The Film Daily (1935)

N> THE Monday, Aug. 19,1935 -%£H DAH.V 11 ZANUCK UNIT IS SET ON ALL 12 STORIES {Continued from Page 1) lowed by "Thanks a Million," with Dick Powell, Fred Allen, Ann Dvorak and other names; Ronald Colman in "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"; "Snatched," directed by Irving Cummings; "Professional Soldier," Damon Runyon story, with Victor McLaglen and Freddie Bartholomew; "Message to Garcia," with Wallace Beery; "Shark Island," with Fredric March; "14th Street," another McLaglen vehicle; "Men Remington Knew," Texas epic; "Earthbound," starring Warner Baxter; "Under Two Flags," another Colman picture, and "It Had to Happen," directed by Gregory La Cava. Warner-F. N. Studios Ahead of Schedule (Continued from Pane 1) rell; "The Payoff", with James Dunn, Claire Dodd and Patricia Ellis; "Dr. Socrates", starring Paul Muni with Ann Dvorak; "I Live For Love", starring Dolores Del Rio with Everett Marshall; "Living Up To Lizzie", with Margaret Lindsay and Warren Hull; "Moonlight on the Prairie", with Dick Foran and Sheila Manners; "The Murder of Dr. Harrigan", with Kay Linaker, Ricardo Cortez; "Shipmates Forever", co-starring Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. Five features now in production include: "Captain Blood", co-starring Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland; "Frisco Kid", starring James Cagney with Margaret Lindsay; "Stars Over Broadway" with Pat O'Brien, James Melton and Jane Froman; "Broadway Hostess" with Winifred Shaw, Phil Regan and Lyle Talbot; "The Case of the Lucky Legs" with Warren William, Genevieve Tobin and Patricia Ellis. Pictures being prepared for early shooting are: "Enemy of Man" starring Paul Muni and Josephine Hutchinson; "Green Light", starring Leslie Howard; "Money Man" starring Edward G. Robinson; "Anthony Adverse", starring Fredric March; "A Present From Margate", costarring Josephine Hutchinson and Warren William; "I Found Stella Parrish", starring Kay Francis and "I'm in the Legion", starring Joe E. Brown. "Robin Hood" Film for Warners West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — "Adventures of Robin Hood" is announced by Warners as one of its specials for next season. James Cagney will have the title role, with Guy Kibbee also in it. Tribute to Walthall West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — An industry tribute to Henry B. Walthall, who this month marks the 20th anniversary ot his appearance in the first super-picture of cinema history, "Birth of a Nation," is being discussed. A LITTLE from "LOTS // By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD jyjTLDRED HARRIS CHAPLIN, after a four-year absence from Hollywood, returns to the screen in "Star Gazing," a Columbia two-reel comedy which is being directed by Benny Rubin. Y Y T To Edmund Goulding falls the assignment to direct one of the most important musical romances of the year. He was last week chosen by Irving Thalberg to direct the forthcoming production of Sigmund Romberg's "Maytime" at M-G-M. T T T Fred Kohler has been signed by First National for "Frisco Kid," which stars James Cagney. T T T The kids in Thomas Jackson's neighborhood have gotten so accustomed to seeing him play the part of the smart detective who always gets his man, that old fashioned mothers no longer threaten with "telling a policeman," they threaten to "tell Mr. Jackson." Now Jackson wonders what he is expected to do, if one of them feels called upon to fulfill her threat. T ▼ T One of the finest libraries in the film colony is that owned by Francis Lederer, who has more than 1,200 biographies and about 1,500 volumes of historical nature. These are in the four languages that the star speaks — English, French, German and his native Czech. Y Y Y Down Memory Lane: Bill Desmond playing the beach-comber in the stage version of "The Bird of Paradise," starring Lenore Ulric. Y Y Y The scrapping of giant 250-voiced organs may be a boomerang just like the scrapping of battleships is proving, according to Albert A. Galston, former Detroit exhibitor, who now operates the Marcal, Hollywood. He is using Dusty Rhodes, well known radio organist, at the Marcal console and declares Rhodes is receiving hundreds of fan letters weekly. T T T A number of players have been added to the cast of "Three Kids And A Queen," starring May Robson, at Universal. The new players are Lawrence Grant, who has the top featured spot; Ferdinand Gottschalk, George Irving, Leah Winslow and John Hale. "Three Kids and a Queen" lis a story by Chester Beecroft and Harry Poppe. It went into production last week under the direction of Edward Ludwig. Its cast also includes Frankie Darro, Charlotte Henry, Henry Armetta, Herman Bing, Bill Benedict and Billy Burrud. 16 Vitaphone Shorts Now in Cutting Room Vitaphone Studio in Brooklyn has 16 shorts currently in the cutting room being readied for early release, according to Sam Sax, production chief. Nine of the subjects are tworeelers and seven are one-reelers. Two-reelers are: "Rooftops of Manhattan" a "Broadway Brevity" musical featuring Herb Kingsley, Evelyn Chase, Deane Janis, Gil Lamb, Marion Bellett and others; " 'Wee' Men", a "Broadway Brevity" musical, featuring Singer's Midgets; Shemp Howard in a Big "V" comedy, as yet untitled; "The Doorman's Opera", a "Broadway Brevity" musical with Charlotte Arren, Johnny Broderick, Thelma Leeds, Ray Heatherton, Evelyn Dall and others; Morton Downey in "Dublin in Brass", a "Broadway Brevity" musical; Hal LeRoy in "Oh, Evaline", a "Broadway Brevity" musical; "The Kiddie Revue", a "Broadway Brevity" musical featuring 50 talented youngsters; Georgie Price in "Ticket, Please", a "Broadway Brevity" musical; and Bob Hope in a Big "V" comedy, as yet untitled. The one-reelers include: Jack Denny and Orchestra, a "Melody Master" band -number; Charles Ahearn in "Palm Beach Knights", a "Pepper Pot" novelty; "Can It Be Done?" a "Pepper Pot" novelty based on the novelty invention ideas of Ray Gross; Claude Hopkins and Minnesota Items Frazee— Peter Bilotti of Hill City is managing the reopened Palace theater. Preston — Manager Art Uhr will reopen the Strand Sept. 1 after remodeling. Lake Crystal — Freeman Parsons, manager of Crystal theater, has ordered 308 new seats. Plainview — Plainview theater has reopened after rebuilding. Melrose — W. B. Heick of Calumet has bought the Melrose theater and will reopen in September after remodeling. Hawley — Jack Helsing has renewed lease on Garrick and is making extensive remodeling. Max Stuart on S. A. Cruise Col. Max Stuart, printer of The Film Daily, left Saturday on the S.S. Columbia of the Panama-Pacific line for a West Indies and South American cruise. He was accompanied by his wife and son, David, and will be gone for two weeks. band in "By Request", a "Melody Master" orchestra number; E. M. Newman's "Curious Industries", first episode in the new series, "Our United States"; Red Nichols and his Famous Pennies orchestra in a "Melody Master" band number; and a "Vaudeville Reel" featuring Louis Prima and his Famous Door orchestra. MASS SYSTEM LOSS PUT AT 30 MILLION (Continued from Page 1) in his final editing. It's a case of living night and day with your picture until it is ready for public showing. "Hollywood would produce better pictures if its producers, the men who actually make the films, had a financial interest in their undertaking. That is one vital reason for the success of United Artists, where there is no mass production. "David Belasco would not have been the great producer he was if he had tried to stage 20 plays a year, or 50; Ziegf eld's 'Follies' would have been mere routine girl shows if he had put on even three annually. You can imagine Schubert composing 50 symphonies every 365 days. No motion picture maker can devote his full working day to more than six features." Small pointed out that several have used this system with marked success, among them Samuel Goldwyn, Darryl Zanuck, David Selznick, Walter Wanger, Cecil DeMille and D. W. Griffith. Small recently finished "Red Salute," starring Barbara Stanwyck, with Robert Young and is starting production of "The Melody Lingers On," with Josephine Hutchinson and George Houston. On completion of the latter, "Last of the Mohicans" will be placed in work. Griffith Circuit Buys Warner Product 100% (Continued from Page 1) sales executive in charge of southern and western distribution. H. R. Falls represented the circuit in closing the deal with Fred Jack, Warner's southern district manager, acting for the company. The 30 towns in Oklahoma are Ada, Altus, Ardmore, Battlesville, Blackwell, Bristow, Chandler, Chickasha, Claremove, Clinton, Cushing, Duncan, Elk City, Enid, Fairfax, Guthrie, Henryetta, Hobart, Hugo, Maud, Miami, Norman, Oklahoma City, Okmulgee, Sapulpa, Seminole, Shawnee, Stillwater, Tomkawa and Vinita. The 17 towns in Texas include Belton, Barger, Bowie, Brady, Cleburne, Clarksville, Decatur, Gainesville, Georgetown, Herford, Lampassas, Lubback, Midland, Pampa, Plainview, Wellington and Wink. The seven New Mexico cities are Carlsbad, Clovis, Gallup, Hobbs, Jal, Pastales and Roswell. 36,200 Eastman Stockholders Stockholders of Eastman Kodak now total 36,200, of which 46 per cent are women, according to an analysis of the company's records sent to security holders. The average holding is 63 shares.