The masthead of 1 January 1921 proclaimed itself FREE FROM THE INFLUENCE OF ADVERTISINGIn later years, that slogan was changed to A REVIEWING SERVICE FREE FROM THE INFLUENCE OF FILM ADVERTISINGDuring its 44 calendar years of operation, more than 2,200 issues of Harrison's Reports were published.
Before 1948 and the antitrust United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. decision, most movie theaters in the United States were owned and operated by film studios as part of a vertically integrated system, exclusively playing their own releases.
[1] From its review of The Garage (1920) to its last year of publication, Harrison’s Reports unyieldingly opposed product placement in movies.
Other films criticized for brand name products appearing on screen include The last issue was a two-page sheet dated 1 September 1962.
[5] The entire run of Harrison's Reports has been reprinted in a 15-volume set of library-bound hardcover books, including an index of titles.