The Film Daily (1936)

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S ZW** DAILY 7n3ay^ept4J936 4 "JUttU" fro** Uotfywood "Ms // By RALPH WILK PREPARATIONS are under way * for the filming of "Captain Courageous," Kipling's famous saga of the New England fishing banks. Lionel Barrvmore will play the role of Captain' Trook. Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy also named for parts in the picture. Victor Fleming will direct the Louis D. Lighton production. ▼ T T Howard Strickling, head of M-GM publicity department, has returned to the studio after four weeks in the east, during which time he attended the "Romeo and Juliet" premiere in New York, and "The Gorgeous Hussy" opening in Washington. T t ▼ Madge Evans leaves today for a week's vacation at Del Monte. T t * Sol Lesser, president of Principal Productions, has one picture before the cameras, another being edited and three more preparing for early filming. Shooting has been finished on "King of the Royal Mounted" for 20th Century -Fox release. "Wild Brian Kent" is now on location. "Rainbow Over the River," "The Desert Storm" and "Valley Range" are in preparation. T T T Herman Brix, former Olympic star, has been given a long term contract by Sam Katzman, president of Victory Pictures. Brix will be starred in a series of Sport Action Features. Victory plans to put the first into production shortly after it completes "Shadow of Chinatown," 15-chapter serial starring Bela Lugosi and featuring Herman Brix, Joan Barclay, Luana Walters, Maurice and Forrest Taylor. T ▼ V Paramount has extended the contract of two leading players, a junior actress and of a director. Gail Patrick, currently on loan to 20th Century, Eleanore Whitney, now playing the leading role in "Rose Bowl," and Charles Barton, who recently completed direction of "Murder with Pictures" to guide "Rose Bowl" through production. The stock player whose contract has been extended is Gail Sheridan, now in "Hopalong Cassidy Returns," being producd by Harry Sherman. t ▼ ▼ Joe Cook and his long-time partner in comedy, Dave Chasen, just signed by Paramount, will have featured roles in "Boots and Saddles," from Zane Grey's story, "Stairs of Sand," soon to go before the cameras under the direction of James Hogan. Larry Crabbe, Anthony Nace and Raymond Hatton in the cast. ▼ ▼ Y "To Young to Die," a comedy by Lewis R. Foster, has been purchased by Paramount as a Mary BolandCharlie Ruggles comedy vehicle. Absolutely, Positively Definite After five changes, First National has decided on "Sing Me a Love Song" as the release title for the musical in which James Melton. Patricia Ellis, Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins, Ann Sheridan and ZaSu Pitts appear. Picture was first called "Let's Pretend," then "Sing Me a Love Song," next "Come Up Smiling," followed by "Let's Pretend" again, and b;ck to "Sing Me a Love Song." Studio says the decision now is definitely, positively and absolutely final. A survey made in Canada and published by the London Evening Standard, shows that Canadians rank Edmund Gwen along with Charles Laughton as England's two greatest actors. Gwenn is currently cast in the "White Dragon," MG M production. T T ▼ Eight musical numbers, two of which will have three vocal and five orchestral reprises each, will constitute the songs for Irving G. Thalberg's "Maytime," in which Edmund Goulding is directing Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The music was written by Sigmund Romberg, composer of music for the original stage production, and Herbert Stothart. Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics for the new songs. Only two numbers will be retained from the original, "Sweethearts" and "Jump Jim Crow." Miss MacDonald and Eddy sing the first with Frank Morgan and a chorus doing the second. The life of Patrick Henry forms the basis of a two-reel Vitaphone short subject entitled "Give Me Liberty," which is being filmed in Technicolor at the Warner studios in Burbank. In the cast are John Litel, Nedda Harrigan, George Irving, Myrtle Stedman, Boyd Irwin, Carlyle Moore, Jr., Shirley Lloyd and Theodore Osborn. B. Reeves Eason is directing. T ▼ T Lionel Barrymore has been given the part of Captain Disko in MGM's forthcoming picturization of Rudyard Kipling's "Captains Courageous." Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy were previously announced for leading roles. T T T Samuel Goldwyn plans to remake "Stella Dallas," silent hit. Ruth Chatterton may be assigned to the title role, which made Belle Bennett a star in the 1926 version. Lester Cohen, novelist and screen writer, has been signed to prepare the screen play. V T T Charles La Torre, New York stage, radio and screen actor who arrived here recently from New York for a visit, is playing a part in M-GM's new Greta Garbo picture, "Camille." La Torre also appeared in a Shell Chateau radio broadcast. Frieda Inescort, who is now in New York on vacation, will be featured by WarnerFirst National in one of the most important roles in "Another Dawn," scheduled for early production. Laird Doyle is the author of the original story and also of the screen treatment. Edmund Lowe and Isabel Jewel will have leading roles in "Career Woman," Claire Trevor's next 20th Century-Fox film. Lewis Seiler will direct from a screen play by Lamar Trotti, based upon an original story by Gene Fowler. r v ▼ Ned Sparks will have a featured role in "One in a Million," the 20th Century-Fox musical film which will introduce to the screen Sonja Henie, blonde Olympic figure skating champion. Sidney Lanfield will direct. T T T Margaret Irving, Nedda Harrigan, Gregory Gaye, Guy Asher, William Demarest and Keye Luke will be in the cast of Warner Oland's "Charlie Chan at the Opera," soon to go into production at 20th Century-Fox. H. Bruce Humberstone will direct. v T T Natalie Moorhead has been added to the cast of "15 Maiden Lane" at 20th Century-Fox. Public Funds Sought For New Film Company Jules Goldstone, coast attorney, said yesterday before returning to Hollywood that his visit here has been for the purpose of arranging to obtain several million dollars of new working capital for a motion picture company through a public stock issue. Goldstone declined to name the company. He expects to return next week to conclude the deal. Resuming A. T. b T. Probe With Erpi to Be Called Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Federal Communications Commission investigation of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. and its subsidiaries will be resumed Oct. 15 with Erpi activities slated to be brought into the spotlight almost immediately. Representatives of the Commission have been stationed at the Erpi offices in New York all summer gathering information for the quiz. This should give Lou Lusty a few laughs. A newspaperman friend dreamt that the RKO executive had been offered the managership of the New York Yankees. In the dream, Lou received a letter from President Ruppert. Nervous and superstitious, Lou asked his friend to open the letter. Out dropped a $20,000 check — a bonus if Lou would sign to lead the team — and then the newspaperman was awakened by the noises of New York. Our New York Passing Show: Bill Robinson and Jesse Owens watching the Yankees trim the Cleveland club; Gordon Kahn preparing to return to Hollywood after an absence of three years — this time to write for Republic; John Lloyd, Warner Bros, scenarist, at "Idiot's Delight"; William Collier, Sr., here early for the World Series; B. G. "Buddy" DeSylva and George Marshall, husband of Corinne Griffith, accompanying the College All-Stars from Chicago to New York. T T T Louise Latimer, actress, and Erwin Gelsey, scenarist, have just revealed that they were married on June 13 in Denver. Spring Byington has been engaged by Columbia for the feature role of Rebecca Perry in "Theodora Goes Wild," which is now in production under the direction of Richard Boleslawski, with Irene Dunne as the star and Melvyn Douglas as her leading man. Other prominent players who will be seen in featured parts are Robert Allen, Elisabeth Risdon, Grace Hale, Sara Edwards, Nana Bryant and Thurston Hall. Mary McCarthy's story was prepared for the screen by Sidney Buchman. Two additional feature roles in "Come Closer Folks" starring James Dunn, were filled a few days ago by Columbia with the assigning of Gene Lockhart and George McKay. The story by Aben Kandel concerns the life of a sidewalk pitchman and was prepared for the screen by Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman. Marian Marsh has the feminine lead, with Wynne Gibson also seen in an important part. Harry Lachman is directing. Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, who as a freckle-faced young genius of comedy song, won himself a studio contract with his show-stopping work in Paramount's "Too Many Parents," has returned to that studio, on loan from Roach, for a featured part in "Right In Your Lap," with Marsha Hunt, John Howard and Eugene Pallette. Under the same deal Paramount loaned Lynne Overman to Roach for a leading part in a new comedy in which Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti will appear.