The Film Daily (1934)

Wednesday, June 13, 1934 DAILY A "LITTLE" from HOLLYWOOD "LOTS //. By RALPH WILK T*ED FIO-RITO and his orchestra r have been signed by Mascot for "Young and Beautiful." Joseph Santley will direct. The film will feature a song written by Fio-Rito, Neil Moret and Henry Tobias, which Sam Ash, radio performer, will sing. ▼ ▼ T Paramount has purchased "Enter Madame," a produced play written by Gilda Varesi and Dolly Byrne. Jacques Deval and Gladys Lehman have been assigned to make the adaptation. T T T Nils Asther has been added to the cast of "Serenade," story by Richard Carroll which Sol Wurtzel is producing for Fox. T ▼ ▼ ■ Fox has set two new films for Charles Boyer, French film star, after viewing the "takes" in "Caravan." Boyer is scheduled to start work in "The Captive Bride," the Jesse L. Lasky production which Dorothy Arzner will direct, immediately after completing the French and English versions of "Caravan." Then Boyer will vacation in France for a few months returning toward the end of the summer for the leading male role in the Lasky production, "Casanova — The Immortal Lover." ▼ TV John Boles has been signed to appear opposite Irene Dunne in RKO Radio's "Age of Innocence," marking the first reunion of these players since "Back Street." ▼ ▼ ▼ Dorothy Lee will be featured with Walter Woolf in an untitled comedy which gets under way at RKO Radio in a few days. Leigh Jason will direct. ▼ ▼ ▼ Twenty new gowns and frocks have been created by Orry-Kelly for Esther Muir and 17 for Verree Teasdale for the appearance of the two players opposite George Brent in "A Lady Surrenders," which gets under way at the Warner studios in a few days. ▼ ▼ ▼ Frank Capra starts shooting today on Columbia's "Broadway Bill" on location at Tanforan. Warner Baxter heads the cast which includes Margaret Hamilton, Lynn Overman and Osgood Perkins. 7 ▼ ▼ Lewis Milestone's first for Columbia, "The Captain Hates the Sea," is expected to go into work June 20. SUNSET PROJECTION & DUBBING ENTERPRISE. Sid Smith Johnny Morgan PRODUCERS & PUBLIC PROJECTION ROOM COMPLETE DUBBING & SCORING SERVICE All facilities of a major projection room. Can match into any sound truck. 6048 Sunset Blvd. Call Hollywood 9480 for appointment Hollywood, Calif. Mascot Signs Joe Kane As Production Supervisor West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Joe Kane, for the past three years associated with Charles R. Rogers at the Paramount studio, has joined Mascot Pictures as a production supervisor. Mr. Kane's first assignment on the Mascot lot will be the supervision of "Waterfront 4.ady," which is scheduled to go into production early in July. Mae Clark will have a leading feminine role. Also signed are Fred Keating and Howard, Fine & Howard. ▼ ▼ r Archie Gottler will start direction of a Columbia two-reel comedy "Tropical Madness," at the Columbia studios under supervision of Jules White. ▼ ▼ ▼ Jo Swerling and Judith Kandel been assigned to adapt "Orchids and Onions," recently purchased by Columbia as a starring vehicle for Carole Lombard. ▼ ▼ ▼ Ann Sothern's option has been renewed by Columbia. Miss Sothern will next appear in Eddie Cantor's picture, "Treasure Hunt," on loan to Samuel Goldwyn Productions. ▼ ▼ ▼ George Murphy, who arrived here under contract to Columbia, has has been loaned to Samuel Goldwyn for the Eddie Cantor picture, "Treasure Hunt." ▼ ▼ ▼ George Sidney has shipped his car to Vancouver where he will start a vacation tour of the continent. ▼ _ ▼ T Joe Penner will appear in a featured role in Paramount's "College Rhythm." ▼ ▼ ▼ Sylvia Sidney will next be teamed with George Raft in "Limehouse Nights," by Paramount. ▼ ▼ ▼ The film version of Walter B. Pitkin's best-selling book, "Life Begins at Forty," will be written by Dudley Nichols and Lamar Trotti, for Fox. These two writers recent* ly completed the film adaptation of the Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" stories, now in production on the Fox lot. ▼ ▼ ▼ A contract with Damon Runyon has been signed by Fox Film whereby options on all the well known writer's stories are to be given to Fox for film adaptation during the coming year. ▼ ▼ ▼ Otto Fries has been signed by Fox for a role in "She Was a Lady," the Elisabeth Cobb novel now in work on the Fox lot. T » V Robert Allen and Florence Rice, stage players signed by Columbia have arrived in Hollywood. Allen has been assigned to "By Persons Unknown," a murder mystery story, in support of Ralph Bellamy and Shirley Grey. Miss Rice has not yet been assigned. T ▼ T Charles Sabin, former dancing partner of Barbara Bennett and Mary Hay, will play his first motion picture role in Columbia's "By Persons Unknown." 72 Single Reelers Set By Imperial for '34-'35 Supplementing its program of 14 features for 1934-35, Imperial Distributing Corp. also plans 72 single reel subjects. The lineup will include the following series: 13 Eddie Guest Poetic Gems, with songs by Al Shean and narrative by Norman Brokenshire; 13 travel subjects in Magnacolor; and six novelty dog subjects. 289 Pre-Release Dates Are Set for "Dr. Monica" Warner Bros, has set 289 special Die-release key city engagements on "Dr. Monica." National release will be June 23. The picture opens next Wednesday at the Strand, New York. Hong Kong Has 27 Theaters Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Approximately $1,140,000 is invested in the motion picture business in Hong Kong, according to a report to the Dept. of Commerce. At present there are 27 theaters in the city all but four of which are wired. 43 Warner Sales Heads Going to Branch Meets (.Continued from Page 1) which will be presided over by the district managers. The purpose of the meeting is to acquaint local salesmen with the happenings at the regional meeting. The departures include: C. E. Pe,ppiatt, H. D. Parks, R. R. Bryan, F. T. Sands and W. G. Carmichael, to Atlanta; F. P. Bran, P. Sasseen, D. House to Charlotte; E. Grossman, T. R. Gilliam, W. J. Kahl, R. C. Herman, G. Weinberg to Chicago; E. J. Tilton, C. A. Pratt, H. Herman to Des Moines; Wm. Warner, W. B. Adams, F. Greenberg, R. H. McConnell, J. E. Woodward, Gus Diamond to Kansas City; R. T. Smith, S. G. Honeck. N. S. Bieringer to Milwaukee; H. Ochs, M. W. Davis, B. Adams to Memphis; Leo Blank, R. Lohrenz, A. W. Anderson, E. D. Perkins, H. B. Johnson, J. P. Shea to Minneaoolis, C. K. Olson, F. J. Hannon, L. Mendelson to Omaha; B. Y. Cammack, Hall Walsh, J. Hill, L. J. Bona, J. Winn to St. Louis and Fred M. Jack to Dallas. Roy William Neill has completed "Blind Date," featuring Ann Sothern, Paul Kelly and Neil Hamilton at the Columbia studios, v t ▼ El Brendel, popular Swedish comedian, starts work this week in "Hill Billies" his second two-reel comedy for Vitaphone, at the Warner Bros. Burbank studios in California. In this two-reeler, the comic will have for his leading lady, Joan Wheeler, one of Warner's Junior Stars, as well as a supporting cast of feature screen players. Ralph Staub is directing the short from the script prepared by Joe Traub. r t t Ralph Staub, in charge of shorts at Warner Bros., will direct El Brendel in Brendel's third and last comedy under his present contract with Warners. T T T Warner Bros, will complete this week "The Dragon Murder Case." T T T CAST ASSIGNMENTS MONOGRAM: Herbert Bunston, Olaf Hytten and Fred Walton have been added to the ca i of the Wilkie Col. ins story "Moonstone," Monogram feature which Reginald Barker is directing. David Manners and Phylis Bar:y h:aj the cast. COLUMBIA: Harold Huber, J. Carro' Nai-h *„• ---wi-. «or ."u,o Def-ns» Re-ts." WARNER BROS.: Charles Starrett for "Flirtation Walk." pj HOLLYWOOD PLAZA MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood $2. 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