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 #:
0001638
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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illlS year, more than ever, cold, hard facts must be faced! In 1931 and '32 only the unusually good picture will do profitable business. The success of a theatre will depend entirely on how carefully the exhibitor will book his pictures. This applies to a circuit buyer as well as the owner of the smallest theatre. You cannot afford to speculate on paper promises any more than we can afford to mislead you with righteous enthusiasm about our coming product, which we ourselves have not seen. This is why we are not urging you to buy blind at this time. Wo jut iii ill i> business to make money — the same as you! We are interested in your box-office because our money has to come out of it ! United Artists will release but a few productions, but they will be real attractions. More thought, more imagination, more careful planning, more real brains are going into these specially created attractions than ever went into any like number of pictures before. YTour playing time is your biggest asset! I*rotect it! You9re in show business now!