The Film Daily (1933)

THE -%2H DAILY Friday, July 21, 19: CLARKE FAILS IN MOVE AGAINST NEW FOX PLAN (Continued from Page 1) ful yesterday, when Chancellor Wolcott in Chancery Court here refused to rescind a previous order granting Senator Daniel 0. Hastings, receiver for G.T.E., the right to allow a proxy for G.T.E. holdings of Fox stock to be voted in favor of the plan. Clarke, who also formerly was president of G.T.E., appeared before the court yesterday afternoon as a stockholder of G.T.E. and asked that the order be rescinded, contending that the refinancing plan is unfair and inequitable and not to the best interests of G.T.E. He stressed that he did not wish action on the plan enjoined, but suggested that the 20-day time limit for subscription to new stock to be issued by Fox under the plan be extended. He held that G.T.E. is not now in a position to take the new stock to be issued under the plan. Senator Hastings held that the refinancing plan is a fair one, and one that is to the best interests of G.T.E. REPEAT AT CARNEGIE "Un Soir de Rafle" ("Night Raid"), French talker starring Albert Prejean, opens a week's return run today at the Little Carnegie Theater. SHORT SUBJECTS Betty Boop in "Mother Goose Land" Paramount 8 mins. Cute Novelty Betty is discovered reading in bed. The book is "Mother Goose" and as the cartoon progresses the various immortal characters come to life. Betty enters the fable and in trying to protect Miss Muffett, she is chased by the spider. All the other characters come to her rescue and the picture fades back to Betty in bed reading the book. Animation is fine and synchronization very satisfactory. "Hollywood Promenade" with Eddie Garr and Phyllis Barry M-G-M 19 mins. Good Musical This short is all in Colortone. It is a brief musical revue featuring Eddie Garr who impersonates Ed Wynn, Stan Laurel and Jimmy Durante. Garr's work is fair, but the musical and dance numbers carry the release to a fine climax. It's a good one. A LITTLE from "LOTS ►// By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD £ARRY DARMOUR, who produced 58 "Mickey McGuire" comedies for RKO release, will start production next month on the initial comedy in the new Mickey McGuire series, which he will make for Columbia. * * # Lloyd Bacon used about 400 extras in "Footlight Parade," Warner musical. * * * Lee Tracy, whose penchant for taking kodak snapshots has become stronger for bigger "game," has permitted an inventor to install an automobile camera which takes motion pictures as the car moves along by simply stepping on a gadget with his foot. The lens of the camera projects through the hood. * * * "Without Glory," the original story now being written by Jane Murfin is announced by Merian C. Cooper as the vehicle selected for Constance Bennett's next RKO Radio picture. George Archainbaud will direct and Worthington Miner will handle dialogue direction. Production is slated to begin shortly. * * * Kenneth Macgowan has been assigned by Merian C. Cooper as associate producer of the story of the gay nineties which will star Irene Dunne. This RKO Radio Picture is slated to go into production following the completion of "Ann Vickers" on which Miss Dunne is now engaged. * * * Clyde Scott, formerly art director of Hamman-Lesan Co., San Francisco agency which suspended operations the first of this year, has joined Fox. % * * The cast of "Show World," which Willard Mack is directing for MG-M, has been completed and the roll-call reads as follows: Alice Brady, Frank Morgan, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Cooper, Weber and Fieds, Madge Evans, Eddie Quillan, Fay Templeton, May Robson and Russell Hardie. * * # Fox officials announce that Mimi Jordan's contract had been renewed and after her vacation in New York she will return to Hollywood for work in Fox production. * * * Nils Asther and Pat O'Brien have been added to the cast of "Bombshell," Jean Harlow-Lee Tracy picture which is now in production at the M-G-M studios. "Bombshell" is an adaptation of an unproduced play by Caroline Francke and Mack Crane and is being directed by Victor Fleming. Mary Rogers, only daughter of the famed Will Rogers, who, under the name of Mary Howard, recently applied at the Fox casting office for a job and won a part in the Lilian Harvey production "My Weakness," has decided to use her own name now that her secret is out. She plans to continue in a picture career. * * * Merian C. Cooper, executive producer of RKO Radio Pictures, has bought "Letters of an Unknown Woman," written in German by Stefan Zweig and translated into several languages. * * # Kay Francis will be starred by Warners in "The House on 56th Street," instead of Ruth Chatterton as has been previously announced. * * * Another change, the fourth final, as distinguished from the third final, will give Walter Lang, who directed "No More Orchids," the megaphone assignment on Richard Barthelmess's next First National picture, "Shanghai Orchid." The latest change was again necessitated by a conflict in the company's production schedule. "Shanghai Orchid" is the picture which will bring Ann Dvorak back to the screen after an absence of over a year. * * * "Bureau of Missing Persons," in production at the Warner studios in Burbank, will be completed today or tomorrow. Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien have the two leading roles in this picture, which is based on an original story by Robert Presnell. Roy Del Ruth is the director. Lewis Stone heads the supporting cast, with Glenda Farrell, Gordon Westcott, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnellv. Marjorie Gateson, Wallis Clark. Hugh Herbert and Noel Francis also in the cast. Will Mahoney will be starred in "The Entertainer," Columbia's next Sunrise Comedy, which will be directed by Ralph Staub. * * * Camera work on "I Loved A Woman," starring Edward G. Robinson and with Kay Francis and Genevieve Tobin in the leading feminine roles, will be completed at the First National studios today. Alfred E. Green is director. The cast of featured players includes Murray Kinnell, George Blackwood, Robert Barratt, Robert McWade, J. Farrell MacDonald, Henry Kolker, Walter Walker, Sam Godfrey, E. J. Ratcliffe and Paul Porcasi. Gabriel Scognanillo, former art director of Braunberger Richebe studios, Paris, has been appointed artistic adviser for the DeMille organization. COMBINE MAY SEW UP1 AUSTRALIAN FIELL (Continued from Page 1) dependent houses, under control <i the General Theaters combiil formed last year with the amalg.L mation of Hoyt's Theaters, coi trolled by Fox, and Greater Unic Theaters. If the present deal mat] rializes, the combine, which no controls 160 houses, will sew up tl entire continent. Paramount, no leasing the Melbourne Capito awaits okay from New York. United Artists' head here is n mored negotiating to lease capit; city town halls to get first-runs fc U. A. product. "Secrets," "K from Spain," "Hallelujah I'm Bum," "Perfect Understanding "I Cover the Waterfront" and "Wit Williamson Beneath the Seas" ai, among pictures not yet released. OPEN PUBLICITY OFFICE National Theaters Publicity Sen ice have opened a new office wit Miss A. A. Lock representing then NEWS of the DAY Boston — Rolf Heffener, local Fo salesman, has been given the Main territory. Canton, O.— E. R. Colvin, ident.f fied for several years with Loew'l theater here, has been promoted t assistant to Manager Adolph BuerJ rig, Jr. Green Bay, Wis. — Marian Andr: ansen, ticket seller at the Colonia was robbed of $62 when a bandi poked a pistol through the windo\i hole and demanded the money. Milwaukee — Recent Wisconsin closings include the Opera House Princeton; the Marinuka, Galesville| Butterfly, Sheboygan, and Muscoda Muscoda. Riverside, R. I. — The Lyric ha| been closed by Herman Relselner. Kansas City, Mo. — After being dark for some time the former Penit Valley is to be opened in Septembei by Walter Isenhart, who leased the, theater and equipment for five years: Kansas City — Arthur Friemeli Paramount salesman, has beenj transferred back to Kansas City. !