The Film Daily (1934)

—JXW DAILY Friday, Sept. 14, 193 DEMAND FOR SERIALS IS BIGGEST IN YEARS Demand for serials in recent, months has hit a high mark for several years, due probably to ab sence of sex element in these pictures, according to Universal. The same applies to Westerns. Both types of product have been reported rather scarce this season. As a result Universal has rushed completion of its second serial, "Tailspin Tommy", to follow up the Buck Jones serial, "Red Rider". In making "Tommy", Louis Friedlander used 147 players with speaking parts, believed to be a record for a serial. Acquire Denver Orpheum Denver — The Orpheum theater has been sold to Centennial Theaters Corp., controlled by Harry Huffman and composed of Denver bond houses and Denver financiers, the latter owning the Paramount and Denver. $10,000 has been paid down on the deal, with $21,000 more tc be paid when the sheriff's deed it delivered next February. RKO has until then to redeem the property. Price has been set as $500,000. Value of the ground, building and equipment was announced as $1,250,000 when it was built in 1931. pi HOLLYWOOD »<* PLAZA MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood $2.50 up. Single $3.00 up, Double Sptcial weekly and monthly raft The Plaza is near everything to see and do in Hollywood. Ideal for business or pleasure. Every room has private dressing room, bath and shower. Beds "built for rest." Every modern convenience. Fine foods at reasonable prices. Convenient parking for your car. Cbas. Danziger, Mgr. Eugtne Stern, Pres. Th« "Doorway of Hospitality" Vine at Hollywood Blvd HOLLYWOOD A LITTLE from "LOTS ►// I By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD JOHN STAHL today will bring to J a close a twelve-week shooting 3chedule on "Imitation of Life." Major members of the cast are Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Louise leavers, Baby Jane, Marilyn Knowllen, Fredde Washington, Siebe rlendricks, Henry Kolker, Alma Tell, Claire MacDowell, Norma Drew, Alan Hale, Paul Porcasi, Henry Armetta and Wyndham Standing. T T T Fox has signed John Arledge for a leading role in "Bachelor of Arts," which is about to go into production at Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., with Louis King directing a large cast including Tom Brown, Anita Louise, Henry B. Walthall, Frank Albertson and John Qualen. Lamar Trotti converted the best seller into a screen play. v T T Ruth Etting's new musicomedy i'or RKO Radio Pictures is to be a :evue of Irving Berlin's most popjlar songs, it is annuonced. The star will sing "All Alone," "All by Myself," "Blue Skies," "Lazy," "Always" and "When I Lost You." Film is as yet untitled. Alt* Gouldng will direct. T r T Murray Kinnell has been assigned to RKO's "Anne of Green Gables." T T T Ross Alexander, stage recruit recently brought to Hollywood by Warner Bros, was handed a new long term contract by the company as a result of his work in "Flirtation Walk" and "Gentlemen Are Born." T T T Florence Fair, one of the young ladies recently signed to long-term contracts by Warners, has been given a principal role in the new Ricarlo Cortez-Mary Astor picture, "I Am a Thief." Cast already includes Dudley Digges, Hobart Cavanaugh, Irving Pichel, Arthur Aylesworth and Ferdinand Gottschalk. Robert Florey is directing. Story and screen play were written by Ralph Block and Doris Malloy. T v T Darryl Zanuck has signed two important feminine players for two separate productions now being prepared for the cameras at the 20th Century studios of which he is production executive. They are Virginia Bruce, who will appear with Wallace Beery and Adolphe Menjou in "The Mighty Barnum," and Pert Kelton, who will assume an important role in "The Red Cat." r v T May Robson is en route to Hollywood to play in "The Portrait of Miss Laura Bales" for RKO Radio Pictures. Wanda Tuchock is responsible for the story and is also doing the screen adaptation. Cliff Reid is the associate producer. T T T Purity Seal No. 219 has been issued to "School For Girls," recently completed Liberty production which features Sidney Fox, Pau" Kelly, Lois Wilson and Lucille Le Verne. Albert De Mond wrote the screen story, suggested by Reginald Wright Kauffman's "Our Undisciplined Daughters." William Nigh directed. T ▼ T The role in "Hell In The Heavens' originally assigned Hugh Williams who was unable to assume it because of work in "Elinor Norton,' has been given to William Stelling, young Fox player. Others in the aviation film based on the stage success, "The Ace," are Warner Baxter, Herbert Mundin, Ralph Morgai and William Stack. John Blystonc is directing. T T T The newest tenants of the Walt Disney studios — three live wallabies sent to the creator of Mickey Mouse by an Australian admirer — will soon be seen on the screen. They have been cast as the inspiration foi three of the players in the forthcoming production, "Mickey's Surprise," for release through United Artists. T T T Cecelia Parker, whom Paramount borrowed from M-G-M for "Enter Madame," with Cary Grant and Elissa Landi, will remain for a second film. She was assigned tc "Here Is My Heart" with Bing Crosby, Kitty Carlisle and Reginald Owen. Y Y Y William Wellman will direct 20th Century's production of "The Call of the Wild," Jack London story. Much of the filming will be done in the original locale in Alaska. T V T Finley Peter Dunne, Jr., is working on the screen play of "Man Who Reclaimed His Head," which Jean Bart and Sam Ornitz authored. Edward Ludwig is directing. New Brussels Exchange Brussels — M. Vande Vliet has organized Film-Mundus for exclusive distribution of American films. Will Mahoney Comedy at Roxy Will Mahoney's first starring screen comedy, "She's My Lilly," produced by Educational, opens on the new bill at the Roxy today. Mascot Opening Advanced Broadway premiere of Mascot's "Young and Beautiful" at the Criterion has been advanced from Sept. 19 to Sept. 17. British Quota in Rhodesia London — A British film quota of 15 per cent has been established by the Colony of Southern Rhodesir for the year ending May 30, 1935. S. R. KENT LAUDS MO TO BOOST ADMISSION (Continued from Page 1) elusive statement to The Fii Daily yesterday. "Especially is this so in the eai ern territory where prices have be notoriously low for the class of t tertainment presented," Kent < clared. "The constant demand on prodi ers for more costly production ci inly be met by increased film re .als and exhibitors must necessari help in this direction by seeing t that adequate admission pria ire charged. There may be so< sections where a rise in admissioj nay not be advisable at this tin )ut, generally, admission prices a much too low." .oming an d G omg be in A\H I to New ' LARRY DARMOUR and HAROLD HOPI rrive today by plane from the coast. MIRIAM HOPKINS arrives from the < Monday on the California. ELLIOTT NUGENT may fly from the ct omorrow to New York for the opening lis Broadway play, "Dream Child." Trip jends on completion of "Enter Madame," wl Nugent is directing for Paramount. SAM WOOD arrived in New York yesten rrom abroad. ALINE MacMAHON, having completed * n Warner's "Babbitt," leaves the coast to for a short vacation in New York STUART ERWIN and JUNE COLLYER (I Erwin) are at the Hotel Warwick. BARNEY BALABAN has arrived in New I from Chicago. JOHN BENAS goes to Boston Tuesday Jttend a meeting of the Independent Exl tors of New England as a representative Allied. SIDNEY E. SAMUELSON will an Wednesday. WILLIAM MORRIS, JR., returns .. next week via Saranac from the Coast PETE SMITH, monologist for M-G-M St and formerly head of the publicity departit in Culver City, arrives in New York on H day on the California for a short vacatio F. HERRICK HERRICK is back in town is at work cutting the Phillips Lord pictur DeLuxe Lab. LUCIEN HUBBARD, M-G-M producer jrrived in New York this week after a week vacation in Europe, left yesterday for coast. He will stop off for two days al former home in Kentucky. NAT LIEBESKIND, Warner-First National resentative who has been in the Orient for years, returns to New York today Paris. LOUIS B. MAYER, who was scheduled t( turn to New York today on the Paris, is maining abroad a while owing to the il of Mrs. Mayer. JOSEPH N. WEBER, president of the Ai can Federation of Musicians, and JAME PETRILLO, head of the Chicago musi< return today on the Paris from abroad FRANKIE THOMAS, who has just fin work in "Wednesday's Child" for RKO, route to New York with his parents f vacation, after which he returns to the to resume work under an RKO contract.