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 #:
000650
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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(Continued from page 43) toon in Technicolor. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Twentieth CenturyFox PORT OF MISSING MICE: Terrytoons— Clever Technicolor cartoon. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Universal FELLOW ON A FURLOUGH: Musical— Very lovely. Good film fare.— Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. WHITE TREASURE: Variety Views— Entertaining reel.— E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey. Okla. Vita phone BIRDS AND BEASTS WERE THERE: Sports Parade— Very good educationally. I recommend showing it.— Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. BIKES AND SKIS: Sports Parade — Good sport reel in Technicolor. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. BORRAH MINEVITCH AND HIS HARMONICA SCHOOL: Melody Master Bands — This troupe always have entertainment value with us. — Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. CUBA CALLING: Sports Parade— Nice travel talk in Technicolor. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. DUDE RANCH BUCKAROOS: Sports Parade— We found this O.K. for everyone. — Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. FIN 'N' CATTL: Merrie Melodies Cartoons— Good cartoon. Nice filler. — Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. GUN TO GUN: Santa Fe Trail— Very good two-reel Western. Well produced, or rather I should say excellently re-edited, as think it was taken from one of their previous features. We could use a lot more of these and where an exhibitor is double billing. — A. H. Kaufman, Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. LIFE WITH FEATHERS: Merrie Melodies Cartoon Amusing color cartoon. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, D'ewey, Okla. LIFE WITH FEATHERS: Merrie Melodies CartoonsGood Technicolor cartoon. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. RHYTHM OF THE RHUMBA: Entertaining musical reel. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. FRED FISHER AND HIS BAND: Melody Masters— If your patrons like hill-billy pictures, they will enjoy this one. — A. H. Kaufman, Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. LET IT BE ME: Blue Ribbon Hit Parade— Good cartoon. Vitaphone generally has good cartoons. — Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. MUSICAL MEXICO: Melody Master Bands— This is O. K. here. The actors sing and talk in Mexican and I have quite a few Mexicans here. Doubt if it will please elsewhere. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. PLEDGE TO BATAAN: Technicolor Specials— Good two-reeler in Technicolor. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Serial Universal Ohio Hearings Seek To Outlaw Bingo Hearings are under way before the Ohio S Judiciary Committee, in Columbus, to 01 Bingo — a factor of considerable theatre compel in many sections of Ohio — with Cincinnati^] Cleveland church leaders spearheading the af> A measure introduced by Senator Georgjj Shurtz, Newcomerstown clergyman, would r-,;j the Bingo Law, passed by the last General As; bly on a bill by Senator Lawrence a Kane, 'A cinnati, legalizing Bingo when conducted! : charitable purposes. Church Federation heads charge that the as now written, compromises the church, 1 exerts a demoralizing influence on the raor; the community, adding that it is not the bu: of the church to foster gambling with its ha: effects, particularly on adolescents. Senator Kane and Edward N. Waldvogel, cinnati councilman, author of the ordinance forming the city to the state in legalizing are vigorously defending the law. WINSLOW OF THE COAST GUARD: Serial— This goes good. Think children like the ordinary run of shorts though. — M. J. Swanson, Roxy Theatre, Oslo, Minn. Fazalbhoy of India Opens New York Office Mahomet Akbar Abdulla Fazalbhoy, Indian delegate to the recent International Business Conference at Rye, N. Y., who has returned to India, has opened a New York office to represent the Indian House of Fazalbhoy in the United States. The new office is in the RCA Building, its New York Representative being Allan E. Currimbhoy. It is designed to develop closer contacts between the home offices of Fazalbhoy, Ltd., in India and the American manufacturers of motion picture equipment, whom Fazalbhoy, Ltd., represent in Indian on an exclusive basis. These include Simplex Projectors and Peerless Magnarc Lamps. Jones Is Chief Engineer Of W. H. Wheeler, Inc. C. Gordon Jones has been appointed chief e eer of W. H. Wheeler, Inc., New York, whi the general distributor of Airkem, Chloro Air Freshener, used industrially in hosp theatres, schools, hotels, etc. Mr. Jones was the Bell System for 15 years, first as design development engineer, operating and service e eer with the American Telephone and Teleg Company, consulting engineer with Electrical search Products, Inc. He was later directc operations of the Yankee radio network. To Pay Paramount Notes The board of directors of Paramount Pict Inc., at a meeting last week authorized the payment on May 1 of $1,000,000 principal an of its note obligations which were not due July 1, 1946. Rt T"arV,iiiiiiiBl,Mff[!f'a^ ■m— ri— I »J lUI Mil EftfeU BJtfv mystery THE STANDARD „*«. of mU . 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