The Film Daily (1931)

THE 12 FAVOR 3 REEL SUBJECTS AS DUAL FEATURE CURE their programs tin. proper com tion, including a newsreel and imed) short. II..I Roach plans to mak< com, BT« approximating u h. Franco-German Accord As l. S. Restrictions End ted from ') shall benefit b> the terms of the pending Franco-German film inter change agreement. Germans .nxl France arc expected shortly enter into a pa< t specifying a number of French-made picture in ( ,, mi. in dialogue which will be pei mitted to enter German) against the distribution in I of a slightl) er number of French talkers de in Germany. I'ublix Now Controls Three Rutland Houses •., . . ; from Page 1) houses arc mow under control ie Paramount circuit. The houses will operate as the Rutland Theaters, Inc., with Thomas W. McKay amanaging director, assisted by Harry Wilson. Archie D. Hayward is managing the Grand. Plans for rebuilding and refurnishing are said to involve about $100,000. Contract Is Awarded For New Boston House Boston— Contract for the $2,000, 000 theater to he built by the A II. Realtj Co. on the site of the old Adams House has been let to the George B, H. Macomber Co. Arthur II. Bowditch is the architect and I'ublix will operate the house. Permanent Sportlight Units Posting of permanent (irantland Rice Sportlight production units in various sections of the country, where the crews will he able to keep in touch with the seasonal sport schedules in their territories. i> planned by Van Beuren following the recent purchase of new equipment. Heretofore all the units operated on special assignments from the New York headquarters. SUNSHIN€ IN THE DAY'S NEWS State rights distributors predict that the coming season will be their best in the last five years. ■%tl DAILV Friday, June 26, 193 HOLLYWOOD FLASHES By RALPH WILK T( l|,|. McCREA'S option has been J exercised by Radio Pictures and he will be with this company lor another year, according to William Le»n. Laurence Olivier also has been to do an additinot (icturt. He Sphinx Hat Spoken." * * * Paramount states that a cutter ami a film two .Intercut fellows. A tiln, editor confers with the director on long ieups an. I the like ami supervises the cutter's job on splicing film. Our Passing Show: Bob Lord. Eddie Kaufman. Leon d'Usseau at "Bad Girl"; Robert F. Hill and Fred Allen conferring at RKO Pathe; Mauri Grashin and Jimmy Savo lunching in Culver City. Kas I line, ace cameraman, who was luane.l i,, Warnei First National to photograph tance Bennett in "Bought," has returned to United Artists, his home lot. and will do the camera work on "Corsair," a Roland West Prod., which will l.e co-directed bj Rob ci t Ross and Rollo Lloyd. Thomas Edgelow, veteran writer, who has with Universal, is an authority on occultism. He wrote ^Slories of Other Worlds" and -Confessions of a J;ake Medium," two dealing with the subject. "The Perfume of Death," "Escape" and "The Passionate Return" were among the stories in the n Officials of the National Society fot "Pyschic Research hate shown much interest in /:</.(.low's writings. * * * Paramount has engaged an "anachronism detective" to see that there arc no errors in chronology or other incongruities during the filming of the 80-year old sequences ot "Hucklebern Finn." Ralph Block, who has returned from the East, is writing a novel. Max Diipont, veteran cameraman, is doing the camera work on "Morals for Women,' which is lieing made by Tiffany, with Mort Blumenstock and (iene Lewis co-directing. Kobe it Presnell is writing an original, "Hotel Continental," which will be produced by Tiffany. He recently wrote the screen play fur "Left Over Ladies," which will also ■ Ie by Tiffany. The four principal roles in the second of the series ot human interest dramas to he produced by Headline Pictures Corp. haw assigned to Marion .\ixou. Lloyd Hughes. Theodore Von Kit/ and Burr Mcintosh, according to an announcement from Mortimer ]). Sikawitt, president of Head line. Shooting has already started under directorial supervision of Charles Hutchison. RCA recording will lie used. Radio Pictures have loaned Dorothy Lee to Warner Bros, for "Local Boy Makes Good." Three writers were signed tins week h> Kadi.. Pictures. James Madison has been engaged to write the fourth of the Rosco two-reel comedy features for Lou Brock s pioduction program. Thomas Lennon has been drafted to write short subject features, and Marion Dix has been added to the writing staff. * * * William Wellniau has been borrowed Horn W irnei Bros, by Paramount to direct ( oinc On Marines." The story an original by I imes K. McGuinness, veteran of two wars, and Thomas Boyd, an American Marine dur,, g the World War, will feature William Boyd, Charles Rogers, Stuart Erwin and I l.'.les Starrett. Waldemar Young now is working on the adaptation with Herman J. Mankiewicz assigned to write the dialogue. John Wallace, former legit character actor, and Bob Smith, rodeo star, have been awarded roles in "Border Law," Columbia s latest Buck Jones picture. Dorothy Arzner will renew her Hollywood directing career with "Break-Up". Phillips Holmes and Sylvia Sidney will be co-starred. Miss Arzner, motion picture's only woman director, arrived in Hollywood a short time ago after directing "Honor Among Lovers' in New York. Dorothy Jordan has signed a new contract with M-G-M. Her next part will be one of the three leading roles in "Boarding School," a story of adolescent adventure m which she will appear with Anita Page and Madge Evans. * * * Eddie Quillan has had another original fm chased for him by Charles R. Rogers, production head of RKO Pathe. It is culled "The Big Shot" and was written by George Dromgold and Hal Conklin. Roland Young is the first player signed lij M-G-M in support of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in their initial talking picture, "The Guardsman." Director Sidney Franklin is now making preparations to start work on it. El Brendel has been loaned by Fox to M-G-M for a featured comedy role in John Gilbert's new production, "West of Broadway," by Bess Meredyth and Ralph Graves. with dialogue by Gene Markey. Carole Lombard and Charles Rogers will head the cast of "Mary Makes A Call", filmization of Homer Miles' play which has just been purchased by Paramount. Stuart Walker, who joined Paramount's directing staff after 20 years of stage production, will direct. Bette Davis, who rushed to her home from the studio Wednesday afternoon was reported slightly improved yesterday and likely to avoid the necessity of an operation for appendicitis. Miss Davis has completed all but three scenes in "Waterloo Bridge" for Universal. * * * The part formerly assigned to Carman Homes in "The Road to Reno" has been assigned to Pegiiy Shannon, who will play opposite Charles Rogers in this Paramount production. Miss Barnes will make her screen debut later in a picture and a role considered heller suited for her personality. Springfield House Near Ready Springfield, Mass. — Goldstein Brothers' new 1,100-seater is rapidly nearing completion and will be ready tor opening early in August. It is one of the latest de luxe theaters with all seats on one floor. Hoffberg Handling Spanish Film J. H. Hoffberg Co. has acquired world distribution rights to the Spanish all-talking feature "Regeneracion." The picture, which stars Darita Ceprano, was produced in Hollywood. STATE RIGHTERS SEE BEST YEAR SINCE '21 rom Page 1) major circuits to independent exhibil tor>, are given a-, the main reason for the optimistic outlook. Loui Weiss, ,,t Artclass Pictures stateJ that far greater opportunities for in dependent sales now exist and wil continue as long as small exhibitor find it possible to purchase satisfacl torv independent product and alu re issues and third run features fron major distributors at a reasonable fig' tire. Weiss favors double-featunM as both a boon to independents a form of entertainment "wanted hyl the majority of families." Similar views were expressed by William M. I'izor of Imperial Distributing Corp. According to I'izor. the outlook for state rights salt so good that several series of short subjects produced by his company have been withheld by him from national distributors who have made offers for the series. I'izor bases his opinion on his figures of about 10, 000 independent exhibitors, w house policy is double-featuring and therefore need between 300 and 501 features each vear. Parents Urged to Keep Kids from Gang Film (Continued front Page 1) bo} in Montclair, N. J., by his young playmate, with newspapers carrying the story that the incident occurred "after seeing a gangster picture at a theater." By keeping their children away from gang films, and with the parents staying away themselves, the producers will lie influenced to stop making them, Mrs. Littledale and Hecht declare. Sunday Shows for Chatham Chatham, Mass. — Following a public hearing, when selectmen voted 85 to 20 in favor Sunday motion pictures, this town has become the third on Cape Cod to be opened on Sunday within the past three months. Acquire Brooklyn House Becker, Rudin & Rapf. who operate a circuit of houses in the New York [territory, have acquired the Lee, 560-seater in Brooklyn. House will be renovated and reopened. TO-DAY'S rrss^ BIG fS EVENT |_ AS SEEN BY r\. THE PRESS S!> M "Hawthorne Hurst, noted novelist, who contributed his best seller, 'Via Manhattan,' to Columbia's new lineup, wrote the story in three months, during which time he lived on $60 and gathered atmosphere and local color by sleeping beneath banana hoists on New Orleans docks." — Columbia.