Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1943)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jul-Aug 1943
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1943)
Leaf #:
000387
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 17, 2022
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July 3 1, 1943 MOTION PICTURE H ERALD ! I By Staff Photographer PEACE, between rival unions. Last Wednesday, in New York's City Hall, a merger between IATSE projectionists' Local 306 and the Empire State Motion Picture Operators Union ended a 13-year strenuous rivalry. Above, at the signing ceremonies are, seated, Abraham Kindler, Empire president; Herman Selber, Local 306 president, and Mayor Fiorello LaSuardia. Standing behind them, with union members, are the Rev. John Boland, former New York State Labor Relations Board chairman, and License Commissioner Paul Moss. THE "GEORGE EASTMAN", a Henry Kaiser Liberty Ship, is now aiding the inevitable victory. Above is a night glimpse, before the ship's recent launching at Richmond, California. The speed with which the ship, and other Kaiser ships, was built is due in great measure to photographic methods. EXHIBITORS at the Warner regional sales meeting at San Francisco are Mike Naify, head of the T. & D., Jr., circuii, and George Nasser, of the Nasser Brothers circuit. THE HOLLYWOOD meeting held by PRC at the Roosevelt Hotel last week emphasized optimism. Two of the emphasizers, above, were O. Henry Briggs, president, and Nat Lefton, recently appointed district manager, with headquarters in Cincinnati and Cleveland. THE OPENING of RKO's new Mexico City offices, July 3rd, was marked by a small celebration. Right are Francisco Sumohano, exhibitor; Raymundo Millan, United Artists; Max Gomez, RKO manager, and Eduardo Chavez Garcia, of the Mexican Union of Exhibitors.