The Film Daily (1921)

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1921
Publisher:
New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Jan-Jun 1921)
Leaf #:
0001059
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 01, 2024
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Sunday, May 1, 1921 ■ isiijA DAILY Farnum Fans May Be Satisfied Box Office Analysis for the Exhibitor William Farnum in "HIS GREATEST SACRIFICE" Fox Picture patrons who like the star's work will be pleased with his latest picture and to the average audience it will probably give fair satisfaction. It seems a bit too long, especially toward the end, and would be greatly improved if it could be cut. This may be difficult. If it could be worked the unnecessary arrest of the hero at the close could well be eliminated. Play up the title in connection with Farnum's name You can also use J. Gordon Edward's name. But lie lias done so many better things that perhaps it might be just as well if you didn't. Recall the star's last picture, "The Scuttlers," if you showed it. Catchlines might attract. You could use "The glamor of a career blinded her to love and duty." ( )r, "She chose between her husband and an operatic career. See which she selected and what 'His Greatest Sacrifice' was." (4 GEVAERT" RAW FILM STOCK Positive — Negative United States Distributor THE GEVAERT COMPANY OF AMERICA, Inc. HOOVEN BUILDING 117 West 46tb St., N.Y. City Colored Positive (U. S. Pat.) Manufactured by L. GEVAERT & CO. ANTWERP, BELGIUM