Wid's Filmdom (1920)

<= we x ed Pe A RE The BRADSTREET of FILMDOM SEE eh pry < Sane y A2E AUTHORITY eu), Bes Vol. XIII No. 45 Sunday, August, 15, 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. C. (“Wid’’) Gunning, President and Treasurer; Joseph Dannenberg, Ron and Editor; J. W. Alicoate, Secretary and Business anager. 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 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California: Editorial and Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood Boulevard. Phone, Hollywood 1603. London’ Representative: W. A. Williamson, Long Acre, London, W. Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Kinematograph Weekly, CH2: Paris Representative: Features Reviewed Peas edlie ss) ita eyiy.0s i tattoo. O% EARTHBOUND Eminent Authors-Goldwyn........... ee Page. 2 Annette Kellerman in...... WHAT WOMEN LOVE sol Lesser~Pirst National: .’.. oo... :. Page 3 UMP UCLD cao gn ce.c tele: aes + Soe HELD IN TRUST Wace) TS Re eee Cae Page 5 AVICEESULLEDI IT gies ote e. . FICKLE WOMEN D. N. Schwab Prod.—State Rights..... Page 7 Bryant Washburn in WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES PORE AINIGORCHALLCLALUE Ta4-. 5). eee. Page 9 Sessue Hayakawa in...... AN ARABIAN KNIGHT Haworth-Robertson-Cole ............. Page 11 Mary Miles Minter in A CUMBERLAND ROMANCE Rpcrcutmratri Sy aee ley te et.. ks os Mable ee Page 14 Mildred Harris Chaplin in THE WOMAN IN HIS HOUSE Louis B. Mayer-First National......... Page’ 17 BrP ISOUIET UME et tai ys. es me HERITAGE Wm. L. Roubert—State Rights........ Page 19 Shirley Mason in...... THE LITTLE WANDERER PETRI RGM S OU EE etc e ome os a es Rees Page 21 SUPOREMBESECIOME tes to. et os ces + EEE ee Page 23 WARNING When you see an advertisement quoting a review from Wid’s Daily check it up with the review. This may save deception or misunderstanding. News of the Week in Headlines Monday B. B. Features, Inc., close deal with Hodkinson Corp. for four pictures. W. H. Swanson of Salt Lake City planning $10,000,000 film producing company. Plans studio to accommodate seven companies. Tuesday Three suits for damages filed against Powers Film Products Co..in Rochester. Harry Crandall, Washington, purchases Associated First National. franchises formerly held by Tom Moore. B. P. Schulberg and “Bernie” Fineman buy Sam Rork’s interest in Katherine MacDonald Co. Theater Owners’ Chamber of Commerce seeking opinion as to legality of Famous Players’ booking conEract: Harry Garson secures receiver for Equity Pictures, but court later vacates order. . Wednesday Allied Independent Attractions, Inc., formed by Ralph Proctor. to supply service to independent producers. Other producer-exhibitors in addition to Famous Players may be asked to meet the exhibitors’ Committee of 9 on the theater holding question. Asso. Prod.’s first release, “Homespun Folks,” Ince supervised. Thursday Local operators’ union may go on strike Sept. 1. New demands aggregate 85 per cent increase. F. J. Harrison, former chemist for P. A. Powers, seeks inquiry into affairs of Powers Film Prod. Co. Reelcraft Pictures offer $800,000 stock to public. Friday Famous Players’ criticism of First National sub-franchise plan answered in detail by the latter. ~ Dorothy Gish completes Famous Players’ contract. Harry Koplar settles cntroversy over St. Louis theaters with Famous Players for reported sum of $570,000. Nazimova to make two more for Metro under present contract. May renew Metro contract. Federal Government recovers $213,133 in delinquent theater admission taxes. Saturday Balaban & Katz buy Illinois First Nat'l franchise from Ascher Bros. Censorship killed in Georgia. Exhibitors’ Committee of 9 to investigate connections of Lynch and Black with Famous. Involuntary petition of bankruptcy filed against Hallmark Pictures Corp. “Pardoning the bad is injuring the good” —Benjamin F ranklin.