Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1913)

Page scan 000175 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1913
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1913)
Leaf #:
000175
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 167 GOING LIKE WILDFIRE ! Enormous demand from every nook and corner of Amerlca--Europe waking up strong-Buyers taking on added territory--Everybody everywhere enthusiastically endorsing the UKEATEST AMERICAN [FILM IN HISTORY AUGUSTUS THOMAS' cc ARIZONA With CYRIL SCOTT and a Mighty Cast 99 ARIZONA Golden Gate Film Exchange, 234 Eddy St., Los Angeles, Cal. CANADA Feature Film Co. of Canada, 205 St. Catherine St., Montreal. CALIFORNIA Golden Gate Film Exchange, 234 Eddy St., Los Angeles, Cal. CONNECTICUT.. Famous Players FUm Co. N. Eng., 228 Tremont Ave., Boston, Mass. DELAWARE Electric Theater Supply Co., Room 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. DIST. OF COL Electric Theater Supply Co., Room 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. IDAHO Northwestern Feature Film Co., 329 Oak St., Portland, Ore. ILLINOIS Famous Players FUm Service, Inc., 125 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. INDIANA Famous Players Film Service, Inc., 125 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. KENTUCKY Famous Players Film Service, Inc., 125 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. MAINE Famous Players Film Co., of New Eng., 228 Tremont Ave., Boston, Mass. MARYLAND Electric Theater Supply Co., Room 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. MASSACHUSETTS. Famous Players Film Co. N. E., 228 Tremont Ave., Boston, Mass. MISSOURI Dalton & WoU, Beers Hotel, Grand & Olive Sts., St. Louis, Mo. MONTANA Northwestern Feature Film Co., 329 Oak St., Portland, Ore. THESE STATES SOLD NEVADA Golden Gate Film Exchange, 234 Eddy St., Los Angeles, Cal. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Famous Players Film Co. N. E., 228 Tremont Ave., Boston, Mass. NO. NEW JERSEY Modern Film Company, 137 Roseville Ave., Newark, N. J. SO. NEW JERSEY. Electric Theater Supply Co., Room 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia. Pa. NEW YORK Theater Film & Supply Co., 12 Union Sq., New York City. OHIO Famous Players Film Service, Inc., 125 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. OREGON Northwestern Feature Film Co., 329 Oak St., Portland, Ore. E. PENNSYLVANIA... Electric Theater Supply Co., Room 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. W. PENNSYLVANIA. Famous Players Film Ser., Inc., 125 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. RHODE ISLAND. Famous Players Film Co., N. Eng., 228 Tremont Ave., Boston, Mass. VERMONT Famous Players Film Co. of N. Eng., 228 Tremont Ave., Boston, Mass. WASHINGTON Northwestern Feature Fihn Co., 329 Oak St., Portland, Ore. W. VIRGINIA. ...Famous Players Film Service, Inc., 125 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. GERMANY Al. H. Woods. Berlin. GREAT BRITAIN .... Gaumont Co., London, England. NOTE THE CLASS OF BUYERS ABOVE Here's a Few Good Ones Left at the Same Low Prices: TEXAS 4,000,000 $3,000.00 OKLAHOMA ..2,000,000 1,500.00 MINNESOTA .2,150,000 1,500.00 MICHIGAN ...3.000,000 2.000.00 WISCONSIN ...2.500.000 1,750.00 KANSAS 1,700,000 1.500.00 IOWA 2.250,000 1.600.00 GEORGIA 2.700.000 2.000.00 FLORIDA 800,000 $1,000.00 VIRGINIA 2,700,000 1,800.00 WYOMING . . 150,000 NEW MEXICO. 350,000 COLORADO ... 800,000 ALABAMA 2,150,000 MISSISSIPPI . . 1.800,000 NEBRASKA . . . 1,200,000 Full Particulars on COMING 1,000.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 Request UTAH 400,000 ARKANSAS 1,600,000 LOUISIANA . . . 1,700,000 N. CAROLINA. .2,200,000 S. CAROLINA. .1,600,000 TENNESSEE ..2,190,000 SO. DAKOTA .. 600,000 NO. DAKOTA . . 560,000 1,000.00 1,400.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 THOMAS W. ROSS in "CHECKERS" The Famous Racing Play Under personal direction AUGUSTUS THOMAS and the authors DUSTIN FARNUM in "Soldiers of Fortune' Staged in Santiago, Cuba ALL STAR FEATURE CORPORATION HARRY R. RAVER, President AUGUSTUS THOMAS, Director General of Productions 220 West 42nd Street, New York