Moving Picture World (April-June 1915)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
April-June 1915
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1915)
Leaf #:
000827
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:
September 21, 2023
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May 1, 1915 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD \1M INSANE ASYLU M afeonlL^aiMi WE ARE CRAZY ! The "KNOW-IT-ALLS" of the Motion Picture Industry thought we were losing our mind, and predicted that our plan of releasing our productions on state right basis under contract would be a failure. We have proven our theory to be correct in fact. The enormous bookings on our productions prove our statement — "Give the exhibitor Real Features adapted from stage plays with stage stars and results will follow." BooklThese and Play a Full House ! "THE AVALANCHE" . .By Robert Hilliard Featuring Cathrine Countiss "A MODERN MAGDALEN" . . By C. Haddon Chambers Featuring Cathrine Countiss and Lionel Barrymore "THE CURIOUS CONDUCT OF JUDGE LEGARDE" By Victor Mapes Featuring Lionel Barrymore "THE UNBROKEN ROAD". By Thomas W. Dickinson Featuring Mary Nash, supported by William H. Tooker and Alexander Gaden EACH IN FIVE PARTS Our future announcement will startle the motion picture industry. LIFE PHOTO FILM CORPORATION Executive Office 220 West 42nd Street New York Laboratory and Studio Grantwood, N. J.