The Film Daily (1931)

THE DAILY Sunday, May 24, 1931 HOLLYWOOD ACTIVITIES a ^ j^ Latest Production News Received By Wire From The West Coast <▲. >▲. A ACTIVITY BACK IN SWING AT HAL ROACH STUDIO Production at the Hal Roach studio is back in swing following a six week's vacation. Laurel and Hardy started the ball rolling with the shooting of the first comedy on their 1931-32 schedule entitled "Come Clean." The supporting cast consists of Linda Loredo, Gertrude Astor, and Mae Busch. James W. Home will continue directing Laurel and Hardy. Art Lloyd is at the camera. Charley Chase is working on "The Panic Is On," with Virginia WhitinR as his feminine lead and Howard Trusdale as her father. James Parrott is directing. George Whiting has joined the writers' staff again. He is the father of Virginia Whiting, feminine lead in Charley Chase's current comedy. Marshall Neilan, popular feature director, has been signed to direct the Zasu Pitts-Thelma Todd comedies. Added to "Lasca" Recent additions to the cast of "Lasca of the Rio Grande," which has gone into production at Universal, include Johnny Mack Brown, Slim Summerville and Frank Campeau. Dorothy Burgess has the feminine lead opposite Leo Carrillo. New Low Rates in HOLLYWOOD ROOM WITH BATH $ 5 Right in the heart of Hollywood-with interesting places to go-people to seo !fl|'3'3l "d things to do. Wriafir BookUt. Vacation Bimau nooseveLT '*""'"' •«• II /-"V HP f** I •»«.n««.M-i "o*-"""* HU 1 t L o.....—.™. ROBERT J. McCABE, Manager HOLLYWOOD. CALIFORNIA Menjou Speaks 5 Tongues in Film Adolphe Menjou gets a chance to display his linguistic accomplishments in M-G-M's "The Great Lover." In addition to English, he speaks brief lines in French, German, Spanish and Italian. Three New Comedies Started at RKO Pathe Lew Lipton sent three comedies into production simultaneously this week at RKO Pathe. "June First," June MacCloy's initial "Gold Digger" fun-film, went before the cameras with Don Gallaher directing. Marion Shilling, Gertrude Shrot and Jimmy Finlayson are in the supporting cast. James Gleason started work on "I'm Tellin' Ya," with George Green directing. Others in the cast are Russell Gleason, Olive Cooper, Jack Pennick, Jack Perry and Jack Trent. Daphne Pollard's second Manhattan comedy, "Oh, Marry Me!" went into production under the direction of William Watson. Dot Farley heads the supporting cast. "The Messenger Boy," Benny Rubin's latest, was finished the first part of the week. Edward Luddy directed. Bud Jamieson, John Sinclair, Marie Wells, George Billings and Stanley Blystone comprise the remainder of the cast. Cast of Cruze Production Supporting cast for Clara Kimball Young in "Women Go on Forever," James Cruze-Tiffany production now in work under the direction of Walter Lang, includes Marian Nixon, Morgan Wallace, Eddie Lambert, Yola D'Avril, Paul Page, Lorin Raker, Thomas Jackson, Nellie V. Nichold, Maurice Black and Maurice Murphy. The picture is based on the New York stage play. "I Like Your Nerve" Finished "I Like Your Nerve," in which Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., is starred by First National, is now in the cutting room, according to news from the West Coast studios. William McGann directed the story by Roland Pertwee, in which Loretta Young plays the leading feminine role opposite young Fairbanks. Others in the cast are Edmund Breon, Claude Allister, Henry Kolker, Boris Karloff and Ivan Simpson. Kay Francis to Start in Sept. Kay Francis' first starring picture for Warner Bros, will go into production abound the first of September. It will bear the title of "The Hungry Wife" and will be an adaptation of Arthur Richman's successful stage play "Heavy Traffic." Menj jou, Stroheim, Damita Teamed in Radio Picture Radio Pictures has topped its list of sensational announcements for the season of 1931-'32 with the climactic statement that Adolphe Menjou and Erich von Stroheim have been signed to appear with Lily Damita in Maurice de Kobra's novel, "Lives of a Bengal Lancer," to reach the screen as "The Sphinx Has Spoken." Victor Schertzinger is directing it for Radio Pictures. Other Radio assignments include Hobart Bosworth for "Fanny Foley Herself," J. W. Johnson for "The Reckoner," and Jason Robards, DeWitt Jennings, Charles Middleton and William Scott for "Full of Notions." Para. Signs John Breeden John Breeden, young stage actor, juvenile lead in the Broadway stage hit, "Mandel, Inc.," has signed a contract as a Paramount featured player. Paul Kohner Promoted Paul Kohner, former casting director at Universal City, and later supervisor of foreign language productions, has been promoted to the rank of associate producer. Brook-Brian-Wray in "Silence" Give Brook, Mary Brian and John Wray head the cast of "Silence," from the Max Marcin stage play, which is now being prepared by Paramount. Willard Robertson also will be in it. 25 FOOTBALL COACHES n >) Twenty-five university football coaches will appear in the "Pigskin Problems" series to be produced by A.1 Mannon and released by Educational. Howard Jones, coach for University of California, will be in each reel in addition to four and five other coaches specializing in certain technical points of the game. Following is a list of coaches signed by Mannon; Howard Jones, U. South California; Chick Meehan, New York U.; Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham; Harry J. Mehre, Georgia Tech; Babe Hollandsbery, Washington State; H. W. Hargiss, U. of Kansas; Gwynn Henry, U. of Missouri; H. O. Chrisler, U. of Minnesota; Dick Hanley, North Western U.; Bob Zupke, U. of Illinois; Harry Kipke, U. of Michigan; Charles Dorias, U. of Detroit; Sam Willaman, Ohio State U.; J. B. Sutherland, U. of Pittsburgh; Rip Miller, Naval Academy; Major Sasse, West Point; Maurice Stevens, Yale U; Wallace Wade, Duke U.; S. Madigan, St. Mary's; Ray Morrison, Southern Method. U.; B. W. Bierman, Tulane U; Bill Ingram, U. of1 California; Walter P. Steffen, NotrJ Dame; Tad Jones, Rules Committee, Amateur Football Association o: Chicago, and Alonza Stagg. e 1 II "East of Borneo" Finished Last scenes of "East of Borneo" have been made at Universal Cityj The production was begun in Suma tra, Shanghai and the Far East b. a sound-equipped expedition aid completed here by George Melford with a cast which includes Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Lupit? Tovar, Georges Renavent and Nobll Johnson. 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