Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915)

Page scan 000983 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Mar 1915
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915)
Leaf #:
000983
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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February 13, 1915 THE MOVING PICTURE WOR1.D 947 The New Edison Heart-Gripping Dramas n ^^H' ' ^^^^^^^^^^^^1 ► ■;. i 1 ^ si ^^^^^^^^^^^^Fm^^^^B , ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1 ^^^^B '' ^^^^Ib w\ i ^^^^^^^1 iii^Hv^ii JtmS^ Gertrude McCoy and Robert Conness In a powerfully tense 2-part Drama, "Her Husband's Son" (Released Feb. 19th— 2000 Feet) "Her Husband's Son" is typical of the new and bettered dramas that are making Edison plays a succession of brilliant achievements in mirroring life at the high tide, at the feverish moments of life v^^hen the heart stands still v^ith suspense and is enthralled with life's burdens — ^yet shows the way. Gertrude McCoy, as the girl-wife wrongfully suspected of having a lover when on her mission of mercy, has a wonderful opportunity to show the depths of her rare emotional power. Her characterization of this truly noble part earns for her even greater laurels. Robert Conness, the father who loves his son but casts him off because of his gambling habits, and in the end shoots him for the wife's lover, gives one of those splendidly true and vigorously manful portrayals that rouse one to unstinted admiration of what a thoroughly accomplished actor can make live for us. Some Forthcoming Edison Dramas Frank McGlynn, Sally Crute and Richard Tucker in "THE VOICE OF CONSCIENCE"— 1000 feet. Released February 20th. Jean Dumar and Frank McGlynn in "FROM A LIFE OF CRIME"— 1000 feet. Released February 23rd. Frank McGlynn in "THE LIFE OF ABRAliAM LINCOLN"— 2000 feet. Released February 26th. Bessie Learn in "THE EXPERIMENT"— 1000 feet. Released February 27th EDISON FEATURE FILMS "My Friend from India," with Walter E. Perkins in the role he played thousands of times on the stage, in this richly funny 3-part comedy. "Fantasma," one of the greatest of fantasies that made millions for its famous producers, Hanlon Brothers, with Hanlon and other famous actors in original roles. Both films supplied through the special film service of the General Film Company. Now ready. rRADE MARK Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ex Coi^OVL^ 239 Lakeside Avenue, Orange, N. J. All Edison Films are passed upon by the National Board of Censorship and released through the General Film Co.'s Program