The Film Daily (1930)

THE Tuesday, September 2, 1930 DAILY A Little from "Lots" By RALPH W ILK Hollywood QOUG FAIRBANKS, JR., has been borrowed from First Naional for a leading role in RKO's 'Beau Ideal." Herbert Brenon is Jated to handle the megaphone. Ralph Forbes vJAl also play a prinipal part in the same film. * * * Dolores Del Rio is back in bed iguin following another attack of ptomaine poisoning. The second attack took place while she was at work in the studios. * * * With Carmel Myers, Walter Byron, Montagu Love, Raymond Hatton and Charles Gerrard cast for "The Lion and the Lamb," George B. Seitz will have a colorful group of players to direct. E. Phillips Oppenheim's story is being adapted by Matt Taylor and as soon as he is finished with the script, work will be started at the Columbia studios. * * * Noel Francis will be seen as a debut in "The Desert Song," Carlotta King will temporary desert the films for a stage offering in New York. She will leave for the East some time this week. * * * The Playcrafters have transferred their meeting place and activities to the Theater Arts Guild. * * * Bryan Foy is taking .a much needed vacation these days at the beach. His latest assignment was directing Joe Frisco in a two reel Vitaphone Varieties. * * » Although he has written a fouract stage comedy, "Service, Please," Al Boasberg has not entirely given up picture work. He is now busy injecting his inimitable humor into two Universal original short subjects. * * * Production of "Sons o' Guns" will definitely be started on Sept. 23, according to Joseph M. Schenck. Al Jolson is expected back from his European trip in time to appear in the opening scenes of the United Artists picture. Lily Damita may play opposite the "Mammy" star, but then again she has been loaned to another company and may not be ready in time to appear as Jolson's leading lady. * * * Paramount has assigned Juliette Compton to play the feminine lead opposite William Powell in "New Morals." Powell is on his way to the Coast after making a few scenes for the picture in Chicago. * * * Activity on the Pathe lot is centered about the production of four specials. Rollo Lloyd, who wrote cabaret entertainer in "The Dove," \ the adaptation^ of "The Greater now being produced by United Artists. Love," is now busy directing Ann Harding in the picture; Paul Stein is directing "Sin Takes a Holiday" After having made a successful \ ™ith Constance Bennett; Dorothy Burgess is playing opposite William Boyd in "The Painted Desert," and "Big Money" with Eddie Quillan, Robert Armstrong and James Gleason is under the direction of Russell Mack. * * * Kenneth McKenna will be Con-' I stace Bennett's leading man in "Sin' Takes a Holiday," it is announced1 by E. B. Derr of Pathe. Robert Mil-; ton and Dorothy Cairne wrote the original story, for which Horace Jackson will supply the screen play and dialogue. * * * Upon completion of his work in "Resurrection," filming of which will begin Sept. 13, John Boles will assume the lead in "Merry Go Round," another Universal production. TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY IN THE Of FIIMDOM Theater Owners C. of C. to furnish United Artists with a bond, thus guaranteeing advance deposits. Hodkinson to Bacheller works. produce Irving Trade interested in reported combination of European interests. * * * Operators' strike in Greater New York a certainty. In the East JnLMER HARRIS who owns very valuable real estate on Vine St., Hollywood, is represented at the Morosco theater by "Ladies All," which he adapted from Princessi Bibesco's story. * * * Here and There: Rod LaRocque having much difficulty in locating the entrance to the Broadway Central Building, Rod being en route to "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien's gymnasium; Donald Campbell and pipe moving east on 45th St.; Kenyon Nicholson, Harry Ruskin, Herbert Rawlinson, George Grossmith, familiar figures m Hollywood, dining at Sardi's. * * * Crane Wilbur, who is here from the Coast, will have three plays on Short Shots from New York Studios =^=^^=^== By HARRY N. BLAIR =^a^^^^^^^=^^===. QEQRGE FULSEY will have Joe Ruttenberg and George Webber on the cameras with him for the filming of "The Royal Family," which has just gone into production at the Paramount studios. C. V. Tuthill is monitor man on the same picture. Fredric March has returned from a vacatioyi trip to Canada with a full-fledged mustache, grown especially for his role in "The Royal Family." Another one of those "scandalous midnight bathing parties" was held out on Long Island the other night, only this time it was all in the interest of art. Water scenes for "The Best People" were being made in the tank on the Paramount studio lot, with Miriam Hopkins and Charles Starrett showing that they are just as clever at swimming as they are putting over a big scene. Arthur Cozine has never been at-1 tached to Paramount's studio in Joinville, France, but is fully acquainted with the place, having been quartered in a hospital there during the war. Talk about speed records! How-, ard Bretherton, Paramount director, finished a Marion Harris short at midnight on one day and started in to direct Ben Blue in "The Debut" first thing the following morning.; Joe Ruttenherg, at the camera,, stuck to his guns throughout the entire scene of action. Something new in "blues" songs is "Satan's Holiday," composed by Broadway this season. George K. Doyle will produce his "Romance, Inc.," while "Service, Please" and "Molly Magdalene" have also been sold to New York producers. * * * Passing Show: Henry Salsbury, Crane Wilbur, Beatrice Blinn, D. A. Doran, Jr., Danny Dare at the opening of "The Torch Song"; Con Conrad and Dave Stamper dodging traffic on Broadway; P. A. McGuire enjoying the wild waves at Jones Beach. * * * Al Dubin and Joe Burke who wrote "Tiptoe Through the Tulips," "I'm Dancing With Tears in My Eyes" and many other song hits, are spending their vacation in New York. They are under contract to Warner Bros, and will return to the Coast in October. * * * William A. Brady will produce "Armistice," written by Garrett Fort and Garnett Weston, well known Coast scenarists. * * * Lincoln Quafberg, publicist and pianist par excellence, is in Boston, publicizing and exploiting "Hell's Angels." Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain and sung by Ethel Merman in "Manhattan Mary." "Little Did I Know" is another ear-tickling tune by the same team. It is featured in "Laughter." Walter Strenge, president of Cameramen's Local No. 644, has transferred his affections from Vitaphone to the Paramount studio where he was assigned to "Manhattan Mary." Douglaston Manor, L. I., must be a healthy place in which to live, judging by the "schoolgirl complexion" exhibited by Ginger Rogers and her mother over at the Paramount studio, where the former is completing her role in "Manhattan Mary." Wednesday is pay day at the Paramount New York studios which explains why members of the art department sign their lunch checks from Thursday to Tuesday of every week. Mort Blumenstock, was assisted by his brother, Sid, in directing "Broadway Romeq," a Paramount short featuring jack Benny, Estelle Brody, who formerly starred in English pictures, has the feminine lead. "Body and Soul," the latest European song sensation, which was written by John W. Green, Paramount staff composer, will be introduced to America by Libby Holman in her forthcoming musical show, "Three's a Crowd." Henriett Kay, former showgirl who has appeared in numerous pictures made io New York, is a member of the cast of "Torch Song," Arthur Hopkins' first production of the season. Bill Black, appropriately enough, has been given a role in the Paramount short featuring Ben Blue. Bill also appears in "Manhattan Mary" besides doubling at Warners for Vitaphone Varieties. Freddie Graf, coiffeur extraordinary at the Paramount studio, has created a new hair dress for Mary Brian to make her look smart and sophisticated in contrast to her usual type. Guy Wood, a nephew of Louis Blattner, English producer, is now in this country learning the film business at Paramount's New York studio. Irving Kahal, of Paramount's music staff, caught a 9K> lb pickerel at Schroon Lake over the holidays and has a picture to prove that it's no "fish story."