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

June 7, 1930 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 87 Columbia to Release 104 Shorts . . * continued from page 67 Ella Cinders and writer of successful screen /ehicles; Fred Myton, Jack Bechdolt, novelst and short story writer; Casey Robinson, Forrest Sheldon, Seton Miller and Gerrit Lloyd. “The list of 20 feature length productions :o be released by Columbia during the new season follows: Extended Run Giants “ ‘The Criminal Code,’ the prison play by Martin Flavin, which was awarded the Theatre Club’s gold medal for the best play jf the year. It was written by the author )f such successes as ‘Children of the Moon,’ Broken Dishes’ and ‘Crossroads.’ “ ‘Arizona,’ Augustus Thomas’ stage play, which was acclaimed one of the most suc;essful plays of modern times. “ ‘Dirigible,’ an all-talking air spectacle of he screen which brings together for the irst time since ‘Flight’ the trio responsible or its success — Frank Capra, the director; and Ralph Graves and Jack Holt. “ ‘Charley’s Aunt,’ the English stage play )y Brandon Thomas which when produced n silent form launched the vogue for million dollar comedies. It will be produced oy A1 Christie with a famous female impersonator in the starring role. “ ‘Tol’able David,’ awarded the Photoplay Magazine Medal as the best silent picture of (1921 promises to equal its former triumphs [is a talking production. “ ‘The Last Parade,’ a dramatic story of love and sacrifice by Casey Robinson unfolded against the dangerous background pf the gangster’s domain and the World War. Another production presenting Jack Holt and Ralph Graves as buddies under the direction of Frank Capra. 14 Proven Specials “ ‘Rain or Shine,’ Joe Cook’s starring vehicle presents America’s great humorist in this musical comedy by James Gleason md Maurice Marks. Frank Capra is handling the megaphone. Several reels will be produced in Technicolor. Joan Peers, William Collier, Jr., Dave Chasen, Tom Howard, Louise Fazenda, Clarence Muse, Alan Roscoe are featured in the supporting cast. “ ‘Madonna of the Streets,’ adapted from W. B. Maxwell’s ‘The Ragged Messenger,’ will bring to the screen a new Evelyn iBrent. “ ‘The Flood’ a production based on a vivid expose of human emotions when the shams and fetters of civilization are forgotten before the common danger of an overwhelming deluge. “ ‘The Miracle Woman,’ adapted from ‘Bless You Sister,’ Alice Brady’s starring vehicle written by R. R. Riskin and John Meehan. This will present Barbara Stanwyck as a star. “ ‘Good Bad Girl’ will present Barbara Stanwyck in the well-known newspaper serial by Winifred Van Duzen. It is backed by the tremendous ready-made audience of the millions of readers which followed its chapters in representative papers. “ ‘The Woman Who Came Back,’ a deeply moving and engrossing story of regeneration which will feature Evelyn Brent in a highly emotional role. “ ‘Brothers’ will star Bert Lytell in the Herbert Ashton, Jr., play in which he appeared on Broadway. “ ‘Ubangi,’ a sound and film record of the 14 months spent in the jungle by the Colorado African Expedition. It presents the amazing and thrilling adventures and discoveries of Paul Hoeffler, African explorer and big game hunter. Photographed and recorded by Walter Futter and Paul Hoeffler. “ ‘Subway Express,’ written by Eva Kaye Flint and Martha Madison. This Broadway play is centered around a baffling murder, with the action unrolling in entirety in the car of a subway express rushing between stations. “ ‘Fifty Fathoms Deep,’ an undersea story which will equal in magnitude of production, ‘Submarine.’ “ ‘Lion and the Lamb,’ the Collier’s serial by E. Phillips Oppenheim. Evelyn Brent will be featured. “ ‘Lover Come Back,’ the McCall Magazine short story by Helen Topping Miller, which will present Barbara Stanwyck in a romantic story. “The remaining two productions in the Proven Specials’ group will be announced shortly. Short Subjects “The seven series of talking-singingdancing shorts offered by Columbia for 1930-1931 represent a diversified group. They are: “13 ‘Disney Silly Symphonies’ — a series of the pen and ink fantasies which have been so popular. “13 ‘Disney Mickey Mouse Cartoons,’ presenting another popular pen and ink character which is also appearing as a daily comic strip in important newspapers of the country. “13 ‘Krazy Kat Kartoons’ presenting one of the most popular pen and ink characters of the screen in an unusual series of one reelers produced with dialog, music and sound effects. “26 ‘Talking Screen Snapshots,’ Columbia’s fan magazine of the screen offered with dialog, sound and music. This one reeler reveals intimate scenes and talks of the stars at work and at play. “13 ‘Curiosities,’ a series presenting a photographic record of amazing oddities from all parts of the globe. “13 ‘Fanchon and Marco Presentations,’ offering for the first time on the screen the tabloid musical extravaganzas which have proved so popular on the West and East Coasts. “13 ‘Travelogues’ with dialog, sound and music effects, presenting intimate glimpses of foreign lands and interesting bits of native life in out-of-the-way places.” Following the successful termination of the New York convention which ended with a banquet the home office, executives including, Joe Brandt, president; Jack Cohn, treasurer; Joe Goldberg, general sales manager; Rube Jackter, Morris Safier, J. H. Gallagher and Hal Hodes left for Chicago where a similar convention will take place at the Stevens hotel on June 6 and 7. The attendance at the New York sessions was made up of J. A. McConville and Abe Montague, New England division managers; Jack Bellman, New York division manager; J. F. Sharkey, Eastern district manager; H. C. Bissell, Albany manager, and G. A. Woods; Boston, T. F. O’Toole, manager, H. Rogovin, S. Moscow, P. D. Fox, and E. H. Anderson; Buffalo, Joe Miller, manager, and C. W. Johnson; Cincinnati, M. White, manager, W. McCabe, M. Spanagel, W. F. La Sance; Cleveland, H. Kaufman, manager, L. C. Thompson, G. J. Becker and R. Morris. From New Haven, Louis Astor, manager; New York, I. Grossman, S. Ivulick, A. W. Weisman, S. Trauner, B. Rappaport, M. Fraum, and Joe Whitman; Philadelphia, H. E. Weiner, manager, S. Sugarman, F. Shepard, M. Gillis, C. Martin; Pittsburgh, Joe Wolf, manager; L. J. Engel, J. B. Cohen, S. Jacobson, C. W. Dickinson, and from Washington, S. Galanty, manager, J. B. Walash, B. Caplon, O. D. Weems and A. H. Levy. MGM Supporting Players . continued from page 84 feminine lead in King Vidor’s, “Billy the Kid;” Gilbert Roland, who is appearing in “Monsieur Le Fox;” Raquel Torres, attractive young Mexican player. Outstanding players from the Continental stage have been placed under contract to M G M, so that foreign dialog versions of this company’s new films may be made without suffering the slightest loss of quality or production values. The range of M G M’s efforts in this direction is pointedly illustrated by “Monsieur Le Fox,” which has been directed by Hal Roach simultaneously in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Barbara Leonard, 19-year-old girl who has the feminine lead in all but the Spanish version, has Gilbert Roland for leading man in the English dialog production. John Reinhardt has the male lead in the German version, Andre Luguet in the French and Franco Corsaro in Italian. Margaret Mann and Frank Lackteen appear in all five versions of the photoplay, also Katherine Winner. Noted players from the French stage who have recently been signed by M G M include Andre Luguet, star of the Comedie Francaise; Marcel Andre, star of the Paris production of “Journey’s End;” Mine. Tania Fedor, noted Paris beauty; Andre Berley, prominent stage comedian. Among the German actors now signed by M GM are Nora Gregor, star of Max Reinhardt’s Vienna company; Theo Shall of the Berlin stage; Julia Serda, famous for her work in Ufa films; Egor von Jordan, of Berlin and Vienna; Karl Ettlinger, German character actor; Hans and Mrs. Junkermann, noted for many years for their versatile stage characterizations. Another famous foreign personality just signed is Ernest Vilches, famed in Southern Europe as the “Barrymore of Spain,” who for many years has been at the head of his own theatrical troupe.