Moving Picture World (Mar 1917)

Page scan 0001002 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Mar 1917
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Mar 1917)
Leaf #:
0001002
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:
July 04, 2024
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2176 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD March 31, 1917 List of Current Film Release Dates ON FEATURES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniii (For Daily Calendar of Program Releases See Page 2152.) fiDVCATIONAL FILM CORPORATION. Mar. 12 — The Living Book of Nature ("Jungle Vaudeville" — Educational). Mar. 19 — The Living Book of Nature ("Feeding the Fish-Eaters"— Edu.). Mar. 26 — The Living Book of Nature ("Feeding the Bears" — Edu.). March — Ascent of the Matterhorn (Scenic). March — Austrian Ski-School (Scenic). March — Sea Lions (Edu.). POX FILM CORPORATION. Feb. 19 — The Tiger Woman (Five parts — Dr.). 'Feb. 19 — Melting Millions (Five parts — Drama). Feb. 2tt— A Child of the Wild (Fire parts — Dr.). February — The Honor System (Special Release — Drama). Mar. 5 — Sister Against Sister (Five parts — Drama). Mar 12 — A Tale of Two Cities (Five partsDrama). Mar. 12 — Love's Law (Five parts — Drama). Mar. 10 — The Blue Streak (Five parts — Drama). Mar. 26 — High Finance (Five parts — Drama). FOX FILM COMEDY. Mar. 5 — Her Father's Station (Two parts — Comedy). Mar. 12 — Hearts and Saddles (Two parts — Comedy). Mar. 19 — The House of Terrible Scandals (Two parts — Comedy) . Mar. 2(i — His Merry Mix-Up (Two parts — Comedy). GREATER VITAGRAPH (V-L-S-B. INC.). Mar. 12 — Arsene Lupin (Six parts — Drama). Mar. 12 — Footlights and Fakers (Comedy). Mar. 12 — Captain Jinks' Alibi (Comedy). Mar. 12 — The Secret Kingdom ( Episode No. 11, "The White Witch" — Two parts — Drama). Mar. 19 — Aladdin from Broadway (Five parts — Drama). Mar. 19— Bombs and Blunders (Comedy). Mar. 19 — Captain Jinks, the Plumber (Comedy). Mar. 19 — The Secret Kingdom (Episode No. 12, "The Shark's Nest" — Two parts — Drama). Mar. 26 — The More Excellent Way (Five parts — Drama). Mar. 26 — Turks and Troubles (Comedy). Mar. 26 — Captain Jinks' Great Expectations — Comedy). Mar. 26 — The Secret Kingdom (Episode No. 13, "The Tragic Masque" — Two parts — Drama). IVAN FILM PRODUCTIONS. TJec. 1 — Enlighten Thy Daughter (Seven parts — Drama). Febmary — Two Men and a Woman (Five parts — Drama). KEEN CARTOON CORP. "Feb. 19 — Dr. Zippy Opens a Sanatorium (Cartoon Comedy). Feb. 26 — The Fighting Blood of Jerry McDub (Cartoon Comedy). KLEINE-EDISON-SELIG-ESSANAY. Feb. 19 — The Royal Pauper (Edison — Five parts — Drama). Feb. 26 — The Heart of Texas Ryan (Five parts — Drama). Feb. 26 — Max Comes Across (Two parts— Com.). Mar. 5 — Burning the Candle (Essanay — Five parts — Drama) . Mar. 12 — Little Lost Sister (Sellg — Five partsDrama). Mar. 19 — Satan's Private Door (Essanay— Five parts — Drama). SKLZNICK PICTURES. January — Panthea (Five parts — Drama). February — The Argyle Case (Seven parts — Dr.). THE TRIUMPH CORPORATION. December — The Libertine (Six parts — Drama). WORLD PICTURES. Feb. 12 — The Re* Woman (Five parts — Drama). Feb. 19 — A Square Deal (Five parts — Drama). Feb. M — A Blrl's Folly (Five parts — Drama). Mar. 5 — The Web of Desire (Five parts — Dr.). Mar. 12 — The Dancer's Peril (Five parts — Dr.). Mar. 19 — The Social Leper (Five part* — Drama). Mar. 26 — As Man Made Her (Five parts — Drama) . States Right Features ARGOSY FILM. INC. December — The People vs. John Doe (Six parts — Drama). December— Where D'ye Get That 8tuB (Five parts — Comedy ) . ARROW FILM CORP. Jan. — The Deemster (Nine parts — Drama). DELMONT FILM CO. Feb. 26— A Hotel Mlx-Up (Comedy). BIOGRAPH COMPANY. December — One Round O'Brien (Comedy). G. M. BAYNES. Nov. — Kitchener's Great Army In the Battle of the Somme (Five parts — Dr.). HENRY J. BROCK. March — The Mothers of France. CORONA CINEMA CO. April — The Curse of Eve (Seven parts — Drama). COSMOFOTOFILM CO. Mar. The Manx-Man (Eight parts — Drama). CREATIVE FILM CORP. Jan. — The Girl Who Didn't Think (Six parts — Drama). CLUNE FILM MFG. CO. January — The Eyes of the World (Ten parts — Drama). DEFENSE OR TRIBUTE FILM CO. February — Defense or Tribute (Five part* — Drama). EBONY FILM CORP. Feb. 26 — A Natural Born Shooter (Drama). E. I. S. MOTION PICTURE CORP. Mar. Trooper 44 (Five parts — Drama). ENLIGHTENMENT PHOTOPLAYS CORP. February — Enlighten Thy Daughter (Seven parts — Drama). EXCLUSIVE FEATURES. TNC Dec. — Pamela's Past (Five parts — Drama). EUROPEAN FILM CO. November — Fighting for Verdun (Five parts-* Topical). FRIEDMAN ENTERPRISES. February — A Mormon Maid (Five parts — Dr.). FROHMAN AMUSEMENT CORP. March — God's Man (Nine parts — Drama). GERMANY'S OFFICIAL WAR FILM* INC. January — Germany and Its Armies of Today (Topical). GOLD MEDAL PHOTOPLAYERS. March — The Web of Life (Five parts — Drama). GRAFTON PUB. FILM CO. January — Argonauts of California (Ten parts — Historical). GRAND FEATURE FILM CORP. Mar. Rex Beach In The Spanish Main (Five parts — Educational) . Mar. Rex Beach in Pirate Haunts (Five parts — Educational ) . Mar. Rex Beach In The Footseps of Captain Kidd (Five parts — Educational). 11ARPER FILM COHPORA1ION. Nov. — Civilization (Drama). HAWK FILM COMPANY. March — The Monster of Fate (Drama). JOHN W. HEANEY. Jan. — The Valley of Fear (Six parts — Drama;'. KESSEL & BAUMAN Jan. — Mickey. KING BAGGOT. Dec. — Absinthe (Drama). LEA-BEL CO. February — Modern Mother Goose (Five parts) LINCOLN M. P. COMPANY. Jan. — Trooper of Troop K (Three parts -Dr.) S. B. JUST, INC. Jan. — The Porter (Two parts — Comedy — Drama — All Colored Performers) MAJOR FILM CORP. Feb. — Will You Marry Me (Drama). M-C FILM CO. March — America Is Ready (Five parts — Top.). B. S. MOSS MOTION PICTURE CORP. January — The Girl Who Doesn't Know (Five parts — Drama) . January — In the Hands of the Law (Drama). MOORE'S FEATURE FILM CO. Jan. 10 — Uncle Sam (This Production In Ome and In Two Reels). PARAGON FILMS. INC. February — The Whip (Eight parts — Drama). PHAX PICTURES CO. December — Race Suielde (Six parts — Drama) PICTURE PRODUCING CO. Feb. — Safari (Educational). PIONEER FEATURE FILM CORP. October— The Soul of a Child (Five parts— Dr.v REX BEACH PICTURES CO. March — The Barrier (Nine parts — Drama). ROTHACKER FILM MFG. CO. February — Ranch Life in the Big Horn Uontains (Two parts — Descriptive). SHERMAN ELLIOTT. INC. October — The Crisis (Sellg — Seven parts — Dr SIGNET FILM CORPORATION. Nov.— The Masque of Life (Seven parts — Dr.) A. STONE. February — If We Should Go to War (Tw» parts). THE FILM EXCHANGE. January — The Golden Rosary (Five Parts — Dt) THOMPSON FILM CO, INC. December — War as It Really Is (Seven Parts— Topical). ULTRA PICTURES CORP. March — The Woman Who Dared (Seven part*— Drama). UNITY SALES CORP. January — Glory (Six parts — Drama). UNIVERSAL (STATE RIGHTS). December — The People vs. John Boe (Six pares — Drama). January — 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea (Ilxh* Parts). December WARNER BROS. -Robinson Crusoe (Five parts — Dr.N WARRENTON PHOTOPLAYS. Mar. 15 — The Birds' Christmas Carol.