Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1914)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Mar 1914
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1914)
Leaf #:
0001095
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:
November 30, 2023
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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1059 EDISON Two "DOLLY" Pictures a Month WE are repeating the announcement because we want you to realize exactly what it means to you. Both of the "Mary" pictures set a new mark for box office receipts and they were released monthly. When we announced Mary Fuller in the "Dolly" series a great many of the exhibitors who had been successful with "Mary" wrote that it would pile the receipts still higher if we released two "Dolly" pictures a month. The verdict was so unanimous that we are changing the schedule. Beginning unth the third story, on March 14th, there wilt be a "Dolly" film released the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Each one of the thousands of Mary Fuller fans is going to see this series. Why not at your theatre? -COMING SINGLE REELS **Mr. Sniffkins' Widow Comedy. Monday, March 2nd. *With the Eyes of Love Drama. Tuesday, March 3rd. *An Absent-Minded Mother A Fourfooted Desperado Comedies. Wednesday, March 4th. **When the Cartridges Failed Drama. Saturday, March 7th. *One sheet. **One and three sheets. ***One, three and si.v sheet posters by the Morgan Lithograph Co COMING MULTIPLE REELS *** Comedy and Tragedy Drama. Friday, March 6th. ***The Price of the Necklace Drama. Friday, March 13th. V^O%m Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 239 Lakeside Ave., Orange, N. J. Ifaken of the Edison Einetoscope, Type "D."