Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Feb 1927
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)
Leaf #:
000103
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
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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January 1, 1927 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 71 Short Subjects Separated From Features Kind of Picture Review i ja an. 23. 30. 6. 13. 20. Midnight Kiss Comedy drama Aug. 7. No Man’s Gold (Tom Mix) Western Aug. 14. Three Bad Men (Star cast) Spectacular thrill melo. .Aug. 28. Marriage License? (Alma Rubens) Mother-love drama Sept. 4. Flying Horseman (Buck Jones) Action western Sept. 11. Blue Eagle (George O’Brien) Drama Sep. 25. Womanpower (Graves-Perry) Comedy drama Oct. 2. The Lily (Belle Bennett) Emotional drama ..Oct. 9. Great K. & A. Train Robbery (Mix) Fast melodrama Oct. 16. Country Beyond (Olive Borden) Curwood drama Oct. 23.. Whispering Wires (Anita Stewart) Mystery melodrama Oct. 30. International Eucharistic Congress Religious Nov. 20. Return of Peter Grimm (star cast) Drama from play Nov. 20. The City (Robert Frazer) Clyde Fitch drama Nov. 27. What Price Glory? (all star) War comedy-drama Nov. 29. Wings of the Storm (Thunder-dog) Melodrama Dec. 4. Crown of Light (Tom Mix) Typical Mix Dec. 11. Going Crooked (Bessie Love) Crook melodrama Dec. 18. Bertha, Sewing Machine Girl Stage melodrama Dec. 25. Short Subjects Old Virginia Variety A Flaming Affair Imperial comedy Jan. A Bankrupt Honeymoon Comedy Feb. Officer of the Day Imperial Comedy Feb. Egypt Today Variety Feb. Pawnshop Politics Imperial comedy Feb. 27. Moving Day Helen and Warren Mar. 6. Drops from Heaven Varieties Mar. 6. Woman of Letters Helen and Warren Mar. 13.. From the Cabby’s Seat O. Henry comedy April 10.. Two Lips in Holland (Marian) Comedy April 17. A Polar Baron Imperial comedy April 24. Too Many Relations Helen and Warren May 15.. Canary Island Varieties May 22... Wild America Varieties May 29.. A Social Triangle O. Henry series June 5. Eight Cylinder Bull Comedy June 12. Belgium Today Varieties June 19. Rah I Rah I Heidelberg Van Bibber comedy June 26.. Mountains of the Law Varieties June 26. Poland — A Nation Reborn Varieties June 26. Swimming Instructor Van Bibber July 3. Jerry the Giant Kid and animals July 3. It’s a Pipe (Georgie Harris) Imperial comedy July 3. Complete Life O. Henry comedy July 3. A-I. Society Comedy July 10. Family Picnic Comedy _. July 10., Lickpenny Lover O. Henry series July 24. Dancing Around the World Varieties July 31. Hello Lafayette (Shields) Imperial comedy Aug. 7. Putting on Dog ....Varieties Aug. 7. Lumber Jacks Varieties Aug. 14. Steeplechaser (Conley) ....Farce comedy Sept. 11.. Non-Stop Bride (Gene Cameron) Comedy Sep. 25. King Bozo Van Bibber comedy Oct. 2. Rocky Mountain Gold ..Varieties Oct. 9. Cliff Dwellers of America Varieties Oct. 9. Dizzy' Dancers (Gene Cameron) Imperial comedy .....Oct. 16. Lyin’ Tamer (Ernie Shields) Imperial comedy Oct.23.. Marry Month of May O. Henry comedy Oct. 30. King of the Kitchen (Conley) Comedy Nov. 6. Honeymoon Hospital Imperial comedy Nov. 13.. Napoleon, Jr Animal comedy Nov. 13.. Maryland, My Maryland Variety Nov. 20. Not to Be Trusted (Allan Forrest) Helen and Warren Nov. 20. Great Lakes Variety Nov. 27. Babes in the Jungle . O. Henry series Nov. 29.. Light Wines and Bearded Ladies Imperial comedy Nov. 29. Madam Dynamite Imperial comedy Dec. 11.. Battling Kangaroo Animal comedy Dec. 18. Motor Boat Demon ’. Van Bibber series Dec. 25. GOTHAM PRODUCTIONS Feet 5,025 5,745 8,000 7,168 4,971 6,200 6,240 6,268 4,800 5,363 5,906 6,950 . 5,500 .11,400 . 5,374 . 5,389 5,425 5,242 1,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 707 2,000 2,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,965 927 960 . 2,000 2,000 735 2,000 895 920 2,000 , 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 , 2,000 743 2,000 749 750 2,000 2,000 2,000 . 800 . 845 2,000 2 rls 2 rls . 2 rls 2 rls. 2 rls. 750 . 2 rls 900 .2 rls. .2 rls. 2 rls . 2 rls . 2 rls Shadow on the Wall (Hale-Percy) Drama One of the Bravest (Ralph Lewis) Fire Dept, drama Phantom of the Forest (Thunder-dog) Drama Speed limit (McKee-Shannon) Romantic com Racing Blood Racing Drama Hearts and Spangles.... ..Circus Romance Sign of the Claw (Peter, the Great) Dog picture Golden Web (Rich-G*rdon) Melodrama Sept. 11. Block Signal (Ralph Lewis) Railroad melodrama -Oct. 9. Winning Wallop (W. Fairbanks) Action comedy-dr Oct. 30. Money to Burn (Devore-MacGregor) Romantic action dr Nov. 29. METRO-GOLD WYN-MAYER 1925 Slave of Fashion (Norma Shearer). Unholy Three (Lon Chaney) Drama Sun-Up (Starke-Nagel) Mountain tragedy Merry Widow (Murray -Gilbert) Romantic drama Great Divide (all star). Rag Man (Coogan) Beauty Prize (Dana) Midshipman (Ramon Nbvarro) Nava! com. -drama Go West (Buster Keaton) Burlesque western Old Clothes (Coogan) Bright Lights (Chas. Ray) Only Thing (Boardman-Nagel). Masked Bride (Mae Murray).. '■“ane, the Comedian (Busch-Cody) Unique drama His Secretary (Shearer) Light comedy Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) Lew Wallace story ..July 25.. 5,828 1.. 5,906 8.. 8,143 15.. 6,948 29.. 5,819 12.. 10,627 12.. 6,147 3.. 5.511 21.. 7,811 14.. 5,908 11.. 5,750 10.. 6.849 17.. 6,300 31.. . 7,498 7.. . 6.256 14.. 6,437 21.. 5.915 28.. . 6,260 5.. . 5,824 12.. , 5.690 19.. , 5.564 26 . 4.757 1926 2. . 6.433 16.. 12,000 Kind of Picture Review Feet Dance Madness (NagelWindsor) .Comedy drama Feb. 6.. 6,395 The Blackbird (Don Chaney) Crook Drama Feb. 13.. 6,688 Mare Nostrum (Rex Ingram prod.) Ibanez Novel Feb 27 La Boheme (Gilbert -Gish) Famous opera Mar. 13.. 8,530 Auction Block (C. Ray-Boardman) Comedy-drama Feb. 27.. 6,239 Ibanez’ “Torrent” (Cortez) Drama Mar. 20.. 6,769 The Barrier (Norman Kerry) Alaskan melodrama Apr. 3.. 6,480 Devil’s Circus (Norma Shearer)..... Drama Apr. 10.. 6,750 Beverly of Graustark (Marion Davies) .... Romantic Comedy May 1.. 6,710 Brown of Harvard (Pickford-Brian) College comedy-drama May 15.. 7,941 Money Talks (MooreWindsor) Farce comedy May 22.. 5,139 Paris (Chas. Ray) Parisian drama June 12.. 5,580 Lovey Mary (Bessie Love) Drama July 3.. 6,167 Road to Mandalay (Chaney) Melodrama July 10 ..6,551 Waltz Dream Romantic comedy Aug. 7.. 7,322 Scarlet Letter (Lillian Gish) Drama from novel Aug. 21.. 9,000 Battling Butler (Keaton) Farce comedy Sept. 4.. 6,970 Waning Sex (Norma Shearer) Light comedy romance Oct. 2.. 6,025 The Temptress (Garbo-Moreno-D’Arcy)... Ibanez’ novel Oct.23.. 8,221 Magician (Wegener-Terry) Rex Ingram prod Nov. 6.. 6,960 Bardleys the Magnificent (Gilbert) Dashing romance Nov. 13.. 8,536 Exit Smiling (LillieJ. Pickford) Comedy Nov. 20.. 6.461 Upstage (Norma Shearer) Vaudeville com.-dr Nov. 27.. 6,048 Flaming Forest (MorenoAdoree) Northwest Curwood dr.. . .Nov. 29. . 6,567 Tin Hats (NagelWindsor) War comedy Dec. 4.. 6,598 Faust (Emil Jannings) Opera transcription Dec. 11.. 8,110 Fire Brigade (McAvoy-Ray) Spectacular fire drama Dec. 25.. 8,616 PARAMOUNT 1925 6,010 5,750 5,500 5,860 6,000 5,900 6.000 6,000 . 5.900 . 5.000 . 5,900 Coast of Folly (Swanson; Society drama Sep. 12.. 7,001 In the Name of Love (Cortez-Nissen)... .Comedy drama Sep. 12.. 5,904 Golden Princess (Betty Bronson) Bret Harte western Sep. 19.. 6,546 Pony Express (Cruze production) Epic of west Sep. 26.. 9,929 A Son of His Father (Bessie Love) Western drama Oct. 10.. 6,925 a Regular Fellow (R. Griffith) Typical comedy Oct. 17.. 5,027 Vanishing American (DixWilson) Indian spectacular Oct. 24.. 10, 063 Flower of the Night (Negri) Drama Oct. 31.. 6,374 Lovers in Quarantine (Daniels) Farce-comedy Oct. 31.. 6,570 Best People (Star cast) Society comedy Nov. 7.. 5,700 King on Main Street (Menjou) Comedy Nov. 7.. 6,224 Seven Keys to Baldpate (McLean) G. M. Cohan play Nov. 14.. 6,048 New Brooms (Bessie Love) W. DeMille prod Nov. 14.. 5,443 Ancient Highway (Holt-Dove) Lumber camp dr N’ov. 21.. 6,03s Lord Jim (Marmont) Malay locale dr Nov. 28.. 6,702 Stage Struck (Swanson) Comedy feature Nov. 28.. 6,691 Irish Luck (Meighan) Melodrama Dec. 5.. 7,008 Cobra (Valentino) Drama Dec. 19.. 6,895 A Woman of the World (Negri) Comedy-drama Dec. 26.. 6,353 The Splendid Crime (W. DeMille prod.).... Daniels comedy Jan. 2.. 6,069 A Kiss for Cinderella (Bronson) Barrie whimsical Jan. 9.. 9,621 Enchanted Hill (Holt) Western Jan. 9.. 6,326 Womanhandled (Richard Dix) Western Satire Jan 16 6 765 That Royle Girl (Dempster) D. W. Griffith prod Jan. 23.. 10,253 Mannequin (Joyce-Costello) Crook-comedy-dr Jan. 30.. 6,981 Hands Up (R. Griffith) Burlesque on war Jan. 30.. 5,883 American Venus (Ralston-Lanphier) “Beauties” comedy Feb. 6.-7,931 Song and Dance Man (all-star) Comedy-drama Feb. 13.. 6,997 Behind th 'G'ront fBeervHatton-) War farce-com Feb. 20.. 5’555 Grand Duchess and the Waiter (Menjou).. Romantic comedy Feb. 27.. 6)314 Moana South Sea study Feb. 27.. 6T33 Sea Horses (Holt-Vidor) Drama of tropics Mar. 6.. 6,565 Dancing Mothers (Joyce-Tearle-Bow) Comedy-drama Mar. 13.. 7,169 Let’s Get Married (DixWilson) Farce-comedy Mar. 20.. 6,800 Nell Gwyn (Dorothy Gish) Farce-comedy Feb. 6.. 9,000 Miss Brewster’s Millions (Daniels) Comedy-drama Mar. 27.. 6)467 New Klondike (Thos. Meighan) Comedy drama Apr. 3.! 7)445 Untamed Lady (Gloria Swanson) Society drama Apr. 3.. 6,132 Crown of Lies (Pola Negri) Romantic drama Apr. 10.. 5,030 Desert Gold (Hamilton-Mason) Zane Grey western Apr. 10.. 6,8k) For Heaven’s Sake (Harold Lloyd) Typical comedy April 17.. 5,356 Blind Goddess (Holt-Torrince) Mystery Drama April 17.. 7)363 That’s My Baby (Douglas MacLean) Farce comedy Apr. 24.. 6,805 A Social Celebrity (Menjou) Comedy drama May 1.. 6,025 The Runaway (Clara Bow) Melodrama May 8.. 6)218 Fascinating Youth (Juniors) Drama May 22.) 6 882 Aloma of the South Seas (Gilda Gray) Drama May 29.. 8,514 Wet Paint (Raymond Griffith) Farce-comedy June 5. .5,109 Rainmaker (Collier, Jr.) Drama Tune 12. . 6,055 Say It Again (Dix) Travesty-farce June 19.. 7,443 Volcano (Daniels) Thrill melodrama June 12.) 5,462 Good and Naughty (Pola Negri) Society comedy June 26.. 5,503 Palm Beach Girl (Bebe Daniels) Farce-comedy July 3.. 6,918 Variety (Emil Jannings) Drama, short version July 10.. 5,283 Born to the West (Jack Holt) Western July io.. 6)043 It’s the Old Army Game (W. C. Fields).. Farce comedy July 17.. 6,889 Mantrap (Torrence-Bow) Drama -July 24.. 6,077 You Never Know Women (Vidor) Drama Aug. 7.. 6,064 Padlocked (Lois Moran) Melodrama Aug. 28.. 6,700 Beau Geste (Ronald Colman) Drama Sept. 4.. 10, 600 The Show-Off (Ford Sterling) Character comedy Sept. 11.. 6,196 Diplomacy (Sweet-Hamilton) Modernized Sardou play... Sep. 25.. 6.950 Campus Flirt (Bebe Daniels) College comedy Oct. 2.. 6,702 Tin Gods (Thomas Meighan) Drama Oct. 2.. 8,568 You’d Be Surprised (R. Griffith) Satirical comedy Oct. 9.. 5,904 Kid Boots (Eddie Cantor) Comedy Oct. 23.. 5,630 Sorrows of Satan (D. W. Griffith prod).. Drama Oct. 23... 11 rls. Don’t Give Up the Ship One Reel special Oct. 23 Ace of Cads (Menjou).... Drama Oct. 30.. 7,786 Quarterback (Richard Dix) Football comedy-dr Nov. 6.. 7,114 London (Dorothy Gish) Drama Nov. 13. . 6 rls. We’re in the Navy Now (Beery-Hatton)... Sequel, “Behind Front”.. . .Nov. 20.. 5,519 So’s Your Old Man (W. C. Fields) Comedy Nov. 20.. 6.347 Eagle of the Sea (Vi dorCortez) Sea drama Nov. 27.. 7,250 Everybody’s Acting (star cast) Stage comedy-dr Nov. 27.. 6.139 God Gave Me Twenty Cents (all star).... Romance-drama Nov. 29.. 6,532 The Great Gatsby (Warner Baxter) Drama Dec. 4.. 7.296 Old Ironsides (special cast) Super-special Dec. 11. .10.689 Canadian (Meighan) Northwest drama Dec. 11 .. 7.773 Stranded in Paris (Daniels) Farce comedy Dec. 18.. 6,106 T-ove ’Em and Leave ’Em (Brent) Comedy drama Dec. 18.. 6.075 Popular Sin (Vidor-Brook) Love drama Dec. 25.. 6.244