The Film Daily (1931)

THE HOLLYWOOD FLASHES ,By RALPH WILK WfARNER BROS, have secured the manuscript of "I Spy," by Baroness Carla Jensen of the British Intelligence Service. * * * Universal has completed its fourth and last serial of the season, "Heroes of the Flames," featuring Col. Tim McCoy and Marion Shockley, under the direction of Robert F. Hill. In the supporting cast are Edmund Cobb, Gayne Whitman, Monte Montague, Joe Bonomo, William Gould, Charles LeMoyne and Bud Osborne. * * * Douglas Fairbanks will use a Tanar Portable Recorder while making exteriors on his tour of the Far East. The Tanar machine is manufactured by the Tanar Corp. Wafilms, Inc., is world-wide representative for the Tanar organization. * * * Tom Douglas, stage leading man. has been cast by Warners in John Barrymore's nex tpicture, "Sven gali." * * * Joseph Santley, who has rejected stage offers to remain in pictures, is preparing to direct Helen Twelvetrees in "This Marriage Business." * * * Paramount has awarded new contracts to Eugene Pallette and Juliette Compton, principal players; Lothar Mendes, director, and Virginia Kellogg, writer. William Cowen, who is said to be one of the most prolific linguists in the film industry, will hereafter specialize in directing foreign versions. In collaboration with his wife, Lenore Coffee, scenarist, Cowen recently wrote and presented a stage play called "Women Without Men," which immediately brought the duo several tempting offers from screen and stage producers. * * * For their Fox directorial debuts, Kenneth MacKenna and William Cameron Menzies will direct Elissa Landi as the leading woman in "Always Goodbye." The story is by Kate McLaurin. John Considine will act as associate producer. * * * William Bakewell, who recently completed work in "Dance, Fools, Dance," with Joan Crawford, has been assigned the juvenile lead in "Daybreak," which Jacques Fej'der will direct. Jean Hersholt will have the featured character assignment. * * * Spencer Tracy and Warren Hymer will be teamed again by Fox in "The Fatal Wedding." Benjamin Stoloff will direct. Basil Woon and James Hanley are writing the screen story. * * * Donald Dillaway, former stage actor, has been given a contract by Fox. $8,000,000 for Stories Set by Fox for 4 Years (Continued from Page 1) it is announced by Winfield Sheehan. Vehicles for the 1931-32 program already have been set and Al Lewis, head of the story department, leaves this week for New York to negotiate for additional material. Production on the 1931-32 program is now scheduled to start in February, and it is planned to have about 10 of the new group ready by May 1. Only eight remain to be finished on the 1930-31 list and these are expected to be completed by March 1. Schoenstadt Books "Atlantic" Chicago — Following its run at the Woods, "Atlantic," the B.I.P. production being released nationally by Columbia, has been booked by the Schoenstadt and Sons circuit. Will Direct Bobby George E. Marshall has been selected by Warner Bros, to direct Bobby Jones, the golf king, in the series of 12 onereel Vitaphone shorts. Marshall will go to Atanta next week to confer with the niblick star and prepare the script with him. The series will be filmed in and around the Lakeside Country Club, Burbank. Pittaluga Productions Will be Shown in U. S. (Continued from Page 1) 55th St. The first two productions to be offered are "Napoli che Canta" and "La Canzone deH'Amore," also several shorts. Italian, German and French versions will be available, and possibly English. A gala preview of the two features will be held Jan. 16 in the Pythian Auditorium, 70th St. and Broadway, under the sponsorship of prominent ItalianAmericans. $125,000 Ad Campaign Planned for "Cimarron" (Continued front Page 1) Dabb, the efforts of 500 theater managers and the advertising departments of several other companies will be harnessed in putting over the trade advertising. Ad campaigns on "Beau Ideal" and "Millie" will run simultaneously with "Cimarron". Want Spanish Talkers Mexico City — A campaign will be launched by the Ibero-American Congress against talking pictures presented in English in Latin American countries. An effort will be made to have import taxes on American talkies raised to a higher rate in order to discourage importation of English pictures and encourage Spanish productions. Tuesday, January 6, 193 Millions of people will soon know all about The Ten Best Pictures o 1930 through the newspapers and periodicals represented by 400 of America's foremost critics, editors and reviewers who are now sending in their ballots to The Film Daily*