Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1914)

Page scan 000715 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1914
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1914)
Leaf #:
000715
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 683 FOR ACTION!! Releases "THE KEY TO YESTERDAY" Released Oct. 12 by Favorite Players Film Co., from book by Chas Neville Buck, with Carlyle Blackwell in leading role. "THE PATH FORBIDDEN" Released Oct. 19 by Excelsior Feature Film Co., from book by John B. Hymer, with Octavia Handworth playing the dual role of the twin sisters. "AT THE OLD CROSS ROADS" Released Oct. 26 by Select Photoplay Producing Co. Arthur C. Alston's famous play, with Estha Williams, the original star, in the leading part. "McVEAGH OF THE SOUTH SEAS" Released Nov. 2 by Progressive Motion Picture Co. A story of daring and action, featuring Harry Carey. "THE HOOSIER SCHOOLMASTER" Released Nov. 9 by Masterpiece Film Mfg. Co. Featuring Max Figman and Lolita Robertson in Edward Eggleston's immortal story. "THE MAN WHO COULD NOT LOSE" Released Nov. 16 by Favorite Players Film Co. From book by Richard Harding Davis, featuring Carlyle Blackwell. "WHEN FATE LEADS TRUMP" Released Nov. 23 by Excelsior Feature Film Co. From book by John B. Hymer, with Octavia Handworth in leading role. NOTE: The above program is ON FILM and not ON PAPER. All the subjects advertised have actually been produced and are ready for exhibition. Watch for list of subjects completed and in preparation. Exchanges ALLIANCE FILM SERVICE, 115 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa., A. A. Weiland, Mgr. Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. ALLIANCE FILM SERVICE, 18 Chapin Block, Buffalo, N. Y., M. F. Tobias, Mgr. New York State. ALLIANCE FILM SERVICE, 128 West 46th St., N. Y. City. N. Y. City, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine. ALLIANCE FEATURE FILM SERVICE, controlled by Mecca Feature Film Co., 130 West 46th St., N. Y. City. Northern New Jersey. ELECTRIC THEATRE SUPPLY CO., Vine and 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia. ALLIANCE FILM SERVICE, 417 Rhodes Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana. P. P. Craft, Mgr. ALLIANCE FILM SERVICE, 311 Andrews Bldg., Dallas, Tex. P. P. Craft, Mgr. Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. CELEBRATED PLAYERS FILM CO., 64 West Randolph St., Chicago, 111. Illinois. NAT A. MAGNER CO., Pacific Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. California, Nevada and Arizona. CO-OPERATIVE SERVICE CO., Indianapolis, Ind. E. H. Brient, Mgr. Indiana and Kentucky. NOTE: As this advertisement goes to press we are concluding negotiations with exchanges for the balance of the territory. Alliance Films Corporation 126 West 46th Street Leavitt Building NEW YORK CITY