The Film Daily (1918)

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1918
Publisher:
New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1918)
Leaf #:
00076
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
This leading industry publication, published out of New York, was founded in 1915 by Wid Gunning (who called his publication Wid's Daily until 1922). The Film Daily documented the rise of the Hollywood studios, the transition to sound, and the evolution of the American film industry (the paper finally shuttered in 1970). The Film Daily included feature reviews, news stories, and advertisements, but its extensive coverage of short films in the 1920s and 30s distinguished it from other trade papers of the period. -- Eric Hoyt, 2011/2013
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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14 SJi^ DAILY Sunday. July 21, 1918. Boost Star Big. Title May Hurt Business, Production Will Make Good The Box Office Analysis for the Exhibitor Alice Brady in "THE DEATH DANCE" Select This is "drammer" with a big "D" and contains very little comedy relief but it keeps you interested and although I think the G. P. would rather have comedy than the heavy stuff such as Ave get in this, the way this has been handled puts it under the head of "Amusements" t<> my mind and I don't think anybody is going t<> be sorry they saw it. Despite the fact that the "Death Dance" title belongs to the offering. I think I would duck it on account of the present day demand for the lighter type of entertainment brought about by war conditions. I don't think the production will cause anybody to go home and shoot the cat after seeing it but the title may keep a good many folks from coming in. I have a hunch that they originally planned to have Alice stabbed in the finish of this and if I am right I want to thank whoever was responsible for changing things so we had a happy ending. It may be bromide, but most folks would rather have it that way, especially now. If you think I am right about the title being wrong, you might use one of these: "The Dance of Destiny", "Circumstance". "Wives vs. Sweethearts", "Fate's Wager", "Because of the Child", or "Destiny Takes a Hand." Miss Brady certainly appears to advantage in this and although I think most folks would rather see her in a lighter type of offering for a change, her performance in this should win her many new followers. « W. A. S. DOUGLAS, President LEON G. OSBORNE. V. P. and Treasurer DIANDO FILM CORPORATION GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA PRODUCERS OF MOTION PICTURES In Course of Production — Baby Osborne Features — Patbe — "Wolf Face" a Western Serial — Pathe — Baby Marie Osborne Betty Compson Ora Carewe Mildred Reardon Ceurge Larkin Horace Carpenter "The Pickaninny" ft