The Film Daily (1930)

DAPHNE POLLARD SERIES BEING PREPARED BY PATHE Pathe's comedy department is busy preparing vehicles for Daphne Pollard, who was recently signed by E. B. Derr for a series of 12 two-reelers. According to present plans, "Breakfast in Bed," to be directed by Fred Guiol, will be Miss Pollard's initial vehicle. "Her Hero," a second story for the diminutive star, has been written by Monte Carter, who will probably direct it. Hugh Curamings is preparing the third Pollard play as yet untitled, and may be assigned to direct it. "Under the Cock-Eyed Moon," written by Wallace Fox, Bob Carney and Si Wills, is set for immediate production. Wallace Fox will direct. Besides the featured comedy team, Bob Carney and Si Wills, the cast in this western burlesque will also include Lew Kelly and Richard Cramer. Frisco Makes Two More Vitaphone Varieties Joe Frisco, noted comedian of vaudeville and the musical stage, who scored a big success in his two Vitaphone Varieties comedies, "The Benefit" and "The Song Plugger," has made two new short subjects for Vitaphone while in Los Angeles on a vaudeville tour. One is a one-reel melodrama, "The Bor der Patrol," in which he is supported by Eddie Graham, Dorothy Knapp and Theodore Lorch. Bryan Foy directed from a script by Herman Ruby. The second is entitled "The Happy Hottentots," a story of a small time vaudeville team. Others in the cast are Bobby Callahan, Marguerite Padula, Al Rensland and "Dutch" Hendrion. Herman Ruby wrote the story and Bryan Foy directed. "Utah Kid" to Start Tiffany is preparing to shoot "The Utah Kid," elaborate western, with Rex Lease in the lead. The cast also includes Tom Santschi, Walter Miller and Boris Karloff, with Richard Thorpe directing. Horton in "Reaching for the Moon" Edward Everett Horton will have a prominent role with Bebe Daniels and Douglas Fairbanks in "Reaching for the Moon." Signed for Columbia Film Haley Sullivan and Pietro Sosso has been signed for Columbia's "The Last of the Lone Wolf" and the picture is now in production under the direction of Richard Boleslavsky. Bert Lytell is featured, witli Patsy Ruth Miller opposite. Daniels With Lyon in Warner Film Co-featured with Ben Lyon in "Kx-Mistress" will be Bebe Daniels. The picture will be made by Warner Bros. Lewis Stone will also play an important part. Farrow Leaves Fox John Farrow has left the Fox scenario staff. A Little from "Lots" By RALPH W1LK HOLLYWOOD "WIOLA DANA, whose real name is Viola C. Flynn, wishes to be known legally as well as professionally bj' her screen name. So she has filed application for the change. Rudolph Valentino's memory tvill be honored this Sunday, (Aug. 24), the fourth anniversary of his death, with services at the Blessed Sacrament Church. Arrangements have been made by the late film star's brother, Albert Valentino, and his uster, Mrs. Maria Strada. * * * Wesley Ruggles already has two new productions in sight in which to apply his efforts after finishing the direction of "Cimarron" for RKO, which recently handed him a long-term contract. * * * Eddie and Marilyn Morgan, aged 18 and 17, have received court approval from Superior Judge Marshall F. McComb to accept contracts with Warner Bros. * * * Edwin Carewe is busy at Universal preparing details for the production of Tolstoi's "Resurrection," in which John Boles and Lupe Velez tvill be co-starred. Dimitri Tiomkin tvill provide the musical setting. * * * Henry King has a company of about 150 with him on location at Lake Tahoe, for the making of "Lightnin' " for Fox. Will Rogers is starred and others in the cast include Joel McCrea, Jason Robards, Frank Campeau, Luke Cosgrove, J. M. Kerrigan, Ruth Warren, Walter Percival, Sharon Lynn, Roxanne Curtis, Rex Bell, Phil Tead, Mabel Forest, Charlotte Walker, Bess Flowers, Muriel Finley, Bruce Warren, Moon Carroll, Gwendolyn Faye, Eva Dennison, Betty Alden, Harry Tenbrooke, Thomas Jefferson, Helen Mann, Hope Daire, Lucile Young, Teddv Sabini and Marie Lavenhagen. * * * S. N. Behrman and Sonya Levian prepared the screen adaptation and dialogue for "Lightnin'," with Rogers also making many contributions of his own. Incidentally, one of the main features of "Lightnin' " is expected to be Rogers' dissertation on divorce. * * * Sam Mintz who has done work at Paramount for years, has now been placed under formal contract by the company. After finishing the screen treatment of "The Santa Fe Trail," in which Richard Arlen will appear, he collaborated with Grover Jones and William Slavens McNut on the screen play and dialogue for "Tom Sawyer," the Jackie Coogan vehicle. Earl Snell is doing the dialogue and continuity on "The Ape," by Adam Hull Shirk, for Liberty Production. Harry Langdon tvill be starred. * * * Joseph Jackson has adapted "Adam and Evening," by Harvey Thew, for Warner Bros. This is to be the special Oscar Strauss operetta. Amos 'n' Andy spent their first week-end in Hollywood fishing for tuna of Catalina. Their second week-end, following the starting of their first Radio Picture talkie, was spent fishing for barracuda off Malibu. Next week-end they plan to fish for marlin off the Santa Barbara Islands. Matt Taylor is writing the scenario of "The Lion and the Lamb" for Columbia. Frederick Lonsdale has finished work on his original story for Ronald Colman. Irving dimming s will direct this Samuel Goldwyn production for United Artists release. * * * Richard Dix has made 46 make-up tests for his role of Yancey Cravat in "Cimarron." Each test also was a costume test. They were necessitated by seven periods covered by the Radio Pictures' talking film version of Edna Ferber's novel. IN NEW YORK QUR PASSING SHOW in New York: Arthur Hoerl attending the A.M.P.A. meeting; Ned Washington and Joe Rivkin at the "Garrick Gaieties"; Irving Lesser declaring he gets homesick, at times, for his old home state of California. * * * By the way, Henry Myers and Eddie Eliscu are among the contributors to the current edition of the "Garrick Gaieties." Myers is with Paramount, while Eliscu is on id Recording Yo Foreign Versions. MEYER SYNCHRONIZING SERVICE JilSTROPOUTAN SlUOO. HOILYWOOO DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS AT ii Larry Darmour, producing comedies for RKO, has resume schedule of day and night s which is taken as an indication the Mickey (Himself) McGuire edies are in healthy demand. Herman, director, is kept bu big part of the time intervie youngsters who want to join Darmour juvenile troupe. "1 bone" Johnson, a featured me of the Darmour group, has goi New York to make personal ap r ances in Harlem. n Building $100,000 City for "Cimarron" Lo^ile RKO says it is spending $100,000 in the building of the v of "Osage," early Oklahoma I center, for locale in the filmiti "Cimarron." The town will be blocks long and two blocks Later the sets will be revampt I show an elapse of IS years, i the Samuel Goldwyn payroll. Sterling Holloway, who made a excursion into silent picture', prominent in the east. A fei a the comely members of the r w look like excellent material for Ik ing pictures. * * * Before, it gets too late, we rata hurry to press with the inform that Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wil Virginia, Minn., observed their it wedding anniversary Aug. 17. J o: Wilk and the writer were arm those at the re-union. NOW IN PRODUCTI01 Ex-Flaim Based On EAST LYNNE All Rights ProtPcted LIBERTY PRODUCTIONS^ 1040 Las Palmas Hollywood