The Film Daily (1934)

14 THE ■2&>* DAILY Wednesday, June 27, 1934 Lake City, Fla.— Earl M. Fain is planning to reopen the Grand, which will give Lake City three movies. Bartow, Fla. — Crowded conditions has made it necessary to add 200 seats to the Bartow theater. Lake City, Fla. — Gordon Goodbread, owner of the Garden theater in Tampa, closed a deal with Hugh Wilson to open a theater in his building. Mr. Goodbread is also endeavoring to obtain a site near the Elks Club for a second theater. Fort Pierce, Fla. — Harry J. Schultz, assistant manager of the Sunrise Theater for the past five years, has resigned to become city editor of the Vero Beach "PressJournal." Louisville — Pikeville Amusement Co., Pikeville, has been incorporated at $6,000 by W. J. Ward, Fay Weddington Ramsey and Gladys R. Ward. Jackson, Mich.— W. S. Butterfield has reopened the Capital. The Rex was recently closed. North Branch, Mich. — Bernard Leach has bought the Strand, only house here, from R. L. Sherman. PLAZA MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood S 2.50 up. Single S3.00 up, Double Special weekly and monthly rata The Plazp is near everythingto 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, Pies. The "Doorway of Hospitality' Vine at Hollywood Blvd HOLLYWOOD A LITTLE from "LOTS >// By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD ATEW contracts have been handed ^ by M-G-M to Herman J. Mankiewicz and Charles Powell, both on the writing staff. Melville Brown will direct "Red Head" for Monogram. Betty Burbridge and Jesse Lasky, Jr., are adapting the Vera Brown novel. T T T Richard Barthelmess celebrates his 13th year as a First National star with the release of "Midnight Alibi." William Powell and Mvrna Loy will be teamed again bv M-G-M in "The Casino Murder Case," Philo Vance novel. Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor, after playing opposite each other in five films, the latest being Paramount's "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," announce they will protest at any further efforts to earn them. "Paris Interlude" is the final title of the Laura and S. J. Perelman play, "All Good Americans," being uroduced by M-G-M with Edwin L. Marin directing and Otto Kruger Madge Evans, Una Merkel, Robert Young and Bert Roach heading the cast. Halliwell Hobbes, known as the Perfect butler, has been signed by Fox for "She Was A Lady," along with Mary Forbes and Edward Gareran. The latter is the little six-foot 200-pound brother of William Gargan. Alan Crosland thinks Helen Trenholme, Montreal girl recently signed by Warners, the "greatest potential star he ever saw," the company states. T T T Albert E. DeMond has finished the script of Georee Bertholon's original, "Flirting With Danger," for Monogram. It will feature Robert Armstrong, William Cagney and Edgar Kennedy. T T ▼ Robert Welsh, acting for Trem Carr, who is recuperating at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital from an abdominal operation, has signed SHORT SHOTS from EASTERN STUDIOS Edgar Kennedy for featured roles with Robert Armstrong and William Cagney in two Monogram pictures. "Flirting with Danger" and "Reckless Romeos." Al Shean, long famous on the stage as a member of the team of Gallagher and Shean, has been signed for a role of the singing teacher which he created on Broadway in "Music In The Air," which Erich Pommer will produce for Fox. Albert Conti has been signed for "Elmer and Elsie" now in production at the Paramount studios with George Bancroft, Frances Fuller and Roscoe Karns. Gilbert Pratt is directing. T ▼ T Two of the group of young stage players recently placed under contract by Columbia were assigned I heir first roles when Charles Sabin and Robert Allen were placed in the cast of "Girl in Danger." This feature temporarily bore the working title, "By Persons Unknown" and is the latest of the company's police detective melodramas, starring Ralph Bellamy as Inspector Trent. Shirley Grey plays opposite Bellamy. D. Ross Lederman is the diector. Casting has begun for Monogram's new special "Girl of the Limherlost." Ralph Morgan has been signed for the male lead in the film version of this Gene Stratton Porter ^tory. Christy Cabanne will direct, with Ben Verschleiser supervising. Adele Comandini wrote the script. Robert Welsh, Monogram executive producer, has signed William Collier, Sr., for one of the leading roles in the screen version of Michael Kane's novel, "A Successful Failure," which is scheduled for August production. Almeda Fowler, former New York stage actress, who began her theatrical career as a show girl in Ziegfeld Follies with the late Lilyan Tashman, has been cast in Paramount's "Now and Forever," featuring Gary Cooper, Shirley Temple and Carole Lombard. By CHAS. ALICOATE T'OM PATRICOLA has been signed by Educational Pictures for a leading role in the comedy revolving around the activities of Uncle Sam's bluejackets on their recent visit to New York. Al Christie, who is personally directing the comedy, took authentic scenes of the Fleet the day before it left New York Harbor. Another famous name in pictures and musical comedy will be announced within a few days for the co-featuring role with Patricola. Shooting on interiors will start next week at the Astoria Studios. Dorothy Stone completed work yesterday in "Paree, Paree," a tworeel condensed version of the stage and screen success, "50 Million Frenchmen," at the Brooklyn Vitaphone studio. Among the many players supporting Miss Stone in this musical are Bob Hope, Billie Leonard, Lorraine Collier, Katherine Spector, Rodney McLennon, Charles Collins and Susanne Jayne. These are in addition to the chorus of 36 Vitaphone boys and girls, under the direction of Alan K. Foster. Shooting was completed yesterday on the new Educational-Tom Howard Comedy, tentatively titled "The Wrong Bottle," at the Astoria Studios. This is the fifth comedy on Educational's current program starring the eccentric comic, made by Al Christie. Appearing with Howard are George Shelton, Virginia Fairfax, Eddie Roberts and a large cast of extra players. Mr. Christie personally directed the comedy. • Tom Howard, Educational comedy star, holds the record for the number of appearances as guest star on the Rudy Vallee hour. Last Thursday night's appearance was the comedy star's seventh on that important radio hour within one year. No other guest star even approaches this record. • Joe Ruttenberg with Sam Levitt, cameraman take charge of shooting on the feature "Woman in the Dark' at the Biograph studio . . . Howard Hughes acts as guest director while on a visit to the Hecht-MacArthur production at the Eastern Service studio. Jack Haley Signed by Columbia M-G-M Gets Sydney House Weft Coast Bureau of Tim FILM DAILY Sydney — M-G-M has taken over Hollywood — Jack Haley has been tne st James, a 2,00-seater, from signed by Columbia for the male lead Benjamin Fuller. First feature opposite Lupe Velez in the musical, under the new management will be "Girl Friend," for next season. "Riptide." Opening is set for July 6. SUNSET PROJECTION O DUBBING ENTERPRISE Sid Smith Johnny Morganl PRODUCERS & PUBLIC PROJECTION ROOMl COMPLETE DUBBING & SCORING SERVICEI All facilities of a major projection room.\ Can match into any sound truck. 6048 Sunset Blvd. Call Hollywood 9480 for appointment Hollywood, Calif.