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 #:
000418
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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42 MOTION PICTURE HERALD July 3 1, 1943 (Continued from page 40) July 7, 8.— A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Cal. Small lumber town patronage. CALL OUT THE MARINES: Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe — Used this on double bill for weekend but it wasn't so hot. Just another rough house brawl that failed to interest anyone except children. Played Friday, Saturday, July 2, 3.— A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Cal. Small lumber town patronage. HERE WE GO AGAIN: Fibber McGee & MollyJust fair. Nothing to write home about. Business below par. Played Friday, Saturday. .Tune 4. 5. — Paul McBride, Avalon Theatre, Fillmore, Utah. Small town and rural patronage. HITLER'S CHILDREN: Tim Holt, Bonita Granville —Folks asked us for months when we were going to have this one. Guess they really wanted to see it. Hot weather didn't help our grosses any, but mark it down as one of the big ones from a box office angle. RKO has been doing right well at the box office lately in our town. — Tom McCormick, Rock Theatre, Rockford, Iowa. Rural patronage. HITLER'S CHILDREN: Tim Holt, Bonita Granville— What a natural! Book it, brothers 1 For a couple of days I thought we had the world by the tail. Could have played it longer. — Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Canada. JOURNEY INTO FEAR: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Rio — The exhibitor could have gotten along very nicely without this one.— F. R. Crist, Crist Theatre. Loveland, Ohio. LADIES' DAY: Lupe Velez, Eddie Albert, Max Baer — Entertaining little baseball picture which pleased on Family Night. Played Tuesday, Julv 6.— E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town patronage. MAYOR OF 44TH STREET: George Murphy, Anne Shirley— This was not much good to us. Not enough action, although in spots the music was good. Decidedly a program picture. Played Friday, Saturday. July 9, 10.— K. John, Legion Theatre. Bienfait, Sask.. Canada. Small town patronage. NAVY COMES THROUGH, THE: Pat O'Brien, George Murphy— This was a natural. Used on first half of double bill to good business. Maybe war pictures don't go over elsewhere, but Mr. Fidler and other self-styled critics should get off the dime and visit the small localities before shooting off their faces and ringing their bells. Played Friday, Saturday, Julv 9, 10.— A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia. Cal. Small lumbertown patronage. SAGEBRUSH LAW: Tim Holt— Here is a little better than average Western that seemed to please on our weekend double bill. Played Friday, Saturday, July 9, 10.— Charles A. Brooks, Ritz Theatre, Marshfield, Mo. Small town and rural patronage. SEVEN DAYS LEAVE: Lucille Ball, Victor Mature—Everyone seemed to like this. However, crowd was 'way off due to rain. Only a few said anything bad about this one. Played Wednesday, July 7.— Claude R. Gray, Gilmont Theatre, Mt. Gilead. N. L. Small town patronage THEY GOT ME COVERED: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour— Played this too late to make a profit on it. Those who came were pleased. Played Wednesday, Thursday July 7, 8.— E. M. Freiburger. Paramount Theatre," Dewey. Okla. Small town patronage. VALLEY OF THE SUN: LucUle Ball, James Craig— Indians and everything to go with them, and the children, along with several hundred of their parents, ate it up. More of these would suit out trade and help our business. Played Friday, Saturday, ju,v 9, lo.-A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia. Cal. Small lumber town patronage. Twentieth CenturyFox HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO': Alice Faye, John Payne —Just what my patrons wanted. Color was beautiful and the old song hits chosen for Alice Faye to sing were the very best. Directing and story were well done and I thought it one of my best pictures yet this vear Business a little above average. Played bun'day, Monday, July 11. 12.-Charles A. Brooks Ritz Theatre, Marshfield, Mo. Small town and rural patronage. MARGIN FOR ERROR: Joan Bennett, Milton I!erle— Fair program picture that seemed to satisfy. No sellout: business normal.— Harland Rankin. Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Canada. ORCHESTRA WIVES: George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford— Another very good musical production from Twentieth-Fox. Glen Miller and band are outstanding. No kicks on this. Running time, 98 minutes. Played Wednesday, Thursday, June 23. 24.— A. R. Dakin. Rice Lake Theatre, Bissett, Manitoba, Canada. Mining patronage. OVER MY DEAD BODY: Milton Boric, Mary Beth Hughes— I should have played this on a double bill, but was forced to take this picture as a substitute for another one. Tt is double feature entertainment, but I believe would hold up its end of any double. Business below average. Played Tuesday-Thursday, July 13-15. —Charles A. Brooks. Ritz Theatre, Marshfield, Mo. Small town and rural patronage. SWANEE RIVER: Don Ameche, Al Jolson— Picked up this old one in preference to some of the cheap new ones and it proved very satisfactory. — F. R. Crist, Crist Theatre, Loveland, Ohio. THUNDER BIRDS: John Sutton, Gene Tierney— Very good Technicolor picture about training of war pilots at Thunderbird Field, Arizona. Our attendance down somewhat due to heat wave, but those who saw the picture thought it very entertaining. Played Thursday, Friday, July 8, 9.— A. R. Dakin, Rice Lake Theatre, Bissett, Manitoba, Canada. Mining patronage. United Artists FRIENDLY ENEMIES: Charles Winninger, Charles Ruggles — This team were very good in this picture and many enjoyed it and said so, but there is too much dialogue and not enough action for a small town. Played Friday, Saturday, July 2, 3.— K. John, Legion Theatre, Bienfait, Sask., Canada. Small town patronage. LADY OF BURLESQUE: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea— I like a good strip tease but why someone hasn't run me out of town, I'm wondering. A few old women walked out . If looks could kill, brother, I'd have died the first night. Crowd 'way off. Pictures of this type don't help me any. Played Monday, Tuesday, July 12, 13.— Claude R. Gray, Gilmont Theatre, Mt. Gilead, N. C. Small town patronage. LADY OF BURLESQUE: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea — This is a picture my people liked, full of entertainment all the way through — and no war. — F. R. Crist, Crist Theatre, Loveland, Ohio. Universal AMAZING MRS. HOLLIDAY, THE: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien — A very good picture. Build this up with advertising and it should bring you good or above average business. Played Sunday, Monday, June 27, 28.— Frank Raspa, State Theatre. Rivesville, W. Va. Small town patronage. BETWEEN US GIRLS: Diana Barrymore, Robert Cummings — Too silly for human consumption. Diana Barrymore gives a typical John Barrymore performance, talking and screaming throughout the picture. No business — 'nuff sed! Played Wednesday, Thursday, June 2, 3.— Paul McBride, Avalon Theatre, Fillmore, Utah. Small town and rural patronage. CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN: Evelyn Ankers, John Carradine — This picture will scare the kids and is a little too horrible for some adults, but seemed to please on our weekend double bill. No extra business, but plenty exciting. Played Friday, Saturday, July 16, 17. —Charles A. Brooks, Ritz Theatre, Marshfield, Mb. Small town and rural patronage. CHEYENNE ROUNDUP: Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter — Good music, good Western and good business. Played it with "Hi, Buddy." Too bad Universal quit making these Westerns. I rate them with Gene Autry, only Johnny Mack Brown can't sing. Played Friday, Saturday, July 2, 3— Frank Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. Small town patronage. GET GOING: Grace MacDonald, Robert PaigeGoodness gracious, where does Universal get so many. This one, a weak imitation of "The More the Merrier," is strictly off the assembly line. We played it on a double feature— where it belongs — and did all right. There are worse pictures this season — lots of 'em. Played Wednesday, July 14. — Army Theatre No. 2, Ft. Bragg, N. C. GREAT IMPERSONATION, THE: Ralph Bellamy, Evelyn Ankers — Great fake. Made the mistake of single billing this. Played Tuesday, Wednesday, July 6, 7.— Frank Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. Small town patronage. HI, BUDDY: Dick Foran, Harriet Hilliard— Great little show. Play it by all means. Played Friday, Saturday, July 2, 3. — Frank Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. Small town patronage. HIT THE ICE: Abbott and Costello— The usual number of Abbott and Costello cracks in this one, but not so good as some of their others. Still, Johnny Long and Ginny Simms liven it up nicely so you shouldn't lose money on it. Played Wednesday. Thursday, July 14, 15.— Army Theatre No. 2, Ft. Bragg, N. C. IT COMES UP LOVE: Gloria Jean. Donald O'Connor— Universal is coming right up front with a little show like this. Crowd well pleased. Gloria Jean holds my crowd; not O'Connor. Story is O.K. Acting pretty good. Little Gloria Jean's singing will hold a crowd with this film where they like her. Played Wednesday, July 14.— Claude R. Gray. Gilmont Theatre, Mt. Gilead, N. C. Small town patronage NIGHTMARE: Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy— A real hangup detective story that takes figuring. Sell it, you'll have no regrets.— Harland Rankin, Centre Theatre, Chatham, Ont., Canada. RHYTHM OF THE ISLANDS: Allan Jones, Jane Frazcc — Here's a dandy and it was made to order for our weekend double bill. Everybody seemed to be pleased with its fast moving comedy. Played Friday, Saturday, July 9. 19.— Charles A. Brooks, Ritz Theatre. Marshfield, Mo. Small town and rural patronage. SHADOW OF A DOUBT: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright — Must be seen from the first, and it isn't made for a small town. This show is terrific; more suspense than any of Hitchcock's shows. H Universal does what it plans for 1943-44, it will rank very high among the companies. Played Sunday, Monday, July 11, 12.— Frank Raspa, State Theatre, Rives vile, W. Va. Small town patronage. SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce — Pass this by. Only reason I got this one for the "Fourth" was that it was the only one available. Played Sunday, Monday, July 4, 5. — Frank Raspa, State Theatre, Rivesville, W. Va. Small town patronage. Warner Bros. CASABLANCA: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman— Crowd below par. Guess everyone was expecting it to be a war picture. I think it's a darn swell show ; could not have been made any better. Acting is excellent and so is the star. Played Thursday, Friday, July 15, 16. — Claude R. Gray, Gilmont Theatre, Mt. Gilead, N. C. Small town patronage. HARD WAY, THE: Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan— This type has always been very easy to put over, but I can't say very much for this one. Acting is excellent, so is the story. Don't believe anyone who saw this liked it very much. Story starts where it ends. Have asked many what they thought of it. Just so-so. Played Monday, Tuesday, July 5, 6. — Claude R. Gray, Gilmont Theatre, Mt. Gilead, N. C. Small town patronage. INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON: Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna — This was a cracking fine picture and much enjoyed by all. A natural for a location like ours. Reagan is a favorite with our crowd, who like good action pictures with a good yarn like this one. Played Monday, Tuesday, July 12, 13. — K. John, Legion Theatre, "Bienfait, Sask., Canada. Small town patronage. LARCENY, INC.: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman — Just a program picture that pleased and played to average business. Not just the gangster picture we had expected, but enough comedy to please. Played Friday, Saturday, June 18, 19. — K. John, Legion Theatre, Bienfait, Sask., Canada. Small town patronage. NAVY BLUES: Jack Oakie, Ann Sheridan— My patrons were very disappointed in this one. We played this very late; if I had to do it again I would leave it in the can in the exchange. Played Monday, July 5. — A. L. Dove, Bengough Theatre, Bengough, Sask., Canada. Rural and small town patronage. NOW, VOYAGER: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid— One of the best pictures to play here this year. Weather too hot for good business. Give it your best playing time Played Sunday, Monday. June 27, 28. — Paul McBride, Avalon Theatre, Fillmore, Utah. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY: James Cagney, Joan Leslie — Just what the doctor ordered. This is a morale builder that entertains young and old. Makes them feel proud that they are Americans, and it will make you feel happy that you are an exhibitor. Cagney is definitely at his best in this one. — Tom McCormick, Rock Theatre, Rockford, Iowa. Rural patronage. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY: James Cagney, Joan Leslie — They don't come any better than this one for the average small town audience. Grand performance by Cagney. These old songs and melodies are just what the people love. This makes outstanding entertainment. My only regret was heavy rains on two nights out of three and muddy roads kept a lot of my good customers away. Don't fail to play this excellent release. Played Thursday, Friday, July 8. 9. — A. L. Dove. Bengough Theatre, Bengouga, Sask., Canada. Rural and small town patronage. Short Features Astor GOING SPANISH: Bob Hope— Still some laughs in this two-reel reissue.— E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Columbia COMMUNITY SING NO. 4 SERVICE SONGS: Community Sing — Best sing to date with my crowd. The song "Slap the Japs" is plenty good. My crowd really does join in and sing on this one. Crowd well pleased.— Claude R. Gray, Gilmont Theatre, M't. Gilead. N. C. EVEN AS I O U: All Star Comedies— Same old hokum, but each release is a riot of laughs. Best comedy released for our audience. — A. H. Kaufman, Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer BAH WILDERNESS: Technicolor cartoons— They'll like this one — and how! One of the year's best.— Tom McCormick, Rock Theatre, Rockford, Iowa. (Continued on following page)