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 #:
000916
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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QIO THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD <#> SELIG HEADLINER5 <#> DECEMBER 20, 1909 Through the Hood River Valley and along the Columbia River in Oregon Code Word, Hood Length, 529 Feet A Modern Dr. Jekyll Code Word, Jehy Length, 471 Feet Two on one reel The first an eduction al science, the second the funniest ever. You cannot afford to miss them. DECEMBER 23, 1909 The Christian Martyrs Code Word, Mart Length, 950 Feet A Rig cast produced the Selig' way. An Artistic triumph of Early Roman times. COMING DECEMBER. 27, 1909 Buried Alive WATCH FOR THE BIG RELEASE DECEMBER. 30, 1909 Selig Four Color Posters at all Exchanges, Weekly Bulletins, sent post Free Let us put you on our mailing list THE SELIG POLYSCOPE CO., Inc. <^> 45^.caoT°.sTt> I VITAGRAPH FILMS THE FILMS OF "QUALITY" Tuesday, December 21 The Forgotten Watch Jumping at wrong conclusions has often brought the most dignified personages intc ridiculous situations, but an actual misconception and its finale was never more cleverly illustrated than in this Vitagraph comedy. Approx. length, 413 feet. The Cook Makes Madeira Sauce Another positive laugh producer — uproariously funny throughout and acted with a realism that will carry the audience along. Approx. length, 561 feet. Don't Miss this Reel— It's a Winner Saturday, December 25 A Midsummer Night's Dream A magnificent Vitagraph "Film-de-luxe" representing Shakespeare's most delightful comedy— cleverly portrayed by an all-star cast. Gorgeously costumed — elaborately staged — photographically perfect. COMING— On Tuesday. Jan. 4, 1910, we will release the second of the grand Biblical series, "THE LIFE OF flOSES.'' Saturday, Jan. 8— a mammoth reproduction of RICHELIEU. Place your orders early for extra prints. i NEW YORK, 116 Nassau St. THE VITAGRAPH COMPANY OF AMERICA hWBSL.