Variety (April 1953)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
April 1953
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (April 1953)
Leaf #:
000258
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound",Vaudeville,Theatre,Broadcastin
Collection:
Early Cinema, Theatre and Vaudeville, and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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Wednesday, April 22, 1953 EDMUND GRAINGER PRODUCTION f Will have ’em hanging limp from EXCITEMENT gf t r ’Sock'thrill drama., will have em Hanging limp from e v citement!. .for ultimate in audience response!... bias's its way to a wild climax 1 * -FILM DA!LY ’Intensely exciting. from opening shot to spectacular fadeout . excep- tionally fine performances ..will long oe remembered !* -MOTION PICTURE DAILY ’Keeps yOo on the edge of your seat from start to finish . . Steve McNalh is another Clark Gable Alexis Smith : j s t great 1 * -LOUELLA PARSONS ‘Strong suspense action-n^eiodramu comes off vith a punch. tough, plenty of dramatic meat Jan Ste r lma is o standout* -VARIETY ’One of the season s top mcllers should bring in financial returns commensurate with its high enter- tainment value. . McNally a a bril- liant jerformaece ’* -HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ’Packs a terrific wallop !... will give any audience its moneys worth in entertainment., potent box office names 1 ...has one of the most jnj- sual and hair-raising climaxes evo r projected on a movie screen., super- duper suspense and action show 1 - SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW ’Audience barely drew a breath until :• broke irto rousing applause at the finish. one of the most effective m -1 od r a m as of recent years ..figures *o play its way into deep black ink 1 -MOT/ON PICTURE HERALD STEPHEN McNALLY • ALEXIS SMITH • JAN STERLING KEITH ANDES • ARTHUR HUNNICUTT - h PAUL KELLY Directed by DICK POWELL * Screenplay by WILLIAM BOWERS - IRVING WALLACE • m* * R K O RADIO w