Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jul - Aug 1918
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)
Leaf #:
0001240
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:
May 30, 2024
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1170 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 24, 1918 List of Current Film Release Dates State Right Releases ADVANCED MOTION PICTURE CORP. 1493 Broadway, New York City. The Eleventh Commandment (Drama). ARROW FILM CORPORATION. Times Building, New York. The Struggle Everlasting (Harry Rapf Pro duction). The Accidental Honeymoon (Harry Rapf Pre duction). The Million Dollar Mystery (Six Reels — Dr.). The Finger of Justice (Drama). My Husband's Friend (Five Parts — Drama). ATLANTIC DISTRIBUTING CO. Times Building, New York City. .Vine-Tenths of the Law (Six Parts— Dram*) The Devil's Playground (Seven Reels — Drama) BEAR STATE FILM COMPANY. 220 S. State St., Chicago, 111. The Vigilantes (Drama). BERNARD H. BERNSTEIN. 923 Longacre Building, New York City. The Lion of the Hills (Wm. S. Hart— Drama). COMMONWEALTH PICTURES CORP. Chicago, 111. The Frozen Warning (Drama). . CHESTER BEECROFT. 501 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City. Reclaimed. COSMOFOTOFILM COMPANY, INC. 220 West 42d Street, New York City. I Believe. CREST PICTURES CORP. Times Building, New York. The Lust of the Ages. A Grain of Dust. FOURSQUARE PICTURES. 729 Seventh Avenue, New York. Madame Sherry. The Submarine Eye. Should She Ohey? The Great White Trail. One Hour. The Cast Off. Men. PROHIIAN AMUSEMENT CORPORATION. Times Building, New York. Ood's Man. GAUMONT CO. Flushing, L. 1. Qaumont Newg — Released every Tuesday. Qaumont Graphic — Released every Friday. "The Hand of Vengeance," Episode No. 1, "The Sign of the Scar" (Two Parts — Drama). Episode No. 2, "Scheming for Millions" (Two Parts — Drama). Episode No. 3, "The Ambassador's Diamond (Two Parta — Drama). Episode No. 4 ("The Grey Lady" — Two PartsDrama). Episode No. 5 ("The League of Silence" — Two Parts — Drama). Episode No. 6 — The Mysterious Manor (Two Parts — Drama). Episode No. 7— The Secret of the Night (Two Parts — Drama). Episode No. s — "The Kidnapped Statesman" (Two Parts — Drama). GENERAL ENTERPRISES. INC. Longacre Building, New York. Mother (Six Parts — Drama — McClure Pictures). The Warrior (Seven Parts — Drama — McClure Picture). The Liar (Six Parts — Drama — General Enterprise Feature). GR VPHIC FILM CORPORATION. 729 Seventh Ave.. N. Y City. When Men Betray (Drama). Mil. I. Kit .V Willi. INC baffles, the Amateur Cracksman. Sporting Life •(Maurice Tourneur Production). (The Following Are Keystone-Maok Bennett Comedies. ) His First False Step. Ambrose Cup of Woe. (The Following Are Norma Talmadge Productions.) The Devil's Needle. The Social Secretary. Fifty Fifty. (The Following Are Wm. S. Bart Productions.) The Square Deal Man. The Desert Man. Wolfe Lowry. (Ths Following Are Douglas Fairbanks Productions.) American Aristocracy. The Matrlmanlac. The Americano. IVAN FILM PRODUCTION. 130 West 40th Street, New York. Two Men and a Woman. Human Clay. Life or Honor. JESTER COMEDY CO. 220 West 42d 8treet, New York. (Featuring Twede-Dan.) MBy— The Wrong Flat (Two Parts). This Is the Life (Two Parts). Oh What a Day. kim, nil null iimp. -'.".i Beventb avenue, N. Y. City. May 15 — The Handy Man. June 1— Bright and Early. June 15 — Straight and Narrow. MONOPOL ••■« "I UK » OMP INT. l it>; Broadway, S. Y. City. PHYSICAL (M.THIK PHOTO PLAYa. INC 113 Weal 40th Street, New York. Zodkrt (Drama). PlEDMOin l'l< 1 I RES CORPORATION. 729 Seventh Avenue, N. Y. City. His Daughter Pays. PIONEER FILM CORP. 130 West 46th St.. New York City. The Still Alarm (Sellg Production). HARRY RAVER. 1402 Broadway, New York. The Hand of the Hun (Four Parte — Novelty). The Master Crook. ROHAYNE SUPER-FILM COMPANY. 221 Marsh-Strong Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Me mid Gott. SHERMAN PRODUCTIONS. The Light of Western Stars. ERNEST SHIPMAN. 17 West 44th Street, New York City. Jonh Kinney Comedlea. FeatnrlnK Fnnny Fatty Filbert, One Releaae a Month. July— Fred's Fictitious Foundling (Two Reels). Aug.— Freda's Fighting Father (Two Reels). Sept.— Fatty's Fast Flivver (Two Reels). Oct —Fred's Frivilous Fiance (Two Reels). W. H. Cliflord Photoplay Company, Inc., Featuring Shorty Hamilton, One Ftve Reeler Per Month. June — The Snail (Five Reels). July— The Ranger (Five Reels). Aug. Pen Vultures I Fh e Rei Sept. The Prisoner ol War (Five Reels). Frnnela Ford Producing? Company (Releasing; Six Feature Picture* Per Year). Now released — Berlin via America (Six Reels). In Preparation — A Man of Today (Six Reels). To Follow — The Fourth Generation (Six Reels). The Coast Guard Patrol (By Nell Shlpman— Seven-Part Patriotic Drama). A Nugget In the Rough (Five Parts — ComedyDrama). Trooper 44 (Five Parts — Drama). The Tiger of the Sea (Seven Parts — Drama — by Nell Shlpman). Bill Stingers' Poems (A series of one-reel patriotic comedy-dramas Issued semi-monthly). Corona Cinema Company. The Curse <>r Bve isi\ Parts — Drama). \l ami {Prank Jcnnlng-a. Lady of the Dugout isi\ Parts — Drama). TRIANGLE FILM CORP., 1457 Broadway. New York City. The Servant In the House. The Siren In the House. U. S. EXHIBITORS' BOOKING CO. Times Building, New York. The Belgian. Those Who Pay. The Zeppelin's Last Raid. .lust a Woman (Steger Production). Mill. The Crucible of Life. W. II. PRODUCTIONS. 71 West 23d Street. New York. (The Following Are Multiple Reel W. B. Hon Subjects, Released in Order Listed.) Mickey (Seven Parts). The Two-Gun Man in The Bargain (81i Parts — Drama). The Bandit and the Preacher (Five Parta— Drama). The Hell Hound of Alaska (Five Parta— Dr.). (The Following Are Two-Reel Bart Produe tions. Released in Order Listed.) The Bad Man. The Fugitive. A Gentleman from Blue Gulch. The Silent Stranger. The Marked Deck. (The Following Are Mack Bennett -jKeyatoa* Comedies, Each Two Reels in Length.) A Desperate Scoundrel. Soaked and Scorched. A Farm Yard Romeo. The Hula-Hula Dance. (The Following Are Bessie Barrisoale Productions. ) Satan's Pawn. The Straight Road. M. WEISSBERG. Wm. A. Brady Playhouse, 137 W. 48th Street N. Y. City. Stolen Orders (Eight Reels — Drama). Producers.— Kindly Furnish Titles and Dates of All New Releases Before Saturday.