Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1943)

Page scan 000583 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jan-Feb 1943
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1943)
Leaf #:
000583
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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February 27, 1943 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 5 New Releases Show Cut in War Themes {Continued from opposite page) Annabella. Kent Taylor. Directed by Edward Ludwig. War story. "Heaven Can Wait" Don Ameche, Gene Tierney. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Fantasycomedy in Technicolor. "Jane Eyre." Orson Welles. Joan Fontaine. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Drama. "Jitterbugs." Laurel and Hardy, Vivian Blaine Directed by Mai St. Clair. Comedy. UNITED ARTISTS Awaiting release at UA are these, including a number of "Streamliners" : "Lady of Burlesque.*" Barbara Stanwyck, Eddie O'Shea. Directed by William A. Wellman. Backstage mystery-melodrama. "Hangmen Also Die." Brian Donievy. Walter Brennan. Anna Lee. Directed by Fritz Lang Anti-Xazi drama. "Meet John Bonnhvell." Richard Dix. Jane Wyatt Albert Dekker. Directed by George Archainbaud._Wes:crr. special. Victory Through Air Power." Feature length cartoon by Walt Disney based on Maj. de Seversky s book in Technicolor. "Taxi, Mister." William Bendix, Grace Bradley, Joe Sawyer. Directed by Kurt "Neumann. Comedy. "That Xazty Nuisance." Bobby Watson, Joe Devlin, Johnny Arthur, Jean Porter. Directed by Glenn Tryon. Comedy. "Hoppy Serves a Writ." Bill Boyd Jay Kirby. Andy Clyde. Jan Christy. Directed by George Archainbaud Western. "Leather Burners."" Bill Boyd Jay Kirby. Andy Clyde. Victor Jory. Directed by Joseph Henabery. Western. "Colt Comrades." Bill Boyd Jay Kirby. Andy Clyde. Directed by Lesley Selander. Western. "Yanks Ahoy." William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth. Directed by Kurt Neumann. Comedy. "Fall In." William Tracy. Joe Sawyer. Jean Porter. Directed by Kurt Neumann. Comedy. "Prairie Chickens." Jimmy Rogers, Noah Beery. Jr. Directed by Hal Roach, Jr. Comedy. "Stage Door Canteen." Katherine Cornell. Katharine Hepburn. Edgar Bergen. Kay Kyser. Helen Hayes. Merle Oberon. and others. Directed by Frank Borzage. Romantic musical, with appearances of stage, radio, film stars. UNIVERSAL Here is Universal' s backlog: "Son of Dracula." Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers. Directed by Robert Siodmak. Horror story. 'We've Never Been Licked."' Richard Quine, Anne Gwynne, Noah Beery, Jr. Directed by John Rawlins. War story. "Always a Bridesmaid'"' Andrews Sisters. Patric Knowles, Grace McDonald Directed by Erie C. Kenton. Musical. "Cowboy in Manhattan."' Robert Paige. Frances Langford. Directed by Frank Woodruff. "Oh, Doctor." Abbott and Costello, Ginny Simms. Directed by Charles Lamont Comedy with music. "Good Morning, Judge." Dennis OKeefe. Louise Allbritton, Mary Beth Hughes. Directed by Jean Yarbrough. Comedy. "Captive' Wild Woman." Evelyn Ankers. John Carradine, Acquanetta. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Horror picture. '"White Savage." Jon Hall, Maria Montez. Sabu. South Sea Island romance in Technicolor. "He's My Guy." Dick Foran. Irene Hervey. Directed by Edward F. Cline. Musical. The Production Backlog: How It Stands This is a breakdown of tJje product backlog, showing company by company, houthe completed tally stands. Included in these classifications is a limited number of attractions already assigned release dates on or after February 15; in the main, Ixmever, distributors are yet to designate u/je?i the attractions are to head theatreuard. West Hor Com Melo Company War Musical er?! Drama ror edy drama Total Universal 2 8 3 I 3 4 2 23 Paramount 5 4 0 i 0 6 3 19 Columbia 2 2 8 0 0 3 2 17 Warners 6 2 0 4 1 1 2 16 MGM 5 3 0 4 0 6 0 18 United Artists I 1 4 1 0 5 1 13 P.R.C 2 1 3 1 0 2 4 13 20th-Fox 5 2 I [ 0 2 1 12 Republic 0 3 4 0 0 1 2 10 RKO 0 0 3 0 1 4 1 15 Monogram 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 6 34 27 28 13 6 34 20 162 Paul Henreid. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Period drama. "'Old Acquaintance." Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, John Loder. Directed by Vincent Sherman. Drama, "Thank Your Lucky Stars." Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan. Eddie Cantor, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, other Warner stars and featured players. Directed by David Butler. Musical extravaganza. "Action in the North Atlantic" Humphrey Bogart. Raymond Massey, -Alan Hale. Directed by Lloyd Bacon. War story. "Edge of Darkness." Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston. Directed by Lewis Milestone. War story. "Background to Danger." George Raft. Brenda Marshall. Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre. Directed by Raoul Walsh. Russo-Nazi espionage. "Air Force." John Garfield Gig Young. Harry Carey. Directed by Howard Hawks. War drama. "Crime by Night" Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan. Directed by William Clemens. Melodrama. "Adventures of Mark Twain."* Fredric March. Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp. Directed by Irving Rapper. Biographical drama. "Princess O'Rourke." Olivia de Havilland. Robert Cummings. Directed by Norman Krasna. Comedy. "The Desert Song." Dennis Morgan. Irene Manning, Bruce Cabot Directed by Robert Florey. War and music in Technicolor. "The Mysterious Doctor." John Loder. Eleanor Parker, Bruce Lester. Directed by Ben Stolon. Melodrama. "Watch on the Rhine." Bette Davis. Paul Lukas. Geraldine Fitzgerald Directed by Herrr.ar^ Shu— :ir.. War era— a. "ihe Constant Nymph." Charles Boyer. Joan Fontaine, Brenda Marshall. Directed by Edmund Goulding. Drama. "Arsenic and Old Lace."' Gary Grant. Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey. Peter Lorre. Directed by Frank Capra. Horror-Comedy. Ohio Blackout Set For March 4th The Lake Shore-Ohio Valley district in Ohio will have a 32-county blackout on March 4th. it was announced last week in Columbus by Ralph H. Stone, state defense director of Ohio. The test will involve an estimated 3./00,000 persons and is the largest venture to be undertaken so far. Southwestern Ohio will be blacked out at a later date in a state-wide test, it was announced Today "Rhythm of the Islands." Allan Jones. Jane Frazee. Directed by Melville Shyer. Musical. "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday." Deanna Durbin. Edmond O'Brien. Directed by Bruce Manning. War drama with music. "Hi, Buddy." Robert Paige. Harriett Hilliard. Dick Foran. Directed by Harold Young. "Keep 'Em Slugging." Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys. Directed by Christy Cabanne. "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man." Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles. Bela Lugosi. Lionel Atwill. Directed by Roy William Neill. Horror story. "It Ain't Hay." Abbott and Costello. Directed by Erie C. Kenton. Comedy. "Flesh and Fantasy." Charles Boyer. Edward G. Robinson, Thomas Mitchell, Anna Lee, Barbara Stanwyck. Directed by Julien Duvivier. "The Lone Star Trail." Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter. Directed by Ray Taylor. Western. "Hi'Ya. Chum.'' Ritz Brothers. Jane Frazee, Robert Paige. Directed by Harold Young. "Cheyenne Roundup." Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter. Directed by Ray Taylor. Western. "Sherlock Holmes in Washington." Basil Rathbone. Nigel Bruce. Directed by Roy William Neill. Melodrama. "It Comes Up Love." Gloria Jean, Ian Hunter. Directed by Charles Lamont. Comedy with music "Raiders of San Joaquin." Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter. Directed by Lewis D. Collins. Western. "Cross Your Fingers." Allan Jones. Kitty Carlisle, Alvino Rey and orchestra. Directed by Edward Lilley. Musical. And here four more in work: "Phantom of the Opera." Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains. Directed by Arthur Lubin. Horror with music in Technicolor. "Trombone from Heaven." Leon Errol. Mary Beth Hughes, Skinnay Ennis and orchestra, Frances Langford Hilo Hattie. Directed by Jean Yarbrough Musical. "Corvettes in Action." Randolph Scott. Andy Devine, James Brown. Directed by Richard Rosson. North Atlantic war story. "Oh. Say, Can You Swing." Gloria Jean. Donald O'Connor. Directed by Charles Lamont Musical. WARNERS These are completed at Warners : "Mission to Moscow." Walter Huston. Ann Harding. George Tobias. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Recent U. S. S. R. history from exAmbassador Joseph E. Davies' best seller. "Devotion." Olivia de Havilland Ida Lupino,