The Moving Picture World
January 4, 1913 cover, featuring a scene from A Sicilian Heroine, an Italian film | |
| Categories | Film Entertainment |
|---|---|
| First issue | March 9, 1907 |
| Final issue | December 31, 1927 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| OCLC | 1717051 |
The Moving Picture World was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. 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.