Moving Picture World (July-Dec 1910)

Page scan 0001163 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
July-Dec 1910
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (July-Dec 1910)
Leaf #:
0001163
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:
May 30, 2024
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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD i i;i EVERY FRIDAY THE WORLD'S BEST-BAR NONE EVERY FRIDAY LUX MR. EXHIBITOR: You are looking for something different, something that will give variety to your Program, something that will stand out in sharp contrast from your other Pictures and will please your audiences every time. Try the Lux Release this week and you will look no further. FILMS Release Friday, Nov. 18, 1910 BILL AS A LOVER COMEDY. 462 rtlT A Comic that will tickle bcth ycung and old. BLOPPS IN SEARCH OF THE BLACK HAND COMEDY, 468 FEET This is a scream frcm first to last. For the Comedy part of your Program, get this Double Reel sure. IT'S A WINNER. GET LUX FREE COLORED LITHOi. S«e Other Pages for 5ynopiti and Past Release* R. PRIEUR lO East 15tK Street Phone 3214 stay. New York City Sold only through the Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company. WE ARE THANKFUL To Exhibitor, Exchange and the trade in general for the hearty support accorded our new Melodramatic productions. Thanksgiving with us is a pleasure, and we've shown our sentiment in a highly apropos Film, suitable for Thanksgiving Day and all the year. Atlas Films Hold the World ii RELEASED WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23d Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters A slip of a lad whose love for his parents makes him a thief grows into manhood and sees re-enacted his early struggle with poverty. He becomes a good Samaritan, and spreads sunshine where it is sorely needed. A REAL FILM SERMON. DON'T MISS IT coming nov. 30th "Saved by a Vision •• »• WE'RE MAILING BULLETINS WE WANT YOLR ADDRESS ATLAS FILM COMPANY IO East 15th Street New York City