Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1913)

Page scan 0001421 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 #:
0001421
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 1377 FREEDOM Conduct Our Business in the Interests of Our Exhibitors Quality will be the Standard Upon Which We Will Base Our Purchases in the Future Price win be a secondary consideration. Any film receiving the approval of our experts and passed by the National and Local Censors will be acquired by us for the exclusive use of our Exhibitors. Our Earnest Endeavor will be to Select Our Program from the Best Film Made In the past we have been obliged to accept the programs as provided by the powers that were; forced to buy film, good, bad, and indiflferent. Our Program will be Carefully Arranged, Providing Our Distributors with a Variety of Subjects Daily Heretofore our Exchanges have been obliged to frequently accept All Western Subjects one day, all Comedies the next, with all Dramas the following day. Feature Films will be Included in Our Ser= vice and Supplied without Extra Charge to All Our Exhibitors The quantity of copies of a subject we can use makes it possible to secure films that are now sold exclusively to State Right buyers and for which Exhibitors must pay an extra rental charge. We Will Not Manufacture Film -Our Busi= ness will be Confined to Providing Our Ex= hibitors with the Best Photoplays Obtainable Under our purchasing plan, Manufacturers must confine their attention to producing superior films. Exhibitors Are Now Catering to a Discriminating Public and Must Provide an Accept= able Performance. We Will Supply It ! The lack of quality film in the regular program has developed the Feature Film Exchange and infroduced the Theatrical interests into the field. We aim to also provide the Motion Picture Exhibitor with high grade productions of from two (2) to five (s) reels, through our regular service. Our Distributing Agencies: Miles Bros. 1 145 Mission St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Miles Bros. 411 W. 8th St., LOS ANGELES, CAL. PacificiFiltn Excliange BUTTE, MONT. Pacific Film^Exchange 216 Seneca St., SEATTLE, WASH. RexJFilm Exchange 84 No. Pearl St., ALBANY, N. Y. Standard Film Exchange 172 W. Washington St., CHICAGO, ILL. Texas Film Exchange 1315 Elm St., DALLAS, TEX. Toledo Film Exchange 120 Erie St.. TOLEDO, OHIO United Motion Picture Co. 112 Main St., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Universal Film Exchange 8th & Pine Sts., ST. LOUIS, MO. Universal Film Exchange 1310 Walnut St., KANSAS CITY, MO. Victor Film Exchange 39 Church St., BUFFALO, N. Y. Victor Film Exchange Prospect & Huron Rd., CLEVELAND, OHIO Wichita Film & Supply Co. 122 No. Market St., WICHITA, KAN. Consolidated Film Exchange Falls Bldg., MEMPHIS, TENN. Interstate Film Co. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 133 West 44th Street, NEW YORK