The Film Daily (1934)

THE 10 A "LITTLE" from HOLLYWOOD TOTS //. By RALPH WILK Y'ERA CASPARY, prominent novelist, playwright and scenarist, has been added to the Columbia roster of writers. T T T Paul Martin will direct Lilian Harvey's next Fox picture, "Love Time," for which Ann Caldwell is doing the script. John Stone is the producer. ▼ T r Richard Wallace, who just recently signed a contract to direct two" for Fox, does not start on the first one until Aug. 2. In the meantime, Wallace will do one for either RKO, Paramount or M-G-M, each of whom are negotiating for his services. T T T Jeanette MacDonald, now working in ".Merry Widow," will next appear in "Naughty Marietta" for M-G-M. Hunt Stromberg will produce, with Lawrence Eyre doing the screen play. T T T Laird Doyle, Warner scenarist has received an invitation to be one of the principal speakers at the Cinema Fair to be held in Moscow in June. The invitation was sent by Dr. Alexander Koroptnik, a farmer college room mate who attended Oxford with Doyle several years ago. PLAZA MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood $2. SO up, Single S3.00 up. Double Special weekly and monthly rates The Plaz? is near everythingto see and do in Hollywood. Ideal for business or pleasure. Every room has private dressing room, bath and shower. Beds "built for rest." Every modern convenience. Fine foods at reasonable prices. Convenient parking for your car. Cbas. Danziger, Mgr. Eugene Stem, Pres. The "Doorway of Hospitality" Vine at Hollywood Blvd. HOLLYWOOD Glazer to Produce Independently According to a reliable report, when Benjamin Glazer completes his contract with Paramount this year, he will produce independently. It is understood that Glazer's productions are to be financed by New York capital and that he has already arranged for a release through a major organization. 1 Universal is dangling a 850,000 offer in front of Roy Del Ruth, to influence him to accept the direction of one of their outstanding pictures on next year's program. Carl Laemmle, Jr., is bidding against Paramount, RKO and M-G-M, all of whom are anxious to secure Del Ruth's services during the shutdown period at 20th Century. T T T "West Point of the Air," an original story by John Monk Saunders, will be a co-starring vehicle for Wallace Beery and Robert Montgomery, M-G-M announces. Continuity is new being prepared by James K. McGuinness in collaboration with Philip Dunne. Richard Rosson will direct under production supervision of Monta Bell. T T T Kenneth Howell has been assigned the role of Frank Howard in the B. F. Zeidman production, "I Give My Love," by Vicki Baum. It goes into production this morning at Universal City under the direction of Karl Freund. Picture features Wynne Gibson and Paul Lukas with a cast including Eric Linden, Sam Hardy, John Darrow, Dorothy Apleby, Tad Alexander and Salvatore S^arpitti. "I Give My Love" was adapted to the screen by Milton Krims and the screen play and dialogue were contributed by Dorothy Anderson. r t r Paul Harvey will be in "CharlChan's Courage." Eugene Pallette will play a gynsy chief in "Cai-avan." Erik Charell's production. Harrington Revnolds has been added to "Grand Canary." T T T One of the first pictures for next season to go into Droduclion at Universal City will be "Transien* T adv." This Octavus Roy Cohen "Libertv Maera/ine" story will be directed by Eddie Buzzell. On Saturday, Carl Laemmle. Jr., assigned Bernard Schubert and H. S. Kraft to adapt and script the story. V T " Rochelle Hudson, Fox contract player, having completed her role onposite Warner Baxter in "Such Women Are Dangerous," will take a three-week vacation in Oklahoma with her mother. ▼ • ▼ Four olayers will be added to the cast of "Funny Thinir Called Love" when it coes into production at Universal Citv this mornin^. Herbert Cortholl, Irene Ware. Tom Ducran and Douglas Fowlev are the new names. Chester Morris will be starred in this sailor yarn bv Dore Schary and Lewis Foster. The dialogue is bv John Meehan. Jr., and the direction by Kurt Neumann. Mae Clarke and Frank Craven are featured, and the cast also includes John Warburton, Andy Devine, Russ Brown, Anderson Lawler, Goodee Montgomery, Lois January, Earl Eby and a brace of Earl Carroll Beauties, Wanda Perry and Dorothy Dawes. T T T Women of wealth, regardless of their beauty or social prominence will get little encouragement from the Universal organization, according to Carl Laemmle, Jr. "Incalculable harm is being done the screen by heralding to the world that the wealthy and prominently social 'Miss Gotrocz' has been signed to star because of her ravishing beauty while thousands of girls possessed of more beauty and much more talent are denied an opportunity because of the 'gamble' in time and money involved," claims Laemmle. "We are always anxious to sign potential screen material, but no girl or boy will find favor with Universal because of wealth or social standing alone. They must possess other requisites more essential to screen success." T ▼ T Dimitri Tiomkin. who composed the music for "Alice in Wonderland," is now writing music for an untitled production with a Russian background. T T T Ben Holmes, RKO director, has teturned from a vacation trip to his old home in Richmond, Va., and will soon dii-ect Chic Chandler in a comedy. Holmes has directed eight comedies for RKO. T V ▼ Found — an actress, who gives her entire salary away. The actress Is Hazel Forbes, now working in "Down to Their Last Yacht." She is the widow of Paul Owen Richmond, who made millions on beauty aids. She gives her screen salary to needy Hollywoodians she selects. T T T Milton Krasner, ace cameraman is in charge of photography on "I Married an Actress," which Charles R. Rogers is producing, with Ralph Murphy as the director. ▼ ▼ T Kubec Glasmon has returned to Paramount to write the screen play for "A Son Comes Home." based on an original story by Julien Josephson. It will be a starring vehicle for Lee Tracy. T T T Ten years ago George Stevens was the cameraman on a picture starring Glenn Tryon. Now both are busy at RKO. with Tryon writing the screen play for "The Great American Harem," a feature, which Stevens will direct. AAA Sterling Holloway's next starring comedy will be called "Pleasing Grandpa." The two-reeler, produced by Warren Doane for Universal release, was directed by James W. Home, with a supporting cast including Edwin Maxwell, Matt McHugh, Gertrude Short, Mable Marden and Fred Kelsey. AAA Conway Tearle has been signed by Maury Cohen to star in "Fifteen Wives," murder mystery which Cohen is producing for Invincible Pictures at Universal studios. In addition to Tearle, Cohen has lined up a cast including Natalie Moorhead, Raymond Hatton, Noel Francis, John Wi-ay, Ralf Harolde, Oscar Apfel, and Robert Frazier. Frank Strayer is directing from an original story by Charles S. Belien. Melville Shyer is production manager and Andy Andersen is at he camera. AAA Evalyn Knapp has been signed by Columbia for "The Fire Patrol," Tim McCoy's next. D. Ross Lederman is directing. Harold Shumate wrote the story. PETE HARRISON says: "A Rood picture, produced skilfully. Should entertain." . . . M. P. DULY: "A liip name cast."