Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1911)

Page scan 000865 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jul-Sep 1911
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1911)
Leaf #:
000865
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 847 "THE RUSTLER SHERIFF" Produced in El Cajon Valley, Southern California. A Flying A Cowboy Feature Containing the most effective climax ever pictured in a Western film A realistic drama of the West as it used to be. True to life — teaching a strong moral lesson — and ending in one of the most unexpected, thrilling, and impressive climaxes ever presented to the gaze of the general public, through the medium of the moving picture camera. A feature from all angles, and in every respect. Different from the "Usual Thing." ALL INDEPENDENT EXCHANGES BUY TWO REELS OF FLYING A FILMS EACH WEEK RELEASE DAYS MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS IF YOU ASK THEM FOR THIS FEATURE AND MAKE YOUR REQUEST EXPLICIT YOU WILL GET IT. REMEMBER THE RELEASE DATE-THURSDAY, SEPT. 28th NOTE. — There are two Flying A Cowboy features released each week. Some of these features are better than others, but they are all good. The release days are MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. Your Exchange will give you both, each week, if you ask for them. Our regular releases are described in the Film Synopsis Departm ent of this publication. American Film Manufacturing Company, Motion Picture Dis. & Sales Co., S0le Agents for the U. S. and Canada Producers of Flying A Cowboy Pictures ASHLAND BLOCK. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS