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 #:
000324
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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322 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 14. N DISTRIBUTING Famous Players, Lasky, Morosco and Pallas Productions. What would you have to pay in the open market for a Mary Pickford, a Marguerite Clark, or a Geraldine Farrar picture? What would you have to pay for two more pictures by the other Famous Players, Lasky, Morosco, and Pallas stars, who stand with them in the Paramount top line? And what would you have to pay for five more big five reel features, rounding out a month's program? Add up the total, then ask the Paramount Exchange how much you, would be charged for the full Paramount Service of two pictures a week under the Paramount plan. THE PRICE WILL BE LESS THAN THE OPEN-BOOKING COST OF THREE Ask Our Exchange To-day. rOUB EIGHTY FIVE. L-' FIFmA\^NUE Vm' FORTY FIRST S& 1^ NEW YORK . N.Y. Be sure to mention " MOTION PICTURE NEWS " when writing to advertisers.