Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1946)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
May-Jun 1946
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1946)
Leaf #:
000625
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 03, 2022
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Campbell Alternated Between Defense and Theatre Business Jack Campbell, manager of the Scala cinema, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, traces his theatre career back to 1934 when he was a re-wind boy. Five years later he joined the Array and was discharged after 18 months service as chief projectionist. He became associated with Gaumont British Picture Corporation as assistant manager at the Capitol theatre, Edinburgh, later serving in the same capacity at the New Savoy in Glasgow and the Picture House in that city. From 1940 until 1943 he was engaged in war work, joining Odeon Theatres later to become manager at West Hartlepool. After a brief spell with Raymond Stross Theatres, Ltd., he took his present assignment. Jack promises to become an active contributor to the Round Table. He was torn in Scotland, April, 1916, and is married. SHOWMEN PERSONALS Jack Campbell Schwartz with Bala ban & Katz Circuit Since 1937 While completing his last year at high school, almost ten years ago, Norton Schwartz took a job as usher with the B. & K. circuit in Chicago in order to strengthen his financial position. He later became doorman and chief of stafif, and after completing his education at the University of Illinois, enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1942. Upon his discharge four years later, he rejoined the circuit as assistant manager at the State Lake theatre. Norton is married and is 25 years old. Norton Schwartz Mitchell Is Schine House Manager Jack N. Mitchell, one of the latest theatre men to join the Round Table, is house manager of the Kentucky theatre in Lexington, Ky. Prior to this assignment he was assistant manager of the Strand theatre, also operated by the Schine circuit in that city. Jack was born on November 3rd, 1918, in Paris, Ky. He is married and has one child. L. C. Dyttmer Back at Varsity L. C. Dyttmer, recently discharged from the U. S. Army after four years service, has returned to Basil's Varsity theatre, Buffalo, N. Y., and resumes his former post as manager. Dyttmer is 27 years old. He entered theatre business as an usher at the Jefferson theatre, moving along to the post of assistant manager at the Apollo in 1941. In New Posts: Harry Hayden, Ritz, Flint, Mich. Maxie Gealer, city manager, Associated Theatres, Flint, Mich. Gil Green, assistant supervisor, United Detroit Theatres, Detroit, Mich. Randolph Hall, Aztec, Van Alstyne, Texas. Assistant Managers: Frank Manante, LoewCollege, New Haven, Conn. Charles M. Dacus, Beach, Miami Beach, Fla. Humbert Rodomista, Loew's State, Newark, N. J. James Stavron, Cameo, South Orange, N. J. Charles Richards, student assistant, Loew's Ohio, Columbus. Charles Updyke, Palace, Jamestown, N. Y. Nat Herns, relief assistant, Capitol, Union City, N. J. Returned Servicemen: Audrey Couch, Riviera, Knoxville, Tenn. L. C. Dyttmer, Basil's Varsity, Buffalo, N. Y. John A. Kane, Rialto, York, Penna. Edward Force, assistant manager, RKO Proctor's, Newark, N. J. F. G. Doney, assistant manager, Capitol, Halifax, N. S. Birthday Greetings: Thor Hauschild, Marsh Gollner, L. P. Hageman, Joseph G. Elkins, Charles Comar, Charles L. Epler, Lamar R. Keen, L. S. Bach, Erik Paulson, W. Ray McCormack, Charles F. Deane, Robert Heekin, Leon B. Scott. Vernon H. Everroad, Abraham I. Perlman, William Sage, Edward Amsden, Joseph R. Weisser, Roy O. Prytz, Christopher W. McHale, Henry C. Earle, Stewart R. Martin, William D. Yeakle, Charles E. Simpson, William H. Romanoff, L. Vaughan. Russell A. Bovim, Edmond E. Gentes, Jim B. Dougherty, H. P. Thompson, Gene Basle, James E. McAllister, Cecil B. Rosson, Mac Krim, Samuel J. London, Thomas N. Pyke, Albert Livermore, Jimmie Fisher, William Messer, H. W. Reisinger, Bob Watson. Paul M. Ketchum, Phillip Lerner, Howard Simerson, Paul A. Fiset, Merrill I. Cowan, Clyde Young, Ernest F. Ingram, George A. Damon, Jr., J. Stoner Hadden, Charles H. McKinney, J. Dillard Hill, Allan Kahn, Dominick M. Valotta. George Littman, George West, Merriwell Fairweather, Blodgett Q. Prendergast, Aloysius Beantop, James Smith, Pearman Dieterle, Barton Valance, Miles Ardeen Gray, Sammy Cohen, Alexander Ferber, Sheridan Dailey Light, Harkness P. Brilliant. Co-Op Ads and Contest Boost "Spellbound" A highly effective newspaper ad campaign augmented by several attractive cooperative display ads and a beauty contest resulted in extra business for "Spellbound" at the State theatre in Boston. Publicist George Kraska arranged the campaign. Stories were planted in the American, Post and Globe to publicize the "Miss Spellbound of Boston" contest. The winner, who was chosen by audience acclaim from the stage, received a week's engagement at the Club Mayfair and gifts. Kraska arranged two cooperative newspaper display ads each with Jordan Marsh department store and R. H. White's. Other co-ops were set with Plotkin Bros, and Andrew J. Lloyd. REVISED DATES ON M-G-M TRADE SHOWINGS THREE WISE FOOLS ALBANY 20th-Fox Screen Room, 1052 Broadway TUES. 6/18 8 P.M. ATLANTA 20th-Fox Screen Room, 197 Walton St., N. W. TUBS. 6/18 10 A.M. BOSTON M-G-M Screen Room, 46 Church Street TUES. 6/18 70:30 A.M. & 2:15 P.M. BUFFALO 20lh-Fox Screen Room, 290 Franklin Street TUES. 6/18 2:30 P.M. CHARLOTTE 20th-Fox Screen Room, 308 South Church Street TUES. 6/18 1:30 P.M. CHICAGO H. C. Igel's Screen Room, 1301 South Wabash Ave. TUES. 6/18 1 P.M. CINCINNATI RKO Screen Room, 16 East Sixth Street TUES. 6/18 8 P.M. CLEVELAND 20th-Fox Screen Room, 2219 Payne Avenue TUES. 6/18 1 P.M. DETROIT Max Blumenthal's Screen Room, 2310 Cass Ave. TUES. 6/18 1:30 P.M. INDIANAPOLIS 20th-Fox Screen Room, 326 North Illinois Street TUES. 6/18 2 P.M. MILWAUKEE Warner Screen Room, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave. WED. 6/19 1:30 P.M. NEW HAVEN 20th-Fox Screen Room, 40 Whiting Street TUES. 6/18 2:30 P.M. PHILADELPHIA M-G-M Screen Room, 1233 Summer Street TUES. 6/18 11 A.M. PITTSBURGH M-G-M Screen Room, 1623 Blvd. of Allies TUES. 6/18 2 P.M. WASHINGTON 20th-Fox Screen Room, 932 New Jersey, N.W. TUES. 6/18 7 P.M. This picture has already been trade-shown in other territories. MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE, JUNE 15, 1946 67