Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1914)

Page scan 00021 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Mar 1914
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1914)
Leaf #:
00021
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
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 GREETINGS IS Unto the Third and Fourth Generation TWO REELS Selig. Released January c^th A strong moral story with a prologue which takes us back to the England of two centuries ago, and an ending which drives home a lesson not to be soon forgotten. Officer John Donovan TWO REELS Vitagraph. Released January 6th Big-hearted John adopts a little waif. She grows into womanhood to comfort and aid him. His wayward son returns to help his father. He and his father's ward, happy in each other's love, make John's joy complete. The Smuggler's Son TWO REELS Kleine-Cines. Released January 6th A charming story of adventure laid amid a picturesque and beautiful setting, in which are many melodramatic thrills, backed by excellent photography and splendid acting. Her Husband's Friend TWO REELS Kalem. Released January jth Dane's friendship for Lund is so great that he faces disgrace silently rather than betray the terrible folly of Alice, his friend's wife. How Lund finally learns of Dane's nobility results in a scene which grips the heart. Wards of Society Paiheplay. TWO REELS Released January Sth A most interesting film of the decidedly instructive type. It deals with certain sociological problems, shows clearly the underlying causes of many of the crimes for which society suffers, and points conclusively to "the way out." Between Two Fii*es TWO REELS Lubin. Released January Sth A romantic and dramatic episode of the Civil War. A love story of unusual strength and interest. A Shot in the Night TWO REELS Kalem. Released January Sth The enmity between the young wife and her stepson vanishes when danger threatens. She shoots at what both believe to be a burglar and finds she has shot her husband. The Hour and the Man TWO REELS Essanay. Released January <)th A strong drama with many unusual situations masterfully handled. Miss Ruth Stonehouse, the popular Essanay star, is at her best as the mother who is finally acquitted of the murder of her child's father. The Witness to the Will TWO REELS Edison. Released January gth The great wrongs inflicted on a helpless girl by the cowardly theft of a will, are righted at last through the fidelity of an old servant and the timely aid of her lover. Jerry's Uncle's Namesake TWO REELS Vitagraph. Released January loth A false newspaper report makes him the father of an infant. His uncle gives him a fat check and starts for home. He changes his mind and returns to Jerry's house to find he is the father of twins, triplets and quadruplets. The Minister's Daughter TWO REELS Patheplay. Released January loth In deference to his parents' wishes he marries another while the deserted sweetheart wears her heart out in sorrow. General Film Company (inc.) 200 Fifth Avenue, New York