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 #:
000745
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
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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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 739 Exchanges CALIFORNIA. Chicago Film Ex., 232 Pacific Block, Sau Francisco. COLORADO. Chicago Film Ex., 1632 Curtis St., Denver. Globe Film Service, Denver. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Chicago Film Ex., 502 Westory Bldg., Washington. ILLINOIS. Anti-Trust Film Ex., 77 S. Clark St., Chicago. Chicago Film Ex., 4G Jackson Blvd., Chicago. Cline, Eugene. 59 Dearborn St., Chicago. Exclusive Film Co., 225 Dearborn St., Chicago. Globe Film Service, 107 E. Madison St., Chicago. Great Western Film Service, 59 Dearborn St., Chicago. Laemmle Film Service. 19(1 Lake St.. Chicago. Royal Film Service, 188 Madison St., Chicago. Swanson. W. H., & Co., 104 Lake St., Chicago. Unique Film & Construction Co., 79 Dearborn St.. Chicago. U. S. Film Co., 132 Lake St., Chicago. GEORGIA. Chicago Film Ex., G30 Candler Bldg., Atlanta. INDIANA. Laemmle Film Service, Evansville. KANSAS. Wichita Film & Supply Co., Wichita. KENTUCKY. Globe Film Service, Louisville. LOUISIANA. Dixie Film Co., 722 Maison Bldg., New Orleans. MAINE. Greene, W. E., 511 Congress St., Portland. MARYLAND. Consolidated Amusement Co., 2S W. Lexington St., Baltimore. MASSACHUSETTS. Green, W. E., 228 Tremont St., Boston. MICHIGAN. Michigan Film & Supply Co., Union Trust Bldg., Detroit. Wolverine Film Ex., Detroit. MINNESOTA. Laemmle Film Service, Minneapolis. MISSOURI. Bijou Film & Amusement Co., Kansas City. Morgan, Fearis, 121 E. 5th St., Joplin. Park Film Ex., Gem Theater, St. Louis. Swanson, W. II., & Co., 200 N. 7th Ave., St. Louis. Wagner Film Amusement Co., St. Louis. NEBRASKA. Chicago Film Ex., 14th & Douglas Sts., Omaha. Laemmle Film Service, Omaha. Swanson, W. H., & Co., 100 S. 14th St., Omaha. NEW YORK. Empire Film Co.. 150 E. 14th St., New York City. Great Eastern Film Co., 21 E. 14th St., New York City. Laemmle Film Service, 111 E. 14th St., New York City. New Jersey Film Rental Co., 214 6th Ave., New York City. OHIO. Cincinnati Film Ex., 214 W. 5th St., Cincinnati. Sun. Gus, Springfield, Ohio. Superior Film & Supply Co., Toledo. Toledo Film Ex., Toledo. OKLAHOMA. Globe Film Service, Oklahoma City. Morgan, Fearis, Oklahoma City. OREGON. Eagle Film Service. 032 Worcester Bldg.. Portland. Independent Western Film Ex., 204 McKay Bldg., Portland. Laemmle Film Service, Portland. PENNSYLVANIA. American Film Ex., 050 Wabash Blgd., Pittsburg. Eagle Film Ex., 143 N. Sth St., Philadelphia. Independent Film Ex., 305 Bijou Bldg., Pittsburg. Philadelphia Projection Co., 44 N. 9th St., Philadelphia. Philadelphia Film Ex., 14 N. 9th St., Philadelphia. TENNESSEE. Chicago Film Ex., 1004 Stahlman Bldg., Nashvile. TEXAS. Morgan, Fearis, 311 Elm St., Dallas. UTAH. Chicago Film Ex., 321 Atlas Block. Salt Lake City. Laemmle Film Service, Salt Lake City. WASHINGTON. Pacific Film Ex., Seattle. Manufacturers and Importers Actophone Co.. 573 11th Ave., New York City. Brinkmier, Theo., 1414 Market St., Wheeling, W. Va. Carson, Co., 1402 Broadway, New York City. Chicago Film Ex., 4G Jackson Blvd., Chicago, HI. Columbia Cinematograph Co.. Petersburg, Va. Columbia Film Co.. 301 W. 37th St., New York City. Exclusive Film Co., 225 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. Film Import & Trading Co., 127 E. 23d St., New York City. Great Northern Film Co., 7 E. 14th St., New York City. Independent Film Mfg. Co., (Imp.), Ill E. 14th St., New York City. Horsley Mfg. Co., Bayonne, N. J. International Proj. & P. Co., Schiller Bldg., Chicago, 111. Lumiere Co.. 31 E. 27th St.. New York City. New York Motion Picture Co., 429 Cth Ave., New York City. Pantograph Corporation, 1402 Broadway, New York City. Phoenix Film Mfg. Co., 215 Wabash Bldg., Chicago, 111. Powers Co., 241st St. & Richardson Ave., New York City. Thanhouser Co., 205 W. 94th St.. New York City. Travergraph Co., 9th Ave. & 15th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. IT. S. Film Co.. Feder Bldg.. Cincinnati, Ohio. World Film Mfg. Co.. Portland, Ore. Machine Manufacturers Viaseope Mfg. Co.. 112 Randolph St.. Chicago. 111. Knaak Co.. (Peerless), Oshkosh, Wis. Exhibitors being Served by Film Exchange Members of the Alliance using Products of Manufacturing and Importing Members, will be Guaranteed the Fullest Legal Protection J. J. MURDOCK, President WM. H. SWANSON, Secretary I. C. OES. New York, N. Y. Executive Committeemen J. W. MORGAN, Vice-President A. KESSELJr., Treasurer National Independent Moving Picture Alliance SECRETARY'S OFFICE SECOND FLOOR 160-164 E LAKE STREET CHICAGO PITTSBURG McRENNA NEW YORK Your FrontIs Your Best "Ad" Write vis for Catalog of Brass Railings. Sign Easels, Grilles. Etc. |Sg McKENNA BROS. BRASS CO. First Ave. and Ross St. PITTSBURG 738 Broadway NEW YORK