The Film Daily (1932)

THE -a&a DAILY Saturday, Oct. 8. \V1± ST. LOUIS MPTO STUDYING ALLIED MPTOA MEASURE (Continued from Page 1) which another meeting will be called within 30 days for its approval or rejection. The convention passed a resolution protesting to the Hays office against various Army Posts getting pictures ahead of theaters in their zones, as well as against the practice of these Posts in catering to civilian patronage. Copy of the resolution is being sent to each distributor. Inserted advertising also was criticized in a resolution, with appeal to be made to the Hays office for action in the matter, and the exhibitor organization went on record for an equitable standard contract. Among other matters discussed was that of making more pictures for family nights. President M. A. Lightman of the MPTOA was one of the speakers, and attendance included 118 members representing 340 theaters. Fred Wehrenberg was re-elected president; S. E. Pirtle, I. W. Rodgers, J. C. Hewitt and A. M. Beare, vice-presidents; Louis C. Hehl, secretary-treasurer; G. M. Luttrell, sergeant-at-arms. Board of directors includes: J. C. Hewitt, Chas. C. Perry, Marvin Harris, Louis K. Ansell, Charles Goldman, Harold G. Evens, David L. Nelson, Bess Schulter, Frank Speros, H. E. Miller, Oscar C. Lehr, I. W. Rodgers, Victor B. Thien, Fred Wehrenberg. 10 Yiddish Musical Films Planned by Molly Picon Molly Picon, Yiddish stage star, just back from a foreign tour with her husband and librettist, Jacob Kalich, announces that she will make about ten musical pictures in the east, at the rate of three each season. A LITTLE from "LOTS ►// By RALPH W1LK TED MACK ORCHESTRA SCORES Denver — When Ted Mack, former master of ceremonies at the Denver and other Publix houses, opened at the Casanova room in the Brown Palace Hotel, all records were broken at that place for any opening date for a new orchestra. COMING & GOING EMANUEL COHEN leaves New York on Wednesday for the Coast. MAURICE J. WILSON, managing director of Wanads, Ltd., and other British companies, arrives in New York on Oct. 14 aboard the Bremen. NED KORNBLITE of Binghamton is in New York on business. HARRY GREEN leaves New York on Sunday for the Coast to produce. URSULA JEANS. English stage and screen star, arrives in New York tomorrow on the Europa and will proceed directly to Hollywood to play a featured role in Fox's "Cavalcade." M. DIAMOND of Tobis Forenfilms has left on the Olympic for London. He is also scheduled to visit Paris and Berlin. HOLLYWOOD "THE quickie producers here last week met their equal! Their speedy methods have long been a tradition, but they have encountered one writer quicker than they. He is no other than the author and playwright, N. Brewster Morse, who came here to make adaptations for two of his original stories. When the time came for him to turn in the first script he did so and accompanied it with the finished script for the second picture too, having written the two simultaneously and in the period of two and a half weeks. He explained to Burton King, associate producer at the Freuler studios, that it had become necessary for him to get the work done and be back in New York to stage his play, "Behind the Screen," the middle of October. * * * Departure of the "Men Without Fear" company for Mexico City has been delayed due to a shift in the bullfight schedule at the capital. Tay Garnett, director, will leave here, however, in time to spend a few days in Mexico prior to Oct. 30, the date now set for the opening of the matches. Lew Ayres and the remainder of the company will follow him a week later. * * * Bartlett Cormack, who learned about life and the art of realism while working as a newspaper reporter in Chicago, is RKO's newest associate producer. David 0. Selznick's other production aides are Merian C. Cooper, Pandro S. Berman, Kenneth Macgowan, Willis Goldbeck. Goldbeck, author of several successful screen plays, first won acclaim with his stage hit, "The Racket." * * * Ruthelma Stevens and Allan Vincent have been engaged by Columbia for "No More Orchids." Carole Lombard and Lyle Talbot have the leading parts, with Louise Closser Hale cast in a prominent featured role. Walter Lang is directing. * * * Vivienne Osborne has been cast for the starring role in the J. I. Schnitzer production, "Tar and Feathers," formerly known as "Wharf Rats." William Nigh is to direct the film, to be distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. * * * John S. Robertson has been assigned by David O. Selznick, RKO production head, to the direction of Louisa May Alcott's famous novel, "Little Women." Already announced for the cast are Dorothy Wilson, Anita Louise and Phyliss Fraser. * * * Dudley Murphy has been assigned to direct the Merian C. Cooper production, "The End of the World," scheduled to go into production shortly. Jane Murfin, RKO contract scenarist is now busily engaged on the screen adaptation of the current best-selling novel, "The Fountain," by Charles Morgan. The cast has not yet been announced. * * * Harlan Thompson, author-director of "Blessed Event," has been signed by RKO Radio Pictures to adapt and co-direct "Collusion." Bartlett Cormack is associate producer of the film and the other director has not yet been announced. * * * Additions just made to the cast of Ruth Chatterton's third First National picture, "Common Ground," include Donald Cook, Louis Calhern, Noel Francis, Robert O'Connor and J. Carroll Naish. Opposite Miss Chatterton is James Murray and another important member of the company is Pat O'Malley. William A. Wellman is directing. Wilson Mizner and Robert Lord did the screen adaptation from Gerald Beaumont's novel. * * * Wade Boteler, Ed Le Saint and Georgie Ernest have been assigned character parts in Columbia's "Obey the Law." Joan Marsh and William Collier Jr. have the leading roles, with Wheeler Oakman and Robert Ellis as the heavies. * * * "Wax Museum" entered production this week at the Warner studios under the direction of Michael Curtiz. The picture is being photographed in Technicolor throughout. Lionel Atwill and Glenda Farrell head a cast that also includes Frank McHugh, Monica Bannister, Fay Wray, Allen Vincent, Holmes Herbert, Edwin Maxwell, Gavin Gordon, Arthur Edmund Carewe, DeWitt Jennings and Pat O'Malley. The picture is based on a play by Charles S. Belden which has been adapted by Don Mullaly and Carl Erickson for screen production. The cast of Paramount's "Wild Horse Mesa" has been augmented by Fred Kohler, Jim Thorpe, Lucille La Verne, James Bush, E. H. Calvert and Charley Grapewin. * * * Production has been completed on "Fargo Express," the fourth in the new World Wide-Ken Maynard series. * * * Jean Porter, Jimmy Eagles and Murdock McQuarrie have been added to the cast of "The Gambling Sex," which Fred Newmeyer is directing for Freuler Films. * * * Our Passing Show: Clark Gable, James Cagney, Warner Baxter, Cliff Edwards, Mary Brian, Preston Foster, Greta Granstedt at auto races at the Ascot Speedway; Wanda Tuchock planning a trip to Mexico City to celebrate the completion of 10 OPENINGS LAST MONTH IN DETROIT TERRITORY (Continued from Page 1) erbocker (name changed to Whifj tier), Columbia, Paramount, Unitec Artists, all in Detroit; Strand Owosso; Michigan, Flint; Star, AM mont; Merrill, Merrill; Ideal (now Princess), Flushing. her screen play of "Man and Wife," which she wrote in collaboration with Bernard Schubert. * * * Alan James has finished the direction of "Tombstone Canyon," starring Ken Maynard. He also directed Maynard in "Come On Tar zan" and "Fargo Express." * * * Martin G. Cohn, veteran film editor, is one of the busiest editors on the Coast. He supervised the editing of "The Last Mile," "False Faces," "Strangers of the Evening," "Man Called Back," "Those We Love" and other K.B.S. productions * * * Leon Waycoff is playing the much sought-after part of "Dr. Max Silver" in "Uptown New York," which Victor Schertzinger is directing. Jack Oakie, Shirley Grey, Henry Armetta and George Cooper are the other principals. Warren B. Duff wrote the screen play. Eddie Marin is the assistant director. * * * Irving Kaye Davis wrote "Intermission," a comedy, now playing at the Columbia, San Francisco, with Madge Bellamy and Glenn Tryon in the leads. "Intermission" will also be presented in a Los Angeles theater before opening in New York. Davis has written a new play, with the locale an astronomical observatory at Mt. Wilson. * * * Preston S. Foster is admittedly Hollywood's worst golfer. In a recent game with Lyle Talbot and J. Carrol Naish, Foster's ball whizzed dangerously near Talbot's ear. Yesterday, Talbot and Naish appeared on the links ready for a game with Foster — wearing fencing helmets. * » * Florence Eldridge, wife of Fredric March, has adopted a baby girl. * * * Harry Semels appears in Columbia's "Wild Horse Stampede." New Incorporations NEW YORK CHARTER Poughkecpsie Dutchess Theatre Corp., theatricals. Attorney's Albany Service Co., 315 Broadway. 100 shares of common. Fanchon Royer Pictures, theatrical. Bard & Calkins, 25 Broadway. $500,000 preferred, 15,000 shares of common. Anthony Young, motion pictures. G. J. Jaffe, 1450 Broadway. 10 shares of common. DELAWARE CHARTER Warner Bros. First National Pictures, Inc., Wilmington, Del. Corporation Trust Co. $10,000.