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 #:
000730
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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38 MOTION PICTURE HERALD August 28 1943 July Box Office Champions Richard Wallace, director BOMBARDIER: RKO Radio. Produced by Robert Fellows. Directed by Richard Wallace. Screenplay by John Twist, from a story by Martin Rackin and John Twist. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff. Photography by Nicholas Musuraca. Art direction by Albert S. D'Agostino and Al Herman. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert, Walter Reed, Robert Ryan. Block 6 release. H. C. Potter, director MR. LUCKY: RKO Radio. Producer, David Hempstead. Directed by H. C. Potter. Screenplay by Milton Holmes and Adrian Scott, from story by Milton Holmes. Music by Roy Webb. Photography by George Barnes. Special effects by Vernon L. Walker. Cast: Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford, Gladys Cooper, Alan Carney, Henry Stephenson and Paul Stewart. Block 6 release. Walter Lang, director CONEY ISLAND: Twentieth CenturyFox. Produced by William Perlberg. Directed by Walter Lang. Screenplay by George Seaton. Lyrics and music by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. Photography by Ernest Palmer. Technicolor director, Natalie Kalmus. Musical director, Alfred Newman. Cast: Betty Grable, George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, Charles Winninger, Phil Silvers. Release date, June 18, 1943. Norman Taurog, director PRESENTING LILY MARS: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Produced by Joseph Pasternak. Directed by Norman Taurog. Screenplay by Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman, based upon the novel by Booth Tarkington. Musical direction, Georgie Stoll. Photography by Joseph Ruttenberg. Dance director, Ernst Matray. Cast: Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter. Release date, June-August, 1943. Hunt Stromberg, producer LADY OF BURLESQUE: United Artists. Produced by Hunt Stromberg. Directed by William A. Wellman. Screenplay by James Gunn based on the Gypsy Rose Lee novel, "The G-String Murders". Photography by Robert de Grasse. Art director, Bernard Herzbrun. Musical score by Arthur Lange. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, J. Edward Bromberg, Gloria Dickson. Release date, April 30, 1943. Frank Borzage, director STAGE DOOR CANTEEN: United Artists. Produced by Sol Lesser. Directed by Frank Borzage. Associate producer, Barnett Briskin. Photography by Harry Wild. Art director, Hans Peters. Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ray Bolger, Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Paul Muni, Ethel Waters, George Jessel, Helen Hayes, Ralph Bellamy, Lon McCallister and other noted stars. Release date not set. !