Wid's Filmdom (1920)

teased MeECOCHTED a FILMDOM ’ ia? WG SE SP IS ET AUTHORITY Vol. XII, No. 32 Sunday, May 2, 1920 Price 25c. Copyright 1920, Wid’s Film and Film Folks, Inc. . Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y., by WID’S FILMS AND FILM FOLKS, INC. F. CG (“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, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.02 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 4551-2 ' Hollywood, California: eae and Business Offices: Boulevard. ’Phone, Hollywood 1 Chicago Representatives: Wiillis “ Eckels, 6th Floor, Consumers Building, Chicago, Ill, 6411 Hollywood Features Reviewed Cecil De Mille’s..... WHY CHANGE YOUR WIFE Paramount-Artcraft Special .......... Page 3 Constance Talmadge in...... THE LOVE EXPERT PIT StRINALIONAL ees opi Cie weiss + « setdcoes oo! Page 4 DOWN ON THE FARM Mack Sennett-United Artists.......... Page 5 William Russell in............. LEAVE IT TO ME ROR RAEN Ce PePC N v, overs eet eles + Gok gysjeie.,« Page 8 EROUGINIMIIE TS. sao oe ity Ce TERROR ISLAND matamounteArtcraft. olan ves. wpm of os os Page 9 Irene Castle in.'....,...... THE AMATEUR WIFE Paremourit-Artcpatt’ tcc oa... . de te Ne Page 12 Ben tsatineParmlrriein. . 25.0 vig aie ce 6 5s THE ORPHAN Fee Tia rida iets SP. «:n%ape atm c 2 Page 13 + THE FAMILY HONOR King W. Vidor-First National......... THE MIRACLE OF MONEY Hobtra Henley Prod.-Pathe CORKS wre S06. tae Shore Tigre cho eee eee a aks we yew die News of the Week in Headlines Monday Harry Levey, Universal Industrial, holds no contract with exhibitor organization. Claims a misunderstanding. First National Convention in Chicago opens. Clarine Seymour, Griffith player, dead. Tuesday Shakeup reported in auditing department of Famous Players. Fifteen reported out. Independent exhibitors in Chicago form new organization. First National Gets from Mayflower Allan Dwan productions and those of R. A. Walsh and Sidney Franklin. Petition in bankruptcy filed against United Picture Theaters of America, Inc. Gladys Brockwell leaves Fox. Wednesday Associated Producers, Inc. (“Bix Six”) form their own distribution with Oscar A. Price, formerly of United Artists, as president, and F. B. Warren, formerly of Goldwyn and Hodkinson, as general manager. Will deal direct with exhibitors. Frank Hall takes over Triangle exchanges and films. United Artists’ meeting results in election of D. F. O’Brien, vice-president, and A. T. Banzhaf, secretary. No president named. Signal Amusement Co., Atlanta, gets Associated Exhibitors’ franchise in the South. Thursday Petition in bankruptcy filed against United Pictures Productions Corp. First National to distribute two five-reel Mack Sennett comedies. Exhibitors in Chicago name new organization, Independent Exhibitors of America. Friday Hugo Ballin forms own producing company. First National convention in Chicago closes. M. P. E. A., Inc., after information regarding operations of film clubs for the Department of Justice. B. P. Schulberg, president~of Attractions Distribut ing Corp. Saturday First National to put new sub-franchising plan into operation at once. Educational secures distribution of series to be produced by Conservation Commission of New York State. “Pardoning the bad is injuring the good” —Benjamin Franklin.