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 #:
000688
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 3588-3589, issue of April 19, 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. (f) 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 Tradeshow or Stars Release Dale Michael Chekhov-Joanna Dru Dec. 27,'46 Richard Arlen-Veda Ann Borg Sept. 29, '46 Deborah Kerr-Trevor Howard Mar. I4,'47 Jane Withers-James Lydon Nov. I8,'46 Tyrone Power-Alice Faye Mar.,'47 Michael Duane-Trudy Marshall Dec. 24,'46 John Wayne-Irene Rich Feb. 1 5, '47 Paul Muni-Anne Baxter Sept. 20, '46 Irene Dunne-Rex Harrison Aug. ,'46 Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Feb. 1 5, '47 Ingrid Bergman-Charles Boyer Not Set John Hodiak-George Murphy (T) Feb. 13, '47 Bruce Cabot-Roscoe Karns June 20, '46 Running Time 96m 68m 98m 68m 106m 69m 1 00m 101m 128m 75m 87 m 70m M. P. Herald Issue Nov. 30, '46 Sept. 28, '46 Mar. 8,'47 Nov. 30,'46 Jan. 4,'47 Dec.28,'46 Feb. I5,'47 Sept. 2 1, '46 June 8, '46 Mar. 29,'47 Feb. : i 5/47 May 4,'46 Product Digest Page 3334 3224 3513 3334 3398 3386 3474 3210 3029 3549 3473 2973 Advance Service Synopsis Data Page Page 3066 3187 2951 3312 3336 2859 2907 3434 3487 3459 3492 3464 3412 3553 3464 3288 BACHELOR and the Bobby Soxer, The RKO Bachelor's Daughters, The UA Backfire Mono. Backlash 20th-Fox Bad Bascomb (Block 16) MGM Bamboo Blonde (Block 6) RKO Banjo (Blocks) RKO Beast with Five Fingers, The WB Beat the Band (Block 4) RKO Beauty and the Bandit Mono. Bedelia (British) (Eagle-Lion) PRC Beginning or the End, The MGM Bells of San Angelo (color) Rep. Bells of San Fernando Screen Guild Below the Deadline Mono. | Best Years of Our Lives (Spcl.) RKO Betty Co-ed Col. Beware Astor Beware of Pity (Br.) Eagle-Lion PRC 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.) Border Feud Born to Kill (Block 5) Born to Speed Boston Blackie and th Bowery, The (Reissue) Bowery Bombshell Boy, a Girl and a Dog, A Boys' Ranch (Block 17) Brasher Doubloon, The Law Filr PRC WB Para. Univ. 20th-Fox Para. Col. PRC Col. Col. Col. Para. 20th-Fox 20th-Fox 20th-Fox MGM PRC RKO PRC Col. 20th-Fox Mono. Classics MGM 20th-Fox Bride Wore Boots, The (Blocks) Para. Cary Grant-Myrna Loy-S. Temple Not Set Gail Russell-Claire Trevor Sept. 6, '46 Johnny Mack Brown-Raymond Hatton June 7, '47 71 I Richard Travis-Jean Rogers Mar.,'47 619 Wallace Beery-Margaret O'Brien Apr.-May,'46 630 Frances Langford-Russell Wade July 15, '46 725 Sharyn Moffett-Jacqueline White (T) Apr. I4,'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, '47 716 Brian Donlevy-Robert Walker Mar.,'47 .... Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Not Set 4614 Donald Woods-Gloria Warren Mar. I, "47 520 Warren Douglas-Ramsay Ames Aug. 3, '46 751 Myrna Loy-Fredric March Nov. 20, '46 824 Jean Porter-William Mason Nov. 28, '46 .... Louis Jordan-Frank Wilson July, '46 .... Lilli Palmer-Albert Lieven July 22, '46 702 James Brown-Sheila Ryan Apr. 19, '47 601 Humphrey Bogarf-Lauren Bacall Aug. 31, '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 4611 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. I7,'46 807 Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Jan. 9, '47 808 Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Apr. I0,'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.,'47 713 Clark Gable-Claudette Colbert Feb.,'47 AI "Lash" La Rue-AI "Fuzzy" St. John Not Set 722 Claire Trevor-Lawrence Tierney (T) Apr. I4,'47 705 Johnny Sands-Terry Austin Jan. 12, '47 822 Chester Morris-Trudy Marshall Dec. 1 2, '46 642 George Raft-Wallace Beery Oct.,'46 511 Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall July 20, '46 Jerry Hunter-Sharyn Moffett July/46 625 James Craig-"Bu+ch" Jenkins July 1 8, "46 707 George Montgomery-Nancy Guild Feb.,'47 4521 Barbara Stanwyck-Robert Cummings May 3 1, '46 3539 2230 88m Feb. I,'47 3446 3434 19m Sept. 28,'46 3225 55m 92m Apr. 19/47 3585 3078 61m Jan.25,'47 3434 3410 69 m Nov. 23, "46 3322 3312 84m Aug. 24, '46 3162 65m July 27,'46 31 14 77m June 29,'46 3065 3031 97m May 4,'46 2973 2926 72m Feb. 8/47 3458 3238 86m Mar. 23/46 2905 2784 3363 88m Sept. 14/46 3197 3007 3350 3587 66m Mar. 29/47 3550 3503 1 12m Feb. 9/46 2837 2784 3288 67m June 22/46 3054 2784 68m Apr. 19/47 3586 3539 88m Dec. 21/46 3374 2786 3577 67m Mar. 1/47 3501 3126 77m Dec. 7/46 3347 3312 83m Feb. 1/47 3445 3492 1 10m Feb. 22/47 3485 3076 3488 3553 74m Apr. 5/47 3562 3422 65m Sept. 28/46 3224 3127 172m Nov. 30/46 3335 3312 3553 71m Dec. 7/46 3346 3274 3553 55m June 22/46 3054 105m Aug. 3/46 3126 63 m 3574 1 14m Aug. 17/46 3249 3126 3577 60 m Feb. 22/47 3486 3776 80m Aug. 10/46 3137 3076 76m July 20/46 3102 2778 3492 90m Mar. 8/47 3513 3503 73m Feb. 1/47 3445 3388 68m Aug. 10/46 3137 3030 70m Sept. 21/46 3211 3031 3350 69m Dec. 14/46 3361 3347 67m Mar. 8/47 3514 3488 104m Sept. 28/46 3221 2884 3492 3553 3464 3350 3590 PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION, APRIL 19, 1947