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 #:
000521
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 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 2204-2205, issue of Dec. 2, 1944. Feature product, including Coming Attractions, listed by Company, in order of release, on page 2217, issue of Dec. 9, 1944. r REVIEWED -^ M. P. Product Advance Servif Prod. Release Running Herald Digest Synopsis Data Title Company Number Start Date Time Issue Page Page Page ABROAD with Two Yanks UA William Bendix-Dennis O'Keefe Aug. 4,'44 80m July 29,"44 2018 1889 • Address Unknown Col. 5010 Paul Lukas-Mady Christians June l,'44 72m Apr. 29,'44 1866 1695 1947 Adventures of Kitty O'Day Mono. Jean Parker-Peter Cookson Jan. I9.'45 62 m Dec. 2,'44 2202 2092 •Adventures of Mark Twain WB 315 Fredric March-Alexis Smith July 22,'44 130m May 6,'44 1877 936 1995 Alaska Mono. Kent Taylor-Margaret Lindsay Dec. 22,'44 76m Oct. I4,'44 2138 1983 • Allergic to Love Univ. 8040 Martha O'Driscolt-Noah Beery, Jr. July 2I.'44 66m May 6.'44 i877 Annerican Romance, An (color ) MGM 510 Brian Donlevy-Ann Richards Nov..'44 122m July l,'44 2095 1457 2218 And Now Tomorrow Para. 4406 Loretta Young-Alan Ladd Block 2 84rr. Oct. 2 1 ,'44 2149 1715 Anchors Aweigh (color) MGM Gene Kelly-Frank Sinatra Not Set 2142 Animal Kingdom, The WB Ann Sheridan-Olivia de Havilland Not Set 1431 •Are These Our Parents? Mono. Helen Vinson-Lyle Talbot July I5,'44 73m June 17, '44 1945 1923 2115 Army Wives Mono. Elyse Knox-Rick Vallin Jan. I2,"45 67m Nov. 25."44 ?I94 2071 Arrowsmith (Reissue) Film Classics Ronald Colman-Helen Hayes Apr. I5,'45 Nov. 21, "31 (993 Arsenic and Old Lace WB 403 Cary Grant-Raymond Massey Sept. 23.'44 1 18m Sept. 2,'44 2081 1806 22i8 • Atlantic City Rep. 327 Constance Moore-Bradford Taylor Sept. I5,'44 86m Aug. 5, '44 2030 1899 2218 BABES on Swing Street Univ. Barbary Coast (Reissue) Film Classics Barbary Coast Gent MGM • Bathing Beauty (color) MGM Belle of the Yukon (color) RKO Between Two Women MGM (formerly Dr. Red Adams) Big Bonanza, The Rep. Big Noise, The ' 20th-Fox Big Show-Off, The Rep. Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (color) 20th-Fox • Black Magic Mono. •Block Busters Mono. Blonde Fever MGM Bluebeard PRC Bordertown Trail Rep. •Boss of Rawhide PRC Bowery Champs Mono. Bowery to Broadway Univ. •Brand of the Devil PRC Brazil Rep. Brewster's Millions UA • Bride by Mistake RKO Brighton Strangler, The RKO Bring On the Girls (color) Para. Brother Rat (Reissue) WB Bulldog Drummond (R.) Film Classics 9024 502 429 583 506 451 452 9072 458 405 434 343 Peggy Ryan-Ann BIyth Oct. I3,'44 Ed. G. Robinson-Miriam Hopkins Mar. 1 5, '45 Wallace Beery-Binnie Barnes Sept., '44 Red Skelton-Esther Williams July.'44 Randolph Scott-Gypsy Rose Lee Special Van Johnson-Lionel Barrymore Not Set Richard Arlen-Jane Frazee Not Set Laurel and Hardy Oct., '44 Arthur Lake-Dale Evans Not Set Betty Grabie-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. II, '44 Smiley Burnette-Sunset Carson Aug. I I, '44 Dave O'Brien-Jim Newill Nov. 20,'43 East Side Kids Dec. 29,'44 Contract Players Nov. 3, '44 Dave O'Brien-Jim Newill July 30,'44 Virginia Bruce-Tito Guizar Nov. 30, '44 Dennis O'Keefe-Helen Walker Not Set Laraine Day-Alan Marshall Block 7 John Loder-Rose Hobart Not Set Veronica Lake-Sonny Tufts Not Set Priscilla Lane-Wayne Morris July 15, '44 Ronald Colman-Lilyan Tashman Oct. 1 5, '44 70m Sept. 23,'44 21 10 ;983 90m Oct. 5,'35 1993 87m Aug. 5,'44 2095 (349 lOlm June 3, '44 I9?2 (635 84m Dec. 2,'44 2201 1835 2142 2:^:03 74 m Sept. 23.'44 2111 2092 2203 2092 65m Aug. I2.'44 2042 2007 60m Aug. I9.'44 2054 i!007 69m Nov. 25,'44 2194 2142 73m Oct. I4,'44 2138 2092 55m Sept. 2,'44 2083 2032 50m Sept. I6,'44 2101 62m Nov. II, '44 2173 2032 95m Oct. 21, '44 2149 1923 57m Nov. 4, '44 2166 1923 91m Oct. 28,'44 2157 1971 2142 80m July 29.'44 2017 1890 2142 1763 89m Oct. I5,'38 1957 Apr. I3,'29 1993 2143 •CALL of the Jungle Mono. Ann Corio-James Bush Aug. I9,'44 60m Sept. 2,'44 2083 1913 •Call of the Rockies Rep. 356 Smiley Burnette-Sunset Carson July I4,'44 57m June I0,'44 1934 1923 •Call of the South Seas Rep. 319 Janet Martin-Allan Lane July 7.'44 59m 1899 Candlelight in Algeria (Br.) 20th-Fox 432 James Mason-Caria Lehmann July,'44 85m Jan. I,'44 1694 2115 Canterbury Tale (British) Eagle-Lion Eric Portman-Sheila Sim Not Set May I3,'44 1885 •Canterville Ghost, The MGM 430 Charles Laughton-Margaret O'Brien July,'44 95m May 27, '44 1909 1635 2187 Can't Help Singing (color) Univ. Deanna Durbin-Robert Paige Dec. 29,'44 2093 •Carolina Blues Col. soil Kay Kyser-Ann Miller-Victor Moore Sept. 26,'44 81m Nov. I8,'44 2181 1899 Casanova Brown RKO 581 Gary Cooper-Teresa Wright Special 92m Aug. 5, '44 2094 1806 2i87 Castle of Crimes (British) PRC Keneth Kent-Diana Churchill Dec. 22.'44 •Charlie Chan in Black Magic Mono. Sidney Toler-Mantan Moreland Sept. 9,'44 65 m Aug. I2.'44 2042 2007 Cheyenne Wildcat Rep. 3314 Bill Elliott-Bobby Blake Sept. 30,'44 56m Sept. 23,'44 2110 China Poblana (color) Cla sa-Mohme Mexican feature Not Set 92 m Oct. 21. "44 2150 China Sky RKO Randolph Scott-Ruth Warrick Not Set 2216 •Christmas Holiday Univ. 8002 Deanna Durbin-Gene Kelly June 30,'44 92 m June I0,'44 1934 1695 2143 Christmas in Connecticut WB Barbara Stanwyck-Dennis Morgan Not Set 2142 Cinderella Jones WB Joan Leslie-Robert Alda Not Set 1746 Cisco Kid Returns, The Mono. Duncan Renaldo-Gwen Kenyon Feb. 9.'45 2092 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, DECEMBER 9, 1944 2219