Reel Life (Sep 1913 - Mar 1914)

Record Details:

Title:
Reel Life
Date:
Sep 1913 - Mar 1914
Publisher:
New York, Mutual film corporation
Volume:
Reel life; the Mutual film magazine
Leaf #:
000677
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Organ of the Mutual Film Company. Primarily promoted the films of Mutual producers (including Reliance, Keystone, and Thanhouser) to exhibitors. But read closely and you'll find equipment advertisements and examples of Mutual dissing its competitors, such as Universal. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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