The Film Daily (1936)

r Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1936 A "JUitU" fro*» Hollywood, "lots // B) RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD DARAMOUNT'S "Jubilee" trailer. celebrating Adolph Zukor's twentyfive years in the industry, is an exeellent job. Highlights arc shown from various pictures marking Zukor's career, starting with Sarah Bernhardt in the foreign made. "Queen Elizabeth." a four-reel subject and coming down to the present day. The trailer, which runs 16 minutes, was produced by HerbMoulton. Our Passing Show: Grace Moore. Mar% Garden, Robert Riskin. Harry Lachman. George Stevens Sid RogeH Stanley Rauh. David Miller and William Jason at the preview of "That Girl From Pans' ; Joe Schnitzcr. Sam Katz, Dave Chatkin, M I ichtman. Norman Krasna. Jues Furthman. William Anthony McGuire at preview of "Camille". George Seitz has been assigned to direct "Ada Beats the Drum", play hv John Kirkpatrick which John Emerson will produce for M-G-M. The cast assembled to date includes Guy Kibbee. Alice Brady, Betty Furnes's, Stanley Morner, Gene Lockhart and Mitchell Lewis. T ▼ » Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery Quinn to Reintroduce Bill On Transporting Fight Films m l-HESCOTT DENNETT FILM P.IIT.Y Staff Correspondent Washinuton Representa tive James Leland Qirnn, Democrat of Pennsylvania, told Film Daily at his Capitol Hill office yesterday that he will reintroduce his bill regulating the transportation in interstate commerce of moving picture films of professional prize fights at the opening of the Seventy-fifth Congress next month. The Pennsylvania Congressman stated he would move for its consideration by the House Inter-State and Foreign Commerce Committee at the earliest possible opportunity. The Inter-State and Foreign Commerce committee already is prepared to consider the new blockbooking and Federal Motion Picture Commission legislation. Congressman Quinn said he would reintroduce his prize fight film bill in the same form as originally introduced at the last Congress. While baning fight films from states barring such exhibitions or contests, the bill specifically provides that "no state shall forbid or prohibit the transportation through that state of moving picture films which are consigned to any person or firm or partnership in another state," and "nothing in this law shall be construed to forbid the showing or transportation of any moving picture film showing any sparring match or boxing contest for which no cash prizes are given." WHO'S WHO IN HOLLYWOOD • • • Introducing hi foes Zing Personalities: No. 7 • • • FRANK LLOYD. Paramount producer and the only three-time winner of Motion Picture Academy awards ("Divine Lady", "Cavalcade" and "Mutiny on the Bounty"!. Credit these achievements to a solid knowledge of both stage and screen. Became identified with English theater at 15. Arrived in Hollywood in 1913 when industry was wearing swaddling clothes. First job was writing, directing Universal single reelers. Subsequent affiliations: Morosco-Pallas, Fox, Goldwyn, Joseph M. Schenck, Sol Lesser, First National. Master of spectacle. Few can equal him in extracting maximum dramatic value from a scene. Slowspoken. Never reveals irritation. Active in the Academy. Hobbies: His ranch, his Irish terriers. Reads detective yarns, philosophical works. Hair, brown. Eyes, blue. Stands 5, ll'/2. will be co-starred in "The Last Slaver" 20th Century-Fox studios announce. The picture is based upon Dr. George S. King's novel of the closing days of the "black ivory" trade. William Faulkner, Sam Hellman and Gladys Lehman wrote the screen play. T T T "Great Guy" starring James Cagney will open at the Pantages thea ter in Hollywood Jan. 16. This Grand National picture will also open at the RKO Hillstreet in Los Angeles the same date. T T T Casting assignments: Warners — Hugh V. O'Connell, "Marry the Girl"; George Renevant, "The King and the Chorus Girl"; Columbia — Jack Rockwell, Clem Horton and Eddie Cobb, "Mule Skinner"; Wil Geneva Theater Company Alters Corporate Name Albany — The Geneva Theater Co., Inc., of Geneva, has filed a certificate in the office of the Secretary of State changing its corporate name to Geneva Theaters, Inc. H. M. Antwil of Gloversville, is attorney for the corporation. Audio Color Motion Pictures Corp. of New York City, has filed a certificate in the office of the Secretary of State reducing the number of shares of its common stock $1 par value from 50,000 shares to 1,000 shares common stock no par value with 12,000 shares preferred stock $25 per value remaining same as heretofore. The Leon Production Co. chartered under Delaware laws, with capital of $15,000, to engage in the theatrical business (New York City office 55 Cedar St., K. Martin, Vice President), has filed a certificate of statement and designation in the office of the Secretary of State to enable it to do business in New York State. Academy Film Editors Award Group Is Named West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Harold J. McCord, Chairman of the Academy Film Editors Section, has appointed the following Committee to consider the rules for the Film Editing Award, and to recommend any improvements which may seem advisable for governing the coming year's Award: Anne Bauchens, Martin Cohn, William Holmes, Harold J. McCord, Eugene Milford, Maurice Pivar, Murray Seldeen, I. James Wilkinson and Gordon S. Mitchell, Manager of the Academy Technical Bureau. The first meeting of the Committee is scheduled for tomorrow noon in the Academy offices. Fawcett Appointment Fawcett Publications, Inc. announces the appointment of the J. M. Mathes Co. to handle its promotion advertising, effective Jan. 1. "Three Men on a Horse" Prove Critics in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh — The movie editors of the three local dailies — Harold W. Cohen, Karl Krug and Kaspar Monahan — were the subjects of a publicity stunt staged by the Warner office in the interests of "Three Men On a Horse." They mounted a horse and posed for newspaper pictures. liam Arnold, Charles King and Harry Harvey, "A Slug for Cleopatra"; First National — Selmer Jackson and Tom Kennedy, "Case of the Stuttering Bishop"; Lionel Pape, Elspeth Dudgeon, Lionel Braham, Ivan Simpson and Lester Matthews, "Prince and the Pauper". » ♦ Y Raymond Griffith has been designated associate producer of "Alexander's Rag Time Band", the second Irving Berlin musical for 20th Century-Fox, which will go into production early in '37. Y Y Y Construction of a $45,000 threestory office building is under way on the RKO Radio lot. New structure will provide 36 individual offices for writers, directors and producers. The facade, at a cost of $8,000 additional, is so designed as to permit its use as a hospital, office building, school or apartment house exterior in making pictures. Construction and design is being supervised by Dave Garber, RKO plant superintendent. Y Y Y Duncan Renaldo has been cast by C. C. Burr as the heavy in the first of Burr's "Special Agent K-7" series, which goes into production December 15. Walter McGrail will portray the title role. Monogram to Vote Friday On Merger with Sterling {Continued from Page 1) a.m. at the company's headquarters in New York, said President W. Ray Johnston yesterday, following his arrival from Hollywood. A session of the board is planned for 2:30 o'clock the same day to ratify the stockholder action. The company begins production March 15 with "Paradise Isle" set as the initial picture, said Johnston. Asher Takes General Fix for New England Mack D. Weinbergei-, General Sales Manager of General Pictures Corp. has closed contracts whereby Harry Asher, veteran Boston exchange man, has bought the General Pictures franchise for the entire New England territory. Asher has formed Popular Pictures, Inc. under which name the product of General Pictures will be sold. The franchise runs for a period of five years. Thomas Forms New Co. Boston— The Theater Novelty Co. has been organized by Mike Thomas, formerly with First Division. Offices have been opened at 43-A Church St.