Moving Picture World (Jan-Jun 1909)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Jun 1909
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Jun 1909)
Leaf #:
000585
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
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:
February 15, 2024
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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 569 HAESTN & CO. Removal Under Difficulties (Lux) 400 ft. Service of a Friend (Itala) 564 ft. Running After a Helmet (Eclair) 459 ft. When Other Lips (Warwick) 410 ft. Farmer Jones Goes to Market (Hepwix) 375" ft. Mother-in-Law Is Too Kind-hearted) (Eclair). 427 ft. Dragoons Under Louis XV 673 ft. The Fickle Husband (Hepwix) A Mother's Protection (Lux) 561ft. •Countess Valleria of Issogne (Ambrosio) 679 ft. Italian Cavalry Riders (Ambrosio) 786 ft. The Donkey That Was Not an Ass (Comedy) .561 ft. The Detective's Ruse (Comedy) 300 ft. The Chambermaid and the Dwarf (Comedy) . .377 ft. Easter Bells (Dramatic) 575 ft. Runaway Kids 475 ft. Bailiff Makes a Seizure 433 ft. A Marvelous Ointment 466 ft. The Cabin Boy's Dog 453 ft. A Jilted Woman's Revenge 580 ft. The Stolen Legacy 676 ft. It Was a Beautiful Dream 607 ft. Master and Servant 863 ft. The Regimental Barber 374 ft. The Dog Came Back 300 ft. Foolshead Looks for a Duel 463 ft. Robin Hood and His Merry Men CHICAGO FILM EXCHANGE. The Deserter (Comic) 425 ft. The Villain's Wooing (H. Drama) 750 ft. Professor's Anti-Gravitation (Comic) 350 ft. Thief at the Casino (Drama) 600 ft. Married Under Difficulties 475 ft. The Stolen Bridle 125 ft. A Heartless Mother 450 ft. A Free Pardon 625 ft. Father's Lesson (Pathetic) 500 ft. A Lover's Quarrel (Dramatic) 375 ft. Cabby's Sweetheart (Dramatic) 300 ft. The Unlucky Thief (Comic) 250 ft. The Artful Lovers 300 ft. The Rival Cyclists 350 ft. Every one of the above subjects has been ordered from samples and only those of exceptional good value and interest are ottered. Yours very truly, CHICAGO FILM EXCHANGE. Sample Copies of New Independent Imported Films. An Unfortunate Bath 225 ft. The above film is such as we have received from European manufacturers as sample copy, and has received only a little usage in our own dark room. Yours very truly, CHICAGO FILM EXCHANGE. THEATRE FOR SALE Findlay, Ohio, April 14, 1909. Editor Moving Picture World: Dear Sir — I have a theater at Findlay for sale, best location in the city; long lease, reasonable rent; seats 350. Swell front lobby. Stage scenery; everything equipped for vaudeville, and the only vaudeville house here; only two small picture shows here. Will sell at bargain if sold soon, as am not a show man and have other business. Party purchasing place can decide on what they want to run — pictures or vaudeville. E. C. KENNEDY, c|o Arlington Hotel. Findlay, Ohio. $1000.00 Buys finely equipped Picture Show. Located in Lead, So Dak , a mining town. Is a money-maker now— owner compelled to leave city. Address "C," P. O. Box No. 725, Lead, So. Dak. FIBRE, BRAINS AND HUSTLE have made the Bal Fibre Trunks the lightest, strongest and most serviceable moving picture machine trunks on earth. If the best is not too good — Buy A Bal. SEND FOR CATALOGUE— W WILLIAM BAL, Inc. 2IO West 42nd Street, New York ROLL TICKETS Your Special TicRet Printed Both Sides and Every Roll Guaranteed. 50,000 $0.00 100,000 10.00 500,000 3500 CASH WITH ORDER. NO C. O. D. THE CARTER PRESS, Peabody, Mass. WANTED AGENTS to present our proposition of fire and liability insurance to licensees of the Motion Picture Patents Company. Commission only. MINGLE & WOOD, . 165 Broidway, New York City We will buy for Cash 1,000,000 feet of Film for Export What have you to offer ? FILM CAREof MOVING PICTURE WORLD NOTICE Wanted New and Second Hand Film "Make a Price like you want to sell" Send list and lowest cash price Crescent Amusement Go. 30 East 23d Street, New York City SIGNS BANNER MUSLIN CLOTH Signs to Order at 25c. a yd. Paper Signs, Card Board Signs, 10c. and up. Picture Work, etc., etc Work done and shipped to any part of the country, first-class work guaranteed. Cash to accompany order. J. H. EARLY 393 So. Clark St., Chicago, III. Please mention The Moving: Picture World when corresponding with advertisers. MORE RELIABLE THAN ILLCTRIC. BRI GHTER T H AN C ALC I U M. 1 1 i 1 iuiiiiiii//ij///////;/;////////////////////// OZO-CARBl BEST LIGHT PATENTED HE. NO ETHER. D FOR CATALOG . .B.MOORE. M'G?R. OORE BOND&CO. 6 FRANKLIN ST. CHICAGO. Please mention The Moving Picture World when corresponding with advertisers. THE BEST MOVING PICTURE MACHINE. RHEOSTATS CONTAIN CLIMAX WIRE Catalogue and information upon request. DRIVER-HARRIS WIRE CO., HARRISON, N, J. WHY NOT ? Let Us Help You Make Your Show Attractive By Using Our ARTISTIC ANNOUNCEMENT SLIDES Send for Catalogue— Just Out Ohio Transparency Co. 407 Superior Building CLEVELAND, OHIO