The Film Daily (1920)

^BRADSTREET of FILMDOM 7i^RECOCNIZE0 AUTHORITY Vol. XII. No. 87 Sunday, June 27, 1920 Price 25c. Copyright 1920, Wid't Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 71-73 West ♦♦th St, New York, N. Y., by WID'S films and FILM FOLKS, INC. F. C ("Wid") Gunning, President and Treasurer; Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-President and Editor; J. W. Alicoate, Secretary and Business Manager, Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $iaOO one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.0a Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY. 71-73 West 44th St., New York. N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California: Editorial and Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood Boulevard. Phone, Hollywood 1603. Chicago Representatives: Willis & Eckels, 6th Floor, Consumers Building, Chicago, 111. London Representative: W. A. Williamson, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative: Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Features Reviewed Madge Kennedy in DOLLARS AND SENSE Goldwyn Page 3 Mack Sennett's MARRIED LIFE First National Page 7 William S. Hart in SAND Paramount-Artcraft Page 9 William Collier in . . . THE SERVANT QUESTION Select Special Page 11 Wallace Reid in SICK ABED Paramount-Artcraft Page 13 Tom Moore in THE GREAT ACCIDENT Goldwyn Page 16 Marie Doro in MIDNIGHT GAMBOLS Pioneer Page 19 Grace Darling in ... . THE DISCARDED WOMAN Hallmark Pictures Corp Page 21 Anne Cornwall in THE GIRL IN THE RAIN Universal Page 23 Zasu Pitts in HEART OF TWENTY BrentwoodRobertson-Cole Page 25 Short Reels Page 27 News of the Week in Headlines Monday Harold Lloyd expected to make five reel features for Associated Exhibitors. Strike of laboratory men in the East will occur only as a last resort. Labor Film Service, Inc., plans regular release of entertainment and propaganda eubjects. Tuesday Vivian Moses, supervisor of publicity and advertising for Fox Film. Joseph M. Schenck is partner with Albert Kaufman in Allan Holubar and Sidney Franklin productions. Southwestern exhibitors finally close for Associated First National franchise in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Plan determined fight against E. H. Hulsey. Wednesday Edward Bowes, managing director Capitol Theater, now heads theater division for Goldwyn Pictures. Germany again clamps down strict embargo on importation of foreign made films. C. R. Seelye reported as head of new distributing organization. Thursday International Exhibitors Circuit, Inc., in process of formation. Plan to take over assets of United Picture Theaters and United Picture Productions Corp. Will operate along First National lines. Harry Levey, manager Industrial and Educational Departments at Universal, resigns. American Theaters Corp., $5,000,000 company with headquarters in Atlanta, plans to develop string of southern theaters. Friday Associated Producers will operate 19 exchanges. All but three managers already appointed. Samuel Goldwyn in coast interview states his company will release 60 production for 1920-21. Goldwyn may have several European stars. S. A. Lynch Enterprises Finance Corp. formed in Delaware with $10,000,000 capital. Harry Levey will produce industrials independently. May have his own distributing organization. H. O. Davis, formerly with Universal and Triangle, may re-enter production field. Saturday Prominent club women form National American Service League to spread Americanism through films. Tom Mix to form own company on completion of Fox contract, is report. 'Pardoning the bad is injuring the good** — Benjamin Franklin.