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 #:
000497
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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February 5, 1927 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 455 Users Help Make This Chart More Useful PATHE Kind of Picture Review Feet Dizzy Daddies (Findlayson) Hal Roach comedy Mar. 27.. 2,000 Dixie Doodle Sportlight Mar. 27.. 1,000 Seventh Bandit (Carey) Western Apr. 3.. 5,353 Wife Tamer (Lionel Barrymore) Hal Roach comedy Apr. 3.. 2,000 Fly Time .Terry cartoon Apr. 3.. 1,000 Wandering Willies (Bevan-Oyde) Sennett comedy Apr. 3.. 2,000 Dog Shy (Chase & all-star) Hal Roach c_n.edy Apr. 10., 2,000 Happy Hunting Grounds Sportlight Apr. 10.. 1,000 Merry Blacksmith Terry cartoon Apr. 10.. 1,000 Do Your Duty (Pollard) Hal Roach comedy Apr. 10.. 1,000 Hooked at the Altar (Graves) Mack Sennett comedy Apr. 10.. 2,000 Oar-C Mystery (Dorothy Philips) Western Serial April 17.. Hearts and Showers Terry cartoon Apr. 24.. 1,000 The Inside Dope Sportlight Apr. 24.. 1,000 Madame Mystery (Theda Bara) Hal Roach, “star” Apr. 24.. 2,000 A Big-Hearted Fish Terry cartoon Apr. 24.. 1,006 Ukelele Sheiks (Tryon) Hal Roach comedy May 7.. 2,000 Baby Clothes Our Gang May 1.. 2,000 Farm Hands Terry cartoon May 1.. 1,000 Rough and Ready Romeo Terry cartoon May 1.. 1,000 Scared Stiff (Cook) Hal Roach comedy May 1.. 2,000 Fight Night (star cast) Sennett comedy May 8.. 2,000 Mum’s the Word (Chase) Hal Roach comedy May 8.. 2,000 Ghost of Folly (Alice Day) Sennett comedy May 8.. 2,000 Nervous Moments Sportlight May 15.. 1,000 Hay foot Strawfoot (Bevan) Sennett comedy May 15.. 2,000 Don Key (star cast) Hal Roach comedy May 22.. 2,000 An Alpine Flapper Terry cartoon May 22.. 1,000 Say It With Babies (Tryon) Hal Roach comedy May 22.. 2,000 Liquid Dynamite Terry cartoon May 22.. 1,000 Uncle Tom’s Uncle Our Gang comedy May 29.. 2,000 Bumper Crop Terry cartoon May 29.. 1,000 Planting Season Sportlight May 29.. 1,000 A Yankee Doodle Duke (Graves) Mack Sennett com June 5.. 2,000 Muscle Bound Music (Bevan) Mack Sennett com June 5.-2,000 Puppy Lovetime (Alice Day) Mack Sennett com June 12.. 2,000 Golf Bug (Parrott) Comedy June 12.. 1,000 He Forgot to Remember (Cook) Hal Roach comedy June 12.. 2,000 Songs of Central Europe Song series June 12.. 1,000 R. P. M Sportlight June 12.. 1,000 Long Fliv the King (Chase) Hal Roach comedy June 19.. 2,000 Swat the Crook (H. LloydDaniels) Reissue single reel June 19.. 1,000 Snowed In (Allene Ray-W. Miller) Serial (mystery) June 26.. Never too Old (Gillingwater) Hal Roach comedy June 26,. 2,000 Big Retreat Terry Cartoon June 26.. 1,000 Jacks-of-One-Trade Sportlight June 26.. 1,000 Cow’s Kimono (Tryon) Hal Roach comedy June 26.. 2,000 Thundering Fleas Our Gang July 3.. 2,000 Glory or Dollars Sportlight July 3.. 1,000 Songs of Spain (Peggy Shaw) Melody series July 3.. 1,000 Land Boom Terry cartoon July 3.. 1,000 A Sea Dog’s Tale (Bevan) Mack Sennett comedy ....July 10.. 2,000 A Plumber’s Life Terry cartoon July 10.. 1,000 Keeping in Trim Sportlight July 10.. 1,000 Mighty Like a Moose (Chase) Comedy July 17.. 2,000 Pirates Bold Terry cartoon July 17.. 1,000 Jungle Sports Terry cartoon July 17.. 1,000 Chop Suey and Noodles Terry cartoon July 24.. 1,000 Her Ben Terry cartoon July 24.. 1,000 Smith’s Baby Sennett comedy July 24.. 2,000 Songs of Italy . ... Song series July 24.. 1,000 Along Came Auntie (Tryon) Hal Roach comedy .......July 31.. 2,000 Merry Widower (E. Clayton) Hal Roach comedy .......July 31.. 2,000 Venus of Venice Terry cartoon Aug. 7.. 1,000 Alice Be Good (Day) Comedy Aug. 7.. 2,000 When a Man’s a Prince (Turpin) Comedy Aug. 14.. 2,000 Last Ha-Ha Terry cartoon Aug. 14.. 1,000 Hubby’s Quiet Little Game Sennett comedy Aug. 14.. 2,000 Ball and Bat Sportlight Aug. 14.. 1,000 Crazy Like a Fox (Chase) Comedy Aug. 21.. 2,000 Shivering Spooks Our Gang Comedy Aug. 21.. 2,000 Dough Boys Terry cartoon Aug. 21.. 1,000 A Knight Out Terry cartoon Aug. 28.. 1,000 Her Actor Friend (Alice Day) Sennett comedy Aug. 28.. 2,000 Scrambled Eggs Terry cartoon Sept. a.. 1,000 Fighting Marine (Gene Tunuey) Serial .....Sept. 4 A Buggy Ride Terry cartoon Sept. 11.. 1,000 Fourth Alarm Our Gang comedy Sept. 11.. 2,000 Abraham the Patriarch Pilgrimage series Sept. 11.. 1,000 Watered Stock Terry cartoon Sep. 25.. 1,000 Bull’s Eye Sportlight Sep. 25.. 1,000 Charleston Queen Terry cartoon Sep. 25.. 1,000 Bromo and Tuliet (Chase) Comedy Sept. 25.. 2,000 Smith’s Landlord (McKee-Hiatt) Jimmy Smith series Sep. 25.. 2,000 Perils of Peterboro (Quillan) Sennett comedy Oct. 2.. 2,000 Love’s Last Laugh (McKee-Hiatt) Sennett comedy Oct. 2.. 2,000 Why Argue? Terry cartoon Oct. 2.. 1,000 Road House .....Terry cartoon Oct. 9.. 1,000 •Vise Guys Prefer Brunettes Hal Roach comedy Oct. 9.. 2.000 Prodigal Bridegroom (Turpin) .Sennett comedy .....Oct. 9.. 2,000 Smith's Visitor Jimmy Smith series Oct. 16.. 2,000 Tell ’Em Nothing (Chase) Hal Roach comedy Oct. 16.. 2,000 ResMess Race Sportlight Oct. 16.. 1,000 Should Husbands Marry (Alice Day) Sennett comedy Oct. 23.. 2 rls Gun Shy Terry cartoon .... Oct. 23.. 1 rl Mount Sinai “Pilgrimage” series Oct. 23.. 1 rl Home, Sweet Home Terry cartoon Oct. 30.. 1 rl Get ’Em Young (Harry Myers) Hal Roach comedy .......Oct. 30.. 2 rls Phoney Express Terry cartoon Oct. 30.. 1 rl Durable Souls Sportlight Oct. 30.. 1 rl Journey of the Israelites “Pilgrimage” .Oct. 30.. 1 rl Pup’s Tale Mayer “Sketchbook” Oct. 30.. 1 rl More Ways Than One Sportlight Oct. 30.. 1 rl Nuremburg Maver “Sketchbook" Oct. 30.. 1 rl Raggedy Rose (Mabel Norm and) Hal Roach comedy Nov. 13.. 2 rls. A Harem Knight (Turpin) Sennett comedy Nov. 13.. 2 ris. In Vaudeville ...Terrv cartoon Nov. 20.. 1 rl Hooks and Holidays Sportlight Nov. 20.. 1 rl Smith’s Unde (C. Geraghtv) Sennett comedy Nov. 20.. 2 rls House Without a Kev (Rav -Miller) Mvsterv serial Nov. 27 Be Your Age (feature castl Hal Roach comedy Nov. 29. .2 rls. On the Front Page (L. Rich) Hal Roach comedy Nov. 29. .2 rls. Buck Fever Terry cartoon Nov. 29.. 1 ri. Radio Controlled Terry cartoon Nov. 29.. 1 rl. Tripping the Rhine Sketch Book Nov. 29.. 1 rL Kind of Picture Review Fact War Feathers Our Gang comedy ...Nov. 29. .2 rls. The Nickel Hopper (Normand) Sennett comedy Dec. 4.. 2 rls. Divorce Dodged (Bevan) Sennett comedy Dec. 4. .2 rls. Through Thick and Thin Terry cartoon Dec. 4..1 rL Hesitating Horses (Alice Day) Sennett comedy Dec. 4. .2 rls. Hitting the Rails Terry cartoon Dec. 4..1 rl. Bars and Stripes Terry cartoon Dec. 11.. 1 rl There Ain’t No Santa Claus Hal Roach comedy Dec. 11.. 2 rls A Blonde’s Revenge (Turpin) Typical comedy Dec. 18.. 2 rls School Days Terry cartoon Dec. 18.. 1 rl Top Notchers Sportlight Dec. 18.. 1 rl Forty-five Minutes from Hollywood Hal Roach comedy Dec. 25.. 2 rls 1927 Anything Once (Mabel Normand) Hal Roach comedy Jan. 1.. 3 rls Telling Whoppers Our Gang Jan. 1.. 2 rls Musical Parrot Terry cartoon Jan. 1.. 1 rl Kitty from Killarney (Day) Sennett comedy Jan. 8.. 2 rls With the Wind Sportlight Jan. 8.. 1 rl Fourflushers (Bevan) Sennett comedy Jan. 8.. 2 rls Many Scrappy Returns (Chase) Hal Roach comedy Jan. 15.. 2 rls When Friendship Ceases Terry cartoon Jan. 15.. 1 rl Smith’s Pets .Jimmy Smith series Jan. 15.. 2 rls Bring Home the Turkey .Our Gang comedy Jan. 22.. 2 rls. Chasing Rainbows Terry cartoon Jan. 22.. 1 rl. Should Sleep Walkers Marry? Sennett comedy Jan. 22.. 2 rls. Two Time Mama (Tryon) Hal Roach comedy Jan. 22.. 2 rls. Pass the Dumplings (Alice Day) Sennett comedy Jan. 22.. 2 rls. On Guard (Cullen Landis) Army serial Jan. 29.. .... Features 2926 The High Hand (Leo Maloney) Western Sept. 11.. 5,679 Atta Boy (Monty Banks) Gag comedy Oct. 9.. 5,775 Outlaw Express (Leo Maloney) Action western Nov. 6 .5,479 1927 Cyclone Cowboy (Wally Wales) Western * Jan. 8.. 4,447 The Long Loop (Maloney) Action western Jan. 15.. 5,977 Play Safe (Monty Banks) Thrill comedy Jan. 29.. 4,915 PREFERRED PICTURES Girl Who Wouldn’t Work (De La Matte) Modern drama Aug. 22.. Plastic Age (Bow-Keith) College story Oct. 10.. The Other Woman’s Story (Calhoun).... Mystery drama Oct. 31.. Lew Tyler’s Wives (Frank Mayo) Drama July 10.. Romance of a Million Dollars Melodrama ! ii.Aug. 7.\ Dancing Days (Star Cast) Domestic ’.’.Sept. 25*.'. Shameful Behavior? (Edith Roberts) Romantic com. -dr. Oct. 30.. His New York Wife (Alice Day) Comedy drama Nov. 27 ! Exclusive Rights (L. Rich) Politics-melodrama Jan. 22.. PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORP. 1925 Stop Flirting (all star) Light comedy June 27.. Beauty and the Bad Man (Mabel Beilin) Drama July 4. Awful Truth (Agnes Ayres) Light comedy .’. ... .....7. July. 11. '. Texas Trail (Carey) Typical western July 18.. Ln,Yat<VrAffalrs (Hu,ette) Character drama Aug. 1.. Hells Highroad (Leatrice Joy) Love drama Sept. 12.. Seven Days (Lillian Rich) Comedy feature Sept. 12. . Comedy-drama Sept. 19.. Off the Highway (W. V. Mong) Drama Oct 3 Simon the Jester (O’BriemRich) Comedy-drama ..'..'.V.'.'.Nov. 28.7 Road to Yesterday (J. Schildkraut) Tense drama Dec. 12.. Wedding Song (Leatrice Joy) Comedy-heart InL-dr Jan. ^2. Steel, Preferred (star cast) Steel industry dr Jan. 9. Moon (Tashman Bowers)'. • Alaskan^d rama' '!"!"!!!”!' " j*n 30 nscilla Dean) Corned ’ Million Dollar Handicap (all star) Horse race melo Feb 13 5,979 6,488 6.080 6.757 5,300 5,900 5,218 5.294 6,087 Braveheart (LaRocque) ... Indian drama . . . N " I " " I " ” Jam. 23 Rocking Moon (Tashman -Bowers) Alaskan drama ..Jan. 30. P.brj?'r £lrA (P,7rscl1'? Comedy-drama Feb 6 Million Dollar Handicap (all star) Rw» 1? Three Faces East (Jetts Goudal) SuTpe'nsespy-mdo’.’^ ' ’. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2o! Wild n't'™!6 ^Dertr*i Mnlte\ Human int. drama Feb. 20. ™ 't (n’° 3 Pana) Melodrama Apr. 10. Underworld melodrama May 1. Forbidden Waters (Priscilla Dean) Comedv Hnm. y Whispering Smith (H B. Warner) ffima western ’ ! ! ! ! ! ! ’. ’. ! ! M aV ” 8 ” Volga Boatman (W. Boyd-E. Fair) MeloHr.m. AaI Pans at Midnight (Jetta Goudal) Melodrama .7.V.7.7.7.7.' May' 15 ' ' Pnnce of P.lsen (Geo Sidney) Comedy drama '.'.May 8 Bachelor Brides (La Rocque) Mystery drama May 22 Eves Leave. (Leatrice Joy) Romantic Comedy ...Mty29.'. Sdence (H. B. Warner) Self-sacrifice dr June 5 Unknown Soldier (Chas. Mack, etc.) ...War drama Tu"e 12" Dice Woman (Priscilla Dean) Farcemelodrama June 19 Plan?« °f YHkon (Seena Owen) Melodrama of Yukon June 26 Up in Mabel s Room (Mane Prevost) Farce-comrdv t!™ Shipwrecked (S. OwenJ Schildkraut) .... SnTU. . ! 7. ! ! I''.;; 7.' ' jX f‘ ^ W u ^ SchUdkr,ut) Comedy -Drama '.July 3" Sea Wolf (Ralph Ince) Tark r , Sunny Side Up (Vera Reynolds) Comedy drams* 7 ”JuI7 10. Speeding Venus Priscilla Dean) Melodrama ... Clinging Vine (Leatrice Joy) Comedy 7ulv 22 Speeding Venus Priscilla Deanj' 77777'. MriiriVkma'T" .7! T " JuW 24 " UlininntF Vm* -Luv • Young April (Bessie Love) Romantic com -dr. ........Sept 11 For Alimony Only (Leatrice Joy) Divorce com -drama Oct 9 Gigolo (Rod La Rocque) Drama n., J" Nervous \Vreck (Ford-Haver) Farce-comedy (Vt 23 Pals in Paradise (star cast) Kyne mining story ’.Nov. 29* For Wives Only (M. Prevost) Sophisticated farce Dec 4' Corporal Kate (ReynoldsFaye) ...Girl War-workers .'Dec! 187. Ij™ .TJ1e Conqueror (Bovd-Faire) Suspense western Jan Nobodv s Widow (Joy-Ray-Haver) Farce comedy Tanll" Man Bait (Marie Prevost) Comedy drama Jan. *29*. *. RAYART Midnight Limited (star cast) Railroad melodrama Dec. ^ 5 255 5,161 5,794 5,917 4,726 6,132 6,084 6,974 5,077 7,641 6,168 9,980 7,373 . 6,717 . 7,238 . 6,013 . 5,660 . 6,095 . 7,41* . 5,503 6.900 . 7,257 *6,155 10,660 6,995 6,600 6,612 6,75ft 7,518 7,979 5,614 5,800 6,345 5,865 5,908 6,763 5,994 5,560 ‘6,400 6,858 6.400 7,295 6,73ft 6,636 5.790 7,460 5.324 6.421 5,865 Call of the Klondike (Glass-Dwan) Melodrama Auc 21 4 Moran of the Mounted (Howes) Northwest M. P. melo.. .’.Sept 4" 5 303 RED SEAL Has Anybody Seen Kelly? Song Cartune ... Marvels of Motion Magazine Song Cartune Fleischer novelty Reelview (Scenes in Turkey) Magazine Hair Cartoon Marcus cartoon 1926 Mar. 20.. 1,000 Apr. 3.. 656 Apr. 3.. 556 Apr. 10. . 85(1 A®r. 10.. 5Ji