The Film Daily (1935)

Monday, Dec. 9, 1935 fr«?^** DAILY WASHINGTON PARLEY UNDER WAY TODAY {Continued from Page 1) the gavel is banged. Theater and motion picture industries have been placed under the heading of public services. The industry grouping was charted as a means of facilitating the discussion of specific as well as general problems of industry, said Berry. A liaison officer will keep in touch with the various buildings and hotels while the conferences are being held, to coordinate the discussions. The rift between Berry and Secretary Roper was widened late last week when the Secretary admitted he had not been invited to the coordinator's conference. Roper meanwhile has advanced a plan to increase the influence of the administration's business and advisory conference. Foreign Flashes Rome — The national fascist federation of amusements has forbidden showing of more than two pictures, one of which must be at least a year old, on cinema bills. It also forbids scenic attractions in movie houses. Paris — Lacy W. Katsner of United Artists has signed to distribute the three productions to be made by Les Films Artistiques Francais in 1936. Berlin — Rota Film A.G. has increased its capital to $500,000. Paris — Societe Anonyme des Films Paramount has merged with Societe des Grands Cinemas Francais under the name of Film Paramount. Capital of the French Paramount has been increased to $2,000,000. There will be no change in personnel. Rome — M-G-M has obtained world distribution rights to the film "Aldebaron." San Francisco Squibs San Francisco — With new equipment installed the Motion Picture Service Co. has opened a 16mm. finishing laboratory, Manager Gerald L. Karski announces. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" entered its third week at the Geary with attendance reported constantly building. Morgan A. Walsh, president of Independent Theater Owners of Northern California, and L. S. Hamm, counsel, are back from a hunting trip to Mexico. Otto Lochbaum, in the distributing game for the past 30 years, has opened an independent feature exchange known as Roadshow Attractions at 112 Hyde St. The New Fillmore Theater is closed for remodeling and redecorating. A LITTLE from "LOTS ■■■■ ■ By RALPH WDJC ===== FOX THEATERS CLAIMS SLASHED TO 2 MILLION HOLLYWOOD Y$f. RAY JOHNSTON, president of Republic Pictures, has arrived in Hollywood by train from New York for conferences with Trem Carr and Nat Levine regarding productions to be made on the balance of the season's schedule. Fifteen of the announced program of 52 pictures already have been completed while two are in production and three others are scheduled to start within the next two weeks. Productions in work are "The Leavenworth Case" and the first serial production on the schedule, "Darkest Africa." Scheduled to start are "The Oregon Trail," with John Wayne, "Dancing Feet" and "The Return of Jimmy Valentine." Lew Ayres, who has been placed under long term contract by Columbia, makes Ms first appearance for the company as the male lead in "Wedding Present," Paul Gallico's "Saturday Evening Post" story. It will be a B. P. Schulberg production. Joseph Anthony is now preparing the screen treatment. Ayres' contract also provides that in addition to acting he will direct later in the season. Tempe Pigott is the latest addition to the cast of Selznick International "Little Lord Fauntleroy," now before the cameras with Freddie Bartholomew in the title part and Dolores Costello Barrymore in the leading feminine role. John Cromwell is directing this United Artists release. T ▼ » Marc Connelly's long search for the right colored actor to play "De Lawd" in the forthcoming Warner screen production of "The Green Pastures" — the role created by the late Richard B. Harrison — came to an end last week. The part has been definitely assigned to Rex Ingram, who was recently seen on Broadway in "Stevedore." Ingram, a graduate of Northwestern University, is one of the three colored Phi Beta Kappa men in this country. He stands six feet three inches, and Connelly believes he is ideally suited to play the central role in "The Green Pastures," which will soon go into production at the Burbank studios. Ann Rutherford, Republic contract player, has been assigned to the leading role opposite John Wayne in his next western, "The Oregon Trail," which Scott Pembroke will direct under the supervision of Paul Malvern. Robert Emmett and Jack Natteford adapted the original story by Lindsley Parsons. T T » The nearly complete casts of three pictures put in production at the Paramount studio last week have been announced. Billy Lee, Benny Bartlett, Murray MacLean, Robert Fiske, Kent Taylor, William Gargan, Grant Withers, Katherine DeMille, Sid Taylor, Betty Rhodes and Dean Jagger will appear in "The Sky Parade" under direction of Otho Lovering. Reginald Denny, Frances Drake, Ian Keith, George Barbder, Rod LaRocque, Gail Patrick, Thomas Jackson and Jack Raymond have been assigned the principal roles in "Preview," the story of a murder at a Hollywood preview being directed by Robert Florey. Jack Haley, William Frawley, Lynne Overman and Roscoe Karns will play the four leading roles in "F Man." T T T Edwin K. O'Brien has been assigned to write additional dialogue on C. C. Burr's next production, "I'll Name the Murderer." O'Brien recently worked on Burr's "Suicide Squad," an on "Kentucky Blue Streak." T T T As the result of her performance in "She Married Her Boss," Columbia has placed Jean Dixon, under long-term contract and assigned her to a feature role in "Opera Hat," Frank Capra's next production for which Gary Cooper was engaged several weeks ago as the star. The screen play, by Robert Riskin, is based on Clarence Budington Kelland's "American Magazine" serial. ▼ T » Lionel Stander has been placed under contract by Columbia. (Continued from Page 1) tively awarded $25,399 and $11,568; Continental Bank & Trust Co. asked $2,000,675 and was awarded $891,925. Claim of Miriam Rogers, as assignee of A. C. Blumenthal, for $430,941, was disallowed; Criterion Advertising Co. asked $29,039 and was awarded $12,555; claim of Fox West Coast Service Corp. for $39,355 was disallowed. Other allowances were Clark Robinson, $20,000; Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, $7,500; Chas. S. Levin, $9,000; Electrical Products Corp., $4,000: Philadelphia Co for Guaranty & Mortgages, $30,134, and Touge, Nevin & Co., $19,008. The claims of Sadie Wald for $30,000, J. A. Lacey for $35,000, Harry Cherry for $10,000 were disallowed. Florida Flickers Miami — The French Casino, theater-restaurant being built in Miami Beach, will be completed about Dec. 15. Abraham Goodman is head of the company. J. E. Churchwell, owner of the Dufuniak Theater, Defuniak Springs, is back from California. E. J. Sparks is reopening the Republic Theater, Jacksonville, after being closed more than six years. Kenneth W. Hanson, manager of the Arcade, Williston, is going to three shows a week instead of just Wednesday and Saturday. Walter Hartwig, dramatic stock company manager, is looking over Miami with a view to establishing a a winter troupe there. CAN YOUR SCREEN LEAVE THE STAGE AND DO TRICKS? (Audioscopics) WATCH FOR ME! M-G-M