Moving Picture World (May-Jun 1927)

Page scan 000411 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
May-Jun 1927
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (May-Jun 1927)
Leaf #:
000411
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:
May 30, 2024
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Ridin’ Rowdy (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) Western Apr. 23. No Man’s Law (Rex) Black Stallion dr May 2. Don Desperado (Maloney) Punch western May 9. His First Flame (Harry Langdon)... Feature comedy May 9. Eyes of the Totem (HawleySantschi) Melodrama May 14. Pirates of the Sky (Hutchison) Stunt melodrama May 21. Heart of the Yukon (Bowers) Alaskan melodrama May 21. Alaskan Adventures Alaskan Trip ...May 28. Meddlin’ Stranger (Wally Wales) Western melodrama June 4. Avenging Fangs (Shadow-dog) Crook melodrama June 4. Review Fact 1927 . 4,915 . 4,533 . 5,854 . 4,524 . 5,814 . 5,705 . 4,453 . 4,134 4,145 4,920 . 5,668 . 4,794 . 6,903 . 5,804 . 4,700 . 6.228 . 5,465 . 6,563 . 3,678 . 4,575 4 335 PREFERRED PICTURES 1926 Romance of a Million Dollars Melodrama Aug. 7.. 5,300 Dancing Days (Star Cast) Domestic Sept. 25.. 5,900 Shameful Behavior? (Edith Robert*). ...Romantic com. -dr Oct. 30.. 5,218 His New York Wife (Alice Day) Comedy drama Nov. 27.. 5,294 1927 Exclusive Rights (L. 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