by Allan Dwan. Screen play by Philip Dunne and Julien Josephson. Cast: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella, J. Edward Bromberg, Joseph Schildkraut, Henry Stephenson, Sidney Blackmer. Released November 10, 1938. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU: Produced and distributed by Columbia. Directed by Frank Capra. Screen play, Robert Riskin. Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Spring Byington, H. B. Warner. Released September 29, 1938. H. C. Potter, director, "The Cowboy and the Lady. frank Lloyd, director, "If I Were King." Allan Dwan, director, "Suez." Frank Capra, director, "You Can't Take It with You."