The Film Daily (1929)

THE Monday, July 15, 1929 Five Musical Productions Lead Off RKO Schedule of Thirty 13 Silent Versions RKO productions for 1929-1930 having silent as well as dialogue versions will be: "High River," "The Night Parade," "Half-Marriage," "Side Street," "Delightful Rogue," "Tanned Legs," "The Fire Walker," "Hunted," "Upperworld," "Framed," and three Bebe Daniels films not yet titled. Tin RKO line-up, divided into major types of pictures, is as follows: Mus'.cal Productions — 5 "Street Girl," directed by Wesley Ruggles from the story by W. Carey Wonderly; dialogue by Jane Murfin; lyrics and music by Sidney Clare and Oscar Levant; chorus and dancing by Pearl Eaton; musical background by Gus Arnheim's Ambassadors; featuring Hetty Compson, with Jack Oakie, Ned Sparks, Johnny Hairon, Joseph Cawthorn and Doris Eaton and her chorus. "Rio Rita," with stage and camera direction by Luther Reed from stage jroduction by Florenz Ziegfield; book jy Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, nusic by Harry Tierney and lyrics >y Joseph McCarthy, adapted by Luther Reed, dances and chorus by Pearl Eaton, singing chorus by Pietro Cimini, musical direction by Victor Sarravalle. Bebe Daniels, John Boles, Sert Wheeler, Bob Woolsey and Dorjthy Lee in cast. There are to be echnicolor sequences. "Hit the Deck," from the Vincent ifoumans operatta of the same title, with director to be assigned. Book >y Herbert Fields, music by Vincent i'oumans, lyrics by Leo Robbin, Cliford Grey and Irving Caesar; chorus irection by Pearl Eaton. Star and ast not yet selected. "Radio Revels of 1929," with book nd lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry *uby; music by Harry Ruby. "The Vagabond Lover," with Rudy /allee and his Connecticut Yankees. Director and cast to be selected. Melodramas — 8 "High River," directed by Herbert irenon from the story by G. Ranger Vormser. "The Night Parade," directed by tfal St. Clair from the play "Ringide," by George Abbott, Ted Paranore and Hyatt Daab. "Upperworld," from an original tory by Ben Hecht, with dialogue y Hecht. "Framed," from the original story y Charles MacArthur with dialogue y MacArthur. "Half-Marriage," with dialogue diection by Russell Mack and screen irection by W. J. Cowan from the tory by George Kibbe Turner, diaJgue by Jane Murfin and lyrics and nusic by Sidney Clare and Oscar evant; with Olive Borden, Ken Muray and His Gang, Morgan Farley, ally Blane, Ann Greenway, James Eagle, Anderson Lawler and Gus Arnheim's Ambassadors in cast. "Hunted," direction by Wesley Ruggles from the story by Frank R. Adams to appear in "Red Book Magazine." "Side Street," to be directed by Mai St. Clair and from story by this director; adapted by John Russell witli dialogue by Jane Murfin, lyrics by Sidney Clare and music by Oscar Levant, chorus direction by Pearl Eaton; Tom, Matt and Owen Moore featured, witli Kathryu Perry, Frank Sheridan, Andre Beranger and Emma Dunn in cast. "Dance Hall," by Vina Delmar; cast to be assigned. Dramas — 3 "The Delightful Rogue" pictorial direction by Lynn Shore, under supervision of Henry Hobart witli dialogue direction by A. Leslie Pearce from the story by Wallace Smith; dialogue by Wallace Smith with lyrics and music by Sidney Clare and Oscar Levant starring Rod La Rocque. Rita Le Roy, Charles Bvers, Fred Moorhouse, Harry Semels, Ed Brady and Sam Blum are in the support. "Jazz Heaven," from the story by Pauline Forney and Dudley Murphy, lyrics by Sidney Clare and music by Oscar Levant; director, star and cast not yet assigned. Rod La Rocque, No. 2, temporarilytitled, "Strictly Business," from the storv by Wallace Smith with dialogue by Smith. Comedy Dramas — 1 "The Very Idea," with dialogue direction by Frank Craven and screen direction by Richard Rosson from the stage play by William Le Baron The cast includes Frank Craven. Allan Kearns, Hugh Trevor, Sally Blane, Theodore Von Eltz, Jeanne De Bard and Olive Tell. Romantic Dramas — 7 Three starring Richard Dix, to be personally supervised by William LeBaron. Stories as yet untitled; personnel to be assigned. Three starring Bebe Daniels, as yet untitled and with directors yet to be assigned. "The Fire-Walker," from "Fire Wondering Men" by John Russell. Director and cast to be assigned. Miscellaneous — 6 Six other Radio Pictures, five untitled, complete the list of all-talking productions. One will be "Tanned Legs," directed by George B. Seitz from the story by George Hull. Screen adaptation by Tom J. Geraghty. The others are not yet titled. WILLIAM LE BARON Vice-President In Charge of Production RKO Pictures Corporation Studios: 780 Gower St., Hollywood, Calif. ! .