Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1949)

Page scan 000156 from Showmen's Trade Review

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Jan-Mar 1949
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000156
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:
Established in 1933 by Charles 'Chick' Lewis, who previously edited the 'Manager's Round Table' section in Quigley's MOTION PICTURE HERALD. Lewis originally called his new publication SHOWMEN'S ROUND TABLE, but after a lawsuit from Quigley, he changed the title to SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW (STR). Over the next two decades, STR proved to be a formidable competitor to Quigley's HERALD and steadily grew in circulation. It's easy to see why exhibitors wanted to subscribe. STR's editorial voice, reviews of features and shorts, 'Box Office Slant' tips for how to promote movies, and concise and well organized 'Booking Guides' made it a trustworthy and highly useful magazine for exhibitors. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
August 15, 2024
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THANKS, MISTER SHOWMAN! ^jcb^P ^ ^ I You will see below that ; I-G-M is far ahead in the trade press annual survey of motion picture leadership. We are proud, but wish to share this acclaim with our customers whose cooperation made it possible. lifll BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE-^BAROMETER' M-G-M tops all others in "Money Hits", in BoxoflFice Stars, in New Faces and in Shorts. (Issue of Nov. 20) M-G-M hos more than twice as many Ail-Time Blue Ribbon Awards as any other company, more place-winning stars, more awards in 10 Best Short Series Group. (Issue of Jan. 5, 1949) A-G-hA leads all companies with 3 tut of 7 "Golden Circle" Top Grosstrs of 1948, and out of 93 leading Mctures of the year M-G-M is first vith 20. M-G-M's George Sidney \^ins the year's Top Director honors ind Joe Pasternak wins Top Prolucer honors. Out of the 64 allime "Golden Circle" Top Grossers A-G-M leads the industry with 25, learest competing company 1 1. MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Issue of Dec. 20) "M-G-M leads 1948 Honor Roll with nine pictures!" M-G-M tops all companies in poll of nation's critics with: "A Date With Judy" "The Bride Goes Wild" • "Cass Timberlane" • "Easter Parade" • "Green Dolphin Street" • "Homecoming" "Julia Misbehaves • "The Search" "The Three Musketeers". (Issue of Dec. 24) ''M-G-M has two out of the First Three in topgrossing pictures of 1947'48 season, 'Cass Timberlane' and 'Green Dolphin StreetV