Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1914)

Page scan 0001835 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 #:
0001835
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 1773 (?AJtAj^A^riM Distributing Offices Handling Universal Service in United States, Canada and the Philippines ARIZONA: Phoenix— Calif. Film Exchange, 226 Washington St. ARKANSAS: Ft. Smith— Universal F. & S. Co., 17 No. 6th St. CALIFORNIA: San Francisco, Calif. Film Exchange, 54 7th St. Los Angeles — California Film Exchange, 736 S. Olive St. COLORADO: Denver— Wm. H. Swanson Film Co., Railroad Bldg. CONNECTICUT: New Haven— Universal Film Exchange of New York, 229 Meadow St. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Washington-Washington Branch Interstate Films Co., 419 Ninth St., N. W. FLORIDA: Tampa— Consolidated Film & Supply Co. Jacksonville— Consolidated F. & S. Co., Prince Theatre Bldg. GEORGIA: Atlanta— Consolidated F. & S. Co., Rhodes Bldg. ILLINOIS: Chicago— Anti Trust Film Co., 128 W. Lake St. Laemmle Film Service, 205 W. Washington St. Standard Film Exchange, 172 W. Washington. Cairo — Universal Film & Supply Co., 8th and Washington Ave. INDIANA: Evansville — Central Film Service Co. Indianapolis— Central Film & Supply Co., 113 W. Georgia St. IOWA: Des Moines— Laemmle Film Service, 311 Hubbell St. KANSAS— Wichita— Universal Film & Supply Co., 155 N. Main St. KENTUCKY: Louisville— Universal Film Exchange, 319 W. Jefferson St. Central Film Service, 403 S. 4th Ave. LOUISIANA: New Orleans— Consolidated Film & Supply Co., 914 Gravier St. MAINE: Bangor— New England Universal Film Exchange, 119 Franklin St. MARYLAND: Baltimore— Baltimore Film Exchange, 412 E. Baltimore St. MASSACHUSETTS: Boston— New England Universal Film Exchange, 1100 Boylston St. Springfield — Universal Film Exchange of N. Y., 33 Lyman St. MICHIGAN: Detroit— Detroit Universal Film Co., 87 Woodward Ave. Grand Rapids— Universal Film Exchange, 5 Hawkins Block. Escanaba — Detroit Universal Film Co. Saginaw— Detroit Universal Film Co., 4 Mercer Bldg. MINNESOTA: Minneapolis— Laemmle Film Service, 252A Hennepin Ave. MISSOURI: Kansas City— Universal F. & S. Co., 214 E. 12th St. St. Louis — Universal Film & Supply Co., 2116 Locust St. MONTANA: Butte— Wm. H. Swanson Film Co. NEBRASKA: Omaha— Laemmle Film Service, 1122 Farnam St. NEW JERSEY: Newark— Universal Film Exchange of N. Y. (Newark Branch), 236 Market St. NEW YORK: Albany— Rex Film Exchange, 7 Maiden Lane. Buffalo — Victor Film Service, 35 Church St. New York City— Universal Film Exchange, 115 E. 23rd St. New York City— Universal Film Exchange (Mecca Branch), 1600 Broadway. -Universal Film & Supply Co., NORTH CAROLINA: Charlotte 307 West Trade St. OHIO: Cincinnati— Cincinnati-Buckeye Film Exchange, 236 W. 4th Ave. Cleveland — Victor Film Service, Prospect and Huron Sts. Toledo — Toledo Film Exchange Co., 439 Huron St. Columbus— Cincinnati-Victor Film Co., 40 S. Third St. OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma City— Universal Film & Supply Co., 116 W. Second St. OREGON: St. Portland— Film Supply Co., of Oregon, 385K Alder PENNSYLVANIA: Phila.-Eagle Projection Co., 1304 Vine St. Philadelphia— Interstate Films Co., 1304 Vine St. Philadelphia— Philadelphia Film Exchange, 121 N. 9th St. Pittsburgh — Independent Film Exchange, 415 Ferry St. Scranton— R. & K. Film Exchange, 220 Adams Ave. Wilkes-Barre— Exhibitors' Films Exchange, 61 Penn Ave. TENNESSEE: Ave. Memphis— Consolidated F. & S. Co., 226 Union TEXAS: Dallas— Consolidated Commerce St. Film & Supply Co., 1900-1902 El Paso— Consolidated Film & Supply Co.. 309 Caples Bldg. El Paso— Wm. H. Swanson F. & S. Co., Little Caples Bldg. San Antonio — Consolidated F. & S. Co., Princess Theatre Bldg. UTAH: Salt Lake City— Wm. H. Swanson Film Co., Mclntyre Bldg. WEST VIRGINIA: Wheeling-Universal Film Exchange, Register Bldg. Charleston— West Virginia Amusement Co., Lyric Theatre Bldg., Capitol St. WISCONSIN: ond St. Milwaukee — Universal Film Exchange, 133 Sec WASHINGTON: Seattle— Film Supply Co., 1301 Fifth Ave. Spokane — Film Supply Co., 211 Jones Bldg. DOMINION OF CANADA EASTERN: Toronto, Ont. — Canadian Universal Film Co., Ltd., 11 Richmond St. W. Montreal, Que.— Canadian Universal Film Co., Ltd., 295 St. Catherine St. St. John, N. B.— Canadian Universal Film Co., Ltd., 37 Union St. WESTERN: Calgary, Alta. — Canadian Universal Film Co., Ltd., 407 Eighth Ave. W. Vancouver, B. C— Canadian Universal Film Co., Ltd., 516 Holden Bldg. Winnipeg, Man.— Canadian Universal Film Co., Ltd., 115 Phoenix Bldg. Regina, Sask.— Canadian Universal Film Co., Ltd., 206 Westman Chambers. HAWAII: Honolulu— California Film Exchange. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: Manila— Universal Film & Supply Co., Universal Bldg.