Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1911)

Page scan 000573 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1911
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1911)
Leaf #:
000573
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
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:
May 30, 2024
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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD ^ 567 Beware of "FAKE" World's Series Films A spurious world's seres baseball film is now in circulation. It was made from house-top^ outside the grounds of the Phila lelpliia Park, and taken at this long range shows nothing ot interest. The few dosc-up scenes wore duped from the Esssnay Company's last year's baseball film. READ THIS TELEGRAM Cincinnati, O., November 2nd, 1911 To W^\on^ It May Concern : The only authent ic moving picture of all the world's teriea baseball games were made exclusively by the Essanuy Film Manufacturing Company , whose cameras were the only ones admitted to the grounds, under instruct ions of the National Commission. AUGUST HERRMANN, Chairman National Con%n%it»ion GET THE ONLY ORIGINAL WORLD'S SERIES FILM "ATHLETICS" vs. "GIANTS" IN THE World's Championship Baseball Series of 1911 The Greatest World's Series Film Ever Made E s sanay Film Manufacturing Company 521 First National Bank Building, : : Chicago, III. ITALIAN-TURKISH WAR FILM The Only One In America A MILLION DOLLARS IN THIS PICTURE WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH ME? THE only moving picture in existence depicting the stirring scenes of the war now raging between Turkey and Italy. Look Out LOOK OUT for imitators or dupers. Attempts may be made by others to advertise similar pictures. A fortune in this picture for you. The following leading theatres are now exhibiting this film to full capacity houses: Grand, Unique. Comedy. New York. Premier, Palace, Comique, Boston and many others. Wire the managers of above theatres for their opinion of the film. Shipments will be made immediately: a deposit is required with all orders, balance C.O.D. Infringers or imitators of this film vigorously prosecuted. Length of film approximately 925 feet. Price 12c. per foot. Three styles of the greatest Lithographs ever seen. Call, wire or write: TRIPOLI FILM DEPARIMENT 5 WEST 104th STREET, NEW YORK CITY All films sold only on condition not to be exhibited in Greater Xew York and Boston, as sole rights for these two cities have been purchased by Albert A. Kaufman. 46 East 14//1 Street, Phone 3241 Stuyvesant. to whom applications should be made for bookings in these cities.