The Film Daily (1934)

12 —ZtW DAILY Thursday, Sept. 13, 1<1 A "LITTLE" from HOLLYWOOD "LOTS By RALPH WILK "W7 ALTER LANG has been as*^ signed by Darryl Zanuck to direct "The Mighty Barnum," 20th Century-U. A. production, with Wallace Beery, Adolphe Menjou, Janet Beecher, Donald Meek, Charles Judels, Herman Bing and Tammany Young. T T T Campbell MacCulloch, new head of the Central Casting Corp., replacing David Allen, resigned, is expected to make a number of changes in the operation of the bureau. T T T Lyda Roberti and R. A. Golden, assistant director, plan to be married in Las Vegas late this month. ▼ V ▼ E. A. Dupont has been signed by M-G-M and will shortly begin direction of one of the company's new season features. ▼ T T Meyer Synchronizing Service is handling the musical scoring on the six George O'Brien westerns which Sol Lesser is making; "Without Children", a Liberty production, and "Strastosphere," "Million Dollar Baby" and "Successful Failure", Monogram releases. T V T Kathryn Scola and Paul Gerard Smith have completed the screen play on "One Hour Late" for Paramount. V T V William Lipman, writer, has been signed by Paramount for another year. Deal was set by DeShon and Naylor. V V V Howard A. Anderson has received an offer from Alexander Korda's London Films to go to London to work with Ned Mann in handling the special effects department. If agreeable financial arrangements can be made, Anderson may go. v v T Carey Wilson, M-G-M scenarist, has been loaned to Walter Wanger for his forthcoming production, "The President Vanishes." ▼ TV H. W. Hanneman just completed a song titled "The Willful Male," which Katharine Hepburn will sing in "The Little Minister," her next RKO picture. Hanneman and Roger Wheeler did the screen-play on "The Silver Streak," now in production. Wheeler authored "The Silver Streak." Glendon Allvine is producing and Tom Atkins will direct. v ▼ ▼ Since "The Little Liar", which ran in "Good Housekeeping," was so well liked, Mary Pickford, who authored it, is doing another short story for same magazine. It will probably appear in the December or January issue. ▼ ▼ ▼ Ted Healy, who just finished a role in "Death on the Diamond," has signed a long-term M-G-M contract. ▼ t ▼ William Frawley and Louise Carter have been assigned to Para Vic Gauntlett Promoted Seattle — Vic Gauntlett, until recently director of publicity for the Evergreen Theaters circuit here, has been promoted to managing director of the Fifth Avenue theater, it is announced by Frank L. Newman, president of Evergreen. James Q. Clemmer has resigned as house manager, and R. J. Harrington succeeds him. Denver Outing Tuesday Denver — Exchange, theater and equipment men and their ladies will have an all-day get-together at the Lakewood Country Club next Tuesday at the first annual exhibitors' and distributors' outing. Goes Single for "Night of Love" Buffalo — Opening of "One Night of Love," Grace Moore's starring musical talker, marks the first sin gle feature program for the Lafayette since last October. Policy will continue for only one week. mount's "Here is My Heart." Frank Tuttle is directing. ▼ ▼ ▼ Una Merkel, Charles Butterworth and Stuart Erwin join the cast of M-G-M's "The Night is Young," with Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye. ▼ t ▼ Jeannie Roberts, RKO contract player, Arthur Lake and Tom Dugan are additions to Monogram's "Girl of My Dreams." Edward Ward is doing the music. Ira Morgan and Archie Stout have been signed as first cameramen. ▼ ▼ T Universal has assigned Douglas Montgomery, Heather Angel and Claude Rains to the romantic leads in "Mystery of Edwin Drood," while Claire MacDowell and Norma Drew have been cast for "Imitation of Life." T ▼ V Arthur Byron, Grant Mitchell and Douglas Dumbrille are the latest additions to the cast of Warner's "Concealment," co-starring Barbara Stanwyck and Warren William. William Dieterle has been assigned to direct. v ▼ ▼ Robert Light, young player from Broadway, has been assigned by First National to "Murder in the Clouds," in which Lyle Talbot and Ann Dvorak are co-starred. ▼ ▼ ▼ Clive Morgan and Akim Tamiroff have joined the cast of Paramount's "Lives of a Bengal Lancer." Jean Withers, seven years old | with a repertory of 37 imitati is in Paramount's W. C. Fields ture, "Back Porch." ';B Louis Mason is an addition £= RKO's "West of the Pecos." 1,1 Character roles were assigned \ week to Edward Brophy, Chai Moore and John Wray in "I'll It," Columbia production starr Jack Holt, supported by Mona H rie and Winnie Lightner. Oth carrying important parts are N Harrigan, Virginia Pine, Wa| Clark and Jimmie Butler. Roy liam Neill is directing. i Arthur Rankin, having just cc pleted an important role in "Bro, ,., way Bill," Columbia's Frank Ca%\l production, shortly to be releas has been assigned a part in "Poi Ambulance" in which Johnny M: Brown and Sally Blane have leads. Lambert Hillyer is dirt ing. Warners Finish Two West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DA^ Hollywood — Production will completed tomorrow on two War li features, "Babbitt," co-starring ( Kibbee and Aline MacMahon, i i "Murder in the Clouds," featur Lyle Talbot and Ann Dvorak. NEWS OF THE DAY Junction City, Kan. — The Kaw, new $60,000 house built by Kelly & Heyl, has opened. Lawrence, Kan. — Stanley Schwan is manager of the Granada, new $60,000 house of C. A. Schultz (Commonwealth Theatei^s, Inc.), which was opened last week. Chicago — Logan Square Theater has been reopened by Dave Lubin under the name of the Rio. Catherine Jaccard Marries West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Catherine Jaccard, actress and former wife of Jacques A. Jaccard, director, was married yesterday to Stewart James, British actor. Los Angeles — Majestic's twelve features have been booked by the Pantages, first run. New Orleans — Harry Gold of United Artists is here, possibly to negotiate a Saenger circuit contract. Fordyce, Miss. — Mrs. Mary Atwood has opened the Amuse-U with Western Electric sound. Donaldsonville, La. — Harp and deLas will reopen the remodeled Grand on Sept. 20. Kalamazoo, Mich. — M. P. Gruenewald, former manager of the Post theater, Battle Creek, has been named manager of the Fuller here. Milwaukee — Russell Leddy, former manager of the Oriental, is now managing the Avalon, operated by Jack Silliman. Stan Meyer, formerly of the Alhambra, is now at the Oriental. Portland, Me. — The Gem theater on Peak's Island in Casco Bay was destroyed by fire last week. Indianapolis — R. R. Bair, operator of Bair's Theaters, has succeeded Charles Olson, who resigned from the Indianapolis Grievance Board. Business interests caused Mr. Olson to resign. Tillamook, Ore. — The Harrison Building is to be converted into a movie theater. It has been leased to Dude Smith of the Coliseum. "20th Century" in Spanish Columbia will make a Spani language version of "Twenti Century" authored by Charles ■ *, Milholland. Nina Belemonte i Martinez-Sierra will do the adap tion. ■ Trio Building House Trio-Consolidated circuit is b\i£ ing a 600-seat house in the Trib| * Building on Nassau St. House be ready in about four months. Wilchinski Writing for Radio] Martha Wilchinski is writing i script of the Castoria program wa begins Saturday over the Colum network. Warner Jersey Circuit Shifts Robert S. Clark has been appointed manager of Warn* Claridge, Montclair, N. J., succe ing Frank Hall, who is transfer to the Garden, Paterson. Dave Miller Back on Job Buffalo — Dave Miller, Univer branch manager, is back at his d' after a long absence due to a thr operation. Showing "America" to Veteran A special screening of fi shorts in Vitaphone's series entit "See America First" has been ranged for the Veterans of Fore Wars encampment in Louisvi will take place during the week Sept. 30.