Moving Picture World (July-Dec 1909)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
July-Dec 1909
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (July-Dec 1909)
Leaf #:
000148
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:
February 15, 2024
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W THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD LATEST FILMS. BIOGRAPH COMPANY. June 3— Eradicating Aunty (Comedy) 545 ft. June 3— His Duty (Dramatic) 429 ft. June 7— Tlie Violin Maker of Cremona (Dramatic) . .003 ft. June 10 — The Lonely Villa (Dramatic) 750 ft. June 10 — A New Trick (Comedy) 223 ft. June 14— The Son's Heturn (Dramatic) 993 ft. June 17 — Her First Biscuits (Comedy) 514 ft. June 17 — The Faded Lilies (Dramatic) 481 ft. June 21 — Was Justice Served? (Dramatic) 902 ft. June 24 — The Peaohbasket Hat (Comedy) 000 ft. June 24 — The Mexican Sweethearts (Dramatic) 309 ft. June 28 — The Way of Man (Dramatic) 980 ft. July 1 — The Necklace (Dramatic) 909 ft. July 5 — The Message (Dramatic) 944 ft. July 8 — The Country Doctor (Dramatic) 942 ft. July 12 — The Cardinal's Conspiracy (Dramatic) 999 ft. July 15 — The Friend of the Family (Dramatic) 749 ft. July 15 — Tender Hearts (Dramatic) 233 ft. July 19 — The Renunciation (Comedy Drama) 982 ft. July 22 — Sweet and Twenty (Comedy) 572 ft. July 22 — Jealousy and the Man (Comedy ) 418 ft. July 26 — A Convict's Sacrifice i Drama tic 1 !I7:: ft. July 2!i-Thc Slave I Dramatic) Jiiis It. EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY. June 15 — A Rural Tragedy (Dramatic) 1000 ft. June 18 — How the Tramp Got Even (Comedy) 160 ft. June 18 — Closed on Sunday (Comedy) 840 ft June 22— The Lost Invitation (Comedy) 905 ft. June 25— The Whole World Kin (Dramatic) 520 ft. June 25 — An Affair of Art (Comedy) 480 ft. June 29— The Man Without a Country (Dramatic) .. .1000 ft. July 2 — Parted on Their Honeymoon (Comedy). . .090 ft. July 2— He Wouldn't Go Under a Ladder (Com.)... 305 ft. July 6 — Up the Ladder With Tom Boline 995 ft. July 9 — A Squeedunk Sherlock Holmes 500 ft. July 9 — An Absent Minded Cupid ...500 ft. July 13— The Secret of the Locket (Dramatic) 915 ft July 10 — Caught by the Coupon Craze (Comedy) . .475 ft. July 16 — The Egyptian Mystery (Comedy) 525 ft. July 20 — The Missionary and the Maid 030 ft. July 20 — McGinty's Sudden Rise 370 ft. July 23— The Bridegroom's Dilemma 730 ft. July 23 — Casey's Jumping Toothache 205 ft. July 27— Mother Goose (Comedy) 300 ft. July 27— Taking His Photograph (Comedy) 700. ft. July 30 — Love's Sacrifice (Dramatic) 520 ft. July 30 — Mulligan's Waterloo (Comedy) 455 ft. ESSANAY FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY. June 16 — The Little Peacemaker 450 ft. June 23— The Curse of Cocaine (Dram.) 988 ft. June 30 — The Tramp Story (Dramatic) 750 ft. June 30 — A Case of Seltzer (Comedy) 250 ft. July 7 — The Black Sheep 1000 ft. July 14 — Which is Which? (Comedy) 450 ft. July 14 — The New Cop (Comedy) 550 ft. July 21 — Romance of a Stranded Actress (Dram.) . .1000 ft. July 28 — The Tramp's Story (Comedy) 715 ft. July 2S— A Case of Seltzer (Comedy ) 21(1 ft. GAUMONT. (George Kleine.) Jnne 15 — A Paying Business (Comedy) 285 ft. June 19— The Cry from the Well (Dramatic) 812 ft. June 22 — A Good-Hearted Policeman (Dramatic) 572 ft. 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