The Film Daily (1934)

SHORT SHOTS from EASTERN STUDIOS ; By CHAS. ALICOATE "g. A. ROLFE and his Orchestra begin work today in a Vitaphone one-reel short entitled, "A Jolly Good Fellow." Supporting Rolfe and his radio orchestra are the "Men About Town," Dolly Arden, Bert Matthews, Beverly Phalon and Sally Woodall. Short is being directed by Joseph Henabery. Jefferson Machamer, known for his syndicated comic strip and magazine covers, will produce and star in a series of six one-reel comedies based on his "Gags and Gals" page in the New York Sunday Mirror. The first of the series is scheduled to be put into production the first of this week at the Photocolor Studios, Irvington-oh-the-Hudson. D. L. Carter, formerly publicity man with Universal and Paramount, is associted with Machamer in the company, which will be known as the Cartcr-Machamer Productions, Inc. Production on a commercial picture for the Abbott Dairy Co. has been started by the Ruby Film Co Shooting is being done at the com pany's Philadelphia plant under th' supervision of Aaron Friedman with Edward Ruby, assisted by Ber Wetzel, doing the camera work. Inez Courtney, stage and screen player who last appeared on Broad way in "Hold Your Horses," completed work Saturday at the Vitaphone studio in "Alibi Baby," a tworeel musical comedy. William Watson, Art Jarrett and Royal Foster have put the final touches on their original stor? which will serve as Bob Hope's firs' starring vehicle for Educational. A Christie will start shooting on the two-reeler, to be released as the third in Educational's Musical Com edy series, today at the Astoria studios, where sets depicting the South American background, are now being erected. Leah Ray will play the feminine lead for which Lillian Roth was originally cast. SHOWMAN'S REMINDER . Prepare to take advantage of Boy Scout Week in February. @ The Broadway Parade • picture Distributor Theater Women in His Life M-.G-M: ■ y: ■^?"',*Pl Gallant Lady (2nd week) United Artists Rivoli Fashions of 1934 (2nd week) Warner Bros Hollywood Massacre (2nd week) Warner Bros Strand He, King of Virtue First Division Cameo Beloved Universal Roxy Four Frightened People Paramount Paramount As Husbands Go Fox Music Hall The Ghoul Gaumont-Bntish Rialto 16 Fathoms Deep (2nd week) Monogram Mayfair Girls in Uniform Krimsky-Cochran Criterion Design for Living* Paramount Center Sweden Land of the Vikings (4th week) John W. Boyle 55th St. Playhouse Bill of Divorcement (revival) RKO Little Carnegie Flying Down to Rio RKO Palace Subsequent run. ♦ TWO-A-DAY-RUN ♦ M-G-M Astor Queen Christina ♦ FOREIGN PICTURES ♦ Hell on Earth Aeolian Acme Le Sang d'un Poete'(3rd week) (revival) Edward T. Ricci 5th Ave. Playhouse Thunder Over Mexico Principal 5th Ave. Playhouse « FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ Hi, Nellie (Jan. 31 ) Warner Bros St«nd Frontier Marshal (Jan. 31) .Fox........ Mayfair Nana (Febl) United Artists Mus.c Hall All of Me (Feb. 2) f.arim.0.unt Paramount You Can't Buy Everything (Feb. 2) .. M-G-M Capitol I've Got Your Number (Feb. 2) Warner Bros Roxy Devil Tiger (Feb. 5) Catherine the Great Take a Chance*... . ..Fox Rialto (Feb 14) United Artists Astor Paramount Center Subsequent run. Kansas City — Three local theatei have installed RCA Victor Hig Fidelity sound within a short timi They are the Bagdad, operated b Jay Means, president of the loci exhibitors' association; the Wes' port, operated by James F. Rigne; and the Admiral, operated by Cha H. Potter. Kansas City — Arthur Cole < Paramount is on the general con mittee in charge of arrangemenl for the President's Ball to be hel here. Pittsburgh — RKO Distribute Corp. has arranged for the immed ate installation of Photophone Hig Fidelity sound reproducing appars tus in the RKO screening room hen Boston — Day-and-date showing c "Enlighten Thy Daughter" at th Modern and Scollay Square, Publi houses, was arranged by Harr Asher, president of American Pic tures, New England distributor o the picture. Seek to Curb All Free Radio Shows (Continued from Page 1) stated Saturday by Marcus Heiman, me of the committee appointed by he legit group last week to act in he matter. Heiman said the Moion Picture Code Authority today vill be asked to join the legit in the ■omplaint to the Radio Code Authority. Warner February Releases Four Warner-First National pictures will be nationally released in February. They are "Dark Hazard," starring Edward G. Robinson, with Genevieve Tobin and Glenda Farrell featured, Feb. 3; "Manda^y," starring Kay Francis, supported by Ricardo Cortez, Lyle Talbot and Warner Oland, Feb. 10; "Fashions of 1934," with William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh and Verree Teasdale, Feb. 17, and "I've Got Your Number," featuring Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, A.llen Jenkins and Glenda Farrell, Feb. 24. "Bedside," another F. N. picture, was nationally released Saturday. Pass Anti-Marathon Bill Des Moines — Backed by exhibitor interests, a bill prohibiting marathon dances has been passed by the Iowa legislature. Lawrence Lehman Laid Up Kansas City — Lawrence Lehman, manager of the Mainstreet, went to the hospital last week for a minor operation. Jack Gross is substitute ing for him. J