Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jan-Feb 1940
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1940)
Leaf #:
00095
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 10, 2022
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MOTION PICTURE: Three new court actions in one week upset quiet along the anti-trust front; another case dismissed »»» 35 applications for telecasting stations face Federal Communications Commission »> Unions, through New York Central Trades and Labor Council, enter fight against Neely antiblock booking bill >>» LaGuardia wants 27 per cent of Hollywood production moved to New York within next two years »»» Vaudeville personnel presses for union shop in all theatres Fox plans 52 features for 1940-41 season »»» 65 dates set for "Gone With the Wind"; Campaigns advanced on other key productions >>> Box office spurt sends federal admission tax collections up $1.300.000 »»» French production at a standstill. IN ''Better Theatres') ECONOMY IN AIR CONDITIONING METHODS TODAY VOL 138. NO. 2 In Two Sections — Section On© JANUARY 13, 1940 Entered as second-class matter, January 12. 1931, at the Post Offict, at M^w York City. U S. A., under the act of March 3. 1879. Published weekly by Qitigk^ FMisttime Co.. Inc., at 1270 Sixth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, New York. Subscription prices: $5.00 a year in the Americas, $10.00 a year Foreign, Single copy, 2S tents. AU contents sopyrighi 1940 by Quigley Pv.hU<htt<n Cnmfminy.