Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Dec 1920)

Page scan 00034 from Motion Picture Classic

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Classic
Date:
Jan-Dec 1920
Publisher:
Brooklyn, N.Y. : M.P. Pub. Co.
Volume:
Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Dec 1920)
Leaf #:
00034
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Fan Magazines, and Early Cinema
Format:
Books
Contributor:
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, PFA Library and Film Study Center
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
First issue in 1915; absorbed Shadowland in November 1923; became Movie Classic in September 1931. -- Anne Helen Petersen, 2013. Secondary sources consulted: Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine by Anthony Slide and MovieMags.com.
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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