Wid's Filmdom (1921)

CLE ey, Fhe BRADSTREET of FILMDOM , TE SS Sate a ers TheRECOGNIZED AUTHORITY Pee ay Vol. XVII No. 71 Sunday, Sept. 11, 1921 Price 25c. Copyright 1921, Wid’s Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., New Prorkyeive. \ oo Dy: WID’S FILMS AND FILM FOLKSS ING, F.-C, (““Wid”’) Gunning, President and Treasurer; Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-President and Editor; J. 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 Rea OV Asem eee ORME a hs ss sectese cae CAMILLE UCT Oar ee MEER SS fe cs ike tate oe Page 2 PemiAwevy AISHCOLESENtS 4.0. 60s. oa ea sen SERENADE PESO me ILStMiIN Gg Lie B EC maha ws. 2 xs Qs tae te Page 3 THE VENGEANCE TRAIL Aywon—State Rights ............. hee Papes4 THE CUP OF LIFE PueOUIA COUR ETOUUCE! Savi. 5.0 kat ee oe Page MAN AND WOMAN A. H. Fischer, Inc.--Jans Prod.--St. R’ts..Page 12 Pr eVOOLes iil oo, cor etn BEATING THE GAME Goldwyn Page 13 “leefeeea N89 Fe egies nx: THE NIGHT HORSEMAN Fox Page 14 es « 4 ee 6 6 6 ee @ © 6 «© fee eee ee ee Oe © ele ee whe) es) #1108 © eh Del ® 6°16 6.10 6: © 6 8 6.6 €¢ 6 6 0 6 8 a 6 Snowy Baker in THE SHADOW OF LIGHTNING RIDGE Aywon Film Corp.—State Rights........ Page 19 Ernest Shipman presents....... GOD’S CRUCIBLE REV SELOCEINGOU Mey. ks es wets Page 20 PeeIeLAV LON (iin ete... sore BEYOND FAGNOUNT sete ae cet acy ss ee Page 21 RSS AUtOT tle ae sry ss... THE ROWDY OS ATS Ss ol 2 i re Page 22 Edna Murphy and Johnnie Walker in WHAT LOVE WILL DO Page 23 a Ope 5s) 4) vie eee OLeee Soe! CUE Las’ ©. © «0 « 8 6 ¢ 8 ele 6 « « News of the Week in Headlines Monday Labor Day. Tuesday Canvas of important producers reveals 887 features planned for season release. I. Bruce Johnson, while in England, invited British exhibitors here to study First National plan with view to forming similar body. Allens of Canada take over Select distribution there. Wednesday Cinematograph Exhibitors’ Association of Great Britain appoints committee of three to investigate First National plan. Famous Players reported preparing to reopen Long Island studio. Lon.Chaney made a Universal-Jewel star. Los Angeles city council bans showing of Clara Smith Hamon film. Thursday Allied Laboratories Association in deal with Eastman Kodak. Amicable settlement looked for. Adolph Zukor and M. P. T. O. resume conferences. Associated Producers-First National deal covers three years. Latter to form new comedy department. Associated Exhibitors, Inc., to release one a week. Independents announce three new picture series. First metropolitan film golf tournament to be held Sept. 24; Friday “M. P. T. O. and Famous Players counsels to form new policy covering future conferences with Adolph Zu kor. Move actuated by pending Federal Trade Commission investigation. T. O. C. C. discusses percentage booking with Fox, Loew and Sheehan. M. P. T. O. officials in Washington on taxation. Allens take over Hodkinson distribution in Canada. — Saturday Three versions of “Hamlet” in this country. N. A. M. P. I. files taxation brief with Senate Finance Committee. Pardoning the bad is injuring the good’’—Benjamin Franklin.