Wid's Filmdom (1921)

et emeennee The RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY eearcteerl ase ‘DAIL Yansameear of | ee Vol. XVII No. 23 Sunday, July 24, 1921 Price 25c. Copyright 1921, 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; W. Alicoate, Secretary and Business Manager; J. A. Cron, Advertising 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 4551-4552-5558. Hollywood, California: Editorial and Business Offices, 6411 Hollywood Boulevard. Phone, Hollywood 1603. London Representative: W. A. Williamson, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative: Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Features Reviewed Eugene O’Brien in....IS LIFE WORTH LIVING? SC] ZHIG Re RIE CUES io.s a ove . so o's. o sich pee ents Page 2 Paicer rag yet so. ses es LITTLE ITALY Realartsry.902. rea. os OU ee Page 3 GOOD WOMEN RobeecsOu-Cole............. ieee te eRead oe» Page 5 Louise Glaum in......... GREATER THAN LOVE J. Parker Read, Jr., Prod.—Asso. Prod... .THE SIGN ON THE DOOR .Page 7 Norma Talmadge in... Associated First National Pictures....... Page 8 PemitheROperisrii restr. 2 2. oe. + ceialels LURING LIPS NIA CERUe Etech Its, 2). 6. so 6 vale oleke Tae. Page 9 William Russell in...:.......:. +... SINGING RIVER © It CDE oec i cpe so ks 6 os os ace ee mie gies Page 12 Bebe Daniels in............-. .THE MARCH HARE Reglgr iter tee nc cies + oo oo ons wlaeimeere a Page 13 THE MONEY MANIAC Pathe renee ce sce ce ett ome ce eee Page 15 Mary Miles Minter in MOONLIGHT AND HONEYSUCKLE Realartenga.....% “ne SAB eee Soa cage 3 Page 16 Irvin Willat presents THE FACE OF THE WORLD PIOGRSOi eae cin oo 0 ch oo os 2 om eietalens Page 17 Short Reels: eit. 2... eh. aes: a0 ee ete Page 18 Justine Johnstone ee A HEART TO LET Reaglart Re eyi~ 4: Rl: devas «. 0c 3G peaeremrre Page 20 News of the Week in Headlines Monday Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson leave for South Africa to shoot pigmy pictures. Arrangements under way for first golf tournament in industry. Trade in Italy facing crisis. Tuesday “Charley” talks of “what’s wrong with the industry?” Wants to know what’s all the shootin’ for? Famous Players’ theaters in St. Louis again revert to Harry Koplar. Mrs. Harding presented with two-reeler showing President on campaign. British Kinematograph Manufacturers Association sends cable to President Harding protesting against proposed tariff. I. P. D. A. plans to boost September as gala month for independents. Wednesday Famous Players still hold four St. Louis houses. Governor Miller fails to name censors for New York despite original plan to do so, Sales managers at meeting favor C. C. Pettijohn’s “war chest” idea. Plan carrying out idea on Aug. 25. Metro to release 32 pictures next year. Coast carpenter strike may force general studio shutdown. Thursday George H. Cobb, Mrs. Eli T. Hosmer and Joseph Leyenson named censors for New York State. Universal calling general conference of all producers and censors to discuss get-together policy. Will be held on coast. Adolph Zukor writes Sydney S. Cohen he is ready to meet M. P. T. O. on theater problem. Export and Import signs W. N. Selig’s serial output for three years. Friday A. S. Kane negotiating for 18 pictures. First National to distribute “Cabiria.” Adolph Zukor nails report of theater construction in Minneapolis. William N. Vogel sells Hodkinson product in many foreign countries. Goldwyn to work on picture to picture basis. No more contracts with artists. Pardoning the bad is injuring the ee ’—Benjamin Franklin.