The Film Daily (1929)

THE ursday, September 26, 1929 ■c&m DAILV Short Shots from New York Studios fuGI I cine By ARTHUR W. EDDY. UGH O'CONNELL is finding cinematic reporting is just one eakeasy after another in the series newspaper comedy shorts he is 'irring in at Warner Bros, eastern Mdio. The last one, "Dead or live," which Arthur Hurley directunder supervision of Murray toth, is something to cheer over cording to the studio boys. O'Conijll, by the way, is rehearsing in a iw show, "Week-End" and also giv■ g radio owners a treat through his feekly vocal labors in "Mr. and Vs." radio sketch based on the (are Briggs comic strip. \After a siege of both work and \eation, Morton Downey accommied by his wife, Barbara Ben'tt, has returned to this $24 isnd. While on the further side of e big wet, he sang at the Cafe de iris in London and entertained dio audiences as well. The Dowy family will migrate to the Coast >out Dec. 1 to resume picture work ext Saturday Mort starts giving e Palace's patrons their money's yrth. Gus Kleinecke, musical conductor r Lew Fields' Fritzie Scheff and hers of fame, is back in New York, e'll now take a crack at this picre business. Gus writes songs as :11 as conducts. Frank Tours, musical advisor ai aramount's Long Island plant, has sen granted a leave of absence unl November. He sails at once for England to conduct with the Engah company of "Bitter Siveet," opretta. Frank will return with the tympany to New York and after onducting at its premiere, will ■gain resume activities at the stulio. His next assignment will be 'The Big Pond," Maurice Chevaier's next singing and talking proluction. Ruggles in Ben Hecht Film Charles Ruggles' first featured role for Paramount under his new contract will be in an original screen story by Ben Hecht. He will start work early in October under the direction of Hobart Henley. Child Actor at Mark Strand Maxine Rambeau, niece of Marjorie Rambeau, and the members of the cast of "School Day Frolics, the first of a series of Kiddie Trouper featurettes, will appear in person Saturday at the Mark Strand when this feature goes on view as an added attraction to "Hard to Get.' John Noble, the director, will introduce the cast. Giles Co. Lease Athol House Athol, Mass.— George A. Giles Co. have leased the Garboose Bros, house which is under construction here. The lease is for a 20 year period, no terms were stated. M-G-M Gets Sole Right to Stallings' Services Ifr.sf Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Laurence Stallings has a new contract with M-G-M under which the company will have exclusive right to his services as dialogue writer and adapter of originals. Bebe Daniels to Broadcast Fleischman Yeast Corp. has arranged to present Bebe Daniels as the featured artist on its Sunshine Hour which goes over the NBC chain this evening. In her presentation Miss Daniels will offer two numbers from "Rio Rita," her latest for RKO. She will broadcast from the RKO Coast studio. Charlotte Walker with Fox Charlotte Walker has been signed by Fox for the role of the mother superior in "South Sea Rose." Kansas Censorship Board Cuts 30 Reels in 4 Years Kansas City — During a period of four years in which 101,360,000 feet or more than 19,000 miles of film equivalent to 29,650 reels censored by the three women representing the Kansas State Board of M. P. Review, there were only 30 reels disapproved and changes made in 1,211 films. In every instance regarding litigations courts upheld the ruling of the board. Three outstanding cases between producers and the board were centered around "Birth of a Nation," "Naked Truth" and Dempsey-Tunnev fight film. Thomson, Dent for AMPA P. L. Thomson, director of advertising and publicity for Western Electric and M. Arthur Dent of British International Pictures, are scheduled to address today's meeting of the AMPA. Musicians' Demands to Close Wash. Rialto Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Unless the local musicians' union agree to let the Rialto drop their orchestra, that house will close Sept. 28 after having been open for about four weeks, it is stated. The house previously experienced a cut in the orchestra from 18 men to 13, but even with this reduction overhead is declared to be too high The matter is to be discussed at the next meeting, Sept. 28. Musicians' Relief Sought By Intellectual Congress The Hague — Relief for musicians thrown out of work by the sound picture development, through payment of their wages by sound equipment manufacturers is provided for in a resolution before the Congress of Intellectual Workers here. 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