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 #:
000919
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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XfeRECOOMIZED AUTHORITY Vol. VI. No. 81 Sunday, December 29, 1918 Price 25c Copyright 1918, Wid'9 Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published D^.j ^I^^Mt^S^^r^gl, N. Y. by B. C. ['" WID "] GUNNING President and Treasurer LYNDE DENIG Editor Entered as second-class matter May 21 1918, ^Jhe post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1873 Terms (Postage free) United States Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year : 6 months, $5.00 ; 3 months, i.w. Foreign, $20.00 Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY. 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551— I A Year of Promise Features Reviewed William Farnum in FOR FREEDOM Fox PaKe 3 Gaby Deslys in INFATUATION Eclipse-Pathe Page 5 Juanita Hansen in THE SEA FLOWER Universal Page 7 Evelyn Nesbit in I WANT TO FORGET Fox • Page 9 Ruth Clifford in THE CABARET GIRL Universal Page u G. & L. Feature Go's THE SCARLET TRAIL Slate Rights Page 14 Norma Talmadge in THE HEART OF WETONA Select Page 15 J Warren Kerrigan in THE DRIFTERS Hampton Prod.— Hodkinson Distrib Page 17 William Russell in WHEN A MAN RIDES ALONE American-Pathe Page 19 Nazimova in EYE FOR EYE Nazimova Prod.— Metro Distrib Page 21 Marguerite Clark in LITTLE MISS HOOVER Paramount Page 23 The New Year looms big in anticipation and promise. What between the war, the draft and its natural effect upon business, plus the ravages of the influenza epidemic, our industry was affected dur1918 to a degree unprecedented in its entire existence. But the war is over, thank God. And there is every indication that the epidemic is under control. And with these two factors out of the way, 1919 should be a banner year. Leaders of trade, bankers; indeed every one who studies trade conditions, say that the coming year will offer the greatest opportunity for trade expansion that this country has ever known. This will easily offset the economic problems due to wage readjustment. So look to 1919 for a big year. Do all you can to make it one. J