Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1939)

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 #:
000894
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:
November 03, 2022
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82 MOTION PICTURE HERALD December 30, 1939 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box number and address. Minimum insertion, $1. Four insertions for the price of three. Contract rates on application. No borders or cuts. Forms close Mondays at 5 P.M. Publisher reserves the right to reject any copy. Film and trailer service advertising not accepted. Classified advertising not subject to agency commission. Address correspondence, copy and checks to MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Classified Dept., Rockefeller Center, New York City the great national medium for showmen THEATRES WANTED— SMALL TOWN THEATRE, NEW York or New England. BOX 1207, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. THE SOUTH. FACTORIES, CHEAP POWER. The greatest opportunities in the motion picture business are here. Let us promote a theatre for you in this glorious land. FRANK DOWLER COMPANY, Chattanooga, Tenn. E€€I\ING CALENDAR THE NEW 1940 QUIGLEY BOOKING CALendar is now available to every showman. Thousands of managers have found this quite a prime necessity in the successful operation of their theatres. It contains National and State holidays as well as important historic events to tie in with special exploitation campaigns. There is only a limited supply on hand and unless we receive your order promptly we cannot guarantee that it can be filled. 25c per copy, postpaid. MANAGER'S ROUND TABLE, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Rockefeller Center, New York. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES LOOKING FOR A MAN WITH $10,000 TO $20,000 to become identified with air-conditioning enterprise. If letter assures of financial and business capabilities, complete details will be supplied and an interview will be arranged. BOX 1202A, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. NEWS GATHERING ORGANIZATION SPONsoring spot news for theatres offering territorial franchises to men financially able to operate branch bureaus. Experience in theatre or newspaper work not essential <but preferred. Reputable businessmen who can operate own business locally have splendid opportunity with this unusual service. Give complete details and bank references in first letter to insure interview. Territories now being closed. BOX 120SA, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. RCSITICNS WANTED PROJECTIONIST 12 YEARS' EXPERIENCE, Simplex, Western Electric, RCA. Wants steady position, go anywhere. BOX 737, Flagstaff, Arizona. PROJECTIONIST, EXPERIENCED. DO SHOW •card lettering. References. BEHRENS, 902 N. Eighth, Sheboygan, Wis. NEW GENERAL EQUIPMENT A MERRY, JOYOUS CHRISTMAS TO YOU all with loads of luck to carry you onward. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 636 Eleventh Ave., New York City. WANT TO GIVE YOUR CUSTOMERS A PRESent? Re-equip your booth with S. O. S. equipment — it's economical, sturdy and guaranteed for service. Easy Time Payments arranged. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York City. BUY NEW SOUND FOR THE NEW YEAR— IT pays! S. O. S. guaranteed sound system from $239.50 will put new life in your theatre — try one! Write S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York City. USED GENERAL ECLJIPA4EN W UPHOLSTERED OPERA CHAIRS, GOOD CONdition, $2.00 each. MOVIE SUPPLY COMPANY, 1318 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. PRESENT YOURSELF WITH A REAL PRESent! Re-seat with reconditioned chairs and watch your patrons' approval — they'll appreciate your thoughtfulness. Write for free list showing seats priced from 75c. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York City. SOME THEATRE CAN USE YOUR OLD equipment. A little ad here will reach thousands of potential customers. Only ten cents a word to tell the world what you have to sell. Try it today. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Rockefeller Center, New York. 2 POWERS 6B MACHINES, WITH SYNCROfilm soundheads, amplifier, and speaker, $300.00. Money back guarantee. PETE SABO, 912 West Burnside, Portland, Ore. 822 HEYWOOD-WAKEFIELD USED CHAIRS, box spring cushions, panel back. All 20" very fine condition. Must be seen to appreciate. Easily reconditioned to look new. Cannot split up lot. Price $1.60 each f.o.b. Chicago. Rare buy. WESTERN FEATURE FILMS, 1018 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 2 SIMPLEX PROTECTORS, COMPLETE WITH two year-old soundheads and amplifier — $750. HARSTMON THEATRE, Chaffee, Mo. DCCKS MOTION PICTURE SOUND ENGINEERING— 547 pages; illustrated; covers every practical method and process in present-day sound engineering. Leading engineers explain every detail of apparatus and its arrangement, with diagrams, tables, charts and graphs. This manual comes straight from the workshops of the studios in Hollywood. It is indispensable to everyone working with sound equipment. Price, $6.50 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. NEW 567 PAGE BOOK ON AIR CONDITIONING by Charles A. Fuller, authority on the subject. Available for theatre owners contemplating engineering changes. Book is cloth bound with index and charts and covers every branch of the industry as well as codes and ordinances regulating installation. Order now at $4.00 a copy postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. RICHARDSON'S BLUEBOOK OF PROJECTION. A second revision of the Sixth Edition of Richardson's Bluebook of Projection with a complete section of Sound Trouble-Shooting Charts as well as a host of additional up-to-the-minute text on the latest equipment. Price $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. THE 1939-40 EDITION OF THE INDUSTRY'S international reference book, "Motion Picture Almanac," edited by Terry Ramsaye, is indispensable to every executive in the industry. This issue contains more than 11,000 biographies of important film people. Send your order today. Price $3.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. NEW POCKET-SIZE EDITION TEXT BOOK ON subject of motion picture television now out. Written and compiled by an authority on sound and projection. Price $1 postpaid. BOX 1204A, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. WANTED THEATRE PIPE ORGAN FOR HOME USE. Send details to MARVIN, RD2, Kennett Square, Pa. DCCKKEEPING SrSTEAi THEATRE MANAGEMENT RECORD AND TAX Register. This new accounting system is the finest book of its kind ever made available to an exhibitor. In addition to being complete in every respect, it is simple — so much so that it is not necessary to have had bookkeeping experience in order to keep an accurate, complete and up-to-the-minute record of the business of your theatre. The introductory price is only $2.00 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, Rockefeller Center, New York. PRESS OF C. J. O'BRIEN TNC. \EVV YORK. 0. S. A.