The Film Daily (1934)

THE tsaam mm" DASLY Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1934 A Little from "Lots" __ By RALPH WILK — — HOLLYWOOD \WORTHINGTON MINOR'S option has been taken up by RKO. He recently was assigned to codirect "The Devil's Disciple," starring John Barrymore and scheduled to go in work March 1. Columbia's "Murder at Rexford Arms," now in production with Ralph Bellamy and Shirley Grey playing the feature roles, has been renamed "One Is Guilty." * * * Edward Ludwig has been assigned by Carl Laemmle, Jr., to direct "If I Was Rich," by William Anthony McGuire. It will serve as the first starring vehicle for Roger Pryor. Ginger Rogers' next RKO role will be in "Finishing School." Wanda Tuchock and George Nicholls, Jr., are to co-direct. * * * Carl Laemmle, Jr., has made a switch in directoral plans and also in assignment of associate producers. When "Countess of Monte Cristo" goes into production the second week in January, it will be under the direction of Harry Lachman. Kurt Neumann will direct "The Return of Frankenstein," which Philip MacDonald is furnishing with a new treatment. The associate producer of "Countess of Monte Cristo" will be Stanley Bergerman. H. L. Woodard, scientist and research chemist, has joined his brother Stacy, biologist, who has been producing some of the most interesting camera studies of insect life in Educational's "Battle for Life" series. Coming and Going LYNN FARNOL, personal representative for Samuel Goldwyn, left Monday for the Middle West in connection with the exploiting of "Roman Scandals." GRACE MOORE, Metropolitan Opera star signed by Columbia, returns to Hollywood cbout Jan. 10 to start work. IRVING ASHER leaves the coast in about a week to return to London, where he is production chief for Warners. ERIK CHARELL, international impresario signed by Fox, arrives tomorrow on Ihe lie de France and proceeds to Hollywood to begin work. BEN BERK, west coast representative for Blue Seal sound equipment, has arrived in New fork from the coast. FREDRIC MARCH and his wife, FLORENCE ELDRIDGE, sailed from the coast yesterday for New York. HEDDA HOPPER is en route from Hollywood to New York for a stage offer. >^fl£}^!j^<\HMr fHAi^F0 PHIL te. DALY « • • THERE SHOULD BE A LAW limiting the publicity lads to appellations and palindromes that are understandable without resorting to a perusal of the lexicon or sumphin' We don't know who is responsible for this latest fall from grace but Zeb Ep stein, who manages the Strand, is smarting under the sting of this phrase "The Grand PANJANDRUM of Musical Films" which is plastered all over the front of his the ater, in anticipation of the coming "Wonder Bar," Warner musical We tried to console Zeb but he admits he can't take it • • • FROM DAVE BADER, our old pal, who is doing a swell job in England for Universal, we learn the following via mail Charles Bickford received high praise from Royal Patronage, for his work in the British film, "Red Wagon" Joe Rock, one of the ace film and sound ginks from Hollywood, has been offered several contracts to remain in British territory and is wondering what to do Sam Eckman of M-G-M has all the movie men talking about his firm's stand against programs that last more than three hours And, that one of John Bull's psychics has tipped Dave off to adding an "A" to his name for mysterious reasons Thanks for all the dope, David A. Bader • • • BECAUSE A BEVY of those beautiful heartbreakers is leaving "Murder at the Vanities" to appear in Paramount's screen production of the piece, on the coast Earl Carroll will hold forth at noon today, at the Majestic, to pick eleven specimens of feminine pulchritude, to fill the ranks and if we're missing at lunch time you'll have a fair idea of where we might be Leslie Howard, now on the coast for RKO, will be heard on the radio, Thursday night with Rudy Vallee as guest star on the Fleischman broadcast Howard will offer a scene from Galsworthy's play, "Escape." • The Broadway Parade o Picture Distributor Theater Dinner at Eight* M-G-M Capitol Design for Living! Paramount Paramount Lady Killer Warner Bros Strand Son of Kong RKO Roxy A Man's Castle Columbia Rialto Smoky Fox Mayfair Flying Down to Rio (2nd week) RKO Music Hall Roman Scandals (2nd week) United Artists Rivoli Emperor Jones (2nd week)! United Artists Criterion Little Women (4th week)§ RKO Center House on 56th Street (5th week I Havana Widows§ . Counsellor at Law§ Reunion in Vienna! Cock-Eyed World! Taming of the Shrew! . United Artists I'm No Angel§ Paramount Warner Bros Hollywood Warner Bros Palace Universal Cameo M-G-M Little Carnegie Fox Globe 5th Ave. Playhouse 55th St. Playhouse * Follows Astor two-a-day run. t Follows Criterion two-a-day run. ! Revivals. § Subsequent runs. Queen Christina (2nd week) 4 TWO-A-DAY-RUN ♦ M-G-M Astor ♦ FOREIGN PICTURE ♦ Mirages de Paris (2nd week) Harold Auten Acme ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ Sweden, Land of the Vikings (Jan. 3) John W. Boyle 55th St. Playhouse If I Were Free (Jan. 4) RKO Music Hall Flying Down to Rio (Jan. 4)* RKO Center Eight Girls in a Boat (Jan. 5) Paramount Paramount Women in His Life (Jan. 5) M-G-M Capitol By Candlelight (Jan. 5) Universal Roxy Gallant Lady1* United Artists Rivoli Subsequent run. ! Follows Roman Scandals. NEWS of the DAY Washington, la. — The State, gutted by fire Nov. 7, has been reopened with all new equipment. Ralph Pratt is manager. Des Moines — The Orpheum has been reopened following installation of a new sound system. Montgomery, Ala. — The Strand, Wilby house, has adopted a new scale of 15 and 20 cents. Dunnellon, Fla. — The Lyric is reopening with A. Manassa and H. L. Tison, both of Sanford, as managers. Chicago — The Karlov theater, completely remodeled, has reopened. Redding, Cal.— T. & D., Jr., Enterprises, Inc., may erect a new theater here. Firebaugh Cal. — Rex has opened under new management. Williams, Cal.— The Williams Theater has been leased to C. W. Hartford and A. J. Rude. Auburn, Cal. — The Auburn is to remain closed as the result of an agreement with the State Theater. Feature Added at Carnegie M-G-M's "Reunion in Vienna" has been added to the current Little Carnegie Playhouse program, which for the first few days consisted of "Dawn to Dawn" and other independent shorts. Butterfield Reopens One Lansing, Mich. — The Gladmer, Butterfield house which closed with others of the circuit on Dec. 1, has resumed operations, playing "Myrt and Marge," followed by "Alice in Wonderland." January 1-2 William Fox William Haines Charles Bickford J. Don Alexander William Koenig Al Martin W. Ray Johnston Mark A. Luescher Walter Futter Moe Silver ^Jt MH MM