Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1914)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1914
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1914)
Leaf #:
000617
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Moving Picture World, founded in 1907 by J.P. Chalmers, was one of the motion picture industry's first trade papers. Published on a weekly basis in New York City, Moving Picture World informed exhibitors about films available for rental and editorialized on behalf of the growing industry (improving the quality of movies through higher filmmaking standards, not government censorship, was a frequent topic). The paper reached its height in the mid-to-late-1910s--a fact reflected in the circulation figures and the huge amount of advertising that filled every issue during the period. In the 1920s, Moving Picture World lost ground to other competing weekly trade papers -- including Variety, Exhibitor's Herald, and Motion Picture News. In 1927, Moving Picture World ceased publication when it was acquired by Martin Quigley's Exhibitor's Herald. Across the 20 year run of Moving Picture World, readers can watch the transition from short film programs to feature films and witness the transition from the dominance of Edison's Trust to the rise of the "Independent" film companies that ultimately became the Hollywood studios. Silent film historians have utilized and cited Moving Picture World more frequently than any other trade paper, and the publication still has many insights left to offer. -- Eric Hoyt, 2012/2013
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 585 He Coupled Up the Newspapers with the "Movies" He placed the "Adventures of Kathlyn" in newspapers throughout the country. His latest great successes are "Lucille Love" and the "Trey O' Hearts." For two years he was syndicate manager of the Chicago Tribune and also its Sunday Editor. Then, he made newspaper stars of Lillian Russell and Laura Jean Libby; he syndicated the political writings of Finley Peter Dunne and Sam Blythe; he secured national audiences for Jim Corbett and "Mr. Dooley." To cut a long list short, the greater number of important new features in American journalism have been nationalized by A. P. Robyn. He is now retained by the A. P. Robyn Syndicate to specialize as an aid to Motion Picture Producers. The newspapers know he has no use for dead ones. He has kept their respect for his endorsements by giving them service. If you have an important idea for a feature, confer with him about exploiting it. If you have a "big" film and want big audiences, let his company cooperate with your publicity department. The A. P. Robyn Syndicate, American Trust Building, Chicago