Moving Picture World (Feb 1917)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Feb 1917
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Feb 1917)
Leaf #:
000166
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:
September 21, 2023
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752 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 3, 1917 List of Current Film Release Dates ON GENERAL FILM COMPANY PROGRAM ■JMIMIIIIII^ (For Daily Calendar of Program Releases See Pages 734, 736.) General Film Company BIOGRAPH. Deo. 5 — A Bit of Human Driftwood (Two parts — Drama — Blograph Reissue). Dec. 11 — Her Sacrifice (Drama) (Blograph ReIssue). Dec. IS — The Honor of the Law (Two parts — Drama) (Blograph reissue). Deo. 18 — The Conscience of Hassan Bey (Reissue— Drama). Dee. 19 — His Wife's Story (Reissue — Two parts — Drama). Dee. 25— Two Men of the Desert (ReissueDrama). Dec. 27 — The Rehearsal (Reissue — Two parts — Drama). ESS AN AY. ___ Jan. 2 — The Girl God Made for Jones (Two parts — "Black Cat Feature" — ComedyDrama). Jan. 8 — A Dollar Down (Comedy). Yosemite Valley (Scenic). Jan. 8 — When the Man Speaks (Fourth of "Is Marriage Sacred" — Two parts — Dr.). Jan. 9 — Among Those Present ("Black Cat Feature") (Two parts — Drama). Jan. 10 — Canlmated Nooz Pictorial No. 22 (Cartoon Comedy). — Yosemite Valley No. 2 (Scenic). Jan. 13 — The Wide, Wrong Way (Fifth of "Is Marriage Sacred" — Two parts — Drama). Jan. 16. — The Little Missionary ("Black Cat Feature" — Two parts — Drama). Jan. 17 — One on Him (Comedy). — Scenic on same reel. Jan. 20 — The Sinful Marriage (Sixth of "Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Drama). Jan. 23 — What Would You Do ("Black Cat Feature" — Two parts — Drama). Jan. 24 — Canimated Nooz Pictorial, No. 23 (Cartoon Comedy). — Alaskan Scenic on same reel. Jan. 27 — The Magic Mirror (Seventh of "Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Drama). Jan. 30 — Three Ways Out ("Black Cat Feature"— Two parts — Drama). Jan. 31 — Mr. Wright in Wrong (Comedy). Feb. 3. — Is Marriage Sacred (No. 8, "Shifting Shadows" — Two parts — Drama). KALEM. Jan. 5 — The House of Secrets (No. 12 of Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). Jan. 6 — The Mogul Mountain Mystery (No. 113 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Drama). Jan. 9 — Rival Romeos (Comedy). Jan. 10 — The Resurrection of Gold Bar (No. 22 of "The Girl From 'Frisco" — Two parts — Drama). Jan. 12— The Trial of Graft (No. 13 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — (Drama). Jan. 13 — The Fireman's Nemesis (No. 114 of "The Haz rds of Helen" — Drama). Jan. 16 — Cupid's Caddies (Comedy). Jan. 17 — The Homesteader's Feud (No. 23 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two parts — Drama). Jan. 19 — The Black Circle (No. 14 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). Jan. 20— The Wrecked Station (No. 115 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Drama). Jan. 23 — The Blundering Blacksmiths (Com.). Jan. 24 — Wolf of Los Alamos (No. 24 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two parts — Drama). Jan. 26 — The Violet Ray (No. 15 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). Jan. 27— The Railroad Claim Intrigue (No. 116 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Dr.). Jan. 30 — The Safety Pin Smugglers (Comedy). Jan. 31 — The Dominion of Fernandez (No. 25 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two parts — Drama). Feb. 2 — The Net of Intrigue (No. 16 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). Feb. 3— The Death Siding (No. 117 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Drama). SELIG. Jan. 1 — Sellg-Trlbune, No. 1 (Topical). Jan. 4 — Sellg-Tribune, No. 2 (Topical). Jan. 6 — In Payment of the Past (Drama). Jan. 8 — Starring In Western Stuff (Two parts — Comedy-Drama). Jan. 8— Sellg-Trlbune No. 3 (Topical). Jan. 11 — Selig-Tribune No. 4 (Topical). Jan. 13 — The Making of Bob Mason's Wife (Drama). Jan. 15 — Delayed in Transit (Two parts — Comedy). Jan. 15 — Selig-Tribune No. 5 (Topical). Jan. 18— Selig-Tribune No. 6 (Topical). Jan. 20 — Cupid's Touchdown (Comedy). Jan. 22 — On Italy's Firing Line (Three parts — Drama). Jan. 22— Selig-Tribune, No. 7 (Topical). Jan. 25— Selig-Tribune. No. 8 (Topical). Jan. 27 — The Luck That Jealousy Brought (Drama. Jan. 29. — Lost and Found (Two parts — Drama). Jan. 20 — Selig-Tribune, No. 9 (Topical). Feb. 1 — Selig-Tribune, No. 10 (Topical). Feb. 3 — The Saddle Girth (Drama). VIM FEATURE OOMEI»Y. Dee. 13 — Charity Begins at Home (Comedy). Dec. 20 — They Practice Economy (Comedy). Dec. 27 — Her Financial Freniy (Comedy). VIM. Dec. 28 — Fat and Fickle (Comedy). Dec. 20 — The Property Man (Comedy). Jan. 3 — No release this day. Jan. 4 — The Boycotted Baby (Comedy). Jan. 5 — Reckless Romeos (Comedy) Jan. 10 — No release this day. Jan. 11 — His Movie Mustache (Comedy). Jan. 12 — The Property Man (Comedy). Jan. 17 — (No release this day). Jan. 18 — Terrible Kate (Comedy). Jan. 19 — War Correspondents (Comedy). Jan. 25 — The Love Bugs (Comedy). Jan. 26 — It's All Wrong (Comedy). Feb. 1 — The Other Girl (Comedy). Feb. 2 — A Job for Life (Comedy). Jan. Jan. VITAGRAPH. 1 — His Lesson (Comedy). 5 — The Twin Fedoras (No. 3 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Broadway Star Feature — Comedy — Drama) . Jan. 6 — Billy Smoke (Three parts — Broadway Star Feature — Comedy). Jan. 8 — Jones Keeps House (Comedy). Jan. 12 — One Good Turn (No. 4 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Broadway Star Feature — Comedy — Drama) . Jan. 15 — The Mystery of Lake Lethe — Drama). Jan. 16— The Meeting (No. 1 of "The Skipper's Mate" — Broadway Star Feature — Drama). Jan. 19 — The Professional Patient (Comedy). Jan. 19 — The Suitor of Slam (No. 5 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Broadway Star Feature — Comedy — Drama). General Film Company Features BLACK CAT FEATURE. Jan. 2 — The Girl God Made for Jones (Two parts — Drama). Jan. 9 — Among Those Present (Two parts — Drama). Jan. 16 — The Little Missionary (Two parts — Drama). Jan. 23 — What Would You Do? (Two parts — Drama). Jan. 30 — Three Ways Out (Two parts — Dr.). BROADWAY STAR FEATURE. Dec. 29 — The Luck Charm (No. 2 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Dr.). Jan. 5 — The Twin Fedoras (No. 3 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Dr.). Jan. 6 — Billy Smoke (Three parts — Comedy). Jan. 12 — One Good Turn (No. 4 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Dr.). Jan. 16 — The Meeting (No. 1 of "The Skipper's Mate — Drama). Jan. 16 — The Suitor of Slam (No. 5 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Dr.). KNICKERBOCKER STAR FEATURE. Dec. 22 — The Dawn of Wisdom (Three parts — Drama). Jan. 5 — Temptation and the Girl (Three parts — Drama). Jan. 19 — The Room of Mystery (Three parts — Drama). Feb. 2 — Crossed Trail (Three parts — Drama). A Welcome Visitor Each Week in Every Business Home Where Moving Pictures Are of Interest The Moving Picture World Is Admirably Adapted to Carry Any Little Message Which You May Wish to Send Our Classified Advertisements at Five Cents Per Word Will Produce Remarkable Results — One Dollar for Twenty Words or Less. Send Copy, with remittance, to CHALMERS PUBLISHING CO., 17 Madis on Avenue, New York City