The Film Daily (1931)

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1931 HOLLYWOOD FLASHES \By RALPH WILKi CPENCER TRACY has signed a new five-year contract with Fox. He has been assigned principal parts in "Six Cylinder Love" and "Skyline," and also may be teamed again with Warren Hymer. Helene Chadwick has been added to "Hell Bound," which James Cruze is producing for Tiffany. Constance Bennett's new Pathe vehicle, tentatively titled "Lost Love," has been placed in production with Paul L. Stein directing. Supporting cast includes Joel McCrea, Paul Cavanagh, Anthony Bushell, Frederick Kerr and Louise Closser Hale. Trem Carr has completed "The Ridin' Fool," sixth of the series of Bob Steele westerns for Tiffany. J. P. McCarthy directed and in the cast are Josephine Velez, Frances Morris. Florence Turner, Ted Adams, Eddie Featherston, Jack Henderson, Al Bridges, Gordon Demain and Fern Emmett. Gloria Swanson is having a private theater added to her residence on Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills. California and has contracted for the installation of RCA Photophone in the projection booth. Josephine Lovett is adapting "Corsair" for the screen. "Corsair" is a serial, which ran in "Liberty" and it is considered one of the best stories of the past vear. It will be produced by Roland West. Our nominations for the "ten best, picture stealers of 1930" include Stuart Erwin, El Brendel. Benny Rubin, Lilyan Tashman, Leon Errol, Joseph Cawthorne, Rosco Ates, Cliff Edwards, Joan Blondell and Dorothy Christy. TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY IN Sam Sax and Claude Ezell promoted by Selznick. Sax in Roger's place. * * * Standard Film and Independent Film of St. Louis combine. * * * Marshall Neilan to produce in the East. * * * D. W. Griffith expects to gross $4,000,000 on "Way Down East." • • • CLYDE ELLIOTT, who directed the Knute Rockne football series for Pathe, has established somewhat of a record the shorts represented a few thousand in production costs, and grossed over 150 grand which ain't so bad, when you stop to think about it Clyde is back at the home ossif after shooting several shorts with Johnny Farrell at St. Augustine, Fla he claims a course record, having lost 12 balls in 18 holes he also met Jawn D. Rockefeller at Coronado, and managed to get hisself introduced three times thus collecting three shiny new dimes another racket that only a film guy would have thought out Clyde claims he and the caddy were the only ones to witness Johnny Farrell miss a follow-thru for the first time in that champ's career a rattlesnake sniped at Johnny just as he was about to swing, so Johnny swung at the rattler instead, and gooled him * * * * • • • LAMP THIS new racket, the latest Hollywood product according to the Syracuse "Herald," a chap named A. W. Hazelton, a numismatist, once staked a Russian general, playing as an extra, to his first square meal in weeks, and the general gave him a gold medal from the Czar a director needed a medal like that for a decoration in a war pix, and rented it from Hazelton at a fancy price and Hazey, not being so dumb, got an idea today he controls the medalrenting industry, with a prize collection of over 2,000 assorted medals and war decorations these he rents to producers at prices ranging from $5 to $75 a week Radio paid 300 berries a week for medals worn by Lowell Sherman in "The Royal Bed" a racket, wot? * * * * • • • CARL LAEMMLE celebrated his birthday last Saturday but he was slightly indisposed, and the doctor called and wrote out a prescription when the doc handed it to him, Uncle Carl jumped up and grabbed his hat "Where are you going?" asked the doc Mister Laemmle looked confused, and then explained that when he landed in this country as a li'l boy, he got his first job on his birthday as an errand boy in a Bowery drug store and the sight of the prescription blank had shot him back in memory to those early days, and made him think he was still an errand boy in the drug store and mebbe sometimes he wishes he was • • • HAVE YOU seen the rejuvenated house organ of Columbia, called "Showman"? the current issue is a darb, with two-color cover in vivid yellow and purple, and a fancy makeup that would do credit to a national mag ye ed, Herb Berg, and the art director, Fra'nk Spicker, should prosper with Columbia if they keep up this pace Miss Hughes, who handles the empey section of the Portland (Me.) "Herald," also runs the women's page, and is one of the busiest li'l newspaper gals we know her greatest kick in life is when some film exec visits Portland and takes her away from the desk grind for supper and they always do, when they visit that New England burg Lee De Forest is making his permanent headquarters on the Coast, doing research work... * * * * • • • FOR THE first time since the Roxy opened, the Roxyettes went on Monday nite with 31 gals instead of the usual 32 we counted 'em ourself, and so did the gent with us yey, ONLY 31 mebbe the fact that Kirk McGee, assistant manager, took one of the Roxyettes, Truly Jones, on a honeymoon to Atlantic City, explains it With Lewis Ayres appearing in "U's" "Fires of Youth" and Warners' "Doorway to Hell," ain't that enough to burn him up? Islin Auster, who recently joined Columbia after a two years' association with the Paramount New York studio in the scenario department, will collaborate with Harry Cohn in picking stage and literary material NEWS of the DAY Boston — The following contemplate erection of theaters in Brookline: W. Stuart Young, 18 Webster St., cost $55,000; George Baker Long, 11 Beacon St., $50,000; William J. Mishel, 14 Rawson F^?4, $50,000; John D. Murphy, 19 Clark Road, $50,000, and Edward H. Hill, 310 Boylston St., $30,000. St. Louis — Hollywood ^Studios, Inc., has been formed here to deal in pictures, equipment, accessories, etc. Incorporators are Harry Greenman, Clarence D. Loewe, Louis Chickering, Kenneth Fightmaster and Clarence D. Hill. Carthage, Mo. — Model Theater Corp., has been incorporated with $2,000 capital. Signers are Glenn E. Dyson, Norman E Dyson and 7elma W. Davis. Milwaukee — The new Warner will be turned over to Warner Bros, on March 1, on which date the contractors have given notice that the theater will be completed. San Francisco — The renovated Paramount on Market St. will be reopened by Fox on Jan. 29. Minneapolis — Charles J. Brewster has succeeded J. William Deubach as superintendent of maintenance, equipment and purchases for the Fox-Midwesco houses. The appointment was made by Harold J. Fitzgerald, general manager of the circuit. Kansas City— Edward S. Olsmith, manager of the local Tiffany, reports bookings for the playing of the Tiffany Chimp Comedies in forty-nine houses in his territory during the next three weeks. This will include a great majority of first run dates. « « « » » » Aberdeen, S. D.— H. L. Walker, veteran northwest showman and owner of a number of theaters, died recently. MANY HAPPY RETURNS Beit wiahes and congratulation! a/a extended by ThE FILM DAILY to the following membera of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays? January 21 James Marcus Arthur S. Dickinson H. W. Fitelson