Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1943)

Page scan 000511 from Motion Picture Herald

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 #:
000511
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:
July 04, 2024
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December 94 3 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 57 PICTURE GROSSES A statistical compilation and comparison of Box-Office Performance in first-run theatres Figures directly below picture title compare dollar gross with average gross and show relative percentage of all engagements tabulated. Figures opposite theatre names represent percentage of tabulated grosses to average weekly business based on the six months' period ending October 31, 1943. SYMBOLS: (DB) Double Bill— associate feature title; (SA) Stage Attraction; (MO) Move-Over Run; (AA) Advance Admission. I DOOD IT (MCM) Final Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $600,800 Comparative Average Gross 560,300 Over-all Performance 107.2% BALTIMORE— Century 116.6% BUFFALO— Buffalo 90.3% (DB; Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) BUFFALO — Hippodrome. MO, 1st week 145.7% (DB) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) CHICAGO— Apollo 119.5% CHICAGO— Garrick, 1st week 137.5% CHICAGO— Garrick, 2nd week 125.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Palace 97.8% CINCINNATI— Keith, MO, 1st week .... 110.0% CLEVELAND— Loew's State 116.0% CLEVELAND— Loew's Stillman, MO, 1st week 94.7% INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's 104.5% (DB) Hitler's Madman (MGM) KANSAS CITY— Midland 120.0% (DB) Doughboys in Ireland (Col.) LOS ANGELES— Carthay Circle 128.5% (DB) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) LOS ANGELES— Chinese 90.9% (DB) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) LOS ANGELES— Loew's State 110.5% (DB) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) LOS ANGELES— Ritz 107.3% (DB) Dr. GiUespie's Criminal Case (MGM) MILWAUKEE— Wisconsin 136.1% (DB) Harrigan's Kid (Univ.) NEW HAVEN— Loew's Poli 102.1% (DB) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) NEW YORK— Paramount 139.3% (SA) Woody Herman's Orch., Marion Hutton NEW YORK — Paramount. 2nd week .... 90.1% (SA) Woody Herman's Orch., Marion Hutton NEW YORK— Paramount, 3rd week .... 98.3% (SA) Woody Herman's Orch., Marion Hutton OKLAHOMA CITY —Criterion 113.2% PHILADELPHIA — Stanley, 1st week .... 122.4% PHILADELPHIA— Stanley, 2nd week . . . 75.9% PITTSBURGH— Penn 107.1% PITTSBURGH — Warner, MO, 1st week . . 108.6% PROVIDENCE— Loew's State 118.3% (DB) Disney Cartoon Revue (RKO) ST. LOUIS— Loew's State 118.3% (DB) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) ST. LOUIS— Loew's Orpheum 115.9% (DB) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) TORONTO — Loew's 105.5% (DB) Dr. GiUespie's Criminal Case (MGM) WASHINGTON— Capitol, 1st week 121.7% (SA) Vaudeville WASHINGTON— Capitol, 2nd week .... 80.4% (SA) Vaudeville GUADALCANAL DIARY (20th-Fox) Intermediate Reports : Total Gross Tabulated $541,750 Comparative Average Gross 403,500 Over-all Performance 134.2% BALTIMORE— New, 1st week 134.0%. BALTIMORE— New, 2nd week 118.5% CHICAGO— Apollo, 1st week 152.1% CHICAGO— Apollo, 2nd week 119.5% CHICAGO— Garrick, 1st week 183.9% CHICAGO— Garrick, 2nd week 126.4% CINCINNATI— Grand, 1st week 105.7% CINCINNATI— Grand, Znd week 111.5% CINCINNATI — Keith's, MO, 1st week . . . 86.5% DENVER— Denver . . 167.1% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th -Fox) DENVER— Esquire 114.8% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th -Fox) DENVER— Aladdin, MO. 1st week .... 123.3% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th -Fox) KANSAS CITY — Esquire 146.5% KANSAS CITY— Uptown 125.0% LOS ANGELES— Carthay Cirle 171.4% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th -Fox) LOS ANGELES— Chinese 139.8% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th-Fox) LOS ANGELES— Loew State 134.6% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th-Fox) LOS ANGELES— Uptown 130.0% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th-Fox) NEW HAVEN— Loew's Poli 107.5% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th -Fox) NEW HAVEN— College, MO 1st week . . . .109.3% (DB) The Dancing Masters (20th -Fox) NEW YORK— Roxy, 1st week 137.8% (SA) Ritz Brothers, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 2nd week 105.9% (SA) Ritz Brothers, others PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 1st week 188.8% PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 2nd week 127.5% PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 3rd week 107.8% PROVIDENCE— Majestic, 1st week .... 125.0% (DB) Hi Ya Sailor (Univ.) PROVIDENCE— Majestic, 2nd week .... 100.0% (DB) Hi Ya Sailor (Univ.) PROVIDENCE— Carlton, MO 1st week . . . 125.6% (DB) Hi Ya Sailor (Univ.) ST. LOUIS — Fox 126.5% (DB) Always a Bridesmaid (Univ.) GIRL CRAZY (MGM) Intermediate Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $379,900 Comparative Average Gross 270,800 Over-all Performance 140.2% BALTIMORE— Century 112.1% BOSTON— Loew's Orpheum 99.2% BOSTON— Loew's State 125.7% BUFFALO— Great Lakes 128.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Palace 105.0% CLEVELAND— Loew's State 148.5% INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's 131.8% KANSAS CITY— Midland 156.2% (DB) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (MGM) LOS ANGELES— Carthay Circle 157.1% (DB) The Unknown Guest (Mono.) LOS ANGELES— Chinese 132.8% (DB) The Unknown Guest (Mono.) LOS ANGELES — Loew's State 149.0% (DB) The Unknown Guest (Mono.) LOS ANGELES— Uptown 125.0% (DB) The Unknown Guest (Mono.) NEW HAVEN— Loew's Poli 123.6% (DB) A Scream in the Dark (Rep.) PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 1st week .... 123.7% PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 2nd week .... 112.1% PITTSBURGH— Penn 130.9% PROVIDENCE— Loew's State 148.3% SEATTLE— Paramount 174.7% ST. LOUIS— Loew's State 156.8% (DB) There's Something About a Soldier (Co!) OLD ACQUAINTANCE (WB) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $293,600 Comparative Average Gross 197,600 Over-all Performance 148.6% BALTIMORE— Stanley 118.5% CHICAGO— State Lake 159.2% CINCINNATI— RKO Grand 192.3% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Downtown . . . 175.0% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Hollywood . . . 186.6% LOS ANGELES — Warner's Wiltern .... 181.6% NEW HAVEN— Roger Sherman 143.7% (DB) Hi Ya Sailor (Univ.) NEW YORK — Hollywood. 1st week* .... 179.1% NEW YORK— Hollvwood, 2nd week .... 136.9% NEW YORK— Hollywood, 3rd week .... 116.5% NEW YORK— Hollywood, 4th week .... 115.2% ST. LOUIS— Ambassador 132.0% (DB) Hi Ya Sailor (Univ.) "Advanced admissions, road show, premiere only. NORTHERN PURSUIT (WB) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated Comparative Average Gross Over-all Performance $145,800 120,400 121.0% INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana 103.4% (DB) Hi Ya Sailor (Univ.) INDIANAPOLIS— Lyric, MO, 1st week . . . 90.0% (DB) Hi Ya Sailor (Univ.) KANSAS CITY— Newman 127.2% NEW HAVEN— Roger Sherman 62.5% (DB) Always a Bridesmaid (Univ.) NEW YORK— Strand 143.5% (SA) Glen Gray's Orch., Willie Howard PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum 110.4% ST. LOUIS— Fox . . . 126.5% (DB) The Seventh Victim (RKO) ST. LOUIS— Shubert, MO, 1st week .... 100.0% (DB) In Old Oklahoma (Rep.) TRUE TO LIFE (Para.) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated Comparative Average Gross Over-all Performance $350,300 317,300 HO.4% BALTIMORE— Keith's 125.0%' CHICAGO— Chicago, 1st week 137.7% (SA) Hour of Charm CHICAGO— Chicago, 2nd week 117.7% (SA) Hour of Charm DENVER— Denham 94.0% LOS ANGELES — Paramount Downtown, 1st week 143.7% (DB) Submarine Alert (Para.) LOS ANGELES — Paramount Downtown, 2nd week 100.0% (DB) Submarine Alert (Para.) LOS ANGELES — Paramount Hollywood, 1st week 103.7% (DB) Submarine Alert (Para.) LOS ANGELES — Paramount Hollywood. 2nd week 74.0% (DB) Submarine Alert (Para.) NEW YORK— Paramount, 1st week 111.4% (SAj Tonv Pastor's Orch.. Inkspots NEW YORK— Paramount. 2nd week .... 90.1% (SA) Tonv Pastor's Orch.. Inkspots PROVIDENCE— Strand 105.0% TORONTO— Imperial 101.5% War Relaxes Censorship, Ohio Director Says War has brought relaxation of film censorship in Ohio, according to Kenneth Ray, state director of education, and ex-officio of the censor board, in his report on educational activities. After pointing out that approximately 75 per cent of the films reviewed in the past year pertained to war, Air. Ray said : "It is necessary, because of the war, to be unusually cautious and discriminatory in deciding what is acceptable and, at times, it has seemed desirable to permit showing of scenes which might not have been approved in peace times."