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 #:
000309
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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December 17, 1927 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 45 Star, Story Type, Review and Footage Here LE ROY FILMS Kind of Picture When Old New York Was Younger. ... Novelty specialette. METRO-GOLDWYN Bright Lights (Chas. Ray) Type com-drama Nov. 28 . 6,260 Melodrama Time, the Comedian (Busch-Cody) Bardleys the Magnificent Battling Butler (Keaton) Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) Beverly of Graustark (Marion Davies) . . Brown of Harvard (PickfordBrian) Dance Madness (NagelWindsor) Devil’s Circus (Norma Shearer) Exit Smiling (Lillie-J. Pickford) Faust (Emil Jannings) Fire Brigade (McAvoy-Ray) Flesh and the Devil (Gilbert-Garbo) Flaming Forest (Moreno-Adoree) His Secretary (Shearer) La Boheme (Gilbert-Gish) Lovey Mary (Bessie Love) Magician ( Wegener-Terry) Mare Nostrum (Rex Ingram prod.) Money Talks (Moore-Windsor) Paris (Chas. Ray) Road to Mandalay (Chaney) Scarlet Letter (Lillian Gish) Tell It To Marines (Chaney) The Barrier (Norman Kerry) The Blackbird (Lon Chaney) The Temptress (Garbo-Moreno-D’Arcy) . Tin Hats (Nagel-Windsor) Ups are (Norma Shearer) Waltz Dream Waning Sex (Norma Shearer) Valencia (Mae Murray) Adam and Evil (Cody-Pringle) Farce . After Midnight (Norma Shearer) Human ii A Little Journey (Star Cast) Comedy c Annie Laurie (Lillian Gish) Scottish i Callahans and Murphys (Dressler-Moran) AU-Irish Captain Salvation (Hanson-Starke) Gospel sh Demi-Bride (Norma Shearer) Comedy-d Fair Co Ed (Marion Davies) Comedy < Frisco Sally Levy (Sally O'Neil) Hebrew-Ii Garden of Allah (Rex Ingram prod.) . . . Hichens Lovers (Novarro-Terry “Gossip” Mockery (Chaney) Russian i Mr. Wu (Lon Chaney) Chinese < Quality Street (Marion Davies) Barrie ad Red Mill (Marion Davies) Adapted 1 Rookies (Dane-Arthur) Military i Slide, Kelly, Slide (Haines-O’Neil) Baseball Student Prince (Novarro) Stage fav Taxi Dancer (Crawford-O. Moore) Broadway Tea for Three (Cody-Pringle) Sophistica The Show (GilbertAdoree) Melodram The Unknown (Chaney) Armless ' Tillie the Toiler (Marion Davies) Light coi Twelve Miles Out (Gilbert) . Bootleggii Understanding Heart (Joan Crawford) .. Kyne sto PARAMOUNT Ace of Cads (Menjou) Drama . . Beau Geste (Ronald Colman) Drama Bom to the West (Jack Holt) .... Campus Flirt (Bebe Daniels) Canadian (Meighan) Diplomacy (Sweet-Hamilton) Don’t Give Up the Ship Eagle of the Sea (Vidor-Cortez) Everybody’s Acting (star cast) God Gave Me Twenty Cents (All star) . jit’s the Old Army Game (W. C. Fields) Kid Boots (Eddie Cantor) London (Dorothy Gish) Love ’Em and Leave ’Em (Brent) Mantrap (Torrence-Bow) Old Ironsides (Special cast) Padlocked (Lois Moran) Palm Beach Girl (Bebe Daniels) Popular Sin ( Vidor-Brook) Quarterback (Richard Dix) Sorrows of Satan (D. W. Griffith prod.) So’s Your Old Man (W. C. Fields) iStranded in Paris (Daniels) Tin Gods (Thomas Meighan) The Great Gatsby (Warner Baxter) The Show-Off (Ford Sterling) Variety (Emil Jannings) You’d Be Surprised (R. Griffith) (You Never Know Women (Vidor) We’re in the Navy Now (Beery-Hatton) 1927 Afraid to Love (F. Vidor) Light comedy Apr. 23.. 6,199 ,A Gentleman of Paris (Menjou) Comedy Oct. 8 . 6,017 A Kiss in a Taxi (Bebe Daniels) Farce comedy Apr. 2.. 6,429 College comedy . . Northwest drama. Comedy Drama . Farce comedy . Love drama. . Drama Drama Satirical comedy . Review Feet July 16. . 1 rl. . Nov. 28 . 6,260 . Nov. 7. . 6,256 . Nov. 14. . 6,437 . Dec. 12. . 5,690 Nov. 21 5,915 . Dec. 5. . 5,824 Dec. 19 . 5,564 . Dec. 26 4,757 1926 . Nov. 13. . 8.536 Sept. 4. . 6,970 16. . 12,000 . May 1. . 6,710 . May 15 . 7,941 Feb. 6. . 6,395 10. . 6,750 . Nov. 20. . 6,461 . Dec. 11. . 8,110 Dec. 25 . 8,616 Jan. 15. . 8,750 .Nov. 29. . 6,567 2. . 6,433 . Mar. 13. . 8,530 July 8. . 6,167 .Nov. 6. . 6,960 . Feb 27 22. . 5,139 June 12. . 5,580 July 10. . 6,551 . Aug. 21 . . 9,000 Jan. 1 . . 8,800 . Apr. 3. . 6,480 .Feb. 13. . 6,688 23. . 8,221 4. . 6,598 . Nov. 27 . 6,048 Aug. 7. . 7,322 Oct. 2. . 6,025 8 . 5,680 1927 Aug. 13. . 6,793 Aug. 27 . 6,312 Jan. 15. . 6,088 . May 21 . . 8,750 . Tuly 16. . 6,126 July 2. . 7,395 2. . 6,886 . Oct. 29. . 6,408 23. . 6,909 . Sept. 10. . 8,500 . May 2. . 5,291 . Sept. 10 . 5,967 4. . 7,603 . Nov. 12, . 7,193 Feb. 19 . 6,337 9. . 6,640 2. . 7,865 . Sept. 24. . 9,541 . Mar. 12. . 6,203 . Nov. 12 . 6,150 19. . 6,309 June 18. . 5,517 . June 11 . 6,160 . luly 30. . 7,899 . May 14. . 6,657 1926 30 . 7,786 . Sept. 4. . 10,600 .July 10 . 6,043 2. . . 6,702 Dec. 11 . . . 7,773 Sept. 25. . . 6,950 . Oct. 23. . Nov. 27. . 7,250 27. . 6,139 . Nov. 29. . 6,532 • July 17. . 6,889 Oct. 23. . 5,650 . . Nov. 13 . 6 rls. Dec. 18 . 6,075 . . Tuly 24. . 6,077 . Dec. 1 1 . 10,689 . Aug. 28 . 6,700 . Inly 3. . 6,918 Dec. 25 . 6,244 6 7,114 23. . 1 1 rls. . Nov. 20 . 6,347 . . Dec. 18 . 6,106 . . Oct. 2. . 8,568 Dec. 4. . 7,296 . Sept. n . . 6,196 . . luly 10. . 7,804 9. . 5,904 Aug. 7. . 6,064 ’ . Nov. 20 . 5,519 Blind Alleys (Meighan) Evening Clothes (Menjou) . “It” Let It Rain (Douglas MacLean) . Madame Pompadour (Dorothy Gish) New York ( CortezWilson-Taylor) . Running Stark Tired Wheels Underworld ( Bancroft-Brook-' Way of All Flesh (Jannings) . Kind of Picture Review Feet War drama Aug. 13. . 6,951 N. Y. melodrama . Mar. 5. . 5,597 Parisian comedy Jan. 15. . 5,878 Detective com. -dr. 9. . 7,175 Comedy 16. . 6,040 , Wild animal classic May 2 . 6,536 Drama 2. . 6,871 , Light comedy Apr. 9. . 6,287 Comedy drama . Apr. 9 . 6,298 , Drama 8 7,091 , Plawaiian com. -dr Sept. 10 5,862 . Elinor Ulyn story Feb. 12. . 6,542 ■ Western romance Oct. 22 . 8,656 . Typical comedy 29. . 7,654 Prize ring com-dr 23. . 7,080 . Naval comedy . Mar. 12 . 6,052 . Comedy drama Feb. 26 . 6,000 Historical drama Aug. 6. . 7,180 . Byron Morgan story. . . Aug. 6 . 5,617 . UFA Superspectacle. . . . . Melodrama Feb. 5. . 6,877 . Light farce . Sept. 24. 4,022 . Comedy . Jan. 29 . 6,187 . Comedy drama June 25 . . 5,306 . College com. -dr July 30. . 6,247 . Society-pugilism com. . . . June 4. . 5,952 . Roosevelt epic Mar. 19 . 12,071 . Burlesque-Farce comedy Tuly 16 . 5,614 . Comedy drama June 18. . 6,368 . Dashing Farce 14 . 6,634 . Farce . Sept. 3. . 6,170 Chinese com-dr . Nov. 12 . 5,515 .“Arabian Nights” com,. Aug. 27 . 7,000 . Gag comedy May 9 . 5,524 . Mountaineer drama . . . . . Mar. 19. . 6,203 . Athletics comedy . Sept. 17. . 6,124 . Melodrama . May 21 . . 5,455 . Comedy 22. . 6,006 . Theatrical com. -dr . July 23 . . 6,497 . Human int. com-dr Jan. 22 . 6,681 . Farce-comedy July 9 . 4,926 . Krazv Kat May 28 . 1 rl. . Crook drama Sept. 3 . 7,643 U. S.-made. Tragedy. . ■ July 2. 8,486 . Farce July 23. . 5.869 . Drama 11 5,866 . Aviation special Aug. 20 , ..... . Drama . .Oct. 1 . 5,960 PATHE Associated Exhibitors Product Kind of Picture Review 1926 Feet Earth Woman (Mary Alden) Drama Flying Mail (A1 Wilson) Crook t Pathe Brand Product Alaskan Adventures Alaskan Trip. Angel of Broadway (Leatrice Joy) Drama A Perfect Gentleman (Monty Banks) . . . Gag-farce con Border Blackbirds (Maloney) Code of Cow Country (B. Roosevelt).. Don Desperado (Maloney) Punch western Dress Parade (William Boyd) Patriotic comedy-drama Eyes of the Totem (Hawley-Santschi) .. Melodrama Girl in the Pullman (Prevost) Light comedy-drama. Hidden Aces (Hutchison) Melodrama His Dog (J. Schildkraut) Human int. drama . His First Flame (Harry .Langdon) Feature comedy... Little Firebrand (E. Thornton) Comedy .... Main Event (R. Schildkraut) Fight drama Meddlin’ Stranger (Wally Wales) Western melc Obligin’ Buckaroo (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) Ride ’Em High (B. Roosevelt) The Wise Wife (Star cast). Two-Gun of Tumblewed 25. . 4,468 • Aug. 21 . . 4,460 Dec. 18. . 4,218 ■ Aug. 14, . 4,962 . Sept. 11 . . 3,965 July 31 . . 4,472 29. . 5,830 Sept. 25. . 4,500 22. . 4,639 Aug. 28. . 5,919 June 5 . . 4,460 Aug. 7. . 4,470 1927 . Jan. 1 . 4,441 1927 . Nov. 5. . 5,996 28 . 3,678 5 . 6,574 . Sept. 24 . 5,626 June 4 . 4.335 10 . 5,726 June 11 . 4,512 15 5.100 May 9 . 5,804 . Nov. 5 . 6,599 . . May 14. . 6,228 . Sept. 17. . 8,002 Nov. 5 . 6,568 5 . 3,303 . Nov. 5 . . 5.867 . . May 21 . 6,563 . Sept. 3. . 4,620 . Sept. 3 . 6,788 . May 9 . 4,700 Aug. 27. . 4,864 luly 2. . 4,615 5 . 6,472 June 4 . 4,575 2. . 6,903 8 . 4.575 June 25. . 4,740 Aug. 20 . 4,497 21 . . 5,465 • Aug. 6. . 5,844 . Oct. 8 . 4,542 Aug. 6 . 4,562 . Oct. 1 4,546 . Nov. 5 . 5,629 11 . . 4.329 . July 23. . 5.670 Aug. 20 . 4,483