Wid's Filmdom (1920)

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E herewith announce that our first production for nation wide release in the great first run theatres of the country is a THOMAS H.INCE Associated Producers SPECIAL HOMESPUN FOLKS cA Modern “Old Homestead” and “Way Down East”—a Heart-Drama of Ten Thousand Small Towns and Sixty Million Small Town ‘People By Julien Josephson Directed by John Griffith Wray Featuring LLOYD HUGHES and the most natural and perfect cast ever assembled for a great native American drama. Here is a story with tears in it. A story with healthy laughter in it. A story with thrilling excitement and action in it. A story that does not burlesque the country and its wholesome people. A story that fills your brain with a memory of the old home town. First Run Release Date: SEPTEMBER 12, 1920. The twenty-two Resident Managers in charge of Associated Producers offices are now notifying our first runs of their play dates. One hundred prints are being issued on this remarkable production which means that more than three hundred of the largest cities in the country can play “Homespun Folks” within thirty days from its first release on September 12th. Watch for the “Homespun Folks” insert in next week’s trade journals. MACK SENNETT ~ MARSHALL NEILAN ~ ALLAN DWAN ~ GEORGE LOANE TUCKER MAURICE TOURNEUR ~ J. PARKER READ JR. » THOMAS H.INCE ASSOCIATED PRODUCERS INC. HOME OFFICES: 729 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY