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Monthly Magazine from United States United States flag

United States flag

First and last issue:

1911-1977 December

Categories:

Fan!

Publisher:

Brewster Publications Inc., Fawcett Publications

Movie magazine?

Yes

Still published?

No, ceased

- The very first fan magazine ever.
- Famous for fiction based on movies.
- Launched in 1911 by Eugene V. Brewster and was called The Motion Picture Story Magazine.
- Later, March 1914, was renamed Motion Picture Magazine.
- Combined with Hollywood Magazine in April 1941.
- Incorporated SCREEN LIFE in 1941.

Last updated: 11 June 2026 (see recent updates)

Listed issues: 786

Listing is complete and all covers have been found.

See The listing

Special thanks for this page goes to:
E.G. Reynolds, Garry Malvern, Elias, Scott Matheson, Ramón Jésus, MikeX.

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1911

Issue 1
February

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 1 February 1911

On cover:

Thomas A. Edison

Issue 2
March

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 2 March 1911

Issue 3
April

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 3 April 1911

Issue 4
May

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 4 May 1911

Issue 5
June

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 5 June 1911

Issue 6
July

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 6 July 1911

Issue 7
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 7 August 1911

Issue 8
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 8 September 1911

Issue 9
October

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 9 October 1911

Issue 10
November

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 10 November 1911

Issue 11
December

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 11 December 1911

1912

Issue 12
January

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 12 January 1912

Issue 19
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 19 August 1912

Issue 20
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 20 September 1912

1913

Vol 4 No 12
January

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Vol 4 No 12 January 1913

February

MOTION PICTURE magazine side cover February 1913

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover February 1913

August

MOTION PICTURE magazine side cover August 1913

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover August 1913

September

MOTION PICTURE magazine side cover September 1913

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover September 1913

October

MOTION PICTURE magazine side cover October 1913

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover October 1913

29 November

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover 29 November 1913

On cover:

1914

Issue 37
February

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 37 February 1914

Issue 38
March

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 38 March 1914

Issue 39
April

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 39 April 1914

Issue 40
May

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 40 May 1914

Issue 41
June

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 41 June 1914

Issue 42
July

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 42 July 1914

Issue 43
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 43 August 1914

Issue 44
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 44 September 1914

Issue 45
October

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 45 October 1914

Issue 46
November

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 46 November 1914

On cover:

Alice Joyce

Issue 47
December

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 47 December 1914

On cover:

Mary Fuller

1915

Issue 48
January

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 48 January 1915

On cover:

Issue 49
February

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 49 February 1915

On cover:

Issue 50
March

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 50 March 1915

On cover:

Mabel Trunnelle

Issue 51
April

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 51 April 1915

On cover:

Ruth Stonehouse

Issue 52
May

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 52 May 1915

On cover:

Issue 53
June

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 53 June 1915

On cover:

Issue 54
July

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 54 July 1915

On cover:

Charlie Chaplin

Issue 55 Vol 10 # 7
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 55 Vol 10 # 7 August 1915

On cover:

Viola Dana

Issue 56
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 56 September 1915

On cover:

Marguerite Courtot

Issue 57
October

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 57 October 1915

Issue 58
November

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 58 November 1915

Issue 59
December

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 59 December 1915

1916

Issue 60
January

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 60 January 1916

On cover:

Issue 61
February

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 61 February 1916

On cover:

Fay Tincher

Issue 62
March

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 62 March 1916

Issue 63
April

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 63 April 1916

On cover:

Marguerite Snow

Issue 64
May

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 64 May 1916

Issue 65
June

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 65 June 1916

On cover:

Ruth Roland

Issue 66
July

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 66 July 1916

On cover:

Carlyle Blackwell

Issue 67
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 67 August 1916

On cover:

Issue 68
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 68 September 1916

Issue 69
October

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 69 October 1916

On cover:

Theda Bara

Issue 70
November

MOTION PICTURE magazine side cover Issue 70 November 1916

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 70 November 1916

On cover:

Kathlyn Williams

Issue 71
December

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 71 December 1916

1917

Issue 72
January

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 72 January 1917

On cover:

June Caprice

Issue 73
February

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 73 February 1917

On cover:

Wallace Reid

Issue 74
March

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 74 March 1917

On cover:

Violet Mersereau

Issue 75
April

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 75 April 1917

On cover:

Fay Tincher

Issue 76
May

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 76 May 1917

On cover:

Issue 77
June

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 77 June 1917

On cover:

William S. Hart

Issue 78
July

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 78 July 1917

On cover:

Pauline Frederick

Issue 79
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 79 August 1917

On cover:

Issue 80
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 80 September 1917

On cover:

Harold Lockwood

Issue 81
October

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 81 October 1917

On cover:

Clara Kimball Young

Issue 82
November

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 82 November 1917

On cover:

Marguerite Clark

Issue 83
December

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 83 December 1917

On cover:

Mae Marsh

1918

Issue 84
January

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 84 January 1918

On cover:

Pearl White

Issue 85
February

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 85 February 1918

On cover:

Mary McAllister

Issue 86
March

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 86 March 1918

On cover:

Issue 87
April

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 87 April 1918

On cover:

May Allison

Issue 88
May

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 88 May 1918

On cover:

Dorothy Bernard

Issue 89
June

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 89 June 1918

On cover:

Corinne Griffith

Issue 90
July

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 90 July 1918

On cover:

Issue 91
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 91 August 1918

On cover:

Douglas Fairbanks

Issue 92
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 92 September 1918

On cover:

Lillian Gish

Issue 93
October

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 93 October 1918

Issue 94
November

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 94 November 1918

Issue 95
December

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 95 December 1918

On cover:

1919

Issue 96
January

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 96 January 1919

On cover:

Dorothy Gish

Issue 97
February

MOTION PICTURE magazine side cover Issue 97 February 1919

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 97 February 1919

On cover:

Mary Miles Minter

Issue 98
March

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 98 March 1919

On cover:

Ann Little

Issue 99
April

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 99 April 1919

Issue 100
May

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 100 May 1919

On cover:

Issue 101
June

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 101 June 1919

Issue 102
July

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 102 July 1919

Issue 103
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 103 August 1919

On cover:

Issue 104
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 104 September 1919

On cover:

Issue 105
October

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 105 October 1919

On cover:

Issue 106
November

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 106 November 1919

On cover:

Billie Burke

Issue 107
December

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 107 December 1919

On cover:

Douglas Fairbanks

1920

Issue 108
January

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 108 January 1920

On cover:

Mae Murray

Issue 109
February

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 109 February 1920

On cover:

Issue 110
March

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 110 March 1920

Issue 111
April/May

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 111 April/May 1920

On cover:

Lillian Gish

Issue 112
June

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 112 June 1920

On cover:

Florence Martin

Issue 113
July

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 113 July 1920

On cover:

Blanche McGarrity

Issue 114
August

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 114 August 1920

Issue 115
September

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 115 September 1920

On cover:

Issue 116
October

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 116 October 1920

On cover:

Issue 117
November

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 117 November 1920

Issue 118
December

MOTION PICTURE magazine cover Issue 118 December 1920