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 #:
000702
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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1240 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD Calendar of Program Releases (For Extended Table of Current Releases See Pages 1258, 1260, 1262, 1264.) General Film Company February 24, 1917 Current Releases ESSANAY — The Lighted Lamp (11th of the Black Cat series — Two parts — Drama). ESSANAY— All in a Day (Comedy). — Alaska (Scenic) on same reel. ESSANAY — Ashes on the Hearthstone (10th of "Is Marriage Sacred" — Two parts — Drama). KALEM — The Model Janitor (Comedy). KALEM — Winged Diamonds (18th of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). KALEM — The Sidetracked Sleeper (No. 119 of the "Hazards of Helen" — Drama). KNICKERBOCKER STAR FEATURE — The Beloved Vampire (Three parts — Drama). SELIG — The Redemption of Red Mullin — Two parts — Drama). SELIG — Selig-Tribune No. 13 (Topical). SELIG — Selig-Tribune No. 14 (Topical). SELIG — For Reward of Service (Comedy-Drama). VIM — Title not reported. VITAGRAPH — The Seventh Son (Drama). VITAGRAPH — The Footlight Lure (6th of the "Dangers of Doris" series featuring Mary Anderson — Comedy-Drama). VITAGRAPH — Missing (Two parts — Drama). Advance Releases SELIG — The Great Treasure (Two Parts — Drama). VITAGRAPH— The Meeting (Drama). SELIG — Selig-Tribune No. 15 (Topical). ESSANAY — A Four-Cent Courtship (Black Cat Feature — Two. Parts — Drama). KALEM — A Flyer in Flapjacks (Comedy). ESSANAY — Canimated Noo^ Pictorial No. 25 (Cartoon Comedy) and British Columbia (Scenic). SELIG — Selig-Tribune No. 16 (Topical). VIM — The Newlyweds' Mistake (Comedy). KALEM — The Screened Vault (Episode No. 19 "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). VIM — Art and Paint (Comedy). V1TAGRAFH — The Gang (No. 7 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy-Drama). ESSANAY — The Extravagant Bride (No. 11 of "Is Marriage Sacred" Two Parts — Drama). SELIG — A Brother's Sacrifice (Drama). COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LISTS of Regular Program and Feature Pictures Can Always Be Obtained from the Pace* of the Morlng Picture World. Theae are Published Two Weeks la Advance of Release Days to Enable Exhibitors to Arrange Their Coming Programs. Ths Stories of the Pictures in Most Cases are Published on a Like Schedule. Eech Synopsis Is Headed by a Cast, the Players' Names Being in Parenthesis. Lay Out Your Entertainment From the Information In the Moving Picture World and You Will Not Go Wrong. For Your Little Wants in the Moving Picture Industry the Little Ads in the Classified Department Will Get You Exceptional Results Send Your Copy, Accompanied by Remittance— The Rate is 5c per Word, 20 Words or Less $1.00