Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
Sept-Oct 1916
Author:
Motion Picture News, Inc.
Publisher:
New York, Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion Picture News (Sept.-Oct 1916)
Leaf #:
000727
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
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:
September 21, 2023
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September 30, 1916 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Mr. INDEPENDENT PRODUCER!! ^ If you are a Maker of MERITORIOUS productions we will supply you with a market that will bring you maximum returns. q The AMERICAN STANDARD plan of film distribution is built on the principle of co-operation ; a process requiring nearly two years in the building, and NOW A PROVEN SUCCESS, through actual operation. ^ We have a complete system of independent exchanges covering the entire country and reaching into foreign lands. Each unit of this vast organization of distribution operates on a basis whereby it is paid in proportion to the business it does and not by the amount of time it consumes in its work. ^ We believe an organization should be paid only what it earns, whether it be the exchange, the distributor, or the manufacturer. Hence, reversing the order, the manufacturer must make GOOD pictures to ensure good returns; the distributor must have a complete working system of exchanges for the proper exploitation of those pictures, to secure its returns; and, each individual exchange must be a bee-hive of activity, capably managed, properly equipped, and have a large following, for only through these essentials can it earn a goodly profit. ^ Summing up, THE EXHIBITOR gets a "square deal" all around; GOOD PICTURES delivered to him through an EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION . His patrons are pleased, and through his success your pictures earn more than a mere price per foot. We invite your inquiries, or a personaFcall. AMERICAN STANDARD MOTION PICTURE CORPORATION SAMUEL QUINN M. G. WATKINS President EXECUTIVE OFFICES General Manager 164-166 West Washington Street CHICAGO A magazine's success is measured by its advertising. Look at the " News ! "