The Moving Picture World

The Moving Picture World

January 4, 1913 cover, featuring a scene from A Sicilian Heroine, an Italian film
Categories Film
Entertainment
First issue 1907
Final issue December 1927
Country United States
Based in New York City
Language English
OCLC number 1717051

The Moving Picture World was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927.[1] An industry powerhouse at its height, Moving Picture World frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios.

In 1911, the magazine bought out Views and Film Index. Its reviews illustrate the standards and tastes of film in its infancy, and shed light on story content in those early days. By 1914, it had a reported circulation of approximately 15,000.[2]

The publication was founded by James Petrie (J.P.) Chalmers, Jr. (1866–1912), who began publishing in March 1907 as The Moving Picture World and View Photographer.[1][3][4]

In December 1927, it was announced that the publication was merging with the Exhibitor's Herald, when it was reported the combined circulation of the papers would be 16,881.[5] In 1931, a subsequent merger with the Motion Picture News occurred, creating the Motion Picture Herald.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Speed, F. Maurice (1979). "The Story of the Film". Film Review 1979–80: 98. Not the first, but the best known, of early American trade periodicals was The Moving Picture World, founded by James P. Chalmers Jr, which began publication on 9 March 1907 as The Moving Picture World and View Photographer.
  2. ↑ "Through the Camera Lens: Moving Picture World and the Silent Film Era, 1907-1927". Gale.
  3. ↑ Fraprie, Frank Roy (1912). "James Petrie Chalmers (obituary)". American Photography. 6. American Photographic Publishing Company. p. 282.
  4. ↑ "A Martyr to Duty". The Moving Picture World. 12 (1): 21. April 6, 1912.
  5. ↑ "Screen Papers Merged: Exhibitors' Herald and Moving Picture World Close Deal". The New York Times. December 30, 1927. (subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "Exhibitor's Herald - Publisher Information". Eric Chaim Kline. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
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