United Kingdom
Silent film journals available online.
- The Cinema News and Property Gazette
Years: 1912-1925
Number: all 1912, Aug 1923, Jul and Oct 1924, Jan-Feb, May-Jun, Aug, Nov 1925
Description: Film trade journal
Available from: Media History Digital Library
Format: PDF, Kindle, TXT
More information: - The Era
Years: 1838-1900
Number: Weekly issues to the end of 1900
Description: Theatre trade journal which reported regularly on film exhibition from 1896 onwards
Available from: British Newspapers (subscription service only)
Format: JPEG
More information: Bioscope guide - Illustrated Films Monthly
Years: 1913-1914
Number: Sep 1913-Feb 1914, Mar-Aug 1914
Description: Film fan journal
Available from: Media History Digital Library
Format: PDF, Kindle, TXT
More information: - Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly
Years: 1890s (when journal was Optical Magic Lantern Journal), early 1915, 1943-mid-1954, 1955-1971
Number: This is an index to the journal only, and does not include the text of articles
Description: One of the two leading British film trade journals of the silent era
Available from: The British Cinema History Research Project
Format: Filemaker database
More information: BCHRP website - Optical Lantern and Cinematograph Journal
Years: November 1904-October 1905
Number: Single volume
Description: British film and magic lantern trade journal
Available from: Internet Archive
Format: PDF, DjVU, TXT
More information: - Picturegoer
Years: 1915-1925
Number: Incomplete monthly editions 1915, 1916, complete 1921-1925
Description: British film fan magazine
Available from: Media History Digital Library. Front cover images 1910s-1960s available from Picturegoer Online which links to sales of original copies. Searchable only by name of actor
Format: PDF, Kindle, TXT
More information: Wikipedia - The Stage
Years: 1880-2007
Number: over 6,500 issues
Description: Theatre trade journal with substantial film coverage, particularly for the silent era
Available from: The Stage (subscription service only, but note that annual volumes are available for free for 1908-1919 from the Internet Archive)
Format: ActivePaper
More information: Bioscope guide