Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1946)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Nov-Dec 1946
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1946)
Leaf #:
00019
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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IN SAN FRANCISCO, at the party accompanying the premiere of 20th Century-Fox's "My Darling Clementine", George Jessel, left, gives his routine before the radio microphone and several hundred people, as Kurt Krueger and Nancy Guild watch. The affair was at the St. Francis Hotel. JUST LIKE the good old days: the party at the Starlane Farm, near Kansas City, concluding the annual convention of Commonwealth Theatres managers. SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY, and 50th wedding anniversary, left. Charles "Pop" Fitzgerald, assistant manager of the Fabian circuit's Proctor theatre, Troy, N. Y., receives gifts from usherettes Lucille Mason, Mary Benoit and Jeanne Hungerford. By the Herald AT THE PREVIEW OPENING of Walter Reade's Park Avenue theatre Tuesday night in New York. The subscription theatre opened to its select public Wednesday morning. Left to right above are S. H. Fabian; Benjamin Fielding, N. Y. License Commissioner, and Charles C. Moskowitz. Story on page 29. It North Shore HARRY THOMAS, PRC president, greets news writers at cocktail party in Chicago's Ambassador Hotel. Standing are Lige Brien, exploitation manager; Mr. Thomas; Leon Brandt, exploiteer; Edward Johnson, Chicago Tribune; Sam Lesner, Chicago News; Arthur Jeffrey, Eagle-Lion; Arnold Stoltz, PRC advertising-publicity head. Seated are Mae Tinne, Chicago Tribune, and Doris Arden, Chicago Times. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, NOVEMBER 2, 1946 III