Moving Picture World (Mar 1917)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Mar 1917
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Mar 1917)
Leaf #:
000622
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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1832 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD March 17, 1917 List of Current Film Release Dates (For Daily Calendar of Program Releases See Page 1814.) BIOGRAPU. (Serial No.) The Conscience of Hassan Bey (Reissue— Drama) 21545 His Wife's Story (Reissue — Two parts parts — Drama) 21549 Two Men of the Desert (Reissue — Drama) 21571 The Rehearsal (Reissue — Two parts — Drama) 21579 ESSANAY. The Little Missionary ("Black Cat Feature" — Two parts — Drama) 21637-38 One on Him (Comedy), and Scenic on same reel 21640 The Sinful Marriage (Sixth of "Is Marriage Sacred.'" — Two parts — Drama) 21051-52 What Would You Do? "Black Cat Feature"— Two parts — Drama) 21000-61 Canimated Nooz Pictorial, No. 23 (Cartoon Comedy), and Alaskan Scenic on same reel 21603 The Magic Mirror (Seventh of "Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Dr.) 21671-72 Three Ways Out ("Black Cat Feature" — Two parts — Drama) 21682-83 Mr. Wright in Wrong (Comedy) 21685 Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 8, "Shifting Shadows" — Two parts — Drama) 21696-97 The Hoodoed Story ("Black Cat Feature"— Two parts — Drama) 21706-7 Canimated Nooz Pictorial No. 24 (Cartoon Comedy) 21709 Alaskan Scenic on Same Reel 21709 Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 9, "Desertion and Non-Support" — Two parts — Drama) 21715-16 The Lighted Lamp (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). All in a Day (Cartoon Comedy), and an Alaskan Scenic on same reel. Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 10, "Ashes on the Hearthstone" — Two parts — Drama). A Four-Cent Courtship (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). Canimated Nooz Pictorial, No. 25 (Cartoon Comedy), and British Columbia (Scenic). The Extravagant Bride (No. 11 of "Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Drama). The Invisible Web (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). Tiny, Slim and Fat (Cartoon Comedy), and British Columbia Scenic on same reel. Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 12, "The Vanishing Woman" — Two parts — Drama). The Five Dollar Bill (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). Canimated Nooz pictorial No. 26 (Cartoon Comedy) and Educational on same reel. The Pulse of Madness (No. 13 of "Is Marriage Sacred" — Two parts — Drama). FORTUNE PHOTOPLAYS. "Inspiration of Harry Larrabee" (Four parts — ■ Drama). "Mentioned in Confidence" (Four parts — Dr.). KALEM. The Homesteader's Feud (No. 23 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two parts —Drama) 21641-42 The Black Circle (No. 14 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) 21645 The Wrecked Station (No. 115 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Drama/ 21653 The Blundering Blacksmiths (Com.).. 21662 Wolf of Los Alamos (No. 24 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two parts — Dr.) 21664-65 The Violet Ray (No. 15 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) 21668 The Railroad Claim Intrigue (No. 116 of "The Hazards of Helen"— Dr.) .. . 21676 The Safety Pin Smugglers (Comedy). 21684 The Dominion of Fernandez (No. 25 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two parts — Drama) 21686-87 The Net of Intrigue (No. 16 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) 21693 The Death Siding (No. 117 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Drama) 21700 Ghost Hounds ( Comedy) 21708 The Trip ( \o. 17 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) 21712 The Prima Donna's Special (Drama).. 21717 The Model Janitor (Comedy). Winged Diamonds (No. 18 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) . The Sidetracked Sleeper (No. 119 of "The Hazards of Helen — Drama). A Flyer in Flapjacks (Comedy). The Screened Vault (No. 19 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama ) . The Black Rider of Tasajara (an episode of "The American Girl" — Two parts — Drama). In the Path of Peril (an episode of "A Daughter of Daring" — Drama). The Mirror of Fear (an episode of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama). Efficiency Experts (Comedy). SELIG. The Making of Bob Mason's Wife (Dr.) 21633 Delayed in Transit (Two parts — Com.) 21633-34 Selig-Tribune No. 5 (Topical) 21636 Selig-Tribune No. 6 (Topical) 21643 Cupid's Touchdown (Comedy) 21654 On Italy's Firing Line (Three parts — Drama) 21655-56-57 Selig-Tribune No. 7 (Topical) 21059 Selig-Tribune No. 8 (Topical) 21006 The Luck That Jealousy Brought (Dr.) 21677 Lost and Found (Two parts— Dr.) 21678-79 Selig-Tribune No. 9 (Topical) 21681 Selig-Tribune No. 10 (Topical) 21688 The Saddle Girth (Drama) 21701 Cupid's Thumb Print (Two parts — Drama) 21702-3 Sniiz-Trihune No. 11 (Topicall 2I70R Selig-Tribune No. 12 (Topical) 21710 A Strang Adventure (Drama) 21718 The Redemption of Red Mullln (Two part* — Drama). Selig-Tribune No. 13 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 14 (Topical). For Reward of Service (Comedy — Drama). The Great Treasure (Two parts — Drama). Selig-Tribune No. 15 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 10 (Topical). A Brother's Sacrifice (Drama). Selig Tribune No. 10 (Topical). Selig Tribune, No. 17 (Topical). An Actress' Romance (Two parts — Drama). No Place Like Home (Comedy). VIM FEATURE COMEDY. It's All Wrong (Comedy) 21670 The Other Girl (Comedy) 2168* A Job for Life (Comedy) 21694 Nora Declares War (Comedy). The Newlyweds' Mistake (Comedy). Happy Nat's Dilemma (Comedy). Art and Paint (Comedy). Harry's Pig (Comedy). Seeing Double (Comedy). This Is Not My Room (Comedy). A Deal in Furniture (Comedy). Deep Stuff (Comedy). Willie Walrus Pays Alimony (Comedy). In Stump Land (Comedy). Wanted, a Bad Man (Comedy). VITA GRAPH. The Burlesque Blackmailers (flth of "The Dangers of Doris" Comedy) Drama — Broadway Star Feature)... His Little Spirit Girl (Comedy) 21669 The Valley of Lost Hope (Three parts — Drama) 21673-74-71 The Gang (No. 7 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama — Broadway Star Feature) The Seventh Son (Drama). The Footlight Lure (No. 6 of the "Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama) . Missing (Two parts — Drama). The Meeting (Drama). The Gang (No. 7 of the "Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama). Up and Down (No. 8 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy-Drama). Dimple's Baby (Two parts — Comedy-Drama). BROADWAY STAR FEATURE. The Dangers of Doris (No. 0, "The Old Fourth Ward" — Comedy-Drama). Dimples, the Diplomat (Two parts — Drama). KNICKERBOCKER STAR FEATURE The Room of Mystery (Three parts — Drama) 21648-49-50 Crossed Trail (Three parts — Dr.) .. .21690-91-92 The Beloved Vampires (Three parts — Drama). OFFICIAL WAR FILMS. INC. February — The War. KNOWLEDGE BRINGS SUCCESS Messrs. Exhibitor, Exchangeman, Operator, and Film Men Everywhere: — The moving picture business is one of the youngest but one of the leading industries of the world to-day. We may well be proud to be connected with it. Are you keeping up? Do you know all about it? It will yield larger returns for ONE YEAR $3Jt SIX MONTHS $1 M See title pas* for rates Canada and Foreign MOVING PICTURE WORLD 17 Madison Avenue, New York an equal amount of work to the men who know. Each weekly issue of the MOVING PICTURE WORLD contains more up-to-date information than you can get from all other sources. Subscribe now if not already on our mailing list. You will get your paper hours earlier than from the newsstand and it costs less. Cut out and _, mail Thea tr •