Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
May-Jun 1947
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 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:
August 29, 2022
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word, money-order or check with copy. Count initials, box number and address. Minimum insertion, $1. Four insertions for the price of three. Contract rates on application. No borders or cuts. Forms close Mondays at 5 P. M. Publisher reserves the right to reject any copy. Film and trailer advertising not accepted. Classi IpfiWl fied advertising not subject to agency commission. Address copy and checks: ||WH MOTION PICTURE HERALD, Classified Dept., Rockefeller Center, New York (20) iBftJl USED EQUIPMENT THEATRE CHAIRS — 3.000 USED SPRINT, cushioned, part full upholstered back and part insert panel back, with spring edge and box-spring cushions; 1,000 veneer chairs; 800 good back, 500 spring cushions, and hinges. Immediate delivery. Advise how manv you need. Write for prices and photographs. Phone Valley 2-3445. JESSE COLE, 2565 McClelian Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. PRICES REDUCED ON WAR SURPLUS SOUND outfits— 16mm RCA, $149.50; Bell & Howell. Ampro. Victor, DeVry, from $195; Amproarc HI $1295; 35mm Holmes LI Arc equipments, $1295; DeVry HI theatre equipments, $2495; Rebuilt Super Simplex RCA sound. $3850. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORPORATION. 449 W. 42nd Street, New York 18. TWO UNIT MANUAL TICKET MACHINES. $99.50; Three Unit, $135; Latest rebuilt projector mechanisms, Century $595; Brenkert $795; Super Simplex $650; Motiograph K with changeovers $695; Public Address Systems, complete $44.50 up; Theatre Amplifiers, $39.50 up. Summer Catalog ready S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORPORATION. 449 W. 42nd Street, New York 18. MANLEY LIFETIME POPCORN MACHINE like new, priced to sell $385. STAR THEATRE. Natchez, Mississippi. 800 COMPLETE REBUILT HEY WOOD WAKEfield boxspring chairs exceptionally good $5.50 each. 1000 veneer chairs, rebuilt $3.50 each. Ask for photos. 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Write for information. THE CAMERA MART, 70 West 45th St., New York. NEW EQUIPMENT SUNROC 15 GPM WATER COOLERS, $230; Prompt delivery Coolaire Blowers with motors, 8,500 cfm $172.50; 11,000 cfm $229.90; 13,500 cfm $276; 22,500 cfm $348; Air Washers, all sizes; Zeiss Portable Sound Projectors, $275; Carbon Savers, 6mm to 13mm, 1/3 cost, 77c; 500W Stereopticons, $27.50; Snowlike flameproof soundscreens up to Iff, 2\l/2c sq. ft. Summer Catalog ready. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORPORATION, 449 W. 42nd Street. New York 18. BEAUTIFUL NEW CHAIRS— PROMPT DELIVery from factory. Veneer, $5.50 — 30 days; Veneer back spring edge cushion, $9.35; Applied upholstered back spring edge cushion, $11; Full upholstered back spring edge cushion, $11.95 — 60 days; Allsteel unbreakable standards, high grade mohair or heavy leatherette upholstery. Wire or phone. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORPORATION, 449 W. 42nd Street. New York 18. BOOKS RICHARDSON'S BLUEBOOK OF PROJECTION. Best seller since 1911. Now in 7th edition. Revised to present last word in Sound Trouble Shooting Charts. Expert information on all phases of projection and equipment. Special new section on television. Invaluable to beginner and expert. $7.25 postpaid. QUIGLEY BOOKSHOP. 1270 Sixth Avenue. New York 20. OBITUARIES Ad rienne Ames, Actress, Dies in New York at 39 Adrienne Ames, 39, radio commentator and a former screen star, died at her home in New York May 31, after a long illness Until two weeks before her death, she had cdntinued her broadcasts of Broadway and Hollywood comment, over Station WHN, New York. Born Adrienne Ruth McClure, she entered motion pictures by chance through a photo contest, appearing in many films over a period of nine years, including "The Road to Reno," "George White's Scandals," "A Bedtime Story," and others. She is survived by a daughter, her mother, a sister and three brothers. Canon Abel Brohee Canon Abel Brohee, 67, founder and president of the International Catholic Office of the Cinema (L'Office Catholique International du Cinema), died in Brussels May 1. Canon Brohee had been working on plans for the film congress which the International Catholic Office of the Cinema is sponsoring next month in Brussels. At that meeting his successor will be elected. Canon Brohee's death took place suddenly as he was on his way to see a motion picture. Henry A. Maggard Henry Arthur Maggard, 58, widely known in Kansas City theatrical circles, died at the Kansas City Research hospital May 22 of a heart attack. He had been a member of the IATSE since 1908 and was a stagehand in many local theatres. In 1938 he returned to Kansas City to become a stagehand at the Esquire theatre when it opened. He also was assistant manager. Ruth Gillis Ruth Gillis, 34, of Brooklyn, N. Y., a secretary in the MGM home office, was among the 42 persons who lost their lives in the crash of a United ' Airlines plane at LaGuardia Field May 29. Legion of Decency Gives Ratings for Seven Pictures Two pictures were cited as unobjectionable for general patronage, three others were listed as "unobjectionable for adults" and two more were called objectionable in part in the National Legion of Decency review list for the week ending May 29, 1947. "Bells of San Angelo" and "Border Feud" were unobjectionable for general patronage; "Love and Learn," "The Other Love," and "Spoilers of the North" were unobjectionable for adults. Listed as objectionable in part were "Lost Honeymoon" and "Trouble With Women," with the objection in both instances characterized as "suggestive sequences." SIMPP Moves The Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers in Hollywood has moved its offices to 357 North Canyon Drive. Donald M. Nelson is president. 54 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, JUNE 7, 1947