Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

Page scan 000482 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Sep 1916
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)
Leaf #:
000482
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:
August 01, 2024
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1880 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 16, 1916 Calendar of Daily Program Releases Releases for Weeks Ending September 16 and September 23 (For Extended Table of Current Releases See Pages 1896, 1898. 1900, 1902.) General Film Company. General Film Company. Current Releases. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1916. Serial No. SELIG — The Pony Express Rider (Two parts — Drama) 21142-43 VITAGRAPH — Busting In and Out of Society (Comedy) 21144 SELIG — The Selig-Tribune No. 73, 1916 (Topical)... 21145 BIOGRAPH — For the Son of the House (Biograph Reissue No. 79) (Drama) 21146 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1916. ESSANAY — The Greater Obligation (Two parts — Drama) 21147-48 KALEM — Patented by Ham (Comedy) 21149 BIOGRAPH — A Blot in the Scutcheon (Two parts — Drama) (Biograph — Reissue No. 80) 21150-51 "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1916. ESSANAY — The Fable of "The Slim Girl Who Tried to Keep a Date That "Was Never Made" (Comedy) 21152 VIM — A Strenuous Visit (Comedy) 21153 KALEM — The Treasure of Cibola (No. 6 of "The Girl From Frisco" (Two parts — Drama) 21154-55 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916. SELIG — The Selig-Tribune No. 74, 1916 (Topical) . . 21156 VIM — Stranded (Comedy) 21157 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916. KALEM — The Mysterious Double (Comedy) 21158 VITAGRAPH — Loot and Love (Comedy) . 21159 VIM — Payment in Full (Comedy) 21160 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1916. ESSANAY — The "Woman Always Pays (Three parts — Drama) 21161-62-63 VITAGRAPH — The Thorn and the Rose (Three parts Drama) (Broadway Star Feature) 21164-65-66 KALEM — The Hoodoo of Division B, (No. 97 of the "Hazards of Helen" Railroad Series) (Drama).. 21167 SELIG — In Jungle Wilds (Jungle-Zoo-Animal — Dr.) 2116S Advance Releases. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1916. BIOGRAPH — The Unveiling (Drama) (Biograph Reissue No. 80). SELIG — The Selig-Tribune No. 75, 1916 (Topical). SELIG — Into the Northland (Three parts — Drama). VITAGRAPH — A Perfect Day (Comedy). TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1916. ESSANAY — When Justice Won (Two parts — Drama). KALEM— The Mud Cure (Comedy). WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1916. BIOGRAPH — Strongheart (Three parts — Drama) (Biograph Reissue No. 81). ESSANAY — Canimated Nooz Pictorial No. 16 (Cartoon — Comedy). ESSANAY — A Scenic Subject on the same reel. KALEM — The Gun Runners (No. 7 of "The Girl from Frisco") (Two parts — Drama). VIM FEATURE COMEDY— The Honeymoon Car (Comedy). THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1916. SELIG — The Selig-Tribune No. 76, 1916 (Topical). VIM — Love and Duty (Comedy). FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1916. KALEM — That Pesky Parrot (Comedy). KNICKERBOCKER STAR FEATURE— A Lesson from Life (Three parts — Drama). VIM — The Man Hunters (Comedy). VITAGRAPH — Sand Scamps and Strategy (Comedy). SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 1916. ESSANAY — The "Way of Patience (Three parts — Drama). KALEM — Defying Death (No. 98 of "The Hazards of Helen Railroad Series) (Drama). SELIG — A Corner in Water (Drama). COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LISTS of Regular Program and Feature Picture* Can Alwaya Be Obtained from the Pages of the Moving Platan World. Theee are Publiahed Two Weak* In Advance of Release Day» to Enable Exhibitor* to Arrange Their Coming Program*. The Stories of the Picture* in Moat Caaea are Publiahed on a Like Schedule. Each Synopai* i* Headed by a Cast, the Player*' Name* Being m Parenthesis. Lay Out Your Entertainment From die Information in the Moving Picture World and You Will Not Go Wrong. TMTARY PICKFORD in an unusual spectacular Indian Drama — Lillian Gish in a three reel stage success — Mae Marsh in the pathetic role of a slavey — Dorothy Bernard in Lord Tennyson's immortal poem "A Blot in the 'Scutcheon" — Mabel Normand and Robert Harron in a vampire story — Henry Walthall and Blanche Sweet in "Strongheart" — and other prominent stars coupled with D. W. Griffith's extraordinary direction are impressive evidence of the quality of the Biograph Re-issues scheduled for September. antenVesfl