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 #:
000552
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 RELEASE CHART Index to Reviews, Advance Synopses and Service Data in PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION Release dates and running time are furnished as soon as available. Advance dates are tentative and subject to change. Running times are the official times supplied by the distributor. All page numbers on this chart refer to pages in the PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION of MOTION PICTURE HERALD. For Legion of Decency Rating, Audience Classification and Managers' Round Table Exploitation, see Service Data page numbers in last column. Short Subjects Chart with Synopsis Index can be found on pages 3564-3565, issue of April 5, 1947. Feature product listed by Company on page 3552, issue of March 29, 1947. For listing of 1945-46 Features by Company, see Product Digest, pages 3151-3152, issue of August 17, 1946. (T) before a date in the list below is the tradeshow date; release dates are given as soon as available. (f) indicates a Box Office Champion. Title Company ABIE'S Irish Rose UA Accomplice PRC Adventuress (Br.) (Eagle-lion) PRC Affairs of Geraldine, The Rep. Alexander's Ragtime Band (R.) 20th-Fox Alias Mr. Twilight Col. Angel and the Badman, The Rep. | Angel on My Shoulder UA f Anna and the King of Siam 20th-Fox Apache Rose (color) Rep. Arch of Triumph UA Arnelo Affair, The MGM Avalanche PRC Prod. Numbt i 603 709 828 608 634 64 1 Stars Michael Chelthov-Joanna Dru Richard Arlen-Veda Ann Borg Deborah Kerr-Trevor Howard Jane Withers-James Lydon Tyrone Power-Alice Faye Michael Duane-Trudy Marshall John Wayne-Irene Rich Paul Muni-Anne Baxter Irene Dunne-Rex Harrison Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Ingrid Bergman-Charles Boyer John Hodiak-George Murphy Bruce Cabot-Roscoe Karns r REVIEWED — > M.P. Product Advance Tradeshow or Running Herald Digest Synopsis Release Date Time Issue Page Page Dec. 27/46 96m Nov. 30/46 3334 3066 Sept. 29,'46 68m Sept. 28/46 3224 3187 Mar. 14/47 98m Mar. 8/47 3513 Nov. 18/46 68m Nov. 30/46 3334 2951 Apr.,'47 106m Jan. 4/47 3398 Dec. 24/46 69m Dec. 28/46 3386 3312 Feb. 15/47 100m Feb. 15/47 3474 3336 Sept. 20/46 101m Sept. 21/46 3210 2859 Aug. ,'46 128m June 8/46 3029 2907 Feb. 15/47 75m Mar. 29/47 3549 3434 Not Set 3487 (T) Feb. 13/47 87 m Feb. 15/47 3473 3459 June 20/46 70m May 4/46 2973 Data Page 3492 3464 3412 3553 3464 3288 BACHELOR and the Bobby Soxer, The RKO Cary Grant-Myrna Loy-S. Temple Not Set 3363 Bachelor's Daughters, The UA Gail Russell-Claire Trevor Sept. 6/46 88m Sept. 14/46 3197 3007 3350 Backlash 20th-Fox 711 Richard Travis-Jean Rogers Mar.,'47 66m Mar. 29/47 3550 3503 Bad Bascomb (Block 16) MGM 619 Wallace Beery-Margaret O'Brien Apr.-May,'46 1 12m Feb. 9/46 2837 2784 3288 Bamboo Blonde (Block 6) RKO 630 Frances Langford-Russell Wade July 15/46 67m June 22/46 3054 2784 Banjo RKO Sharyn Moffett-Jacqueline White Block 5 3539 Beast with Five Fingers, The WB 613 Robert Alda-Andrea King Feb. 8/47 88m Dec. 21/46 3374 2786 3464 Beat the Band (Block 4) RKO 718 Frances Langford-Gene Krupa Feb. 19/47 67m Mar. 1/47 3501 3126 Beauty and the Bandit Mono. 531 Gilbert Roland-Ramsay Ames Nov. 9/46 77m Dec. 7/46 3347 3312 Bedelia (British) (Eagle-Lion ) PRC Margaret Lockwood-lan Hunter Jan. 29/47 83m Feb. 1/47 3445 3492 Bedlam (Block 6) RKO 628 Boris Karloff-Anna Lee May 10/46 80m Apr. 27/46 2962 2951 3350 Beginning or the End, The MGM 716 Brian Donlevy-Robert Walker Mar.,'47 1 10m Feb. 22/47 3485 3076 3553 Behind the Mask Mono. 526 Kane Richmond-Barbara Reed May 25/46 67m Apr. 6/46 2926 Bells of San Angelo (color) Rep. Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Not Set 3488 Bells of San Fernando Screen Guild 4614 Donald Woods-Gloria Warren Mar. 1/47 74m Apr. 5/47 3562 3422 Below the Deadline Mono. 520 Warren Douglas-Ramsay Ames Aug. 3/46 65m Sept. 28/46 3224 3127 t Best Years of Our Lives (Spcl.) RKO 751 Myrna Loy-Fredric March Nov. 20/46 172m Nov. 30/46 3335 3312 3553 Betty Co-ed Col. 824 Jean PorterWilliam Mason Nov. 28/46 71m Dec. 7/46 3346 3274 3553 Beware Astor Louis Jordan-Frank Wilson July/46 55m June 22/46 3054 Beware of Pity (Br.) Eagle-Lion PRC Lilli Palmer-Albert Lieven July 22/46 105m Aug. 3/46 3126 Big Fix, The PRC James Brown-Sheila Ryan Apr. 19/47 t Big Sleep, The WB 601 Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall Aug. 3 1 ,'46 1 14m Aug. 17/46 3249 3126 3464 Big Town Para. 4622 Philip Reed-Hillary Brooke (T) Feb. 14/47 60m Feb. 22/47 3486 3776 Black Angel, The Univ. 543 Dan Duryea-June Vincent Aug. 2/46 80m Aug. 10/46 3137 3076 Black Beauty 20th-Fox 636 Mona Freeman-Richard Denning Sept.,'46 76m July 20/46 Mar. 8/47 3102 2778 3492 Blaze of Noon Para. 461 1 Anne Baxter-Sterling Hayden May 2/47 90m 3513 3503 Blind Spot Col. 825 Chester Morris-Constance Dowling Feb. 6/47 73m Feb. 1/47 3445 3388 Blonde for a Day PRC Hugh Beaumont-Katheryn Adams Aug. 29/46 68m Aug. 10/46 3137 3030 Blondie Knows Best Col. 806 Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Oct. 17/46 70m Sept. 21/46 321 1 3031 3350 Blondie's Big Moment Col. 807 Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Jan. 9/47 69m Dec. 14/46 3361 3347 Blondie's Holiday Col. 808 Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Apr. 10/47 67m Mar. 8/47 3514 3488 f Blue Skies (color) Para. 4602 Bing Crosby-Fred Astaire Dec. 27/46 104m Sept. 28/46 3221 2884 3492 Bob, Son of Battle (color) 20th-Fox Peggy Ann Garner-Lou McCallister Not Set 3539 Bon Voyage 20th-Fox Jeanne Crain-Sir Aubrey Smith Not Set 2230 Boomerang 20th-Fox 706 Dana Andrews-Jane Wyatt Feb.,'47 88m Feb. 1/47 3446 3434 3553 Boom Town (R.) MGM 713 Clark Gable-Claudette Colbert Feb.,'47 1 19m Sept. 28/46 3225 Born to Kill RKO Claire Trevor-Lawrence Tierney Block 5 3078 (formerly Deadlier Than the Male) Born to Speed PRC Johnny Sands-Terry Austin Jan. 12/47 61m Jan. 25/47 3434 3410 Boston Blackie and the Law Col. 822 Chester Morris-Trudy Marshall Dec. 12/46 69m Nov. 23/46 3322 3312 Bowery, The (Reissue) 20th-Fox 642 George Raft-Wallace Beery Oct.,'46 84m Aug. 24/46 3162 Bowery Bombshell Mono. 511 Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall July 20/46 65m July 27/46 3114 Boy, a Girl and a Dog, A Film Classics Jerry Hunter-Sharyn Moffett July/46 77m June 29/46 3065 303 i Boys' Ranch (Block 17) MGM 625 James Craig-"Butch" Jenkins July 18/46 97m May 4/46 2973 2926 3464 Brasher Doubloon, The 20th-Fox 707 George Montgomery-Nancy Guild Feb.,'47 72m Feb. 8/47 3458 3238 Bride Wore Boots, The (Block 5) Para. 4521 Barbara Stanwyck-Robert Cummings May 31/46 86m Mar. 23/46 2905 2784 3350 3566 PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION, APRIL 5, 1947