Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Mar-Apr 1947
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)
Leaf #:
00046
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:
May 30, 2024
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THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE Six Pictures Go Before Studio Cameras, Among Them "Voice of Turtle" Hollywood Bureau The index of production activity rose one notch last week, from 31 to 32, as work began on six pictures and five went to the cutting rooms. At Warners, the film version of John van Druten's hit play, "Voice of the Turtle," went before the cameras with Irving Rapper directing. Reginald Reagan, Eleannor Parker and Eve Arden have been cast as the principals in the romantic comedy, whose setting is present-day New York. Another Warner venture is "Two Guys from Texas," in which Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson portray the "two guys," as they have in other pictures in the series. Dorothy Malbne has the leading feminine role; David Butler is directing for producer Alex Gottlieb. "Pirate", Color Musical, Started at MGM "The Pirate," a Technicolor musical with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in starring roles, went into work at MGM. The film, an adaptation of S. N. Behrman's play of the same title which Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne presented on Broadway, features music by Cole Porter. Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Lester Allen and Jerry Bergen head the supporting cast. Vincente Minnelli is directing for producer Arthur Freed. Loretta Young, Cary Grant and David Niven are co-starred in Samuel Goldwyn's current production for RKO Radio release. Titled "The Bishop's Wife," it is a film version of Robert Nathan's novel, adapted to the screen by Robert E. Sherwood. William A. Seiter is the director. Mark Hellinger's latest production for Universal-International is "Brute Force," with Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Ann Blyth, Yvonne de Carlo, Ella Raines and Anita Colby in leading roles. Jules Dassin is directing, and Sir Lancelot, famed Calypso singer, has been signed to compose and sing 12 numbers. PRC's new centure is "Silent Voice," a r.ystery drama with a Hollywood background. Sheila Ryan, Edward Norris, Chill Wills, Chili Williams, Kenneth Farrell and Charles Mitchell compose the cast. Basil Wrangell is directing for associate producer Marvin Stahl. Incidental News of Pictures and People Irving Reis, whose latest picture is RKO's "The Bachelor and the BobbySoxer," has been signed to a long term director contract by Universal-International. . . . Joan Leslie, currently starring in EagleLion's "Repeat Performance," has organized her own producing company, Culver Pictures, Inc. The firm's initial film will be based on Fannie Hurst's unpublished novel, "The Hands of Veronica." James Allen, Oklahoma oil magnate, is president of the new company, and Oscar Cummins, Miss Leslie's manager, is secretary-treasurer. The second of six features to be produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia release :n 1947 will be "Sweet Genevieve," a musical with a high school background, based on an original by James Brewer and Arthur Dreifuss. . . . Carl Hittleman, formerly production manager for Screen Art Pictures, has been promoted to producer, and will make "Hat Box Mystery," and "The Case of the Baby Sitter," two action pictures which are part of Screen Art's schedule for Screen Guild release. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's next picture at Universal-International will be "The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap," based on a magazine story by William Bowers and D. D. Beauchamp. . . . Monogram has purchased "Five Steps to Heaven," an original by Howard Marsh, as a starring vehicle for Gale Storm. Jeffrey Bernerd will produce. . . . Cyril Endfield has been signed to a seven-year contract by Triangle Productions, headed by Mary Pickford, Buddy Rogers and Ralph Cohn. The new contract calls for Endfield to write as well as direct high budget pictures. Moray Survey to Check Theatres' Shorts Needs. Norman Moray, short subjects sales manager for Warners, is currently touring the country making a survey of exhibitor needs for the coming year. As a result he has recommended to Gordon Hollingshead that the number of short subjects dealing with sports be increased from 10 to 13, and that six "community sing" subjects be added to the company's program. Moray attributes the growing interest in sports to the return of soldiers to civil liftj, and to the forthcoming Olympic games. Hollingshead, who made a number of "community sing" shorts for the Army, believes that the current demand comes from the veterans who developed an appreciation for this form of entertainment during the war. Sol Siegel's first production assignment at 20th Century-Fox will be "Lydia Bailey," a screen adaptation of Kenneth Roberts' current best seller. Much of the story is laid in Haiti, whither cast and crew will journey for extended shooting. . . . Betty Hutton has been assigned the title role in "Dream Girl," Paramount's forthcoming version of Elmer Rice's Broadway hit. P. J. Wolfson is slated to produce. . . . Jonathan Hale has been engaged by S. Sylvan Simon and Raphael Hakim for an important role in their comedy for Columbia release under the title of "The Lady Knew How." Radio producer John Slott has purchased the rights to "Castle Harbor," and will produce it independently. . . . Leon Shamroy, three times winner of the Academy Award COMPLETED COLUMBIA Major Denning's Trust Estate MONOGRAM Tragic Symphony PRC Too Many Winners Step-child UNITED ARTISTS Vendetta STARTED MGM The Pirate PRC Silent Voice RKO RADIO Bishop's Wife ( Goldwyn ) UNIVERSALINTERNATIONAL Brute Force ( Hellinger) WARNERS Voice of the Turtle Two Guys from Texas SHOOTING COLUMBIA Lady from Shanghai Assigned to Treasury (Kennedy-Buchman ) Three Were Thoroughbreds (Cavalier) EAGLE-LION Repeat Performance MGM Song of the Thin Man The Hucksters MONOGRAM Louisiana The Gangster (Allied Artists) PARAMOUNT Road to Rio Albuquerque (Clarion) RKO RADIO Tvcoon Indian Summer If You Knew Susie REPUBLIC The Trespasser Springtime in the Sierras SELZNICK Paradine Case 20TH CENTURY-FOX Ghost and Mrs. Muir Captain from Castile Forever Amber Miracle on 34th Street UNITED ARTISTS Atlantis (Nero) Body and Soul (Enterprise) UNIVERSALINTERNATIONAL Secret Beyond the Door (Diana) WARNERS Wallflower The Unfaithful The Unsuspected (Curtiz) 40 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MARCH I, 1947