Wid's Filmdom (1919)

~The BRADSTREET of FILMDOM AUTHORITY BERS EAE EEE ET ep, Vol. VI, 68 Sunday, December ry ‘1918 Price, 25c Copyright 1918, Wid’s Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 171-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. by WID’S FILMS AND FILM FOLKS, INC. F. C. [‘*SWID’’] GUNNING President and Treasurer LYNDE DENIG, Editor Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879 (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $20.00 Terms 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 Features Reviewed Constance Talmadge in Pree eee eee en Ms Benin. 50s Page 4 Elsie Ferguson in UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE PUG L As Cem G22, Satara cts sic sete ha ators Page 5 MEIOR A TAY A100 is we ee STRING BEANS aratr OU tirmces. ern te actos bic nt eae ace Page 7 TIT ES TREAT ”EM ROUGH Be es MN PINAR Soha 2205 dng! Dia aint gene ative = Siew Page 9 ~Ciara Kimball Young in THE ROAD THROUGH THE DARK Select . _Earl Schenck & Claire Whitney in THE KAISER’S FINISH Warner Bros.-States Rights .......... Page 13 Enid Bennett in ........... ..FUSS AND FEATHERS 4 BAC TC RRs aces hoy ob anes Page 15 Henry B. Walthall in AND A STILL SMALL VOICE Nat'l. Film-Robertson-Cole............ Page 17 Released through Mutual-Exhibitors Educational Film Corp. presents THE KEY TO POWER Ree tae 505% WAG ake eee a nie ois 8 oe Page 18 mew.s ofone in .......... ..THE MAN OF BRONZE DUNE Cl een ae Pat ley Kore ae ere cae 5a Page 19 Memetaaneairbanks in) |... . 602s ee see en. ARIZONA OE en Sie athe ae Page 21 Gladys Leslie in ....THE BELOVED IMPOSTER Bee Tet so) fostat cinasoes: Page 23 The RECOGNIZED Producer and Small Exhibitor Speak. What Do You Think? Now we're gettin’ goin’. This week I have two statements. to present in reference to the Zukor-Williams-Hodkinson discussion, and from the amount of talk that has been passing around in the trade concerning this all-important problem that is now being chewed over, I believe that many statements are being formulated. Whether you are a big exhibitor, a little producer, a big distributor or vise versa, I want vou to know that there is no question about the fact that the film industry as a whole will be mighty glad to hear what you've got to say at this time. I am presenting this week, a statement from l‘'rederick Burlingham, a producer of scenic subjects who has been making commercially profitable scenics for years, and has been a close student of market conditions both in this country and in Europe for many years past, by virtue of the necessity of keeping in touch in order to be able to efficiently market the films he has produced. I am also presenting a statement from a small town exhibitor, Mr. Flader of the Rigney Theater, Albany, Missouri, and what he has to say, and his invitation for a few explanations, certainly proves up on the well known saying that folks from Missouri want to be shown. As this discussion has progressed quite a bit since it started, I hereby invite Mr. Zukor or Mr. Williams to the discussion from their viewpoint at any time if they care to clear up renew any questions that are raised by other writers. This invitation of course stands for any other person who comes into the discussion and brings up a point which is afterward questioned, and is consequently in need of further remarks. We all know that things are wrong with the business. Undoubtedly much would be gained by a discussion which is going to make clear the viewpoints of various big men as to just why things are wrong. Let’s keep this going. Who’s next? Lod Ga