The Moving Picture World
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The Moving Picture World was an influential early trade journal for the American film
industry, from 1907 to 1927. By 1914, it had a reported circulation of approximately 15,000.
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.
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. In 1931, a subsequent merger with the Motion Picture News
occurred, creating the Motion Picture Herald
.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
industry, from 1907 to 1927. By 1914, it had a reported circulation of approximately 15,000.
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.
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. In 1931, a subsequent merger with the Motion Picture News
Motion Picture News
The Motion Picture News was an American film industry trade paper published from 1913 to 1930.The publication was created through the 1913 merger of the Moving Picture News founded in 1908 and the The Exhibitors' Times, founded only earlier in 1913.After being acquired by Martin Quigley in 1930,...
occurred, creating the Motion Picture Herald
Motion Picture Herald
The Motion Picture Herald was an American film industry trade paper published from 1931 to December 1972. It was replaced by the QP Herald, which only lasted until May 1973.In 1915, Martin Quigley founded the Exhibitors Herald...
.
External links
- The Moving Picture World, archived issues at Media History Digital Library at archive.org
- Volume 3 (July-December 1908)
- Volume 17, Issues 1-6 (July 5, 1913 - August 9, 1913)
- Volume 25, Issues 4-6 (July 15, 1915 - August 7, 1915)