Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1915)

Page scan 000452 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jul-Sep 1915
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1915)
Leaf #:
000452
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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416 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 10, 1915 American Correspondent Film Co.,* has the most beautiful and real war — historical — scenic — industrial and educational moving pictures. AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT FILM CO., inc. 30 East 42nd Street New York, N. Y. SIMPSON SOLAR SCREEN The Original Daylight Screen SEAMLESS SEAMLESS Infringers are being prosecuted. The SOLAR SCREEN has stood the test for years. Do not be misled. There is only one SOLAR SCREEN It is the original one piece Daylight Screen. All goods shipped the day orders received. L-F-RED l_. SIMPSON 113 West 132nd Street, N. Y. City Our Patent covers all metallic screens. Motion Picture Supplies from The Largest Supply House Anywhere The MULTIGRAM, a new electric sign complete with over 700 movable letters, for $26.50. It's a wonder ; it will attract patrons to your house day and night. The Swaab Guarantee goes with it. Write for our catalogs. LEWIS M. SWAAB, Distributor Power, Simplex and Baird Machines 1327 Vine Street PHILADELPHIA Ask us about Minusa Gold Fibre Screens for which we are distributors. Order Now The Complete List of Educational Film Releases FOR 1914 Compiled by Dr. Stockton, of the staff of the Moving Picture World, as published in our issues of February 6th and 13th. Published in pamphlet form together with an article on the method of cataloging. Bound in paper covers and selling at 20c each, they will form a ready and handy reference list. Only a limited number have been printed. Orders and remittances should be addressed MOVING PICTURE WORLD 17 Madison Avenue, New York Two cent postage stamps most convenient form of remittance Motion Picture Printing HIGH CLASS WORK IN ANY QUANTITY DONE IN A LARGE MODERN PLANT BY PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TINTING AND TONING A SPECIALTY SOLAX COMPANY, Fort Lee, N. J.