Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1911)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jul-Sep 1911
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1911)
Leaf #:
000277
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:
July 25, 2024
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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 261 BIOGRAPH FILMS Trade Mark RELEASED JULY 31st, 1911 Tr.de Mark MR. PECK GOES CALLING It is Mrs. Peck's birthday and Peck has bought her a ring, she having quite forgotten the date. They make a neighborly call and poor Peck is placed in a very embarrassing position. He falls to sleep and is later taken for a burglar. He escapes, but leaves his coat behind, which is found later by Mrs. Peck. It takes a deal of explanation, backed up by the present of the diamond ring to convince her that he was a victim of circumstances. APPROXIMATE LENGTH, 748 FEET THE BEAUTIFUL VOICE An eccentric Frenchman passing along the avenue, hears the sound of a beautiful voice and forthwith falls in love with the unseen singer, assuming that she must be as charming as her voice. He bestows upon her several presents before he has the courage to introduce himself. When he does present himseif, he finds the beautiful voice pouring from the horn of a phonograph and the recipient of his offerings an antiquated piece of effusive femininity. APPROXIMATE LENGTH, 247 FEET RELEASED AUGUST 3rd, 1911 OUT FROM THE SHADOW The Result of Giving Way to Excessive Grief Since the death of their only child Mrs. Vane gives herself up to morbid grief, to the neglect of her husband, herself and household duties. She sits continually weeping over the child's little garments, and despite her husband's efforts to cheer her, she persists in indulging in this moroseness. Her husband, therefore, is forced to seek more agreeable companionship outside his own home, and in time the wife appreciates his indifference. She complains to her mother, who tells her she alone is to blame, and if she doesn't change she will lose his love altogether. The wife realizes the strength of this advice, and determines to win her husband back. However, the awakening has come too late, for her husband has formed an attachment for a vivacious young widow. More subtle plans must be formed, and she succeeds in fascinating him at a dance they both attend, by arousing his jealousy. APPROXIMATE LENGTH, 998 FEET RELEASES FOR NEXT WEEK AUGUST 7th, 1911 AUdUST 10th, 191 1 THE RULING PASSION THAT ?^YDEVIL The Result of a Child's Visit to the Approximate Length 606 feet Theatre COMEDY DRAMA Approximate Length 997 Feet DlflPDADU PflMDAUV Licensees of the DIuunArn uUlnrAiii, motion picture patents co. 11 East 14th Street, New York City CE0R^l6KLsE.M.^?^^c&to.l^r.Ch,c",,o• &jL¥*<rt&A HK_ '" "^^M ^4!"J(^r^i ■V** ^B ■ ■Br '•' it' Eh '»4 AN INTERRUPTED CAME COMEDY Approximate Length, 392 feet