Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1927)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Nov-Dec 1927
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1927)
Leaf #:
000308
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:
December 07, 2023
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44 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 17, 19^ Quick R ef ere nee P icture c hart Titles alphabetically arranged — Compact information about star , story , type , owr review and the footage— Easy ta locate CHADWICK PICTURES CORP. Kind of Picture Devil’s Island (Frederick) Mother-love The Bells (L. Barrymore) Drama Transcontinental Limited (all star) Railroad Review 1926 Feet . Feb. 27 . . 6,400 . Aug. 28 . 6,900 . . Jan. 2. . 5,700 . . Jan. 9 . 5,800 . Nov. 13 6,300 . Mar. 6. . 6,400 COLUMBIA PICTURES CORP. 1927 Lone Wolf Returns (Lytell-Dove) Crook melodrama July 31 Pleasure Before Business (Davidson) .... Hebrew farce May 14 Remember (D. Phillips-E. Metcalfe) ... .War drama Screen Snapshots Three issues Aug. 28 Stolen Pleasures (Revier) Comedy drama Sweet Rosie O’Grady (S. Mason) Comedy drama Oct. 2 Wandering Girls (Revier-Agnew) Comedy drama Alias the Lone Wolf (Lytell) Crook drama Oct. 1 Blood Ship (Bosworth) Virile Sea melodrama . . . July 23 CRANFIELD & CLARKE, INC. Real Charleston Lesson novelty April 24 . . 2,000 The Angelus Drama de Luxe May 15 .. 2,000 Wooden Shoes “International” May 8 EXCELLENT PICTURES CORP. 5,750 5,569 5,495 1,000 5,054 6,108 5,426 6,843 6,843 Kick Off, the (G. Walsh) College football. Your Wife and Mine (Haver) Farce F B O 1927 Boy Rider (Buzz Barton) Western Oct. 8 . Cactus Trails (Bob Custer) Western Jan. 16.. Clancy’s Kosher Wedding (G. Sidney) .. Farce comedy Sept. 10 .. Coward (Warner Baxter) Society A Northwest .... Sept. 10 .. Don Mike (Thomson) Romantic drama Mar. 5 . . Gingham Girl (Lois Wilson) Adapted musical com. . . July 30.. Great Mail Robbery Marine mail melo July 2 . Her Father Said No (Guard-Brian) . . . . Witwer comedy Jan. 1.. Home Struck (Viola Dana) Drama of stage Jan. 5.. Judgment of the Hills (Frankie Darro) .. War-Kentucky-dr. Aug. 20.. Lightning Lariats (Tyler) Western Jan. 22.. Magic Garden G. S. Porter novel Feb. 26.. Mojave Kid (Bob Steele) . . Action western Aug. 6 . Moon of Israel (star cast) Spectacular-Biblical July 9 . Mother (Belle Bennett) Mother-love drama Mar. 19.. Moulders of Men (Frankie Darro) Melodrama Apr. 9 Naughty Nannette (Viola Dana) Comedy drama May 9.. Not For Publication Political drama July 23 .. Outlaw Dog (Ranger) Railroad melo Apr. 23 . Shanghaied (Ralph Ince) Sea melodrama Aug. 20 Silver Comes Thru (Thomson) Thrill western May 28 . Sonora Kid (Tyler) Action western Mar. 5 . Tarzan and the Golden Lion Jungle fantasy Apr. 2 . Uneasy Payments (Vaughn) Farce comedy Feb. 12 . FIRST DIVISION DISTRIBUTORS Death Valley (Star cast) Desert drama Aug. 20.. Ladies at Ease (Garon-Short) Comedy drama Oct. 15 .. Ragtime (Bower-De la Motte-Ellis) “Jazz” com-dra Sep. 3.. FIRST NATIONAL Just Another Blonde (Mackaill) Romantic com-dr Dec. 25.. Ladies at Play (Hughes-Kenyon) Farce Nov. 29.. Midnight Lovers (Nilsson-Stone) Light comedy Nov. 13.. Overland Stage (Ken Maynard) Pioneer western Dec. 25 . Paradise (Milton Sills) South Seas melo Sept. 25.. Prince of Tempters (Moran-Lyon) Romantic drama Oct. 30.. Silent Lover (Milton Sills Desert drama Dec. 4 . Stepping Along (Johnny Hines) Comedy Nov. 27 . . Subway Sadie (Dorothy Mackaill) Comedy drama. Sept. 25 . Syncopating Sue (C. Griffith) Drama Nov. 20 . Unknown Cavalier (Ken Maynard) Action western Nov. 6.. White Black Sheep (Barthelmess) Melodrama Dec. 18.. 1927 All Aboard (Johnny Hines) Fast comedy Apr. 2.. American Beauty (Billie Dove) Comedy drama Oct. 22 . An Affair of the Follies (All-Star) Human interest drama ..Mar. 5 . Broadway Nights (Lois Wilson) Tazz comedy-dr May 21.. Camille (Norma Talmadge) Dumas picturization May 2.. Convoy ( Sherman-Mackaill ) Navy-war drama. May 21.. Crystal Cup (Dorothy Mackaill) Atherton adaptation Oct. 29.. Dance Magic (Lyon-Starke) B’way melodrama Aug. 13... Easy Pickings (A. Q. Nilsson) Mystery melodrama Feb. 26.. Framed (Milton Sills) Thrillmelodrama July 9 . High Hat (Ben Lyon) Comedy-drama Mar. 19.. Home Made (Johnny Hines) Typical comedy Oct. 29.. Lady in Ermine (Corinne Griffith) Drama Jan. 8.. Life of Riley (Sidney-Murray) Gag comedy Oct. 1.. Lonesome Ladies (Nilsson-Stone) Comedy drama Sept. 24.. Long Pants (Langdon) Gag comedy Apr. 9. . Lost at the Front (Sidney-Murray) War burlesque-com June 25.. 5,840 5,887 4,858 4.889 5,700 5,093 5,723 6,257 6,504 6,808 5,615 5,700 4,536 6.807 4,912 6,680 6.885 6,412 4,949 6,140 4,721 5,998 5,476 4,565 5.807 4,770 6 rls. 6,293 6,700 5,603 6,119 6,100 6,392 7,690 7,780 6,500 7 rls. 6,727 6,770 6,305 6,798 6,300 6,332 6,422 6,765 8,700 7,724 6,386 6,585 5.400 5,282 6,161 6,450 6.400 6,720 5,718 5,550 5,559 Kind of Picture Lunatic at Large (Leon Errol) Farce Review Feet Notorious Lady (Lewis Stone) African drama. Red Raiders (Ken Maynard) Swift western Sea Tiger (Milton Sills) Sea melodrama Sunset Derby (Astor-Collier, Jr.) Race track melo. Venus of Venice (C. Talmadge) Comedy FOX FILM CORP. The Lily (Belle Bennett) Emotional drama. Ankles Preferred (Bellamy) Broncho Twister (Tom Mix) Cradle Snatchers (Louise Fazenda) Desert Valley (Buck Jones) East Side West Side (G. O’Brien) Gay Retreat (McNamara-Cohen) Good as Gold (Buck Jones) Heart of Salome (Alma Rubens) High School Hero (Phipps-Stuart) Hills of Peril (Buck Jones) Is Zat So? (O’Brien-Lowe) Joy Girl (Olive Borden) Last Trail (Tom Mix) Love Makes ’Em Wild (Johnnie Harron) Loves of Carmen (Del Rio) Madame Wants No Children (M. Corda) Marriage (Virginia Valli) Monkey Talks (Lemer) Music Master (Alec. B. Francis) One Increasing Purpose (Lowe) Outlaws of Red River (Tom Mix) Paid to Love (O’Brien-Valli) Rich But Honest (Marjorie Beebe) 7th Heaven (Janet Gaynor) Silver Valley (Tom Mix) Singed (B. SweetW. Baxter) Slaves of Beauty (Herbert-Tell) Stage Madness (Virginia Valli) Summer Bachelors (Bellamy) Sunrise (O’Brien-Gaynor) The Auctioneer (Geo. Sidney) The Circus Ace (Tom Mix) The Secret Studio (Borden) Tumbling River (Tom Mix) Two Girls Wanted (Gaynor) Upstream (Earle Foxe) War Horse (Buck Jones) Whispering Sage (Buck Jones) Drama GOTHAM PRODUCTIONS Under Colorado Skies . . . . World we live in . KRELBAR PRODUCTIONS 5. . . 5,321 . Jan. 22. 5,442 . . Feb. 12 . 7,845 . . luly 16 . 6,520 14. 6,040 Apr. 9 6,734 Aug. 20 11,412 22. . 5,620 10, . 6,897 ■ July 23 . 6,400 15 7,050 . Oct. 8 6,477 . . May 14 . 5,606 23 . 5,800 Sept. 17. . 6,548 Sept. 3. . 7,179 • luly 2 . 5,000 28. . 6,631 16. . 5,760 . . Oct. 8 . 5,668 . Jan. 1 . . 7,833 . May 7. 6,300 Aug. 6. 6,350 . Dec. 25. 5.242 Sept. 25. . 6,200 11. . 5,389 18. 5,425 . Oct. 23. . . 5,363 . Oct. 16. . 4,800 11 . . 4,971 20. . . Sept. 4. . . 7,168 Aug. 14 . 5,745 20. . 6,950 . Nov. 27. . 5,500 9 6,268 Aug. 28 8,000 . Nov. 29. 11,400 30. 5,906 Dec. 4 . 5,374 2 . 6,240 1927 12 5,498 Apr. 2 . 5,425 4. . 6,381 8. . 4,731 22 8,154 . 1 10 rls. June 11. 4,545 May 9 . 5,617 . . Oct. 29. . 5,498 . May 14. . 4.983 May 21 . . 6.940 Sept. 24. . 5,877 Feb. 5 . . 5.190 i . . 8,538 8 . 5,524 .Apr. 16. . 5,415 . Feb. 26. . 5.440 . Mar. 5. . 5,500 22 . 7,734 . .Jan. 15 . 7,677 Apr. 23. . 5.327 Aug. 6 . 6.898 . Tune 4. . 5.480 . May 28 . .. Oct. 29 . 5.300 16 . 5.790 11. . 5.412 . Jan. 29 . . 5,620 . Jan. 1 . 6.7S2 1 10 rls. Feb. 5 . 5.500 June IS . 4.810 June 25. . 5.870 Aug. 27 . 4,670 Oct. 1 . 6.293 .Feb. 12. . 5.510 Feb. 19 . 4.953 . Apr. 9 . 4.783 Oct. 9 . 5.900 . Sept. 11.. 6,000 ..Tune 11. . 2 rls. . Nov. 29 . 5,900 8 1 rl. 30 . 5,000 1927 Sept. 24 . 6,170 Feb. 5 . 6.500 Feb. 19 . 6.000 Aug. 13.. 7 rls 29 . 6,19*