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 #:
000620
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 pages 3576-3577, issue of April 12, 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. (t) indicates a Box Office Champion. REVIEWED ■ 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. f Angel on My Shoulder UA { Anna and the King of Siam 20th-Fox Apache Rose (color) Rep. Arch of Triumph UA Arnelo Affair, The MGM Avalanche PRC Prod. Number 603 709 828 608 634 641 Stars Michael Chekhov-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 M. P. Product Advance Service Tradeshow or Running Herald Digest Synopsis Data Release Date Time Issue Page Page Page Dec. 27/46 96m Nov. 30/46 3334 3066 3492 Sept. 29/46 68m Sept. 28/46 3224 3187 3464 Mar. 14/47 98m Mar. 8/47 3513 Nov. 1 8/46 68 m Nov. 30/46 3334 2951 Apr.,'47 106m Jan. 4/47 3398 Dec. 24/46 69m Dec. 28/46 3386 3312 3412 Feb. 15/47 100m Feb. 15/47 3474 3336 3553 Sept. 20/46 101m Sept. 21/46 3210 2859 3464 Aug. ,'46 128m June 8/46 3029 2907 3288 Feb. 1 5/47 75m Mar. 29/47 3549 3434 Not Set 3487 (T) Feb. 13/47 87m Feb. 15/47 3473 3459 June 20/46 70m May 4/46 2973 BACHELOR and the Bobby Soxer, The Bachelor's Daughters, The Backlash Bad Bascomb (Block 16) Bamboo Blonde (Block 6) Banjo (Block 5) Beast with Five Fingers, The Beat the Band (Block 4) Beauty and the Bandit Bedelia (British) (Eagle-Lion) Bedlam (Block 6) Beginning or the End, The Behind the Mask Bells of San Angelo (color) Bells of San Fernando Screen Guild Below the Deadline Mono, t Best Years of Our Lives (Spcl.) RKO Betty Co-ed Beware Beware of Pity (Br.) Eagle-Lion Big Fix, The f Big Sleep, The Big Town Black Angel, The Black Beauty Blaze of Noon Blind Spot Blonde for a Day Blondie Knows Best Blondie's Big Moment Blondie's Holiday f Blue Skies (color) Bob, Son of Battle (color) Bon Voyage Boomerang Boom Town (R.) Born to Kill (Block 5) (formerly Deadlier Than the Male) Born to Speed PRC Boston Blackie and the Law Col. Bowery, The (Reissue) 20th-Fox Bowery Bombshell Mono. Boy, a Girl and a Dog, A Film Classics Boys' Ranch (Block 17) Brasher Doubloon, The RKO UA 20th-Fox MGM RKO RKO WB RKO Mono. PRC RKO MGM Mono. Rep. Col. Astor PRC PRC WB Para. Univ. 20th-Fox Para. Col. PRC Col. Col. Col. Para. 20th-Fox 20th-Fox 20th-Fox MGM RKO MGM 20th-Fox Bride Wore Boots, The (Block 5) Para. .... Cary Grant-Myrna Loy-S. Temple Not Set .... Gail Russell-Claire Trevor Sept. 6/46 711 Richard Travis-Jean Rogers Mar.,'47 619 Wallace Beery-Margaret O'Brien Apr.-May,'46 630 Frances Langford-Russell Wade July 15/46 .... Sharyn Moffett-Jacqueline White (T) Apr. 14/47 613 Robert Alda-Andrea King Feb. 8/47 718 Frances Langford-Gene Krupa Feb. 19/47 531 Gilbert Roland-Ramsay Ames Nov. 9/46 .... Margaret Lockwood-lan Hunter Jan. 29/47 628 Boris Karloff-Anna Lee May 10/46 716 Brian Donlevy-Robert Walker Mar.,'47 526 Kane Richmond-Barbara Reed May 25/46 .... Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Not Set 46I4 Donald Woods-Gloria Warren Mar. I, '47 520 Warren Douglas-Ramsay Ames Aug. 3/46 75I Myrna Loy-Fredric March Nov. 20/46 824 Jean PorterWilliam Mason Nov. 28/46 .... Louis Jordan-Frank Wilson July/46 .... Lilli Palmer-Albert Lieven July 22/46 .... James Brown-Sheila Ryan Apr. 1 9/47 60 1 Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall Aug. 3 1 ,'46 4622 Philip Reed-Hillary Brooke (T) Feb. I4/47 543 Dan Duryea-June Vincent Aug. 2/46 636 Mona Freeman-Richard Denning Sept., '46 46! I Anne Baxter-Sterling Hayden May 2/47 825 Chester Morris-Constance Dowling Feb. 6/47 .... Hugh Beaumont-Katheryn Adams Aug. 29/46 806 Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Oct. 1 7/46 807 Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Jan. 9/47 808 Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Apr. 1 0/47 4602 Bing Crosby-Fred Astaire Dec. 27/46 .... Peggy Ann Garner-Lon McCallister Not Set .... Jeanne Crain-Sir Aubrey Smith Not Set 706 Dana Andrews-Jane Wyatt Feb. ,'47 7I3 Clark Gable-Claudette Colbert Feb.,'47 .... Claire Trevor-Lawrence Tierney (T) Apr. 1 4/47 .... Johnny Sands-Terry Austin Jan. I2/47 822 Chester Morris-Trudy Marshall Dec. 1 2/46 642 George Raft-Wallace Beery Oct.,'46 5 1 1 Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall July 20/46 .... Jerry Hunter-Sharyn Moffett July/46 625 James Craig-"Butch" Jenkins July 18/46 707 George Montgomery-Nancy Guild Feb.,'47 4521 Barbara Stanwyck-Robert Cummings May 31/46 88m 66 m I 12m 67m 88m 67m 77m 83m 80m I 10m 67 m 74m 65m 172m 71m 55m 105m 1 14m 60m 80m 76m 90m 73m 68m 70m 69m 67m 104m 88m I 19m Sept. 14/46 Mar. 29/47 Feb. 9/46 June 22/46 Dec. 21/46 Mar. 1/47 Dec. 7/46 Feb. 1/47 Apr. 27/46 Feb. 22/47 Apr. 6/46 Apr. 5/47 Sept. 28/46 Nov. 30/46 Dec. 7/46 June 22/46 Aug. 3/46 Aug. 17/46 Feb. 22/47 Aug. 10/46 July 20/46 Mar. 8/47 Feb. 1/47 Aug. 10/46 Sept. 2 1 ,'46 Dec. 14/46 Mar. 8/47 Sept. 28/46 Feb. 1/47 Sept. 28/46 3197 3550 2837 3054 3374 3501 3347 3445 2962 3485 2926 3562 3224 3335 3346 3054 3126 3249 3486 3137 3102 3513 3445 3137 321 1 3361 3514 3221 3446 3225 3363 3007 3503 2784 2784 3539 2786 3126 3312 2951 3076 3488 3422 3127 3312 3274 3574 3126 3776 3076 2778 3503 3388 3030 3031 3347 3488 2884 3539 2230 3434 3078 3350 3288 3577 3492 3350 3553 3553 3553 3577 3492 3350 3492 3553 61m Jan. 25/47 3434 3410 69m Nov. 23/46 3322 3312 84m Aug. 24/46 3162 65m July 27/46 June 29/46 31 14 77m 3065 3031 97m May 4/46 2973 2926 3464 72m Feb. 8/47 3458 3238 86m Mar. 23/46 2905 2784 3350 3578 PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION, APRIL 12, 1947