Moving Picture World (April-June 1915)

Page scan 0001411 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
April-June 1915
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1915)
Leaf #:
0001411
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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-Alav 22, 1915 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1337 '^GQ/vH President THE GOTHAM FILM COMPANY, Inc PRESENTS Miss Betty Marshall (The Gotham Fashion Plate) AND Willie Ritchie (America's Lightweight Champion) In the Celebrated Story Success from The Saturday Evening Post "TheManWhoBeatDanDolan" By Helen Van Campen IN FOUR PARTS Strong Casts — 300 Vivid Scenes — 2000 Artists Beautiful advertising matter consisting of 2 styles of one sheets — 2 styles of three sheets — 2 styles of six sheets — Heralds, Slides and Photos. Released June 1st, 1915 Through the following Exchanges: The New York Gotham Film Exchange, 160O Broadway, N. Y. City, Charles L. Brookheim.— Covering Greater New York. New York Gotham Film Exchange, Syracuse, N. Y., C. L. Brookheim.— Covering New York State. New York Gotham Film Exchange, 1113 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, N. J., A. C. Davidson, Mgr.— Covering State of New Jersey. The Gustave-Frohman Boston Photo Play Exchange, Boston, M. Louis Machet, Gen. Mgr.— New England. The Gotham Film Exchange, 247 North 11th St., Philadelphia.— For Eastern Pennsylvania. The Gotham Film Exchange, 101 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.— For Western Pennsylvania. The Gotham-Wolverine Feature Film Co., 17 Campau Bldg., Detroit, Mich.— For the State of Michigan. The Celebrated Players Film Co., 207 Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. — For Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Kentucky. The Standard Film Service, 216 Columbia Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio, H. Charnas, Gen. Mgr. — For the State of Ohio. North Western States Feature Film Co., Minneapolis, Minn. — For Minnesota, North and South Dakota. Wichita Film & Supply Co., Wichita, Kans. — For Missouri and Kansas. Wichita Film & Supply Co., Wichita, Kans. — For Iowa and Nebraska. Colorado. Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico, announcement later. South, announcement later, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, announcement later. California, announcement later. Eastern Canada, announcement later. Western Canada, announcement later. Releasing one feature a month Next Release July Ist, 1915 "A TRADE SECRET" By Alfred M. Poate From the All-Storv Cavalier Magazine. Featuring JNIISS BETTY MARSHALL, the Gotham Fashion Plate, and FREDERICK de BELLEVILLE, now starring in "THE CELEBRATED CASE" at the EMPIRE THEATRE, NEW YORK. THE GOTHAM FILM COMPANY, Inc. Mecca Building, 1600 Broadway, New York, N. Y. ^^^^^m'^LI^^^SYJ^J^'^^