Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1916)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
Jan-Feb 1916
Publisher:
New York : Motion Picture News
Volume:
Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1916)
Leaf #:
0001209
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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•February 19, 1916. MOTION PICTURE NEWS 1045 A . Plain Statement of Facts Pertaining to the Development of Your Business There isn't an exhibitor in the business to-day who has not, at some time, felt the injustice of the demands made upon him in regard to the prices he has been compelled to pay for his pictures, be they good, bad, or indifferent. Such a state of affairs is all wrong! There should be no compulsion regarding what the exhibitor should or should not show, when he is paying good money for his merchandise. OPEN MARKET AT LAST THE DAY HAS COME when he can go into the open market with every confidence of finding the particular kind of pictures that will meet the demand and merit the approval of his patrons. The following is a fair sample of what you may expect at regular intervals from the TOPNOTCH MOTION PICTURES, INC. "DENISE" By Alexander Dumas Being an adaptation of the international stage success of the same name. In Four Parts. "THE RED CROSS NURSE" By Abel Gance A Drama in Five Parts. A vivid story of the hardships a noble woman endures in serving humanity at the front. "CLAUDIA" By M. Thiery A Drama in Four Parts. Depicting the trials and tribulations besetting a beautiful songbird in her struggle for fame. "TEN O'CLOCK MYSTERY" By Abel Gance A Drama in Three Parts. A rapid-fire, sensational mystery drama replete with startling situations. "THE REDEMPTION OF A ROGUE" By M. Thiery A Drama in Three Parts. A revelation in photography and perfect lighting effects. "PADDY'S HEROISM" By Abel Gance A Drama in Five Parts, which tells a tender love story amid the horrors of the great world warl "UNDER THE MASK" By M. Thiery A Drama in Five Parts. Outrivals "Camille" in dramatic intensity. "THE FATAL HOUR" By M. Lacroix A Drama in Three Parts. From first to last a series of dramatic surprises! "THE SHE-WOLF" By M. Lacroix A Drama in Three Parts which justifies the title. AUTHORS FILM CO., INC., 1432 Broadway, New York DISTRIBUTOR The AUTHORS FILM CO. INC. invites correspondence from film distributors in every State. Only those of the highest financial and business responsibility need respond. The "News" advertisers believe YOU worth wlile; justify them.