Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1913)

Page scan 000815 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 #:
000815
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 799 ure Production A traditionally unlucky diamond is stolen — Thief, English engineer, escapes through tunnel he has dug for the purpose — Snake poisons thief — Dies — American fights Hindu for possession— American gets it — Race across Atlantic followed by Hindu — Hindu conspires to get it — Joins a gang of crooks and cut-throats — Complications developing thrilling scenes of mystery and intrigue and fight essue. INDIA 10 v^ tery, Fight and Sensation C/^l r\ Bookings may be secured from iDKJLul^ the following exchanges: Arizona Golden Gate Film Exchange, 234 Eddy Street, San Francisco, Cal. California Golden Gate Film Exchange, 2,U Eddy Street. San Francisco, Cal. Canada (Eastern) Consolidated Film Co., Ltd., 295 St. Catherine St., VV., Montreal, Can. Connecticut Famous Players Film Co., 100 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Delaware Electric Theatre & Supply Co., 303 Abbott BIdg., Philadelphia, Pa. Dist. of Columbia Electric Theatre & Supply Co., 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Idaho Northwestern Feature Film Co , 329'T)ak Street, Portland, Ore. Illinois (Northern) Union Film Company. 167 W. Washington St., Chicago, III. Maine Famous Players Film Co , 100 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Maryland Electric Theatre & Supply Co., 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Massachusetts Famous Players Film Co., 100 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Michigan Casino Company. 2206 Dime Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Nevada Golden Gate Film Exchange, 234 Eddy Street, San Francisco, Cal. New Hampshire Famous Players Film Co., 100 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. New Jersey. . . (Southern) Electric Theatre & Supply Co., 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Oklahoma (Southern) Big Four Feature Film Co., Praetorian Bldg., Dallas, Tex. Ohio Liberty Feature Film Co., 306 Columbia Bldg., Cleveland, O. Oregon Northwestern Feature Film Co., 329 Oak Street. Portland, Ore. Pennsylvania.. (Eastern) Electric Theatre & Supply Co., 303 Abbott Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Pennsylvania.. (Western) Weiland Feature Film Co., and World's Famous Feature Film Co., 212 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Rhode Island Famous Players Film Co., 100 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Texas Big Four Feature Film Co., Praetorian Bldg., Dallas, Tex. Vermont Famous Players Film Co., 100 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Washington Northwestern Feature Film Co., 320 Oak Street, Portland, Ore. West Virginia.. Weiland Feature Film Co., and World's I'aranus Feature Film Co., 212 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. ' Fort Lee, New Jersey |