Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1929)

November 2, 1929 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 47 THE SHORT FEATURE Anna Chance, featured opposite Charley Grapewin in "Ladies Choice," a Paramount-Christie talking play. Newspictures MGM INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL NO. 21.— Giant coast guns rain ruin on invading fleet in defense training — Soviet fliers warmly greeted in California— President of France welcomed to Belgium with military pomp — England launches largest dirigible ever constructed — 90,000 see Notre Dame defeat Wisconsin at Chicago. PARAMOUNT NEWS NO. 24.— Crowds congratulate Edison on light's 50th anniversary — Giant wave driven by rising sea tides rushes up river as freak tide hits China — $4,200,000 dam at Skagit River, Wash., nears completion — Army and Harvard play tie game at Cambridge. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NO. 85. — 70,000 see California crush Pennsylvania team at Philadelphia 12 to 7 — War torn church in France is rebuilt by "Yankees" — Jap scouts visit shrine — Diable dam at Skagitt River, Wash., nears completion^ — Whole world honors Thomas Edison on 50th anniversary of light. KINOGRAMS NO. 5546.— President Hoover leads greetings in honoring Edison on light's 50th anniversary— Yankees rebuild French church that was destroyed in war — Russian airmen make bid for flying fame — California defeats Pennsylvania in East-West gridiron battle — Harvard and Army play tie game. PATHE NEWS NO. 87.— Uncle Sam tests eyes of battle fleet at San Diego — Long Island racing closes in the mud — Italy celebrates in honor of its wine — , MacDonald calls on labor to oppose war — Pacific liner piles on rocks in fog. — California students wage class battle. Kemper Featured in Three Pathe All Talking Comedies Charles L. Kemper, of the popular vaudeville team of Kemper and Noble, is featured by Gordon Bostock in three Variety brand comedies being released by Pathe. ' 'Hello, Ba by 9 9 with Ann Pennington First All-Color Vitaphone Variety The first of the all-natural color Vitaphone Varieties to be produced for the new season at Warner Brothers West Coast Studios is "Hello, Baby," a two-reel Vitaphone Musical Revue entirely in Technicolor. Production will start under the direction of Larry Ceballos, who stages ensembles and dance numbers for Warner Brothers' Vitaphone feature productions, and is to be associated with Jack Haskell in the direction of 26 of their Vitaphone Musical Revues during the season. Mosby's Blue Blowers' Band of twelve pieces, while Bryan Foy has finished a Vitaphone Variety starring Gregory Ratoff, star of the play, "Kibitzer," made in three different languages— English German and French. The title of the English version is "For Sale," while in both French and German it is called "The Nervy American." Lila Georgie appears with Ratoff in all three versions while Guy Kibbee is in the English, Lee Kohlmer in the German and Armand Kaliz in the French Ann Pennington, now appearing at the New York Winter Garden in Warners all-color Vitaphone feature, "Gold Diggers of Broadway," is the star of "Hello, Baby." Others' in the cast are Norman Selby, Jimmy Clemmons, Wheeler Oakman, Phyllis Crane and Adrienne Dore. Singing and dancing are a feature of this Vitaphone Musical Revue. "Stimulation," a Vitaphone Variety featuring Johnny Arthur, is in work at the West Coast studios under the direction of Bryan Foy. It is a two-reel comedy with Beatrice Blinn and Geneva Mitchell in the cast. Roy Mack has just completed "Minstrel Days," a singing and dancing number with an all-colored cast of forty people including version. Blanche Sweet has been engaged for a tworeel comedy drama "Always Faithful," which Alfred E. (John will direct. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3 CHRISTIE— "The Fatal Forceps," SterlingRoach, 1664 feet, runs lSl/2 minutes. EDUCATIONAL— "Clancy at the Bat," Mack Sennett Talking comedy, two. MGM — "Untitled Act," Tom Waring, one; "Stepping Out," Charley Chase, two. PATHE — "Pathe Review," No. 45, one; "In and Out," Buck & Bubbles, two; "Sound Sportlight," No. 12, one; "Sound Topics," No. 17, one-third; Pathe Audio Review, No. 29, one; "Pathe Disc News," No. 123, one; "Pathe Disc Review," No. 222, one. UNIVERSAL — "Be My Guest," Snappy comedy reissue, one; "Dead or Alive," Ace of Scotland Yards, series No. 6, Kent, two; "No Boy Wanted," Sunny Jim, two; "The Flying Eagle," Featurette, Lawrence, re-issue, two. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10 CHRISTIE— "The Dancing Gob," Buster West, 1823 feet, runs 20 minutes. EDUCATIONAL— "Toot Sweet," Lloyd Hamilton Talking comedy, two; "Don't Get Excited," McPhail-Ingraham-Goodwin, Tuxedo, two. MGM — "Untitled Act." Titta Ruffo, one; "Saturday's Lesson," Our Gang, two. PATHE — "Pathe Review," No. 46, one; "After the Show," Melody comedy, two; "Sound Fable," No. 18; "Pathe Audio" Review No. 30; Pathe Disc News No. 124 and Pathe Disc Review No. 223, one. UNIVERSAL— "Nutty Notes," Snappy, Oswald Cartoon, one; "Shadows of Fear," Adventure, Kent, two; "Broken Statues," Benny Rubin, one; "The Three Diamonds," Rooney Family, two; "Border Wolf," Featurette, Ted Carson, two. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17 CHRISTIE — "Dangerous Females," Dressier, Moran, 1873 feet, runs 21 minutes. EDUCATIONAL— "Untitled," Lyman Howe's Hodge Podge, one. M G M — "The Hoosegow," act; "Earl and Bell," Laurel-Hardy comedy, two. PATHE — "His Operation," Variety comedy, two; "Pathe Audio News" No. 32; Pathe disc news and Pathe disc review. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24 CHRISTIE— "Brown Gravy," all-colored cast, 1627 feet, runs 18 minutes; "He Loved the Ladies," Taylor Holmes. EDUCATIONAL— "Purely Circumstantial," Lupino Lane talking comedy, two. M G M — "Untitled Act," Duci De Kerekjarto, one; "The Shooting Gallery," Revue, two. PATHE — "His Operation," Variety comedy, two. Robert Bruce Producing Short Series for PFL Robert C. Bruce, pioneer producer of scenic pictures and outdoor story films, is making a unique series of outdoor talking pictures for Paramount, making his headquarters at Metropolitan sound studios in Hollywood and taking his pictures in scenic locations throughout the West with a portable Western Electric sound recording equipment. Bruce, whose new films combine natural scenery with singing and dialog one-reel story novelties, is making each picture entirely outdoors, filling a definite demand for pictures of this type for the short subject end of theatre programs and offering considerable variety in talking pictures in contrast to the bulk of stage acts which have been presented to date. Anthony Coldeway Appointed Editor of Vitaphone Varieties (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, Oct. 29.— Anthony Coldeway, for several years connected with Warner Brothers and First National pictures as writer and executive scenario editor, has been appointed supervising scenario editor of Vitaphone Varieties dramatic playlets, according to an announcement received from Jack L. Warner, vice president in charge of production. The brief dramatic sketches of one and two reels are to occupy a very important place in the 400 Vitaphone Varieties for the coming year and Mr. Coldeway's experience will prove of great value. Bryan Foy, in charge of the West Coast Studios production of Vitaphone Varieties, announces that Beatrice Van has been given a contract as a member of the writing staff. As a screen writer Miss Van has many successful pictures to her credit.