The Film Daily (1934)

THE 14 J^ DAILY Friday, June 15, 1934 A "LITTLE" from HOLLYWOOD "LOTS //. By RALPH WILK pAT PATTERSON has been assigned the role in Fox's "Sere1 nade" formerly assigned to Lilian Harvey. Yesterday Miss Harvey terminated her contract with Fox by mutual agreement. ▼ r ▼ Wera Engels is leaving early calls with the Hollywood-Plaza Hotel switchboard these days. She had no sooner finished work in "House of Strangers" than she started a role in "Transatlantic Showboat." T T T A tall, handsome man past middle age — an extra in "British Agent" — was explaining about loading and re-loading rifles to a crowd of Russian soldiers who were gathering to stage a scene of street rioting. Inquiry revealed the fact that the extra had at one time owned the factory that made the rifles. T T T A cute story is being told on genial Dave Bader, now in New York from England. Dave was visiting an English country home and his host asked him if he played tennis. Dave said that he did and that he was very familiar with the game. Dave started playing and his opponent served an ace. Dave picked up the ball, threw it back to his opponent and said, "I didn't like that one." T T T Universal has acquired "I Murdered A Man," mystery story by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements, for early production under direction of Edward Laemmle. Paramount Filming Five Broadway Hits Paramount has acquired five of fhe six plays purchased as screen material from among the ten plays which had the longest runs on Broadway during the 1933-34 season. The Paramount acquisitions were "Sailor Beware." "Pursuit of Happiness," "She Loves Me Not," "Her Master's Voice" and "Double Door," recently released. Metro purchased "Men In White." The four other long run plays are "Tobacco Koad." "The Green Bay Tree," "No More Ladies," and "Big Hearted Herbert." Victor Jory will play one of the principal roles in "Wanted," which goes into production Monday at Movietone City. T T T Matt McHugh, brother of Frank McHugh, has been signed by Fox for the new Will Rogers' picture "Judge Priest," now in production. T T T Columbia has changed the title of "Castles in the Air," to "Wake Up and Dream." Russ Columbo will be featured. T T T Leonard Spiegelgass has been placed in charge of "Princess O'Hara" as associate producer, by Carl Laemmle, Jr. Spiegelgass will write the script for the Damon Runyon picture in collaboration with Nat Ferber. T T T John Harkrider, who was associated with the late Florenz Ziegfeld for many years, will assist in the technical and art preparation for "The Great Ziegfeld," which Universal will produce. T T T Trem Carr has completed a special arrangement with RKO to permit Christy Cabanne to direct Gene Stratton Porter's "The Girl of the Limberlost," which Monogram will ^ _ *5nn V I OR 2 PERSONS Above the 8th Floor $6.00 and up Enjoy the comforts of a parlor and bedroom suite. . . . All rooms equipped with radio, combination tub and shower bath, and running ice water. Ideal location — adjacent to shopping, business and theatre districts. SWIMMING POOL AND GYMNASIUM FREE TO GUESTS Dinner served in the beautiful newly decorated Cocoanut Grove $1.00 up. put into production within the next two weeks. Cabanne was previously scheduled to go to RKO on a West Point picture. T T T Charles Barton, a Paramount studio office boy in 1923, has received his first directorial assignment. He will co-direct "Wagon Wheels" with Arthur Jacobson, fellow assistant, also newly appointed to a full directorship. T T T "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," goes into production this week at the Paramount studios under direction of Norman Taurog with Pauline Lord, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor, W. C. Fields and ZaSu Pitts in leading roles. t r ▼ Helen Phillips Evans, Lou Salter and Jerome Storm, a trio of veterans of the silents, have been added to the cast of Paramount's "Elmer and Elsie," which will feature George Bancroft. T T T Those who see Richard Cromwell's latest picture "The Criminal Within," will recognize a familiar face among the cast. He is Crane Wilbur, one of the best known screen heroes of the silent days. T T T Charles Starrett will play the juvenile lead in "A Lady Surrend WORDS WISDOM "CRITICISM, good, bad and indifferent, is evidence of the important position of the screen as an art. The final product of our studios is established by the audience, as well as by authors, writers, directors, artists and technicians." — WILL H. HAYS. "I don't cut up no more. I work hard."— STEPIN FETCHIT. "The public is tired of glamour." —SAMUEL GOLDWYN. "I believe audiences still like fast, dramatic entertaining action on the screen."— HARRY BEAUMONT. ers," now in production on the Warner lot. ▼ ▼ ▼ "Kansas City Princess," the new First National comedy picture with Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell and Hugh Herbert, is now being edited and cut. T T T Louise Henry and George Meeker have been added to the cast of MG-M's "All Good Americans." T T T John Farrow sails Saturday for Hawaii to make a four-reel subject in Technicolor, dealing with native life and customs. Harry Rapf will produce the picture. T T T Margaret Hamilton, Douglas Dumbrille, Clarence Muse and Lynn Overman have been engaged for feature roles in Columbia's "Broadway Bill." T T T Mary Astor and Bette Davis will play the feminine leads in Warner Bros.' "The Case of the Howling Dog," based on the "Liberty" Magazine story by Erie Stanley Gardner. T T T Gene Raymond's next picture is "Sure Fire," an adaptation of the stage play by Ralph Murphy. T T T Paul Sloane will direct "Four Walls" for M-G-M. The cast to date includes Franchot Tone, Karen Morley, Mae Clarke, Nat Pendleton, Henry Wadsworth and C. Henry Gordon. New Sales Alignment Set For British Gaumont New alignment of Gaumont British sales assignments announced yesterday by Arthur A. Lee is as follows: Abe Fischer of Chicago will handle the middle Western territory; E. Warwick-Owensmith has been assigned to Connecticut; Nathan Marcus is in charge of upstate New York from Albany to Buffalo; Sam Rosen is handling Philadelphia; Francis O'Mahony, Boston, and George W. Weeks all territory west of the Rockies; W. D. Shapiro is handling special work in connection with runs and circuit bookings. Wis. Exhib Asking C. A. For U. A. Cancellation Milwaukee — Asking that United Artists be compelled to allow him a 10 per cent cancellation privilege, L. F. Thurwachter is taking his complaint heard by the local grievance board to the Code Authority. He operates the Park and Avon at Waukesha. Local Boy Makes Good Indianapolis — Charles Milholland used to be an usher at the Circle. "Twentieth Century," based on his play, opens at this de luxer today. And he's writing more of 'em.