The Film Daily (1934)

DAILY Tuesday, May 8, 1934 A Little « « REVIEWS of the NEW FEATURES » » from "Lots" — By RALPH WILK = HOLLYWOOD pRANK BORZAGE, recently signed to a Warner contract, will direct "Flirtation Walk" as his first feature. Bobby Connolly will handle the dance ensembles. The film will star Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Pat O'Brien. ▼ T T Seven writers, Earle Snell, Joseph Santley, C. Edward Roberts, Dore Schary, Douglas Doty, F. Sayre and Marion Orth have been added to the Mascot staff. The company also has bought "Skeleton in the Closet," play by John Stewart Twist and William Worthington, to be produced as "One Frightened Night" on its feature program. ▼ T T Roy Del Ruth will direct Eddie Cantor's new* picture for Samuel Goldwyn. ▼ T T Patricia Ellis has been assigned the ingenue lead in Warner's "Big Hearted Herbert." T T T Edwin Corle is adapting "Hell Hole," a Sam Marx and George Aurbach story idea now in preparation at M-G-M. ▼ TV Worthington Miner not only directed RKO's "Sour Grapes," but also wrote the scenario. Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook are starred. Ed Garrity Transferred Boston — Edward Garrity, manager of Loew's Columbia here before it closed to be destroyed for parking space, has been appointed manager of Loew's Prospect, Flushing, L. I. Cincy Grievance Meet Put Off Cincinnati — Meeting of the grievance board scheduled for yesterday was postponed to May 21 because one complaint was not received in time to be submitted in required code form. Stetson-Fegley Get House Salt Lake City — Albert Stetson and Harry Fegley, local theater men, have signed a 10-year lease on the Studio Theater. House is now closed for improvements and will open in about 10 days. Third Week for "Sweethearts" First National's "20 Million Sweethearts" will be held for a thh'd week at the New York Strand. "THE LOUD SPEAKER" with Ray Walker, Jacqueline Wells Monogram 70 mins. STORY OF SMALL TOWN BOY MAKING GOOD ON RADIO HAS POP APPEAL FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS. This one was written right down to the radio fans with all the atmosphere thrown in that will appeal to the folks who listen in out in the hinterlands. It tells the story of the boy from the small town who came to New York and made good in a big way on the radio hour. Ray Walker is the lad, and he has a conceit complex that he works overtime. But he succeeds in landing with his nerve on a big radio hour touting a special brand of pancake flour. There is nothing highly original in story or treatment, and in fact it is inclined to be repetitious in spots. But Walker goes right through in his breezy manner, having no luck at all trying to win the girl who sings on his program. She doesn't like his swell headedness, and tells him so. Finally he gets himself in a jam, loses the hour, and eventually circumstances so shape themselves that with the help of the girl he gets back again. Several things happen that are pretty far fetched for the radio audiences to believe, but it has the small town appeal and should go with the mob. Cast: Ray Walker, Jacqueline Wells, Noel Francis, Charles Grapewin, Wilbur Mack, Lorin Raker, Spencer Charters, Sherwood Bailey, Billy Irwin, Ruth Romaine, Lawrence Wheat, Mary Carr. Director, Joseph Santley; Author, Ralph Spence; Adaptor, Albert De Mond. Direction, Fair Photography, Good. Quits Review Board Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — John F. Sinclair, National Recovery Review Board member who submitted the minority report of the board to the White House, has resigned. W. W. Neal has been elected vice-chairman. Finish Union Checkup Today Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt is expected to make known the results of the checkup on service union members employed by the Loew and RKO circuits, when he arrives in New York next Friday. It is understood that the checkup will be completed today. 5 Days' Notice by Boards Local zoning and grievance boards throughout the country will give five days' notice to defendants in complaints before holding hearings. Denied Earlier Clearance Boston — Petition of Harvard Amusement Co. for new zoning so as to give pictures a month earlier *o its Coolidge Corner theater _ in Brookline was denied bv the zoning and clearance board. Headquarters of the local code committees are in the Hotel Touraine. Tenth House for Gregory Circuit La Porte, Ind. — The Central ha* been leased to the Gregory Circuit, which now operates 10 theaters in different cities in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Extensive alterations are to be made and the theater will reopen in August. "THE BLUE LIGHT" Gil Boag (Mayfair Associates! 90 mins. SPLENDIDLY PHOTOGRAPHED STORY OF MOUNTAIN VILLAGE FOLKS OF THE ITALIAN TYROL DISTRICT BASED ON A LEGEND. This picture falls in the class category, preferably for arty clientele. Though the setting of this story is amid simple village folks, one is impressed by the grandeur of the mountain district. At each full moon the villagers see a strange blue light on a mountain peak, which lures young men from the village. None ever returns, but instead are found dead in the mountains. Only one person, a gypsy named Junta, has been able to go to this light, and because of this the villagers stone her as a witch. A splendid performance is given by Leni Riefenstahl as Junta. A visiting artist follows Junta to the mountains and falls in love with her. He learns that the blue light is really a crystal deposit, and when the villagers discover this they pillage the crystal. Junta is heartbroken at the discovery and, in her grief, falls down the mountain side to her death. Beautiful photography of the mountain district, the grandeur of crags, clouds and mists distinguish the entire production. Miss Riefenstahl authored and sponsored the production herself. Direction, Good. Photography, Unusual. NEWS of the DAY Cleveland — Family Theaters, Inc has been incorporated to operat theaters and other forms of enter; £ tainment. Incorporators are Sol E 01 Singer, Edward Singer and Henr; Kaplan. Fort Myers, Fla. — William Har has been appointed manager of th Arcade theater. He comes to For Myers from Tampa, where he hai I' the Park theater, and succeed Charley Kirkconnel, transferred t the Park. Denver — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lin< will each manage a theater thi summer. Mrs. Lind will manage the Chief at Steamboat Springs while Fred will spend his time a the Grand in Littleton. 1(1 Washington — Roscoe Drissel, fo years associated with the Loew the ater organization here, has beei promoted from manager of Loew' Fox theater to the position of trav eling relief manager. 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