The Film Daily (1930)

THE ■%£i DAILY Sunday, June 1, 1930 HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS ACTIVITIES OF THE DAY AMONG STUDIOS ON THE WEST COAST SIX SIGNED BY WARNER TO PLAY FEATURE ROLES Warner announces the addition of six names to the list of players under engagement to appear in Vitaphone features. They are Clarke Burroughs, Edward Hart, Eddie Moran, George Lewis, Frank Campeau and Arthur Hoyt. Producing 2-Reel Talker on Fire Salvaging Work Metropolitan Sound Studios is producing a two-reel all-talking picture for the International Ass'n of Fire Chiefs under the supervision of Ralph J. Scott, chief engineer of the Los Angeles Fire Dept. and president of the International Ass'n. The National Board of Underwriters is sponsoring the production, which will mostly cover the work of a salvage company and methods of preserving property at time of fires. M-G-M Starts "Like Kelly Can" M-G-M has placed in production "Like Kelly Can," a comedy with music based on Vincent Lawrence's stage play, "Spring Fever." Charles F. Reisner is the director, and the cast is headed by Robert Montgomery and Dorothy Jordan. The other players include J. C. Nugent, Benny Rubin, Tyrrell Davis, Harry Burns, Tom McGuire, Allan Lane and the Baltimore Trio. Two New York stage celebrities, Dorothy McNulty and Catherine Moylan, also make their camera debuts in featured parts in this film. "Secrets" Halted for Changes Production on "Secrets" has been temporarily called off by Mary Pickford to allow some changes to be made in the story. Julia Swayne Gordon with Warners Julia Swayne Gordon has been signed for an important role in a Warner special on next year's production schedule. Norman Burnstine Renews Contract Norman Burnstine has signed a new contract and is to remain as a member of the writing staff at the Paramount studios. Warner Gets Betty Compton Betty Compton has been signed by Warner Bros, on the strength of her performance in the New York stage production, "Fifty Million Frenchmen." "U" After Richard Wallace Universal is reported negotiating with Paramount for the services of Richard Wallace to direct "East Is West." A Little from "Lots99 By RALPH WILK. Hollywood ^LFRED SANTELL has selected Jane Keith, another screen unknown, to play the leading feminine role in "The Sea Wolf." She is 22, blonde, beautiful, a native of Chicago, and has played small parts in two pictures. * * * Benfny Rubin has been signed for a featured role in "Leathernecking," which will be based on "Present Arms." An entire new musical score has been written by Oscar Levant. "Fair Warning," a western adventure story, will be the next starring vehicle for George O'Brien. It will be his third successive production which has a background of the great open spaces. Alfred Werker will direct. * * * Ralph Dietrich, veteran film editor, is cutting "The Last of the Duanes." * * * Henry Myers, Broadway playwright, who also fashions lyrics, has joined the Paramount scenario staff. He wrote the lyrics for "Sitting on the Garden Wall" and "Jungle," which are being used in Sid Grauman's presentation for "Hell's Angels." * * * Our Passing Show: Gardner James and Bernard Siegel giving rides to appreciative passengers ; John Flinn, Bill Woolfenden and Frank T. Davis conferring at Pathe. Mona Rico, formerly with United Artists and Universal, has been signed to play an important role in "Sez, Me," starring Victor McLaglen. Irving Cummings is directing. Tyler Brooke is one of the busiest cmnedians on the Coast. As soon as he completed work in "Monte Carlo," he was assigned an important role in "The Little Cafe." Before playing at Paramount, he worked in "Madame Satan" and "The Divorcee." for iSlew York. j J. D. WILLIAMS has arrived from Eng land. MARY LEWIS is en route to Hollywood to start work for Pathe in "The Siren Song." MAURICE and ISIDORE OSTRER, British Gaumont directors, have sailed back home on the Europa. A FTER traveling from Europe to Hollywood in about a week, Theodore Shall, noted German actor, immediately began work in the chief male role of Molnar's "Olympia" at the M-G-M studio. The German dialogue version of this play follows the French talking adaptation of the play, also made on the M-G-M lot. * * * Some Walters — Wanger, Futter, Huston, Winchell, Anthony, Eberhardt, Donaldson, Woods, Disney, Eugene, McGrail, Hagen, Wolff, Weems. Walter Merrill, now playing the juvenile lead in "The Office Wife," at Warners, is enacting his initial role on that lot in three years. He was at one time contact man with Warners, later leaving on an extensive stage tour and only recently returned to Hollywood after a sojourn in Hawaii. I he Allan here to its list of houses . G. Bandy formerly operated the theater, which has been closed for (some time. R-K-0 recently took over the Capitol in Madison from the Bachmann interests. FOWLER SIGNS MORE NAMES FOR SHORT MUSICAL FILMS Cotterill with Sound Studios Norton Cotterill, formerly with Frigidaire and General Motors Acceptance Corp., has joined the Sound Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Leftwich. New York stajje directors, who are directing "Hi There," musical revut Herman Fowler has added to the list of entertainers to be used in the series of musical shorts being made at the Fowler studios. Among the new acquisitions are the Four Kovans, Harry Cody and Caldwell's 12piece orchestra. The first of the series, "Minstrels A la Carte," is now in production under the direction of Jack Laughlin, with Cliff Nazarro, Paul Howard and the Kovans in the cast. which will be presented at the Mason. Los Angeles, will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Gleason for a few days. The two families are old friends, having been associated in several stage productions in the East Richard Dix's ''discoverer" has been "discovered" by the star aftei many years. 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