Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)

122 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD May 31, 1930 Paramount Finishing 3 in East; Vitaphone Lot Busy on Varieties Quick Success of “Believe It or Not" Shorts Warrants Personal Appearance of Robert L. Ripley at New York Theatres During Run of Film By DOUGLAS FOX NEW YORK, May 27. — Things are humming in both the Vitaphone and Paramount eastern studios, where longs, shorts and mediums are being turned out full blast. Paramount is in the process of putting the finishing touches on their three features, “Heads Up,” the musical comedy starring Buddy Rogers and Helen Kane ; “Animal Crackers,” with the Four Marx Brothers; and “The Sap from Syracuse,” with Tack Oakie. “Laughter,” featuring Nancy Carroll, Frederic March, and Frank Morgan, will take the A miss is as bad as 600 miles ! Were a trans-Atlantic flyer to miscalculate his original direction by one degree, he might miss his objective by 600 miles. The error grows in direct ratio to the distance traveled. The far reaching importance of accuracy in Bell & Howell cinemachinery was long ago a settled point. For twenty-three years Bell & Howell engineers and craftsmen have striven for precision, knowing that the most infinitesimal of errors show themselves magnified a hundredfold in the projection booth. That is why, today, Bell & Howell Standard Cameras, Printers, Splicers and Perforators are preferred by the industry . . . their designers and their makers know the value of hairline accuracy, they achieve it, and they pass that value all along the line, from the movie set to the projection booth. BELL & HOWELL Bell & Howell Company, Dept. Q, 1851 Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. New York, 11 West 42nd St. Hollywood, 6324 Santa Monica Blvd. London (B. & H. Co. Ltd.) 320 Regent St. Established 1907 stage when the Marx Brothers make their final exit. H. D'Abbadie D’Arrast wrote and will direct it. And, as soon as there’s room for it, they’ll shoot “The Royal Family,” a comedy of thespians by Edna Ferber and George Kaufman. Ruth Chatterton and Frederic March will be starred. In the stage ] production, the role of grandma Cavendish, played by Haidee Wright, ran away with the honors. They are also finding enough spare time and space to turn out two or three one reelers and an occasional two. On the Vitaphone lot, they’re still going in for a variety of Varieties. They’ve organized a most unusual quartette for a short they call “The Round Table.” It includes two news ! 1 paper men, Damon Runyon and Mark Hellinger, De Wolf Hopper, stage star, and Tames J. Corbett, former prize fighter and more recently vaudeville actor. It’s hard to imagine just what they will do together, unless Hopper recites his immortal “Casey at the Bat,” while the rest try to cover the infield. Whatever it is, Murray Roth will coach from the sidelines. Outstanding among recently released Vitaphone shorts, is Robert L. Ripley’s first “Believe It or Not.” Its immediate success warranted the personal appearance of Ripley, and he is appearing at the Beacon theatre after a week of popular acclaim at the Winter Garden. What promises to be an enjoyable eye and earfull in the way of musical shorts, is Roy Mack’s production “The Fashion Mirror,” with original music and lyrics by Neville Fleeson and Harold Levey. Vitaphone is transporting some of Broadway’s most glorified r across the bridge to make this one. Barbara Newberry and Jack Thompson will hog the 1 spotlight. Talmadge Finishes “ Yankee Don ” at U; Picks Spanish Cast (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, May 27.— Richard Talmadge finished filming on “The Yankee Don” at Universal this week. Due to the fact that a Spanish version will be made it was necessary to select an entire Spanish as well as English cast. Supporting Talmadge are Lupita Tovar, Gayne Whitman, Alma Real, Sam Appel, Julian Riviero and others. Tovar has been chosen for lead roles by two large producers during the past ten days as a result of her work in “Yankee Don.” Eddie Cline to Direct R K O “ Leather necking” ( Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, May 27.— Eddie Cline has signed to direct “Leathernecking” for RKO. It is a musical comedy adapted from the stage success, “Present Arms.” It is his first for RKO. Producer Sued for Wages (Special to the Herald-World ) HOLLYWOOD, May 27. — Arthur Hammond, producer, was named in a complaint charging violation of the state wage laws here. He is the owner and producer of Telefilm Pictures. The complaint was issued by Edna Marion, actress, and Glen Gano, cameraman. Dorothy Dwan Bride (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, May 27. — Dorothy Dwan, widow of the late Larry Semon, became the bride last week of Phillip N. Boggs, who is connected with the Union Oil company.