The Film Daily (1932)

m THE Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1932 A LITTLE from "LOTS >// By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD JhRED SPENCER, who was graduated from Yale, is assisting George Cukor at RKO. Spencer assisted Cukor at the Paramount Long Island studio and came west with Cukor. Spencer has had many offers to act, but prefers to remain in his present job. * * * Our Passing Show: Governor Rolph, Ronald Colman, Charles Farrell, Kay Francis, Ralph Block, Kenneth MacKenna, David Butler, Maurice Revnes, Harry Beaumont, Herbert Marshall, Lew Schrieber, Bernard Hyman, Leonard Praskins. Myles Connelly, Wiard Ihnen, Noll Gurney, Martin Cornica. Archie Marshek at the Pacific Southwest tennis tournament; John Gilbert and Virginia Bruce showing much interest in the playing of Stanley Briggs who is Miss Bruce's brother. * * * Armand Schaefer, youthful director, who was slated to direct Noah Berry, Jr., in a western, has been assigned to direct Tom Mix's next picture. Schaefer has directed several features and serials. * * * Neoma Judge, pretty young Minnesota swimming champion with no previous screen experience, will play the lead opposite Rex Bell in "The Man from Arizona," for Monogram. Miss Judge was chosen for the leading role by Harry Fraser, Monogram director, who is credited with introducing Marion Burns to the screen. * * * Excellent reports filter in on "Renegades of the West," which Casey Robinson directed for RKO. The picture stars Tom Keene. Robinson was with Paramount and Warner Bros, before joining RKO. * * * Lester Cohen, author of "Sweepings," a saga of fatherhood, is writing the script for RKO Radio's production which will star Lionel Bar rymore. * * * William A. Wellman will direct the next Ruth Chatterton-George Brent picture, "Common Ground," for First National. * * * Bernard Schubert and Owen Francis are authoring the atmospheric side of RKO Radio's "Man and Wife." Wanda Tuchock, whose option has been renewed by RKO, is handling the romantic phase. Irene Dunne is starred, with Charles Bickford as the male lead. Adding Library Vaults West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — General Film Library is constructing seven vaults, each with a capacity of 2,000,000 feet of film. The vaults are to be used in storing the combined, Dawes, Kinogram and Selznick libraries which were recently purchased by General. Silney Kandel is in charge of the office here. A major studio is understood tr be negotiating for the services of Graham John, prominent English author-scenarist, who recently completed the screen version and dialogue for "The Monkey's Paw," which Wesley Ruggles is directing * * * Having completed the selection or the cast for "Employe's Entrance." which he has been assigned to direct for Warner-First National studios, Roy Del Ruth has started actual filming. Del Ruth's last assignment was "Blessed Event." *. * * Howard Estabrook's adaptatior for "Bill of Divorcement" brought forth many complimentary comments from local trade paper critic who recently attended a preview showing of this David Selznick pro duction which George Cukor di rected for RKO-Radio. * • * Charles Brackett, "Satevepost" writer and author of "Week End," has arrived at the RKO Radio stu dio to start work on an original story. * * * Remington Pictures has finished "Manhattan Tower," with Mary Brian and James Hall. * * * George Meeker has natural, wavv platinum blonde hair, and he spend? a good deal of time and money trv ing to get rid of it — when million^ of women would give anything t have it. Just one of nature's littl pranks. Graham John, prominent English playwright and librettist, has completed the screen version and dialogue for "The Monkey's Paw," which Wesley Ruggles will direel for RKO. John is free-lancing. * * * Vince Barnett, who made a particular hit with Edward G. Robinson in "Tiger Shark", has had three offers from Broadway producers to appear in fall shows. But he is sticking to picture work. * * * David Broekman, noted Europear conductor, is attracting much at tention by his work in conducting his symphonic orchestra at Grau man's Chinese, where the curren' picture is "Rain." Broekman wa? brought to this country by one of the major companies to arrange scores for pictures. * * * Here and There: Warner Baxter, William LeBaron, William A. Seiter. Ralph Hammeras, Nat Goldstone, Lonnie D'Orsa, Pauline Garon, Chandler Sprague, Charles Medcraft at the Pacific Southwest tennis matches. * * * Stanley Cortez, who "shot" second camera on "Rockabye," starring Constance Bennett, is a brother of Ricardo Cortez. t'M:Hf.-!f>M'".>Mk DON'T TIRE your audience WITH LONG TRAILERS Don't let them GET IMPATIENT* NERVOUS waiting for the SHOW THEY HAVE COME TO SEE. 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