Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Aug 1919)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Classic
Date:
Jan-Aug 1919
Publisher:
Brooklyn, New York: Motion Picture Classic
Volume:
Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Aug 1919)
Leaf #:
000468
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema, Fan Magazines, and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
First issue in 1915; absorbed Shadowland in November 1923; became Movie Classic in September 1931. -- Anne Helen Petersen, 2013. Secondary sources consulted: Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine by Anthony Slide and MovieMags.com.
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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