Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1945)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Mar-Apr 1945
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Mar–Apr 1945)
Leaf #:
000180
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:
November 17, 2022
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box number 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) STUDIO EQUIPMENT AKELEY SINGLE SYSTEM NEWSREEL SOUND Recording Camera, modernized WE type; filtered flywheel; new variable intensity Galvanometer; portable amplifier; two 100C magazines; 40/50/75 mm. Astro F2.3 lense3 with matched finder lenses; friction head tripod; 13V motor; power supply; RCA 50A microphone; all new cases and cables. Original cost $10,000, with added new equipment represents $13,000 value, special at $6,995; Duplex 35/16 Reduction Printer, $2,250. Send for list of recording and laboratory equipment. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. BUSINESS BOOSTERS BINGO CARDS, DIE CUTS, 1 TO 100 OR 1 TO 75, $2.50 per thousand, $22.50 for 10,000. S. KLOUS, care of Motion Picture Herald. SIGN PAINTING SIGN PAINTING: EASY WAY TO PAINT SIGNS. Use letter patterns. Avoid sloppy work, wasted time. No experience needed for expert work. Free sample. JOHN RAHN. 1329 Central Ave., Chicago, 51. NEW EQUIPMENT HAND OPERATED AUTOMATICKET MACHINES, three unit, $155; four unit, $185; five unit, $210; (plus excue) Johnson Coinmeters $110; silver screen coating, $8.95 gal.; handsome Sand Urns, $8.95; complete Stage Settings, $95.00 up; soundman's Test Instruments, $28.40; Army surplus RCA PA systems, $125; Flextone washable soundscreens, 30$4c sq. ft.; 5/16" curtain cable, 13c ft. Send for Spring Bulletin. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. USED EQUIPMENT FOREST TWIN 65 RECTIFIER, $150; PEERLESS Magnr.ro Motor, rebuilt, $39.50; Candy Machine, $98.50; Advance Cornpopper, $98.50; 1000W electric Heaters, $7.95; Suprex 50A Generators, rebuilt, $397.50. Come to New York — make your selection here — enough equipment for 10 theatres. Complete Simplex rebuilt Sound Projection including lenses, lamphouses and soundscreen, $1,500. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. BELL & HOWELL 16mm. AUDITORIUM SOUND Projector, 1000-1200 watt, separate amplifier, 30 watt Will operate dual Projectors, 2 cases, cables, reels, screen. Ampro 16mm. sound Projector, extra pair Torpedo Speakers, extra Amplifier. Pair DeVry 35mm. sound Projectors, Amplifier, Converter, 6 Lenses, Cables, extra $475. CAMERA MART, 70 West 45th St., New York City. FOR SALE SEVERAL THOUSAND OPAL MARquee Letters and Frames, including numbers and word plates, both flat and round type letters, average 13" frame. BOX 1833, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. 500 H EY WOODWAKEFIELD INSERTED PANEL heavy back, box spring cushion Chairs, excellent condition, $5.95; 200 Irwin inserted panel heavy back, squab cushion Chairs, excellent as is, $4.75; 565 American Chairs, recently reupholstered, prewar quality leatherette 7-ply panel backs, box spring cushions, $7.50; 700 American veneer chairs 3-ply backs and seats, reconditioned, $4.50; Aislelites, $2.97; 50" good quality lightweight leatherette, 100 yard rolls. $1.25; cut lengths $1.37yi yard. Wire us now. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., New York 18. FOR SALE— ONE PAIR STRONG JUNIOR LOW-INtensity Arc Lamps, $150. A bargain if you need lamps. Will ship. EDISTO THEATRE, Branchville, S. C. AIR WASHER SUITABLE 750 SEATS, 25.000 CFM, complete $750. One heavy duty Blower complete with motor and drives, 35,000 CFM, $600. Two 12,500 Blowers with single phase motors, complete $250 each. Tw» 48", 15,000 CFM, slow speed noiseless Fans, excellent for small houses or can be used as roof ventilators to relieve balcony hot pockets. THEATRE SUPPLIES, INC., 304-306 South Davie St., Greensboro, N. C. COMPLETE REBUILT UNITED RESEARCH SOUND systems; Arc Lamps; Rectifiers; Simplex Mechanisms. BODELSON & CO., 10-38 Tackson Ave., Long Island ■City, N. Y. TWO SIMPLEX ACME SOUND PROJECTORS 35MM. MACK'S, 23 W. Washington Street, Greenville. S. C. SERVICES FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND DOOR CLOSERS. ALL types, all sizes. MINNESOTA FIRE EXTINGUISHER CO., 2476 University Avenue, St. Paul, 4, Minn. POSITIONS WANTED PROJECTIONIST, EXPERIENCED, DESIRES Position in Southern California area. Age 29, married, draft exempt. Available immediately. BOX 1834, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. THEATRE MANAGER-FULLY EXPERIENCED— stage — pictures. Best references. Would lease. Washington or Oregon. BOX 1829, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. MANAGER, DRAFT EXEMPT, THOROUGH KNOWLedge every phase of theatre operation, seeking connection in Florida or California. BOX 1840, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. THEATRES WANTED TO BUY THEATRE IN TOWN OF about 1200 population direct from owner in Colorado, Idaho, Montana or Wyoming. Give details. BOX 1830, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. INTERESTED IN BUYING OR LEASING THEATRE in Eastern states. Will consider small circuit. BOX 1838, MOTION PICTURE. HERALD. FOR SALE— 300 SEAT THEATRE IN ILLINOIS town. 3,000 population, 25 miles from Chicago. BOX 1839, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. TO BUY OR LEASE 500 SEAT MOTION PICTURE theatre fully equipped within 100 miles of New York City. BOX 1842. MOTION PICTURE HERALD. HELP WANTED WANTED: THEATRE MANAGER AND ASSISTANT theatre manager. F. W. ANDERSON, Anderson Theatre Circuit, Phone Morris 906, Morris, 111. 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 beginner and expert. $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20. MOTION PICTURE SOUND ENGINEERING. A "must" to all those working with sound equipment. Written by top-flight engineering experts of Hollywood studios and research laboratories. Covers all phases of sound engineering and equipment. Readable diagrams; charts, tables, and graphs, $6.50 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20. 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. SOUND TROUBLE SHOOTING CHARTS. THE little book, with the blue cover all good operators reach for when trouble starts. Will clear up that "puzzler" on all types of sound equipment in a jiffy. No booth complete without one. $1.00 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue. New York 20. TRAINING SCHOOLS THEATRE EMPLOYEES: TRAIN FOR BETTER position. Learn modern theatre management and advertising. Big opportunity for trained men. Established since 1927. Write now for free catalog. THEATRE MANAGERS SCHOOL, Elmira, New York. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ENTIRE BUSINESS BLOCK, FIREPROOF CONstruction, containing theatre and following income producing properties, Postoffice, Drugstore, Pool Hall, Restaurant, Hotel (thirty rooms with natural hot mineral baths). Liquor Store, will be sold on reasonable terms to right party. On account of age owner wants to retire. Owner operating part, renting others. CHAS. F. RUMBAUGH, Pagosa Springs, Colo. Extras Vote "Going My Wa^ And Crosby Best of 1944 In a mail-polling of its own membership, Screen Players Union, Hollywood extrapla organization, has chosen "Going My Way" as best picture and Bing Crosby as the best acto 1944. The poll was undertaken in consequence of a ing by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sciences eliminating, this year for the first t the extra player as a qualified voter. In seer further rebuke, the SPU results lists not only winners in the several classifications but some of the runnersup. The results in full : Outstanding picture: "Going My Way" (run up, ("Wilson"). Best Western: "San Ferando Valley" (runne "Song of the Range"). Best short subject: "Bombalera" (runne "Showboat Serenade"). Outstanding actor : Bing Crosby, in "Going Way." Outstanding actress : Ingrid Bergman, in "( light." Best supporting actor : Barry Fitzgerald in " ing My Way." Best supporting acturess: Aline MacMahon "Dragon Seed." Outstanding director : Leo McCarvey, for j ing My Way" (runnerup, Henry Kink for ['] son"). Outstanding assistant director : Oscar Rud< (runnerup, Earl Bellamy). Studio most cooperative toward extra and players : Warner Brothers (runnerup, Paramou Academy To Screen Scenes At Awards Ceremonies Scenes will be screened by the Academy of tion Picture Arts and Sciences from all pict represented in nominations for the annual aw; March 15 at the Chinese theatre, Hollywood, \ an off-screen commentator naming the candid in each division as the footage appears on screen. At the close of each division, the l|| will go up and the presentation of awards follow. Representatives of all crafts and gu worked with the late Mark Sandrich, prog director, on the presentation of special films film-editing nominations and others not rea represented by footage from films on which nc nations are based. Decency Legion Reviews Ten New Productions The National Legion of Decencv this week viewed 10 new films, approving nine and fine one_ objectionable in part. In Class A-l, ut jectionable for general patronage, are: "Housf Fear" and "The Unseen." In Class A-2, ur jectionable for adults: "I Remember April," "ft ly and Me," "Song for Miss Julie," "Spel! Amy Nugent," "Strange Illusion," "They Cam< a City," "Tree Grows in Brooklyn." In C B, objectionable in part, "The Great Flamari< Move Paralysis Patients The Variety Club of Charlotte, N. C, Mont March 11 will move the paralysis patients, nui and equipment from the Hickory, N. C. Emerge Polio Hospital to the Memorial Hospital Charlotte, employing a two-mile long com which will be under the management of S Bryant, the club's polio chairman. Council Elects Mary McCall The Hollywood, Cal., Council of Guilds Unions has elected Mary C. McCall, Jr., ch man; Paul Harvey, vice-chairman, and Ted E worth, secretary-treasurer. A committee was pointed to draft plans for assuring re-employrr of ex-service men. 78 New WAC Release Set , "Fury in the Pacific," the first film m jointly by all the services, will be released Ma 22 through the film industry's War Activi Committee. Twenty minutes long, the film be distributed by Warner Brothers for the Wl It is an Office of War Information product: MOTION PICTURE HERALD. MARCH 10, I