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 #:
000388
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:
May 30, 2024
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THE PULSE OF THE PUBLIC IS VERY M G M ! NATIONAL MAGAZINES! FAN MAGAZINES! The Message of M-G-M's Fame Carried to the Nation's Millions! 5 OUT OF 12 "PARENTS' MAGAZINE" MEDALS TO M-G-M IN 1944 "Parents' Magazine" monthly medals bear the inscription, "The Movie of the Month for Family Audiences." M-G-M is particularly proud to have been selected as the recipient of five of these awards within one year — because pictures for the whole family are the pictures that do the big business at box offices. M-G-M's winning pictures were: "Madame Curie," "See Here, Private Hargrove," "The Canterville Ghost," "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Meet Me In St. Louis." ELIZABETH TAYLOR WINS "PARENTS' MAGAZINE" MOST TALENTED JUVENILE STAR AWARD M-G-M has 4 out of 6 since awards started. Next companies one each. Lovely Miss Taylor achieves this distinction in behalf of the motion picture industry for the excellence of her portrayal in "National Velvet." Last year another M-G-M starlet, Margaret O'Brien, was the winner. ★ * ★ ★ 3 OUT OF 3 FAVORITE FEMALE STARS WIN M-G-M RURAL VOTE OF "COUNTRY GENTLEMAN" Judy ("St. Louis") Garland, Irene ("White Cliffs") Dunne and Ingrid ("Gaslight") Bergman make it a clean sweep for stars in M-G-M productions in this division of the second annual rural motion picture poll among the millions of readers of this famous magazine. Proof that M-G-M is tops in small towns as well as large. 7 OUT OF 10 MAKE M-G-M LANDSLIDE OF "COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S BEST-PICTURES-OF-THE-YEAR VOTE That's the margin of M-G-M popularity in the rural areas. Hundreds of pictures were produced in the industry — 10 were selected by the magazine readers as the year's best — and of the 10 — 7 were M-G-M: "The White Cliffs of Dover," "Dragon Seed," "Madame Curie," "Lassie Come Home," "Two Girls and A Sailor," "See Here, Private Hargrove," "A Guy Named Joe."