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 #:
000577
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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By the Herald LEON BRITTON, RKO Far East supervisor, returned to the New York office last week, advising major company ownership of theatres and reporting 16mm prosperity. He predicts even greater expansion of 16mm mobile units. COLUMBIA'S PLANS were the subjects here, at the four days' sales meeting in Chicago. Home office executives and all branch and district managers attended. At the speakers' dais, above, are, seated, Irving Wormser, Leo Jaffe, George Josephs, Abe Montague, general sales manager; Rube Jackter, Louis Astor, Louis Weinberg and Maurice Srad. Standing are Irving Sherman, H. C. Kaufman, Seth Raisler, Sydney Singerman, Vincent Borelli and Joseph Frieberg. THE WARNER NEWS, Warners' new newsreel, was the subject, above, at the two-days sales meeting in New York at which district managers met with Benjamin Kalmenson, vice-president and general sales manager. In clockwise order, left, are Doak Roberts, southwest district manager; Robert Smeltzer, mid-Atlantic; Henry Herbel, western; Roy Haines, western division; Norman Ayers, southern division; James Allen, newsreel director; Norman Moray, short subject sales manager; Mr. Kalmenson. Standing, at the left, is Charles Baily, Mr. Moray's assistant. Seated, right, clockwise from the head of the table, are Mort Blumenstock, advertising and publicity vice-president; I. F. Dolid, Mr. Kalmenson's assistant; Jules Lapidus, eastern and Canadian division; Sam Lefkowitz, eastern district; Charles Rich, central district; Haskell Masters, Canadian district, and Hall Walsh, prairie district. AND PARAMOUNT'S Chicago exchange prepares to win the "35 Years of Leadership" drive, right. District manager Allen Usher, seated, leads discussion. Grouped immediately around him are division manager James Donahue, right, and branch manager J. H. Stevens, left. Others are sales manager Sam Stoll, assistant office manager Harold Schneider, bookers James Flaherty, Gene Smith and Alice Enright; salesmen Gordon Wilcox and Joseph Friedman, head booker William Hamm, salesman William Dorsey, salesman Louis Goldberg, projectionist Herman Busch, salesmen Jack Gould and Louis Aurelio, and booker Jim Ondracek. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, JUNE 14, 1947 II