The Film Daily (1934)

THE -riday, Dec. 14, 1934 #&n DAILY n REVIEWS « "MUSIC IN THE AIR" nth Gloria Swanson, John Boles, Douglass Montgomery, June Lang x 85 mins. PLEASING MUSICAL COMEDY THAT 4AKES NICE ENTERTAINMENT FOR HE FAMILY TRADE. Made from the Broadway stage producion and considerably amplified from a pro uction standpoint, this concoction of muic, romance and comedy is a generally ntertaining affair suitable for young or Id. Though its principal musical numbers, articularly the theme song of "I've Told very Little Star", have been made quite amiliar throughout the land, there is nough freshness and innovation in the creen version to make it worth while to hose who saw the stage play as well as hose who didn't. Gloria Swanson and ohn Boles do swell work as the temperatental and perpetually scrapping stage duo rho split and have innocent affairs with he respective sweethearts of Douglass Montgomery and June Lang, young counry folk, with the pairs being rightly mated gain in the end. Miss Lang stands out elightfully as the little heroine and Mont;omery does his part well. Al Shean, oseph Cawthorn and Reginald Owen also core in character roles, and Joe May's irection is in a good tempo. Cast: Gloria Swanson, John Boles, Doug3ss Montgomery, June Lang, Al Shean, Reginald Owen, Joseph Cawthorn, Hobart iosworth, Sara Haden, Marjorie Main, toger Imhof, Jed Prcuty, Christian Rub, uzzy Knight. Director, Joe May; Libretto and Lyrics, )scar Hammerstein II; Screen Play, Howrd I. Young, Billie Wilder; Music, Jerome ^ern; Dances, Jack Donahue; Cameraman, rnest Palmer; Recording Engineer, A L on Kirbach. Direction, Good. Photgoraphy, A-l. Signed for Yiddish Talkie Dinah Goldberg, Anita Chayes, Morris Strassberg, Leah Naomi and 'eter Graf have been signed by Jack tillman, president of Sov-Am Film orp. Their first assignment will e as supporting principals for Boris Thomashefsky and Regina Suckerberg in "Bar Mitzvah", secmd of the all-talking Jewish proluctions on Sov-Am's schedule for his year. Henry Lynn will direct. James W. Home Frank Campeau Ray Foster Jack C. Raymond Charles Rosenzweig A LITTLE from "LOTS" By RALPH W1LK HOLLYWOOD /^LLEN JONES, about whom MG-M executives are reported very enthusiastic, has been signed to a term contract by that company and is to be cast in a forthcoming musical production. Jones played a part in "Bitter Sweet" and appeared in several musicals sponsored by the Shuberts. T ▼ » Esther Dale, New York stage actress and wife of Arthur J. Beckhard, producer-writer-director, has been signed by Samuel Goldwyn for one of the leading roles in "The Wedding Night," his new production in which Anna Sten and Gary Cooper are co-starred. » » » Maidel Turner has been signed for the Fox adaptation of "Dante's Inferno," which Harry Lachman will direct. T T ▼ Richard Cromwell has been awarded the juvenile lead in Will Rogers' forthcoming Fox vehicle, "Life Begins At Forty," which will go into production shortly under the direction of George Marshall. T T T Final title for the M-G-M picture formerly known as "Ambulance Call" is "Only 8 Hours." Chester Morris and Virginia Bruce have principal roles in this film which George Seitz directed under Lucien Hubbard's supervision. V * T In response to a message from 4dmiral Byrd in Little America that entertainment material was needed to keep up the morale of the expedition until they can board ship for their return next May, Darryl F. Zanuck, production head of 20th Century Pictures, has rushed the prints of three of his productions. The three pictures — "The Bowery", "Moulin Rouge" and "Gallant Lady" are expected to catch the last supply ship leaving New Zealand for Little America. v » v Richard Boleslavski, director of "Clive of India," the 20th Century production starring Ronald Colman, is the recipient of a two-fold Christmas gift from Darryl F. Zanuck, production chief of the company. He has been awarded the assignment to direct "Les Miserables" and has been granted a vacation of long enough duration to visit his native Poland. "Les Miserables," with Fredric March starred, will go into production early in the new year. The screen adaptation from the famous Victor Hugo novel is by W. P. Lipscomb, co-author of "Clive of India." Boleslavski was borrowed by Zanuck from M-G-M for the two films which are to be released through United Artists. » T ▼ Eighteen players were added this week to the cast of Paramount's "Mississippi," in which Bing Crosby and W. C. Fields are featured, with Edward Sutherland directing. Fred Kohler replaced Stanley Fields and others added are King Baggott, Mahlon Hamilton, Bruce Covington, Jules Cowles, Clarence Geldert, Warren Rogers, Dan Crimming, William Howard Gould, Jean Clarenden, Len Kelly, Charles L. King, Al Richmond, J. P. McGowan, Francis MacDonald, Stanley Andrews, Harry Cody and Forrest Taylor. Charles "Chic" Sale, Douglas Dumbrille, Dorothy Appleby, Irene Franklin, Herman Bing, Harry Hellman, Zeffie Tilbury and Paul Fix have been added to the cast of Jesse Lasky's forthcoming Fox musical film, "Redheads On Parade." John Boles is starred in the film and June Knight has been cast for the leading feminine role. Norman McLeod is directing. »DATE BOOK* Dec. 17: General Meeting of Actors" Equity Ass'n to discuss Screen Actors' Guild affiliation, Hotel Astor, New York. Dec. 19: Annual stockholders' meeting of Trans-Lux Daylight Pictures Screen Corp., 10:30 A. M. Dec. 19: Public hearing on proposed code amendments including revision in vaudeville section and elimination of the tease clause; Hotel Willard, Washington. Dec. 20: A.M. P. A. Christmas Party, Hotel Astor, New York, 12:30 P. M. Dec. 31: Annual New Year's Party of the Motion Picture Salesmen, Inc., Hotel Astor, New York. Jan. 14: Hearing of arguments by the U. S. Supreme Court, Washington, in the Paramount appeal from the lower court decision on American Tri-Ergon patents. Feb. 23. Annual ball of the Detroit Variety Club. March 4:: Extraordinary meeting of stockholders of Pathe Exchange, Inc., to act on reorganization plan 2:30 P. M., New York. May 20-25: Annual Spring Meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Hollywood.