The Film Daily (1934)

M-G-M WRITERS' LIST HITS NEW PEAK AT 88 DAILY Monday, Sept. 10, 1934g \ (Continued from Page 1) contract to a studio at one time. This number added to about 30 authors whose works will be adapted into screen plays brings the M-G-M list of writers and authors to nearly 120. The new list of dialoguers and scenarists, plus the authors, adds 58 names to the list published last month in the Film Daily Production Guide. Another Big Week For Broadway Houses (Continued from Page 1) stage and Universal's "Romance in the Rain" on the screen at the Roxy. "Affairs of Cellini," United Artists release, made a good start at the Rivoli, While M-G-M's "Chained" is being held for a .second week at the Capitol and Warner's "Dames" is in its fourth week and slated for a fifth at the Strand. "Crime Without Passion," Hecht-McArthur production for Paramount, is holding at the Rialto. Distributing Dutch Film The Hague — Arrangements are being concluded for the showing in several countries of "Dead Water," one of the few Dutch productions to be made since talkers. It was produced by Nederlandsche Filmgemeenschap (Dutch Associated Film Producers), and was recently shown at the International Cinematographic Exhibition in Venice. Russ Columbo Left $20,000 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — An estate of about $20,000 was left by Russ Columbo, a statement by his lawyer discloses. Warners Buy 2 More Mysteries West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Warners have bought "The Case of the Velvet Claws" and "The Case of the Lucky Legs," two recent mystery novels by Erie Stanley Gardner. The company had previously purchased two other mystery tales by the same author, "The Case of the Howling Dog" and "The Case of the Curious Bride." First Crosby Short on RKO Circuit "I Surrender, Dear," the revived Educational two-reel comedy which introduced Bing Crosby to the screen, will play over the entire RKO metropolitan circuit starting Sept. 15. Educational Pictures is reviving the entire group of featurettes starring the popular crooner, consisting of "I Surrender, Dear," "One More Chance," "Billboard Girl" and "Dream House." Ostrer Giving Reception Mark Ostrer, Gaumont-British chairman, is giving a reception tomorrow afternoon at the WaldorfAstoria. Leaders in society, finance, politics, literary and theatrical circles will be present. MGthe WITH PHIL M.DALY • • • AT LAST! the plebeian fillums have been taken up by Society in the Grand Manner because of the fact that the great operatic star, Grace Moore, premiered at the Music Hall in Columbia's "One Night of Love" the conservative N. Y. "Times" truthfully stated that the mezzanine of the Radio City Hall was comparable to the Golden Horseshoe of the Metropolitan in its heyday the society pages of all the New York papers played up the opening listing the celebs present from the worlds of society, the arts and public affairs Miss Moore was guest of honor at a reception in the studio atop the Music Hall with Managing Director W. G. Van Schmus acting as host never before in the history of the motion picture has Society bowed the knee before the Shrine of the Screen so Miss Moore is to be thanked for lifting the industry up a considerable notch T ▼ T • • • FOR THE second night of the Grace Moore film Friday prominent foreign notables made the evening almost as brilliant as the society premiere it is planned to have special groups of celebs present on succeeding evenings of the showing an innovation in itself ▼ T T • • • THEY SNEAKED one over it just leaks out that the pop Jimmy Wallington, ace announcer for NBC, was married three weeks ago to Anita Fuhrman, former member of the Rockettes Yermie Stern, prexy of the Casino de Paree and the Billy Rose Music Hall confirms newspaper statements that Billy Rose is definitely out of both hot spots replaced by Lew Brown of DeSylva, Brown and Henderson fame ▼ T T • • • WITH EXTREME regret we look forward to Mark O.strer's Cocktail Party at the Waldorf-Astoria tomorrow afternoon for we are still on the milk diet the Gaumont-British chief will extend himself in the royal British manner for the affair Rockefeller Center will start publishing its own weekly mag in October dealing with news and happenings in the Center Short Shots from Eastern Studios By CHARLES ALICOATE yERA VAN and the Yacht Club Boys start work today at the Vitaphone studio in "Nothing But," a two-reeler. • The Six Spirits of Rythm, entertainers of the Onyx Club, have been engaged by Harold B. Franklin to interpolate one of their characteristic numbers in "Gambling," now in work at the Eastern Service Studio in Astoria under the direction of Rowland V. Lee. Grace Pictures will put into production former Deputy Police Commissioner John C. Hachett's storj of the Dot King murdery mystery according to George Orth, who has just completed arrangements for production of the picture at the Irvington Studio. Casting for the picture will be started this week. "The Crime of Dr. Crespi," feature, is scheduled to go into work Thursday or Friday of this week at the Biograph studio in the Bronx. m Katherine Standing, daughter of Sir Guy Standing, is making her film debut with George M. Cohan in "Gambling." • Feminine screen aspirants no longer need to go to Hollywood and get jobs as ivaitresses in order to be discovered. Sam Sax of Vitaphone has just initiated the same system in the east by picking Leona Olson from the studio lunchroom for a berth in the ensemble group. Sylvia Froos, N.T.G. for Educational Sylvia Froos, popular singer, and N. T. G. and his entire Paradise Club show, including 30 girls, have been signed by Educational to head the cast of the mo,st elaborate tworeeler Educational has ever undertaken, a musical comedy, titled "The Girl from Paradise." Al Christie will produce it at the Astoria Studios. 150 ACTION FILMS ON 1934-1935 LISTi (Continued from Page 1) con Pictures, 6; Ambassador, 8; Hoyt & Hirsch, 17, and Aywon, 6. Majors that will have action series include Warner, Paramount, Fo« Columbia and Universal. Foreign Film Showings Are Picking Up Again (Continued from Page 1) Tobis. Spanish talkers are being presented at the Campoamor. Present activity of Gaumont-Brit-H ish to expand the showing of English productions over here is expected to give an impetus to otheri foreign producers seeking American outlets. Legion of Decency Drive Is Flop, Says Playwright The Legion of Decency campaign is definitely flopping because of lack of public sympathy, particularly from the angle of pictures banned under the move, according to Irving Kaye Davis, scenarist and playwright. Upon reading publishec lists of films described by the reform elements as objectionable, picturegoers generally find nothing immoral in them and so lose faitV in the judgment of persons guiding the drive, Davis says. Furthermore, he pointed out, efforts to discredi] these pictures merely have the ef feet of arousing patron interest an(; therefore causing bigger grosses Davis' latest play has beei bought by Joseph Pollack, forme: National Screen Service executive for fall production. It is title! "Life Wants Padding." Columbia Starts 1935 Comedies West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAIl Hollywood — First short comedy 6, Columbia's 1934-35 program, "It! the Cats," with Andy Clyde, go< in work this week. About 40 these comedies will be made. Oth personalities to appear in them i elude Harry Langdon, Walter C; lett, Leon Errol, and Howard, Fi & Howard. Hoot Gibson for Brockton Fair Hoot Gibson and his rodeo sho' is booked to appear at the Brocl ton Fair, Brockton, Mass., nei month. "Mass Struggle" for Acme Kinematrade's new Soviet filr "Mass Struggle," will open at tr Acme, Sept. 15. , Reopening State, Detroit Detroit — Reopening of the Sta1 is set for Sept. 14 by United Detro Theaters. The Fisher is shifting 1 vaudeville. Television Magazine "Television Times" new public tion edited by Benn Hall, will mal its debut Sept. 19.