Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1927)

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Title:: Moving Picture World
Date:: Nov-Dec 1927
Publisher:: New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:: Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1927)
Leaf #:: 000365
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 24, 1927 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 39 Star, Story Type, Review and Footage Here METRO-GOLDWYN Kind of Picture Review Feet 1926 Battling Butler (Keaton) Dance Madness (Nagel-Windsor) . Devil’s Circus (Norma Shearer) . . Exit Smiling (Lillie-J. Pickford) . Faust (Emil Jannings) His Secretary (Shearer) Light comedy . . . . La Boheme (Gilbert-Gish) Famous opera Lovey Mary (Bessie Love) Drama Magician ( Wegener-Terry) Rex Ingram prod. Mare Nostrum (Rex Ingram prod.) Ibanez Novel Money Talks (Moore-Windsor) Farce comedy Paris (Chas. Ray) Parisian drama.... Road to Mandalay (Chaney) Melodrama • Scarlet Letter (Lillian Gish) Drama from novel Tell It To Marines (Chaney) Melodrama The Temptress (Garbo-Moreno-D’Arcy) . Ibanez’ Tin Hats (Nagel-Windsor) War cc Valencia (Mae Murray) . Adam and Evil (Cody-Pringle) After Midnight (Norma Shearer) A Little Journey (Star Cast) Annie Laurie (Lillian Gish) Body and Soul (L. Barrymore) Callahans and Murphys (Dressler-Moran) Captain Salvation (Hanson-Starke) Demi-Bride (Norma Shearer) Fair Co-Ed (Marion Davies).. Frisco Sally Levy (Sally O’Neil) Garden of Allah (Rex Ingram prod.) . . In Old Kentucky (H. Costello) London After Midnight (Chaney) Love (Garbo-Gilbert) Lovers (Novarro-Terry Man, Woman and Sin (Gilbert-Eagels) . Mockery (Chaney) Mr. Wu (Lon Chaney) Quality Street (Marion Davies) Red Mill (Marion Davies) Road to Romance (Novarro) Rookies (DaneArthur) Slide, Kelly, Slide (Haines-O’Neil) Spring Fever (W. Haines) Student Prince (Novarro) Taxi Dancer (Crawford-O. Moore) Tea for Three (Cody-Pringle) The Show ( GilbertAdoree) The Unknown (Chaney) Tillie the Toiler (Marion Davies) Thirteenth Hour (L. Barrymore) Twelve Miles Out (Gilbert) Understanding Heart (Joan Crawford) . . Baseball comedy-dr. PARAMOUNT Ace of Cads (Menjou) 1 Beau Geste (Ronald Colman) 1 Campus Flirt (Bebe Daniels) ' Canadian (Meighan) ] Diplomacy (Sweet-Hamilton) Don’t Give Up the Ship 1 Eagle of the Sea (Vidor-Cortez) ! Everybody’s Acting (star cast) ! God Gave Me Twenty Cents (All star) 1 Kid Boots (Eddie Cantor) < London (Dorothy Gish) 1 Love ’Em and Leave ’Em (Brent) < Old Ironsides (Special cast) 1 Popular Sin (Vidor-Brook) 1 Quarterback (Richard Dix) Sorrows of Satan (D. W. Griffith prod.) 1 So’s Your Old Man (W. C. Fields) j Stranded in Paris (Daniels) The Great Gatsby (Warner Baxter) The Show-Off (Ford Sterling) [ Tin Gods (Thomas Meighan) You’d Be Surprised (R. Griffith) 1 Afraid to Love (F. Vidor) Light comedy Apr. 23 A Gentleman of Paris (Menjou) Comedy A Kiss in a Taxi (Bebe Daniels) Farce comedy Blind Alleys (Meighan) Blonde or Brunette? (Menjou-Nissen) . N. Y. n . Parisian Children of Divorce City Gone Wild (M 13. . 8.536 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 . Nov. 29. . 6,567 15. . 8,750 2. . 6,433 13. . 8,530 8. . 6,167 6. . 6,960 . Feb 27 22. . 5,139 12. . 5,580 • July 10. . 6,551 Aug. 21 . . 9,000 1. . 8,800 . . Apr. 3. . 6,480 . .Feb. 13. . 6,688 23 . 8,221 4. . 6,598 27. 6,048 Aug. 7. . 7,322 . Oct. 2. . 6,025 8 5,680 1927 13. . 6,793 27 . . 6,312 Jan. 15. . 6,088 . . May 21. . 8,750 . Nov. 19. . 5,902 . . Tulv 16 . 6,126 . July 2. . 7,395 2. . 6,886 29. . 6,408 . Apr. 23 . . 6,909 10. . 8,500 Dec. 3. . 6,646 Dec. 17. . 5,687 Dec. 3. . 7,800 . May 2. . 5,291 Dec. 17 . 6,280 10. . 5,967 4. . 7,603 . Nov. 12 . 7,193 . . Feb. 19 . 6,337 19 . 9. . 6,640 . Apr. 2. . 7,865 Dec. 10 . 6,705 24. . 9,541 12. . 6,203 Nov. 12. . 6,150 19. . 6,309 . June 18. . 5,517 11 . . 6,160 . Dec. 3. . 5,252 . Tulv 30 . . 7,899 14. . 6,657 1926 30 . 7,786 4. . 10,600 2. . 6,702 11 . 7,773 Sept. 25 . 6,950 . Oct. 23. . . Nov. 27. . 7,250 27. . 6,139 . Nov. 29. . 6,532 23. . 5,650 13. . 6 rls. . Dec. 18 . 6,075 11 . . 10,689 25. . 6,244 6. . 7,114 .Oct. : 23. . 1 1 rls. 20. . 6,347 . Dec. 18 . 6,106 4. . 7,296 . Sept. 11. . 6,196 2. . 8,568 9. . 5,904 1927 . . Apr. 23 . . 6,199 8 . 6,017 . Apr. 2 . 6.429 Aug. 13. . 6.951 . Mar. 5. . 5,597 . Jan. 15. . 5,878 . May 9 . 7.175 . Apr. 16 . 6,040 . . May 2 . 6,536 2. . 6,871 10. . 5.408 Kind of Picture Get Your Man (Clara Bow) Lively farce. Honeymoon Hate (F. Vidor) Light comedy Hotel Imperial (Pola Negri) Drama Hula (Clara Bow) Hawaiian com. -dr. ‘"It” (Clara Bow) Elinor Glyn story. Jesse James (Thomson) Western romance.. Kid Brother (Harold Lloyd) Typical comedy. . . . Let It Rain (Douglas MacLean) . Madame Pompadour (Dorothy Gish) Metropolis UFA Superspectacle. New York (Cortez-Wilson-Taylor) Melodrama Paradise for Two (Dix-Bronson) Comedy Ritzy (Betty Bronson) Comedy drama. Senorita (Bebe Daniels) Dashing Farce . Service for Ladies (Menjou) Farce Special Delivery (Eddie Cantor) Gag comedy. Stark Love Mountaineer drama Time to Love (Raymond Griffith) Farce-corned Tired Wheels . Krazy Kat. Whirlwind of Youth (Lois Moran) Drama Wings Aviation special. Woman on Trial (Pola Negri) Drama Review Feet . Apr. 9. . 6,287 . Apr. 9. . 6,298 . Dec. 10. . 5,389 . Dec. 10. . 5,718 . Dec. 17. . 5,415 8. . 7,091 Sept. 10. . 5,862 Feb. 12. . 6,542 Oct. 22. . 8,656 . Jan. 29. . 7,654 . Apr. 23. . 7,080 Nov. 19. . 6,150 . Mar. 12. . 6,052 .Feb. 26. . 6,000 Aug. 6. . 7,180 Aug. 6. . 5,617 . . Mar .12. , . , Feb 5. . 6,877 . Dec. 17. . 5,798 Sept. 24. . 4,022 29. . 6,187 .June 25. . 6,306 . luly 30. . 6,247 June 4. . 5,952 . Mar. 19. .12,071 July 16. . 5,614 June 18. . 6,368 14, . 6,634 Sept. 3. . 6,170 . Nov. 12. . 5,515 . Nov. 26. . 6,013 Aug. 27. . 7,000 . May 9 . 5,524 . Dec. 3. . 4,866 . Mar. 19. . 6,203 Sept. 17. . 6,124 . May 21. . 5,455 22. . 6,006 luly 23 . 6,497 Jan. 22 . 6,68( luly 9 . 4,926 . May 28 . 1 rl. Sept. 3 . 7,643 ■ July 2. . 8,486 . Inly 23. . 5,869 June 11 . . 5,866 Aug. 20 • » 1 . . 5,960 PATHE Associated Exhibitors Product Kind of Picture Review 1926 Bandit Buster (Buddy Roosevelt) Western Dec. 25.. Bonanza Buckaroo (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) .... Western comedy-melo. ..Aug. 21.. Call of the Wilderness (Sandow) Dog melodrama Dec. 18.. Carnival Girl (Marion Mack) Melodrama Aug. 14.. Code of the Northwest (Sandow) Dog-melodrama Sept. 11.. Dangerous Dub (Buddy Roosevelt) Western July 31.. Earth Woman (Mary Alden) Drama May 29.. Flying Mail (A1 Wilson) Crook melodrama Sept. 25 . . Galloping Cowboy (B. Cody) Western May 22.. Hidden Way (Mary Carr) Crook melodrama Aug. 28.. Rawhide (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) Mystery-western June 5.. Feet 4,468 4,460 4,218 4,962 3,965 4,472 5,830 4,500 4,639 5,919 4,460 Bad Man’s Bluff (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) Western Jan. 1.. 4,441 Pathe Brand Product A Harp in Hock (R. Schildkraut) Sympathetic Border Blackbirds Combat (George Walsh) Island drama. Devil’s Twin (Maloney) Action western Don Desperado (Maloney) Punch western Dress Parade (William Boyd) Patriotic comedy-drama Forbidden Woman Hidden Aces (Hutchison) Melodrama His Dog (J. Schildkraut) Human int. drama. Little Firebrand (E. Thornton) Comedy Meddlin’ Stranger (Wally Wales) Westei No Man’s Law (Rex) Black Obligin’ Buckaroo (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) ... .Action Pals in Peril (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) Westei Phantom Buster (B. Roosevelt) Westei Ride The Wise Wife (Star cast) Farce Two-Gun of Tumblewed White Pabbles (Wally Wales) • Aug. 7. . 4,470 1927 1. . 4,441 1927 5. . 5,996 5. . 6,574 . Sept. 24 . 5,626 June 4 . 4,335 . Sept. 10 . 5,726 11 . 4,512 15 5,100 10. . 5,478 9 . 5,804 . Nov. 5. . 6,599 14 . 6,228 Sept. 17 . 8,002 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 .Nov. 5 . 6,472 4 . 4,575 2. . 6,903 8. . 4,575 June 25. . 4,740 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