Wid's Filmdom (1920)

DL i PPR CK PM artege i Po wersrct | of FILMDOM ‘DAIL Vol. XI, No. 80 Sunday, March 21, 1920 Price 25c. XI, No. 80 Sunday, March 21, 1920 Price 25c. VQ: The RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY 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. C. (‘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, $3.00. 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: Editorial and Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood Boulevard. Phone, Hollywood 1603. Chicago representatives: Willis, Eckels and Mack, 6th Floor, Consumers Building, Chicago, Ill. Features Reviewed Maurice Tourneur’s ........ MY LADY’S GARTER MAramOlutt-FAttcraliteal. 0. ee Page 2 aeetnae ORNs ELIT 1 SMM IS Pte fone 2a oooh a die as bees SEX J. Parker Read Jr.—Hodkinson ........ Page 3 lid cles Nay if Been eos.’ ALARM CLOCK ANDY Ince—Paramotnt-Artcraft ............ Page 5 Owen Moore in 2. eee SOONER OR LATER Sail ARS as i nr Page 7 MitcHelleleWiS If. <2 cpicecw ey tees KING SPRUCE Dial Film Co.—Hodkinson ............ Page 9 PMU AV CIT. Be ame barrey cule. npi + +.¢ +s SINNERS te UR ye ee ciiah soa. b,6 9 40-4 ove Page 12 J. Warren Kerrigan in.... THE DREAM CHEATER Petals LOOKINSOM a ghsis si. ve ites Page 13 George Walsh in...... A MANHATTAN KNIGHT Reena) <= Weeks irene) eit a e osiess sve we Page 16 MPOTIEIVLOOLE SiN! Tae sh ee eee eee DUDS EMER at eee ace se ee es Page 17 THE THIRD WOMAN ReePETSOti> COlE Te are oes eee eee ees Page 19 Blanche Sweet in.......... THE DEADLIER SEX J. D. Hampton—Pathe .............--Page 20 DANGEROUS DAYS ' Eminent Authors Prod.—Goldwyn ...... Page 21 Shirley Mason in..............+-+MOLLY AND I Rare, Pe es tee Ke Sale oe we ee Page 25 UTEMIRUGIG ©. eC ee Phase et ee ee eee Page 27 News of the Week in Headlines Monday David P. Howells sees danger in action of importers turning to other phases of the domestic industry. No census for the picture industry in 1920 figures. Carl Laemmle and Robert H. Cochrane to buy out P. A. Powers’ interest in Universal. Tuesday Robertson-Cole field force and home officials hold convention at Astor. Broadwell Pictures, Inc., To produce. Thomas H. Ince and J. Parker Read, Jr. of Associated Producers’ organized in Massachusetts. leave for coast without announcing distribution plans. Robertson-Cole to produce “Kismet” with Otis Skin LLC. Wednesday Star Co. suing Vitagraph and Pathe relative to “Get Rich Quick Wallingford” productions. Associated First National to release series made by Whitman Bennett starring Lionel Barrymore. Ethel Barrymore signed by Tri-Star Pictures Corp. to produce specials. Thursday Percentage on gross with no deductions, reported selling plan for Famous next year. Select to distribute Prizma. Will make features. Educational gets world-wide distribution rights on C. _L. Chester product. Friday Merger expected in United Picture Theaters. Percentage basis outlook for Fall. Exporters disagree on status of foreign market. Saturday Marshall Neilan to make productions in Europe. Loew to build four big houses in California. Thomas H. Ince and J. Parker Read, Jr., in Los Angeles to confer with Associated Producers’ members. regarding distribution. “Pardoning the bad is injuring the good” —Benjamin Franklin.