Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1944)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jul-Aug 1944
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1944)
Leaf #:
000294
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:
December 07, 2023
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THE RELEASE CHART Index to Reviews, Advance Synopses and Service Data in PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION Release dates and running time are furnished as soon as available. Advance dates are tentative and subject to change. Running times are the official times supplied by the distributor. All page numbers on this chart refer to pages in the PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION of MOTION PICTURE HERALD. Consult Service Data in the PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION for Legion of Decency Rating, Audience Classification and Managers' Round Table Exploitation. Short Subjects Chart with Synopsis Index can be found on pages 1996-1997. Feature Product Including Coming Attractions, listed by Company, in order of release, on pages 2008-2009. Title Company ABOVE Suspicion MGM Abroad with Two Yanks UA Action in Arabia RKO Address Unknown Col. Adventure in Iraq WB Adventure in Music Crystal Adventures of a Rookie RKO Adventures of Mark Twain WB Adventures of Tartu (British) MSM Alaska Mono. Ali Baba and 40 Thieves (color) Univ. Allergic to Love Univ. Amazing Mr. Forrest, The (Br.) PRC American Romance, An (color) MGM And Now Tomorrow Para. And the Angels Sing Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble MGM Animal Kingdom, The Are These Our Parents? Mono. Arizona Whirlwind Mono. Around the World RKO Arrowsmith (Reissue) Film Classics Arsenic and Old Lace WB Atlantic City Rep. Attack OWI-RKO BABES on Swing Street, 1944-45 Univ. Banjo on My Knee (R.) 20th-Fox Bar 20 UA Barbary Coast (Reissue) Film Classics Barbary Coast Gent MGM (formerly Gold Town) Bathing Beauty (color) MGM Battle of China, The War Dept. Battle of Russia 20th-Fox Beautiful But Broke Col. Beautiful Michoacan (Mex.) Mohme Belle of the Yukon (color) RKO Beneath Western Skies Rep. Bermuda Mystery 20th-Fox Best Foot Forward (color) MGM Between Two Worlds WB Beyond the Last Frontier Rep. Big Show, The (Reissue) Rep. Black Parachute, The Col. Block Busters Mono. Boss of Boom Town Univ. Boss of Rawhide PRC Bowery to Broadway, 1944-45 Univ. Brand of the Devil PRC Brazil Rep. Bride by Mistake RKO (formerly That Hunter Girl) Bridge of San Luis Rey, The UA Bring On the Girls (color) Para. Broadway Rhythm (color) MGM Brother Rat (Reissue) WB Bulldog Drummond (Reissue) Film Classics Buffalo Bill (color) 20th-Fox CALIFORNIA joe Call of the Jungle Call of the Rockies Call of the South Seas Calling Dr. Death Candlelight in Algeria (Br.) 20th-Fox Candles at Nine (British) Nat'l-Anglo Canterbury Tale (British) Eagle-Lion 2010 Rep. Mono. Rep. Rep. Univ. Prod. Number Start 402 Joan Crawford-Fred MacMurray .... William Bendix-Dennis O'Keefe 420 George Sanders-Virginia Bruce 5010 Paul Lukas-Mady Christians 304 John Loder-Ruth Ford .... Classical Music Feature 402 Wally Brown-Alan Carney 315 Fredric March-Alexis Smith 406 Robert Donat-Valerie Hobson .... Kent Taylor-Margaret Lindsay 8003 Jon Hall-Maria Montez 8040 Martha O'Driscoll-Noah Beery, Jr. 413 Edward E. Horton-Jack Buchanan .... Brian Donlevy-Ann Richard .... Loretta Young-Alan Ladd 432 ( Fred MacMurray-Dorothy Lamour 42< Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone Ann Sheridan-Olivia de Havilland Helen Vinson-Lyle Talbot Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson Kay Kyser-Joan Davis-Mischa Auer Ronald Colerflan-Helen Hayes Gary Grant-Raymond Massey Constance Moore-Bradford Taylor War Documentary .... Leon Errol-June Vincent 407 Barbara Stanwyck-Joel McCrea .... William Boyd-Andy Clyde Ed. G. Robinson-Miriam Hopkins .... Wallace Beery-Binnie Barnes 429 Red Skelton-Esther Williams .... Documentary 414 Documentary 5022 Joan Davis-Jane Frazee .... Tito Guizar-Gloria Marin .... Randolph Scott-Gypsy Rose Lee 354 Bob Livingston-Smiley Burnette 428 Preston Foster-Ann Rutherford 405 Lucille Ball-William Gaxton 316 John Garfield-Paul Henreid 351 Eddie Dew-Smiley Burnette 3302 Gene Autry 5035 John Carradine-Larry Parks .... East Side Kids-Harry Langdon 8085 Rod Cameron-Vivian Austin 452 Dave O'Brien-Jim Newill .... Contract Players 458 Dave O'Brien-Jim Newill .... Virginia Bruce-Tito Guizar .... Laraine Day-Alan Marshall .... Lynn Bari-Akim Tamiroff .... Veronica Lake-Sonny Tufts 419 George Murphy-Ginny Simms 343 Priscilla Lane-Wayne Morris .... Ronald Colman-Lilyan Tashman 424 Maureen O'Hara-Joel McCrea 365 Don Barry-Helen Talbot .... Ann Corio-James Bush 356 Smiley Burnetfe-Sonny Carson 319 Janet Martin-Allan Lane 8026 Lon Chaney-Patricia Morison 432 James Mason-Carla Lehmann .... Jessie Matthews .... Eric Portman-Sheila Sim Release Date Sept.,'43 Aug. 4/44 Block 4 June I ,'44 Oct. 9,'43 Mar. 10, '44 Block f July 22/44 Oct.,'43 Not Set Jan. 14/44 July 21/44 Mar. 29/44 Special 1944-45 Blocfel May/44 1944-45 July 15/44 Mar. 18/44 Block 3 Apr. 15/45 1944-45 Not Set June 12/44 Oct. 27/44 Oct. 29/43 Oct. 1/43 Mar. 15/45 Not Set July/44 Not Set Nov. 5/43 Jan. 2»/44 Apr. 25/44 Not Set Mar. 3/44 May/44 Oct./43 May 20/44 Sept. 18/43 Mar. 1/44 May 4/44 Sept. 16/44 May 26/44 Nov. 20/43 Nov. 3/44 July 30/44 Not Set Not Set Running Time 90m 75m 72m 64m 62m 64m 130m 103m 87 m 66m 71m 151m 95m 107m 73 m 59m 81m r REVIEWED — \ M. P. Product Herald Digest Issue Page May i/43 1546 Advance Service Synopsis Data Page Page Feb. 19/44 Apr. 29/44 Sept. 25/43 Mar. 25/44 Aug. 21/43 May 6/44 Aug. 7/43 Jan. 15/44 May 6/44 1762 1866 1553 1814 1547 1877 1546 1713 1877 July 1/44 1969 Apr. 22/44 1858 Apr. 8/44 1833 June 17/44 1945 Apr. 15/44 1845 Nov. 27/43 1645 Nov.21,'31 56m June 10/44 1933 95m 54m 90m Dec. 5/36 July 24/43 Oct. 5/35 1585 1559 59m 1081 1889 1746 1695 1530 1471 936 1983 1457 i747 1457 1715 1555 1456 1431 1923 1746 1457 1806 1899 1983 1849 101m June 3/44 1922 1635 65m May 20/44 Nov. 6/43 1897 80m 1615 74m Feb. 5/44 1742 1696 106m May 6/44 1878 1835 56m May 20/44 Apr. 22/44 1898 1746 65m 1858 1835 94m July 3/43 1532 1191 112m May 13/44 1885 1646 55m Sept. 11/43 1529 71m 65 m June 17/44 1946 1806 2007 1923 1599 1923 1923 1971 1890 1575 995 947 617 995 655 902 995 902 766 617 Feb. 11/44 107m Feb. 5/44 1742 1636 1947 1944-45 1763 Mar.,'44 1 15m Jan. 22/44 1725 1616 1995 July 15/44 89m Oct. 15/38 1957 Oct. 15/44 Apr. 13/29 Apr./44 90m Mar. 18/44 180! 1531 1995 Dec. 29/43 55m Jan. 8/44 !706 1675 Aug. 19/44 1913 July 14/44 57 m June 10/44 1934 1923 July 7/44 1899 Dec. 17/43 63 m Dec. 18/43 1673 1635 July/44 85m Jan. 1/44 1694 Not Set 86m July 1/44 1970 Not Set May 13/44 1885 PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION, JULY 22, i944