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 #:
000305
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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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: "The Seventh Veil", by Sidney Box, British producer. SPECIAL JUNIOR AWARD to Claude Jarman, Jr., actor in MGM's "The Yearling". SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to Ernst Lubitsch, director. A WARD WINNERS FOR '46 Following are the awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 1946,. presented at formal ceremonies cm the evening of March 13, at the Shrine Auditorium in Hollywood : Best motion picture of the year — "The Best Years of Our Lives", Samuel Goldwyn,, RKO Radio. Best performance by an actor — Fredric March in "The Best Years of Our Lives", Samuel' Goldwyn, RKO Radio. Best Performance by an actress — Olivia deHavilland in "To Each His Own", Paramount. Best performance by an actor in a supporting role — Harold Russell in "The Best Years of Our Lives", Samuel Goldwyn, RKO Radio. Best performance by an actress in a supporting role — Anne Baxter in "The Razor's Edge", 20th Century-Fox. Best achievement in directing — William Wyler for "The Best Years of Our Lives", Samuel Goldwyn, RKO Radio. Best written screenplay — Robert E. Sherwood for "The Best Years of Our Lives", Samuel Goldwyn, RKO Radio. Best original screenplay — "The Seventh Veil", J. Arthur Rank-Sidney Box-Ortus, Universal (British). Screen play by Muriel Box and Sidney Box. Best original motion picture story — "Vacation from Marriage", London Films Prods., Ltd., MGM (British). Original story by Clemence Dane. Best achievements in art direction — Black-and-white: "Anna and the King of Siam", 20th Century-Fox; Lyle Wheeler and William Darling. Color: "The Yearling", MGM; Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse. Certificates of merit to interior decorators of the productions receiving awards for art direction — Black-and-white: "Anna and the King of Siam", 20th Century-Fox; Thomas Little and Frank E. Hughes. Color: "The Yearling", MGM; Edwin B. Willis. Best achievements in cinematography — Black-and-white: "Anna and the King of Siam", 20th Century-Fox; Arthur Miller. Color: "The Yearling", MGM; Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith and Arthur Arling. Best achievements in sound recording — "The Jolson Story", Columbia; John Livadary. Best achievements in film editing — "The Best Years of Our Lives", Samuel Goldwyn, RKO Radio; Daniel Mandell. Best achievements in special effects — "Blithe Spirit", J. Arthur Rank-Noel Coward-Cineguild, U.A. (British.) Thomas Howard, Special Visual Effects. Best short subjects — Cartoons: "The Cat Concert", MGM; Frederick Quimby, Producer. One-reel: "Facing Your Danger", Warner Bros. Gordon Hollingshead, Producer. Tworeel: "A Boy and His Dog", Warner Bros. Gordon Hollingshead, Producer. Best scoring of a musical picture — "The Jolson Story", Columbia; by Morris Stoloff. Best music scoring of a dramatic or comedy picture — "The Best Years of Our Lives", Samuel Goldwyn, RKO Radio; by Hugo Friedhofer. Best original song — "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" from "The Harvey Girls", MGM. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Distinctive achievement in documentary production — Short subject: "Seeds of Destiny", U. S. War Department. The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for the most consistently high quality of production achieved by an individual producer — Sam Goldwyn. Special award to Laurence Olivier as producer, director and star of "Henry V". Special Junior award to Claude Jarman, Jr., actor in "The Yearling", MGM. Special award to Harold Russell, actor in "The Best Years of Our Lives", Samuel Goldwyn, RKO Radio. Special achievement award to Ernst Lubitsch, director. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MARCH 22, 1947 II