The Film Daily (1935)

10 DAILY Thursday, June 27, 1935 168 UNDER CONTRACT AT PARAMOUNT STUDIO West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Paramount now has 75 players, 19 directors and 74 writers under contract, according to its latest roster. Following are the lists: Players — Benny Baker, George Barbier, Wendy Barrie, Douglas Blackley, Mary Boland, Grace Bradley, Carl Brisson, Kathleen Burke, Geo. Burns and Gracie Allen, Kitty Carlisle, Dolores Casey, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, John Cox. Larry Crabbe. Bing Crosby, Katherine DeMille, Marlene Dietrich, Tohnnv Downs, Frances Drake, Mary Ellis, W. C. Fields, William JFrawley, Trixie Friganza, Carv Grant. Tulie Haydon. Samuel S. Hinds, Betty Holt, David Holt, Dean Jagger, Helen Tepson, Roscoe Karns, Rosalind Keith, Walter C. Kellv. Lois Kent, Jan Kiepura, Elissa Landi, Billjy Lee, Baby LeRoy, Carole Lombard. Pauline Lord, Ida Lupino. Fred MacMiirray, Marian Mansfield. Herbert Marshall, 'Gertrude Michael, Ray Milland, Joe Morrison, Crete Natzler, Jack Onkie, Lynne Overman. Gail Patrick, Elizabeth Patterson, Joe Penner, George Raft, Maxine Reiner. Lyda Roberti, Charlie Ruggles, Marina Schubert, Randolph Scott, Sylvia Sidney. Alison Skipworth, Sir Guy Standing, Fred Stone, Mildred Stone, Gladys Swarthout. Akim Tamiroff, Colin Tapley, Kent Taylor, Lee Tracy, Virginia Weidler, Mae West, Henry Wilcoxon. Directors — Charles Barton, Clyde Bruckman, Cecil B. DeMille, Marion Gering, Alexander Hall. Henry Hathaway. Arthur Jacobson. Mitchell Leisen, Leo McCarey, Norman McLeod. Lewis Milestone, Ralph Murphy, Elliott Nugent, Wesley Ruggles, Alfred Santell, Norman Taurog, Frank Tuttle, King Vidor. Alfred Werker. Writers — Frank Adams, Felix Adler. Stuart Anthony. Arnold Belgard, Claude Binyon, David Boehm, Charles Brackett, John Bright. Frank Butler, Alan Campbell. Walter DeLeon, Fritz Feld, Herbert Fields, Lewis Foster, Howard Green. Romer Grey, Oscar Hammerstein II, Ray Harris, Don Hartman, Adelaide Heilbron, Sig Herzig. Betty Hill. Samuel Hoffenstein, Brian Hooker, Cyril Hume. Horace Jackson, Grover Jones, Bradley King, Norman Krasna, Harold Lamb, Benn W. Levy, Melvin Levy, William R. Lipman, Inez Lopez, Jeannie Macpherson, Francis Martin. Edwin Justus Mayer, Wrn. Slavens McNutt, John P. Medbury, Alice D. G. Miller, Jack Mintz. Eddie Moran, Lex Neal, Seena Owen, Dorothy Frank Partos. Nat Perrin, Boris Cilbert Pratt, Marguerite Roberts, Ruskin, Franz Schulz, Kathryn Scola Sheekman, Paul G. Smith, Frederick Stenhani Tane Storm, Rohert Tasker, Frank Terry, Tiffany Thayer, Harvey Thew, Harlan Thompson. Keene Thompson, Dale Van Every, Virginia Van TTpp, Bobby Vernon, Jack Wagner, Eugene Walter. Eddie Welch, Garnett Weston, Crane Wilbur, Hal Yates, Waldemar Youne. Fred Zinneman. Composers are Sam Coslow, Mack Gordon. Ralph Rainger. Harry Revel, Leo Robin and Richard Whiting. Its Dance Director is LeRoy Prinz. Parker, Petroff, Harry Arthur Universal Branch Changes Kansas City — Jack Stewart, for two years salesman in the local hranch of Universal, has been transferred to Detroit. He is succeeded by Joe Fieldman, lately with Universal in Atlanta but formerly a resident of Kansas City. Detroit — William Baker, city salesman for Universal here, has been promoted to assistant manager in the Chicago branch. Two Other FeUows Darryl Zanuck yesterday laughed at reports that his company is withdrawing from the Coast producers' association. "Twentieth Century has never been a member," he stated. A LITTLE from "LOTS" By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD TWARREN WILLIAM has been given a strong supporting for his latest Perry Mason mystery for Warners, "The Case of the Lucky Legs," which will include Verree Teasdale, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot and Anita Kerry. Robert Florey is directing from the original story by Erie Stanley Gardner. T T T "The Black Chamber" has been placed in production at the M-G-M studios under William K. Howard's direction. This is a drama of wartime Washington, adapted from the book of the same name by Major Herbert O. Yardley, spy code expert. William Powell and Rosalind Russell have the principal roles, and the cast includes Binnie Barnes, Sterling Holloway, Lionel Atwill, Melville Cooper and Samuel Hinds. ▼ TV Chester Morris has been signed to an extended-term contract by MG-M. His last role was in "Public Hero Number One." ▼ ▼ ▼ Mildred Cram's "Cosmopolitan" story, "Thin Air," will be produced by Warners under the title "Radio Jamboree of 1935." In the cast are Franchot Tone, James Melton and Jane Froman. Samuel Goldwyn has signed Lillian Hellman to a long-term contract as script writer. Miss Hellman, author of the Broadway stage hit, "The Children's Hour," has just completed the screenplay for Goldwyn's "The Dark Angel." Lesser to Make Ten At Cost of $2,225,000 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Principal Productions will make ten pictures at a cost of $2,225,000, it was stated yesterday. Four of the features will star George O'Brien and be released by Fox. Two pictures will feature Bobby Breen, 7-year-old youngster. In line with Sol Lesser's previous policy no releasing arrangements will be made for the remaining productions until their completion. Selig Producing Again West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — William M. Selig, veteran producer, will re-enter the independent field to make six pictures for next season's release. Titles are: "I Am the Law," "The Dragnet," "Irish Eves," "Going Straight," "Yosemite," and "Yosemite," and "Bachelors Must Marry." Detroit Doings Detroit — Bennett & Straight, theatrical architects, are taking bids on a 1,100-seat house for Roosevelt Theater Co., James Robertson circuit, in East Detroit. Broadway-Capitol Theater, which closed recently, may reopen in the fall, backed by Ohio capital. Other reports are that it may be converted into a night club. Meanwhile Trade Amusement Co , operators of the house, filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy, listing $1,891 assets and $19,019 liabilities. RCA Victor is exnected to open an office in the Film Exchange. S. K. Decker of Excellent Pictures has been in New York for about a week. Harlan Starr, local GB manager. is back on the job after a long illness. United Detroit Theaters has formed Alger Theater Corp. to operate the new Alger being built on Warren Ave. Indiana Items Indianapolis — John Servass, circuit operator, has acquired the Rex, Rochester, Ind., from Chas. Kreighbaum. RKO exchange is taking additional floor space. Homer Skillion, Los Angeles, was a visitor in Indianapolis last week. He managed the Indiana theater at one time. Ace Berry, formerly manager of the Indiana and Circle theaters, has been appointed publicity manager of the Louisville division of Theatrical Managers, Inc. "Doubting Thomas" remains at the Apollo for a second week. Ted Nicholas, manager of the Lyric, spent several days in Dayton, O., on business. Harry Kornblum and Isador Fine, Evansville operators, will motor to the west coast with their families for an extended vacation. Jack Schwartz was crowned champion at hte bingo party given by the Variety Club. John Howard of Paramount spent the week in Chicago on business. The Colonial has closed for the summer. Carl Harthill, Judell exchange manager, is in Chicago on business. Film Men Honor Judge Dooley Providence, R. I. — Boston film men made merry at a gay party given in honor of Judge James E. Dooley, well known theater man, at the Providence Biltmore Hotel last night. Earlier in the day they had been the guest of the Judge at Narragansett racetrack, in which he has an interest. At the dinner Maurice N. Wolf of M-G-M acted as toastmaster and surprised the honored guest by presenting him with a commission as a Kentucky Colonel. Morey Goldstein was chairman of the committee on arrangements. IATSE CHARGES RAID BY ELECTRICAL UNlQ Charge that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is engaged in a new raid on I.A.T.S. E. jurisdiction, constituting a serious threat to the organization, is made in the current LA. monthly bulletin. The bulletin states that the I.B.E.W. is the guiding influence behind a series of bills introduced in legislatures in various parts of the country whose purpose is to give the I.B.E.W. a "solitary monopoly of every nature of electrical work." W. Va. Exhib Ass'n Delays Affiliation {Continued from Page 1) B. Hines of White Sulphur Springs is vice president, and W. H. Holt of Richwood secretary-treasurer. It is considered unlikely that any action toward affiliation with a national exhibitor group will be taken at this meeting. The association decided that even if the preferred playing time bill as enacted in Ohio is declared unconstitutional in the present action before the Ohio Supreme Court, an effort to have a similar bill passed in West Virginia will be fostered. The association took a neutral stand on the Pettengill bill now before Congress despite the fact that the Virginia association has gone on record as opposing it. A committee was appointed to watch the government's activities concerning Ascap. The association will vigorously oppose any further burdens by the producing companies, and will seek tax reduction through the state legislature. The convention will wind up today with a banquet which will be preceded by a private showing of "Becky Sharp" in the Greenbrier auditorium. Court Approves Purchase of United Artists Stock (Continued from Page 1) is now in process of dissolution. An order authorizing the sale is expected to be signed and filed by the court next Monday. A few days ago U. A. approved of the purchase of this block and also a block of 1,000 shares owned by Joseph M. Schenck, who resigned as president and chairman of the board of the corporation. The same price is to be paid for Schenck's stock. Control of corporation upon retirement of the 2,000 shares will rest with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Chaplin and Samuel Goldwyn. Each own 1,000 shares. Jury Bans "Ecstasy" A jury in Federal Court yesterda' handed in a verdict against the Czechoslovakian nudist film, "Ecstasy," declaring it unfit for exhibition in this country. Counsel for Eureka Productions said an appeal will be taken. K> m*