Motion Picture Herald

The Motion Picture Herald was an American film industry trade paper first published as the Exhibitors Herald in 1915, and Motion Picture Herald from January 1931–December 1972.[1][2][3] It was replaced by the QP Herald, which only lasted until May 1973.[4]
History

The paper's origin was in 1915, when a Chicago printing company launched the Exhibitors Herald as a regional trade paper for film exhibitors in the Midwest. Publisher Martin Quigley bought the paper and, over the following two decades, developed the Exhibitors Herald into a national trade paper for the US film industry.[5]
In 1917, Quigley acquired and merged another publication, Motography,[5] into his magazine. In January 1928, he merged with it again with The Moving Picture World magazine[6] to become the Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, before retitling it Exhibitors Herald-World throughout 1929–1930. The combined magazine also incorporated The Film Index, founded in 1909.[7][8] In 1931, Quigley merged the newly acquired Motion Picture News into the magazine, finally titling it the Motion Picture Herald.[9][10]
See also
- Variety
- Motion Picture Daily
- The Hollywood Reporter
- International Television & Video Almanac
- List of film periodicals
References
- ^ "Miss Grable Voted Leading 1943 Star; Takes Motion Picture Herald's Box-Office Championship -Bob Hope Is Second". The New York Times. December 25, 1943. p. 19.
- ^ "T. Ramsaye Dies; A Film Historian; Former Official of The Motion Picture Herald Was Editor in Chief cif Pathe News". The New York Times. August 20, 1954. p. 19.
- ^ Anthony Slide, ed. (1985). International Film, Radio, and Television Journals. Greenwood Press. p. 242.
- ^ Robert A. Osborone (1973). Academy Awards Oscar Annual. ESE California. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Exhibitors Herald Mar-Apr 1924". Lantern. Media History Digital Library. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ "Screen Papers Merged: Exhibitors' Herald and Moving Picture World Close Deal". The New York Times. December 30, 1927. p. 21.
- ^ "Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, Vol 90, No. 1". January 7, 1928. p. 20. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "Motion Picture Herald, Vol 103, No. 1". April 4, 1931. p. 7. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "The Press: Cinema Corner". Time. December 22, 1930.
- ^ "Film Magazines Merge". The New York Times. December 15, 1930. p. 42.
External links
- The Film Index at the Internet Archive
- Motography at the Internet Archive
- Exhibitors Herald... at the Internet Archive
- Motion Picture Herald (1931–1956) at the Internet Archive