Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1927)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Magazine
Date:
Feb-Jul 1927
Publisher:
Brewster Publications, inc.
Volume:
Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1927)
Leaf #:
000424
Language:
English
Collection:
Fan Magazines and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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