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Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1916)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
Jul-Aug 1916
Publisher:
New York : Motion Picture News
Volume:
Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1916)
Leaf #:
000255
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
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:
July 25, 2024
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July 15, 1916 MOTION PICTURE NEWS 1 249 CLEVER CARTER DE HAVEN— The Inimitable— is working in a series of brilliant comedies, soon to be released by the Universal, that are so clean, wholesome and different — so far ahead of the cheap, the vulgar and the suggestive, as to be a genuine revelation. Great comedy acting; screamingly funny, intensely human situations; lavish production and brilliant supporting cast give to the entire series a distinction never before attained in film comedies. Beat your competitors to it. Wire your nearest Universal Exchange NOW for full information. Universal Film Manufacturing Co. CARL LAEMMLE, President "The Largest Film Manufacturing Concern in the Universe" 1600 Broadway NEW YORK The Universal Film Mfg. Co. announces copyrighted titles of recent and forthcoming releases as follows: "American Home," ' ' Harvest ," "The Whispered Name," "Preparedness." These have no connection with the Carter De Haven Series. If you like the " News," write our advertisers ; if not, tell us.