Motion Picture News (March 1917)

Page scan 000658 from Motion Picture News

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
March 1917
Publisher:
New York : Motion Picture News
Volume:
Motion Picture News (March 1917)
Leaf #:
000658
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:
July 11, 2024
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1962 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 15. No. 13 Ebony Comedies! Ebony Comedies! The New Comedy Sensation That's Sweeping The Country With A Blaze The only real new thing in comediessomething entirely different. Their novelty makes them big attractions. If you haven't booked them yet, get busy. Ebony comedies are the kind that you — everybody — have been looking for. They are real comedies — clean, full of fun. Get the laughs and bring you the money. That's what interests you the most. Actors are negroes. 'Nuff said. No funnier people in the world. The public knows this and when the people in any locality see the announcement of an Ebony, they're going to see it. Their knowledge of the colored people has opened their eyes to the fact, that if anyone can create a laugh these people can. Shrewd vaudeville managers always book colored acts, because they are among the best attractions. Even though some of these acts may not come up to others, yet they attract. W hat these acts mean to the vaudeville manager Ebony Comedies will mean to the exhibitor. " They are opportune and are going to fill a place on the picture program that will give added tone to any program." That's what one distributor says. Another says " The idea is great." Hundreds of exhibitors and the public welcome these comedies. They will be in vogue soon every place. Be the first in your locality to book them and reap the benefit. The second release — "TOO GOOD TO LAST" can be had from any one of the following: Regal Film Service 315 Mailers Bldg., Chgo. G. W. Bradenhurgh. . . Philadelphia, Pa. Dickson Film Service Co St. Louis, Mo. Lyric Film & Supply Co Terre Haute, Ind. Co-Operative Film & Supply Co Bromley Bldg., Nat'l Film-hooking Serv Pittsburgh, Pa. Omaha, Neb. Raleigh Film Exchange * Raleigh, N. C. Supreme Photo-Plays Corp Denver, Colo. Eastern Feature Film Co Boston, Mass. Wichita Film & Supply Co Wichita, Kansas Reelplay Feature Co Seattle, Wash. American Standard Fiim Service Baltimore, Md. C. W. Film Service Syracuse, N. Y. Atlanta Film Service '..Atlanta, Ga. Film distributors in other localities get our proposition EBONY FILM CORPORATION Transportation Bldg., Chicago I! Be sure to mention " MOTION PICTURE NEWS " when writing to advertisers.