The Film Daily (1930)

THE Thursday, August 21, 1930 ;%g*S DAILY 11 © LATEST HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS © — Coa>yt W7re Service = SIX TECHNICOLOR FILMS ARE NOW IN Preparations are under way for six productions to be made with Technir. The pictures are "Fifty Million Frenchmen," Warners; "The Barbaras." Tiffany: "East is West." Universal: "Rose of the Rancho," Paramount: "Babes in Toy land" and Heart of the Rockies." RKO. In addition there are eight Technicolor pictures in the laboratories or ready for release These include "Whoopee," "Follow Thru.'' "Life of the Party." "Leathernecking," "Viennese Nights." "Woman Hungry." -t of the Legion" and "March of Time." The Technicolor printing laboratories here iTul in Bosl intie to operate on a 24 dule. with 1.200 employees on the payroll. Team Morgan and Hoyt in Comedy "The Boss's Orders." Pathe tworeel comedv will have as its team. Gene Morgan, vaudeville master of ceremonies, and Arthur Hoyt. character actor. Addie McPhail and Gertrude Astor will play the two iealous wives. Retain "Liliom" as Title Fox has decided to retain the title of "Liliom" for the film of Ferenec Molnar's olay of the same name. Charles Farrell and Rose Hobart have the leading roles under the direction of Frank Borzage. Oakie Film Titled "Sea Legs" "Sea Legs" has been selected as the final title of Jack Oakie's latest starring film for Paramount. HamGreen appears with Oakie ir. this picture. i Pathe Assigns Child Playei Pathe has assigned Little George Billings to an important role in Traffic Tangle," a comedy. T.ie child actor appeared in "Nigi't Work," Eddie Quillan's latest fo, Pathe. F.N. To Star Loretta Young Loretta Young has been elevated to stardom by First National. She iias just completed playing opposite Conrad Xagel in "The Right of Way." Sound vs. Words A popular operatic sing< applying-ftSr consideration pictures, boasted that he cou sing in eight languagt "Yeah!" said the casting < rector, unimpressed, "and can a canary." A Little from "Lots" By RALPH W1LK En route "QOUG FAIRBANKS. JR., who has developed into one of the finer of the younger players, is expected to do some grand work in the four starring vehicles which First National will provide for him. He's making a bid to equal his famous dad's rep as a favorite with picturegoing people. * * * Our Passing Show: Mert Gribble of Minneapolis, praising his old friend, William Koenig, one of the main cogs in the Warner Brothers studio machinery; Lew Ayres, former Minneapolis boy, getting quite a little publicity in Minnesota papers. * * * Clifford Gill, at one time a member of THE FILM DAILY'S Hollywood office, is now publicity director of the Minnesota in Minneapolis. * * * "What's in a name?" Siren, Wis., is not the home of screen vamps. Vacationing away from Hollywood, we miss Charles Judels and his mirriicrv of languages: Ben Silvev and his big record book; "B.B.B." and his cars: Wampas meetings. * * * John "Buddi/" Myers, who ivas the sound technician on "Journey's End," is in charge of sound on "Extravagance," ivhich Phil Rosen is directing for Tiffany. * * * Thus far. we have not collided with any Fast-bound song writers. * * # Through Charles B"yer, Harry Woods has been signed for an important role in the untitled Buck Jones picture, which Louis King will direct for Columbia. * * * Tolm Fulton will soon be endangering Johnny Mescal' laurels as a arolfer. Both arc cameramen. Fulton has been playing less than three years, but shoots in the 70'*. He recently won a cup at the Westwood club. * * * Al Boasberg swears he saw two idaets standing on a piece of eese, playing miniature golf with ■as. * * * George O'Brien, all-around athlete id Western star, has finally sucimbed to golf. He is trving "nut•r ningpong" and has recently been :en swinging a wicked niblick round the miniature putting sta Otlv Dave Thompson, long a producer and now representing actors and directors, stepped into a new role when he produced "The Champion" at the Hollywood Playhouse, with Grant Mitchell as the star. Mitchell appears in the same part that he created in New York several years ago * * * Tully Marshall and Jackie Coogan represent the youth and nestor of the distributed roles in Para mount's "Tomy Sawyer." £ if. i|e Noah Beery will have with him in "Renegades," Fox picture, his 17year old son, Noah Beery, Jr. On our trip we miss Ernst Lubitsch and his cigar; Lothar Mendes and his smile; Richard Wallace and his cheery greeting; Fritz Tidden and his fund of anecdotes. * * * Lucien Prival will appear in Fox's "The Princess and the Plumber." Al Rockett will act as associate director. * ^ * Do you remember when Jacques Feyder wrote the scenario for "Missing Husbands"? When Victor Heerman directed "Rupert of Hentzau"? When Bennie Zeidman produced "The Spider and the Rose"? * * * Lillian Roth will play opposite Jack Oakie in his next for Paramount. George Marion, Jr.. wrote the story, as yet untitled, and Victor Heerman will direct. Tyler Brooke has jnsf returned from a trip to the Middle West, He is one of the busiest comedians on the Coast. * * * Upon return to the Fox studios, Fif Dorsay will appear opposite Victor MeLaglen in "The Painted Woman." * * * Albertina Rasch, prominent maestro of the ballet, has returned to New York to launch the choreographic features of several Gotham shows. Whatever that is. * * * I'xii Wheeler believes thai the town is becoming Austin-tatious and that they'll soon be using the midget perambulators for caddies on ye old links. * * * While away from Hollywood we are wondering what golf scores THREE PICTURES STARTED AT FOX STUDIO THIS WEEK Three new pictures going into production this week at the Fox studios are "Luxury," "Network" and "The Princess and the Plumber." Two others already are set to start next month. One is "This Modern World." which Alexander Korda will direct, and the other is "The Shepper Newfoundcr." to be directed by Leo McCarev. Harry Akst, Cliff Friend, Archie Gottler, Dick Whiting, Sidney Mitchell and George W. Meyer are turning in; what Dave Epstein and Bill Plant are doing in handball. * * * Josephine Lovett is doing the script for the Cecil B. De Mille revival of "The Squaw Man." * * * Norman Kerry is to do two pictures for M. H. Hoffman, the Liberty productions chief announced on his return from Europe where he made many important contacts. * * * Rube Wolf, pioneer among masters of ceremonies on the West Coast, returns to his first love late this month, the State. * * * Harry Tierney, composer at RKO, after having completed the scores for four operettas in one year's time, will take time out for play. * * ' * Lew "All Quiet Along the Western Front" Avers is to have an inipartant part in "U's" "Mississippi." How about Frances White? * * * In case you didn't know, Robert Woolsley, RKO funny feller, was a chemical something or other in the World War. * * * You learn about salmon from "The Silver Horde." Don Eddy of RKO rushes to print to duly advise us. * * * George Abbott is directing "The Sea God," which he wrote for Paramount. Berlin Shades Paris Paris appears to have lost first place among the world's playground as far as Hollywood celebs are concerned. Stars and production people gangplanking in New York go on record as declaring that Berlin is now the bright nocturnal spot.