Moving Picture World (Oct 1917)

Page scan 000562 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Oct 1917
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Oct 1917)
Leaf #:
000562
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
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:
Moving Picture World, founded in 1907 by J.P. Chalmers, was one of the motion picture industry's first trade papers. Published on a weekly basis in New York City, Moving Picture World informed exhibitors about films available for rental and editorialized on behalf of the growing industry (improving the quality of movies through higher filmmaking standards, not government censorship, was a frequent topic). The paper reached its height in the mid-to-late-1910s--a fact reflected in the circulation figures and the huge amount of advertising that filled every issue during the period. In the 1920s, Moving Picture World lost ground to other competing weekly trade papers -- including Variety, Exhibitor's Herald, and Motion Picture News. In 1927, Moving Picture World ceased publication when it was acquired by Martin Quigley's Exhibitor's Herald. Across the 20 year run of Moving Picture World, readers can watch the transition from short film programs to feature films and witness the transition from the dominance of Edison's Trust to the rise of the "Independent" film companies that ultimately became the Hollywood studios. Silent film historians have utilized and cited Moving Picture World more frequently than any other trade paper, and the publication still has many insights left to offer. -- Eric Hoyt, 2012/2013
Date Added:
July 04, 2024
Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD October 20, 1917 Calendar of Daily Program Releases Releases for Weeks Ending October 20 and October 27 For Extended Table of Current Releases See Pages 452, 453, 454, 455. Universal Film Mfg. Company Mutual Film Corporation RELEASES FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 15, 1917. SEAL — The Taming of Lucy (Three Parts— 02732 02733 NESTOR — Wild and Wooly Women (Comedy) . . . L-KO — Vamping Reuben's Millions (Two Parts — Comedy) 02734 UNIVERSAL ANIMATED WEEKLY NO. 94 (Topical) 02735 STAR FEATURETTE — The Cross-Eyed Submarine (Two Parts — Comedy) 02736 JOKER — The Magic Jazz-Bo (Comedy) 02737 VICTOR— When Liz Lets Loose (Comedy) 02738 UNIVERSAL SCREEN MAGAZINE — Issue No. 41 (Educational) 02739 UNIVERSAL CURRENT EVENTS— Issue No. 23 (Topical) 02740 JOKER— Who Done It? (Comedy) 02741 BISON — The Temple of Terror (Two Parts — Drama) . 02742 UNIVERSAL SPECIAL — The Red Ace (Episode No. 1 — "The Silent Terror" — Two Parts — Drama) 02743 UNIVERSAL SPECIAL RELEASE— Seeing New York with Hy Mayer (A One-Reel Travelaugh) 02744 RELEASES FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 22, 1917. GOLD SEAL — The End of the Run (Three Parts — Drama) 02746 NESTOR — A Fire Escape Finish (Comedy) 02747 L-KO — Fat and Furious (Two Parts — Comedy) 02748 UNIVERSAL ANIMATED WEEKLY NO. 95 (Topical) 02749 JOKER — The Tight Wad (Comedy) VICTOR — What'll We Do With Uncle (Comedy) . EVENTS— Issue No. 24 JOKER— A Wise Dummy (Comedy) BISON — The Getaway (Two Parts — Drama) UNIVERSAL SPECIAL — The Red Ace (Episode No. 2 — "The Lure of the Unattainable" — Two Parts MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1917. MUTUAL STAR PRODUCTION— The Calendar Girl (American) (Five Parts — Drama) 05820-21-22-23-24 MUTUAL STAR PRODUCTION— The Beautiful Adventure (Frohman) (Five Parts— Drama)..05825-26-27-28-29 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1917. STRAND — For Sweet Charity (Comedy) 05830 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1917. MUTUAL— Mutual Weekly No. 146 (Topical) 05831 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1917. CUB— Jerry's Jam (Comedy) 05832 GAUMONT— Reel Life No. 77— Subjects on reel: A Colonial Church of South Carolina; When Dishwashing is a Pleasure; The Banana Industry; A Primitive Jeweler; An Optical Illusion; Animated Drawings from "Life'r 05833 SIGNAL — The Lost Express (Episode No. I Deep Waters" — Two Parts — Drama) 05834-35 02750 02751 02752 02754 02755 02756 MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1917. MUTUAL SPECIALS — The Adventurer (Charlie Chaplin Picture No. 12 — Two Parts— Comedy) 05836-37 MUTUAL STAR PRODUCTION— The Unforseen (Frohman — Six Parts — Drama) 05838-39-40-41-42-43 MUTUAL STAR PRODUCTION— The Sea Monster (American — Five Parts — Drama) 05844-45-46-47-48 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917. STRAND— And Along Came Mary (Comedy) 05849 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1917. MUTUAL— Mutual Weekly No. 147 (Topical) 05850 CUB — Jerry's Soft Snap (Comedy) 05851 GAUMONT — Reel Life No. 78 — Subjects on reel: Rocky Mountain Jay; Then and Now, or, High Living Cost Wins the Race; Queer Trees of Trinidad; Dining on Wheels — How the American Traveler is Fed; Animated Drawings from "Life"; The Apparel and the Man; Not Guilty 05S52 No. -"High BOUND VOLUMES OF THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD You Need Them in Your Business ! Each issue of THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD re presents the fruit of studied effort on the part of expert! to provide just what the average reader of trade publi cations in the moving picture field can use to best advantage in his business. Since this is true, the bound volumes of THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD, each comprising the complete issues printed during a period of three months, take immediate standing as The Reliable Reference Book of the Trade The Record of Moving Picture History In the Making NOW READY— VOL. 32 —APRIL TO JUNE, 1917 WE HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL Bound Volumes for the year. 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916. Four volumes each year. Shipped as per your instructions at $1.50 per volumetransportation charges additional. of THE' MOVING PICTURE WORLD which has been printed since January 1, 1912. These Issues are in bound volume form, and are Invaluable to the wide-awake moving picture man. CHALMERS PUBLISHING CO., 17 Madison Ave., New York City