The Film Daily (1933)

THE •2W?k DAILY Wednesday, April 12,1933 FIVE MORE COMPANIES BACK ON FULL SALARIES (Continued from Page 1) • lemy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Conferences will be held today to decide when Fox, Paramount. Warner Bros, and Universal are to make restorations. Columbia's figures are still being checked, although the company has rescinded the cut retroactive to April 6. Educational will not have to make any restoration, the company having been hit hard by the bank holidays, the committee stated. Hays Group in Secret Session Members of the Hays organization who are here from New York, together with studio executives, met in secret session last night for their second conference on a program for rehabilitation of the industry. No statement was issued on the results of the meeting, but it is understood the talks so far have been concerned with preliminaries. Shaw Likes Sex Appeal, Bored by Socks in Jaw Commenting on Hollywood and the movies in the course of his epochal address before the American Society for Political Science in New York last night, George Bernard Shaw said he was in favor of sex appeal when properly used in theatrical entertainment, but that he could not stomach the socks in the jaw with which most films abound. Overdoses of the rough stuff constitute an "immoral propaganda" which Hollywood is inflicting upon the world, he declared. Shaw said he was "bored" by all these socks in the jaw, especially because he had noted that the upright heroes and virtuous heroines were not the ones who did the socking. Outside of that, the Irish dramatist declared that Hollywood has given the United States tremendous influence throughout the world, and that this country had put itself in a position to become the leader among nations. He lauded President Roosevelt and William Randolph Hearst, but stated that the American constitution is all wrong and, unless Roosevelt follows a dictatorial policy throughout his term, at the end of four years he will be no . more popular than Herbert Hoover was when he left office. NEW FAMOUS PLAYERS STUDIO Toronto — Famous Players Canadian Corp. has leased the ground floor of the Otto Higel Building for a studio, taking possession April 15. Studio previously was on John St. A LITTLE from "LOTS ►// By RALPH W ILK Harry Cohn Staying East Harry Cohn, who is up and around again after an attack of appendicitis, will remain in New York indefintely and probably not return to the coast in time to participate in the joint conferences now being held there. HOLLYWOOD gUDDY DESYLVA, song writer and producer of musical shows, is now a film producer at Fox. This means he will write his own stories, collaborate on the musical numbers, select his casts and directors and see the whole production through personally. As previously announced, his first motion picture under this plan is to be an original entitled "My Weakness," which will star Lilian Harvey. Production has started on RKO's sequel to "King Kong." It bears as a working title, "Jamboree." Principals just added to the cast, for which Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack and Frank Reicher have already been announced, include Lee Kohlmar, Katherine Ward, Gertrude Sutton, Frank O'Connor, Gertrude Short and Victor Wong. Ernest B. Schoedsack is directing. The original story and adaptation are by Ruth Rose. For years Andy Clyde has planned to own a violin and learn to play the instrument. T'other day he bought a fiddle and the first night the violin was in his home it was stolen from him. * * * Charles Livesay, formerly press agent for the Filmarte, Hollywood, will handle world wide publicity on "Thunder Over Mexico," the Eisenstein Mexican picture, which Sol Lesser will distribute. * * * H. N. Swanson will produce "Careless," for RKO. The Maurine Watkins story will be directed by William Seiter and the cast will include Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Allen Jenkins, Gregory Ratoff, Frank McHugh and ZaSu Pitts. * * * Simile — As uncomfortable as a film salesman playing cards with an exhibitor. The young generation of Hollywood studios, interested in the study and experimentation of modern motion picture theory and technique, have established a new society, Cinema Craft, under the auspices of the Cinematography Department of the University of Southern California, and with the help of several leading directors. * * » Allen Jenkins will appear in RKO's "Careless." * * * Constance Cummings is making her second picture in Englai 1. Her first picture, "Heads We Go," for British International, proved a sensation. Gertrude Lawrence has offered her the lead in a play to hit Broadway in early fall. Bruce Cabot, who scored in "King Kong" and was awarded a new RKO contract by Merian C. Cooper, Is now playing the role of a daredevil but lovable barnstorming aviator in "Flying Circus," which is being directed by Russell Birdwell, co-author of the original story. Harry Maizlich, veteran exploitation man, has rejoined the Warner coast theaters. He was Joe E. Brown's personal representative on the "42nd Street" special. * * * Stuart Walker, who has just completed direction of "The Eagle and the Hawk," has been assigned to direct Paramount's "Disgraced," featuring Claudette Colbert. The story is by Alice D. G. Miller. * * * A switch in plans whereby "Three Came Unarmed" will be the first RKO Radio picture to star Dorothy Jordan and Joel McCrea instead of "Rafter Romance," is announced by Merian C. Cooper. Dore Schary and Ethel Hill are writing the screen play and dialogue for "Fury of the Jungle," an original story by Horace McCoy, which will be made by Columbia. * * * "The Footlight Parade," story of theatrical life by Mark Canfield, has been bought by Warners. Sheridan Gibney will write the adaptation and dialogue. Columbia has signed Frank Albertson and Arthur Pierson for "Ann Carnver's Profession." Edmund Burns has been added to "Rusty Rides Alone," Tim McCoy vehicle, and Ward Bond, Dick Alexander, Louis Natheaux and Alf James are additions to "The Fighting Code," Buck Jones' next. * * * Reginald Denny has selected the cast for his first independent picture to be made under the name of Angelus Productions. Denny will play the leading role, and Claudia Dell, Alden Gay, Lucille Ward, Ethel Waters, Rae Mitchell, Phil Tead, Jed Prouty, Donald Keith, Cyril Chadwick and Eric Wilton have also been signed for featured parts. * * * Gene Markey and Kathryn Scola are doing the adaptation of Donald Henderson Clarke's "Female" for Warners. Stella Bloch, free-lance screen writer, is having an exhibition of her paintings of Harlem dancers and other subjects at Bullocks-Wilshire Gallery. She is the wife of Edward Eliscu, director-writerlyricist now under contract to RKO. FOX HAS 16 FEATURES SET FOR RELEASE UP TO AUG. 1 (Continued from Page 1) "Warrior's Husband"; May 12, "Adorable"; May 19, "5 Cents a Glass"; May 26, "Hold Me Tight"; June 2, "It's Great to Be Alive"; June 9, "I Loved You Wednesday"; June 16, "The American"; June 30, "Life in the Raw"; July 14, "Consul of the Damned"; July 21, "Shanghai Madness"; July 28, "Arizona to Broadway." Reopening Theaters On Co-operative Plan (Continued from Page 1) this territory along similar cooperative lines. Programs would include shorts, playing two shows a day with reserved seats at popular prices. The Moon here also will be reopened Sunday with tabloid by Ralph Goldberg. TORONTO UNION AGREEMENT Toronto — Difficulties between the Imperial, only remaining local house with orchestra, and the operators, stage hands and Jack Arthur's orchestra have been settled. Arthur stays until Aug. 1. He is reported in line for the post of director of programs for Canadian Broadcasting Commission. 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