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 #:
000298
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 11, 2024
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THE RELEASE CHART Index to Reviews^ Advance Synopses and Service Data in PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION (•) before the title Indicates 1943-44 product. Release dates and running tinne are furnished as soon as available. Advance dates are tentative and subject to change. Running tinnes are the ofRcial 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 2184-2185, issue of Nov. 18, 1944. Feature product, including Coming Attractions, listed by Company, in order of release, on page 2175, issue of Nov. II, 1944. ■ REVIEWED ■ Title Company ABROAD with Two Yanks UA •Address Unknown Col. Adventure in Bokhara (Rus.) Artkino Adventures of Kitty O'Day Mono. • Adventures of Mark Twain WB Alaska Mono. • Allergic to Love Univ. American Romance, An (color) MGM And Now Tomorrow Para. Anchors Aweigh (color) \AGM Animal Kingdom, The WB • Are These Our Parents? Mono. Army Wives Mono. Arrowsmith (Reissue) Film Classics Arsenic and Old Lace WB •Atlantic City . Rep. • Attack OWI-RKO BABES on Swing Street Barbary Coast (Reissue) Fil Barbary Coast Gent • Bathing Beauty (color) Belle of the Yukon (color) Big Noise, The Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (color) • Black Magic •Block Busters Blonde Fever Bluebeard Bordertown Trail •Boss of Rawhide Bowery Champs Bowery to Broadway •Brand of the Devil Brazil Brewster's Millions • Bride by Mistake Brighton Strangler, The Bring On the Girls (color) Brother Rat (Reissue) Bulldog Drummond (R.) F1 Univ. m Classics MGM MGM RKO 20th-Fox 20th-Fox Mono. Mono. MGM PRC Rep. PRC Mono. Univ. PRC Rep. UA RKO RKO Para. WB Im Classics •CALL of the Jungle Mono. •Call of the Rockies Rep. •Call of the South Seas Rep. Candlelight in Algeria (Br.) 20th-Fox • Canterville Ghost, The MGM Can't Help Singing (color) Univ. • Carolina Blues Col. Casanova Brown RKO Castle of Crimes (British) PRC Champagne Charlie (British) Ealing • Charlie Chan in Black Magic Mono. Cheyenne Wildcat Rep. China Poblana (color) Clasa-Mohme •Christmas Holiday Univ. Christmas in Connecticut WB Cinderella Jones WB Cisco Kid Returns, The Mono. Climax, The (color) Univ. Clock, The MGM Code of the Prairie Rep. Comin' Round the Mountain (R.) Rep. Conflict WB Conspirators, The WB Corn Is Green, The WB Cowboy and ttie Lady (Reissue) Film Classics 2188 Prod. Release Number Stars Date William Bendix-Dennis O'Keefe Aug. 4,'44 5010 Paul Lukas-Mady Christians June l,'44 .... Russian feature Aug. I9,'44 .... Jean Parker-Peter Cookson Jan. I9,'45 315 Fredric March-Alexis Smith July22.'44 .... Kent Taylor-Margaret Lindsay Dec. 22, '44 8040 Martha O'Drlscoll-Noah Beery, Jr. July2l,'44 510 Brian Donlevy-Ann Richards Nov., '44 4406 Loretta Young-Alan Ladd Block 2 .... Gene Kelly-Frank Sinatra Not Set .... Ann Sheridan-Olivia de Havilland Not Set Helen Vinson-Lyle Talbot July I5,'44 Elyse Knox-Rick Vallin Jan. !2.|45 .... Ronald Colman-Helen Hayes Apr. I5,'45 403 Cary Grant-Raymond Massey Sept. 23, '44 327 Constance Moore-Bradford Taylor Sept. 1 5, '44 462 War Documentary June 1 2, '44 9024 Peggy Ryan-Ann BIyth Oct. 1 3, '44 .... Ed. G. Robinson-Miriam Hopkins Mar. 1 5, '45 502 Wallace Beery-BInnie Barnes Sept.,'44 429 Red Skelton-Esther Williams July.'44 ... Randolph Scott-Gypsy Rose Lee Not Set 506 Laurel and Hardy Oct..'44 .... Betty Grable-Dick Haymes Feb.,'45 .... Sidney Toler-Mantan Moreland Sept. 9, '44 .... East Side Kids-Harry Langdon Sept. 1 6, '44 Philip Dorn-Mary Astor Not Set .... John Carradine-Jean Parker Nov. 1 1, '44 451 Smiley Burnette-Sunset Carson Aug. 1 1, '44 452 Dave O'Brien-Jim Newill Nov. 20,'43 East Side Kids Dec. 29.'44 9072 Contract Players Nov. 3,'44 458 Dave O'Brier.-Jim Newill July 30/44 .... Virginia Bruce-Tito Guizar Not Set . . Dennis O'Keefe-Helen Walker Not Set 434 Laraine Day-Alan Marshall Block 7 .... John Loder-Rose Hobart Not Set .... Veronica Lake-Sonny Tufts Not Set 343 Priscilla Lane-Wayne Morris July 1 5, '44 .... Ronald Colman-Lilyan Tashman Oct. 1 5, '44 .... Ann Corio-James Bush Aug. I9,'44 356 Smiley Burnette-Sunset Carson July I4,'44 319 Janet Martin-Allan Lane July 7, '44 432 James Mason-Caria Lehmann July, '44 430 Charles Laughton-Margaret O'Brien July,'44 .... Deanna Durbin-Robert Paige Not Set 5011 Kay Kyser-Ann Miller-Victor Moore Sept. 26,'44 581 Gary Cooper-Teresa Wright Special Keneth Kent-Diana Churchill Nov. 30,'44 .... Tommy Trinder-Sterling Holloway Not Set .... Sidney Toler-Mantan Moreland Sept. 9,'44 3314 Bill Elliott-Bobby Blake Sept. 30,'44 .... Mexican feature Not Set 8002 Deanna Durbin-Gene Kelly June 30,'44 .... Barbara Stanvryck-Dennis Morgan Not Set .... Joan Leslie-Robert Alda Not Set .... Duncan Renaldo-Gwen Kenyon Feb. 9, '45 9007 Susanna Foster-Boris Karloff Oct. 20,'44 Judy Garland-Robert Walker Not Set 452 Smiley Burnette-Sunset Carson Oct. 6,'44 3305 Gene Autry July I5,'44 .... Humphrey Bogart-Alexis Smith Not Set 405 Hedy Lamarr-Paul Henreid Oct. 2 1, '44 Bette Davis-John Dall Not Set .... Gary Cooper-Merle Oberon Sept. I5,'44 Running Time 80m 72m ■ 84m 62m 130m 76m 66m 122m 84m 89m 60m 57m 59m 85m 95m 81m 92m 105m 65m 56m 92m 92m 56m 55m 101 m M. P. Herald Issue July29.'44 Apr. 29.'44 Sept. 2.'44 May 6,'44 Oct. I4,'44 May 6,'44 July I. '44 Oct. 2 1, '44 Product Digest 73m June I7,'44 t4ov.2l.'3l 1 18m Sept. 2,'44 86m Aug. 5,'44 56m June 10, '44 70m Sept. 23,'44 90m Oct. 5,'35 87m Aug. 5,'44 101 m June 3,'44 74 m Sept.23.'44 65m Aug. I2,'44 60m Aug. 19,'44 69m 73m Oct. I4,'44 55m Sept. 2,*44 50m Sept. I6.'44 62m Nov. II, '44 95m Oct. 2 1. '44 57m Nov. 4.'44 91m Oct.28.'44 80 m july29.'44 Oct. I5,'38 Apr. I3,'29 Sept. 2,'44 June I0,'44 Jan. I. '44 May 27,'44 Nov. 1 8,'44 Aug. 5, '44 Sept. 9.'44 Aug. I2,'44 Sept. 23,'44 Oct. 2 1, '44 June I0,'44 1694 1909 2181 2094 2090 2042 2110 2150 1934 Advance Service Synopsis Data Oct. I4,'44 Aug. I7.'40 Oct. I4,'44 93m Nov. I2,'38 2137 1993 1635 2093 1899 1806 2007 1695 2142 1746 :. 2092 86m Sept. 30,'44 2121 1786 2142 2138 2131 1456 1850 2007 Page Page Page 2018 1889 1866 1695 1947 2082 2092 1877 936 r995 2138 1983 1877 2095 1457 2187 2149 1715 2142 1431 1945 1923 21 i5 2071 1993 2081 1806 ' 2i87 1 ROQ ") 1 fl7 1933 21 10 1983 1993 2095 1849 1922 1635 2i43 1835 2iii 2092 2092 2042 2007 2054 2007 2142 2138 2092 2083 2032 2101 2173 2032 2149 1923 2166 1923 2157 1971 2142 2017 1890 2142 1763 i957 1993 2083 1913 1934 1923 1899 2115 2187 187 2143 187 PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION, NOVEMBER 18, 1944