Moving Picture World (Jan - Feb 1919)

Page scan 00052 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan - Feb 1919
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan - Feb 1919)
Leaf #:
00052
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
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:
September 26, 2024
Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

44 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD January 4, 1919 TENT$ amf ■^ Action Drama Succeeding Artificial 62 Advertising for Exhibitors 79 Advertising Aids for Busy Managers 116 Among the Independent Producers 109 Attractions at New York Theatres 70 Blackton, J., Reaches Film Majority 58 "Cabaret Girl, The" (Bluebird) 113 "Captain's Captain, The" (Vitagraph) 115 Chicago Company Will Boost Shorts 50 Chicago News Letter 69 Corbett, Jim, to Become Universal Star 60 Critical Reviews and Comments 113 Detroit Film Men Discuss Rules 66 Division of Films Aiding Exhibitors 52 "Every Mother's Son" (Fox) 114 Evansville Mayor Announces Drumtight Sunday Closing 58 Exhibitors Contest Closing Order 55 Facts and Comments 74 Feist, Felix, Elected Goldwyn Vice-President 54 Figures Show Drop in Film Exports 54 Garson, Harry, Gets Ready to Expand 62 Goldwyn, Samuel, Now Heads Goldwyn... 59 "Great Victory, The" (Screen Classic) 113 TO CONTENTS "Greatest Thing in Life" (Griffith) 115 "Heart of Humanity" Opens Big at Broadway • 60 "Heart of Humanity, The" (Jewel) 113 "Heart of Wetona, The" (Select) 114 "Hope Chest, The" (Paramount) 114 "I Want to Forget" (Fox) 114 Irwin, Walter W., to Be a Famous Player Official 70 Jersey Divides on Sunday Opening 51 Laemmle, Mr., Explains Brandts' New Duties 47 Lens War Situation. How It Was Met 73 List of Current Film Release Dates, 122, 124, 126, 128 Motion Picture Educator 78 Motion Picture Exhibitor, The 57 Music for the Picture 85 1919 Awaits New Leaders 75 Nazimova to Work for Screen Throughout 1919 52 News of Los Angeles and Vicinity 71 Outstanding Events of Past Year 63 "Poor Rich Man, The" (Metro) 114 Producers' and Distributors' News 103 Projection Department 82 Rambles 'Round Filmtown 93 Religion and the Film 76 Resigns as General's Dallas Manager 95 Roast Dog and Alligator Steak 61 Roosovelt Screen Biography Ready 60 Rubbernecking in Filmland 67 Rubens, Alma, at Head of Her Own Company 59 Samuels, Two, Visit Two Coast Cities 47 San Francisco Greets Two Eastern Showmen 47 Speak the Truth to Your Patrons 49 Star System Folly 53 Theatres Reduce Disparity in Prices 96 Trade News Brevities 95 Urges Objection to Our War-Film 77 Washington Prosperity to Continue 77 "What Love Forgives" (World) 114 "Wifo or Country" (Triangle) 115 Winnipeg Theatre Employes Ask Pay 59 Wisdom in Solid Chunks 76 Yank Exhibitors Greet Managers 45 TO ADVERTISERS CARBON & CARBON ACCESSORIES. Speer Carbon Company 129 CHAIR AND SEATING MFRS. DuPont Fabrikoid Company 129 ELECTRICAL, AND MECH. EQUIPMENT. Amusement Supply Company 118 Argus Lamp & Appliance Company 130 Hertner Elec. Company 119 Northernwestern Elec. Company 125 Porter, B. F 129 Reynold? Elec. Company 119 Typhoon Fan Company 125 Universal Motor Company 119 Westinghouse Lamp Company 121 FILM EXCHANGES. Gundlach Manhattan Opt. Company 127 MFRS. OF INDUSTRIAL PICTURES. Cromlow Film Laboratories 129 Duhem Moving Picture Company 125 Evans Film Manufacturing Company 120 Erbograph Company 127 Rothacker Film Mfg. Company 125 MISCELLANEOUS. Automatic T. S. & C. R. Company 120 A. F. Williams 119 Bioscope, The 118 Cinema, The 118 Classified Page 123 Eastman Kodak Company 125 La Cinematografia Italiana 125 Moore, Wm. N 129 M. P. Directory Company 127 M. P. W. Circulation Coupon 127 National Electric Ticket Register Company. 125 National Ticket Company 120 Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund 120 Robinson, T. L., & Co #. 1 1 1 > Standard Eng. Company 2 MOVING PICTURE CAMERAS. Bass Camera Co 118 Burke & James, Inc 129 MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. American Fotoplayer Company 92 Astoria Publishing Company 89 George Beynon 91 Chalmers Publishing Company 89 Charles Greinert 89 Music Service Exchange 89 Professional School for Picture Playing 87 Seoburg Organs 89 PROJECTION MACHINE MFRS. DeVry Corp 1'JT Nicholas Power Company 182 Precision Machine Company 131* PROJECTION SCREEN MFRS. Gold King Screen Company 118 MFRS. OF MOVING PICTURES. American Film Company 29 Arrow Film Corp m i !om. on Public Information 36 Essanay Film Mfg. Company 3 Famous Players-Lasky Corp 9-13 Film Clearing House, Inc 20-21 First National Exhibitors' Circuil 35 Fos Film Corp 14-17 Gaumont Company Goldwyn Pictures Corp 22 11a worth Pictures Corp 11: Jewel Productions, Inc 4 Maurice Tourneur Productions Metro Pictures Corp :t!)-4: Mutual Film Company Palmer Photoplay Corp 11! 1'atlie Exchange, Inc Colored Insert, 27 Perret Productions Robertson-Cole Company 32 Select Pictures Corp 6-' Vitagraph Company 1! \V. W. Hodkinson Corp 30 World Film Corp :i The Advertisers Who Use the Columns of The Moving Picture World Represent the " Class " of the Industry We Exercise a Strict Supervision Over the Business Announcements Which We Print This Protects the Prospective Purchaser It Also Adds Force to Our Advertisers' Messages