20th Century-Fox Dynamo (August 5, 1939)

STUDIO SPECIAL 11A FACTUAL RESUME OF 11938-39 PRODUCT As of Aug. 4, 1939 SECOND FIDDLE—Irving Berlin’s second 1938-39 musical, based on story “Love Interest,” with original music by him. Second of 1938-39 productions with Sonja Henie. Co-starring Miss Henie and Tyrone Power, and featuring Rudy Vallee, Edna May Oliver and Mary Healy, with cast also including Lyle Talbot, and numerous others. A Darryl Zanuck super pro- duction. Directed by Sidney Lanfield. Released July 14. FRONTIER MARSHAL—A romantic, action spectacle of the lawless, godless days of the old Southwest. Originally planned as one of next season’s specials. Co-starring Randolph Scott and Nancy Kelly and fea- turing Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero, John Carradine and numerous others. A Sol M. Wurtzel special. Di- rected by Allan Dwan. Released July 14. Scheduled for release July 28. SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES—The third and final 1938-39 Shirley Temple starring vehicle, based on story by Muriel Denison. Featured cast includes Randolph Scott, Victor Jory, J. Farrell MacDonald, George Sanders, Maurice Moscovitch, Lester Mat- thews and many others, including Blackfeet Indians. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by William A. Seiter. Released June 23. YOUNG MR. LINCOLN—Based on the story, “Lawyer From the West,” portraying the young days of great American hero. With Henry Fonda in title role. Others in cast include Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Richard Cromwell, Eddie Collins, Francis Ford, Pauline Moore and many others. A Darryl Zanuck production. A Cosmopolitan picture. Directed by John Ford. Released June 9. THE GORILLA—Based on stage comedy by Ralph Spence. With the cast featuring the Ritz Brothers, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Anita Louise, Kane Rich- mond, Edward Norris, Patsy Kelly, Joseph Calleia, and numerous others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Allan Dwan. Released May 26. ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE — A romantic drama with music, spanning 20 years of Broadway. Co-starring Alice Faye, Tyrone Power and A1 Jolson, with Douglas Fowley, Edward Cooper, Joyce Comp- ton, Louis Prima and his band, and many others. Or- iginal songs by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel. Based on story, “I Love that Man,” by Jerry Horwin and John Larkin. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. Released May 12. STORY OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL—Romance of telephone inventor, co-starring Don Ameche, Lor- etta Young and Henry Fonda, with Charles Coburn, Polly Ann Young, Sally Blane, Georgianna Young, Spring Byington, Elizabeth Patterson, Bobs Watson, Gene Lockhart and others. A Darryl Zanuck pro- duction. A Cosmopolitan picture. Directed by Irv- ing Cummings. Released by April 14. RETURN OF THE CISCO KID—A romantic outdoor drama, with Warner Baxter in title role. Others in the cast include Lynn Bari, Cesar Romero, Kane Rich- mond, C. Henry Gordcn, Henry Hull and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. Released April 28. 1938-39 K-6 RELEASE SCHEDULE As of Aug. 4, 1939 AUGUST 5— Gateway 12— Keep Smiling (W) 19— Alexander’s Ragtime Band 26— Speed to Burn SEPTEMBER 2—My Lucky Star 9—Safety in Numbers (J) 16—Hold That Co-Ed 23—Time Out for Murder 30—Straight, Place, Show OCTOBER 7—Meet the Girls 14—Five of a Kind 21—Mysterious Mr. Moto 28—Suez NOVEMBER 4—Always in Trouble (W) 11—Just Around Corner (ST) 18—Sharpshooters 25—Submarine Patrol DECEMBER 2—Road Demon 9—Up the River 16—Down on the Farm (J) 23—Thanks for Everything 30—Kentucky (T) JANUARY 6— While New York Sleeps 6—The Lady Vanishes (GB) 13— Chan in Honolulu 20— Mr. Moto’s Last Warning 20—Smiling Along (F) 27— Jesse James (T) FEBRUARY 3—Arizona Wildcat (W) 10—Tail Spin 17—Three Musketeers 24—Pardon Our Nerve MARCH 3—Wife, Husband, Friend 10—Inside Story 17—The Little Frincess (T), (ST) 24—Everybody’s Baby (J) 31—Hound of the Baskervilles APRIL 7—Mr. Moto in Danger Island 14—Alexander Graham Bell (C) 21—Winner Take All 21—Inspector Hornleigh (B) 28—Return of Cisco Kid 28—Climbing High (GB) MAY .5—Chasing Danger 12—Rose of Washington Square 19—Boy Friend (W) 26—The Gorilla JUNE 2—In Hollywood (J) 9—Young Mr. Lincoln (C) 16—Chan In Reno 23—Susannah of Mounties (ST) 30—It Could Happen to You JULY 7—Mr. Moto Takes A Vacation 14—Second Fiddle (IB) 21—News Is Made At Night 21—The Ware Case (GB) 28—Frontier Marshal NOTES: (W) Jane Withers vehicle. (J) Jones Family series. (ST) Shirley Temple special. (F) With Gracie Fields. (T) in Technicolor. (GB) Gaumont-British production. (C) A Cosmopolitan production. (IB) Irving Berlin special. (B) A 20th Century-Fox British production, (tt) Tentative title. ; SUMMARY OF K-6 PRODUCT j ^ A u g 4 ! FEATURE PRODUCT 1 Produced by Darryl Zanuck .... 24 Produced by S. M. Wurtzel .... 28 20th Century-Fox-British ..... 2 Total K-6 (1938-39) Features . 54 SHORTSUBJECTS Produced by Movietone Magic Carpets , 6 Sports Reviews . 6 Miscellaneous ......... 6 Newsreel Cameramen 4 •Fashion Specials 4 Total ......... 26 ••Terry-Toons 26 Total One-Reel Shorts ...... 26 Total Cartoons ......... 26 Total Shorts Lineup ..... 52 (*) Produced in Technicolor. (**) At least nine will be in Technicolor and remaining 20 in sepia and black and white print. MOVIETONE NEWS 1 104 issues; two issues every week produced by Movietone News, Inc. HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES—a mystery drama based on story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Cast includes Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Beryl Mercer, John Carradine and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Sidney Lanfield. Re- leased March 31. THE LITTLE PRINCESS—Second 1938-39 Shirley Tem- ple starring vehicle. In Technicolor. Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett story, with Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero, Sybil Jason, Arthur Treacher and others. A Darryl Zanuck pro- duction. Directed by Walter Lang. Released March 17. JUST AROUND THE CORNER—The first 1938-39 Shir- ley Temple starring vehicle, with Charles Farrell, Amanda Duff, Claude Gillingwater, Bert Lahr, Bill Robinson, Joan Davis, Cora Witherspoon, Bennie K-7 BULLETINS Linda Darnell has been rewarded for her splendid per- formance in “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel For Women” by being given a co-starring role in “Johnny Apollo,” playing opposite Tyrone Power. Her role in “Drums Along the Mohawk” is being played by Dorris Bow- din, who distinguished herself in “Young Mr. Lin- coln.” Fred MacMurray has been borrowed from Paramount and Andy Devine from Universal for a co-starring and featured role, respectively, in the Alice Faye- Richard Greene vehicle, “Little Old New York.” Bartlett, George Barbier and others. A Darryl Za- nuck production. Directed by Irving Cummings. Re- leased Nov. 11. JESSE JAMES—A Technicolor super special, with Ty- rone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott, Henry Hull, Brian Donlevy, Donald Meek, Slim Summerville, Jane Darwell and others. A Darryl Zanuck super special. Directed by Henry King. Re- leased Jan. 27. KENTUCKY—A Technicolor super special, with Rich- ard Greene, Loretta Young, Walter Brennan, Bobs Watson, Karen Morley and others. A romantic drama of the turf. A Darryl Zanuck super special. Directed by David Butler. Released Dec. 30. TAIL SPIN—A melodrama of women with wings, with Alice Faye, Nancy Kelly, Constance Bennett, Jane Wyman, Kane Richmond, Edward Norris, Joan Davis, Charles Farrell, Joan Valerie, Walter Byron and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Roy Del Ruth. Released Feb. 10. WIFE, HUSBAND AND FRIEND—A domestic satire with Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes, Eugene Pallette, George Barbier, Cesar Romero and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. Released March 3. SUEZ—Spectacle, dramatizing the romance of the builder of the Suez Canal. With Tyrone Power, Lor- etta Young and Annabella co-starred. Others in cast include Joseph Schildkraut, Sig Rumann, J. Edward Bromberg, Maurice Moscovitch, Rafaela Ottiano, Nigel Bruce, Miles Mander, Brandon Hurst, Guy Bates Post, Henry Stephenson, Sidney Blackmer and thousands of others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Allan Dwan. Released Oct. 28. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING—A musical romance, based on the original story, “The Average Man.” Music by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel. Cast in- cluded Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie, Tony Martin, Arleen Whelan, Binnie Barnes, Jack Haley, Warren Hymer, Herman Bing, George Barbier, Paul Hurst and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by William A. Seiter. Released Dec. 23. MY LUCKY STAR—An extravaganza, based on story, “They Met in College,” starring Sonja Henie with Richard Greene, Cesar Romero, Louise Hovick, Buddy Ebsen, Elisha Cook, Jr., Joan Davis, Patricia Wilder, Brewster Twins, Arthur Treacher and many others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Roy Del Ruth. Released Sept 2. STRAIGHT, PLACE AND SHOW—A comedy based on Damon Runyon’s “Saratoga Chips,” featuring the Ritz Brothers, with Ethel Merman, Phyllis Brooks, Richard Arlen, Will Stanton, Sidney Blackmer, George Barbier and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by David Butler. Released Sept. 30. THE THREE MUSKETEERS—A musical version of Alexander Dumas’ classic, starring Don Ameche and the Ritz Brothers, with Gloria Stuart, Binnie Barnes, Joseph Schildkraut, John Carradine, Douglas Dum- brille. Miles Mander, Lionel Atwill, Pauline Moore, and hundreds of others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Allan Dwan. Released Feb. 17. SUBMARINE PATROL—R. Milholland’s best seller, formerly titled “Splinter Fleet.” A drama of the sub- chasers during the World War. With Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, George Bancroft, Preston Foster, Slim Summerville, Douglas Fowley, George E. Stone, Joan Valerie, Warren Hymer, John Carradine, Maxie Ros- enbloom and many others. A Darryl Zanuck produc- tion. Directed by John Stone. Released Nov. 25. Edward Arnold, stellar character actor, has been signed for a featured role in “Johnny Apollo,” which will go before the cameras next week. Owing to casting difficulties, Mr. Zanuck this week an- nounced production on “Day-Time Wife” has been postponed until later. Meantime, Warner Baxter, who will co-star in that domestic farce, will be starred in “Scotland Yard” that A1 Werker, who has just fin- ished “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” will direct. “The Simple Life” is the title of a comedy romance that Sol Wurtzel will make for 1939-40 release, co- featuring Marjorie Weaver and Stuart Erwin who are re-united for the first time since their appearance in “Second Honeymoon” two years ago. “Too Busy To Work” is the title of the second release in the Jones Family series. To the cast headed by the original Jones Family this week were added the fol- lowing: Marvin Stephens, Marjorie Gateson, Andrew Tombes, Chick Chandler with Helen Erickson getting her first big “break” as the romantic interest of Jack Jones. Marvin Stephens draws the male lead opposite Jane Withers in her third K-7 vehicle, “High School” that Otto Brower will direct. Because he will be busy appearing in “Little Old New York,” Richard Greene will not play the male lead opposite Sonja Henie in “Everything Happens At Night.” Instead Ray Milland has been borrowed from Paramount for that role. Gregory Ratoff, who meg- aphoned “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel For Women,” will direct. ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND — Irving Berlin’s classic, with Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, Raymond Scott and his Quintet, King’s Men, Douglas Fowley, Chick Chand- ler, Jean Hersholt, Helen Westley, John Carradine, Wally Vernon and numerous others. A Darryl Zanuck super special. Directed by Henry King. Released Aug. 19. GATEWAY—Based on story “Ellis Island.” With Don Ameche, Arleen Whelan, Binnie Barnes, Gregory Ratoff, J. Edward Bromberg, Gilbert Roland, Maurice Moscovitch, George Barbier, Sidney Blackmer and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Alfred Werker. Released Aug. 5. HOLD THAT CO-ED—Satire on college football and politics. Music by Walter Bullock and Harold Spina. With John Barrymore, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Davis, George Murphy, Jack Haley, Ruth Terry, Donald Meek, Johnny Downs, Billy Benedict, Paul Hurst, Brewster Twins and others. A Darryl Zanuck pro- duction. Directed by George Marshall. Released Sept. 16. FIVE OF A KIND—Comedy drama, featuring the fa- mous Dionne Quintuplets, who sing, dance and talk in this production for the first time in a feature length production. With Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Slim Summerville, John Qualen and others. A Sol M. Wurtzel special. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. Re- leased Oct. 14. UP THE RIVER—Satire of prison life and on “tough- guy” theme. With Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Bill Robinson, Slim Summerville, Arthur Treacher, Dorothy Dearing, Jane Darwell, Continued on Next Page