Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1929)

1194 Motion Picture News 'Damns,' Divots And Rough Give Filmdom's Birdie Chasers Action At 17th Golf Tourney Event Proves Bonanza For Makers of Trophy Cups And Prize Seeking Hook and Slicers REX BEACH'S opinion of the story judgment of producers, Lee Och's' ambitions for the Motion Picture Club, Earl Gulick's dexterity with a teaspoon, Arthur Stebbins' efforts to gracefully bestow the broccoli of defeat on Elmer McGovern, and awards for fifty-seven varieties of eighteen hole arithmetic were among the highlights of the seventeenth semi-annual "Film Daily" Golf Tournament, held on Tuesday at the Gedney Farms Country Club. Foregathering under the direction of Jack Alicoate, publisher of "Film Daily," and who was aided in his task by Don Mersereau and James Cunningham, and with Bruce Gallup, director of advertising for United Artists as the master of scorimonies, approximately one hundred of the He ink and Slice contingent of filmdom spent a holesome day excavating fairways and chasing birdies. Climaxing a full day of laughs and damns, the dinner provided several surprises. Earl Gtilick functioned as toastmaster, wielding a coffee-soaked spoon in lieu of a gavel. Java-eye developed at several nearby tables as Guliek used the caffeine niblick to emphasize his comments of appreciation for the opportunity the tournament afforded for improving lies and acquaintances. Rex Beach spoke of the possible impropriety of an author being present in a film gathering. He described the latest in private libraries in the Hollywood homes of producers, referring to recent importationa of authors abroad, now adorning Nl' ii r > thrives in place of books. He fairly knocked one of those present off his seat with his detailed explanation of the scienter and hygienic methods recently evolved in Hollywood for disposing of authors' manuscripts. lie also shattered the illu alleged tn In entertained by a producer lh.it Hex Beach was a summer resort, or a service station. Lee Och's gave a serious note to the oci ' ion n it h .'i « el] ■ tated explanation of the real purpo es and advantages of the Motion Picture Club. Thai bis sentiments were in accord with popular opinion wa evidenced by the applause thai greeted his request fur practical r gnition of the ROGERS AS "YANKEE" (Hollywood Bureau, Motion Picture News) Hollywood, Oct. 3. — Will Ropers' second talker for Fox will be "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," a remake in sound of the picture directed by Emmet I J. Flynn for the company a number of years ago. PRICELESS Hollywood — A few days ago, a print of "The Taming of the Shrew" was slipped into one of the suburbans by the U. A. studio to preview and nab audience reactions, etc. etc. On the main title, dialogue was credited to "William Shakespeare and Sam Taylor." comforts, conveniences and cuisine of the Club. ' Arthur Stebbins, captain of the Motion Picture Club Golf team, which defeated the Friars' Club team, captained by Elmer McGovern, eight up, responded to McGovern's tactful speech in behalf of his defeated foursome by stating that he was the only regular member of the Motion Picture Club team able to play during the afternoon, and that the other three players were substitutes. Someone well in the rough of the dining room fairway broadcasted a "Sez you" over the bunker of the speakers' table before the crowd realized that Stebbins was playing for a laugh. J. D. Williams, who played as a member of the Motion Picture Club team, avoided any definition of the term "substitutes," and confined his talk to an appreciation of the occasion. George Blair, of the Eastman Company, was obliged to take a bow and a round of applause as the tournament veteran, having been present on each of the sixteen preceding occasions. Bruce Gallup got the hand of the evening for his work as Chairman of a committee of one handling the scores for the (Continued on page 1200) Hearst Metrotone News Reel Debuts; Interesting Issue Laemmle Sr. Arrives From 3-Months' European Trip After a trip lasting three months in Europe, Carl Laemmle, president of Universal, his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bergerman, and others arrived back in New York last Tuesday, Sept. 24, aboard the Bremen. Also in party were Laemmle 's secretaries, Jack Ross and Dave Bader, his relative, Mrs. Maurice Spreckles, and his nephew, Julius Bernheim. The party was met by L. B. Metzger and was serenaded by Paul Whiteman and his band who on Nov. 1 will arrive in Hollywood to begin "King of Jazz Revue." Germany's Initial English Talkie Coming To The U. S. "The Melody Of The Heart." first German talking motion picture in English, produced in Berlin by Eric Pommer, will he brought lo America latter part of Dei'i'iiiIiit. the New Fork office of Ufa announces. "The Girl in Ihe Moon," Ufa silent picture, will be released in Berlin on Oct. 15. First Talking News Reel By International Has Lot Of Live Matter The theatres received their first issue of the Hearst Metrotone newsreel this week with two issues being made. The issues are to be made twice weekly, released on both film and disc as to sound. The issues out are numbered 200 and 201. Both run a full ten minutes on the screen. The first issue contained five shots the first being an introduction to the stars of the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs the winners of the pennants in their respective leagues who are to play the World Series', the wedding of John Coolidge; lively shots of Washington, D. C, chorus girls on skates; then the real news wallop of the reel in the shots of Charles M. Schwab after he testified at the Senate prob into the Shearer activities. Shearer himself was the punch. The way he spoke and his personality marked him as as forceful as the late Teddy was on the screen. The final shot was the departure of the British from German territory. The mid-week issue showed Italian War Veterans on parade in the Pacific Coast football teams in training; Elizabeth Arden in a reducing specialty for women, showing the exercises to reduce the waist line; the biggest locomotive in the world and the shots of the running of the St. Leger in England with a crowd of 1,000,000 present to see the race. General Talking Picl. Opens Five Offices In The South Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 3.— With the establishment of Southern district headquarters in Atlanta and the appointment of George M. Junes as head of the branch, the plans for a national sales organization for General Talking Pictures Corp. of N'ew York, were given further impetus. The Atlanta quarters are located in suite 'J14 at I'll Marietta St. In addition, there will be branches in Charlotte, Memphis, Dallas and N'ew Orleans. Walter Griffith, at JOS Smith Poplar St., heads the Charlotte office; J. N. Taller, al 502 South Second St., heads the Memphis branch; Albert Russell, at 304V4 Smith Barwood St.. commands the Dallas exchange. Paramount Will Make New Grey Story Into Talkie That Westerns are not down and out by any means, although success of talkies seem to indioate as much, can be gleaned tr tn: that Paramount is planning to film "Fighting Caravans," Zane Grey's newest novel, as lull dialogue production with Gary Cooper -tarred under direction of Otto Kriixver. This will be first time that one of Grey's works will be made into a dialogue film.