The Film Daily (1933)

B9S 10 —JZfr* DAILV Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1933 CHRISTMAS BOOKINGS ALL ABOUT WHAT PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS EXPLOITATION IDEAS-TOO Special Edition of FILM DAILY OUT Dec. 9th A LITTLE from "LOTS ►// By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD ]y[YRNA LOY, Robert Young and Director Richard Boleslavsky have signed new long-term contracts with M-G-M. Miss Loy's next assignment will be in "Streets of New York," which William Wellman will direct, with Clark Gable in the principal male role. Robert Young has just been added to the cast of "Old Hannibal," May Robson's forthcoming starring film, and Bcleslavsky has just completed direction of Robert Montgomery's "Free, White and Desperate." The latter film was formerly known as "Transcontinental Bus." Betty Furness has had her option renewed by RKO. Her next assignment will be a featured role in "Just Off Fifth Avenue," which Wanda Tuchock and George Nichols will direct. Wanda Tuchock, incidentally, becomes the second woman director in pictures. The other is Dorothy Arzner. * * * Donald Cook is another addition to the cast of M-G-M's "Viva Villa," starring Wallace Beery. * # * Richard Dix's next RKO vehicle will be "The Crime Doctor," by Israel Zangwill. Jane Murfin will write the screen play. * * * "Night Flight," which Clarence Brown directed for M-G-M recently, served as the basis of a sermon by Dr. Hendrick Van Dysen, Minneapolis minister. As a result, Brown hase received numerous complimentary letters from members of the congregation. Beatrica Van has been added to Educational Studios' writing staff and has received, as her first assignment, the next Andy Clyde comedy. ^ % sfc Shooting will commence Dec. 10 on Warner's "The Dragon Murder Case," the latest of the S. S. Van Dine thrillers, in which William Powell will once more appear as the super-detective, Philo Vance. * *f* i& Graham Baker and Gene Towne have been signed by Charles R. Rogers to prepare an original screen story, "It's a Pleasure to Lose," based on the career of Nick the Greek. George Raft will have the leading role. in production the third comedy in Educational's new Mermaid series. Tentatively titled "The Fur Flies," it will feature John Sheehan, Elinor Hunt, Tom Francis, Louise Keaton, Neil Pratt, Dorothy Dix, Herman Bing, Fay Pierre, Billy Cinders and George Mayo. # * * Jack Hays, producer of Educational's Baby Burlesks, is preparing to start on the second in the current series. The new comedy will be a football story. Gloria Ann White will replace Shirley Temple in the leading lady role, Shirley having passed the age limit of the Baby Burlesks. She has been graduated into Educational's Frolics of Youth series. Dorothy Dell, the "Miss Universe of 1930" has been assigned by Paramount to a featured role with Sylvia Sidney in B. P. Schulberg's "Good Dame" as her first talking screen role. Minna Gombell has been signed by Charles R. Rogers to play the leading feminine comedy role in "No More Women," featuring Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen. Sally Blane is enacting the romantic lead. Albert Rogell is directing for Paramount release. * * * Included in the number of comedians who will assist Leon Errol in Columbia's short feature, "Hold Your Temper," are Eddie Borden and Arthur Hoyt. Sam White is directing. Dorothy Grainger and Jean Hart also have prominent parts. * * * Shooting has been finished on the new Educational-Andy Clyde Comedy, tentatively titled "Springtime and Gypsies," which Harry J. Edwards directed with a cast which includes, in addition to the comedy star, Addie McPhail, John Sheehan, Betty Boyd, Lloyd Hamilton, Spec O'Donnell, Cecilia Parker, Lynton Brent, Fern Emmett and others. * * * Herman Timberg, for years an actor, composer and writer in the musical comedy field, has joined the writing staff at Paramount, his first assignment being added dialogue for "Six of a Kind." John Miljan is one of the busiest free-lance actors on the coast. He is playing an important role in "The Charles Lamont has just placed Poor Rich." Salt Lake Orpheum Drops Vaude Salt Lake City — Stage attractions have been dropped by the Orpheum, managed by Charles Pincus. House will play outstanding films. At the Playhouse, Manager George Allen is installing the Rex Jewett musical comedy troupe in addition to films. Crusiger to Sandusky Canton, O. — Dick Crusiger, manager of Warner's Alhambra, has been transferred to the Plaza, Sandusky, also a Warner house. He is succeeded here by J. Knox Strachan, formerly of the Hippodrome, Cleveland. CANTOR PROMISES ! FAIR PLAY ON CODE {Continued from Page 1) "and the producers will see the wisdom of dropping the salary control clause. After all, the producer doesn't pay; it is the public that pays in 10-cent pieces. Producers have never reached a point where they will meet together on common ground. They are not on the level with each other. "Rather than lower salaries of stars whose value has been proven at the box-offices, reductions should be made in the salaries of highlypaid executives who contribute little to the production of pictures. "I am not in favor of the clause that prohibits negotiations between actor and prospective employer corporations or individuals for 30 days before the actor's contract expires. However, everything in the code should be given a fair trial. Pictures should be cleaned up. Dirty pictures are a disease and must be eliminated. I can distinguish right from wrong, and that will be my policy in all matters that come before the board. I am a citizen first and actor second. "As to the selection of Miss Dressier, I can only state that no finer, fairer woman ever lived. The President has been wise in selecting that great woman. I have been asked why the producers have not been represented on the board. Let me state that it is possible that Miss Dressier and Eddie Cantor might be the producers' choice. After all, I have been on the arbitration board for a number of years. I don't know what will take place from now on, but I do know that we shall stand for justice and fair play in every decision we hand down." William Fox's Testimony Contradicted by Wiggin {Continued from Page 1) to the Senate committee that he had ever sent word to President Hoover to "mind his own business." Wiggin verified figures showing that his Shermar pool operations in Fox Film stock made $332,410 and lost $1,572,752 in General Theaters Equipment stocks. Shermar participated in 13 pools in the two stocks with Chase Securities. Figures also were introduced showing that Shermar had profits of $161,011 from pool operations in other subsidiaries of G.T.E., the International Projector Corp. and National Theater Supply. Principal in Film Center Principal Distributing Corp. has leased space on the seventh floor of the Film Center through Erwin SWolfson, broker. Wm. Barry at Poli, Meriden Meriden, Conn. — William F. Barry has been named manager of the Poli. ^