The Film Daily (1936)

DAILY Friday, Sept. 4, 1936 4 MONTHS' RELEASES ARE SET BY M-G-M (.Continued from Page 1) on the Run," a fast-moving comedy romance with Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone in leading roles; "Libeled Lady," with Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy; the Greta Garbo-Robert Taylor production of "Camille," adapted from the famous Dumas play by James Hilton, author of "Good-bye, Mr. Chips," and Frances Marion; "Old Hutch," a Wallace Beery vehicle based on Garrett Smith's Saturday Evening Post story; "April Blossoms," Continental musical romance with Richard Tauber, and "Our Relations," Laurel-Hardy feature. Also on the new fall release list are two new dramas, "Sworn Enemy" and "The Longest Night," featuring the new "team" of Robert Young and Florence Rice, Grantland Rice's daughter; "The All-American Chump,'' a novel story of a country bumpkin who develops into a bridge wizard, featuring Stuart Erwin; "Mister Cinderella," Hal Roach feature production with Jack Haley and Betty Furness; a mystery story with Elissa Landi, ZaSu Pitts and Edmund Lowe in leading roles, tentatively known as "The White Dragon," and "Tarzan Escapes," the newest African adventure thriller, with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan again in leading roles. "The Great Ziegfeld," which will be the first September release, is being issued for a popular-price run throughout the country following its gve-month run on Broadway and other records piled up as a roadshow attraction. In September also will come "Sworn Enemy," "The Devil Is a Sissy" and "Old Hutch." October releases are "The Longest Night," "Libeled Lady," "The Ail-American Chump," "Love on the Run," "April Blossoms," and "Mister Cinderella." In November will be released "The White Dragon," "Born to Dance," "Our Relations" and "Camille." Scheduled for December are "The Thin Man Returns," "Tarzan Escapes" and "Maytime," with at least one other release to be added. Ginger Rogers to Pinch Hit For Fred Astaire on Radio Ginger Rogers, currently co-starred with Fred Astaire in the RKO Radio picture, "Swing, Time", now playing at the Radio City Music Hall, will be star of the initial program of the Packard program, which goes over WEAF and the NBC red network on Sept. 8 at 9:30 P.M. She is substituting for her film teammate, who is not arriving from Europe in time to prepare for the broadcast, of which he is nominally the star. Miss Rogers will have especially strong assistance on the program, for her associates will be Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Allan Jones and Francia White. NEWS of the DAY Eufaula, Ala. — Plans for a new theater are announced by M. G. Lee, owner of the present theater here. In addition to the new house Lee will air condition and install new seats in the old house. Shreveport, La. — With both sides making concessions, the strike of mo-, tion picture operators in four downtown theaters has been settled. Bedford, Ind. — An investigation of bombs exploded in the Bon Ritz Theater here and the Indiana theater at Bloomington, both under the management of Harry Vonderschmidt, is under way. Clinton, Okla.— The Guthrie Theater here, has re-opened after complete remodeling. Oklahoma City — A. G. Leary of Pittsburg was installed as b.m. for Universal here by Harry Graham of Atlanta. Walter Quade goes on the road as salesman. South Boston, Va. — The Princess Theater, remodelled and modernized, has just been reopened as one of the circuit of the Neighborhood Theaters, Inc., of which Morton G. Thalhimer of Richmond, head of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of Virginia, is president. The Thalhimer interests purchased the local house a few months ago. Richmond, Va.— A. Frank O'Brien, manager of the Wilmer & Vincent interests here, has just become one of the leaders in the Richmond Theater Guild League membership drive which is to begin Sept. 17. O'Brien is to serve as chairman of newspaper advertising. Oklahoma City— L. C. Griffith and C. 0. Fulgham, Griffith Amusement Co. executives are at Taos, New Mex., attending Pawnee Bill's Golden Wedding, and will spend several days at Griffiths Recreation Camp in New Mexico before returning home. Disney Gets Gold Medal At Venice Film Exposition The 1936 gold medal award of the International Cinema Exposition at Venice for the year's best animated cartoons was awarded to Walt Disney, whose entries included "Mickey on Ice," "Three Orphan Kittens" and "Who Killed Cock Robin?", the United Artists office was advised yesterday by cable. This is the third successive year that Disney has taken the medal. "Kaiser von California," German production, was awarded the Mussolini trophy as the best film. Paul Muni's performance in "Story of Louis Pasteur" brought him the Volpi cup, while Annabella, French star, was voted the best actress for her work in "Veille D'Armes." Various other medals and awards were received by "Tudor Rose" "Nine Days a Queen," "Kermesse Eroique," "Schlussakord," "Jugend der Welt," "White Squadron," "Mary of Scotland," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and "Trail of the Lonesome Pine." PROVIDENCE The RKO Albee reopens with pictures after a three-week run of legitimate plays. The Carlton has reopened after extensive alterations. The Rialto, long dark, is being demolished. The Port Theater, Inc., was incorporated last week by John E. Canning, Elward M. Brennan and George A. Johnson. Nine Vitaphone Subjects For September Release Vitaphone is releasing nine short subjects this month, it is announced by Norman H. Moray, executive in charge of shorts and trailers. The two-reelers are: "Rush Hour Rhapsody," a Broadway Brevity musical with Jean Sargent; Joe Palooka in "The Choke's On You," a Broadway Brevity comedy with Shemp Howard, Robert Norton, Beverly Phalon, Johnny Berkes, and Leo Weber, and "The Backyard Broadcast" a Broadway Brevity musical with a number of talented child performers. The one-reelers are: "Pearl of the Pacific," an E. M. Newman Colortour Adventure, narrated by Kenneth Roberts; Clyde Lucas and His New Yorker Orchestra, a Melody Master; "Pictorial Review" No. 1, with Oscar of the Waldorf; "Vitaphone Gayeties," a Big Time Vaudeville short, featuring The DeLong Trio, Jack Pepper and Co., Allen & Kent, Will Morris & Bobby, Harry Reser & His Eskimos, a Melody Master, and "Logging Along," a vitaphone Novelty reel. PITTSBURGH The Fulton Theater switched to single features this week with "My Man Godfrey." Florence Fisher Parry, Press movie columnist, off on a holiday motor trip. The Casino Theater set Sept. 14 as its reopening date. PRICE HIKES EXTEND IN WESTERN PENNA, (Continued from Page 1) and expects to follow suit with "Swing Time". The reaction of the patrons to the price hikes will govern the theater operators in their plan to make their higher scales permanent. "Swing Time" at Music Hall Tops All Non-Holiday Biz (Continued from Page 1) also an Astaire-Rogers picture, during Labor Day week. "Swing Time" drew 182,000 paying patrons during its first week which ended Wednesday, 4,000 less than poured in to permit "Top Hat" to set the house's record gross. "Swing Time" also shattered all attendance records in two summer resort pre-release situations, Asbury Park, N. J. and Lake Placid, N. Y. Both the Mayfair Theater at Asbury and the Palace at Lake Placid report that the picture eclipsed their former house records, held in both cases by "Top Hat." The report from Asbury covers five days business, while the picture opened in Lake Placid on Tuesday. Marchetti Sees England Taking More U. S. Talent Impressed during his recent visit to England by the reliance of British producers on Hollywood-trained talent, including players, writers and technicians, Roger Marchetti, Los Angeles film attorney, predicted yesterday at the Hotel Gotham that there would be a heavy future growth of American personnel in British studios. England, Marchetti said, is expecting to voluntarily abolish the existing film quota as established by the 1928 Cinematograph Film Act, although in some quarters there has been recent pressure brought to bear to make production and distribution percentages more stringent. While in New York, Marchetti is seeking distribution hook-up for two Technicolor shorts he produced recently on the coast with Bob McGowan directing. Subjects, based on fables, were made for primary appeal to children. Marchetti leaves for Los Angeles Saturday. Second Resettlement Film Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — "Old Man River", the Resettlement Administration's latest cinema project, is ready to be "shot", according to Pare Lorentz, the guiding genius of the last Resettlement picture, "The Plow That Broke the Plains". Lorentz has prepared three scenarios and only awaits Dr. Tugwell's selection before he and his miniature studio will journey to the Mississippi to start production.