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 #:
000424
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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^ciaaeM £cUtunul WADE Mac DONALD 'Douyltia Sum* BLACKLEY WALTERS NESTOR PAIVA • VINCE BARNETT 7>toduced aid "Dizected &y WILLIAM BERKE DISTRIBUTED BY SCREEN GUILD PRODUCTIONS, INC HOME OFFICE: 346 S. La Brea. Hollywood, California Foreign Dept., 723 7th Avenue, New York City IN NEWSREELS MOVIETONE NEWS— Vol. 29, No. 59— Violence in India. . . . Federal agents make narcotics haul. . . . British princesses in spotlight. . . . Juan T. Tripp, aviation executive, receives award. . . . Lew Lehr about cats. . . . The art of curling. . . . Dog race in Alaska. . . . Horse fair in Italy. MOVIETONE NEWS— Vol. 29, No. 60— Congress committee hears Acheson on new U. S. policy. . . . General Eisenhower receives British award of honor. . . . South African tribesmen welcome royal family. . . . Easter head fashions. . . . Quadruplets born to nanny-goat. . . . Ski jumping. . . . Water ballet. NEWS OF THE DAY— Vol. 18, No. 257— Natives burn towns in India riots. . . . Georgia court settles battle of governors. . . . Report from Palestine. . . . Record floods in England. . . . Spotlight on British princesses. . . . Dope ring broken up. . . . Italian horse fair. . . . Chevalier in boxing workout NEWS OF THE DAY— Vol. 18, No. 258— Acheson testifies on Greek Aid. .* . . Palestine-martial law lifted. . . . African tribes hail royal family. . . . Sword of honor for Eisenhower. . . . TJ. S. potato surplus to Europe. . . . Aqua belles in sport spotlight. . . . Babies with deadly type blood. PARAMOUNT NEWS — 60 — Army speeds jet pilot training. . . . Floods in England. . . . "MPs" clean up in Tokyo. . . . Thompson wins battle of governors in Georgia. . . . Federal agents make $1,147,500 narcotics haul. . . . Talking parrot on Broadway. PARAMOUNT NEWS— 61— Ski stars in Olympic tryout. . . . Yanks ready for opener in St. Petersburg. . . . Stars head Cancer Fund. . . . Early spring thaws Netherlands. . . . Martial law ends in Palestine. . . . Potato surplus dumped. . . . Native tribesmen hail royal family. RKO PATHE NEWS— Vol. 18, No. 62— Thompson wins governor battle. . . . Greeks welcome Truman speech. . . . Nazi Gen. Kesselring on trial in Venice. . . . Eleven-year-old "GI." . . . Refugees flee grounded ship. . . . Princess Elizabeth in limelight on tour. . . . Maurice Chevalier and French boxer Cerdan in bout. RKO PATHE NEWS — Vol. 18, No. 63— Greece begins to rebuild. . . . Twenty-three die in Alps plane crash. . . . Refugees and prisoners-of-war return. . . . Secret films of Mussolini's girl. . . . Tribesmen hail royal family. . . . Skiers in racing thriller. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL— Vol. 20, No. 23— Crowds parade in Athens to thank U. S. for aid. . . . U. S. mission collects data on Greek border strife. . . . Paul Porter and Ambassador McVeigh return from Greece. . . . Talmadge ousted in Georgia. . . . Army "turtle" tested. . . . Youngest auto drive'r. . . . Small fry fashion show. . . . "Pee-wee" golfers. . . . Chevalier boxes. . . . Swiss kids enjoy winter. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL — Vol. 20, No. 24— Acheson sees no war in Greek aid. . . . Martial law lifted in Palestine. . . . Flood waters sweep British lowlands. . . . Tribesmen hail King and Queen in South Africa. . . . Top ranking skiers at Washington. . . . New kind of thrills behind speeding motor cycles in Austria. Set $8,000,000 Budget For Three Cagney Films The cost of three pictures to be made for United Artists distribution by William Cagney Productions during 1947 will amount to almost $8,000,000, a UA announcement said this week. First to be produced at the General Service Studios is the $2,300,000 adaptation of Sayoran's "The Time of Your Life," which goes before the cameras April 14, with Henry Koster directing. Next is Thorne Smith's "The Stray Lamb," to cost about $2,100,000. Shooting will start in July with Richard Wallace directing. The third will be Adria Locke Langley's book, "A Lion Is in the Streets," which has a budget of $3,500,000. James Cagney will star in all three pictures. Reissue "Ragtime Band" Twentieth Century-Fox will reissue its 1938 musical, "Alexander's Ragtime Band," in April. First run dates in Los Angeles, Denver and San Diego head the list of 23 key city bookings so far. It will play the Roxy in New York. Eastman Opens Foreign Units Pre-war operations of the Eastman Kodak Company in Manila, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore have been resumed, and plans have been made for the reopening of the company's branch in Batavia, Java, this year, the forty-fourth annual Eastman Kodak report, released Thursday, indicates. Plants in Harrow, England, in Toronto, Canada, and Vincennes, France, continued to operate at high levels during the past year, while the plant in Stuttgart, Germany, continued to operate under the jurisdiction . of the American Military Government. . At the same time the company announced a new laboratory in Panama City to study photographic equipment and materials under tropical conditions. Progress in color was the top photographic development of the year, the report said, and a "sizable" appropriation has been made to continue a broad program of research, development and process improvement, which will embrace methods of rapid film processing studied in relation to commercial needs, especially in television. The booklet report also covers the company's 1946 activities and supplements financial details, announced March 5, which showed peacetime sales of $274,703,448, and a net profit of $35,691,318. The latter figure includes tax reductions totaling $2,936,800. Acquires "Les Clandestins" J. H. Hoffberg has acquired from New Hemisphere Films Andre Chotin's "Les Clandestins" for exclusive American release. The French feature is a Joan of Arc story with a modern twist. PREPARING FOR RE-RELEASE! JAMES CAGNEY in the "BATTLING HOOFER" formerly (SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT) SPECIAL NOTICE: This exciting Cagney Special with its new title, most suitable to this thrilling story, will now be seen and enjoyed by millions who have missed its earlier release as well as by those who will want to see this grand film all over again. It's a Typical Cagney Treat. From SCREENCRAFT PICTURES, Ine. 341 West 44th Street, New York City 1 8 52 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MARCH 29, 1947