Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1913)

Page scan 000881 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Mar 1913
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1913)
Leaf #:
000881
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 855 AS IN A LOOKING CLASS A -Dramatic Production that sets a new Standard in features 276 Heart Gripping S enes I THESE wide awake and progressive Exchangemen have seen the advantage of adding this Greatest of American Features to their program and have bought Exclusive Rights for their respective Territories. New England States Marson M. P. Co., 597 IVashinglon St., Boston, Mass. California, Nevada and Arizona Miles Bros., 1145 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. Miles Bros., 411 IVest &th St.. Los Angeles, Cal. Wisconsin Milwaukee Film Exchange, 133 Second St., Milwaukee, Wis. Illinois General Feature Film Co., 112 La Salle St., Chicago, III. State Rights Film Co., Chicago, III. Colorado, Utah and Wyoming Sii\inson Crazfford Film Ex., Railroad Bldg., Denver, Colo. Eastern Pennsylvania State Rights Film Co., 1204 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. Western Pennsylvania J. .-l. U'eiland Feature Film Co., 212 Fourth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Iowa and Nebraska Associated Feature Film Co., 403 Observatory Bldg., Des Moines. Iowa. Oregon and Washington Film Supl'ly Co., Portland, Ore. Southern Ohio Dayton Feature Film Co., 16 E. s^h St., ^Dayton, Ohio. Maryland, Dist. of Col., Virginia and Eastern West Virginia Moore's Film Features, 434 Ninth St., N. IV., Washington, D. C. Territory Still Open Greater New York — New York State Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee Northern Ohio Michigan Indiana Minnesota, North and South Dakota Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama Oklahoma and Arkansas Kansas Missouri Texas and New Mexico Montana and Idaho I Unanimous Verdict of all who have seen this greatest of all features. "The greatest dramatic production ever conceived." Don't Forget This verdict comes from Practical Film Men, Buyers, Exhibitors, Critics and Competitors. Praise from the latter is praise indeed. Exchangemen and exhibitors who seek to IMPROVE the INDUSTRY should not hesitate an instant in buying and exhibiting all Marion Leonard Feature Productions. ^ NEXT RELEASE CARMEN MONOPOL FILM CO., 145 West 45th St.. New Yorh City