Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1911)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1911
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1911)
Leaf #:
000605
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
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:
January 11, 2024
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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 599 The Weeks ''BIG LAUGH'' is in the Essanay's Release of Tuesday, Nov. 21st TOO MUCH TURKEY {Lcii^lli. a {'pros. 1,000 feet.) Side-splitting side-lights on the Turko-Italian war (in America). Good enough to run a week in any theater. Get it. Release off Thursday, Nov. 23rd OLD FIDELITY (Length, appro. v. i,ooo feet.) A remarkable drama with a remarkable dog actor. This intelligent canine will be the delight of all wlio view the picture. Release off Friday, Nov. 24th AT THE STROKEof TWELVE {Length, approx. 1,000 feet.) A drama of love and business life, excellently plaved and splendidly staged. Release off Saturday, Nov. 25th THE DESERT CLAIM (Length, approx. i,ooo feet.) An intense, thrilling drama of the Golden Days in California. Send O.K. from local editors for Anderson electrotype and feature story. The best sort of advertising for licensed exhibitors. The Essanay posters are the best business pullers made. Read Essanay syncpses in this paper Get On Our Mailing List El^ssanay Film Mfg. Company ''v 521 First National BanK Building. Chicago. 111. V OFHCES IN LONDON BERLIN BARCELONA