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 #:
000494
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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uick. Reference Picture Chart Jfandij, Compact Information to Help IJou with your Bookings, Showing: 7itie,Star; Dype of Story, Date of 'Moving ^Picture World Review, and Tootaqe on Current JiLm One of the Departments That Make Moving Picture World the Leader ASSOCIATED EXHIBITORS The Big Show (Lowell) Galloping Cowboy (B. Cody) Earth Woman (Mary Alden) Rawhide (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) Dangerous Dub (Buddy Roosevelt) Twisted Triggers (Wally Wales)... Carnival Girl (Marion Mack) Bonanza Buckaroo (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) Hidden Way (Mary Carr) Code of the Northwest (Sandow) Firing Mail (A1 Wilson) Call of the Wilderness (Sandow) Bandit Buster (Buddy Roosevelt) Bad Man’s Bluff (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) Kind of Picture Review Feet 1926 Circus drama May 15.. 5,385 Western May 22.. 4,639 Drama May 29.. 5,830 Mysterywestern June 5.. 4,460 Western July 31., 4,472 Action western Aug. 7.. 4,470 Melodrama Aug. 14.. 4,962 Western comedy-melo. Aug. 21.. 4,460 Crook melodrama Aug. 28.. 5,919 Dog -melodrama Sept. 11.. 3,965 Crook melodrama Sep. 25.. 4.500 Dog melodrama Dec. 18.. 4,218 Western Dec. 25.. 4,468 1927 Western Jan. 1.. 4,441 BRAY PRODUCTIONS On the Farm McDougall Alley For the Love O’ Pete Lantz cartoon Getting Hitched McDougal Alley Velocity Novelty Fighting Fool (L. Sargent) Fistical Culture Transportation Screen magazine Nize Monkey Sunkist comedy At the Beach . ...McDougall Alley Trail of the Monk Lantz’ cartoon ....... Monkey Huka .....Sunkist comedy Luke Warm Daze McDougall Alley Blue Black Fistical Culture series. Comma Butterfly Nature Special Even Up Fistical culture A Sport Calendar Novelty Magazine .... So’* Your Monk Sunkist comedy Dog Gonnit Hot Dog cartoon .Oct. 23.. 2 rls ..Oct. 23.. lrl ..Oct. 30.. 2 rls ..Oct. 30.. 1 rl . .Nov. 6.. 2 rls • Nov. 27.. 1 rl Nov. 29.. 2 rls. . .Nov. 29. .2 rls. ..Nov. 29. .1 rl. . .Dec. 4. .2 rls. . .Dec. 4. .2 rl.s . .Dec. 11. . 2 rls ..Dec. 11.. 1 rl . .Dec. 25. . 2 rls . .Dec. 25. . 1 rl 1927 ..Jan. 1.. 2 rls ..Jan. 8.. 1 rl CHADWICK PICTURES CORP. Paint and Powder (E. Hammeratein) Stage life drama Oct. 17.. 7,000 Some Pun 'kina (Chaa. Ray) Rural comedy-drama Dec. 26.. 6,500 1926 Perfect Clown (Larry Semon) Feature comedy Jan. 2.. 5.700 Prince of Broadway (G. Walsh) Prize ring drama Jan. 9.. 5,800 Count of Luxembourg (G. Walsh) .Romantic drama Feb. 27.. 6,400 Transcontinental Limited (all star) Railroad melodrama Mar. 6.. 6.400 Devil’s Island (Frederick) Mother-love drama Aug. 28.. 6,900 The Bells (L. Barrymore) Drama Nov. 13.. 6,300 COLUMBIA PICTURES CORP. Lone Wolf Returns (Lytell-Dove) Crook melodrama July 31.. 5.750 Belle of Broadway (Compson-Rawlinaon). Romantic Drama 5,675 Sweet Rosie O’Grady (S. Mason) Comedy drama Oct. 2.. 6,108 Screen Snapshots Three issues Aug. 28.. 1.000 False Alarm (Lewis-Carr-Revier).... Melodrama 5.235 When the Wife’s Away (Arthur) Farce comedy A Major Differs From a Sergeant A MAJOR in the army is a lot bigger than a sergeant — in power. So, in this Picture Chart, a major error is one that has power to hinder exhibitors in getting accurate information when they want it. As a part of Moving Picture World’s service to readers — -the service that wins leadership and holds it — we send out a dollar to each reader who writes a letter to us pointing out major errors — footage changes we were not told about, incorrect review date, etc. But not the little “sergeant” stuff, please. One chap wrote that there was a line shifted out of alignment a quarter inch at the bottom of a page. Think he was kidding, but you get what the difference is. We’re glad to pay the dollars when you show us major errors — incorrect titles, wrong footages, calling a comedy a drama — those are major errors. Kind of Picture Review Fevt Obey the law (Lytell) Crook drama . Truthful Sex (Busch -H. Gordon) Comedy drama 5,831 Better Way (Ince-Rcvier-Strong) Melodrama 5.54# Remember (D. PhillipsE. Metcalfe) War drama 5.495 Stolen Pleasures (Revier) Comedy drama 5,054 Wandering Girls (Revier-Agnew) Comedy drama 5,426 Waldorf Price of Success (Lake-Glass) Drama 5,562 Sealed Lips (Revier) Drama 5,613 When Husbands Flirt (Revier) Comedy drama 5,5% Fate of a Flirt (Revier) Comedy drama 5.793 Perfection Fighting Youth (W. Fairbanks) Melodrama 4,781 Speed Mad (W. Fairbanks) Racing melodrama 4,443 New Champion (W. Fairbanks) Boxing melodrama 4,498 Great Sensation (W. Fairbanks) Melodrama 4,47T Handsome Brute (W. Fairbanks) Police drama 4,773 CRANFIELD & CLARKE, INC. Molly May Series (Violet Mersereau) 2,00* International Twelve Novelty Twelve 1,006 Famous Paintings De Luxe dramas 2,00C Real Charleston Lesson novelty April 24.. 2,006 The Angelus Drama de luxe May 15.. 2,00C Wooden Shoes “International” May 8 EDUCATIONAL FILM CORP. 1926 Bear Cats Juvenile corned r Tune 26.. 2.00C Till We Eat Again (Vernon) Christie comedy June 26.. 2,000. Fresh Faces (Hiers) .....Hiers’ comedy June 26.. 2,000. Nothing Matters (Hamilton) Comedy June 26.. 2,000 Creeps Mermaid comedy June 26.. 2,000 Felix in Tale of Two Kitties Sullivan cartoon June 26.. 1,000 Hold 'Er, Sheriff (Bowes) Cameo comedy July 3.. 1,000 Hitchin’ Up (Hiers) Hiers comedy July 3 2,000 Felix Scoots Through Scotland Sullivan cartoon July 3.. 1,000 Meet My Dog (Bowes-Virg. Vance) Cameo comedy ..: July 3.. 1,000 Hodge Podge Lyman Howe mag July 10.. 1,W Chase Yourself (Adams) Comedy July 10.. 2,000 Who’s My Wife Jack White prod. ..July 10.. 2,000 Felix Rings the Ringer Sullivan cartoon July 17.. 1,000. School Daze Sullivan cartoon July 24.. 1,000' Honest Injun (Arthur) Comedy July 24.. 2,000 Who Hit Me? (St. John) .Comedy July 24.. 2,000 Mister Wife (Burns) . Christie comedy July 31.. 2,000. Excess baggage (Big Boy) Juvenile comedy July 31.. 2,000 Solid Gold . ...Jack White comedy Aug. 7.. 2,000 Squirrel Food (Bowes) Comedy Aug. 7.. 1,000 Move Along Lloyd Hamilton Com. Aug. 7.. 2,000 Curiosities -...Sideshow folk ....Aug. 14.. 1,000 Daffy Dill (Burns) Christie comedy ..........Aug. 14.. 2,000' Chips of the Old Block ....Hoage-Fcdge ,,..Aug. 14.. 1,1)00 Felix Misses His Swiss ...Sullivan cartoon ,...Aug. 28.. 1,000' Dummy Love (Vernon) Christie comedy Aug. 28.. 2,000 Kiss Papa (Conley) Mermaid comedy Aug. 28.. 2,000 Here Comes Charlie Lloyd Hamilton comedy.. Aug. 28.. 2,000 Uppercuts (Duffy) Christie comedy Sept. 4.. 2,000 My Kid (Big Boy) Juvenile comedy Sept. 4.. 2,000 The Blue Boy Romance prod Sept. 4.. 2,000 Open House (Johnny Arthur) Tuxedo comedy Sept. 11.. 2,000. Jolly Tars (Lloyd Hamilton) Hamilton comedy Sept. 11.. 2,000 Sons of the Surf Bruce scenic Sept. 11.. 1,00#' The Radio Bug (Phil Dunham) Comedy Sep. 25.. 1,000 Missing Links “Life” Cartoon Sep. 25.. 1,000' Jelly Fish (Frank Pangborn) Comedy Sep. 25.. 2,000 Flaming Ice “Life” Cartoon Sep. 25.. 1,000 A Dippy Tar (Billy Dooley) Comedy Oct. 2.. 2,000 Two Lip Time Felix the cat Oct. 2.. 1,000 Pink Elepnants (A1 St. John) Mermaid comedy Oct. 2.. 2,000 Hodge Podge Travel scenes Oct. 16.. 1,000 Yellow Pirate Life cartoon com Oct. 16.. 1,000 Scrambled Yeggs Felir cat cartoon ..Oct. 16.. 1,000 Whatnots Futter’s Curiosities Oct. 16.. 1.0O1* Hold Still (Tack Duffy) Christie comedy Oct. 16.. 2,000 Cut Price Glory Life cartoon Oct. 23.. lrl Shell Socked (Adams) World War comedy Oct. 30.. 2 rls River Road Bruce scenic Oct. 30.. 1 rl Pound Foolish Comedy Nov. 6.. 1 rl. Dodging Trouble (Neal Burns) Christie comedy Nov. 6. .2 rls Plumb Goofy (Phil Dunham) Cameo comedy Nov. 6.. 1 rl Felix Shatters the Sheik Sullivan cartoon Nov. 13.. 1 rl. Hi« Off-Day (Dunham) Cameo comedy Nov. 13.. 1 rl. Figure of Fancy HodRe-Podffe • • Nov. 13.. 1 rf. Bad Breaks Cameo comedy Nov. 20.. 1 rl Felix Hunts the Hunter Sullivan cartoon Nov. 20.. lrl Thens and Nows “Curiosities” ....Nov. 30.. lrl Raging Tide Life cartoon Nov. 27.. lrl Midnight Follies Mermaid comedy Nov. 27..2rl» Mighty Smithv Life cartoon Nov. 27.. lrl Open Spaces (Big Boy) Juvenile comedy Nov. 27. .2 rls