Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1948)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jan-Feb 1948
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1948)
Leaf #:
000270
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 28, 2022
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WESLEY TROUT, Engineer, 575, Enid, Okla. Bell & Howell Sales Set Peace-Time High Bell & Howell's 1947 net sales reached a record peace-time high, exceeding $18,000,000, president J. H. McNabb told the board of directors meeting January 13 in Chicago. Sales for the month of December exceeded $2,000,000, a new monthly high. President McNabb also announced a regular quarterly dividend of $1.06*4 per share on the cumulative preferred stock, four and a quarter per cent series, and a regular quarterly dividend of I2y2 cents. on the common stock. Both dividends are payable March 1, 1948, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 15, 1948. Dividends paid on common stock during 1947 totaled $1.25 per share. Brandt Suit Answers Due February 2 Answers of the Brandt Circuit and the 162 defendants named in Paramount's complaint charging them with fraud in connection with percentage picture deals and seeking recovery of $563,265 are scheduled to be filed on or before February 2 in the New York Supreme Court. 50 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, JANUARY 24, 1948