Noun
A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.
A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood.
(dated) A motion picture, especially a silent film.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgHer appeal was summed up two years later by the February 1916 issue of Photoplay as "luminous tenderness in a steel band of gutter ferocity". Source: Internet
In 1922, Photoplay described him the "idol of every girl in America." citation Barthelmess in Silverscreen magazine, 1922. Source: Internet
He subsequently wrote an article "I'm No Communist" in the March 1948 edition of Photoplay magazine in which he distanced himself from The Hollywood Ten to counter the negative publicity resulting from his appearance. Source: Internet
"My Life Story" was serialized in Photoplay during his dance tour. Source: Internet