The Film Daily (1934)

THE Monday, May 7, 1934 -3&*i DAILY A "LITTLE" from HOLLYWOOD "LOTS //. eetif| tllit >nl(i| ■nliil. ji-1 itel By RALPH WILK TACK MULHALL and Mary Carr J have been added to the cast of Columbia's "Whom the Gods Destroy," featuring Walter Connolly, 'with Doris Kenyon as his leading lady. This dramatic story by Alfred Payson Terhune was prepared for the screen by Sidney Buchman. Walter Lang is directing. Robert Young has the juvenile lead, with Rollo Lloyd, William Robyns and Arthur Stewart Hull in important parts. T T T George R. Batcheller, producer of Chesterfield pictures, has completed the cast for his next production, a murder mystery entitled "Green Eyes." It includes Charles Starrett, Shirley Grey and William Bakewell for leads, and in the supporting cast are John Wray, Dorothy Revier and Ben Hendricks, Jr. Picture is in work at Universal, with Richard Thorpe directing. Story is an adaptation of the novel. "The Murder of Stephen Kester," by H. Ashbrook. T T T Five hundred extras were engaged last week for the Vodoo dance spectacle for Columbia's "Black Moon" in which Jack Holt is starred, with Fay Wray and Dorothy Burgess playing the feminine leads. This new group is under the instruction of Max Scheck, noted dance director. Scheck, with Lou Silvers, Columbia musical director, is writing the music for this dance which will be one of the features oi the production. T T T Lumsden Hare, Cora Sue Collins, Clarence Muse, Don Tailor, Lillian West and Arnold Korff have already been signed for "Black Moon," which is a picturization of Clements Ripley's "Cosmopolitan Magazine" story entitled "Haiti Moon" and directed by R. William Neill. T T T M. H. Hoffman, president of Liberty Pictures, has completed the cast which will support Neil Hamilton in "Two Heads on a Pillow," the new Liberty feature which will soon be placed in production. Miriam Jordan, Henry Armetta, Monroe Owsley, Lona Andre, Edward Martindel and Claire McDowell have been signed for the more important roles. Albert DeMond wrote the screen story, suggested by Dorothy Canfield's novel, "The Eternal Masculine." T T ▼ Grady Sutton, youthful comedy star of RKO's "Blondes and Redheads" comedies, has been signed for the juvenile lead in Radio's "Bachelor Bait," originally entitled "The Great American Harem." The role is a novelty for young Sutton, who has previously played comedy. George Stevens, comedy director at RKO, is directing the picture, the production marking his first fea ture-length comedy on this lot, after a series of two-reelers. In the cast are Stuart Erwin, Rochelle Hudson, Skeets Gallagher, Pert Kelton, Edgar Kennedy, Chick Chandler and Grady Sutton. T T T "The Dragon Murder Case," newest of the S. S. Van Dine mystery thrillers, has started production at the Warner studios with H. Bruce ("Lucky") Humberstone directing. Warren William plays Philo Vance the suave, erudite and keen-eyed detective; this being the first time any actor but William Powell has essayed the role on the screen. Margaret Lindsay is the heroine of the story, and among others in the cast are Philip Reed, Arthur Aylesworth and Hobart Cavanaugh. The screen version of the Van Dine book has been written by Rian James and Robert N. Lee. T T T "Bachelor Bait" is the final title for the RKO picture formerly known as "The Great American Harem." Pert Kelton, Stuart Erwin and Edgar Kennedy have featured roles. William Seiter is directing from an original story by Victor and Edward Halperin. WOULD YOU BUY A CAR THAT HAD NO SPRINGS ? © If your seats are hard, lumpy, and uncomfortable, you've just about as much chance of getting and holding patronage as a manufacturer who turns out a springless car. Get the jump on your competition by reseating with comfortable, upholstered chairs. Ask Us, 'How can I reseat and pay for new chairs conveniently?" American Seating Company Makers of Dependable Seating for Theatres and Auditoriums General Offices: Grand Rapids, Michigan BRANCHES IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES