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 #:
000364
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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MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 24, 1927 Quick R eference picture Chart Titles alphabetically arranged — Compact information about star, story, type, our review and the footage — Easy to locate CHADWICK PICTURES CORP. Kind of Picture Review 1926 Devil’s Island (Frederick) Mother-love drama Aug. 28.. Prince of Broadway (G. Walsh) Prize ring drama Jan. 9.. The Bells (L. Barrymore) Drama Nov. 13. . Transcontinental Limited (all star) Railroad melodrama Mar. 6.. COLUMBIA PICTURES CORP. 1927 Alias the Lone Wolf (Lytell) Crook drama Oct. 1 Blood Ship (Bosworth) Virile Sea melodrama ....July 23 Lone Wolf Returns (Lytell-Dove) Crook melodrama July 31 Pleasure Before Business (Davidson) .... Hebrew farce May 14 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 CRANFIELD & CLARKE, INC. Real Charleston Lesson novelty April 24.. The Angelus Drama de Luxe May IS.. Wooden Shoes “International” May 8 . EMBLEM FILMS Husbands or Lovers (Jannings) Psychological dr Dec 3 EXCELLENT PICTURES CORP. Bowery Cinderella (Hulette) Action melodrama Nov. 26 Kick Off, the (G. Walsh) College football Your Wife and Mine (Haver) Farce . ... Feet 6,900 5,800 6,300 6,400 6,843 6,843 5,750 5,569 1,000 5,054 6,108 5,426 2,000 2,000 6,250 6,900 5,840 5,887 F B O Boy Rider (Buzz Barton) . Harvester, the (star cast) Lightning Lariats (Tyler) . Magic Garden Outlaw Dog (Ranger) . . . Shanghaied (Ralph Ince) . Long Pants (Langdon) . 1927 Western 8 . 4,858 Farce comedy 10 . 5,700 Society & Northwest.. . . Sept. 10 . 5,093 Romantic drama . . Mar. 5. . 5,723 Adapted musical com. . . July 30 . 6,257 Marine-mail melo ..July 2 . 6,504 Porter novel 19. . 7,044 Love-fire drama 26. . 5,340 War-Kentucky-dr . Aug. 20. . 5,700 Western . . Tan. 22 . 4,536 G. S. Porter novel ... . Feb. 26. . 6,807 Action western . Aug. 6 . 4,912 Libbey dramatization . . . Dec. 10 . 5,658 Spectacular-Biblical ■ ■ July 9 . 6,680 Mother-love drama . . . . . Mar. 19 . 6,885 Melodrama . Apr. 9 . 6,412 Comedy drama . . May 9 . 4,949 Political drama . . July 23 . . 6,140 Railroad melo 23 . 4,721 Sea melodrama . Aug. 20 . 5,998 Thrill western . . May 28 . . 5,476 Action western . Mar. 5 . 4,565 2. . 5,807 4,770 Farce comedy Feb. 12 . [ DISTRIBUTORS Desert drama . . Aug. 20. . 6 rls. Comedy drama , . . Oct. 15 . 6,293 “Jazz’* com-dra . . Sep. 3 . 6,700 ATIONAL Romantic com-dr 25. . 5,603 Pioneer western . Dec. 25 . . 6,392 Desert drama . Dec. 4 . 6,500 Melodrama . . Dec. 18 . 6,798 1927 .Fast comedy 2, . 6,300 Comedy drama . . Oct. 22 . 6,332 Human interest drama . . Mar. 5 . 6,422 Lively comedy . .Nov. 26. . 5,100 Jazz comedy-dr . . May 21 . . 6,765 .Dumas picturization. . . . . . May 2. . 8,700 Navy-war drama . May 21 . . 7,724 Atherton adaptation. . . Oct. 29 . 6,386 B’way melodrama Aug. : 13. . . 6,585 Mystery melodrama . . . . . Feb. 26. . 5.400 Thrillmelodrama ... • • July 9 . 5,282 Sophisticated com-dr. . . 17. . 6,344 Thrills-laughs . . Nov. 26 . 7,153 Comedy-drama . . Mar. 19 . 6,161 Typical comedy 29 . 6,450 Drama 8. . 6,400 Gag comedy 1 6,720 Comedy drama 24 . 5,718 Gag comedy 9, . 5,550 War burlesque-com . . . . 5,559 Farce . . Feb. 5 . 5,321 Sophisticated drama Jan. 22. . 5,442 Irish-Scotch com . Feb. 12 . 7,845 Sprightly farce • ■ July 16 . 6,520 Kind of Picture Review Feet No Place to Go (Astor-Hughes) Comedy-romance Dec. 10.. 6,431 Notorious Lady (Lewis Stone) African drama May 14.. 6,040 Orchids and Ermine (C. Moore) Romantic comedy-drama Apr. 9 6,734 Patent Leather Kid (Barthelmess) World War special Aug. 20 .11,412 Perfect Sap (Lyon-Starke) Am. Detective com Jan. 22.. 5,620 Poor Nut (Jack Mulhall) College comedy Sept. 10.. 6,897 Prince of Head Waiters (L. Stone) Drama ... July 23 . 6,400 Private Life of Helen of Troy.. Satire-comedy drama Dec. 17.. 7,684 Red Raiders (Ken Maynard) Swift western.. Oct. 15.. 7,050 Rose of the Golden West (Astor) California romance Oct. 8 . 6,477 Sea Tiger (Milton Sills) Sea melodrama May 14.. 5,606 See You in Jail (Mulhall-Day) Farce comedy Apr. 23 . 5,800 Smile, Brother, Smile (Mackaill) Beauty parlor com Sept. 17.. 6,548 Stolen Bride (Dove-Hughes) Romantic com.-dr. Sept. 3 . 7,179 Sunset Derby (Astor-Collier, Jr.) Race track melo July 2.. 5,000 Tender Hour (Dove-Lyon) Drama May 28.. 6,631 Three Hours (C. Griffith) Mystery and drama Apr. 16.. 5,760 Three’s a Crowd (Langdon) Human int. comedy Oct. 8.. 5,668 Twinkletoes (Colleen Moore) Drama Jan. 1.. 7,833 Valley of the Giants (Sills) Red-blood romance Dec. 3.. 6,400 Venus of Venice (C. Talmadge) Comedy May 7.. 6,300 White Pants Willie (Hines) Gag comedy Aug. 6 . 6,350 FOX FILM CORP. Bertha, Country Beyond (Olive Borden) Curwood 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) Ladies Must Dress (Valli) 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) Pajamas (Olive Borden) Rich But Honest (Marjorie Beebe) 7th Heaven (Janet Gaynor) Silver Valley (Tom Mix) Singed (B. Sweet-W. 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) Two Girls Wanted (Gaynor) Upstream (Earle Foxe) Very Confidential (Bellamy) War Horse (Buck Jones) Whispering Sage (Buck Jones) Wizard, the (Lowe-Hyams) Drama Drama Romance Drama GOTHAM PRODUCTIONS Kangaroo’s Kimona Imperial comedy Money to Burn (Devore-MacGregor) . . . Romantic action Under Colorado Skies World we live it Final KRELBAR PRODUCTIONS . Dec. 25. . 5,242 25. . 6,200 Dec. 11. . 5.389 23. . 5,363 . . Dec. 18. . 5,425 . Oct. 16 . 4,800 20. . 6,950 .Nov. 27. . 5,500 9 6,268 .Nov. 29. 11,400 30. . 5,906 4 . 5,374 2 . 6,240 1927 . Mar 12. . 5,498 2. . 5,425 4. . 6,381 8 . 4,731 22 . 8,154 . 1 10 rls. 11. . 4,545 . . May 9 . 5,617 . . Oct. 29 . 5,498 . . May 14. . 4,983 21. . 6,940 24. . 5,877 17. . 5.389 . .Feb. 5. . 5.190 1 . . 8,538 8 . 5,524 16. . 5,415 . . Feb. 26. . 5.440 Mar. 5. . 5,500 . . Tan. 22 . 7,734 15 . 7,677 . . Apr. 23 . . 5,327 Aug. 6 . 6.898 10. . 5.870 4. . 5,480 . . May 28 . , . . . . Oct. 29 . 5.300 16. . 5.790 June 11 . 5.412 . Tan. 29 . . 5,620 . .Jan. 1 . 6,782 1 . 10 rls Feb. 5 . 5.500 Tune 18. . 4.810 June 25. . 5.870 Aug. 27 . . 4,670 Oct. 1 . 6.293 19. . 6,100 . . Feb. 12. . 5.510 Dec. 3. . 5.620 Feb. 19 . 4.953 . Apr. 9. . 4.783 . .Dec. 3 . 5,629 9. . 5.900 11 . . 6,000 11 2 rls. 29 . 5,900 8 . 1 rl. 30 5,000 1927 Feb. 19 . 6.000 24 . 6.170 Feb. 5 . 6.500 Aug. 13 . 7 rli. Oct. 29 6.19*