The ''Motion Picture Herald'' was an American film industry
trade paper published from 1931 to December 1972.
[Anthony Slide, ed. (1985)]
''International Film, Radio, and Television Journals''
Greenwood Press. p. 242. It was replaced by the ''QP Herald'', which only lasted until May 1973.
[Robert A. Osborone (1973)]
''Academy Awards Oscar Annual''
ESE California. p. 10. It was established as the ''Exhibitors Herald'' in 1915.
History

The paper's origins begin 1915 when a Chicago printing company launched a film publication as a regional trade paper for exhibitors in the Midwest and known as ''Exhibitors Herald''.
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.
In 1917, Quigley acquired and merged another publication, ''
Motography'',
into his magazine. In 1927, he further acquired and merged the magazine ''
The Moving Picture World
The ''Moving Picture World'' was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, ''Moving Picture World'' frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios.
...
'' and began publishing it as ''Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World'', which was later shortened to the more manageable title, ''Exhibitors Herald World''. ''Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World'' also incorporated ''The Film Index'' that was founded in 1906.
After acquiring ''
Motion Picture News'' in 1930, he merged these publications into the ''Motion Picture Herald''.
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''Time
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''. December 22, 1930.["Screen Papers Merged: Exhibitors' Herald and Moving Picture World Close Deal"](_blank)
''The New York Times''. December 30, 1927. p. 21.
''The New York Times''. December 15, 1930. p. 42.
The Media History Digital Library has scans of the archive of ''Exhibitors Herald'' (1917 to 1927); ''Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World'' (1928); ''Exhibitors Herald World'' (1929 to 1930) and ''Motion Picture Herald'' (1931–1956) available online.
See also
* ''
Motion Picture Daily''
* ''
International Television & Video Almanac''
* ''
Variety''
* ''
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large ...
''
*
List of film periodicals
References
External links
''Exhibitors Herald'' and ''MOTOGRAPHY''at Media History Digital Library
at Media History Digital Library
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