Motion picture news booking guide (1929)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture news booking guide
Date:
1929
Publisher:
Hollywood : Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
1929 motion picture news booking guide
Leaf #:
00066
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Year Book, and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Motion Picture News was the leading film industry trade journal during the 1920s. Founded in 1908 as a counterweight to the dominant Moving Picture World, the News was the voice for the independent, non-Trust, producers. Later Motion Picture News expanded its coverage to the entire industry, supporting the independent exhibitor with objective film reviews, summaries of programs at theatres across the nation, activities of regional exchanges in the cities with regional exchanges, and excellent coverage of the coming of sound and screenings and stage shots at the major New York City theatres. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
April 18, 2024
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HERE were no rabbit’s feet or horseshoes in my bed when I was born — because it took me 27 years of theatrical irritation, palpitation and perspiration to reach Broadway and the height of my career. I’ve played every town, hamlet, gimlet and omelette from Maine to California — I’ve seen America first, last and always — and after floundering around for eight years in medicine shows — side shows — minstrel shows — repertoire companies and burlesque, I became a star — and from 1901 to 1915 I toured the country at the head of my own musical comedy company — in the well-known "Busy Izzy” series. I attained my greatest legitimate stage success in a play called "Welcome Stranger.” I reached the screen in 1924 and made history immediately in such successes as "Potash and Perlmutter,” "The Cohens and Kellys,” "The Prince of Pilsen,” "The Auctioneer,” "We Americans,” etc. Am still at it — and will be until the BIG BOSS says, "STOP, that’s long enough.” GEORGE SIDNEY. Address all inquiries to Motion Picture News, Hollywood 64