The Film Daily (1929)

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10 Release Order of First 17 Warner Films Set Release order of the first 17 Warner pictures for 1929-30 has been set by Sam E. Morris, vice president. Vitaphone productions released up to the present time include "Honky Tonk" starring Sophie Tucker, "The Hottentot" starring Edward Everett Horton, "The Argyle Case" starring Thomas Meighan, "Say It With Songs" starring Al Jolson and "In the Headlines" with Marian Nixon and Grant Withers. The releases for September are Monte Blue in "Skin Deep" and Dolores Costello in "Hearts in Exile." Following these, other Vitaphone specials will have their first showings in their order: "Gold Diggers of Broadway" with an all-star cast, George Arliss in "The Green Goddess," Pauline Frederick in "Evidence," "Song of the West" with John Boles and Vivienne Segal; Ted Lewis in "Is Everybody Happy?" John Barrymore in "General Crack," "So Long Letty" starring Charlotte Greenwood, Edward Everett Horton in "The Aviator," George Arliss in "Disraeli" and "Under a Texas Moon" featuring an all-star cast. Cubberley Leaves F. & R. to Open Brokerage Office Minneapolis — J. F. Cubberley, who has been in charge of theaters outside the Twin Cities for Northwest Theater Circuit (Finkelstein & Ruben), and who engineered most of the deals in the firm's expansion, has resigned and has opened a theater brokerage office. His resignation followed acquisition of the circuit by Publix. Ben Ferriss, director of advertising and publicity, also has resigned. Harold Finkelstein, erstwhile general manager, now is assistant to James Mullen, who has been named general manager. Fox to Take Over Auburn Houses Auburn, N. Y. — Fox Metropolitan Theaters on Sept. 9 will take over the Strand, Palace and Jefferson. Upstate Amusement Co. is owner of the theaters. The Strand and Palace will be wired immediately. Minnie Webster Dickering Minnie Webster is negotiating with several companies for production of sound shorts featuring George Kelting, radio performer, who she has under contract. Kelting has been appearing in Main Street sketches, popular radio hour. PAODeO CELL NO. 2. THIS EXHIBITOR DIDNT SIGN ON TIME FOR A TIFFANY -STAHL FRANCHISEr —2tt>^ DAILY Thursday, August 29, 192 'Coast Wire Service? Hollywood Happenings NEW COURSE ON FILMS BY U. OF S. C. Just how the public dictates its shifting desires and demands to scenario writers, stars, and producers will be discussed in a new college course in "Social Aspects of the Motion Picture" which is to be given for the first time this fall at the University of Southern California. The mutual influence of spectator and screen, changing tastes in types of plays and players, the reign of fads and fashions, psj^chological trends and socialogical cycles as they are reflected in films, are subjects which are to be illustrated by films. One class will meet on Saturday mornings from 10 A.M. to 12 noon, on the Trojan campus, and a second class will meet on Thursday nights at University College, downtown evening division of the University of Southern California. Students will be assigned to laboratory work in motion picture studios in Hollywood, and will have access to other necessary sources of information. Methods of detecting scientifically what kind of motion picture makes the greatest hit with the greatest number of people at a certain period, both from an artistic and a =nn'al standpoint, have been studied for the past three years by Professor B. V. Morkovin of the University of Southern California, who is to head the new course. Several lectures by stars and directors are scheduled. Stars in "New Orleans Frolic" Cast of the Fox Movietone production "New Orleans Frolic" which goes into work shortly, already includes: Warner Baxter, Walter Catlett, William Collier, Charles Farrell, George MacFarlane, Victor McLaglen, Stepin Fetchit, George O'Brien, Tom Patricola, and Will Rogers. "Romance of Rio Grande" Started First sequences for "Romance of Rio Grande," Fox Movietone production has started at Yuma. Ariz. This talker is from the novel "Conquistador" by Katherine Fullerton Gerould and is being directed by Alfred Santell. Warner Baxter has the lead supported by Mary Duncan, Mona Maris, Charles Byer, Carl Miller, Emil Chautard, Gustav Von Seyffertitz. Ted Lewis in "Show of Shows" Ted Lewis and his band will appear in a sequence of the Warner production "Show of Shows." Ten screen villains, namely Noah Berry, Tully Marshall, Wheeler Oakman, Bull' Montana, Kalla Pasha, Johnny \rthur, Anders Randolf, Otto Matiesen, Jack Curtis and Philo McCollough will appear in the same sequence. John Barrymore for "The Man" "The Man" is the working title given the next John Barrymore production which will be started in September for Warner Bros. Mrs. Kalmus For "Vagabond King" Mrs. Natalie Kalmus, wife of Dr. Herbert T. Kalmus, president of the Technicolor Corp. is assisting with the filming of the color sequences in "The Vagabond King." Songster for "Red Hot Rhythm" Walter O'Keefe, song writer, has been cast in Alan Hale's next Pathe production "Red Hot Rhythm" which Leo McCarey will direct. Kathryn Crawford has the leading feminine role. Nicholson with Columbia Kenyon Nicholson, playwright, has signed a contract with Columbia to make an adaptation, and write the continuity and dialogue for an original by Thomas Buckingham, temporarily titled "Hell's Island." In "Woman on the Jury" Edwards Davis and Clarence Burton have been cast in "The Woman on the Jury," Dorothy Mackaill's next First National picture. Sidney Blackmer plays opposite Miss Mackaill. The production is being directed by William A. Seiter. Louise Fazenda For Christie Film Louise Fazenda will play the feminine lead in the Christie production "Faro Nell or in Old California" which William Watson will direct. The film is based on the short play by Willis Steele, Jack Luden, Frank Rice, Harry Woods and Charlie Mack also are in the cast. "Mad World" For Wm. de Mille "The Mad World" is to be William de Mille's next directorial effort for M-G-M. This will be an all dialogue story with a war background with Louise Dresser and Basil Rathbone in the cast. Alice Gentle to Sing For Warners Alice Gentle, of the Metropolitan Opera will sing the aria from "Carmen" in one of the color sequences of the Vitaphone production "Show of Shows." She also will have a featured role in "Golden Dawn." Margaret Mann for "Disraeli" Margaret Maun has been added to the cast of the Warner production "Disraeli" starring George Arliss under the direction of Alfred E. Green. "Medals" Gets Under Way Gary Cooper has started work in "Medals," film adaptation of the Barrie play, "An Old Lady Shows Her Medals." In the cast are Beryl Mercer, Nora Cecil, Diwey Daisy Belmore, Tempe Pigott, Arthur Hoyt and Arthur Metcalfe. Short Shots from New York Studios iBy ARTHUR W. cnnvr: — - TTARRY T. MOREY, who ha ■lJL been doing villainous scree characterizations for the past 1 of Sherlock Holmes," in productio at Paramount's Long Island studui Many Easterners and ex-Easterner recall his work at the old Vitagrap studio in Brooklyn some years ' Col. Fred Lindsay, who cracks mean stock whip, has been assigne to play a Scotland Yard inspector i "The Return of Sherlock Holmes. in talker production at Paramoun Lindsay, who has made life miserabl for big game and entertaining fo vaudeville audiences, impersonate the late Gen. Leonard Wood in "Thi Rough Riders," Paramount picture, i Fred Graf, Paramou?it's hah dressing^ expert, has been spendin.' his evenings figuring out hirsute dit< guises for Clive Brook to wear i: "The Return of Sherlock Holmes. William Steiner, Jr., and Georg' Dias, chief electrician, who are workj ing together on "The Return of Sher lock Holmes," did their cooperative stuff 10 years ago at the old Hal Bene' diet studios at College Point, whe j Kuby De Remer was the big name thereabouts. Donald Crisp, who is responsibl for the deviltry in "The Return o Sherlock Holmes," is okay agah\ after a minor operation on his nosix He contracted the Infection whilt making "The Pagan" at Tahiti wm Ramon Novarro. Garrett Fort, Paramount writer recalls when he went to school wit' Ann Harding, star of the forthcom. ing "Paris Bound," at the East Or ange, N. J., high school. In thos days Miss Harding had literary ambi' tions which found expression some} what when she collaborated with Gar rett in writing the school play. Dorothy Hechtlinger is headin< the stenographic department a Paramount's Long Island plant She formerly ivorked for J. J. Gai, and Edward King when they wer studio managers there. Arline De Haas, who has burnei the midnight oil, or whatever yoi burn about midnight, in fictionizin) Warner Bros, pictures as well a handled publicity at the firm's East tern studio, soon leaves to encircl the globe. Negro sketches, which were al most an unknown quantity befor this talking picture business, ar now finding more and more spots ori Eastern programs. The latest "Harlem Knights," is from the ener getic typewriter of Edmund Josep) and was Vitaphoned at Warners Eastern plant the other day wit) Miller & Lyle .