The Film Daily (1930)

f-^^J DAILY Friday, September 12, 1930 © LATEST HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS © = Coast Wire Service — i NEW UNIVERSAL FILMS START WORK THIS MONTH Universal will place five new picures in production this month. They nclude "Resurrection," which will e directed by Edwin Carewe. Vin loore will make his directorial bow n "The Cohens and Kellys in Afica," while no director has been seated for "Mississippi," which will tar Lew Ayres. Tod Browning will direct "Draula." William Courtenay, Paul /funi and Bela Lugosi are being onsidered for the title role. "Saint ohnson" is also scheduled for this lonth, with Edward Laemmle as le director. tKO Short Will Reveal Sound Production Secrets Revealing the secrets of the prouction of sound films will comprise le material for a short non-theatrial subject now in preparation at the LKO studios. Carl Dreher, head of le sound department, is supervising le reel suggested by Dr. Alfred foldsmith, vice-president of the Ladio Corporation of America. lore Names Added to Pathe Film Pathe continues to add to the cast f "Sin Takes a Holiday." Most reent additions are Rita LaRoy, Basil Lathbone, Louis Bartels, Kendall ,ee, John Roche, Muriel Finley, Heln Johnson and Fred Walton. Collyer for Second Tiffany Film Following her apearance in a icture for Paramount, June Collyer rill move over to the Tiffany lot jr an important assignment in "The ingle Sin." She also appeared in Extravaganza" for Tiffany. Kohler Added to "Caravans" Latest addition to Paramount's Fighting Caravan" is Fred Kohler. Uma Tell has replaced Blanch Fri erici in one of the principal roles. Alice Adair Gets Role Pearl Eaton, RKO Pictures' dance irector, has chosen Alice Adair for role in a future picture. Miss Ldair is a former sculptor's model. Getting Color E. V. Durling sez the reason for his weekly visits to Agua Caliente is to get local color for a series of racing stories over which he is very enthusiastic. Sounds familiar. A Little from "Lots" ' By RALPH WILK ~ DAUL GREGORY, handsome young thespian who is under contract to Florenz Ziegfeld, is being co-featured with Margaret Schilling in the Romberg-Hammerstein screen play with music, "Children of Dreams." This is the second featured role Gregory has enacted for Warners, having previously been assigned to "Sit Tight," in which he shared honors with Winnie Light ner and Joe E. Brown. * * * John Wray is versatile, to say the least. His work as "Himmelstoss" in "All Quiet on the Western Front" won him a place in the front rank among screen characters.^ Now he is trying his hand at an original screen play. He is the co-author of "Night Stick" and "The Sap from Syracuse." * * * Richard Barthelmess and wife are back from a six weeks' trip to Canada. * * * Norman Kerry is getting back into the limelight through being signed by the Halperins for "Ex-Flame," a talker version of "East Lynne." * * * Thornton Freeland, director of "Whoopee," has been much in the limelight as a result of his romance with June Clyde, who "didn't get the job" in Freelands, but just got a better one as Mrs. Freeland. Harold Schuster, Fox film editor, is cutting "Renegades," starring Warner Baxter. * * * Our Passing Show: E. B. Derr and Rollo Lloyd conferring at Pathe: Wesley Ruggles, Richard Dix and Howard Estabrook lunching at RKO; Louis Brock busy at RKO. Rav McCarey celebrated his birthday Sept. 6 bv working on the continuity for "Greater Love," which will star Ann Harding. He also directed ""Meet the Widow," a Pathe comedv, which he wrote. * * * The "Mickey McGuire" comedies are getting excellent representation in first run houses, according to reports sent Larry D armour, the producer. The first-runs are also advertising the comedies extensively. D armour has aiven a long-term contract to Billy Barty, a three-year old youngster, who has attracted much attention by his work in supporting roles in the comedies. * * * Clem Portmnn, veteran recordist, has been placed in complete charge of tbc sound work on "Cimarron." which is being produced by RKO. Portman also handled the sound on "The Silver Horde." * * * Ray June, ace cameraman, who recently finished work on "The Bat Whispers," will be in charge of the camera work on "Reaching for the Moon." June also was in charge of photography on "The Lottery Bride." * * * Al Jolson's principal songs in "Big Boy" are reported enjoying fine sales in the cities where the picture has been shown. Radios are plugging the four numbers, "Tomorrow's Another Day," "Liza Lee," "Little Sunshine," and "Horray for Baby and Me." The first two numbers also have been recorded by Ben Bernie and his orchestra for Brunswick. M. Witmark & Sons is publishing the songs. Speaking of music, the title song in "Maybe It's Love," another Warner special, is being released by the Remick Music Corp. just before the football season opens. Sidney D. Mitchell, Archie Gottler and George W. Meyer wrote the words and music for the number, which is sung in the picture by Joan Bennett, James Hall and members of the allAmerican football team. * * * Cutting of "Today," Majestic production, has been completed by William Nye and Harry Sherman. Nye directed the picture. * * * Dwight Frye has been signed for a principal role in Universal's "Dracula," which Tod Browning will direct. * * * Shooting on "Aloha" for Tiffany is slated to start Sept. 20 with Al Rogell handling direction. Rudolph Flothow will supervise production at the Metropolitan studios. * * * Two old timers will appear in "The Trail of the Golden West," which Lee de Cordova is directing for Westcoast productions. They are Wanda Harvley and Buffalo Bill. * * * Production has begun on "The Masked Rider" with Fred Church as the star. David Kirkland is directing at the Cinephone studios. * * * A series of Westerns starring Starlight, the horse, will be produced for Syndicate release. Harry Webb has been assigned to direct the pictures. * * * Finis Fox is recovering from an illness. MINIATURE COLF COURSES KILLING THEMSELVES OFF Business is falling off at the miniature golf courses. To meet the stiff competition, a price war has developed. Some of the courses are charging only 18 cents for the initial round and 10 cents for the second round. If the proposed ordinance, which includes a midnight closing for the baby golf courses, is passed, exhibitors believe the deathknell will be sounded for many of the courses. Monte Collins, Ph. Dunham Signed by Louis Brock Louis Brock has signed Phil Dunham and Monte Collins for roles in "Moonlight and Monkey Business," one of the Nick and Tony series of shorts for RKO. Others in the cast will include Henry Armetta and Nick Basil as the stars, Lita Chevret, June Clyde, Roberta Gale and Ed Kennedy. Pathe has engaged Vera Reynolds to appear in a short. She will have the leading feminine role * * * Lothar Mendez has been named by Paramount to direct "Lost Ecstasy." The story is by Mary Roberts Rinehart. * * * Indians are going in for acting on a big scale. Reports from Fred Tyler, assistant to Melville Brown, who is directing Amos 'n' Andy in "Check and Double Check," have it that the aboriginies who appeared in "Cimarron" have requested parts in the colored radio team's picture. The Indians have even offered to blacken their bronze bodies. * * * Ada Williams, who appeared in Fox's "Common Clay," is back from a two months' motor trip with her husband, William Ince, son of the late Thomas H. Ince. CLEM PORTMAN Sound Technician Now Recording ^CIMARRON" for R. K. O.