Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1956)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Oct-Dec 1956
Publisher:
New York, Quigley Publishing Co.
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1956)
Leaf #:
000666
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:
March 28, 2024
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CINEMA SERVICE Providing consultation on problems and requirements relative to film product, motion picture equipment and supplies and to their application ; to theatre design and its materials, and to comparable matters of market and method. i Address communications to QUIGLEY PUBLICATIONS CINEMA SERVICE, 1270 Avenue of the Americas, New York 20. Cable: QUIGPUBCO, New York. CINEMA SERVICE A DIVISION OF lr\r\l QUIGLEY PUBLICATIONS LjU NEW YORK WORLD MARKET ADVERTISERS . . . COMPANY Allied Artists Corp. Producer-Distributor American Int'l Films Film Distributor Barnett International Corp. Shippers Baur, Eugen * Theatre Equipment Buena Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc. Film Distributor Casino Film Exchange Film Distributor Cinematograph Supply Co. Theatre Equipment Columbia Pictures Corp. Producer-Distributor De Laurentiis, Dino Producer-Distributor Daiei Motion Picture Co. Producer-Distributor Grand Prize Films Film Distributor Guaranteed Pictures Corp Film Distributor La Vezzi Machine Works Projector Parts Manko Products Seat Covers Mitchell, Hubert Equipment J. D. Moeller Lenses National Carbon Co. Projection Carbons National Theatre Supply Co. Projection & Sound Equipment Overseas Film Corp., Ltd. Producer-Distributor Paramount Pictures Corp. Producer-Distributor Paromel Electronics Sound Equipment Praesens Film Co. Producer-Distributor Rank, J. Arthur, Organization Producer-Distributor Raytone Screen Co. Theatre Screens and Equipment RCA International Corp. Projection and Sound Equipment RKO-Radio Pictures, Inc. Producer-Distributor Republic Pictures Producer Distributors Schlanger, Ben Architect Siemens-Halske Co. Opp. Theatre Equipment SOS Cinema Supply Co. Film Processing & Theatre Equipment Star Cinema Supply Corp. Rebuilt Theatre Equipment Strong Electric Co. Rectifiers Titanus Studios Producer-Distributor Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Producer-Distributor United Artists Corp. Producer-Distributor Universal-International Films, Inc. Producer-Distributor Vocalite Screens Co. Theatre Screens Wagner Sign Service, Inc. Marquee Letter Service Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Producer-Distributor Westrex Corp. Recording & Sound Projection Equipment Williams Screen Co. Theatre Screens Zeiss-lcon Co. Lenses PAGE 31 35 34 49 33 34 50 29 39 38 36 36 53 51 55 57 45 40 36 27 50 34 18 & 19 54 41 14 & 15 22 & 23 51 1st Page 56 50 46 37 4 & 5 8 & 9 11 46 47 25 2 44 52 58 WORLD MARKET