Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Feb 1927
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)
Leaf #:
000263
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
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:
September 21, 2023
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January 15, 1927 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 227 We Try Always to Make it Better for Users Kind of Picture Review. Feet . Marcus cartoon ... 550 Fleischer cartoon . 759 “Tramp, Boy* are March’s”. May 8.. 55(1 o . Song Car -tune S.v novelty . 850 STERLING PICTURES CORP. 1926 Love Gamble (Lillian Rich) Melodrama July 24. . 5,723 Before Midnight (Wm. Russell) Crook melodrama July 11.. 4,890 Big Pal (Wm. Russell) Prize fight drama Oct. 24. . S, 800 Men of the Night (Rawlinson) Melodrama July 24.. 5,723 Wreckage (May Allison) Drama July 24.. 5,723 TIFFANY PRODUCTIONS, INC. Release Date *nat lfc»del Frsm Paris Society comedy drama Aug. 15 Lost At Sea Romantic csmedy drama Sept. 1 The First Night Farce comedy Oct. 15 Redheads Preferred Whimsical comedy drama Nov. 15 One Hour sf Love Emotional drama Dec. 15 The Enchanted Island Romantic drama Jan. 1 Flaming limber Woodland drama Jan. 15 Squads Right War farce comedy Feb. 1 The Steeplechasee Racing society drama Feb. 15 The Tiger Modern drama Mar. 1 The Song of Steel Society-business drama Mar. 15 Husband Hunters Domestic comedy drama Apr. 1 Snowbound Comedy drama of the North ...Apr. 15 Wild Geese (Speoial) Human drama May 1 The Squared Ring Society comedy drama May 15 The Broken Gate Emotional drama Jun. 1 Fools of Fashion (Mae Busch) Social life drama -Oct. 9.. 6,484 College Days (Marceline Day) College comedy-dr Nov. 6.. 7,300 Josselyn’s Wife (Pauline Frederick) Emotional drama Nov. 27.. 5,800 Sin Cargo (Shirley Mason) Melodrama Dec. 11.. 6.100 UNITED ARTISTS 192$ Eagle (Rudolph Valentino). Stella Dallas (star cast).. Tumbleweeds (W. S. Hart) Partners Again (Sidney-Alex Carr).... Black Pirate (Douglas Fairbanks) The Bat (all-star). Son of the Sheik (Valentino) Sparrows (Mary Pickford) Winning of Barbara Worth (Banky). .Romantic drama Nor. 28.. 6,754 • Mother-love drama Nov. 21. .10,157 1926 .Land rush drama Jan. 2.. 7,254 , PotashPerlmutter Feb. 27.. 5,600 • Technicolor feature Mar. 20.. 8,388 . Mvstery drama Mar. 27.. 8.219 .“Sheik” sequel Aug. 7.. 6,685 ...Comedy drama Oct. 9.. 6.000 ...H. B. Wright western Dec. 4..8rls. UNIVERSAL Features Looking for Trouble (Hoxie) Western Outside the Law (ChaneylDean) Crook melodrama Rolling Home (Denny) Farce comedy .... Chasing Trouble (Morrison) Action western Marriage Clause (Lois Weber) Drama Under Western Skies (Norman Kerry).... Western The Terror (Art Acord) Western Man in the Saddle (Gibson) Western Poker Faces (Horton-LaPlante) Farce comedy Whole Town’s Talking (E. E. Horton) Farce comedy Wild Horse Stampede (Hoacie) Western Old Soak (Jean Hersholt) Comedy drama Yellow Back (Fred Humes) Western Take Tt from Me (Reginald Denny) Comedy drama Michael Strogoff Russian Melodrama Buckaroo Kid (Hoot Gibson) Farce-drama-western Red Hot Leather (Hoxie) Western Cheerful Fraud (Denny) Farce comedy Rough and Ready (Hoxie) Western Short Subjects Do or Bust f Edwards) Comedy Motor Trnuhte (Chas. King) Comedy Mixed Doubles (Puffy) Comedy Fire Barrier Short western Village Cut-Tin (Lake) Primed v Tinder Desei-t Skies Short western Thirteenth Man (Puffv) Comedy i.. 7,750 2.. 8,767 8.. S.362 15.. 8,000 22.. 6,831 28.. 5,820 5.. 5,230 12.. 6,822 19.. 4,304 26.. 4,305 3.. 7,680 ■ •July 10.. 6,352 ..Tuly 10.. 4,862 17.. 5,492 24.. 7,808 14.. 6,662 ■ July 31.. 4,776 28.. 5,865 4.. 7,603 11.. 7,445 25.. 6.25(1 2.. 5,747 9.. 4,766 16.. 6,649 30.. 9,315 6.. 5,633 20.. 6,107 27.. 4,535 4.. 4.474 11.. 6,945 18.. 4.390 25.. 5,598 1927 1.. 7.319 8.. 4,409 1926 Tulv 17.. LOOP July 17.. 2 .one .Tuly 17.. l.nnr . Tulv 24.. 20 nr 24.. l.nnr . Tulv 24., , 20 no 24.. . LOOP Who’s Next? (Edwards) Thrilling Romance (Wiley). When Do We Eat? Novelty July 10.. 1,000 Old Black Joe Song Car-tune July 17.. 500 Hair Cartoon ..Marcus cartoon July 17.. 1,000 Toot 1 Tootl (Ko-Ko) „ Fleischer cartoon July 17.. 1,000 Hair Cartoons Marcus cartoon July 31.. 1,000 eelview (Issue E) Pictorial July 31.. 1,000 Searchlight (Issue H) Pictorial Aug. 7.. 1,000 Song Car-tune Song series Aug. 7.. 1,000 Marvels of Motion Issue L Sept. 4.. 800 Morning Judge Carrie erf the Chorus Sept. 4.. 2,000 Ko-Ko in the Fadeaway Fleischer cartoon Sept. 11.. 1,000 Film Reporter Series Sept. 11.. 1,000 Churchyards of Old America Humor Sep. 25.. 1,000 Film Reporter (Issue B) Sport subjects Oct. 9.. 1,000 Berth Mark Carrie of Chorus Oct. 9.. 2,000 Hair Cartoons ..Number 17 Oct. 16.. 458 Searchlight Issue J Oct. 16.. 1,000 Wait a Jane’s Which is Which? (Chas. King) Jane’s Troubles (Wiley) Wanted a Bride (Arthur Lake). Fighting With Buffalo Bill. A Man’s Size Pet Never Again When Bonita Rode. Wild Bill (Chas. Puf Jane’s Engagement Please Excuse Me. The Big Surprise . Kind of Picture Reyiew. Fee, •Comedy . 1,000 . Comedy . 1,000 . Comedy •July 31. . 2,000 • Short western ..July 31. . 2,000 . Comedy . 1,000 ■ Comedy . . 2,000 ■ Comedy . 2,000 ■ Mustang comedy . 2,000 • Short western . 2,000 ■ Buster Brown series . . . . 2,000 • Comedy , 1,000 •Comedy .Aug. 21.. 1,000 •Com. -dr. western ■ Aug. 21.. 2,000 • Comedy .Aug. 21.. , 2,000 • Short western ........... .Aug. 21. , . 2,000 • Comedy .Aug. 28. . . 1,000 • Comedy • Aug. 28.. , 2,000 • Short western .Aug. 28. , . 2,000 • Comedy .Sept. 4.. . 2,000 • Short western ■ Sept. 4.. , 2,000 • Buster Brown series .... .Sept. 4. . . 2,000 • Bluebird comedy ■ Sept. 4.. , 1,000 • Newlyweds series .Sept. 11.. 2,000 Comedy 1,000 .What Happened to Jane... .Sept. 11.. 2,000 • Blue Bird comedy , 1,000 • Excuse Maker 2,000 • Stern Bros, comedy ..Oct. 2.. 2,000 .Comedy 1,000 .Series of 10 ...... 4,000 , Pioneering serial ..Oct. 16.. Western comedy ..Oct. 16.. 2,008 .The Gumps 2,000 .Bluebird comedy ..Oct. 16.. 1,000 Gump comedy ..Oct. 16.. 2,000 Mustang western ..Oct. 16.. 2,000 Mustang western .Oct. 23.. 2 rls Mustang western • Oct. 23.. 2 rls Comedy . Oct. 23.. 1 rj Mustang western 2 rls Fat man comedy ..Oct. 30.. 1 rl What Happened to Jane ..Nov. 6. . 2 rls Mustang comedy . 2 rls Universal western . 2 rls Comedy ... . 1 rl Excuse Maker com . 2 rls • Gump comedy ,Nov. 13.. 2 rls. .Newlyweds comedy Not. 13.. 2 rls. • Bluebird comedy • Not. 13.. 1 rl. Better Luck . Gump comedy Martin of the Mounted (Gilman) Mounted police Nov. 20.. Fighting Strain (C. Witzel) Western Nov. 20.. Hook or Crook (Puffy) Bluebird comedy ... Buster Prize Winner Buster Brown series. A Second-Hand Excuse Excuse Makers Nov. 20. Switching Sleepers (Arthur Lake) Bluebird comedy Nov. 29.. Sweetheart Daze (Edwards) Bluebird comedy Nov. 29.. Last Lap Collegians No. A Close Call . Gump series Nov. 29.. Snookums’ Merry Christmas * .Newlyweds series Nov. 29.. Hen Punchers of Piperock Mustang western com.. Trail of Trickery (Cobb) Northwest drama .... Honeymoon Quickstep (Lake) Comedy Dec. 11.. Around the Bases Collegians series Little Pest (Neely Edwards) Bluebird comedy Dec. 18.. Rooms for Rent Andy Gump comedy Dec. 18.. Too Much Progress in Piperock Tuttle western com Dec. 18.. Buster’s Sleigh Ride Buster Brown series Fighting Spirit Collegians series Dec. 25.. Buster’s Picnic Buster Brown series Dec. 25.. Lost Soul (Puffy).... Bluebird comedy Jan. Jane’s Flirtation (Wiley) What happened to Jane.... Jan. Menace of the Mounted (Cobb) Mustang N’western Jan. Snookums’ Playmate s ..... Newlyweds comedy Jan. Hop Along (Arthur Lake) ' Bluebird comedy Jan. By George (Sid Saylor) Let George Do It (ser.)..Jan. 20.. . 2 rls 20.. . 2 rls 20.. . 2 rls 20. . 1 rl 27., . 2 rls 20 . . 2rls 29. .1 rl. 29. .1 rl. 29. .2 rls. 29. .2 rls. 29. .2 rls. 29. .2 rls. 11. . 2 rls 11.. 1 rl 11.. 2 rls 18., . 1 rl 18.. , 2 rls 18.. , 2 rls 18. . 2 rls 25.. , 2 rls 25.. 2 rls 1927 1.. 1 rl • Jan. 1.. 2 rls 1.. 2 rls 8.. 2 rls 8.. 1 rl .Jan. 8.. 2 rls WARNER BROS. 1925 Limited Mail (Monte Blue) Railroad melodrama Sep. 12.. 7,144 Wife Who Wasn’t Wanted (Rich) Romantic drama Sep. 19.. 6,858 His Majesty, Bunker Bean (_M. Moore). .Farce comedy : Sep. 26.. 7,291 Below the Line (Rin-Tin-Tin) Dog melodrama Oct. 3.. 6,053 Man on the Box (Syd Chaplin) Farce-comedy Oct. 10.. 7,481 Compromise (I. Rich, C. & Brook) Domestic drama Nov. 7.. 6,789 Red Hot Tires (Monte Blue) Farce comedy Nov. 7.. 6,506 Bobbed Hair (Prevost-Harlan) Comedy-melodrama Nov. 14.. 7,817 Rose of the World (P. R. Miller) Human interest drama Nov. 21.. 7,500 Clash of the Wolves (Rin-Tin-Tin) Curwood dog drama Nov. 28.. 6,478 Hogan’s Alley (Blue-Miller) Farce-comedy Dec. 5.. 6.310 Lady Windermere’s Fan (I. Rich) Stage classic Dec. 12.. 7,816 Seven Sinners (Prevost-Brook) Crook-action drama Dec. 19.. 6.927 Golden Cocoon (H. Chadwick-H. Gordon) Human interest melo Dec. 26.. 7,200 1926 Sea Beast (John Barrymore) Whaling epic Jan. 30.. 9,975 Oh, What a Nurse (Syd Chaplin) Farce-comedy Mar. 6.. 6,987 Cave Man (M. MoorePrevost) Farce-comedy Mar. 13.. 6,741 Bride of the Storm (D. Costello) Melodrama April 10.. 6.800 Night Cry (Rin-Tin-Tin) Dog melodrama April 24.. 6,300 Other Women’s Husbands (Blue) Comedy drama May 8.. 6,721 Hell Bent Fer Heaven (Miller) Mystery drama May 15.. 6 578 Little Irish Girl (D. Costello) Crook drama May 22.. 6,667 Why Girls Go Back Home (Miller) Comedy drama Mar 29 5 Silken Shackles (Irene Rich) Drama Tune 5 6 061 Social Highwayman (Devore-Love) Farce-comedy ".June 26" 6 107 Footloose Widows (Fazenda -Logan) Farce-comedy July 3.. 7163 Don Tuan (John Barrymore). Romantic drama Aug. 21.. 10,018 Across the Pacific (Monte Blue) Melodrama Oct. 16. 6 945 My Official Wife (Rich-Tearle) Drama ....Nov, 6 7846 Private Tzzy Murphy (Jessel) Comedy fw mi 7 ORO The , Better ’Ole (Syd Chaplin) Supercomedy .Oct. 23.. 1649 Millionaires (SidneyFazenda-Gordon) Heart-int. Hebrew com Nr/v. 20. 6.9m While London Sleeps (Rin-Tin-Tin) Dog melodrama Dec. 11.* 5*810 Finger Prints (Fazenda! Comedy drama Third Degree (Dolores Costello) Stage melodrama Jan. ' 8*.'.' 7,647