Motion Picture News (Oct 1914-Jan 1915)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
Oct 1914-Jan 1915
Publisher:
New York : Motion Picture News
Volume:
Motion Picture News (Oct 1914-Jan 1915)
Leaf #:
0001162
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
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:
August 29, 2022
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78 MOTION PICTURE NEWS What Makes A Feature A Feature? ] . Every feature must stand the acid test of box office value. The power to draw the money. To do this it must be a picture easy to understand. It must combine human interest with comedy and pathos. 2. Not alone is good acting a prime necessity, but care should be taken in the making of the print. A bad print offends and displeases the theatre patron, thus affecting the exhibitor. Take care of the exhibitor and he will take care of *he manufacturer. 3 . Personal exploitation of business directors exerts no influence on the box office. The same amount of energy spent on publicity for the feature gives it a distinction that makes it worth featuring What the Alliance Programme Stands For Vol. 10. No. 26. 1. As near perfection as the human element can make it. An earnest and honest endeavor to make each succeeding release better than those that have gone before. Progress is the foundation of our policy. Ask our patrons if this is true. 2. We will not handle off colored shoddy. Our features appeal to all classes. They combine entertainment, divertissement and instruction. 3. We offer you regularity, reliability and respectability. Regularity of release, reliability of character of output and respectability of subjects. Be sure to mention "MOTION PICTUBE NEWS" when writing to advertisers.