The Film Daily (1929)

Friday, September 6, 1929 DAILY rt 'Coast Wire Service" Hollywood Happenings "Sacred Flame" for Pauline Frederick Pauline Frederick will star in a Vitaphone version of W. Somerset Maugham's play, "The Sacred Flame." Production has started with Conrad Nagel in the masculine lead while the line-up includes also William Courtenay, Lila Lee, Walter Byron, Alec B. Francis and Dale Fuller. The adaptation was prepared by Harvey Thew. The picture is being directed by Archie L. Mayo. Newcomers in "U" Series Several screen newcomers have been cast by Universal in the new "Sporting Youth" series of two reelers being made with dialogue and sound effects. Ben Holmes is directing. Cast for the series are Kay McCoy, Alice Doll, Ann Christie, Joan McAvoy, Tommy Carr, Robert Foster, Edward Morgan and Sumner Getchell. "Last Dance," Audible's Second The second picture on Audible's schedule of talkies will be "The Last Dance" by George Terriss. Script and dialogue are now being prepared and Lon Young who will supervise the production is selecting the cast It will be shot at the Tec Art studios, with RCA-Photophone. Fox Assigns Catlett Walter Catlett will stage "New Orleans Frolic," which has gone into production at Fox under the direction of Benjamin Stoloff. The picture will employ most of the notable among the Fox players. The cast so far announced includes Will Rogers, Warner Baxter, Walter Catlett. William Collier, Charles Farrell George MacFarlane, Victor McLaglen, Stepin Fetchit, George O'Brien, Tom Patricola, Richard Keene, Nancy Drexel, Clifford Dempsey, Henry Kolker and Farrell Macdonald. "U" Casts Anders Randolph Anders Randolf has been signed by Universal for Mary Nolan's first starring picture, "The Shanghai Lady," from the stage play by John Colton. It is being directed by John Robertson. Lois Wilson in "Furies" Lois Wilson, instead of Leatrice Joy. will play the leading feminine role in First National's production of "Furies," stage play by Zoe Akins. H. B. Warner will be principal man. Both Miss Wilson and Warner are now facing the cameras in "The Dark Swan," and upon its completion will start work in "Furies." Adapting "Sarah and Son" Zoe Akins, novelist, has joined the Paramount staff and has been assigned to do the adaptation of Timothy Shea's novel "Sarah and Son" which will be Ruth Chatterton's next starring vehicle. A Little from "Lots" By RALPH WILK BENNY RUBIN is working in "Cotton and Silk" and in the Van and Schenck picture, as yet untitled. He has also written "Cenis of M-G-M." a short subject. He i> ;ilso in "Marianne." He sometimes spends his spare time broadcasting over KHJ. * * * Leo McCarey, who "clicked" with "The Sophomore," is fuv ishing the direction of "Red Hot Rythm" and may spend a belated vacation in New York. More Passing Show. John Waters, a keen student of talkers, hurrying at M-G-M; Russell J. Birdwell, who got a "scoop" on Lindbergh's flight, showing much interest in the Graf Zeppelin. * * * Robert Montgomery, a comparative newcomer from Broadway, will play opposite Norma, Shearer in "Their Own Desire." He recently completed an important role in "Three Live Ghosts" and also worked in "College Days." Sings in New Film Dolores Costello will sing in her next Vitaphone production. "Second Choice." now under way at the Warner studio. The number she will introduce is "Life Can Be So Lonesome." Howard Bretherton is directing. The cast includes Chester Morris, Jack Mulhall and Edna Murphy. Fox Casts Two Joseph Rickson and Richard Alexander have been signed by Fox for "The Lone Star Ranger." This is the Zane Grey story which features George O'Brien and Sue Carol, tc be directed by A. F. Erickson. Cast Opposite Blue Betty Compson has the featured role in support of Monte Blue and Myrna Loy in Warner Bros. Vitaphone picturization of Jack McLaren's novel, "Isle of Escape." Other players signed recently for "Isle of Escape" include Noah Beery. Nina Quartaro, Duke Kahanamoku and Jack Ackroyd. Fox Signs Danny Dare Danny Dare, dance director, has been signed to a long term contract with Fox Films and is scheduled to arrive here shortly. Playing RKO Lead John Mack Brown is playing a leading role in "Jazz Heaven," which Melville Brown is directing for RKO. 70 in N. W., 140 in the St. Louis Book "U" Newsreel Minneapolis — Seventy Northwest Theaters, including the State here, are playing "The Minneapolis-Tribune-Universal Newsreel," the newspaper states. St. Louis — There are 140 theaters in this zone, including the Ambassador and Missouri here, which are playing "The St. Louis Post-Dispatch-Universal Newsreel." Brown on Way to Coast Hiram S. Brown, president of Radio-Keitji-Orpheum, is en route to the Coast. He will visit the RKO studios of productions and also inspect the Pantages on the Coast which were acquired recently and which become RKO Orpheum theaters and a part of the Radio-KeithOrpheum system with the opening of the season. He expects to return about Sept. 15. Goldwyn Has Evelyn Laye Signed Kvely Laye, London musical comedy prima donna, is to make her American film debut in the first Florenz Zeigfeld-Samuel Goldwyn musical film. She may appear on the New York stage in a musical show before going to Hollywood. The arrangement was concluded by Goldwyn while he was in London several months ago. Exhibitors Daily Reminder Football pictures should be a big bet starting this month. Jolson Film Gets Record Cleveland — "Say It With Songs," Al Jolson's latest Warner Brothers picture, broke records at its opening engagement last week at the Hippodrome. More than 14,000 people attended the first performance, thereby establishing a record attendance. And business for the week exceeded all former house records by approximately $10,000. Booked by LOEW RKO Entire Circuit Hippodrome Theatre Com., Sat., Sept. 7 GREATEST TIMELY SHORT AVAILABLE "Palestine in Peril" Startling Film Document Showing Where Bitter Religious Warfare is Now Raging Distributed Nationally By Ufa Eastern Division 729 7th Ave., — BRYant 7534