Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture News
Date:
Jan-Feb 1922
Publisher:
New York, Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)
Leaf #:
000739
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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FEBRUARY 18, 1922 Reg. U. S. Patent Office Worth Reading Only rarely — perhaps too rarely — do we call your attention to the special features, which with the regular departments go to make up Motion Picture News. This week, for example, there is a new department devoted to the doings of exehangemen, salesmen, exhibitors and others who, throughout the country, make up such an integral part of the industry. Two pages of informative, up-to-the-minute news with the personal touch. Then w Pictures and People,” two pages of zippy, chatty talks, which, instituted last week, has already created wide notice. 44 What Are Press Books Worth ? ” a page article that will at least set you thinking, is just one of a number of other features. Every page of the NEWS is worth reading EVERY WEEK. XXV No. 9 Los Angeles Entered as Second Class Matter, October IS, 1913. at the Post C under the Act of March S, iS79 Published Weekly — $3.00 a year — 72Q Seventh Avenue, New York PRICE 20 CEN' Chicago