Picture-Play Magazine
Picture-Play Magazine Issues
Began publishing in 1915; mid-level fan magazine on par with Movie Classic and Screenland. Cost a twenty five cents an issue up until pricing pressure from New Movie (c. 1932) incited an across-the-board price decrease to 10 cents. Merged with Charm in 1941, which would later become Glamour magazine (1959). -- Anne Helen Petersen, 2013. Secondary sources consulted: Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine by Anthony Slide and MovieMags.com.
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Began publishing in 1915; mid-level fan magazine on par with Movie Classic and Screenland. Cost a twenty five cents an issue up until pricing pressure from New Movie (c. 1932) incited an across-the-board price decrease to 10 cents. Merged with Charm in 1941, which would later become Glamour magazine (1959). -- Anne Helen Petersen, 2013. Secondary sources consulted: Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine by Anthony Slide and MovieMags.com.
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Oct-Nov 1915 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1916 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1916 - Feb 1917 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1917 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1917 - Feb 1918 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1918 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1918 - Feb 1919 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1919 - Feb 1920 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1919 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1920 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1920 - Feb 1921 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1921 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1921 - Feb 1922 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1923 - Feb 1924 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1923 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1924 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1925 - Feb 1926 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1925 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1926 - Feb 1927 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1926 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1927 - Feb 1928 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1927 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1928 - Feb 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1928 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jul - Dec 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Jul 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jan - Jun 1930 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jul - Dec 1930 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jan - Jun 1931 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1932 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1933 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1934 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1935 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1936 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1937 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1938 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Oct-Nov 1915 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1916 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1916 - Feb 1917 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1917 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1917 - Feb 1918 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1918 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1918 - Feb 1919 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1919 - Feb 1920 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1919 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1920 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1920 - Feb 1921 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1921 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1921 - Feb 1922 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1923 - Feb 1924 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1923 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1924 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1925 - Feb 1926 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1925 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1926 - Feb 1927 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1926 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1927 - Feb 1928 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1927 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1928 - Feb 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1928 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jul - Dec 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Jul 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jan - Jun 1930 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jul - Dec 1930 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jan - Jun 1931 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1932 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1933 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1934 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1935 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1936 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1937 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1938 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jul - Dec 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jan - Jun 1930 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jul - Dec 1930 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jan - Jun 1931 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1932 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1933 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1934 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1935 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1936 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1937 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1938 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Oct-Nov 1915 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1916 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1916 - Feb 1917 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1917 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1917 - Feb 1918 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1918 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1918 - Feb 1919 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1919 - Feb 1920 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1919 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1920 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1920 - Feb 1921 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1921 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1921 - Feb 1922 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1923 - Feb 1924 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1923 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1924 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1925 - Feb 1926 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1925 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1926 - Feb 1927 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1926 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1927 - Feb 1928 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1927 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Sep 1928 - Feb 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Aug 1928 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | [Creator Name Not Found] | Mar-Jul 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Title | Creator | Date | ||
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| Picture-Play Magazine | Oct-Nov 1915 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1916 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1916 - Feb 1917 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1917 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1917 - Feb 1918 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1918 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1918 - Feb 1919 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1919 - Feb 1920 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1919 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1920 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1920 - Feb 1921 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1921 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1921 - Feb 1922 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1923 - Feb 1924 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1923 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1924 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1925 - Feb 1926 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1925 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1926 - Feb 1927 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1926 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1927 - Feb 1928 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1927 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Sep 1928 - Feb 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Aug 1928 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jul - Dec 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Mar-Jul 1929 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read | |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jan - Jun 1930 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jul - Dec 1930 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | Jan - Jun 1931 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1932 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1933 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1934 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1935 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1936 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1937 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
| Picture-Play Magazine | Street | 1938 | Search on Lantern | Click here to read |
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Oct-Nov 1915]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplayweekl02unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1916]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz04unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1916 - Feb 1917]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz05unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1917]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz06unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1917 - Feb 1918]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz07unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1918]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz08unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1918 - Feb 1919]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz09unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1919 - Feb 1920]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz11unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1919]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz10unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1920]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz12unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1920 - Feb 1921]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz13unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1921]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz14unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1921 - Feb 1922]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz15unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1923 - Feb 1924]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz19unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1923]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz18unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1924]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz20unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1925 - Feb 1926]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz23unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1925]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz22unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1926 - Feb 1927]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz25unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1926]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz24unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1927 - Feb 1928]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz27unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1927]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz26unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Sep 1928 - Feb 1929]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz29unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Aug 1928]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz28unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Jul - Dec 1929]](https://archive.org/download/picturep31stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Mar-Jul 1929]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplaymagaz30unse/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Jan - Jun 1930]](https://archive.org/download/picturepl32stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Jul - Dec 1930]](https://archive.org/download/picturep33stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [Jan - Jun 1931]](https://archive.org/download/picturepla34stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [1932]](https://archive.org/download/picturep37stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [1933]](https://archive.org/download/picturepl39stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [1934]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplay3941stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [1935]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplay4143stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [1936]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplay4345stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [1937]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplay4547stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)
![Scanned page from Picture-Play Magazine [1938]](https://archive.org/download/pictureplay3739stre/page/n0_w200.jpg)