The Film Daily (1919)

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1919
Publisher:
New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1919)
Leaf #:
00033
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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things before they happen, to the exhibitor who is farsighted enough to do business with this company. Goldwyn has therefore evolved a sales plan which will permit the exhibitor to exercise the same careful foresight and consideration that go into the making of the pictures — to book productions months in advance. The exhibitor will book each production only, however, after he has actually seen it on the screen. Goldwyn will be prepared to display all productions far in advance of release in the projection rooms of its exchanges. The resident manager will invite the exhibitors of his district in to see what he has for sale. If the exhibitor finds that in his opinion, Goldwyn has made the sort of splendid, special drawing productions that it has promised, then he may book — one or all, two, three or four, as he thinks wise. The exhibitor is the yafdstick of the industry. The issue is simple and unescapable. Quality pictures are made individually — on their merits. They must and will be sold individually — on their merits. That is the 1919-20 policy for Goldwyn Pictures. GOLDWYN PICTURES CORPORATION Samuel Goldwyn Peejident