The Film Daily (1925)

Page scan 0001284 from The Film Daily

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1925
Publisher:
New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Jan-Dec 1925)
Leaf #:
0001284
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:
August 08, 2024
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THIS IS FOR YOU, MR. MESSITER! We're tickled to hear about the big business at the Whitehurst Theatres, Baltimore. Your congratulations to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are certainly appreciated. Business great with "Never The Twain" at the New Theatre! And records broken with Ramon Novarro in "The Midshipman" at the Century. Those things are good to hear. You wish us "continuous success in producing pictures with the merit of these." Mr. Messiter, we want you to know this. We want all exhibitors everywhere to know this. We'll continue to make successful pictures. As long as we continue to put ourselves in your place. Our studio contains the most skilled picture creators in the world. But they never for a minute forget your slant. They ask themselves: "Will it sell tickets to Maggie, to Tom, to the millions?" "Will it stop them on the Main Streets of the world and draw them into the theatre?" Look over our releases and there's the answer. The Industry marvels at the continuous flow of hits from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This Week it's **Bright Lights" with Charlie Ray and Pauline Starke; and next week it's Elinor Glyn's "The Only Thing." Every week it's a money-maker Why? Because we never start making a picture until we know darn sure. That Mr. Messiter of Whitehurst's Theatres, and thousands of showmen like him will say: "That's box-office." I' Ask The Man t Who Is Playing The Quality Fifty-Two