“Through the Camera Lens:” Moving Picture World and the Silent Cinema Era, 1907-1927 (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

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Within the film industry, information and opinion were shaped by a number of aggressive trade publications, chief among which was the Moving Picture World. It set a standard for the broadest possible coverage, reviewed current releases and published news, features, and interviews relating to all aspects of the industry. For anyone studying the early years of American cinema, the most important research tools are the film periodicals of the era, and researchers are lucky that so many were published, and that so many have survived. There were fan magazines and film company house journals galore but, most importantly--there were many trade publications.


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