The Film Daily (1918)

Record Details:

Title:
The Film Daily
Date:
1918
Publisher:
New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.
Volume:
The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1918)
Leaf #:
000530
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:
September 21, 2023
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26 DAILY Sunday, October 6, 1918 Get This and Go the Limit. They'll Tell Their Friends to See It The Box Office Analysis for the Exhibitor Dorothy Gish in "BATTLING JANE" New Art Film Co. — Paramount If you want to make a touch-down with your folks, get this ! As delightful entertainment this registers a hundred percent, and will send 'em away laughing and happy. Unless you have played "Hearts of the World." Miss Gish hasn't been seen in your community in a new picture for a year or more so I would revive the memory of her past successes with Triangle and go the limit in promising them that she appears in a distinctive comedy role in this which establishes her as one of the most delightful and distinctive comediennes on the screen. Emphasize the fact that this is different from anything she has ever done in the past and that they'll like her in this better than anything she has ever appeared in. You might head an ad: "BATTLING JANE. She treated 'em rough but she had a heart. You'll love Dorothy Gish in this delightful comedy." Or you might ask them: "Have you ever lived in a small town? If you have, Dorothy Gish in 'Battling Jane' will revive fond memories. Whether you have or not, you are going to remember this as one of the most delightful comedy-dramas you have ever seen." Just remember that this is sure-fire and carries an appeal for old and young. Having this to work on, you can't claim credit for being a showman if you don't do a whale of a business with it.