Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Mar 1956)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jan-Mar 1956
Publisher:
New York, Quigley Publishing Co.
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Mar 1956)
Leaf #:
000415
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
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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FILM BUYERS RATING Film Intyers of independent circuits in the U. S. rate current product on the basis of its performance in their theatres. This report covers 88 attractions, 3,012 playdates. Titles run alphabetically. Numerals refer to the number of engagements on each attraction reported. The tabulation is cumulative. Dagger (f) denotes attractions published for the first time. Asterisk ("') indicates attractions which are listed for the last time. EX means Excellent; AA — Above Average; AV — Average; BA — Belatv Average; PR — Poor. EX AA AV BA PR African Lion, The (B.V.) 1 4 13 3 1 All That Heaven Allows (U-l) 1 8 3 Apache Woman (A.R.C.) 1 3 2 2 Artists and Models (Par.) 8 18 6 6 1 Bengali (RKO) 3 5 Big Knife, The (U.A.) 1 6 13 Blood Alley (W.B.) 8 25 17 3 Bring Your Smile Along (Col.) 1 1 8 1 10 Count Three and Pray (Col.) 4 8 16 9 7 Court Martial of Billy Mitchell (W.B.) 1 12 7 1 Desert Sands ( U.A.) _ 5 7 1 1 Desperate Hours, The (Par.) 1 1 9 8 I 1 Diane (MGM) 4 5 Duel on the Mississippi (Col.) 1 1 5 2 2 Female on the Beach (U-l) 1 8 32 14 13 Footsteps in the Fog (Col.) 4 5 10 Fort Yuma (U.A.) 3 3 1 Francis in the Navy (U-l) 12 29 12 1 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (U.A.) _ 7 18 8 15 Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (20th-Fox) 3 19 28 19 Girl Rush, The (Par.) 2 22 19 (Glory (RKO) 1 3 Good Morning, Miss Dove (20th-Fox) . . 1 13 9 26 6 Guys and Dolls (MGM) 5 1 “ (Hell on Frisco Bay (W.B.) 19 1 Am a Camera (D.C.A.) 7 2 _ 4 1 Died a Thousand Times (W.B.) 4 7 6 Illegal (W.B.) 7 1 3 Indian Fighter (U.A.) . . 6 8 5 3 It's a Dog's Lite (MGM) 2 6 9 It's Always Fair Weather (MGM) 1 15 23 26 Kentuckian, The (U.A.) 7 28 26 10 6 King's Thief, The (MGM) 7 1 1 9 Kismet (MGM) 3 14 12 1 Lady Godiva ( U-l ) _ 4 6 3 Last Command, The (Rep.) 1 9 12 15 Last Frontier (Col.) 3 5 1 Lawless Street (Col.) 6 4 1 Left Hand of God, The (20th-Fox) 37 21 8 5 Lieutenant Wore Skirts, The (20th-Fox) 4 3 EX AA AV BA PR tLittlest Outlaw (B.V.). 2 2 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (20th-Fox) 18 27 38 10 4 Lucy Gallant (Par.) 18 15 9 Man Alone, A (Rep.) 6 15 9 II (Man With the Golden Arm (U.A.) — — 4 Man With the Gun ( U.A.) I 10 9 4 II McConnell Story, The (W.B.) I 31 34 14 3 My Sister Eileen (Col.) — 13 23 II 16 Naked Dawn (U-l) 2 4 I Naked Street (U.A.) 6 2 Night Holds Terror, The (Col.) — 3 7 19 Night of the Hunter (U.A.) 3 14 16 4 One Desire (U-l) II 13 9 Pete Kelly's Blues (W.B.) 3 24 10 36 9 Phenix City Story, The (A.A.) 17 16 25 16 I Private War of Major Benson (U-l) 2 23 29 19 8 Queen Bee (Col.) — 6 8 10 Quentin Durward (MGM) — — 5 9 18 Rains of Ranchipur (20th-Fox) 4 22 10 — Rebel Without a Cause (W.B.) 6 34 14 5 Return of Jack Slade (A.A.) — 2 II 2 — Running Wild (U-l) I 6 I 2 Scarlet Coat (MGM) — — 8 10 23 Second Greatest Sex (U-l) — 3 5 8 2 Seven Cities of Gold (20th-Fox) — 10 24 19 Shrike, The (U-l) 2 7 15 12 Sincerely Yours (W.B.) — I 5 II 10 Special Delivery (Col.) 2 3 Spoilers, The (U-l) 5 6 3 I Square Jungle (U-l) I 3 21 Tall Men, The (20th-Fox) 7 36 15 I I Tarantula (U-l) 5 3 Teen-Age Crime Wave (Col.) — 4 3 2 — Tender Trap (MGM) 7 21 20 8 Tennessee's Partner (RKO) I 12 8 6 Texas Lady (RKO) I 7 8 I Three Stripes in the Sun (Col.) I 4 13 6 4 To Catch a Thief (Par.) 6 14 22 14 5 To Hell and Back (U-l) 24 34 4 I Treasure of Pancho Villa (RKO) I 10 II 19 Trial (MGM) I 8 32 12 4 Ulysses (Par.) 3 I 9 12 9 View From Pompey's Head (20th-Fox) 2 7 12 20 28 Virgin Queen, The (20th-Fox) I 13 II 14 Warriors, The (A.A.) 6 II I We're No Angels (Par.) 7 21 22 10 Wichita (A.A.) 2 21 19 6 4 I 21 19 13 You're Never Too Young (Par.) 3