Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1917)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Apr-Jun 1917
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1917)
Leaf #:
000368
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
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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332 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. April 14, 1917 List of Current Film Release Dates (For Daily Calendar of Program Releases See Page 316.) BROADWAY STAR FEATURE. The Burlesque Blackmailers (6th of "The Dangers of Doris" Comedy) Drama — Broadway Star Feature)... His Little Spirit Qirl (Comedy) 2168* The Valley of Lost Hope (Three parts — Drama) 21673-74-71 The Gang (No. 7 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama — Broadway Star Feature) The Seventh Son (Drama). The Footlight Lure (No. 6 of the "Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama). Missing (Two parts — Drama). The Meeting (Drama). The Gang (No. 7 of the "Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama). Up and Down (No. 8 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy-Drama) . Dimple's Baby (Two parts — Comedy-Drama). The Dangers of Doris (No. 9, "The Old Fourth Ward" — Comedy-Drama) . Dimples, the Diplomat (Two parts — Drama). The Dangers of Doris (No. 10. "The Road to Eternity" — Comedy-Drama ) . The Third Ingredient (One of the 0. Henry Series — Two parts — Comedy). ESSANAY. Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 9, "Desertion and Non-Support" — Two parts — Drama) 21715-16 The Lighted Lamp (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama) . AH In a Day (Cartoon Comedy), and an Alaskan Scenic on same reel. Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 10, "Ashes on the Hearthstone" — Two parts — -Drama). A Four-Cent Courtship (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). Canlmated Nooz Pictorial, No. 25 (Cartoon Comedy), and British Columbia (Scenic). The Extravagant Bride (No. 11 of "Is Marriage Sacred?"— Two parts — Drama). The Invisible Web (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). Tiny, Slim and Fat (Cartoon Comedy), and British Columbia Scenic on same reel. Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 12, "The Vanishing Woman" — Two parts — Drama). The Five Dollar Bill (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). Canlmated Nooz Pictorial No. 26 (Cartoon Comedy) and Educational on same reel. The Pulse of Madness (No. 13 of "Is Marriage Sacred" — Two parts — Drama). Aladdin Up-to-Date (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama) . The Lucky One (Comedy). On same reel an Educational entitled "In the Beef and Butter Country." The Pallid Dawn ("Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Drama) . The Finish (Black Cat Feature — Two partsDrama). Canlmated Nooz Pictorial No. 27 (Cartoon Comedy and Educational on Same Reel). The Wifeless Husband (Is Marriage Sacred? — Two parts — Drama). The Ham What Was (Black Cat Feature — Two parts— Drama). The Shooting Star (Comedy), and Harvesting in Alberta, Canada (Educational). Meddling With Marriage (Is Marriage Sacred? — Two parts — Drama). FORTUNE PHO' <PL.AYrS. "Inspiration of Harry Larrabee" (Four parts — Drama). "Mentioned in Confidence" (Four parts — Dr.). Tin Devil's Bait (Four parts — Drama). Vengeance of the Dead (Four parts — Drama). KALEM. A Flyer in Flapjacks (Comedy). The Screened Vault (No. 19 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama ) . The Black Rider of Tasajara (an episode of "The American Girl" — Two parts — Drama). In the Path of Peril fan episode of "A Daughter of Daring" — Drama). The Mirror of Fear (an episode of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). Efficiency Experts (Comedy). Bulls or Bullets (Comedy). The Phantom Mine (an episode of "The American Girl" — Two parts — Drama). The Fate of Juan Garcia (an episode of "The American Girl" — Two parts — Drama). The Veiled Thunderbolt (an adventure of "Grant. Police Reporter" — Drama). In the Web of the Spider (an adventure of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). The Registered Pouch (an episode of "A Daughter of Daring" — Drama). The Borrowed Engine (an episode of "A Daughter of Daring" — Drama). The Bogus Bride (Ham and Bud Comedy). The College Boy's Specials (An Episode of "A Daughter of Daring" — Drama). The Lost Legion of the Border (An Episode of "The American Girl" — Two parts — Drama). A Misfit Millionaire (Ham and Bud Comedy). The Missing Financier (An Adventure of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). The Vanishing Bishop (An Adventure of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). The Deadly Doughnut (Ham and Bud Comedy). The Secret of the Borgias (An episode of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). The Mystery of the Burning Freight (An episode of "A Daughter of Daring" — Drama). The Skeleton Canyon Raid (An episode of "The American Girl" — Two parts — Drama). KNICKERBOCKER STAR fEATURl. The Room of Mystery (Three parts — Drama) 21648-49-50 Crossed Trail (Three parts— Dr.) .. .21690-91-92 The Beloved Vampires (Three parts — Drama). SELIG. A Strange Adventure (Drama) 21718 The Redemption of Red Mullln (Two parts — Drama). Sellg-Tribune No. 13 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 14 (Topical). For Reward of Service (Comedy — Drama). The Great Treasure (Two parts — Drama). Selig-Tribune No. 15 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 16 (Topical). A Brother's Sacrifice (Drama). Selig Tribune No. 16 (Topical). Selig Tribune, No. 17 (Topical). An Actress' Romance (Two parts — Drama). No Place Like Home (Comedy). Selig-Tribune No. 18 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 19 (Topical). A Pearl of Greater Price (Two parts — Drama). Over the Garden Wall (Comedy). Selig-Tribune No. 20 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 21 (Topical). A Question of Honesty (Two parts — Drama). Everybody Was Satisfied (Comedy). Selig Tribune No'. 22 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 23 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 24 (Topical). The Greater Punishment (Two parts — Drama). The Boob (Comedy — Drama). Selig-Tribune No. 24 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 25 (Topical). Father and Son (Two parts — Drama). The Goddess of Chance (Drama). VIM FEATURE COMEDY. It's All Wrong (Comedy) 21670 The Other Girl (Comedy) 21689 A Job for Life ( Comedy) 21694 Nora Declares War (Comedy). The Newlyweds' Mistake (Comedy). Happy Nat's Dilemma (Comedy). Art and Paint (Comedy). Harry's Pig (Comedy). Seeing Double (Comedy). This Is Not My Room (Comedy). A Deal In Furniture (Comedy). Deep Stuff (Comedy). Willie Walrus Pays Alimony (Comedy). In Stump Land (Comedy). Wanted, a Bad Man (Comedy). Somewhere In Mexleo (Comedy). Nellie's Nifty Necklace (Comedy). OFFICIAL. WAR FILMS. INC. February — The War (A Weekly Release). Pathe Exchange, Inc. Releases for week of March IS. Patria No. 10 ("War in the Door Yard" — Two parts — Drama — International). Pots and Pans Peggy (Five parts — Drama — Gold Rooster). Mystery of the Double Cross (Episode No. 1, "The Lady in No. 7" — Two Parts; — Drama). Florence Rose Fashions No. 2IJ (Fashions), and Noma.] of the North, Lapland (Edu. —Pathe — Split Reel). Know America, the Land We Love — Southern California (Scenic) (Combitone). Hearst-Pathe News No. 24 (Topical). Hearst-Pathe News No. 25 (Topical). Jerry on the Job — "He Takes a Day Off" (Cartoon Comedy), and Artificial Flower Making (Industrial) (International — Split Reel). Lonesome Luke's Lively Life (Two parts — Comedy) (Rolin). Releases for week of March 25. Patria No. 11 ("Sunset Falls"— Two parts — Drama — International) . The Mystery of the Double Cross (Episode No. 2, "The Masked Stranger" — Two parts Drama). Told at Twilight (Five parts — Drama — Gold Rooster). Florence Rose Fashions No. 24 ("Fads and Fancies"), and "The Gardeners Feathered Friends" (Educational — Split Reel). Max's Feet Are Pinched (Max Linder Com.), and Skinny Gets a Goat (Rolin Comedy — Split Reel). Hearst-Pathe News No. 26 (Topical). Hearst-Pathe News No. 27 (Topical). Happy Holligan — "The Double Crossed Nurse" (Cartoon Comedy) and Rope Making (International — Split Reel). Releases for week of April 1. Patria No. 12 ("Which Passeth All Understanding"— Two parts — Drama — International). The Mystery of the Double Cross (Episode No. 3, "An Hour to Live" — Two parts — Drama). Mary Lawson's Secret (Five parts — Drama — Gold Rooster). Florence Rose Fashions No. 25 ("A Glance Ahead"), and Childish Carefree Days (Colored Picture — Juvenile) (Split Reel). Know America, the Land We Love — New Mexico (Scenic — Combitone). Hearst-Pathe News No. 28 (Topical). Hearst-Pathe News No. 20 (Topical). Katzenjammer Kids — "The Captain Goes aFlivverihg" (Cartoon Comedy), and From Baguio to Manila (International — Split Reel). Skinny's False Alarm (Comedy), and Skinny's Shipwrecked Sand-Witch (Com.) (Rolin). Releases for week of April 8. Mayblossom ( Five parts — Drama — Gold Rooster i. The Mysteries of the Double Cross (No. 4, "Kidnapped" — Two parts — Drama). Max and the Fair M. D. (Max Linder Com.) (Patbe). Florence Rose Fashions No. 2G ("The Height of Fashions"), and Picture Postal Cards. Japan (Scenic) (Pathel. Know America, the Land We Love — Arizona (Scenic) (Combitone). Hearst-Pathe News No. 31 (Topical). Hearst-Pathe News No. 31 (Topical). Patria No. 13 ("Wings of Death" — Two parts— Drama). Happy Holligan — "The New Recruit" (Cartoon Comedy), and Sponge Fishing (Industrial) (Internationa] — Split Reel). Releases for week of April 15. When Love was Blind (Five parts — Drama) (Thanhouser). Patria No. 14 ("The Border Peril" — Two parts — Drama — International). The Mystery of the Double Cross No. 5 ("The Life Current" — Two parts — Dr.) (Astra). Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley (Two parts — Comedy) (Rolin). Florence Rose Fashions No. 27 ("Accepted Styles"), and Odd Fresh Water Creatures (Colored Edu.) (Pathe — Split Reel). Know America, the Land We Love ("Arid and Fruitful California") (Scenic) (Combitone). Hearst Pathe Ne-ais No. 32 (Topical). Hearst-Pathe News No. 33 (Topical). Bringing Up Father — "Music Hath Charms" (Cartoon Comedy), and Button Making i Industrial) (International — Split Reel).