Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Sep 1916
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)
Leaf #:
000806
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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2154 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 30, 1916 Calendar of Daily Program Releases Releases for Weeks Ending September 30 and October 7 (For Extended Table of Current Releases See Pages 2176, 2178, 2180, 2182.) General Film Company. General Film Company. Current Releases. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1816. SELIG — Power of the Cross (Two parts — Drama).. 21198-99 VITAGRAPH — Getting By (Comedy) 21200 SELIG — The Selig-Tribune No. 77, 1916 (Topical) 21201 BIOGRAPH— The Sunbeam (Drama) (Biograph-Re issue No. 83) 21202 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1916. ESSANAY — -Peter, the Hermit (Two parts — ComedyDrama) 21203-04 KALEM — Bumping the Bumps (Comedy) 21205 BIOGRAPH — The Wedding Gown (Two parts — Drama) (Biograph Reissue No. 84) 21206-07 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1916. ESSANAY — Dreamy Dud Has a Laugh on the Boss (Catroon — Comic) 21208 A Scenic subject on the same reel 21208 VIM FEATURE COMEDY — Artistic Atmosphere (Comedy) 21209 KALEM — A Battle in the Dark (No. 8 of the "Girl from 'Frisco" Series) (Two parts — Drama).... 21210-11 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1916. SELIG — The Selig-Tribune No. 78, 1916 (Topical) . 21212 VIM — The Reformers (Comedy) ' 21213 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1916. KNICKERBOCKER STAR FEATURE — For the Governor's Chair (Three parts — Drama) 21214-15-16 KALEM — Rival Artists (Comedy) 21217 VITAGRAPH— She Who Last Laughs (Comedy) 21218 VIM— Tangled Ties (Comedy) 21219 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1916. ESSANAY — Twin Fates (Three parts — Drama) 21220-21-22 KALEM — The Death Swing (No. 99 of the "Hazards of Helen" Railroad Series) (Drama) 21223 SELIG — The Raiders (Drama) 21224 Advance Releases. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1916. BIOGRAPH — An Indian's Loyalty (Drama) (Biograph Reissue No. 85). SELIG — In the House of the Chief (Three parts — Drama). SELIG — The Selig-Tribune No. 79, 1916 (Topical). VITAGRAPH— Getting By (Comedy). TUESDAY OCTOBER 3, 1916. ESSANAY — An Old Fashioned Girl (Two parts — Drama). KALEM — One Step Too Far (Comedy). WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1916. BIOGRAPH — Under the Gaslight (Three parts — Drama) (Biograph Reissue No. 86). ESSANAY — The Fable of "The Kid Who Shifted His Ideals to Golf and Finally Became a Baseball Fan and Took the Only Known Cure" (Comedy) KALEM — The Web of Guilt (No. 8 of the "Girl frcm 'Frisco" Series) (Two parts — Drama). VIM FEATURE COMEDY — A Grain of Suspicion (Comedy). THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1916. SELIG — The Selig-Tribune No. SO, 1916 (Topical). VIM — Royal Blood (Comedy). FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1916. KNICKERBOCKER STAR FEATURE— A New Day (Two parts — Drama). KALEM — Stolen Plumage (Comedy). VIM — Strictly Business (Comedy). SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1916. ESSANAY — His Little Wife (Three parts — Drama). KALEM — "Hazards of Helen" Railroad Series No. 100. "The Blocked Track" (Drama). SELIG — The Canbyhill Outlaws (Western-Drama). COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LISTS of Regular Program and Feature Pictures Can Always Be Obtained from the Pagea of the Morlnj Mature World. Theae are PubUehed Two Weeka In Advance of Release Day* to Enable Exhibitors to Arrange Their Coming Programs. The Storlea of the Picture* in Most Cases are Published on a Like Schedule. Each Synopsis is Headed by • Cast, the Players' Names Reims; in Parenthesis. Lay Out Your Entertainment From the Information in the Moving Picture World and You Will Not Go Wrong. A Pueblo Legend Featuring MARY PICKFORD — WILFRED LUCAS Directed by D. W. GRIFFITH Released October 10 The Battle at Elderbush Gulch Featuring MAE MARSH — ROBERT HARRON Directed by D. W. GRIFFITH Released October 24 ADVANCE COPIES of these exceptional two reel productions are at the General Film Company exchanges and merit a screen inspection.