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 #:
000858
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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(Continued from preceding page) Screen Guild NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE: William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes — A good Western which pleased the grownups. Business average. Played Saturday, Nov. 30.— Tommy Fields, Royal Theatre, Meridan, Miss. Twentieth CenturyFox CALL OF THE WILD: Clark Gable, Loretta Young — Still a good old picture. Audience ate it up. Business good. Played Thursday, Friday, Dec. 6, 7. — Joe R. Hayworth, Playhouse Theatre, Pink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. CENTENNIAL SUMMER: Jeanne Craine, Cornel Wilde — Almost as good as "State Fair." A perfect cast. The best thing Connie Bennett has done in years. Walter Brennan as usual walked away with the picture. Audience comment was good. Business good. Played Monday, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 10. — Joe R. Hayworth, Playhouse Theatre, Pink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. CENTENNIAL SUMMER: Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde — Good musical with pretty good story for a change. Did below average Sunday business but it is hard to put over a musical here. Good show. Played Sunday, Monday, Nov. 17, 18. — Charles L. Jones, Elma Theatre, Elma, Iowa. 1 CLUNY BROWN: Jennifer Jones. Charles Boyer— "One of them things" — a lot of good film wasted. -You ask yourself, why did I book it? Plenty of walkouts. Played Thursday, Nov. 28.— Joe R. Hayworth, Playhouse Theatre, Pink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. DOLLY SISTERS, THE: Betty Grable, John Payne, June Haver — Patrons were well pleased with this picture. Business was average. Nice costumes and color. Played Friday, Saturday, Nov. 29, 30.— K. Buell, Community Theatre, Murray Harbor, P. E. I., Canada. IF I'M LUCKY: Vivian Blaine, Harry James— Feel that I am lucky to have done as well as I did with this as a top feature. Star value weak. Played with "Falcon's Alibi" which helped business. Business fairly good. Played Thursday -Saturday, Nov. 26-28.— Bruce M. Sweet, Opera House Theatre, Fillmore, N. Y. RENDEZVOUS 24: William Gargan, Marie Palmer —Fair mystery. Atomic bomb angle brought them in and the audience seemed to take it O'. K. Played Sunday, Dec. 1. — Joe R. Hayworth, Playhouse Theatre, Pink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. RETURN OF FRANK JAMES, THE: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney — First we played "Jesse James" as a reissue and a little later we played this picture. It was enjoyed and it did extra business. Played Wednesday, Thursday, Dec. 11, 12.— Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. SMOKY: Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter — A small town natural. Business was good. It is worth playing anywhere. These animal pictures, in color, are especially popular. Played Monday, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 10.— Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. SMOKY: Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter— Truly a good horse picture. Good cast. Beautiful scenery. The audience was well pleased. They are waiting now for "My Darling Clementine." These are the kind they like here. Played Monday, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 3. — Joe R. Hayworth. Playhouse Theatre, Pink Hill, N. C. Small town patronage. THREE LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE: June Haver, Vivian Blaine — This Technicolor musical gave good satisfaction. Business only fair due to the pre-Christraas slump and a high school entertainment and a Legion Bingo. Flayed Thursday -Saturday, Nov. 21-24. — Bruce M. Sweet, Opera House Theatre, Fillmore, N. Y. WITHIN THESE WALLS: Thomas Mitchell, Mary Anderson — This is a very good prison picture with an excellent story and it is well acted. If your customers like action features, I can recommend it for midweekdays. Played Thursday, Friday, Dec. 12, 13.— Abe H. Kaufman, Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. United Artists CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA: Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh — Beautiful Technicolor but too long drawn out. Will not warrant preferred time in small situations. Dull and dragging. Played Sunday. Monday. — Troy L. Canady, Dixie Theatre, Swainsboro, Ga. Universal BLACK ANGEL, THE: Dan Duryea, June Vincent —Played Thanksgiving on a double bill and this made quite a hit. Good suspense and fine acting. Played Thursday, Nov. 28. — James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. DANGER WOMAN: Brenda Joyce, Don PorterUsed on a double bill. Very slow-moving story. Played Friday, Saturday, Dec. 6, 7.— James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. IMITATION OF LIFE: Claudette Colbert, Warren William — Should have listened to my better judgment and passed this one up. I remembered it was such a good picture when it was originally released. Our fans who prefer action pictures passed it up in goodly numbers. May be O.K. for the better type theatre. Played Wednesday, Dec. 11. — Abe H. Kaufman, Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. KILLERS, THE: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner— The critics are right about this one. Outstanding business the first day. The other days were average. If you like advertise not suitable for children since the kids stay away anyway. Played Sunday-Wednesday, Dec. 8-11.— Tommy Fields, Royal Theatre, Meridan, Miss. Warner Bros. BURMA VICTORY: War Documentary— Used on second half of double bill. Subject matter very interesting, but it was very difficult to follow the English accent. Played Friday, Saturday, Dec. 6, 7. — A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Cal. Small lumber town patronage. NIGHT AND DAY: Cary Grant, Alexis Smith— A good picture, but not as good as I expected it to be. It is draggy in spots due, I believe, to its being overlong. Business disappointing. Played Sunday-Tuesday, Nov. 24-26.— Bruce M. Sweet, Opera House Theatre, Fillmore, N. Y. OF HUMAN BONDAGE.: Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker — This is fair entertainment, but nothing to boast about. It will do average business. Played Thursday, Friday. — Troy L. Canady, Dixie Theatre, Swainsboro, Ga. ONE MORE TOMORROW: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan — Business was fair, but the audience reaction was spotty. The story was not the type that goes over here. Played Sunday, Monday, Dec. 1, 2. — A. C. Edwards, Winema Theatre, Scotia, Cal. Small lumber town patronage. PRIDE OF THE BLUE GRASS: Edith Fellows, James McCallion — Very good feature with much Western entertainment. Played Friday, Saturday, Dec. 13, 14.— Harland Rankin, Plaza Theatre, Tilbury, Ont., Can. SAN ANTONIO: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith— This was a good adventure story with lots of action. Everybody liked it. Business was above average for the first of the week. Played Monday, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 10. — K. Buell, Community Theatre. Murray Harbor, P. E. I., Canada. TWO GUYS FROM MILWAUKEE: Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan — Could have played this a week. They loved it here. Fast-moving comedy with super dialogue and very funny situations make this a pushover for my patrons. Played Sunday, Monday, Nov. 24, 25.— Charles L. Jones, Elma Theatre, Elma, Iowa. TWO GUYS FROM MILWAUKEE: Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson — Pleasing entertainment. Public enjoys a good laugh. We need more of this kind. Business way off on account of extremely cold weather, but it was no fault of the picture. Played Sunday, Monday, Dec. 1, 2. — Bruce M. Sweet, Opera House Theatre, Fillmore, N. Y. Short Features Columbia COMMUNITY SINGS: May I ask when Columbia will make one that has songs that are familiar? — James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. MONKEY BUSINESS: All Star Comedies— Pretty fair, but not up to the standard of the Three Stooges. — S. T. Jackson, Jackson Theatre, Flomaton, Ala. PEEP IN THE DEEP: All Star Comedies— Good slapstick two-reel comedy. Lots of comedy in the Mack Sennett variety. Our customers enjoyed it. — Abe H. Kaufman, Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PEOPLE ON PAPER: Passing Parade — Good. Played old and received a bum print. — S. T. Jackson, Jackson Theatre, Flomaton, Ala. SPRINGTIME FOR THOMAS: Tom and Jerry Cartoons — A very funny cartoon. — Abe H. Kaufman. Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. Paramount FOUL BALL PLAYER: Cartoons — A black and white reissue which showed its age. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre. Dewey, Okla. SPREE FOR ALL: Noveltoons — Entertaining color cartoon. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. RKO Radio FRANK DUCK BRINGS 'EM BACK ALIVE: Walt Disney Cartoons — A good color cartoon from Disney. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. MOTHER-IN-LAW'S DAY: Edgar Kennedy — Usual good Edgar Kennedy comedy with plenty of laughs. — Abe H. Kufman, Fountain Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind. Twentieth CenturyFox FOOTBALL FANFARE: Sports Review— Very good for this time of the year since our section of Georgia is football-minded. Sugar Bowl prediction: Georgia, 34; North Carolina, 13. — James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. FOOTBALL FANFARE: Sports Reviews — Good sport reel on football. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. THE EXTERMINATOR: Terrytoons — Very entertaining.— James C. Balkcom, Jr., Grav Theatre, Gray, Ga. WarnerVita phone FRONTIER DAYS: Technicolor Specials— Excellent. Robert Shayne is very good.— S. T. Jackson, Jackson Theatre, Flomaton, Ala. HERE COMES THE NAVY BAND: Melody Master Bands — Very good. — James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. Serial Columbia JUNGLE RAIDERS: 15 Episodes— This is a very good serial. Book it, if you haven't already used it. — James C. Balkcom, Jr., Gray Theatre, Gray, Ga. Memphis Variety Club Names New Directors Memphis Variety Club has elected new directors for 1947. These new directors will elect new officers from their own membership before January 1. The directors are: Herb Kohn of Malco Theatres, at present chief barker of the local club; Herman Chrisman, Columbia; Raphael Pierre Dawson, Universal ; Dave Flexer, Ritz and Peabody theatres ; R. M. Hammond, United Artists ; Bailey Pritchard, Monogram ; Leonard Shea, PRC; William Ramsay, Manley, Inc. ; Edward Williamson, Warner Bros.; Nat Wyse, Republic, and M. A. Lichtman, Sr., ex-officio director as immediate past chief barker. Develop Mobile Unit The development of a lightweight, selfcontained mobile television unit, a "television studio on wheels," to facilitate news coverage and other remote pickup operations, has been announced by W. W. Watts, vice-president in charge of the RCA Engineering Products department. The new RCA mobile television unit, mounted on a standard 1^ ton truck chassis, can be used to transport all the equipment required. Training Series On Air To provide training for its younger players, the Warner Studio is launching a radio series, "Star Makers Radio Theatre," to be broadcast every Tuesday over Station KFWB. First program, December 10, was a radio version of "Casablanca." Other plays, novels and originals from the Warner catalogue will be used for subsequent shows. 46 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, DECEMBER 28, 1946