Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1943)

Page scan 000545 from Motion Picture Herald

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 #:
000545
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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August 14, 1943 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 2! 20th-FOX PLANS 39 FILMS FOR SEASON OF 1943-44 Connors Is Vice-President Of World Distribution; Kupper Sales Manager Twentieth Century-Fox promises the exhibitor 39 features, 41 short subjects, 104 Movietone News issues, and 13 March of Time subjects, in its 1943-44 program. The announcement was made by the company at its third regional sales convention at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, Wednesday through Friday. It was accompanied by another announcement of changes in sales administration. The approximately 250 delegates from coast and western exchanges and the home office sales department were informed that Tom Connors, vice-president in charge of distribution, has become vice-president in charge of world wide distribution. They were also told that William J. Kupper, assistant to Mr. Connors, is now General Sales Manager; and that Jack L. Schlaifer, home office representative, was promoted to manager of a newly created central division. New Office Divisional Line-Ups Announced Branch offices shifted from the eastern and western divisions to form the new central territory include: Boston, Buffalo, Albany, New Haven, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee. Offices which now become part of the eastern division, under A. W. Smith, Jr., eastern sales manager, are : New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Atlanta, New Orleans, Charlotte, Dallas and Oklahoma City. In the western division under William C. Gehring are: Indianapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, and all Canada. Executives Address Staffs Of Western Exchanges The Los Angeles meeting featured talks by the home office executives named, and Spyros Skouras, president; Hal Home, director of advertising and publicity; W. C. Gehring, western division manager. Exchanges represented were the St. Louis, Des Moines, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Indianapolis and Kansas City. The Chicago meeting, at the Blackstone Hotel, last Friday and Saturday, featured talks by company executives, and Don Ameche, featured actor; and the appearance of the Canadian delegates, headed by Sydney Samson, general manager in that country. That forthcoming productions are based on recognized best sellers was emphasized in Chicago by Mr. Connors. He pointed to Wendell Willkie's "One World," and "Claudia," "Keys of the Kingdom," "Guadalcanal Diary" and "The Song of Bernadette.' The company's 1943-44 product announcement follows: Heaven Can Wait, Ernst Lubitsch produc tion in Technicolor, starring Don Ameche, Gene Tierney and Charles Coburn. Holy Matrimony, starring Monty Woolley and Gracie Fields ; directed by John Stahl. The Song of Bernadette, based on the novel of the Miracle of Lourdes by Franz Werfel. Jennifer Jones, newcomer, appears as St. Bernadette. Henry King directed ; William Perlberg produced. Claudia, starring Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young and Ina Clair. Directed by Edmund Goulding. This film is based on the book and play by Rose Franken. Sweet Rosie O'Grady, musical extravaganza in Technicolor, starring Betty Grable, Robert Young, Adolphe Menjou. Irving Cummings directed, William Perlberg produced. One World, to be based on the book by Wendell L. Willkie. This will be a Darryl F. Zanuck Production. Wilson, dramatic picturization of the life of Woodrow Wilson. This will be a Darryl F. Zanuck production to be directed by Henry King. Wintertime, a musical romance starring Sonja Henie, with Carole Landis, Jack Oakie, Cesar Romero, Woody Herman and his band. John Brahm directed; William Le Baron produced. The Night Is Ending, French underground drama with George Sanders. Jane Eyre, from the classic by Charlotte Bronte, starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine. Robert Stevenson directed. Dancing Masters, a comedy with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The Gang's All Here, musical in Technicolor with Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Benny Goodman and his band. Busby Berkeley directed ; William Le Baron produced. Bomber's Moon, starring George Montgomery and Annabella. The Keys of the Kingdom, picturization of the novel by A. F. Cronin. Guadalcanal Diary, based on the exploits in the battle of the Solomons. Written by the International News foreign correspondent, Richard Tregaskis. Players include William Bendix and Lloyd Nolan. Lew Seiler is the director ; Bryan Foy the producer. Pin-Up Girl, musical romance in Technicolor with Betty Grable, Martha Raye and Joe E. Brown. Bruce Humberstone directed; William Le Baron produced. Happy Land, best-selling novel, first serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, by MacKinley Kantor. Players include Don Ameche, Harry Carey, Ann Rutherford, Francis Dee and others, under the direction of Irving Pichel. Kenneth Macgowan produced. Galveston, formerly titled "Tampico," will star Edward G. Robinson, Victor McLaglen, Lynn Bari, under the direction of Lothar Mendes. Robert Bassler produced. Buffalo Bill, outdoor film in Technicolor. Harry Sherman is the producer. Players include Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan. William Wellman will direct. Lifeboat, from the novel by John Steinbeck. Alfred Hitchcock directing ; Kenneth Macgowan producing. Players will include Tallulah Bankhead, Henry Hull, Canada Lee, Mary Anderson. The Lodger, a mystery based on the play and book by Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes. Hubert Bassler will produce. The Eve of St. Mark, picturization of Maxwell Anderson's current stage play. John Stahl will direct ; William Perlberg will product. Cast so far incudes Charles Bickford and Michael O'Shea. The Sullivans, a film story of the famous five brothers who went down with their ship. Robert T. Kane and Sam Jaffee will co-produce. Lloyd Bacon will direct. Cast, other than Thomas Mitchell, who will portray the father of the Sullivan brothers, has not as yet been edtermined. Army Wife, in which Dorothy McGuire, of "Claudia" fame, will make her second screen appearance. Also set for important roles are Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews. Archie Mayo directing ; Otto Preminger producing. Home in Indiana, based on the Saturday Evening Post serial and book by George Agnew Chamberlain. Will be filmed in Technicolor, mostly out-of-doors. Set for an important role is Lon McAllister. Where Do We Go From Here? by Morrie Ryskind and Sid Herzog. Betty Grable will star and it will be filmed in Technicolor. Wil(Continued on f>apc 24. cohimn 1) Photos by Staff Photographer In a realignment of Twentieth Century -Fox's sales system, L. J. Schlaifer, left, was named manager for the newly created central division and William J. Kupper, right, was named general sales manager. The eastern division, under A. W. Smith, Jr., and the western division, managed by William C. Gehring, were revised to create the new central territory.