The Film Daily (1931)

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1931
Publisher:
New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Jan-Jun 1931)
Leaf #:
0001527
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:
March 21, 2024
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June 12,1931 TO THEATRES LOOKING FOR A TONIC During the last two years no short subjects whatever have been distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It has confined its activities to feature productions and sound news reels. Now we change back to short subjects because we have something really new and exclusive to offer. From every civilized country and from some that are not so civilized have been assembled the actual sounds and pictures for twenty-six one-reel subjects now completed and ready for release. Twenty-six more are in preparation to provide weekly releases. These, the Magic Carpets of Movietone, are exactly what they seem to be. When you hear an elephant grunt, he grunts — in India — not off-stage in Hollywood. When you hear a Chinese song, it's the real thing, nor Chinatown, New York. Japanese temple bells, the cries of wild birds in the Siamese jungle, the sounds of the world at prayer in. every religion, the boom of the surf at Hawaii— this is the realism that is rivaled only by actual travel. The subjects already shown have been received with as much attention as many feature productions. I am satisfied they will soon become the biggest boxoffice draw in the short subject field. Vice President in charge of Distribution FOX FILM CORPORATION .