Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1944)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Nov-Dec 1944
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1944)
Leaf #:
00090
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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WRAP SECURELY ADDRESS CLEARLY EXPRESS BEFORE DEC. 1st Before YOU can wrap, address and ship you first must have bought something. Have you completed your Christmas shopping, particularly for those gifts you will send out of town? Railway Express relied on by generations of Americans for speeding gifts and goods safely to their destinations, suggests you do it now. And here's why: The shipping needs of our country at war are urgent. You, as a gift sender, can help us serve your interests, too, by doing these three simple things: 1 Shop and ship before December 1st. Phone Railway Express when the ■ packages are ready to go. 2 Wrap your gifts carefully and securely. 3 Address them clearly with your own and the consignee's name, street number, city and state. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box nuntber and address. Minimum insertion, $1. Four insertions, for the price of three. Contract rates on application. No borders or cuts. Forms close Mondays at 5 P. M. Publisher reserves the right to reject any copy. Film and trailer advertising not accepted. Classified advertising not subject to agency commission. Address copy and checks: MOTION PICTURE HERALD. Classified Dept., Rockefeller Center, New York (20) POSITIONS WANTED THEATRE MANAGER, EXPERIENCED ALL phases operation; reliable, responsible every respect. Irrefutable references ability and personal qualifications wants position as right hand man to owner or operator, independent preferred. BOX 1785, MOTION PICTtJRE HERALD. THEATRE MANAGER, EXPERIENCED, CAPABLE, clean cut, age 35, married, draft exempt. Employed at present, but desires change. Al references. Will go anywhere. BOX 1789, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. COMBINATION OPERATOR AND MANAGER — 17 years' experience. Go anywhere. Al references. JOHN HILL, Sciotoville, Ohio. AVAILABLE. FORMER EXECUTIVE GENERAL manager large circuit. Thoroughly experienced all phases circuit operation. BOX 1794, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. STUDIO EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: STUDIO LIGHTS, SOUND EDITOR, 1635mm. cameras, 16mm. sound projectors. We buy — accept trades. CAMERA MART, 70 West 45th St., New York City. WESTERN ELECTRIC SALT-SHAKE.R MICROphone, $77.50; Blue Seal Cingelow recording lamps, $22.75; cine sound 16mm. continuous sound and picture printers, $975.; Mitchell llOV 3hp motors, $57.50; studio recorder, 35mm. stabilizer; extra optical; magazine; four mixer amplifier; VI meter; counter; microphone; synchronous motor; glow lamp. Excellent condition, $495; AskaniaDebris type 35mm. studio camera, 3 Astro F2.3 lenses; 6 magazines, synchronous motor; gyro tripod; all features; worth $3,(300. now $975. Send for listings. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. USED EQUIPMENT TWO COMPLETE REBUILT FRONT SHUTTERS, double bearing Simplex mechanisms. BODELSON & CO., 10-38 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, N. Y. TYPHOON 36" EXHAUST FAN INCLUDING MOtor, 10,400 cfm, $125; Simplex single bearing intermittents, useable, $9.95; Luxlite Series 1 lenses, $5.75; Suprex 45A rectifier, $90; stereopticons, 50OW, $19.95; Simplex mechanisms, $137.50. Come to New York — make your selection here — enough complete equipment for 15 theatres. Complete sound projection including lenses, lamphouses and sound screen from $975. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. 665 AMERICAN SEATING CHAIRS, 3-PLY VENEER backs and seats, reconditioned, $4.50; 1,250 American ball ' bearing heavy inserted panel backs, spring cushion chairs, rebuilt, reupholstered, $6.50; 150 massive red velour fully upholstered back, soft spring cushion chairs, good useable condition, $4.50; 166 fully reupholstered back and spring cushion chairs, rebuilt, $7.50; brown Spanish or red colonial leatherette (rolls approx. 100 yds.) 50" wide, good quality, light weight, $1.25 yd. (10% more for smaller lengths.) Wire now. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. NEW EQUIPMENT HELP WANTED MANAGER FOR OUT OF TOWN. PHILADELPHIA vicinity. Experienced handling all phases small town operation. Excellent opportunity leading independent circuit. Top salary for right man. Write full qualifications. Replies held confidential. BOX 1791, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. BOOKS RICHARDSON'S BLUEBOOK OF PROJECTION., Best seller since 1911. Now in 7th edition. Revised to' present last word in Sound Trouble Shooting Charts. Expert information on all phases of projection and equipment. Special new section on television. Invaluable to beginneri and expert. $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270i Sixth Avenue, New York 20. * MOTION PICTURE SOUND ENGINEERING. "must" to all those working with sound equipment. Writ i ten by topflight engineering experts of Hollywood studioi| and research laboratories. Covers all phases of sound engineering and equipment. Readable diagrams; charts, tables, and graphs, $6.50, postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOK-' SHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20. , [i eit't AIR CONDITIONING, WHETHER YOUR THEAtre has 300 or 3,000 seats, this book has all the answers on air conditioning. Explains various codes and laws, concerning installation. Common sense charts. Indexed. Covers air conditioning as it relates to all branches of film industry. $4, postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20. tn ij liri fty SOUND-TROUBLE SHOOTING-CHARTS. THE little book, with the blue cover all good oi>erators reach tot when trouble starts. Will clear up that "puzzler" on all types of sound equipment in a jifly. No booth complete without one, $1.00 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20. SIGN PAINTING SIGN PAINTING, EASY WAY TO PAINT SIGNS. Use letter patterns. Avoid sloppy wort, wasted time. No experience needed for expert work. Free sample. JOHN RAHN, 1329 Central Ave., Chicago SI. BUSINESS BOOSTERS pi % 1 BINGO CARDS, DIE CUTS, 1 TO 100 OR 1 TO 75, $135 per thousand, $20.00 for 10,000. S. KLOUS, care of MOTION PICTURE HERALD. TRAINING SCHOOLS SOFT BLACK SCREEN MASKING, FLAMEPROOFed, 89c; rubber matting Vs" thick, $2.95 yd.; film cue markers, $3.25; electric water coolers, 10/15 GPM, $220; Flextone washable sound screens, 30}^c sq. ft. ; automatic curtain controls, $95.60; 3/16" curtain cable, 11c ft.; jewelled aisle lights, $2.97. Winter bulletin ready. S. O S CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. THEATRE EMPLOYEES: TRAIN FOR BETTER position. L«am modern theatre management and advertising. Big opportimity for trained men. Established since 1927. Write now for free catalog. THEATRE MANAGERS SCHOOL, Ehnira, New York. THEATRES THEATRE WANTED BY INDIVIDUAL IN MIDDLE West or South. Might consider small circuit. Will buy or lease. BOX 1793, MOTION PICTURE HERALD'. WANTED, NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE. PREFER East Coast. Lease or purchase. BOX 1792. MOTION PICTURE HERALD. CASH FOR THEATRE OR LEASE IN FLORIDA, Georgia, Alabama or South Carolina town. Write 4722 Kerle Street, Jacksonville, Fla. Advanced Price Film Big In Chicago Neighborhoods The average neighborhood theatre patron in Chicago, in improved financial condition and accustomed to paying higher prices, is accepting an advance admission picture in neighborhood theatres, full-week test performances of "The Song of Bernadette" in 18 theatres indicate. When the Balaban and Katz circuit here turned down the picture for its neighborhood houses, Essaness circuit bought it for two of its major theatres on the West and North Side, while Warners introduced it at the Capital on the South Side. Both gross receipts and attendance figures topped the theatres' average double bill week. As a result, some 150 other neighborhood houses are scheduled to play the picture at $1.10 top for three to four midweek days starting November 12, A. M. Van Dyke, 20th-Fox sales manager in Chicago, reports. i »]( \ ki (It [ I iSij I' k >■ iifii \ 'Ml 82 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, NOVEMBER 4, 1944 :