Motion Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
Mar-Apr 1923
Author:
Motion Picture News, Inc.
Publisher:
Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)
Leaf #:
000125
Language:
English
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:
Motion Picture News was the leading film industry trade journal during the 1920s. Founded in 1908 as a counterweight to the dominant Moving Picture World, the News was the voice for the independent, non-Trust, producers. Later Motion Picture News expanded its coverage to the entire industry, supporting the independent exhibitor with objective film reviews, summaries of programs at theatres across the nation, activities of regional exchanges in the cities with regional exchanges, and excellent coverage of the coming of sound and screenings and stage shots at the major New York City theatres. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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March i o , 1923 109v "ADAM'S RIB" Breaks Record of " MANSLAUGHTER \ IN NEW YORK "Adam's Rib" opened at the Rivoli Theatre, Sunday February 25. The total paid admissions for the day were 8992. The total paid admissions for the opening day of "Manslaughter" were 8939. All indications point to a long-run record. IN LOS ANGELES "Adam's Rib'' is now in its fourth week at Grauman's Rialto. In the first three weeks it broke the "Manslaughter" record for the same period by $2300. The crowds were so big that special Saturday morning matinees were necessary. Like every other DeMille picture, "Adam's Rib" will break records everywhere. DeMille can't make anything but record-breakers. He doesn't know how ! Jesse L. Lasky .... Present Cecil B. DeMille's Production "ADAM'S RIB" With Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter, Theodore Kosloff, Anna Q. Nilsson and Pauline Garon By Jeanie Macpherson d (paramount Q>idure