Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1942)

Page scan 000770 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Sep-Oct 1942
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1942)
Leaf #:
000770
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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56 MOTION PICTURE HERALD October 3 1, I 942 September Box Office Champions Gregory Ratoff, director FOOTLIGHT SERENADE: Twentieth Century-Fox. Produced by William LeBaron. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. Screenplay by Robert Ellis, Helen Logan and Lynn Starling. Based on a story by Fidel LeBarba and Kenneth Earl. Lyrics and music by Leon Robin and Ralph Rainger. Cast: John Payne, Betty Srable, Victor Mature. Release date, August I, 1942. Mark Sandrich, director HOLIDAY INN: Paramount. Produced and directed by Mark Sandrich. Screenplay by Claunde Binyon. Adaptation by Elmer Rice. Based on an original idea by Irving Berlin. Lyrics and music by Irving Berlin. Music direction by Robert Emmett Dolan. Cast: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel, Louise Beavers. Block Seven. Wesley Ruggles, director SOMEWHERE I'LL FIND YOU: Metro Soldwyn-Mayer. Produced by Pandro S. Berman. Directed by Wesley Ruggles. Screenplay by Marguerite Roberts. Adaptation by Walter Reisch. Based on a story by Charles Hoffman. Photographer, Harold Rosson. Cast: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane. Release, September-October, 1942. Irving Rapper, director THE GAY SISTERS: Warner Brothers. Produced by Henry Blanke. Directed by Irving Rapper. Screenplay by Lenore Coffe. Based on the novel by Stephen Longstreet. Music by Max Steiner. Photographer, Sol Polito. Art director, Robert Haas. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young. Release date, August I, 1942. George Stevens, director THE TALK OF THE TOWN: Columbia. Produced and directed by George Stevens. Associate producer, Fred Guiol. Screenplay by Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman. Adaptation by Dale Van Every. Based on a story by Sidney Harmon. Photographer, Ted Tetzlaff. Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman. Release date, August 20, 1942. Michael Curtiz, director Warner William Curtiz. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY: Brothers. Associate producer, Cagney. Directed by Michae Screenplay by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph. Original story by Robert Buckner. Lyrics and music by George M. Cohan. Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning No national release date set.