The Film Daily (1936)

—3&*l DAILY Tuesday, May 12, 1936 23 M-G-M DIRECTORS LISTED FOR 1936-37 Chicago — Embracing many of the most famous megaphone wielders in the industry, M-G-M's list of directors slated to handle features for 1936-37 will include the following: W. S. Van Dyke, whose successes include "Rose-Marie," "Thin Man," lias just completed "San Francisco" and will probably do "Mayt'me," the new Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Ed dy co-starring picture; John M. Stahl, who will make "Parnell," based on the Broadway stage success ; Tod Browning, who directed many of Lon Chaney's successes and whose latest is "The Witch of Timbuctu"; William Wellman, director of "Robin Hood of El Dorado," who will make "The Longest Night"; Victor Fleming, who will direct "Captains Courageous"; Fritz Lang, who makes his American directorial debut with "Fury," starring Sylvia Sidney and Spencer Tracy; and Robot Z. Leonard, director of "The Great Ziegfeld," whose next picture is "Piccadilly Jim," with Robert Montgomery; Sidney Franklin, who has "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" and "Smilin' Through" to his credit, is now at work on one of the outstanding productions foi many years, "The Good Earth"; Clarence Brown, one of the most consistent deliverers of box-office successes, is now directing "The Gorgeous Hussy" and will beyond question handle some of the most important assignments of the new seasons, as will Edmund Goulding. director of "Riptide." George Fitzmaurice, director of "Petticoat Fever," is now making "Suzy," with Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone and Cary Grant. J. Walter Ruben, who made "Public Hero," has just completed Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Suicide Club." George Cukor, who has completed one of the specials for the new season, "Romeo and Juliet," will have a couple of more important assignments coming up. The li;t also includes George Seitz, whose latest film is Damon Runyon's "Three Wise Guys"; Edwin L. Marin, who has just completed "Speed"; Richard Boleslawski. who made "The Three Godfathers" and "Les Miserables"; Sam Wood, director of "The Unguarded Hour"; Richard Thorpe, who made "Last of the Pagans" and "The Voice of Bugle Ann"; Robert B. Sinclair, Joseph Santley and Edward Sloman. In addition, Edward Sedgwick and Harry Lachman will direct two each under the Hal Roach banner fur M-G-M release. M-G-M's Star Lineup for Next Season Chicago — Lineup of stars for the 1936-37 feature program of M-G-M will include the following: Norma Shearer Leslie Howard Jackie Cooper Clark Gable Grace Moore Joan Crawford Jean Harlow Greta Garbo Myrna Loy Lionel Barrymore Wallace Beery William Powell Charles Laughton Robert Montgomery Jeanette MacDonald Marx Brothers Nelson Eddy Spencer Tracy Paul Muni Helen Hayes Freddie Bartholomew 72 Featured Players for Supporting Casts In addition to the < tar roster, no less than 72 featured players are on the company's list for the supporting casts. Among this record assemblage are: Charles Butterworth Edna May Oliver Madge Evans Betty Furness Allan Jones Robert Taylor Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan Frank Morgan Chester Morris Luise Rainer Jean Parker Eleanor Powell Lewis Stone May Robson Franchot Tone Jean Chatburn Melville Cooper Ann Loring Duncan Renaldo Mamo Clark Buddy Ebsen Louis Hayward Rosalind Russell Igor Gorin James Stewart Ray Bolger Francine Larrimore Robert Benchley Brian Aherne Elizabeth Allan John Buckler Lorraine Bridges Virginia Bruce Mary Carlisle Bruce Cabot Joseph Calleia Judy Garland Dudley Digges Henry Daniell Ted Healy Robert Greig Edmund Gwenn Irene Hervey Louise Henry William Henry Eric Linden June Knight Frances Langford George Murphy Robert Livingston Una Merkel Cecelia Parker Edward Norris Reginald Owen Mickey Rooney Nat Pendleton Juanita Quigley Harvey Stephens Shirley Ross Harry Stockwell Robert Young William Tannen J.an Hersholt 103 WRITERS ON M-G-M ROLL Chicago — The largest writing staff in M-G-M's history, totaling 103 writers at present, will contribute to the company's output of features for the coming season, it was disclosed at yesterday's opening session of the annual sales convention. Among famous writers who have recently signed new scenario contracts are George S. Kaufman, noted playwright whose latest hit is "First Lady"; S. N. Behrman, author of the current Broadway success, "End of Summer"; William Slavens McNutt, eminent short story writer; Robert Benchley, who n addition to his scenario accomplishments performed last year in he Academy prize short, "How to >leep"; Ladislaus Fodor, famed Hungarian writer; Dashiell Hammett, author of "The Thin Man" and "The Maltese Falcon"; Samson Raphaelson, author of "Accent on Youth"; R. C. Sheriff, who wrote : Journey's End"', and James Hil~n, who came from England to work on Greta Garbo's "Camille" ith Frances Marion as his first asignment. Other writers who will aid in making M-G-M's year a banner one nclude Vicki Baum, Roland Brown, Harry Clork, Lenore Coffee, John Emerson, Howard Estabrook, Virg'nia Faulkner, Michael Fessier, Jules Furthman, Oliver H. P. Garrett, Harold Goldman, Frances Goodrich, Leon Gordon, Albert Hackett, Elmer Harris. Lily Hatvany, John C. Higgins, Samuel Hof fenstein, Robert Hopkins, Alexander Hunyady, Gladys Hurlbut, Horace Jackson, Talbot Jennings, Edwin Knopf, Aladar Laszo, Anita Loos, John Mahin, Richard Maibaum, Herman Mankiewicz, Frances Marion, Jack McGowan, James McGuinness, William Anthony McGuire, John Meehan, Jack Murray, ArthurRipley, Howard Emmett Rogers, Morrie Ryskind, Sid Silvers, Tess Slednger, Pete Smith, Prof. William Strunk, Hugh Walpole, Claudine West, Doris Malloy, Ainsworth Morgan, Manuel Seff, Stephen Morehouse Avery. Also included on the list are Richard Blake, Robert Carson, John Collier, Bartlett Cormack, Mitzi Cummings, Ruth Cummings, Ray Doyle, Margaret Echard, Frank Fenton, Douglas Foster, Harvey Gates, Richard Goldstone, H. W. Hannemann, Lawrence Hazard, Victor Heerman, Cyril Hume, Niki Justin, George Kelly, Tom Kilpatrick, Vincent Laurence, Robert Lees, John Lynch, Sarah Mason, Robert Newman, George Oppenheimer, Robert Pirosh, Maurice Rapf, Gottfried Reinhardt, Fred Rinaldo, Wells Root, Florence Ryerson, Richard Schayer, George Seaton, Joe Sherman, Donald Ogden Stewart, C. Gardner Sullivan, A. E. Thomas, Dale Van Every, Harry Vernon, Salka Viertel, Gladys von Ettinhausen, Eric Von Stroheim, Charles Whittaker, Carey Wilson, Walter Wise, Edgar Allan Woolf, Col. W. L. Wynn. 27 STORIES ARE SET ON NEW M-G-M LINEUP (Continued from Page 1) convention being held in the Palmer House. Unusual strength in star lineup and featured players, marquee teams, and rosters of directors and writers are revealed in the announcement. Among the pictures planned are: "Broadway Melody of 1937," presenting Eleanor Powell, Sid Silvers and many of the popular players of this year's "Broadway Melody.'; "Kim" ami "Captains Courageous," both by Kudyard Kipling, with Louis Lighton as the producer, the foimer film to he made in India and America with Freddie Bartholomew and an all-star cast. 'The Gorgeous Hussy," Samuel Hopkii > Adams' novel with Joan Crawford and Robeit Taylor, Joseph Mankiewicz producing and Clarence Brown the director. "Mr. and Mrs. Washington," a story by Rupert Hughes and Carey Wilson dealing with the home life of the First President, Bernie Hyman producing, 'Hoc ii ti, Dance," a spectacular musical written by the co-authors of the new "Broadwraj Melody," Jack McGowan and Sid Silvers, and presenting Eleanor Powell, Allan Jones, Budcly Ebsen, and other stars. "Easy to Love," an Kleanor Powell starring vehic.e, with music by Cole Porter, Sam Kate producing. (lark Gable will be co-starred with Joan Crawford in "Saratoga," Bernie Hyman producing, and will appear in at least two individual starring films, "No Hero" and "The ureal Canadian," both of which will be Lawreno vVeingarten productions. In "Alter the Thin Man," William Powell will appear opposite Myrna Loy, and in "Ad\etiture for Three" opposite Luise Rainer, Hunt Stromberg producing. "Maiden Voyage" is an individual Luise K.iiner vehicle, with Bernie Hyman the producer. "The Foundry," based on Albeit Halper's novel, is a Wallace Beery starring relea e, Hunt Stroinberg producing. Eight for Thalberg Pictures wnich Irving Thalberg will produce for M-G-M during the coming season include: "Marie Antoinette," based on Stefan Zweig '.^ novel, with Norma Shearer and Charles Laughton in the leading roles. "The Good Earth," adaptation of Pearl Buck's Pulitzer prize novel, which Sidney F'ranklin will direct with a cast headed by Paul Muni and Luise Kainer. "Prisoner of Zenda," in which the costars of "The Thin Man," William Powefi and Myrna Loy, will appear. "Maytime," the operetta by Rida Johnson Young and Sigmund Romberg, in which the stars of "Rose-Marie," Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, will appear with Edmund Goulding directing. "Pride and Prejudice," starring Norma Shearer, from the internationally successful stage play by Helen Jerome, which was based on Jane Austen's novel. "Beloved," based on the novel, "Marie Walewska," in which Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer will be starred. A new, still untitled story for the Marx Brothers, who scored the greatest hit of their career with "A Night at the Opera.' "Romeo and Juliet," now in final stages of editing and is expected to be available for special release in the early fall, with Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard in the leading roles. Four Hal Roach Features Hal Roach, whose previous ventures into the field of feature production have been chiefly confined to Laurel-Hardy vehicles, i-Iroadening the scope of his studio's activities for the new year and will make at least four feature pictures for M-G-M release. These will comprise "Girls Go West," with Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti; Laurel and Hardy in "Our Relations," Harry Lachman directing. Laurel and Hardy in "You'd Be Surprised" and Jack Haley in "44th Floor," with Edward Sedgwick directing. More Star Vehicles In addition to the starring vehicles included {Continued on Page 11)