The Film Daily (1934)

DAILY »A "LITTLE" from HOLLYWOOD "LOTS"«« By RALPH WILK , BERNARD HYMAN, associate producer on M-G-M's highly accessful "Tarzan and His Mate," j preparing to launch "Dolly," hich Gregory La Cava will direct, .dolphe Menjou has one of the prinpal roles. T T T Dave Gould, who has just comleted the South Sea Bolero for Down to His Last Yacht," for KO, has been assigned to stage usical and dance numbers for Say Divorce," which will co-star red Astaire and Ginger Rogers. 1 his will be the eighth picture that ould has worked on for RKO in a «*ar. ™ : r T T [a[ Edwin L. Marin, who will direct ?our Walls" as his initial picture M-G-M, has directed "Bombay Bil," "Affairs of a Gentleman," Study in Scarlet" and "Sweetheart ' Sigma Chi." Our Passing Show: Sidney Fox iting with some newspapermen id a couple of pretty extra girls lorn her "Down to Their Last acht" set; Director John Robertm praising the work of little Edith ellows, who is working in RKO ctures. PLAZA MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood $2. SO up. Single $3.00 up, Double Special weekly and monthly rates The Plaza is near everything to 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. Chas. Danziger, Mgr. Eugene Stern, Pres. Tha "Doorway of Hospitality" New Pact for Brisson Carl Brisson, Danish-bom English stage and screen actor imported by Paramount recently, has been tendered a new contract before his first Hollywood production hits the screen. He will make his American bow in Paramount's screen version of Earl Carroll's "Murder at the Vanities." "Cheaters," made by Liberty Prods., is playing first run at Pantages, Hollywood. V T ▼ Guy Robertson, being brought here by Monogram from New York for "King Kelly of the U.S.A.," is expected to repeat the success of Ray Walker, who has already appeared in five Monogram pictures, according to Trem Carr. Walker will next appear in "Happy Landings." V T T Adele Buffington has been assigned by Robert Welsh to adapt "Moonstone," by Wilkie Collins, for Monogram. v v ▼ Three hundred beauties wended their way over Cahuenga Pass and down the Dark Canyon road to the Burbank studios of Warner Bros., to seek work in the ensemble numbers Busby Berkeley will stage in "Dames." Busby picked 125 of the candidates. ▼ ▼ T Nat Perrin, Nunnally Johnson and Arthur Sheekman are writing the screen play for the untitled musical comedy, which will star Eddie Cantor. Roy Del Ruth will direct. T T T Jean Arthur will play opposite Jack Holt in "The Defense Rests," for Columbia. v ▼ T Warner Bros, have renewed their contract with Peter Milne, who wrote "Convention City" and has worked on several other Warner pictures. T T T Ethel Griffies, well known stage and screen character actress, has been signed to play in "Resurrection," which will be made by Samuel Goldwyn. ▼ vv George R. Bilson is editing the west coast studio edition of Warner Club News, which is a monthly publication. T T T Here and There: Emanuel Cohen, Al Kaufman, LeRoy Prinz, Seymour Felix, Matty Kemp, Jerry Horwin, Larry Ceballos, Gus Kahn at the preview of "Murder at the Vanities." T V T Warren Duff and Seton I. Miller are writing the screenplay and dialogue for "Perfect Weekend," which will star James Cagney. t v v Lawrence Hazard, who wrote the screenplay for "Saturday's Chil dren," is now working on the script for "Pickwick Papers," which will be made by Warner Bros. T T T Mary Boland will leave Hollywood in June for her fifteenth European vacation. She is now working) in her ninth consecutive picture, Chai-les R. Rogers' "Here Comes the Groom," without a rest. She will leave after her next one, "Her Master's Voice," in which she will appear with Charlie Ruggles. V T T Roy Del Ruth's plans and itinerary for an extended vacation trip have been upset by his assignment to direct the new Eddie Cantor picture for Samuel Goldwyn. Del Ruth just recently finished directing 20th Century's new Ronald Colman picture, "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back." T V V Unversal has changed the title of the B. F. Zeidman production starring Chester Morris to "Let's Talk It Over." It was formerly called "Loves of a Sailor" and "Funny Thing Called Love." Kathleen Howard, E. E. Clive, Alan Mowbray, Gilbert Emery and Robert Greig have been signed for Universal's "One More River." AAA Frank Lloyd will direct "Mutiny on the Bounty," in which Wallace Beery and Clark Gable are being teamed by M-G-M. Carey Wilson and John Farrow are adapting it. T T T Vera Caspary is doing a story for Jack Holt at Columbia. t t v Frances Marion went to Honolulu to meet M-G-M's "Good Earth" unit which is due back from China this week. George Hill heads the unit. T T T "Isle of Fury," Warner picture with William Powell, Colin Clive and Edna Best, reverts to its original title, "The Lady." _ ▼ ▼ T Patricia Ellis will play the romantic feminine lead in Warner's "Big-Hearted Herbert." T T v Henry Armetta has been given a new long term contract by Universal. T T ▼ Irving Piehel, Walter Armitage and George Pearce are recent additions to First National's "British Agent." ▼ ▼ ▼ CAST ASSIGNMENTS WARNER: Lyle Talbot, Eugene Pallette, Helen Lowell, Dorothy Tree, Charles Wilson for "Dragon Murder Case." UNIVERSAL: Lois Wilson for "There's Always Tomorrow." M-G-M: Clay Clement, Claudelle Kay, Cregihton Hale, Tommy Jackson, Walter Long, Charles Williams, Hughie White for "Thin Man"; Ferdinand Munier for "Barretts of Wimpole Street"; Mary Carlisle for the lead in "The Rear Car." COLUMBIA: Frederick Burton, Spec O'Donnell for "One Night of Love"; Eleanor Wesselhoeft, Lawrence Criner for "Black Moon." PARAMOUNT: Shirley Temple for "You Belong to Me." NEW YORK CRITICS GO WILD ABOUT YEAR'S BEST COMEDY! JOHN Barrymore in "20th Century" with Carole Lombard WalterConnolly-RoscoeKarns A HOWARD HAWKS Production From the notable N. Y. stage success h^Ben Hecht Charles Mac Arthur ty Charles B. Milholland * "Uproarious riot of mirthfulness!" | — N. Y. American . 1 J "Screamingly funny!" . — N. Y. Daily News ' » .•'■ ... ! I "Grand entertainment! — N. Y. Eve. Journal j I "Extremely funny comedy!" I _ N. Y. Herald Tribune | J "One of the most entertaining j I talkies of the season!" | I — N. Y. Sun ' • "One of the" most devastating, sa | tirically amusing films!" I — N.Y. World-Telegram J ! j "A pushover at the box-office!" | — Film Daily \ ■ "A natural big money attraction! , — Motion Picture Daily ,