20th Century-Fox Dynamo (February 3, 1940)

NEW DYNAMO 15 UP-TO-DATE ANALYSIS OF K-7 FEATURE PRODUCT As of Feb. 2 MARYLAND—A Technicolor super special. The "Kentucky" of this year. A romantic drama of today. Exteriors have already been taken in Maryland. Action and romance abound in this beautiful story. An- drea Leeds, the "Kentucky" prize- winning co-star, Walter Brennan, and Fay Bainter are among those so far selected for the leading roles. Brenda Joyce will have feminine lead. Further details later. A Zanuck super special. Production starts Feb. 12. Henry King, director. Scheduled for re- lease July 19. LILLIAN RUSSELL — The "Alexan- der's Ragtime Band" of this year, but more glamorous and dramatiz- ing the rise and loves of one of the century's most glamorous crea- tures, egually at home on two con- tinents, the toast of Broadway and the world of diplomacy. Written by William Anthonv Maguire from story by Dorothy Russell, with Alice Faye playing title role. Others in the all-star cast will in- clude Henry Fonda, Don Ameche, Edward Arnold (who will play the role he created on the screen, the fabulous "Diamond Jim" Brady), WarrenWilliam, Leo Carrillo, Helen Westley, Ernest Truex, Weber and Fields, Dorothy Peterson, Joan Valerie, Elise Knox, Alice Armand and many others. Irving Cum- mings, director. Dance numbers directed by Seymour Felix. A Zanuck super special. Now in production. Scheduled to be re- leased June 14. STARDUST—Formerly titled "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". The dra- matic story of the rise of a "no- body" to screen stardom. Down to earth, full of action, intrigue, ro- mance and suspense. With Linda Darnell, John Payne, Roland Young, Charlotte Greenwood, Mary Healy, William Gargan, Donald Meek, Harry Green, Elise Knox, Mary Beth Hughes, and others. Walter Lang, director. A Zanuck special. Now in production. Scheduled for release May 24. LITTLE OLD NEW YORK—One of the most important productions of the season. Based on the turbu- lent, heart-tearing and romantic days of the young inventor of the steamboat, Robert Fulton. One of the costliest productions of the sea- son. With Richard Greene, Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, Brenda Joyce, Andy Devine, Harry Steph- enson and many others. Directed by Henry King, director of "Jesse James," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "In Old Chicago," "Stan- ley and Livingstone" and other smash-hits. A Zanuck super spe- cial. Completed. Scheduled to be released Feb. 9. THE BLUE BIRD—A Technicolor pic- turization of Maurice Maeterlinck's classic and one of Zanuck's great- est entertainment accomplishments. Particularly timely in view of the turbulent world of today. With Shirley Temple, Gale Sondergaard, Johnny Russell, Helen Ericson, Eddie Collins, Nigel Bruce, Spring Byington, Cecilia Loftus, A1 Shean, Sybil Jason, Laura Hope Crews, Jessie Ralph and others. Walter Lang, director. Now showing at the Hollywood theatre in New York at a $1.65 scale. Following road-show engagements in New York, Detroit and San Francisco, "The Blue Bird" will be released in March to K-7 accounts. THE GRAPES OF WRATH—The most important talking picture ever pro- duced. Based on the best-seller by John Steinbeck and the most con- troversial story of the century, faithfully transferred to the screen, with the picturization already en- dorsed and enthusiastically praised by the author. With Henry Fonda, Russell Simpson, Dorris Bowden, Jane Darwell, Frank Darrien, John Carradine, Charles Grapewin, John Qualen, O. Z. Whitehead, Zeffie Tillbury, Frank Sully and many others. Prize-winning John Ford, director. Now being pre-released at the Rivoli theatre in New York. A Zanuck super special. Sched- uled for release April 19. EARTHBOUND—An original story by Basil King with screenplay by Howard Lawson and S. G. Engel. The drama of a man who is forced to remain on earth following his death, until he can atone for wrongs he committed during his life. Co-starring Warner Baxter and Andrea Leeds. Lynn Bari, Henry Wilcoxon, Elizabeth Patter- son, Russell Hicks and Charles Grapewin also are in the cast. Irving Pichel, director. Now in production. Scheduled for re- lease in March. SAILOR'S LADY — Formerly titled "Sweetheart of Turret 1." A comedy action romance laid at the Naval base at San Pedro, Cal. Original story by Commander Frank Wead, author of "Test Pi- lot." Screenplay by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and Niven Bush. With Jon Hall, Nancy Kelly, Dana Andrews, Joan Davis, Katherine Aldridge, Kane Richmond, Robert Shaw, Mary Nash and Gladys Blake. Allan Dwan, director. Now in production. Scheduled for re- lease June 28. I WAS AN ADVENTURESS—A ro- mantic comedy of a dancer who cashes in on her past, but what a past! Based on story, "European Plan." With Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich Von Stroheim, Peter Lorre, Sig Rumann, Charles Lasky, Cora Witherspoon and others. Bal- let and dances by George Balan- chine. Gregory Ratoff, director. A Zanuck special. Now in produc- tion. Scheduled for release April 5. DANCE WITH THE DEVIL—Formerly titled "Johnnie Apollo." A power- ful story of the underwold—of a rich father at the head of a vast financial enterprise that survives the panic of 1929, but becomes weakened due to strain of crisis. Strong romantic drama involving Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lam- our, who will sing three songs. Others in cast include Edward Arnold, Lionel Atwill, Lloyd Nolan, Charles Grapewin, Raymond Wal- burn, Moroni Olsen. Henry Hatha- way, director. A Zanuck super special. Now in production. Scheduled for release May 10. YOUNG PEOPLE—Tailor-made story, with Shirley Temple in a new type of role and to cash in on the per- sonal triumph she scores in "The Blue Bird." Will appear in a cast made of outstanding adult screen stars. Players and directors to be announced later. A Zanuck spe- cial. Starts production Feb. 5. Scheduled for release July 5. HE MARRIED HIS WIFE—One of the most hilarious sophisticated stories brought to the screen. A story of a masculine psychology that back- fires. One of the most delightful entertainments of the season. With Nancy Kelly, Joel McCrea, Mary Boland, Roland Young, Cesar Ro- mero, Lyle Talbot, Mary Healy, Elisha Cook, Jr., and others. Roy Del Ruth, director. A Zanuck spe- cial. Released this month. SWANEE RIVER—A Technicolor su- per special, dramatizing the life of the writer of America's never-to- be-forgotten songs, Stephen Foster. With Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, A1 Jolson, Hall Johnson Choir, Chick Chandler, George Reed, Le- ona Roberts, Charles Trowbridge, Milburn Stone and others. Sidney Lanfield, director. A Zanuck spe- cial. Released. EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT —Two newspapermen in search of a "lost" world figure whose paths also cross in love. Starring Sonja Henie, with Ray Milland and Rob- ert Cummings featured. Others in the cast include Maurice Mosko- witz, Fritz Feld, Leonid Kinskey, Alan Dinehart and others. Irving Cummings, director. A Zanuck special. Released. DAY-TIME WIFE — Formerly titled "First Kiss." A sophisticated comedy of domestic misunder- standing, with Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Binnie Barnes, Wendy Barrie, Warren William, Joan Davis, Joan Valerie and others. Gregory Ratoff, director. A Zanuck special. Released. BARRICADE — A melodramatic ad- venture of Americans caught in the midst of an internal upheaval in the Orient. With Alice Faye, Warner Baxter, Charles Winninger, Arthur Treacher, and many others. Gregory Ratoff, director. A Zan- uck special. Released. Lynn Bari DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK—A Technicolor super special, based on the adventures of two young newlywed Colonials. Based on the best-seller by Walter D. Ed- monds. One of the outstanding accomplishments of 1939-40. With Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver, John Carradine, Dorris Bowden, Jessie Ralph, Rob- ert Lowrey, Roger Imhof and hun- dreds of others. John Ford, direc- tor. A Zanuck super special. Re- leased. 20,000 MEN A YEAR—An adventur- ous and thrilling drama of Ameri- can preparedness and youth's clamor to serve, and love. With Randolph Scott, Margaret Lindsay, Preston Foster, Kane Richmond, Mary Healy, Maxie Rosenbloom, Robert Shaw, Eric Blore, George Ernest and others. Alfred E. Green, director. A Cosmopolitan produc- tion. Released. HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE — A Technicolor production. The ro- mance of two pioneers of the mo- tion picture industry. The evolu- tion of the screen from its early "pie-throwing" days to date. With Alice Faye, Don Ameche, J. Ed- ward Bromberg, Alan Curtis, Stu- art Erwin, Eddie Collins, Buster Keaton, Donald Meek, George Givot, the Keystone Kops and many others. Irving Cummings, director. A Zanuck special. Re- leased. HERE I AM A STRANGER—A pow- erful story of a son's love for his father and a most unusual twist on domestic complications. With Richard Greene, Brenda Joyce, Richard Dix, Gladys George, Ro- land Young, John Arledge, Kay Aldridge and others. Roy Del Ruth, director. A Zanuck special. Released. ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES—A mystery drama based on the world famous character of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with screenplay by Edwin Blum and Gene Markey. With Basil Rath- bone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, Alan Marshall and others. Alfred Werker, director. A Zanuck spe- cial. Released. THE RAINS CAME—A stirring pic- turization of Louis Bromfield's best- seller of the same title. With an all-star cast including Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George Brent, Brenda Joyce, Nigel Bruce. Maria Ouspenskaya, H. B. Warner, Mary Nash, Marjorie Rambeau, Joseph Schildkraut and many others. Clarence Brown, director. A Zan- uck super special. Released. STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE—One of the most thrilling real-life ad- ventures brought to the screen. Selected as one of the "10 best box office hits of 1939." With Spencer Tracy, Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, Sir Cedric Hard- wicke, Charles Coburn, Henry Hull, Henry Travers and others. Jungle sequences directed by Otto Brower. Henry King, director. A Zanuck super special. Released, last week announced as one of the "10 best box office hits of 1939" in the Film Daily poll. HOTEL FOR WOMEN—Elsa Max- well's expose of youth struggle for fame, fortune and thrills in New York. The making of today's glam- our girls. With and introducing Linda Darnell on the screen. Others in the cast included Ann Sothern, James Ellison, Lynn Bari, Joyce Compton, Jean Rogers and others. A Cosmopolitan produc- tion. Gregory Ratoff, director. A Zanuck special. Released. MAN WHO WOULDN'T TALK— Story of a man who preferred death to saying anything that would have his life, but jeopard- ize the happiness of his daughter. With Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers and others. Director, David Bar- ton. A Wurtzel production. Highly praised by critics as one of the season's better melodramas. MARRIAGE IN TRANSIT—A dra- matic story of youth's struggle for domestic equilibrium. With Jean Rogers, Joan Davis and others to be named later. David Burton, di- rector. A Wurtzel production. HONEYMOON'S OVER — Formerly titled "Simple Life." With Marjorie Weaver, Stuart Erwin, Chick Chan- dler and others. William Beau- dine, director. A Wurtzel produc- tion. FOR WOMEN ONLY—First story in new series of the "Hotel for Women" type. With Lynn Bari, Robert Lowrey, Joan Davis, Helen Ericson, Elise Knox, Joan Valerie, Brewster Twins, Mary Beth Hughes, Dorothy Dearing and others. Ricardo Cortez, director. A Wurtzel production. THE ESCAPE—A melodrama of the slums. With Kane Richmond, Amanada Duff, June Gale, Edward Norris, Henry Armetta, Frank Reicher and others. Ricardo Cor- tez, director. A Wurtzel produc- tion. HEAVEN WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE—Melodrama of boys and girls on the road. With Jean Rogers, Raymond Walbum, Mar- jorie Rambeau, Glenn Ford, Nich- olas Conti, Eddie Collins and others. Ricardo Cortez, director. A Wurtzel production. CITY OF CHANCE—Formerly titled "The City." With Donald Wood, Amanda Duff, Lynn Bari, Robert Lowrey, C. Aubrey Smith and others. Ricardo Cortez, director. A Wurtzel production. JANE WITHERS SERIES—(1) "Chick- en Wagon Family" with Leo Car- rillo, Marjorie Weaver and Spring Byington. (2) "Pack Up Your Troubles" with the Ritz Brothers. (3) "High School" with Joe Brown, Jr., George Ernest, Cliff Edwards, Lynn Roberts and others. (4) "Shooting High," with Gene Autry and Marjorie Weaver. CISCO KID SERIES—(1) "The Cisco Kid and the Lady" with Cesar Romero, Marjorie Weaver, Chris- Pin Martin, Virginia Field and others. (2) "Viva Cisco Kid," for- merly titled "Cisco Kid in Chi- cago" With Romero, Jean Rogers, Chris-Pin Martin, Stanley Field and others. (3) Untitled, with Romero. JONES FAMILY SERIES—(1) "Quick Millions" with Eddie Collins, Rob- ert Shaw. (2) "Too Busy to Work," with Joan Davis. (3) "Young As You Feel" with George Givot, Helen Ericson, Joan Valerie. (4) "Modern '39ers". CHAN SERIES — (Starring Sidney Toler). (1) "Charlie Chan At Treasure Island" with Cesar Ro- mero, Pauline Moore and Sally Blane. (2) "Charlie Chan in City in Darkness" with Lynn Bari, Ped- ro de Cordoba and others. (3) "Charlie Chan in Panama" with Jean Rogers and Kane Richmond. (4) "Charlie Chan's Oriental Cruise." BRITISH PICTURES—(1) "Shipyard Sally" with Grade Fields and Sid- ney Howard. (2) "Inspector Horn- leigh's Holiday" with Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim. (3) "They Came by Night" with Will Fyffe. (4) Not yet selected.