Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1943)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Nov-Dec 1943
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1943)
Leaf #:
000259
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:
August 29, 2022
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November 20, 1943 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 37 THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE Ladd in "And Now Tomorrow From HOLLYWOOD BUREAU Studios Finish 8, Start 5 Second Hollywood response to the agitation for pictures dealing with juvenile delinquency, RKO Radio's "Where Are Our Children?" was started in a week that saw eight pictures finished and five placed before the cameras, to bring the production level to 48. Bonita Granville and Kent Smith, who played the leads in the same studio's "Hitler's Children", are starred in the delinquency project, Val Lewton producing and Mark Robson directing. Universal started "Cross Your Fingers", a musical starring Grace McDonald and Leon Errol, with Ramsay Aems, Richard Davis, and the Ted Weems, Freddy Slack and Harry Owens orchestras in support. Will Cowan is producing, Edward F. Cline directing. Columbia launched "The Wedding Guest Sat on a Stone", presenting Arthur Lake, Janis Carter and Lynn Roberts, with Lew Landers directing for producer Jack Fier. Paramount's producing duo, William Pine and William Thomas, started their first musical, "Take It Big", in which Jack Haley is starred, Frank McDonald directing. Republic started "Mojave Firebrand", a Wild Bill Elliott Western. The production scene at the weekend: COMPLETED MGM Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble PRC Jungle Terror Texas Wildcats Career Girl RKO Radio The Falcon Out West (formerly The Falcon in Texas) Republic My Best Gal (formerly Rhythm Revelry) Universal Calling Dr. Death Warners Passage to Marseille STARTED Columbia The Wedding Guest Sat on a Stone Paramount Take It Big RKO Radio Are These Our Children ? Republic Mojave Firebrand Universal Cross Your Fingers SHOOTING Columbia Nine Girls Beautiful But Broke Curly Cover Girl MGM Dragon Seed Two Sisters and a Sailor Kismet Mr. Co-Ed The Canterville Ghost Gaslight Monogram Raiders of the Border Paramount Incendiary Blonde Tomorrow's Harvest The Hitler Gang Rainbow Island Double Indemnity I Love a Soldier (formerly When I Come Back) RKO Radio Gildersleeve, Detective Show Business International Zone Republic Pistol Packin' Mama The Monster Fighting Seabees Twentieth Century-Fox Greenwich Village Four Jills in a Jeep The Purple Heart The Sullivans Eve of St. Mark Home in Indiana Lifeboat UA It Happened Tomorrow (Pressburger) The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Bogeaus) Knickerbocker Holiday (PCA) Since You Went Away (Vanguard) Universal Moonlight in Vermont Three Cheers for the Boys Gypsy Wildcat Patrick the Great Her Primitive Man The Imposter Warners Mr. Skefnngton One More Tomorrow Outward Bound Paramount's "And Now Tomorrow" will be Alan Ladd's first picture since his return to the studio from the Army. Opposite will be Loretta Young, with whom he appeared in "China," his last starring role before entering the service. Also in the cast are Susan Hayward and Barry Fitzgerald. Still on the subject of tomorrows, the company has withdrawn Maureen O'Hara from the role opposite Ray Milland in "Tomorrow's Harvest" and has announced that Barbara Britton will play it. Miss O'Hara expects to become a mother in the spring. Universal has chosen Turhan Bey, the young Turkish actor, for the male lead opposite Susanna Foster in the Technicolor production of "The Climax." George Waggner is producer and production is scheduled to get under way about the middle of September. . The company has started its musical, "Cross Your Fingers," with Grace McDonald, Leon Errol and Walter Catlett in featured roles. Prominent bands in the picture are those of Ted Weems, Freddie Slack and Harry Owens. Stolz To Compose Music For Pressburger Film The entire musical score of Arnold Pressburger's "It Happened Tomorrow" for United Artists release will be composed by Robert Stolz, who will also conduct the orchestra during the filming. Mr. Stolz, whose record embraces work in 54 Hollywood musicals, had as his last assignment ""Spring Parade," starring Deanna Durbin. The cast includes Dick Powell, Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie, with screenplay by Dudley Nichols and direction by Rene Clair. Also for United Artists, Andrew Stone is busy casting for his "Sensations of 1944." Last week he signed Eleanor Powell for the lead in the musical, described as a "musicalcomedy-thriller." Mr. Stone is planning to use Niagara Falls in one sequence showing a tight-rope walker strolling across on a wire bridging the water. Only two conditions will cause cancellation, it is explained. One, permission must be granted by the proper authorities, Canadian and U. S. ; second, the daredevil to perform the feat has not yet been approached. "Claudia" Player Signed for "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has signed Phyllis Thaxter, who played the title role in the road show of "Claudia" for the past two years, as the feminine lead in "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." She will portray Ellen Lawson, wife of Captain Ted Lawson, who wrote the story of the Tokyo raid on which the picture is based. It will be Miss Thaxter's first film appearance. Also, at Metro, Clarence Brown's first assignment under a new long-term contract will be "National Velvet." The producer recently returned to the coast following a two-week stay in New York. Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor have the leads. Paramount has picked up Diana Lynn's option for another year. She recently completed an assignment in "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay." Bill Edwards, who also had a prominent role in the picture, will appear next in Paramount's musical, "You Can't Ration Love" with Marie Wilson, Johnnie Johnston, Betty Rhodes, Marjorie Weaver and Roland Dupree, one of the juveniles from Metro's "Meet the People." George Meeker had been added to the cast of Pine-Thomas' "Take It Big" with Jack Haley, Harriet Hilliard and others. Frank McDonald will direct the musical. Monogram's next in the Trail Blazers series will start in December and will be titled "Danger Valley." . . . The company has purchased "Diamond Boosters" from Nicky Arnstein, former husband of Fannie Brice. The story will be used for the Char lie Chan series. . . . RKO has engaged Barbara Hale, Barton MacLane and Robert Ryan for "Marine Raiders." Cast additions at Metro are Hugh Cronyn for "The Seventh Cross"; Marjorie Main and Gloria de Haven for "Meet Me in St. Louis." . . . Columbia will use Arthur Lake for "Sailor's Holiday." . . . Jack Chertok is to produce "After April" for Warners, filming to get under way in the spring. . . . Humphrey Bogart and his wife, Mayo Methot, are set for their overseas trip to entertain troops. Dore Senary has been signed by Vanguard films to produce for that company. He will start November 29. Another addition announced by David O. Selznick is Lee Garmes as director and cameraman to film special scenes for "Since You Went Away."