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 #:
000418
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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;8 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 31, 1927 R eference P icture Titles alphabetically arranged — Compact information about star, story, type, our review and the footage — Easy to locate CHADWICK PICTURES CORP. Kind of Picture Review Feet 1926 Devil’s Island (Frederick) Mother-love drama Aug. 28.. 6,900 Prince of Broadway (G. Walsh) Prize ring drama Jan. 9 . 5,800 The Bells (L. Barrymore) Drama Nov. 13.. 6,300 Transcontinental Limited (all star) Railroad melodrama Mar. 6.. 6,400 COLUMBIA PICTURES CORP. 1927 Alias the Lone Wolf (Lytell) Crook drama Oct. 1.. 6,843 Blood Ship (Bosworth) Virile Sea melodrama ....July 23.. 6,843 Lone Wolf Returns (Lytell-Dove) Crook melodrama July 31.. 5,750 Pleasure Before Business (Davidson) .... Hebrew farce May 14 .. 5,569 Screen Snapshots Three issues Aug. 28.. 1,000 Stolen Pleasures (Revier) Comedy drama 5,054 Sweet Rosie O’Grady (S. Mason) Comedy drama Oct. 2.. 6,108 Wandering Girls (Revier-Agnew) Comedy drama 5,426 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 Kind of Picture Review No Place to Go (Astor-Hughes) Comedy-romance Dec 10 Notorious Lady (Lewis Stone) African drama May 14.. Orchids and Ermine (C. Moore) Romantic comedy-drama. Apr. 9 Patent Leather Kid (Barthelmess) World War special Aug! 20. Perfect Sap (Lyon-Starke) Am. Detective com. . . . Jan. 22 Poor Nut (Jack Mulhall) College comedy Sept. 10. . Prince of Head Waiters (L. Stone) Drama July 23.. Private Life of Helen of Troy Satire-comedy drama Dec. 17.. Red Raiders (Ken Maynard) Swift western Oct. 15.. Rose of the Golden West ( Astor) California romance Oct. 8 Sea Tiger (Milton Sills) Sea melodrama May 14 . See You in Jail (Mulhall-Day) Farce comedy Apr. 23 Smile, Brother, Smile (Mackaill) Beauty parlor com Sept. 17.. Stolen Bride (Dove-Hughes) Romantic com. -dr Sept. 3 . . Sunset Derby (Astor-Collier, Jr.) Race track melo July 2.. Tender Hour (Dove-Lyon) Drama May 28.. Three Hours (C. Griffith) Mystery and drama Apr. 16.. Three’s a Crowd (Langdon) Human int. comedy Oct. 8 . Twinkletoes (Colleen Moore) Drama Jan. 1.. Valley of the Giants (Sills) Red-blood romance Dec. 3.. Venus of Venice (C. Talmadge) Comedy May 7.. White Pants Willie (Hines) Gag comedy Aug. 6 . . FOX FILM CORP. EMBLEM FILMS Husbands or Lovers (Jannings) Psychological dr Dec 3.. 6,250 EXCELLENT PICTURES CORP. Bowery Cinderella (Hulette) Action melodrama. Nov. 26.. 6,900 Kick Off, the (G. Walsh) College football 5,840 Your Wife and Mine (Haver) Farce 5,887 F B O 1927 Boy Rider (Buzz Barton) Western Oct. 8.. 4,858 Clancy’s Kosher Wedding (G. Sidney) .. Farce comedy Sept. 10.. 5,700 Coward (Warner Baxter) Society & Northwest .... Sept. 10.. 5,093 Don Mike (Thomson) Romantic drama Mar. 5 .. 5,723 Gingham Girl (Lois Wilson) Adapted musical com July 30.. 6,257 Great Mail Robbery Marine-mail melo July 2.. 6,504 Harvester, the (star cast) Porter novel...., Nov. 19.. 7,044 Hook & Ladder No. 9 (star cast) Love-fire drama Nov. 26.. 5,340 Judgment of the Hills (Frankie Darro) .. War-Kentucky-dr Aug. 20.. 5,700 Lightning Lariats (Tyler) Western Jan. 22.. 4,536 Magic Garden G. S. Porter novel Feb. 26.. 6,807 Mojave Kid (Bob Steele) Action western Aug. 6.. 4,912 Moment of Temptation, a (star cast) . . . . Libbey dramatization ... Dec. 10 .. 5,658 Moon of Israel (star cast) Spectacular-Biblical July 9.. 6,680 Mother (Belle Bennett) Mother-love drama Mar. 19.. 6,885 Moulders of Men (Frankie Darro) Melodrama Apr. 9.. 6,412 Naughty Nannette (Viola Dana) Comedy drama May 9.. 4,949 Not For Publication Political drama July 23.. 6,140 Outlaw Dog (Ranger) Railroad melo Apr. 23.. 4,721 Shanghaied (Ralph Ince) Sea melodrama Aug. 20.. 5,998 Silver Comes Thru (Thomson) Thrill western May 28.. 5,476 Sonora Kid (Tyler) '....Action western Mar. 5.. 4,565 Tarzan and the Golden Lion Jungle fantasy Apr. 2.. 5,807 Uneasy Payments (Vaughn) Farce comedy Feb. 12.. 4,770 FIRST DIVISION DISTRIBUTORS Death Valley (Star cast) Desert drama Aug. 20 . . 6 rls. Ladies at Ease (Garon-Short) Comedy drama Oct. 15.. 6,293 Ragtime (Bower-De la MotteEllis) “Jazz” com-dra Sep. 3.. 6,700 FIRST NATIONAL Just Another Blonde (Mackaill) Romantic com-dr Dec. 25 .. 5,603 Overland Stage (Ken Maynard) Pioneer western Dec. 25.. 6,392 Silent Lover (Milton Sills) Desert drama Dec. 4.. 6,500 White Black Sheep (Barthelmess) Melodrama Dec. 18.. 6,798 1927 All Aboard (Johnny Hines) Fast comedy Apr. 2.. 6,300 American Beauty (Billie Dove) Comedy drama Oct. 22.. 6,332 An Affair of the Follies (All-Star) Human interest drama... Mar. 5.. 6,422 Breakfast at Sunrise (C. Talmadge). Lively comedy Nov. 26.. 5,100 Broadway Nights (Lois Wilson) Jazz comedy-dr May 21.. 6,765 Camille (Norma Talmadge) Dumas picturization May 2.. 8,700 Convoy ( Sherman-Mackaill ) Navy-war drama May 21.. 7,724 Crystal Cup (Dorothy Mackaill) Atherton adaptation Oct. 29.. 6,386 Dance Magic (Lyon-Starke) B’way melodrama Aug. 13... 6,585 Easy Pickings (A. Q. Nilsson) Mystery melodrama Feb. 26.. 5,400 Framed (Milton Sills)., Thrillmelodrama July 9.. 5,282 French Dressing (Warner-Wilson) Sophisticated com-dr Dec. 17.. 6,344 Gorilla, The (C. Murray) Thrills-laughs Nov. 26.. 7,153 High Hat (Ben Lyon) Comedy-drama Mar. 19.. 6,161 Home Made (Johnny Hines) Typical comedy Oct. 29.. 6,450 Lady in Ermine (Corinne Griffith) Drama Jan. 8.. 6,400 Life of Riley (Sidney-Murray) Gag comedy Oct. 1.. 6,720 Lonesome Ladies (Nilsson-Stone) Comedy drama Sept. 24.. 5,718 Long Pants (Langdon) Gag comedy Apr. 9.. 5,550 Lost at the Front (Sidney-Murray) War burlesque-corn June 25.. 5,559 Lunatic at Large (Leon Errol) Farce Feb. 5.. 5,321 Masked Woman (Nilsson-Blinn) Sophisticated drama Jan. 22.. 5,442 McFadden’s Flats ( Murray-Conklin) . . . . Irish-Scotch com Feb. 12 .. 7,845 Naughty But Nice (Colleen Moore) Sprightly farce. July 16 6,520 Bertha, Sewing Machine Girl Stage melodrama... Blue Eagle (George O’Brien) Drama Canyon of Light (Tom Mix) Typical Mix. Country Beyond (Olive Borden) Curwood drama.... Going Crooked (Bessie Love) Crook melodrama... Great K. & A. Train Robbery (Mix) ... Fast melodrama... Return of Peter Grimm (Star cast) Drama from play. . The City (Robert Frazer) Clyde Fitch drama. The Lily (Belle Bennett) Emotional drama. . . . What Price Glory? (All star) War comedy-drama. Whispering Wires (Anita Stewart) Mystery melodrama. Wings of the Storm (Thunder -dog) Melodrama Womanpower (Graves-Perry) Comedy drama Ankles Preferred (Bellamy) Light com-dr Broncho Twister (Tom Mix) Whirlwind western.. Cradle Snatchers (Louise Fazenda) Farce comedy Desert Valley (Buck Jones) Western comedy-dr. East Side West Side (G. O’Brien) “Pug” comedy dr.. Gay Retreat (McNamara-Cohen) Drama Good as Gold (Buck Jones) Stunt-thrill western. Heart of Salome (Alma Rubens) Romance, mystery . High School Hero (Phipps-Stuart) Comedy drama Hills of Peril (Buck Jones) Punch western Is Zat So? (O’Brien-Lowe) Comedy drama Joy Girl (Olive Borden) Florida drama Ladies Must Dress (Valli) Comedy-drama Last Trail (Tom Mix) Zane Grey Western. Love Makes ’Em Wild (Johnnie Harron) Drama Loves of Carmen (Del Rio) War comedy Madame Wants No Children (M. Corda) Comedy drama Marriage (Virginia Valli) Drama Monkey Talks (Lerner) Drama Music Master (Alec. B. Francis) Belasco play One Increasing Purpose (Lowe) Drama Outlaws of Red River (Tom Mix) Action western Paid to Love (O’Brien-Valli) Romance Pajamas (Olive Borden) Comedy-drama .... Rich But Honest (Marjorie Beebe) Light comedy-dr. . . . 7th Heaven (Janet Gaynor) Lovewar drama. . . . Silver Valley (Tom Mix) Action western Singed (B. SweetW. Baxter) Drama Slaves of Beauty (Herbert-Tell) Light comedy-dr. . . Stage Madness (Virginia Valli) Stage-home drama. Summer Bachelors (Bellamy) Comedy drama Sunrise (O’Brien-Gaynor) Drama The Auctioneer (Geo. Sidney) Stage success The Circus Ace (Tom Mix) Circus and western The Secret Studio (Borden) Comedy drama Tumbling River (Tom Mix) Fast western. Two Girls Wanted (Gaynor) Drama Two Girls Wanted (Gaynor) Light com-dr. Upstream (Earle Foxe) Theatrical drama . . Very Confidential (Bellamy) Action com-drama. . War Horse (Buck Jones) War (horse) story . Whispering Sage (Buck Jones) Action western Wizard, the (Lowe-Hyams) Mystery drama GOTHAM PRODUCTIONS Block Signal (Ralph Lewis) Railroad melodrama Golden Web (Rich-Gordon) Melodrama Kangaroo’s Kimona Imperial comedy . . Money to Bum (Devore-MacGregor) . . . Romantic action dr. Under Colorado Skies World we live in.. Winning Wallop (W. Fairbanks) Action comedy-dr... Final Extra (De La Motte) Melodrama Girl From Rio (Carmel Myers) Dashing Romance.. Heroes of the Night (Landis-Nixon) .... Fire-police-thriller . Satin Woman (Mrs. W. Reid) Drama KRELBAR PRODUCTIONS Broadway After Midnight (Betz) Action melodrama . Dec. 25 . . Sept. 25 . . Dec. 11. . . Oct. 23 . . Dec. 18. . Oct. 16 . . . Nov. 20 . . Nov. 27.. Oct. 9 . . . Nov. 29 . . . Oct. 30 . . . Dec. 4 . Oct. 2 . . 1927 Mar 12 . . Apr. 2 . . .June 4 . . Jan. 8 . . Oct. 22 . . Oct. 1 .June 11 . . . May 9 . . Oct. 29. . . May 14 . . May 21 . . Sept. 24 . . .Dec. 17. . . Feb. 5 . . . Oct. 1 . . . Oct. 8 . .Apr. 16. . . Feb. 26 . . . Mar. 5 . . .Jan. 22 . Jan. 15 . . Apr. 23 . . Aug. 6 . .Dec. 10. . June 4 . . . May 28 . . Oct. 29 . . July 16. . June 11.. Jan. 29. . .Jan. 1.. . Oct. 1 . . . Feb. 5 . June 18 . . .June 25 . . Aug. 27 . . Oct. 1 . Dec. 19. . .Feb. 12.. Dec. 3. . Feb. 19. . . Apr. 9 . .Dec. 3.. . Oct. 9 . Sept. 11.. . Tune 11 . . . Nov. 29 . . . Oct. 8 . . Oct. 30 . . 1927 Feb. 19.. Sept. 24 . . Feb. 5.. Aug. 13 . Oct. 29 Feet 6,431 6,040 6,734 11,412 5,620 6,897 6,400 7,684 7,050 6,477 5,606 5,800 6,548 7,179 5,000 6,631 5,760 5,668 7,833 6,400 6,300 6,350 5,242 6,200 5,389 5,363 5,425 4,800 6,950 5,500 6,268 11,400 5,906 5,374 6,240 5,498 5,425 6,381 4,731 8,154 10 rls. 4,545 5,617 5,498 4,983 6,940 5,877 5,389 5,190 8,538 5,524 5,415 5,440 5.500 7,734 7,677 5,327 6,898 5.870 5,480 5J00 5,790 5,412 5.620 6.782 10 rls 5.500 4.810 5.870 4,670 6,293 6,100 5.510 5.620 4.953 4.783 5.629 5.900 6,000 2 rls. 5.900 1 rL 5,000 6,000 6.170 6.500 7 rU. 6,19*