International photographer (Jan-Dec 1934)

"The cameraman today is a dramatist at heart. His brush is a camera, but he's nevertheless an artist." THE CAM Vol. I. MONTHLY NEWS OF PRODUCT^ COLUMBIA CLIPS By BOB TOBEY "AMONG THE MISSING." Directed by AL ROGELL. Joe August drew this photographic assignment. Dave Ragan took care of pointing the camera in the right direction, while Marcel Grand and Jack Russell handled the lens stops and calibrations. Billy Fraker toted around the snapshot equipment. Jimmy Punter was the gaffer, Ed Blaisdell the grip, Jerry Franklin Wright dished out the scene numbers, and Glenn Rominger raked in the sound waves, with the assistance of Earl Snyder as mike man. Completed about two weeks ago, the pictures stars Dick Cromwell and Henrietta Crossman, and gives Billie Seward her first leading role. It was pretty nearly her last leading role, too, as she and Dick had to eat so many doughnuts for sequences in the picture that they both had tummy-aches. They finally took to making hollow doughnuts for Billie, so that she could go on with her scenes for a while longer. What suffering one must suffer to become an actress ! One must give all for art, so that there will be art for all. If the censors don't ruin it. "THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA." Directed by LEWIS MILESTONE. Chief Cinematographer at the start was Arthur Edeson, but the terrific strain under which he had to work on location on board the "Ruth Alexander" pioveu too much for him, and half way through the picture he asked to be relieved rather than suffer a nervous breakdown. Joe August relieved him. The entire crew worked to the point of exhaustion during the four weeks on the boat sequences, shooting all day in sunlight, and then working by artificial light during the evening, with 6:30 calls to which to look forward each morning. Not alone did the Captain hate the sea! F. M. Browne as second cameraman and Al Keller as assistant remained through the picture. Rod Tolmie twiddled the focus-changing devices for the first half of the picture, but was replaced by Marcel Grand when August took over the helm. Whitey Schafer exhausted the possibilities of the ship for stills. Homer Plannette and Jim Punter were gaffers. Nate Watt was assistant director, with Tommy Flood as second assistant. George Cooper was Big-Ears. Mercy Weireter handled the script, H. B. Hanks and Ed Blaisdell were the hammer-and-nails fellows, and Norbert Miles was busy keeping up Max Factor's reputation and his own sylph-like figure. The cast boasts (and well may it boast) of the following: Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly, Allison Skipworth, Wynne Gibson, Fred Keating, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, Florence Rice, Jack Gilbert, and The Three Stooges. The role of the Captain who began to follow the sea by accident, and hates everything about it, is played by Connolly ; and although the title roles was actually one of the lesser parts in the script, my Shovel Boys inform me that Walter is making the part so outstanding and laugh-provoking that he bids fair to steal the picture. Connolly is a hard worker and a good trouper. I saw him on the set the other day, making a scene in which he had to take alternate drinks of soup and wine. Half way through the scene he swallowed some soup the wrong way, but strangled his cough and went on, making a noble effort to finish the scene without a breakdown. He got red in the face, however, and finally had to quit, gasping for breath, when it came time to take a swallow of wine. "HOLLYWOOD CINDERELLA." Directed by ARCHIE GOTTLER. You figure out who was Chief Cinematographer on this short. Henry Freuljch started it. The second day of production had to leave to take over another picture, and Victor S'cheurich was assigned. That lasted for one day, and Vic had to return to the "BROADWAY BILL" set to photograph with Walker. Joe August next took the tiller, but had to leave the next day to replace Edeson on "THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA." Al Siegler then took over the situation. That's all, folks, because it was only a four-day schedule. Fred Kaifer panned and tiltled his way through the entire picture, and Jack Andersen and Walter Lackey did the assisting. Arthur Jarrett, Inez Courtney, and Gene Sheldon were in the cast. EXPLORATION PICTURES CORP. "BRIDES OF SULU." Director, John Nelson ; author, James Ormont ; screenplay, James J. Gilbert; first cameraman, Harry W. Anderson. Cast : Adeline Moreno, Eduardo de Castro, Gregoria Ticman, Armanda Magbitang, Datu Mandi, Felisa Fernandez. "The photography by Harry W. Anderson is stunning." — Hollywood Reporter. WARNER BROS. FIRST NATIONAL "SIX DAY BIKE RIDER." Director, Lloyd Bacon; original screenplay, Earl Baldwin; first cameraman, Warren Lynch; supervisor, Sam Bischoff. Cast: Joe E. Brown, Maxine Doyle, Frank McHugh, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Aylesworth. Lottie Williams, Lloyd Neal, Dorothy Christy, T a m in a n y Young, Charles Sellon, Tom Wilson, Harry Seymour. MOST INTERESTING STIL "PERFECT WEEK END." Director, Ray Enright; story, Frederick Haxlitt B r e n n a n ; screenplay, Warren Duff and Seton I. Miller; first cameraman, William Rees; supervisor, Sam Bischoff. "I SELL ANYTHING." Director, Robert Florey; story, Albert J. Cohen and Robert T. Shannon ; screenplay, Brow n Holmes and Sidney Sutherland; first cameraman, Sid Hickox; supervisor, Sam Bischoff. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Ann Dvorak, Claire Dodd, Roscoe Karns, Russell Hopton, Hobart Cavanaugh, Harry Tyler, Gus Shy, Leonard Carey, Sam Godfrey. "JUST OUT OF COLLEGE." Director, Alfred E. Green; story, Robert Lee Johnson; screenplay, Eugene Solow and Robert Lee Johnson; first cameraman, James Van Trees; supervisor, Edward Chodorov. Cast: Franchot Tone, Jean Muir, Ann Dvorak, Margaret Lindsay. Ross Alexander, Nick Foran, Henry O'Neil, John Eldredge, Merwin Light. FOX STUDIOS Hal Mohr has been assigned to "CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON." His assistants are John Schmitz and Bob Surtees. The picture will be produced at the Fox Western Avenue Studios. "ESCAPADE." Director, Ernst L. Frank; original screenplay, William Hurlbut; first cameraman, Norbert Brodine. Cast: Binnie Barnes, Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanaugh, Grant Mitchell, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Doris Lloyd, Henry Kolker. Eugene Pallette, Dick Winslow. This rare and priceless document of motion picture h<«\ Company made at Albuquerque, New Mexico, en rot /» are: Billy Bitzer (left), Walter Long, Donald Crisp, Ilia Teddy Sampson, Mae Marsh, Mary Alden, Wallace fid, J. Stuart Blackton, extreme right. Photographed byami MONOGRAM "KING KELLY OF THE U. S. A." Supervisor, George Bertholon ; original story, George Bertholon and Howard Higgins; screenplay, Leonard Fields and David Silverstein ; director, Leonard Fields; assistant, Bill Reinecke ; first cameraman, Robert Planck ; operative cameraman, Reggie Lanning; assistant, Russell Harlan; stills, Oliver Sigurdson ; recording engineer, Ralph Shugart ; film editor, Carl Pierson ; art director, E. R. Hickson ; chief electrician, Tex Cox; chief grip, Tex Hayes ; chief prop, Bob Landers. Cast: Guy Robertson, Irene Ware, Edgar Kennedy, Franklyn Pangborn, Otis Harlan, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Joyce Compton, Bodil Rosing, Lorin Baker. MISCELLANEOUS Ruddy Geraus, that genial manager I Camera Supply Company, has been sin inf little time in the hospital, undergoing tion for appendicitis. Ruddy's many frit I be glad to learn that he is getting ale I well and indications are that he will at his post by the time this book ct:s the press. Charles P. Boyle is spending a few is Chicago, behind the cameras, for Jack Comedies (Universal release). E. T. is pinch-hitting for him over at the Cam S ply Company. Are you tellin' 'em. about how we gotta have blankets in ' even in mid-summer? Talking picture entertainment is a regular feature in the sub-zero fastness of Admiral Byrd's Little America headquarters in Antarctica. Carl Peterson, Paramount News man of the Paramount Antarctica Bureau writes : "We have run approximately fifteen shows and the equipment has worked perfectly, both sound and pictures. It has been so much pleasure for the members to have a show every Wednesday and Saturday and when we get all set on the barrier we will again continue the shows." The expedition is outfitted with standard Western Electric equipment secured from ERPI. Gordon Jennings, head of the special i partment at Paramount, has returned fro a catorial adventure to Rouge River and | If you have a fish story, get it ready * next time you see Gordon. spit ...1 a leaW Paul Eagler has finished his assignment at Reliance, for Edward Small. Paul had charge of process background work on the "Count of Monte Cristo" and "Trans-Atlantic Show Boat." Our old friends, Roman Freulich and Ki have been much in the limelight, acco newspaper and magazine reviews, for tht did work in "PRISONER." Freulich din Gray was cameraman. The Filmarte which shows so many good and unusual had first showing on this. Congratulati man and King ! Warner Brothers First National — " WIFE." "William Rees' photography is standing asset to the picture." )USI :i out