The Screen Guilds’ Magazine (1934-10)

October, 1934 23 M. G. M. By LEO, THE LYIN’ T HOSE Kaffee Klatseh Kapitalists are screaming their lungs out about Uppie Sinclair’s promise to grab half their dough. If there were any loyalty in the writing craft, those same babies would go out and work for him! But at the alleged state income tax of 50%, no soap. . . . The Epic control might do one gcod thing, however: move the studios to New York and get us out of this health¬ giving pep-losing sunshine. ... Or in the poorhouse. The older Mank, demanding a secre¬ tary, was asked to what he was assigned. “Nothing,” he answered. . . . But, if the French government won’t put in too much of a beef, they’ll put him on 44 The Bugle Sounds.” . . . Gable shooting skeet on Barrymore field, shooting golf with Fairbanks pere at Catalina. ... Van Dyke boasting he’s had more narrow escapes on Hollywood Blvd. than in Africa or the South Seas. . . . Ray Long and Guy Endore helping Tod Browning put the shakes and shivers in a scarem opry. If you lads would like to learn some¬ thing about writing musicals, get the script of “The Night Is Young,” by Junior Hammerstein, Schulz and Woolf. It’s a piparoo. ... Jack Ruben over from R-K-0 to do “Piccadilly Jim,” but Benchley and Connolly have fled to N’ Yawk, so he’s a little hooked. . . . Sam Marx is getting so good at bridge, Chico wants to team with him. Incidentally, now that Zep’s an agent, why don’t the other three get Ye Scenario Ed, tag him Sammo, and still keep their 4 Marx Bros. ? Fran Marion out of the hosp., still a little shaken, though. . . . Those two Pulitzie lads, Morrie Ryskind and Sid¬ ney Kingsley, asked to write Prize scripts—and going all right. . . . They tried to give Sid “The Harbor” to do, but he said that writing c ‘ Men In White ’ ’ once was enough. . . . When Mannix’s sect’y stopped John Krimsky from going through the pvt. waiting room, he scorn¬ fully said: “But I’m Harry Rapf’s assistant.” “That’s fine,” the sect’y said, “but you still can’t go through here!” . .. Joe Mank commuting between DOS house and Cedars of Lebanon. Wife sick, but getting better. . . . Howie Esta- brook all pooped after six months on “ Copperfield ” and up at Arrowhead trying to get Dickens out of his hair. Sid Sutherland went for one of those fruit ranches down at Santa Fe Rancho. It takes him only two and a half hours to get into Culver City! It’s like living in Boston! . . . Kevin McGuinness, after eight successful years in Hollywood, back to where he started: writing for the Marxes!. .. Anita and J. Emerson home from the East. . . . The Spewacks and the Hacketts still there. . . . H. Strom- berg taking a two months’ leave, which means Meehan and Mahin will have to go, too. . . . Hoppie alleged to be the richest writer on the lot. . . . And at this place, that’s dough! . . . Missie Watkins sereenplaying the Rivkin-Borden fashion yarn. Gow & North, of 1-Nite-of-Love fame, getting a ticket for the B’way-Melody- of-’35 job.. . . Sid Silvers throwing in a tremendous assist with the funny biz. . .. Ralph Spence still about, now on a foot¬ ball thing for N. Marin.... H. Gates and B. Schubert working ahead of Ralphie. . . . After an all-night search, they found Donnie Stewart in a strange limousine following the M. Selznick potty. ... Ollie Garrett here again, telling great tales of three months in the Old Country. It isn’t true that OHP made Lang drop his monocle. J. Harlow looking for a ghost to do her book which, they say, ought to be published as she wrote it, it’s that funny. . .. They’re working 0. Kruger too hard. . . . Rich Arlen pretty happy to be over, after nine years of the Campus. . . . Not that anyone cares, but F. Lawton and E. Laye are really probably maybe mar¬ ried, it is alleged, indicated, hinted, said. . .. J. Furthman has more Moderns than any collector on the Coast. ... Rupert Hughes didn’t spend much time here. . . . M. Shairp of “Green Bay Tree” fame, here to psychologiealize “Dolly.” He’s got nice weather for it. . . . Lane & Adamson back from N’Yawk. They’ll get the Rodgers-Hart office when Adri¬ an’s new atelier is ready. Hope they don’t catch Metroitis from those walls. When Brown & Fried haven’t got a tune in the first five, week after week, they figure they’re slipping. .. . S. Rom¬ berg kissed goodbye by everyone. . . . N. Eddy still making those singing tests. . . . Cole Porter is headed this way as soon as he gets the Wodehouse-Bolton show in the woiks. ... At a late hour last night, no report was given out on Kahn & Donaldson. Every morning, the young man has to spray the interior of Joan’s new white ear with Gardenia erl. . . . T. Jennings, R. Leigh and J. Paddy Carstairs are going to jern the Guild any minute now. . . . Now that Hughie Walpole has the misfortune of being assigned to do the (Continued On Page Twenty-four) INCOME! That priceless need which AGE re¬ quires when NOBODY wants you around. Let us supply an INCOME PLAN and PROGRAM that befit your age, circumstance and condition; and that will make you free and independent for life. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Handschy Authorized Representatives America's foremost and ranking financial Institution. For information ... Address or Telephone Suite 310, 649 So. Olive St. WHitney Los Angeles 2 3 7 9 NO COST, NO OBLIGATION "Specializing in Quality Merchandise 9 George McGuire IMPORTED and DOMESTIC WINES and LIQUEURS 7582 SUNSET BOULEVARD HOIlywood 9377 Hollywood Twenty-six years’ practical experience COMPLETE AUTO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS All Makes of Cars Inside storage, day, week or month McCroskeyAuto Service 1642 NORTH LAS PALMAS AVE. 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