Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1922)

Page scan 000915 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Nov-Dec 1922
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1922)
Leaf #:
000915
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
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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jpiDecember 23, 1922 First National Has 4 or the II lO Best O all other companies comhined. MOVING PICTURE WORLD 703 Srom Ihc^lm^ailj) The 10 Best The first percentage table showing the standing of productions listed by motion picture critics of trade press, fan magazines and daily newspapers will be found below. It should be remembered that reports are still being received and will be until THE FILM YEAR BOOK. 1922 finally goes to press. Grandma’s Boy 100 Blood and Sand 100 Orphans of the Storm 100 Prisoner of Zenda gg When Knighthood was in Flower 94 Smilin’ Through 93 Nanook of the North. 92 Tol’able David 90 Oliver Twist 88 Eternal Flame 88 Here’s 22 More Winners Coming for 1923 i “THE DANGEROUS AGE” I A John M. Stahl production presented by i i Louis B. Mayer. An up-to-date romance and I i drama of married life. I “A MAN OF ACTION” I A Thomas H. Ince production with the Ince ) punch. With Douglas MacLean. An origI inal story by Bradley King and directed by ! James W. Home. RICHARD BARTHELMESS in “Fiiry” With Dorothy Gish. A thrilling story of the sea by Edmund Goulding and directed by r Henry King. Presented by Inspiration Pic^ tures, Inc., Charles H. Duell, president. KATHERINE MacDONALD in “Money, Money, Money” Adapted by Hope Loring from the story by i Larry Evans. Directed by Tom Foiman j and presented by B. P. Schulberg. NORMA TALMADGE in “The Voice From the Minaret” From the famous novel and stage success by Robert Hichens. Adapted by Frances ! Marion and directed by Frank Lloyd. PreI sented by Joseph M. Schenck. JACKIE COOGAN in “Daddy” The boy marvel of the screen in another of his heart-winning pictures. Fh-esented by I Sol Lesser. “WHAT A WIFE LEARNED” A Thomas H. Ince special, written by Bradley King and directed by John Griffith Wray. AN EDWIN CAREWE PRODUCTION A symphony of life in the high and low places and one of the year’s very best. Title to be announced later. “BELL BOY 13” A Thomas H. Ince production with Douglas MacLean. Directed by William Seiter. “THE SIGN” A Laurence Trimble-Jane Murfin production. (Not a Strongheart picture.) “SCARS OF JEALOUSY” A Thomas H. Ince production taken from the thrilling story by Anthony H. Rudd and directed by Lambert Hillyer. “THE WHITE FRONTIER” An Allen Holubar special, presenting the charming Dorothy Phillips. KATHERINE MacDONALD in “The Lonely Road” Adapted by Lois Zellner from the famous story by Charles Logue. Directed by Victor L. Schertzinger and presented by B. P. Schulberg. RICHARD BARTHELMESS in “The Bright Shawl” Joseph Hergesheimer’s famous story and one of the year’s best sellers. Directed by John Robertson and produced by Inspiration Pictures, Inc., Charles H. Duell, president. “THE SUNSHINE TRAIL” A Thomas H. Ince production, with Douglas MacLean. Directed by James W. Horne. NORMA TALMADGE in “Within the Law” The famous A1 Woods production, which played to millions with Jane Cowl starring. Presented by Joseph M. Schenck. “THE GIRL FROM THE GOLDEN WEST” An Edwin Carewe production, taken from the famous Belasco play. “MONEY LOVE AND THE WOMAN” A John M. Stahl production presented by Louis B. Mayer. “THE ISLE OF DEAD SHIPS” A Maurice Tourneur production, taken from Capt. Marriott’s famous sea story. Presented by M. C. Levee. KATHERINE MacDONALD in “The Scarlet Lily” Presented by B. P. Schulberg. “TRILBY” A Richard Walton Tully production, taken from the famous novel by George Du Maurier. A JAMES YOUNG PRODUCTION Title to be announced later. First National Pictures