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 #:
000669
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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WHO GOES TO THE MOVIES ? EVERYBODY when you play RKO Pathe News IN NEWSREELS Now Boasts Full World Coverage After more than a year setting up a new staff for international coverage, the map in the office of John D. Le Vien, RKO-Pathe News news editor today shows no political blindspots and regular weekly average of 25,000 feet of film received at New York office from 24 countries. According to Mr. Le Vien, the postwar resumption of world coverage was by no means easy, the difficulty consisting mainly in locatAlfred Butterfield ing foreign camera men who had worked for Pathe before the war. Only 50 former employes answered the more than 500 tracer letters sent out after the war. It took many months before suitable cameramen could be found to build an efficient staff, but today Pathe News has its own men in Greece, Palestine, Hungary, Latin America, India, North Africa, South Africa, Portugal, New Zealand and Finland. A special man, who also serves Paramount, is operating in Germany. In a number of coutries Pathe News has exclusive exchange arrangements under which it gets all good news shots taken there and in turn sends abroad material dealing with the American scene. In London it is affiliated with Pathe News, in Paris with Pathe Journal, in Rome with Incon and in Australia with Cinesound. Similar arrangements assure coverage in Poland, Turkey, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Holland and other places. Pools for all five newsreel companies still exist in japan and China and Chile. Pathe News has no coverage in Honolulu because no union cameramen can be found there and it neither sends nor receives film from Spain, although the Spaniards would be willing to make an exchange deal. Little Censorship Difficulty Newsreels encounter a minimum of censorship trouble, Mr. Le Vien said. For a long time none or only poor quality film was received from Moscow, but the condition changed following a letter written by the Pathe news editor to Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov. No foreign country has any quota on newsreels and in some countries, such as France, they are so popular that native newsreels are at times 100 per cent American and in English. In other places, like Italy and Canada, at least 51 per cent of the reel must be of native origin. Both domestic and foreign operations of the Pathe newsreel are under the direction of Alfred Butterfield, editor of RKO Pathe News. All major assignments are given out MOVIETONE NEWS-Vol. 29, No. 65— Volcano in Iceland erupts. . . . Greeks pay homage to Kink' George at funeral. . . . Henry Ford dead at 83. . . . Navy observes 47th birthday of submarine. . . . Dionnes bridesmaids at brother's wedding:. . . . Babe Ruth takes job to help boys. . . . Deer damage crops and are chased by plane. MOVIETONE NEWS— Vol. 29, No. 66 -Europe's winter climaxed by floods. . . . Atom commission confirmed. . . . Independent rallies in Korea. . . . Tornado rips through Oklahoma and Texas. . . . Fire destroys buildings at coast ataval base. . . . New navy helicopter. . . . Navy boxing. . . . Harness racing. NEWS OF THE DAY— Vol. 18, 263-Death of Henry Ford. . . . DeGaulle sees France with U. S. against tyranny. . . . President meets film chiefs. . . . The man who stole a bus. . . . Dionne Quints at first wedding. . . . Leo Durocher suspended. . . . Submarines on parade. . . . Greeks mourn king. NEWS OF THE DAY— Vol. 18, 264— Fire sweeps Navy base on Treasure Isle. . . . Oklahoma tornado kills scores. . . . Ice in Vistula destroys Polish bridges. . . . Koreans protest occupation forces. . . . United Nation's home site dedicated in New York. . . . Paris roller derby. . . . Navy boxing j.g. PARAMOUNT NEWS— No. 66--Babe Ruth gets a new job. . . . Five famous bridesmaids. . . . Truman praises film industry's foreign program. . . . Nation pays tribute to submarines. . . . Henry Ford. 1863-1947. . . . Leo Durocher suspended. PARAMOUNT NEWS— No. 67— In San Francisco $5,000 fire sweeps Treasure Island. . . . Atomic commission gets down to work. . . . Britain hears Wallace. . . . Riots in Korea. . . . Navy Juniors boxing. . . . Ice packs smash bridges in Europe. RKO PATHE NEWS— Vol. 18, No. 68— Athens mourns dead king. . . . Asians meet in national Congress. . . . Truman reviews Army parade. . . . Henry Ford dead at 83. . . . Errant bus reaches goal. . . . DeGaulle at Strasbourg. RKO PATHE NEWS— Vol. 18, No. 69-Wallace in London on tour. . . . Fire on crowds in Korea. . . . Lillienthal takes over atom. . . . Memorial of deatli of F. D. R. . . Treasure Island blaze. . . . Robinson becomes a Dodger. . . . Polish floods smash bridges. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL— Vol. 20, No. 29^Henry F&rd dead at 83. . . . Latest submarine maneuvers at New London. . . . Quintuplets bridesmaids at wedding of brother. . . . Last rites for King of Greece. . . . Antarctic Coast Guard ice breaker arrives in U. S. with whimsical penguins. . . . Mule is king for a day at Columbia, Tenn. . . . College rodeo at Austin, Tex. . . . Winter ski exhibition' at Miami. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL— Vol. 20, No. 30— Bridges topple as floods sweep Poland. . . . Mass rioting in Korean capital. ... 150 die in Oklahoma tornado. . . . $5,000 blaze sweeps San Francisco's Treasure Island. . . . Navy tests helicopter. . . . Historic 14th century spectacle reinacted in Italy. . . . Living statue gymnasts perform at Paris. . . . Small-fry boxing match. directly from the home office. The domestic staff consists of 14 full-time and 300-parttime cameramen and slightly exceeds the prewar total. Lately the ratio of foreign to domestic subjects has been slightly in favor of the international coverage, but over the whole year, it comes out to about 50-50. Mr. Butterfield's greatest problem is the arbitrary cutting of the newsreels by exhibitors to eliminate undesirable subjects or to adjust program times. Many letters from patrons, complaining about one or two-shot newsreels, come in each week. Research has established that exhibitors cut the newsreels on a selective basis in most cases. Patrons generally like lengthy coverage of a subject, but this practice is not popular with exhibitors. A serious concern of RKO Pathe executives, and one that is echoed at all the other newsreel companies, is the situation under which they are unable to utilize combattrained veteran cameramen because of union refusal to accept the men. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, APRIL 19, 1947 Released thru