Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1915)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jul-Sep 1915
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1915)
Leaf #:
0001978
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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1878 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 11, 1915 Calendar of Daily Program Releases Releases for Weeks Ending September 11 and September 18 (For Extended Table of Current Releases See Pages 1918, 1920, 1922. Universal Film Mfg. Co. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1915. L-KO — Gerties Joy Ride (Comedy). POWERS — The Shot (Two parts — Drama). REX — No release this day. UNIVERSAL SPECIAL FEATURE— The Broke,i Coin (Episode No. 12 — A Cry in the Dark — Two parts — Drama). MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1915. BROADWAY UNIVERSAL FEATURE— A Little Brother of the Rich (Five parts — Drama). NESTOR — Their Happy Honeymoon (Comedy). TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1915. GOLD SEAL — The Deceivers (Two parts — Drama). REX — Sh! Don't Wake the Baby (Comedy). IMP — No release this day. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915. VICTOR — No release this day. L-KO — Silk Hose and High Pressure (Three parts — Comedy). ANIMATED WEEKLY— Weekly No. 183 (News). THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 1915. LAEMMLE — Both Sides of Life (Three parts — Drama). BIG U — The Finest Gold (Drama). POWERS — Going to the Dogs (Vaudeville Act — Comedy). — Frog and Toad Celebrities (Zoology). FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915. IMP — Crime's Triangle (Two parts — Drama). VICTOR — The Country Circus (Comedy). NBSTOR — He Fell in a Cabaret (Comedy). SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1915. BISON— In the Sunset Country (Three Parts — Drama). POWERS — No release this day. JOKER — At the Beach Incognito (Comedy). SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1915. LAEMMLE — The Last Word (Drama). L-KO — No release this day. REX — Agnes Kempler's Sacrifice (Two parts — Drama). UNIVERSAL SPECIAL FEATURE — The Broken Coin (Episode No. 13 — Two parts — Drama). MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1915. BROADWAY UNIVERSAL FEATURE — Business Is Business (Six parts — Drama). NESTOR — Too Many Smiths (Comedy). TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1915. GOLD SEAL — The Queen of Hearts (Three parts — SocietyDrama). IMP — No release this day. REX — How Early Saved the Farm (Juvenile — Drama). — From Frau to Spalato (Educational). WEDNESDAY', SEPTEMBER 15, 1915. ANIMATED WEEKLY — Number 1S4 (News). L-KO — No release this day. VICTOR — Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose (Two parts — Com.). THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1915. BIG U — In the Heart of the Hills (Drama). POWERS — No release this day. iREX — The House with the Drawn Shades (Two parts — Drama). FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915. IMP — The Wolf of Debt (Three parts — Drama). NESTOR — Molly's Malady (Comedy). VICTOR — No release this day. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1915. BISON — The Surrender (Three parts — Drama). JOKER — He Couldn't Fool His Mother-in-Law (Comedy). POWERS — No release this day. Mutual Film Corporation. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1915. KOMIC — Over and Back (Comedy). MAJESTIC — Her Oath of Vengeance (Two parts — Drama). THANHOUSER — A Call from the Dead (Drama). MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1915. AMERICAN — In Trust (Two parts — Drama). FALSTAFF — Pansy's Prison Pies (Comedy). RELIANCE — The Indian Trappers' Vindication (Drama). TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1915. BEAUTY — Plot and Counterplot (Comedy). MAJESTIC — For Love of Mary Ellen (Drama). THANHOUSER — The Bowl Bearer (Two parts — Drama). WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915. AMERICAN — The Forecast (Drama). RELIANCE — The Family Doctor (Drama). RIALTO — The Unsuspected Isles (Three parts — Drama). THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1915. CUB — Jerry and the Gunman (Comedy). F.CLAIR — Brand Blotters (Two parts — Drama). MUTUAL MASTERPICTURE— The Wolf-Man (Reliance— Four parts — Drama — No. 371). MUTUAL WEEKLY— No. 36, 1915 (News). FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915. FALSTAFF — Weary Walker's Woes (Comedy). GAUMONT — When the Call Came (Two parts — Drama). THANHOUSER — The Mother of Her Dreams (Drama). SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1915. BEAUTY — When His Dough Was Cake (Comedy). RELIANCE — The Father (Two parts — Drama). SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1915. KOMIC — The Jinx on Jenks (Comedy). MAJESTIC — His Guiding Angel (Two parts — Drama). THANHOUSER— Out of the Sea (Drama). MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1915. AMERICAN — The Senor's Silver Buckle (Two parts — Drama). FALSTAFF — Superstitious Sammy (Comedy). GAUMONT — See America First (Scenic). — Keeping Up with the Joneses (Cartoon). TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1915. BEAUTY — Incognito (Comedy). MAJESTIC — The Little Life Guard (Comedy). THANHOUSER — Helen's Babies (Two parts — Drama). WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1915. BRONCHO — Shorty's Ranch (Three parts — Drama). RELIANCE — The Dark Horse (Drama). THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1915. CENTAUR — The Rajah's Sacrifice (Two parts — Drama). FALSTAFF — Bessie's Bachelor Boobs (Comedy). MUTUAL MASTERPICTURE — The Man from Oregon (American— Five parts — No. 38. MUTUAL WEEKLY — Number 37, 1915 (News). FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915. AMERICAN — The Little Lady Next Door (Drama). CUB — The Knockout (Comedy). GAUMONT — The Vivisectionist (Two parts — Drama). SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1915. AMERICAN — The Great Question (Three parts— Drama). BEAUTY — A Friend In Need (Comedy). To our Readers: If you cannot depend on your newsstand, why not send us one dollar ($1.00) for a four months' trial subscription? You will get your paper earlier, more regularly and at much less cost. Send your dollar NOW. Moving Picture World, 17 Madison Avenue, New York.