Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1939)

Page scan 000839 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Nov-Dec 1939
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1939)
Leaf #:
000839
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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December 30, 1939 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 27 MOTION PICTURE STOCKS IN 1939 High and Low in Stock and Bond Trading for 5 Year Period (Closing Prices Are as of December 23, 1939) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Net 1938 1937 1936 1935 Stock and Dividend Sales High Date Low Date Last Change High Low High Low High Low High Low Columbia Pictures vtc. (Z1/. A) 76,700 15% Jan. 4 654 Dec. 15 654 854 19 9 3954 10 4554 31 81 3454 10,700 30/ Mar. 6 1554 Dec. 15 1554 — 9 3534 2754 46J4 2554 5154 3954 49?4 4354 61,400 254 Jan. 5 % Dec. 13 1 % 254 1 534 1 754 454 754 354 Consolidated Film pfd. (1 B) 83,600 1254 Mar. 10 754 Sept. 12 854 VA 1254 454 1854 454 2054 1554 22/s 1454 255,700 186% Jan. 5 13854 Apr. 26 166 -1854 187 12154 198 144 185 156 17254 11054 4,250 18354 Feb. 8 15554 Sept. 25 175 + 2 173 157 164 150 166 152 164 141 131,800 1554 Jan. 4 854 Sept. 5 1154 354 1634 854 3354 954 not listed Keith -Albee-Orpheum pfd. (354 E) 680 10054 Dec. 14 85 Apr. 25 96 +11 91 63 110 80 110 80 9054 34 493,500 5454 Jan. 4 3054 Sept. 12 37 -1754 6254 33 8sys 4354 6554 43 5554 3154 8,500 10954 July 17 10154. Sept. 29 10554 54 11154 99 110 9954 108^ 10454 10854 102 1,443,500 1454 Jan. 4 654 Sept. 5 754 — 6 1354 534 2854 854 2354 754 12 8 29,500 107J4 Jan. 4 72 Sept. 11 85 —18 10154 65 20054 8054 170 59 10154 67 Paramount 2nd pfd. (.60) 132,400 13% Jan. 5 754 Sept. 11 m — 454 135i 654 2654 8 2154 854 1454 954 37,900 1354 July 27 534 Apr. 10 1054 a 1454 354 1054 4 117/g 654 854 4% 260,500 Jan. 5 154 Dec. 13 154 154 554 154 1054 254 W7/& 5 6 154 418,800 2654 Jan. 4 1134 Dec. 13 1254 —14 2854 1654 40% 1854 3854 2254 2454 13 20th Century-Fox pfd. (154) 47,000 3454 Jan. 5 1954 Sept. 9 2354 -1154 38 2554 50 25 4734 3134 32 2454 5,000 78 Feb. 25 4554 Apr. 10 70 + 2 83 2754. 108 29 115 so 73 29 980,900 m Jan. 4 354 Dec. 13 354 -254 8 354 18 454 1854 954 1054 254 12,080 58 July 24 36 Feb. 3 4734 + 8 45 20 6954 36 69 44 52 1454 A — Payable in stock; B — Accumulated; C — So far this year; D — Also extras; E — Partly cumulative. NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE 1939 Net 1ES8 1S37 1936 1935 Stock and Dividend Sales High Low Last Change High Low High Low High Low High Low 175 14 754 8 — 8 16 1354 39 29 45 34 73 38 60,200 3/, 1 1 — 1 354 154 234 1 not listed Vi Va Sentry Safety Control 15,300 9/16 54 54 +1/16 54 *V 154 Va 154 54 196,900 2254 9Vi 1254 9Vs 2654 1454 34 14 3254 1754 27 1154 Trans-Lux DPS 45,900 254 1 154 ■ % 354 134 554 154 554 354 454 2 8,100 954. 6 9 + 2 10 3 19 354 1654 454 8 8 Bonds on Stock Exchange Bond and Maturity Keith 6s '46 Loew's 354s, '46 ParamountBroadway 3s '55.. Paramount cv. 354s '47 Radio-Keith-Orpheum 6s '41. Warner Brothers 6s '39 1933 Net 1S38 1937 1936 1935 Sales High Low Last Change High Low High Low High Low High Low $504,000 102 9354 10134 + 954 95 80 100 82y2 100 92 9534. . 6754 6,144,000 10354 92 102 + 354 10254 9454 10154 9554 102 96 not listed 300,000 5754 4554 4554 -1154 63 5654 7554 59 73 55 63 5454 1,068,000 9154 77 84 -1554 8754 57 9634 71 not listed 48,000 79 5054 52 -35% 81 5254 12654 75 122 63 8854 2654 480,000 92 7954 ■ 8354 554 9154 6354 10054 70 IOO54 86 8954 4854 Comparison of Valuation of Stock Issues, 1938-39 Shares Close Stock Listed 1938 Valuation Columbia Pictures vtc 360,000 1554 $5,490,000 Columbia Pictures pfd 76,000 2554 1,957,000 Consolidated Film 525,000 V/s 984,375 Consolidated Film pfd : 400,000 1054 4,200,000 Eastman Film 2,485,000 18454 459,103,750 Eastman Kodak pfd : 62,000 173 10,726,000 General Theatre Equip 600,000 1554 9,300,000 Keith-Albee-Orpheum pfd 64,000 85 5,440,000 Loew's Inc ' 1,670,000 54J4 90,388,750 Loew-s', inc'. pfd.".':::::...: 137,000 m 14,522,000 Paramount 2,470,000 1354 33,653,750 Paramount 1st pfd 145,000 103 14,935,000 Parl~t2ndpfd 554,000 13 7,202,000 pahTX corp w 1054 5,996,250 S£ i;;::;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3« & $784,410,125 1939 Close 654 1654 1 854 166 175 1154 96 37 10554 754 85 1054 154 1254 2354 70 354 4754 Valuation $2,385,000 1,273,000 525,000 3,450,000 412,510,000 10,850,000 7,050,000 6,144,000 61,790,000 14,419,250 18,833,750 12,325,000 4,916,750 5,923,125 1,987,500 21,315,000 22,231,000 1,260,000 14,250,000 4,918,250 $628,356,625 -Net Change 9 % VA -I854 + 2 334 +11 -1754 3A 6 —18 454 —14 —1154 + 2 — 254 + 8 —$3,105,000 — 684,000 — 459,375 — 750,000 —46,593,750 + 124,000 — 2,250,000 + 704,000 —28,598,750 — 102,750 —14,820,000 — 2,610,000 — 2,285,250 — 73,125 — 1,788,750 —24,360,000 —19,760,750 + 36,003 — 9,500,000 + 824,000 —156,053,500