Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1945)

Page scan 000597 from Motion Picture Herald

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 #:
000597
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 RELEASE CHART Index to Reviews, Advance Synopses and Service Data in PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION 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 2404-2405, issue of Apr. 14, 1945. Feature product, including Coming Attractions, listed by Company, in order of release, on page 2383, issue of Mar. 31, 1945* <— REVIEWED —> M P in. J. Product Advance JC ' 1 JO f Pro// rTOa. . Release I\.tittfttng 1 1 trT did LftgeSl Synopsis uatu Title Company Number Stars L/ais Time Issue rage rage rage ABROAD with Two Yanks UA William Bendix-Dennis O'Keefe Aug. 4, '44 82m July 29/44 2018 1889 .... Adventures of Kitty O'Day Mono. Jean Parker-Peter Cookson Jan. I9.'45 62m Dec. 2/44 2202 2092 Affairs of Susan, The Para. Joan Fontaine-George Brent Block 5 108m Mar. 3 1/45 2381 2242 Agitator, The (British) Br. Natl.-Anglo Billy Hartnell-Mary Morris Not Set 95m Mar. 17/45 2361 Alaska Mono. .... Kent Taylor-Margaret Lindsay Dec. 22.'44 76m Oct. 14/44 2138 1983 2406 Along Came Jones Not Determined Gary Cooper-Loretta Young Not Set .... 2278 American Romance, An (color) MGM 510 Brian Donlevy-Ann Richards Nov.,'44 122 m July 1/44 2095 1457 2302 Amorous Ghost, The RKO Pat O'Brien-Ellen Drew Not Set 2366 And Now Tomorrow Para. 4406 Loretta Young-Alan Ladd Block 2 84 m Oct. 2 1/44 2i49 1715 2342 Anchors Aweigh (color) MGM .... Gene Kelly-Frank Sinatra Not Set 2142 Angel Comes to Brooklyn, An Rep. Kaye Dowd-Robert Duke Not Set 2384 .... Animal Kingdom, The WB Ann Sheridan-Olivia de Havilland Not Set .... 1431 .... Army Wives Mono. Elyse Knox-Rick Vallin Jan. 12/45 67 m Nov. 25/44 2194 2071 .... Arrowsmith (Reissue) Fi m Classics Ronald Colman-Helen Hayes Apr. I5.'45 Nov. 21/31 1993 .... Arsenic and Old Lace WB 403 Cary Grant-Raymond Massey Sept. 23,'44 1 18 m Sept. 2/44 2081 1806 2262 BABES «n Swing Street Univ 9024 Peggy Ryan-Ann Blyth Oct. 13/44 70m Sept. 23/44 2110 1983 Back to Bataan RKO if \ a / nt *f * a I John Wayne-rnilip Ann Not Set 2242 (formerly Invisible Army) Barbary Coast (Reissue) Fi m Classics cd. t?. Robinson-Miriam Hopkins Mar. I5,'45 90m Oct. 5/35 1993 .... Barbarv Coast Gent MGM 502 Wallace Beery-Binnie Barnes Sept.,'44 87m Aug. 5/44 2095 1849 Beautiful Cheat, The Univ. vi In i n *> /*■> *ll Noah Beery, Jr.-Bonita Granville Not Set 2384 (formerly It's Never Too Late) Bedside Manner UA Ruth Hussey-John Carroll Not Set 2250 Bell for Adano, A 20th-Fox Gene Tierney-John Hodiak Aug. ,'45 2242 Belle of the Yukon (color) RKO 583 Randolph Scott-Gypsy Rose Lee Special 84m Dec. 2/44 2201 1835 2406 Bells of Rosarita Rep. Roy Rogers-Gabby Hayes Not Set 2403 Betrayal from the East RKO 514 1 Pft Tr A ru-M A nru Kollu MnrV 3 82m Feb. 17/45 2318 2230 Between Two Women MGM 518 Van Johnson-Lionel Barrymore Mar.,'45 81m Dec' 23/44 2238 2142 2406 Beyond the Pecos Univ. 9083 Rod Cameron-Eddie Dew Not Set 2354 Big Bonanza, The Rep. 407 Richard Arlen-Jane Frazee Dec. 30,'44 68m Jan. 13/45 2269 2203 .... Big Noise, The 20th-Fox 506 Laurel and Hardy Oct..'44 74m Sept. 23/44 2111 2092 Big Show-Off, The Rep. 410 Arthur Lake-Dale Evans Jan. 22/45 69m Jan. 20/45 2277 2203 .... Big Sleep, The WB Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall Not Set 2230 Blonde Fever MGM 516 Philip Dorn-Mary Astor Feb.,'45 69 m Nov. 25/44 2194 2142 2342 Blonde from Brooklyn Col. Robert Stanton-Lynn Merrick Not Set 2403 Blonde Ransom Univ. Donald Cook-Virginia Grey June 1/45 2310 Blood on the Sun UA James Cagney-Sylvia Sidney Not Set 2230 Bluebeard PRC John Carradine-Jean Parker Nov. 1 1'44 73m Oct. 14/44 2138 2092 Body Snatcher, The RKO 517 Boris Karloff-Bela Lugosi Block 4 77m Feb. 17/45 2318 2310 2342 Bon Voyage 20th-Fox Jeanne Crain-Sir Aubrey Smith Not Set 2230 Bordertown Trail Rep. 451 Smiley Burnette-Sunset Carson Aug. 11/44 55m Sept. 2/44 2083 2032 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion Col. Chester Morris-Lynn Merrick May 10/45 2366 Both Barrels Blazing Col. Charles Starrett May 17/45 2403 .... Bowery Champs Mono. East Side Kids Dec. 29/44 62 m Nov. 11/44 2173 2032 Bowery to Broadway Univ. 9072 Contract Players Nov. 3/44 95m Oct. 21/44 2149 1923 Boy, a Girl and a Dog Frank Jerry Hunter-Sharyn Moffett Not Set 2230 Brazil Rep. 405 Virginia Bruce-Tito Guizar Nov. 30/44 91m Oct. 28/44 2157 1971 2342 Brewster's Millions UA Dennis O'Keefe-Helen Walker Apr. 7/45 79m Mar. 17/45 2361 2142 Brighton Strangler, The RKO John Loder-Rose Hobart Not Set 2142 Bring On the Girls (color) Para. 4416 Veronica Lake-Sonny Tufts Block 4 92m Feb. 17/45 2317 1763 Bulldoq Drummond (R.) Fi m Classics Ronald Colman-Lillyan Tashman Oct. 15/44 Apr. 13/29 1993 Bullfighters, The 20th-Fox 525 Laurel and Hardy May,'45 61m Apr. 14/45 2402 2279 CAN'T Help Singing (color) Univ. 9071 Deanna Durbin-Robert Paige Dec. 29/44 88m Dec. 16/44 2225 2093 2342 Captain Eddie 20th-Fox Fred MacMurray-Lynn Bari Oct., '45 2259 Captain Kidd UA Charles Laughton-Randolph Scott Not Set 2353 Captain Tugboat Annie Rep. Jane Darwell-Edgar Kennedy Not Set 2403 Caribbean Mystery 20th-Fox James Dunn-Sheila Ryan Not Set 2366 Casanova Brown RKO 581 Gary Cooper-Teresa Wright Special 92m Aug. 5/44 2094 1806 2302 Castle of Crimes (British) PRC Kenneth Kent-Diana Churchill Dec. 22/44 60m Dec. 16/44 2227 Chey,enne Wildcat Rep. 3314 Bill Elliott-Bobby Blake Sept. 30/44 56m Sept. 23/44 21 10 Chicago Kid, The Rep. Don Barry-Lynne Roberts Not Set 68m Feb. 17/45 2319 2279 China Poblana (color) Clasa-Mohme Mexican feature Not Set 92m Oct. 21/44 2150 China Sky RKO 519 Randolph Scott-Ruth Warrick Block 4 2216 China's Little Devils Mono. Harry Carey-Paul Kelly May 27/45 1994 (formerly Little Devils) Christmas in Connecticut WB Barbara Stanwyck-Dennis Morgan Not Set 2142 Cinderella Jones WB Joan Leslie-Robert Alda Not Set 1746 Circumstantial Evidence 20th-Fox 519 Michael O'Shea-Lloyd Nolan Mar.,'45 67m Feb. 17/45 2317 2242 Cisco Kid Returns, The Mono. Duncan Renaldo-Martin Garralaga Feb. 9/45 2242 [•] before the title indicates 1943-44 product. Release dates and running time 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. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, APRIL 14, 1945 2407