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 #:
000868
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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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box number and address. Minimum insertion, $1. Four insertions, for the price of three. Contract rates on application. No borders or cuts. Forms close Mondays at 5 P. M. Publisher reserves the right to reject any copy. Film and trailer advertising not accepted. Classi |SSB| fled advertising not subject to agency commission. Address copy and checks: luKIl MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Classified Dept., Rockefeller Center, NewYork(20) jayf POSITIONS WANTED WANT TO LEARN THE MOTION PICTURE business under the G. I. Training program. BOX 2065. MOTION PICTURE HERALD. MANAGER— AT LIBERTY, BECAUSE OF FOREclosure on theatre. Previous experience 15 yrs. with key theatres in New Jersey. 10 years experience exploitation, stage shows, etc. Experienced in every phase of show business. Agreeable salary, percentage. Any territory. Married, 47. JOHN LEVITT, Opposite Court Theatre, Newark 3, N. J. USED EQUIPMENT THEATRE CHAIRS — 3,000 USED SPRING cushioned, part full upholstered back and part insert panel back, with spring edge and boxspring cushions; 1,000 veneer chairs; 800 good back, 500 spring cushions, and hinges. Immediate delivery. Advise how many vou need. Writs for prices and photographs. Phone Lenox 3445. JESSE COLE, 2565 McClellan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. 197 INTERNATIONAL ALL STEEL CHAIRS fully padded backs, spring edge cushions, reupholstered and rebuilt, $8.95; 900 American spring edge cushion reupholstered metal lined, veneer back chairs, $6.95; same with panel back, $7.95; 900 American reupholstered mohair fully padded backs, reupholstered boxspring cushions, $9.25; 568 American ditto with spring edge cushions, $9.75; flameproof plastic coated leatherette, $1.35 yard (60 yd. rolls). Write for Stock List. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORPORATION, 449 W. 42 St., New York 18. LOWER THAN OLD OPA CEILINGS — COMPLETE theatre outfits— Simplex SP, $995.00; Holmes L. I. Arc equipments, $1295.00; DeVry High Intensity Arc Equipments, $2495.00. Amprosound 16mm high intensity arc equipments, $1350.00. Condition excellent. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 449 W. 42 St., New York 18. SIMPLEX REAR SHUTTER, DOUBLE BEARING mechanisms, completely rebuilt, $302.50; Simplex 3 unit drop key ticket machine, rebuilt, $184.50: Weaver changeovers with Strong footswitches, new, $49.50. What do you need? STAR CINEMA SUPPLY COMPANY. 440 W. 45 St., New York 19. WANTED TO BUY WE ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING brand new or reconditioned Film Studio Equipment for 35mm film, such as cameras, recording machines, lights, tripods, dollies, microphones, booms, etc. Also, we are interested in brand new or reconditioned theatre equipment .such as projectors, chairs, light-fittings, screens, displays, panels, etc., or any other article connected with the Motion Picture Trade. Please write to: MESSRS. LOGIN DAWLAT CORPN., LTD.. Motion Picture Division, PA TEL CHAMBERS, French Bridge, Bombay 7, India. Cable: "BOMLOGIN," Bombay (India). CONFECTIONERY NUT CARDS— 18— Ve OZ. 10c RETAILERS. DELIcious, Kitchen fresh cashews. 280 count. Brazils, Almonds, Pecans, Black and English Walnuts. Excellent quality. Big profits. Your cost 15 or more cards $16.50 cash. Your profit $10.50. Prepaid express. SERVISTAND CO., 1122 E. 33, Kansas City. Mo. TRAINING SCHOOLS THEATRE EMPLOYEES: TRAIN FOR BETTER position. Learn modern theatre management and advertising. Big opportunities for trained men. Established since 1927. Write now for free catalog. THEATRE MANAGERS SCHOOL, Elmira, New York. Mirasola Pleads Guilty Joseph Mirasola entered a plea of guilty December 18 in the Southern District of New York to each of seven counts in suits charging him with copyright infringement NEW EQUIPMENT NEW VICTOR 16MM SOUND PROJECTORS, $454.00; New Natco ditto, $479.00; DC Exciter supply, $89.50; Blowers with motors, for heating— 5,500 cfm, $127.50; 8.50O cfm, $172.20: 11.000 cfm $228.90; Box Office Bowl Heaters, $3.95; Panic Bolts, $22.50; 6 amp Tungars, $2.95; Dimmers— 2450W, $22.50 ; 2000W, $19.95; 1650W, $15.95: 1350W. $13.50. Winter Catalog ready. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., 449 W. 42 St.. New York 18. STUDIO EQUIPMENT 16-35MM. PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT — CAM eras, film recorders, editors, tripods, dollies, microphones, disc recorders, booms. We buy — trade. Send us your used equipment or lists. Write your wants CAMERA MART, 70 West 45th St., New York. BH EYEMO' MOTORIZED CAMERAS, 3 SPEEDS. 2" lens, 24V motor, case, $295.00; New 35mm Film Phonographs, $795.00: Background process outfit, $7000.00; Bardwell-McAlister floodlights on adjustable stand with casters for 3 nhotoflood lamps, excellent, $69.50; Bell and Howell D 35mm or J 16mm sound printers, new, $2950.00; BH Eyemo turret camera, magazine, 4 lenses, motor. $995.00. Send for latest bulletin Sturelab. S. O. S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP.. 449 W. 42 Street. New York 18. THEATRES NEW THEATRE FOR SALE— OVER 400 LOGElike seats! Finest of equipment. Location offers no competition. $59,500, with $29,500 down. 45 miles N. E. of Fresno. Realtor: WOESSNER, 4780 Grant Avenue (Bus. 5-2902), Fresno 2, Calif. EXHIBITORS. HAVE MAJORED ALL BRANCHES of industry. White and colored vaudeville and motion pictures. Will lease your theatre or offer services on percentage basis. BOX 2068, MOTION PICTURE HERALD. FOR SALE— ROXY THEATRE, MITCHELL. SO. Dakota. 600 seats. One of the best theatres in the state. Popcorn & Caramel corn business and Coffee Shop included— Price $20,000.00 cash for all equipment and $750.00 a month rent for 15 yrs. NELSON LOGAN, Mitchell, So. Dak. BUSINESS BOOSTERS BINGO' CARDS, DIE CUTS, 1 TO 100 OR 1 TO 75. $2.50 per thousand. $22.50 per 10,000. S. KLOUS, Care of MOTION PICTURE HERALD. BLOWUPS THEATRE BLOWUPS. BEST QUALITY. SERVice. STITES PORTRAIT COMPANY, Shelbyville, Indiana. BOOKS INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE ALmanac — the big book about your business— 1946-47 edi tion now available. Contains over 12,000 biographies of important motion picture personalities. Also all indus try statistics. Complete listing of feature pictures 1937 to date. Order your copy today. $3.25 in the U. S. A., $5.00 elsewhere. Send remittance to QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 6th Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. RICHARDSON'S BLUEBOOK OF PROJECTION. Best seller since 1911. Now in 7th edition. Revised to present last word in Sound Trouble Shooting Charts. Expert information on all phases of projection and equipment. Special new section on television. Invaluable to beginner and expert. $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20. of feature films involving Loew's "Rio Rita" and "Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant," Paramount's "Going My Way," Warner Brothers' "Janie" and RKO's "Allegheny Uprising," "Step Lively" and "Show Business." Robin, Supply Dealer, 57, Dies Joseph E. Robin, 57, president of the supply and theatre equipment export company which bears hts name, died Saturday, December 21, at his home in Palisades, N. J. Funeral services were held Monday and burial was in Englewood. A member of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers and Theatre Equipment Supply Manufacturers Association, Mr. Robin was an organizer and former executive secretary of the Independent Theatre Supply Dealers of America. He was formerly sales manager of the old • Simplex Projector Company and president of the Strong Projection Lamp Company. At the time of his death he was vice-president of Imperial Electric Company of Akron, Ohio, which manufactures the Robin "Imperial" motor generator. Operated upon earlier this year, Mr. Robin recently returned from a business trip to Mexico. Many of his associates in the motion picture industry, including Oscar Neu, president of TESMA, attended the funeral services Monday. Mr. Robin is survived by his widow and two sons. Clark, 20th-Fbx Sales Executive William J. Clark, 53, sales manager for Twentieth Century-Fox short subjects and Movietone News, died Saturday night, December 21, at the Lutheran Memorial Hospital in Newark, N. J., after an illness of two months. He was the brother of the late John Clark, former company vice-president in charge of distribution. Mr. Clark was born in Newark in 1892. He attended Staunton Military Academy and then Brown University. In 1921 he started in the motion picture business as a salesman for Paramount. Later he became special representative for the Cosmopolitan Film Company; and then branch manager in Charlotte and Atlanta for Goldwyn. During his career in the industry he was also Paramount's general manager of India, Burma and Ceylon. He joined Twentieth Century-Fox in 1934. Surving is a daughter, a sister and a brother. Day Joins Astaire Studios Harvey B. Day, Jr., has been named director of advertising and publicity of Fred Astaire Dance Studios Corporation, Charles L. Casanave, executive vice-president and general manager, has announced. Insurance Program for Shea's Trustees of the Shea Circuit insurance fund have expanded the coverage for the Shea employees to include sickness and accident policies. 56 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, DECEMBER 28, 1946