Moving Picture World (April 1912 - June 1912)

Page scan 00023 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
April 1912 - June 1912
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (April-June 1912)
Leaf #:
00023
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
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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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD EXHIBITORS ON STRIKE ! ! THEY WANT AN INCREASE IN BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS AND IN ORDER TO WIN OUT THEY ARE DEMANDING A HIGHER GRADE OF PICTURES FOUND ONLY IN THE SALES COMPANY'S PROGRAM SUNDAY— ECLAIR, GAUMONT, REX. MONDAY— AMERICAN, CHAMPION, IMP, NESTOR. TUESDAY— ECLAIR, POWERS, REPUBLIC, THAN HOUSER. WEDNESDAY— AMBROSIO, CHAMPION, NESTOR, RELIANCE, SOLAX, ANIMATED WEEKLY. THURSDAY— AMERICAN, ECLAIR, GAUMONT, IMP, REX. FRIDAY— BISON (2-reel subjects), LUX, SOLAX, THANHOUSER „t,t ,»„,«. SATURDAY— GREAT NORTHERN, IMP, POWERS, NESTOR, REPUBLIC, RELIANCE. We have come to terms and have arranged the increase demanded by furnishing the above QUALITY PROGRAM and the ANIMATED WEEKLY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING EXCHANGES: CANADA. Applegath, I.. .T., & Sons, 14.", Yonge. St.. Toronto, Ont. Canadian Film Excbange, Calgary, Alberta. Canadian Film Exchange, Toronto, Out. Gaumont Co., I. united, 4 and t> Queen St.. Toronto, out. Guuinout Co., Limited, 2U3 Loo Bldg., Vai liver, B. C. CALIFORNIA. California Film Exchange, .",4 7th St.. San Francisco. Miles Bros., inn Mission St.. San Francisco. Miles Bros., 411 West sth St.. Los Angeles. California Film Exchange. .".14 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. F. B. Film Excbange, 103 E. Illi St.. Los Angeles. COLORADO. W. H. Swaiison Film Exchange, :i"l Railroad Bldg., Denver. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washington Film Excbange, 42x nth St.. N. \V. GEORGIA. Consolidated Film & Supply Co.. Rhodes Bldg . Atlanta. ILLINOIS. Anti-Trust Film Co., 12s W. Lake St., Chi. -ago. Majestic Film Service Co.. 216 N. 5th Ave.. Chicago. H. & II. Film Exchange, 98 Jackson Bldg., Chicago. I.aeiumle Film Service, 204 W. Lake St.. Chicago. Standard Film Exchange, 168 W. Washington St.. Chicago. INDIANA. Central Film Service, 110 North Illinois St., Indianapolis. IOWA. Laei le Film Service. 421 Walnut St.. Des Moines. KANSAS. Wichita Film & Supply Co., 122 X. Market St., Wichita. LOUISIANA. Consolidated Film & Supply Co., 7-jii Maison Blanche Bldg., New Orleans. MASSACHUSETTS. Boston Film Rental Co., 865 Washington St., Boston. W. E. Green Film Exchange. 22S 'Fremont St.. Boston. MARYLAND. Baltimore Film Exchange, til" E. Baltimore St.. Baltimore. MINNESOTA. Laemtn] rim Service, 2S6 Hennepin St., Minneapolis. MICHIGAN. Michigan Film & Supply Co., 1106 Union Trusl Bldg., Detroit. Cadillac Film Exchange, 92 Grlswold St., Detroit. .1. W. Mo MISSOURI, gan, 13111 Walnut St.. Kansas City. St. Louis, ansas City. Swanson-CrawJord Film Co., Century Bldg., Western Film Exchange, 15 West 10th St., MONTANA. Pacific Film Exchange. Butte. NEBRASKA, Laemmle Film Service, 1312 Farnam St.. Omaha. Progressive Film Exchange. 141, Farnam St.. Omaha. NEW YORK. Empire Film Exchange, 150 E. Fourteenth St., N. Y. C. Greal Eastern Film Exchange. 21 E. Fourteenth St.. N. Y. C. Peerless Film Exchange, •"■ E. Fourteenth St., N. \. C. Metropolitan Film Exchange, 122 University Place, N. Y. C. Western Film Exchange, 145 W, 45tb St.. N. \. I'. Rex Film Exchange. S4 N, Pearl St., Albany. Victor Film Service Co., 39 Church St., Buffalo. OKLAHOMA. United Motion Picture Co.. 112 Main St.. Oklahoma City. OREGON. Independent W. F. Exchange, 84 Seventh St., Portland. OHIO. Buckeye Lake Shore Film Co., 122 N. High St.. Columbus. Cincinnati-Buckeye Film Co.. 236 w. 4th Ave., Cincinnati. Central, loll W. ."ith St., Cincinnati. Lake Shore Film & Supply CO., U»'' Pr0S| I Ave,. S. Cleveland. Toledo Film Service. 120 Erie SI., Toledo. Victor Film Service, Prospect and Huron sts.. Cleveland. PENNSYLVANIA. Eagle Film Exchange. 23 N. 9th St.. Philadelphia. Exhibitors' Film Service Co..' Ill S, IV1111 Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Philadelphia Film Exchange, 121 N. nth St.. Philadelphia. Philadelphia Projection Co., 14 N. 9th SI., Philadelphia. Swaab Film Service Co.. 1211 X, sin St.. Philadelphia. Independent Film Exchange, 415 Ferry St , Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Photoplay Co., 112 Perry St., Pittsburgh. TEXAS. Texas Film Excbange, 1315Vi Elm St.. Dallas. WASHINGTON. 1'acihY Film Exchange, Globe Bldg., Seattle. WISCONSIN. Western Film Exchange, :'."7 Enterprise Bldg., Milwaukee. Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company 111 East 14th Street New York, N. Y.