Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Mar-Apr 1940
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1940)
Leaf #:
000565
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:
August 29, 2022
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Stooges) Hon My Berth Marks il6-40) 1431 2Mar. 22,'40tl8 lister Keaton ling Romeo 9436 July 14. '39 17 arley Chase in' Thru the Rockies 1-16-40) 1405 Mar. 8,'40t l6'/2 . . Stooges) my the Moocher 1421. ..Sept. 8,'39tl6'/2.. arley Chase Ic in the Attic 1422... Sept. 22,'39tl9 liter Catlett Ler's Pest 1424 Nov. 3,'39tl6'/a. . ijarley Chase j« Sappy People 1403... Dec. l,'39tl8'/2. . ; Stooges) •le Finds Andy Clyde 7 July 28 CINESCOPES Son Takes a Holiday "t: 1 6-40) 1973 Mar. 8 ids of a Nation, The 10-40) 1972 Feb. 9, d of I960 (Futurama) |B-40) 1971 Dec. 22, COLOR RHAPSODIES jiboard Revue 1508 Mar. 15, a Gun and Birds, A -30-39) 1506 Jan. 12. Chasers (10-14-39) t Sept. 22, is On Ice (10-7-39) 13 Oct. 20, hunt. The 1510 May 31, eund and the Rabbit A Apr. 19,' » Tots' Expedition [ Feb. 9, vood Sweepstakes 2-39) 9512 July 28, iuf Knights (9-9-39) Aug. II, r Goose In Swlng 1505 Dee. I8,! ain Ears (I I -I I -39) Nov. 3, Yells 9511 June 30, '39. 18. . . •40111... '40tll... '39t.9... '40f . I rl. '40t.7'/2. '39t-8... '39t.6>/2. •40t.7'/2. 401.1 rl. 40t.6'/2. '39. .8... 391.7... 391.7... '391.7... '39.. 7... COLUMBIA TOURS f Jl Switzerland -40) 1553 Nov. I7.'39tl0 Title Rel. Date Min. Historic Cities of India 1552 Oct. 27,'39tl0 Holland and the Zuyder Zee (11-25-39) 1551 Sept. 15/39110 Life in Paris 1554 Dec. 22/39111 Morocco 9556 Aug. 1 1, '39. IO'/2. . New Hampshire (3-30-40) 1555 Feb. 9,'40tll (color) Pleasure Bound in Canada 1557 May 3.'40t.l rl.. Sojourn in India 9555 July 7,'39. ,9'/2. . Unveiling Algeria 1556 Mar. 1/401.1 rl.. COMMUNITY SING No. 9 9659 (Songs of the West) May I9,'39. 10. . . . No. 10 ( 6-17-39) 9660 June 16/39.10.... (Romance Songs) (New Series) No. I (9-9-39) 1651 Aug. 4/391.9.... (Crosby Hit Songs) No. 2 1652 Sept. 8/391 .9'/2 . . (Old Time Songs) No. 3 1653 Oct. I3.'39tl0 (College Songs) No. 4 1654 Nov. I7,'39tl I (Stephen Foster Songs) No. 5 (2-10-40) 1655 Dec. 29,'39fl0 (Gypsy Songs) No. 6 1656 Mar. 8.'40t.l rl.. No. 7 1657 Apr. I9,'40t.l rl.. FABLE CARTOONS Barnyard Babies 1754 June 14/401.1 rl.. Park Your Baby (2-24-40) 1752 Dec. 22/39t.6.... Little Lost Sheep 1751.... Oct. 6,'39t.7.... Practice Makes Perfect 1753 Apr. 5/40t.6.... FOOLS WHO MADE HISTORY No. I (Elias Howe) (10-2-39) 1601 Sept. 1/39111.... No. 2 (Charles Goodyear) 1602 Oct. 6,'39tl0'/2. . HAPPY HOUR Know Your History (Remakes from "March of Years") No. 3 9473 Apr. 21. '39 . 1 1 SPECIAL (HAPPY HOUR) No. I (11-11-39) 1520 (Book of Books) Oct. 6/39119 No. 2 1521 (Building of Boys) Oct. 12/39111 KRAZY KAT CARTOONS 30. Golf Chumps 9705 Apr. 6, '39.. 7 31. Krazy's Shoe Shop 9706 May I2,'39..6 MUSIC HALL VANITIES Montmartre Madness (6-3-39) 9964 June 30/39. IO'/2 . . Yankee Doodle Home (5-27-39) 9963 May 19/39.10.... PHANTASIES CARTOON Charm Bracelet, The (9-9-39) 1701 Sept. l/39t.6'/2., Man of Tin 1704 Feb. 23/401.1 rl.. Millionaire Hobo 1702 Nov. 24/39t.7... Mouse Exterminator, The (3-16-40) 1703 Ian. 26/401 .6'/2 . , News Oddities 1705 May IO/40t.l rl. SCRAPPY CARTOONS Scrappy's Rodeo 9756 June 2/39.. 6 Worm's Eye View, A (5-20-39) 9755 Apr. 28/39. .7... SCREEN SNAPSHOTS No. 9 (5-20-39) 9859 May 12/39.10... No. 10 9860 May 26 /39.10... No. II 9861 June 15/39.10... No. 12 (8-19-39) 9862 ....July 28/39.10... (New Series) No. I (10-14-39) 1851 (Art 'of Makeup) Sept. 22/391. 9'/2. No. 2 (11-18-39) 1852 (Training Animal Stars) .Nov. I0/39tl0 . .. No. 3 1853 (Novelty Parties) Dec. 1/39110... No. 4 1854 (Trip Thru Studios) Jan. 5/40H0... No. 5 (3-16-40) 1855 (Art in Hollywood) Feb. 23/40t.l rl. No. 6 1856 Mar. 29,'40t. I rl. No. 7 1857 May 3/401 . I rl. SPORT THRILLS Big Fish (9-9-39) 9810. ..Aug. 18/39.10... Bows and Arrows 1801 Oct. 6/39t.9... Catch of the Season Apr. 19/401.1 rl. Flying Targets (3-16-40) 1804 Feb. I6,'40tl0. . . Jai Alai (1-6-40) 1802 Nov. 30/391. 8'/2 . . Jockeys Up (6-17-39) 9807. June 2/39. .9'/2.. Title Rel. Date Min. Rough House Fiesta 1805.. Mar. 8,*40t . I rl Skiing Technique 1803 Jan. 1 9.'40t 1 rl Technique of Tennis (6-17-39) 9808 June 30/39 . 8'/2 There Goes Rusty (8-26-39) 9809 July 15/39. 1 0'/2 WASHINGTON PARADE No. 3 (5-27-39) 9903 (Inside the Capitol) Apr. 28/39.10.. No. 4 9904 (Library of Congress) Aug. 4/39.10.. 1939-40 No. I (11-25-39) 1901 Nov. 20/39til.. (Smithsonian Institution) No. 2 (2-17-40) 1902 Dee. 29/39111.. (U. S. Treasury) No. 3 1903 Feb. 9/40tll . . (Federal Bureau of Investigation) MGM Title Rel. Date Min. CARTOONS (Color) Art Gallery (6-3-39) W-886 May 13/39 .9... (Color) Bear That Couldn't Sleep (7-15-39) (W-887) June 10/39.. 9... Blue Danube, The (12-23-39) W-891 Dec. 16/39.. 7... Bookworm, The (9-16-39) W-889 Aug. 26/39 . 9. .. Fishing Bear, The (2-3-40) W-83 Jan. 20/401.8... Home on the Range (3-30-40) W-85 Mar. 23/401.9... Goldilocks and the Three Bears (7-22-39) W-888..July 15/39.11... Mad Maestro, The (2-3-40) W-82 Dec. 30/391.8... One Mother's Family (11-11-39) W-890 Sept. 30/39. .9... Peace on Earth (12-9-39) W-81 Dec. 9/391.9... Puss Gets the Boot (3-9-40) W-84 Feb. I0,'40t.9... CRIME DOESN'T PAY No. 23— Help Wanted (7-1-39) P-814 ...June 10/39.21... Tom Neal-Jo Ann Sayers No. 24 — Think First (10-21-39) P-815 Sept. 9/39.21... Laraine Day-Ann Morriss No. 25 — Drunk Driving (10-28-39) P-816 Oct. 28/39.21.. Dick Purcell-Jo Ann Sayers No. 26 — Pound Foolish (1-27-40) P-l Dee. 23/39t20.. Neil Hamilton-Lynn Carver No. 27 — Know Your Money (2-3-40) P-2 Jan. 27/40121.. Dennis Morgan-Noel Madison No. 28— Jack Pot P-3 Mar. 9/40119.. FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS Calling on Colombia T-59..Mar. 16/401.8.. Day on Treasure Island, A (9-30-39) T-51 Sept. 2/39tll.. Land of Alaska Nellie (2-3-40) T-55 Dec. 23/391.9.. Natural Wonders of Washington State (10-21-39) T-52 Oct. 7/39T.9.. Night Descends on Treasure Island (3-9-40) T-57. Jan. 20/4018.. Old Natchez (2-10-40) T-56 Dec. 30/391.9.. Quaint St. Augustine (12-2-39) T-53 Nov. 4/391.9.. Seattle, Gateway to Northwest T-58 Feb. I7,'40t.9.. Sitka and Juneau T-60 1 rl Valiant Venezuela (12-30-39) T-54 Nov. 25/391.9.. MGM MINIATURES Ash Can Fleet (10-21-39) M-72 Sept. 9/3911 1 . . Robert Warwick Door Will Open, A, M-78.Mar. 9/401. 1 rl Dalies Frantz-Lynn Carver Failure at 50, A (11-18-39) M-73 Oct. 7/39110. . Truman BradleyJack Mulhall Mendelssohn's Wedding March (12-2-39) M-74..Nov. 4/39t.8.. Miracle at Lourdes (1-20-40) M-75 Dec. 30/3911 1 . . G. P. Huntley, Jr. Jo Ann Sayers (Sepia) Title Rel. Date Min. Old South, The (2-3-40) M-77 Jan. 20/401 II.. Northward Ho! (3-9-40) 80-X Feb. 10/401.9.. (Sepia) Rhumba Rhythm (9-9-39) M-71 Sept. 2/39111.. Mary Treen-Sally Payne (Sepia) Where Turf Meets Surf (2-24-40) M-76 Jan. 6/40111.. Mary Treen-Sally Payne (Sepia) OUR GANG All About Hash C-136 Mar. 30/401.1 rl Auto Antics (9-16-39) C-942 July 22/39.10.. Alfalfa's Double (2-3-40) C-134 Jan. 20/40111.. Big Premiere, The (3-30-40) C-135 Mar. 9/40110.. Captain Spanky's Showboat (10-28-39) C-I3I Sept. 9/39111.. Cousin Wilbur (6-17-39) C-939 Apr. 29/39.10.. Dad for a Day (12-2-39) C-132 Oct. 2I/39HI.. Dog Daze (7-29-39) July 1/39. II.. Time Out for Lessons (1-6-40) C-133 Dec. 2/39111.. Joy Scouts (7-29-39) June 24/39.10.. Tiny Troubles (3-25-39) C-936 Feb. 18/39.10.. PASSING PARADE (Sepia) No. 6— (6-17-39) K-926...June 17/39. .9.. (Yankee Doodle Goes to Town) No. 7 — Giant of Norway (7-22-39) K-927 June 24/39.1 No. 8 — Story That Couldn't Be Printed (9-16-39) K-928 July 22 / 39.1 No. 9 — One Against the World (9-16-39) K-929..Aug. 19/39.1 No. 10 — Unseen Guardians (10-14-39) K-930 Aug. 26/39.1 No. 1 1 — Forgotten Victory (12-23-39) K-I2I Dec. 9/3911 (Sepia) No. 12— XXX Medico K-122 War. 30/401.10... (Sepia) PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES Culinary Carving (8-12-39) S-910 July 1/39. .9... Domineering Male, The S-107 Mar. 30/40110... Football Thrills of 1938 (10-14-39) S-912 Sept. 16/39.10... Let's Talk Turkey (12-2-39) S-IOI Oct. 28/39111... Maintain the Right (1-27-40 S-104 Jan. 13/40110... Radio Hams (6-17-39) S.908 May 20/39 10... Romance of the Potato (1-6-40) S-103 Dec. 9/391.9... (Sepia) Set 'Em Up (10-21-39) S-913 Oct 7/39.10... Ski Birds (II -25-39) S-I02.NOV. 18/391.8... Stuffie (3-9-40) S-106 Mar. 2/40.11... Take a Cue (9-16-39) S-9II Aug. 12/39.. 8... (Sepia) Weather Wizards (4-22-39) S-907 Apr. 8/39. .9... What's Your I. Q? (3-9-40) S-105 Feb. 8/401.8... ROBERT BENCHLEY Dark Magic (5-27-39) F-956 May 13/39.10... Day of Rest, The (10-21-39) F-I4I Sept 6/391.9... Home Early (6-17-39) F-957 May 27/39.. 9... Home Movies (3-9-40) F-144 Feb. 17/401.7... How to Eat (7-8-39) F-958 lune 10/39.10... See Your Doctor (12-23-39) F-142 Dec. 16/391.8. . . ,•1-27-40) F-143 That Inferior Feeling Dec. 9/39t.9... MONOGRAM Title Rel. Date Min. Raiders Over England 3830. Nov. 15/391.2 rls.