Moving Picture World (Mar-Dec 1907)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Mar-Dec 1907
Author:
World Photographic Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Mar-Dec 1907)
Leaf #:
000242
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
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:
September 21, 2023
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236 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. &-( r-of Correspondence. A Letter of ThanKs. New York, June 8, 1907. Editor Moving Picture World: Dear Sir — Allow me to thank you for your answer to me in your issue of June 1, about opaque glass. I took your advice and it works O. K. I give exhibitions to churches and religious organizations, and frequently these people want to see what I am going to give them for an exhibition, and as I am unable >to always have a darkroom I wanted to use a window between rooms for the purpose, which I can now do. I am also grateful for the reply to Cleaver Wagner. I have had the same trouble as he wrote about; your answer at once solved my difficulty, and last week in following your instructions I had the best show ever. The church people wanted to know if I was using a different light, it was so much better than usual. Again I want to say that your paper is one that every operator ought to get, also the renter. It keeps me posted up better than anything I have ever read. I know what are the latest films and what to buy. As soon as I get to the descriptions of new films I go at once to my dealer and tell him to get them quick. So that I am always up to date with my shows and feel satisfied that you only write about the best and most suitable. I think the stand you are taking for a clean film is the best for the whole trade. I am doing my little best to make it known amongst my friends and enclose a list of names that I hope will be of use to you. In conclusion, please add my name to the register of the Operators’ League, as well as those I have marked in red ink. Wishing you every success, Sincerely, Kenrich Orbrig. Dominion Film Exchange Where You Get GOOD FILM SERVICE At reasonable prices. Don’t worry — its folly. We have the latest and best Films and Song Slides for rent. WRITE TO US 32 QUEEN ST., East, TORONTO, CAN. P. O. BOX 471 When writing to Advertisers please mention The Moving Picture World. GAUMONT FILMS READY ABOUT JUNE 15 , 1907 WHO’S HAT IS IT? Comedy Length 384 feet A blustering day and heavy wind play havoc with a pedestrian’s hat. The film shows the complications which arise between an irascible Frenchman and his wife as a result. THIS WEEK’S NEW GAUMONT SUBJECTS: Saved From the Wreck Dramatic 590 feet The Substitute Drug Clerk Comedy 547 feet The Child Accuser Dramatic 260 feet Dressing In a Hurry Comedy 274 feet NOTE — These films are unrestricted as to sale, and all standing orders are filled on the day ot issue. Shipments are made simultaneously from New York and Chicago, and no buyer has an advantage over another because of prior delivery Vaudeville houses and Nickelodeons can obtain all of our exclusive fijms fiom the rental firms which are supplying them. 52 STATE ST. I 662 SIXTH AVE. CHICAGO, NEW YORK MOVING PICTURE MACHINES AND FILMS Edison Kinetoscope The Power Cameragraph KLEINE LENSES for Picture Machines Cover the Whole Range of PRACTICAL PROJECTION. SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS Send for Catalogue F. C. B. KLEINE 664 Sixth Avenue NEW YORK