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Moving Picture World (Mar-Dec 1907)

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Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Mar-Dec 1907
Author:
World Photographic Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Mar-Dec 1907)
Leaf #:
000688
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:
May 30, 2024
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aaij nv^i urvn wurlu, i The U. F. S. P. A. Saturday, December 14, 1907, will long be a red letter day in the history of the moving picture industry. The members of the Association from all parts of the State gathered in the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, and at once proceeded to elect officers as follows : OFFICERS ELECTED AT CHICAGO CONVENTION. President, J. S. Clark, Pittsburg Calcium Light Co., Pittsburg, Pa. First Vice-President, F. C. Aiken, Theater Film Service Co., Chicago, 111. Treasurer, P. L. Waters, Kinetograph Co., New York, N. Y. Members Executive Committee: C. H. Peckham, Cleveland Film Renting Co., Cleveland, Ohio; F. J. Howard, Boston, Mass. The following are the firms represented and the names of the delegates present : DENVER. Kleine Optical Co. Rep., George Kleine. Little & Pratt, Charles Bldg. Rep., Pratt. Rep., Max Lewis. DES MOINES. Pittsburg Calcium Light & Film Co. Rep., James B. Clark. Kleine Optical Co. Rep., George Kleine. DETROIT. National Film Co., Telegraph Bldg. Rep., Phil Gleichman. Michigan Film & Supply Co., Butler Bldg. Rep., Charles J. Strong. Detroit Film Exchange, Newberry Bldg. Rep., W. H. Goodfellow. EL PASO. Rep., O. T. Clamfore. EVANSVILLE. Laemmle Film Service. Rep., Carl Laemmle. GRAND RAPIDS. FILM SERVICES AND REPRESENTATIVES. A. J. Gillingham. BOSTON Rep'’ Gillingham, Howard Moving Picture Co., 564 Washington st. Rep., F. J. Howard. Miles Bros., 259 and 261 Sixth ave., New York City. Rep., Herbert L. Miles. BIRMINGHAM. The Bailey Film Service, 116 21st st. Rep., C. F. Bailey. Southern Film Exchange, 103 N. 20th st. Rep., Abernathy. Theatre Film Supply Co. Rep., A. R. Boone. HARRISBURG. Keystone Film & Supply Co. Rep., P. Morgan. INDIANAPOLIS. Indianapolis Calcium Light & Film Exchange Co., 114 South Capitol ave. Rep., W. M. Swain. Luther Day Service Co. Rep., Luther Day. KANSAS CITY. BUFFALO. Powers Machine & Film Co., 13 Genesee st. Rep., J. A. Schuchart. CHICAGO. Chicago Film Exchange. Rep., Max Lewis. Inter-Ocean Film Exchange, 59 Dearborn st. Rep., Eugene Cline. Temple Film Exchange. Rep., Eugene Cline. U. S. Film Exchange, 59 Dearborn st. Rep., Eugene Cline. Eugene Cline, 59 Dearborn st. Rep., Eugene Cline. Globe Film Service Co. Rep., J. Schuchat. Laemmle Film Service, 196 Lake st. Rep., Carl Laemmle. W. H. Swanson & Co. Rep., W. H. Swanson. Standard Film Exchange, Unity Bldg. Rep., Joseph Hopp. Union Motion Picture Service Co. Rep., Selig. Theatre Film Service Co. Rep., F. C. Aiken. National Film Rental Co. Rep., George Spoor. Kleine Optical Co.. 52 State st. Rep., George Kleine. Geo. K. Spoor Co. Rep., George K. Spoor. Twentieth Century Optiscope Co., State and Lake sts. Rep., R. G. Bachman. Royal Film Service, 253 La Salle st. Rep., Robert Miller. American Film Service. Rep., Van Runkel. Edison Display Co., 67 South Clark st. Rep., CINCINNATI. Southern Film Exchange. Rep., Thomas A. Reilly. CLEVELAND. Cleveland Film Renting Exchange, Citizens’ Bank Bldg. Rep., C. H. Peckham. Lake Shore Film Exchange. Rep., C. Madelbaum. Rep., Eugene E. Cline. COLUMBUS. Ohio Film Exchange. Rep., J. W. Melchoir. DALLAS. Rep., T. D. Whalen. Southern talking Machine Co. Rep., C. B. Harris. Yale Film Renting Co., 1116 Main st. Rep., A. D. Flintom. Charles M. Stebbins, 1028 Main st. Rep., Charles M. Stebbinsi Rep., Eugene E. Cline. Twentieth Century Optiscope Co., State and Lake sts. (Chicago, 111.) Rep., R. G. Bachman. LOS ANGELES. Talley Film Exchange. Rep., W. H. Clune. MEMPHIS. Rep., Carl Laewinall. American Eilm Exchange, 504 Mathews Bldg. Rep., H. E. Aitken. MINNEAPOLIS. Kleine Optical Q). Rep., Geo. Kleine. Rep., Eugene E. Cline. Twin City Calcium & Stereopticon Co., 720 Hennepin ave. Rep., C. E. Van Duzee. Northwestern Film Co. Rep., MONTREAL. Quimetoscope Film Exchange, 624 St. Catherine st., East. Rep., L. E. Quimet. NEW ORLEANS. W. H. Swanson & Co. Rep., W. H. Swanson. NEW YORK. Kinetograph Co., 41 E. 21st st. Rep., Percy Walters. Miles Bros., 259 and 261 Sixth ave. Rep., Herbert L. Miles. Alfred Weiss Film Exchange, 219 Sixth ave. Rep., Alfred Weiss. Consolidated Film Exchange of New York, 143 E. 23d st. Rep., L. W. Ullman. Vitagraph Co., 116 Nassau st. Rep., Mr. Rock. Kleine Optical Co. Rep., George Kleine. Greater New York Film .Rental Co., 24 Union Square. Reps., Fox & Brill. Peoples’ Film Exchange, 126 University Place. Rep., Marcus Loew. Imperial Film Exchange. Rep., W. F. Steiner. The Electograph. Reps., Beck & Gunby. Empire Film Co., 106 Fulton st. Rep., F. Graf. Actograph Co., 50 Union Square. Rep., N. H. Mosher. Improved Film Supply Co., 104 Attorney st. Rep., J. Weinberg. Harstn & Co., 13 E. 14th st. Rep., A. L. Harstn. NORFOLK. Virgina Film Co., Monticello Arcade Bldg. (Branch — Warner, Pittsburg.) Rep., Warner L. French. • OMAHA. Rep., Carl Laewinall. ONEIDA. Rep., Max Lewis. PHILADELPHIA. S. Lubin. Rep., S. W. Singhi. Electric Theatre Supply Co. Rep., Henry Schwable. Louis M. Swaab. Rep., Louis M. Swaab. Kohl Film Rental Co., 913 Market st. Rep., Chas. W. Kohl. C. A. Calenhuff, 4th and Green sts. Rep., Chas. A. Calenhuff. Miles Bros., 259 and 261 Sixth ave., New York City. Rep., Herbert L. Miles. PITTSBURG. Pittsburgh Calcium Light & Film Co., 121 Fourth ave. Rep., James B. Clark. Pennsylvania Film Co., 403 Lewis Block. Rep., Paul Qualtrough. Duquesne Amusement Supply Co., Bakewell Bldg. Rep., H. M. Warner. Fort Pitt Film Supply Co. Rep., Dave Margoff. American Film Exchange. Rep., T. L. Reilly. Columbia Film Exchange, 414 Ferguson Bldg. Rep., A. S. Davis. Wonderland Film Exchange, 410 Market st. Rep., H. A. Lande. PORTLAND Miles Bros., 259 and 261 Sixth ave., New York City. Rep., Herbert L. Miles. SALT LAKE CITY. Rep., Eugene E. Cline. SAN FRANCISCO. Miles Bros., 259 and 261 Sixth ave., New York City. Rep., Herbert L. Miles. Novelty Moving Picture. Rep., SEATTLE Kleine Optical Co. Rep., George Kleine. Rep., Max Lewis. Edison Display Co., 27 S. Clark st., Chicago, 111. Rep., Morgan. ST. LOUIS. O. T. Crawford Film Exchange, Gayety Theatre Bldg. Rep., O. T. Crawford. W. H. Swanson, St. Louis Film Co. Rep., W. H. Swanson. Miles Bros., 259 and 261 Sixth ave., New York City. Rep., Herbert L. Miles. Rep., Eugene E. Cline. TOLEDO. Toledo Film Exchange, Spitzer Arcade. Rep., L. M. Salsgiver. Kent Film Service. Rep.. Toledo Film Supply Co. Rep., Richard. TROY. Imperial Moving Picture. ' Rep., Steiner. WATERTOWN, N. Y. Mullin Film Service. Rep., After strenuous sessions Saturday and Sunday the meeting adjourned till January 11 to meet at Buffalo.