Moving Picture World (Feb 1917)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Feb 1917
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Feb 1917)
Leaf #:
000720
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 11, 2024
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1258 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 24, 1917 MIMIIBIBM^^ » List of Current Film Release Dates ON GENERAL FILM COMPANY PROGRAM (For Daily Calendar of Program Releases See Pages 1240, 1242.) General Film Company BIOGRAPH. (Serial No.) The Conscience of Hassan Bey (Reissue— Drama) 21545 His Wife's Story (Reissue — Two parts parts — Drama) 21549 Two Men of the Desert (Reissue — Drama) • 21571 The Rehearsal (Reissue — Two parts — Drama) 21579 ESS AN AY. When the Man Speaks (Fourth of "Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Drama) 21607 Among Those Present ("Blaok Cat Feature") (Two parts — Drama) 21618-19 Canimated Nooz Pictorial No. 22 (Cartoon Comedy), and Yosemite Valley No. 2 (Scenic) 21621 The Wide. Wrong Way (Fifth of "Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Drama) The Little Missionary ("Black Cat Feature" — Two parts — Drama) 21637-38 One on Him (Comedy), and Scenic on same reel 21640 The Sinful Marriage (Sixth of "Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Drama) 21651-52 What Would You Do? "Black Cat Feature"— Two parts — Drama) 21660-61 Canimated Nooz Pictorial, No. 23 (Cartoon Comedy), and Alaskan Scenic on same reel 21663 The Magic Mirror (Seventh of "Is Marriage Sacred?"— Two parts— Dr.) 21671-72 Three Ways Out ("Black Cat Feature" — Two parts — Drama) 21082-83 Mr. Wright in Wrong (Comedy) 21685 Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 8, "Shifting Shadows" — Two parts — Drama) 21696-97 The Hoodoed Story ("Black Cat Feature"— Two parts — Drama) 21706-7 Canimated Nooz Pictorial No. 24 (Cartoon Comedy) 21709 Alaskan Scenic on Same Reel 21709 Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 9, "Desertion and Non-Support" — Two parts — Drama ) 21715-16 The Lighted Lamp (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). All in a Day (Cartoon Comedy), and an Alaskan Scenic on same reel. Is Marriage Sacred? (No. 10, "Ashes on the Hearthstone" — Two parts — Drama). A Four-Cent Courtship (Black Cat Feature — Two parts — Drama). Canimated Nooz Pictorial, No. 25 (Cartoon Comedy), and British Columbia (Scenic). The Extravagant Bride (No. 11 of "Is Marriage Sacred?" — Two parts — Drama). KALKM. The Resurrection of Gold Bar (No. 22 of "The Girl From 'Frisco" — Two parts— Drama) 21622-23 The Trail of Graft (No. 13 of "Grant, Police Reporter"— Drama) 21627 The Fireman's Nemesis (No. 114 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Drama).. 21632 Cupid's Caddies (Comedy) 21639 The Homesteader's Feud (No. 23 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two parts —Drama) 21641-42 The Black Circle (No. 14 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) 21645 The Wrecked Station (No. 115 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Drama/....... 21653 The Blundering Blacksmiths (Com.).. 21662 Wolf of Los Alamos (No. 24 of "The Girl from Frisco"— Two parts — Dr.) 21664-65 The Violet Ray (No. 15 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) 21668 The Railroad Claim Intrigue (No. 116 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Dr.) . . . 21676 The Safety Pin Smugglers (Comedy). 21681 The Dominion of Fernandez (No. 25 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two parts — Drama) 21686-87 The Net of Intrigue (No. 16 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) 21693 The Death Siding (No. 117 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Drama) 21700 Ghost Hounds ( Comedy) 21708 The Trap (Wo. 17 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) 21712 The Prima Donna's Special (Drama).. 21717 The Model Janitor (Comedy). Winged Diamonds (No. 18 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama) . The Sidetracked Sleeper (No. 119 of "The Hazards of Helen — Drama). A Flyer in Flapjacks (Comedy). The Screened Vault (No. 19 of "Grant, Police Reporter" — Drama ) . SEL1G. Starring in Western Stuff (Two parts — Comedy-Drama) 21614-15 Selig-Tribune No. 3 (Topical) 21617 Selig-Tribune No. 4 (Topical) 21625 The Making of Bob Mason's Wife (Dr.) 21633 Delayed in Transit (Two parts — Com.) 21633-34 Selig-Tribune No. 5 (Topical) 21636 Selig-Tribune No. 6 (Topical) 21643 Cupid's Touchdown (Comedy) 21654 On Italy's Firing Line (Three parts — Drama) 21655-56-57 Selig-Tribune No. 7 (Topical) 21659 Selig-Tribune No. 8 (Topical) 21666 The Luck That Jealousy Brought (Dr.) 21677 Lost and Found (Two parts — Dr.) 21678-79 Selig-Tribune No. 9 (Topical) 21681 Selig-Tribune No. 10 (Topical) 21688 The Saddle Girth ( Drama) 21701 Cupid's Thumb Print (Two parts — Drama) 21702-3 Selig-Tribune No. 11 (Topical) 21705 Selig-Tribune No. 12 (Topical) 21710 A Strang Adventure (Drama) 21718 The Redemption of Red Mullin (Two parts — Drama). Selig-Tribune No. 13 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 14 (Topical). For Reward of Service (Comedy— Drama). The Great Treasure (Two parts — Drama). Selig-Tribune No. 15 (Topical). Selig-Tribune No. 16 (Topical). A Brother's Sacrifice (Drama). VIM FEATURE COMEDY. Reckless Romeos (Comedy) 21606 His Movie Mustache (Comedy 21626 The Property Man (Comedy) 21629 Terrible Kate (Comedy) 21644 War Correspondents (Comedy) 21647 The Love Bugs (Comedy) 21067 It's All Wrong (Comedy) 21670 The Other Girl (Comedy) 21689 A Job for Life (Comedy) 21694 Nora Declares War (Comedy). The Newlyweds' Mistake (Comedy). Happy Nat's Dilemma (Comedy). Art and Paint (Comedy). VITA GRAPH. One Good Turn (No. 4 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Broadway Star Feature— Comedy-Drama) 21628 The Mystery of Lake Lethe (Dr.).... 21636 The Professional Patent (Comedy)... 21646 The Suitor of Siam (No. 5 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Broadway Star Feature — Comedy-Drama) 21714 The Vagabond (Drama) 21658 The Burlesque Blackmailers (6th of "The Dangers of Doris" Comedy) Drama — Broadway Star Feature) . . . His Little Spirit Girl (Comedy) 21669 The Valley of Lost Hope (Three parts — Drama) 21673-74-75 The Gang (No. 7 of "The Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama — Broadway Star Feature) The Seventh Son (Drama). The Footlight Lure (No. 6 of the "Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama). Missing (Two parts — Drama). The Meeting (Drama). The Gang (No. 7 of the "Dangers of Doris" — Comedy — Drama). KNICKERBOCKER STAR FEATURE. The Room of Mystery (Three parts — Drama) 21648-49-50 Crossed Trail (Three parts— Dr.) .. .21690-91-92 The Beloved Vampires (Three parts — Drama). G. F. Special Release OFFICIAL WAR FILMS. INC. February — The War. CHARLES DUDLEY SEEING DOUBLE COMING RELEASES GENERAL FILM SERVICE Marry La Pearl HARRYS PIG