Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Dec 1932)

HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH AS SEEN and HEARD By ARTHUR FORDE E)AE) SAYS "THE SPOTLIGHT" Here's a real name for Hollywood's Little Theatre Club, as the spotlight is on the players who are participating in the performance. When we were there recently we noticed several representatives from the major studios, as well as quite a few prominent agents. To show the versatility of these people, they put on fourteen acts of variety which were far above those seen in regular Arthur Forde vaudeville theatres. However, this is not the purpose oi Eulalie Andreas, the founder, and Charles Maurice, supervising director, as they expect to put on some real plays during the season. Their next will be "Window Panes," by Olga Printzlau, as produced at the Mansfield Theatre in New York last year. Mildred Keats, a newcomer from the New York stage, will play the principal role and an entirely professional cast will be carefully selected to fill the other roles. To get back to the recent performance, it may be worthy of note that "Good Time Charlie," a sketch by Paul Gerald Smith, was put on in the short time of thirty-six hours, and Leo Britt, recently arrived from the London stage, i-swas responsible for the excellent stag' ing, as well as playing the principal part. Lester New, Ruth Channing and Charles Maurice were the other excel'' lent players who carried this little of' fering to perfection. A bright, snappy little orchestra, Thelma Daniels, Curt Branch, Sonny Ray, Eleanor Thatcher, Frank Atkin. son, Frank Konyi, and the most wonderful child player, Ruth Naomi Stevens, were others who contributed to one of the most enjoyable evenings we ! have spent in some time. S 1 i 1 Review "THE STOWAWAY" A Universal Picture Anything savoring of the sea is usu,jj ally interesting, and the latest from i Universal has kept the atmosphere splendidly. While the story is a little draggy at ■j.j. the start it "gets movement" as it pro.i gresses. The story is of a young girl who is thrown into a dance hall atmosphere and eventually escapes. Finally, after she is pursued by the cops, she finds ler way to a boat and becomes a stowaway. She is befriended by a young sailor, wt another one who had a fight with ler in the dance hall is stabbed by a nember of a band smugglers and the •'oung sailor is suspected. This is all cleared up by a secret service agent who is on the boat in disguise, and all ends well; with the girl and the young sailor leaving the boat to get married. Phil Whitman made a good job in the directing and a good command of his subject, both in the dance hall sequences and the scenes aboard ship. Leo Shamroy showed us some lovely photography; especially his fog scenes were gems of beauty. Fay Wray was lovely as the bewildered girl who is thrown into an atmosphere totally unsuited to her. Leon Waycoff is very natural as the young sailor who befriends the girl and eventually loves. This young player is rapidly forging to the front with his splendid work. Roscoe Karns, Leo Moran, Betty Francisco, Montagu Love, Knute Erickson and Paul Porcasi were others who added realism to the story. The supervision of the picture was in the capable hands of Samuel Freedman, who made a splendid job of it. i -f i "THE GREEKS HAD A WORD FOR THEM" At United Artists Theatre Do you want a lot of laughs. Some splendid acting. A gorgeous production and for the ladies some gowns by Chanel which will make them rave. Then see the latest from the hands of Samuel Goldwyn. Zoe Akins' play, "The Greek Had a Word for Them." This picture was perfectly directed by Lowell Sherman, who also plays one of the leading roles. It's all about that species known as "Gold Diggers," but the superlative sort who really make a business of it and get away with murder. Ina Claire, Joan Blondell and Madge Evans are a trio such as never have been assembled in a motion picture before. Miss Claire shows her best performance, as this sort of a thing seems to fit her like a glove, and then it seems unnecessary to speak of Joan Blondell in any other terms than perfect. This gal has such a grand sense of humor that to see her is good for a laugh. Madge Evans plays the sweet one, and she has such gorgeous beauty that she carries the role to perfection. As for the male actors, David Manners is just real enough to stand out with his splendid personality. Phillips Smalley is not seen often enough on the screen, and he adds dignity and realism to the dignified father of the young man caught in the web of the gold diggers, and Sidney Bracey gets a lot of humor out of a small but necessary part. We could go along and tell you more about this barrel of fun, but see it and be convinced for yourself. Several shorts help the programme along, but "The Greeks Had a Word for Them" gives you plenty for your money. Dad Universal buys screen rights to "The Prison Doctor" . . . R. K. O. -Radio will film "The Man Without A Face" . . . Buster Keaton's picture, "Footlights," changed to "Speak Easily"; Edward Sedgwick directs; M-G-M . . . Lina Basquette in cast of "The Phantom Express"; J. Farrell McDonald and Hobart Bosworth also in cast . . . Paramount will feature Mary Boland in "As Husbands Go" . . . Helen Twelvetree will star in "The Truth About Hollywood" . . . Lionel Atwill slated to star in "Doctor X," Fox . . . Mervyn Le Roy will direct "Central Park", W.-F.N. . . . Don Cook has a spot in "After All," M-G-M . . . Charlotte Greenwood, Eddie Quillan, Jimmy Durante and Jean Hersholt in cast of "It's Got To Be Big"; Chuck Reisner directs . . . Loretta Young signed ■by W.-F.N. for spot in "Week End Marriage." "Girl Crazy" previewed; it's a "clicker"; Mitzi Green and Eddie Quillan are "hitting" . . . Rochelle Hudson has lead opposite Tom Keene in "Sunrise Trail" . . . Peggy Shannon will be starred in "After the Rain" by Fox . . . Edmund Lowe is the star in "The Criminal Court," Columbia . . . Victor Schertzinger to direct John Gilbert in "Candlelight" for M-G-M . . . Wilfred Noy in cast of "Letty Lynton" . . . M. H. Hoffman to produce "Without Children" as a special roadshow picture . . . Frances Dee has one of the leads in "Come On Marines" at Paramount . . . Hobart Henley will direct "Glamour" for Universal . . . Creighton Chaney in cast of "The Roadhouse Murder" at Radio . . . Barbara Stanwyck returns to Columbia to make "Brief Moment" will also star in "The Mud Lark" for W.-F.N. . . . Charles R. Rogers "rents" space at Universal . . . Will be a lone producer . . . RKO Radio buys screen rights to "The Most Dangerous Game" . . . Fay Wray has one of the leading roles in "Doctor X" at W.-F.N. . . . Henry Armetta has a good spot in "Huddles" at M-G-M. Joan Blondell has leading role in "New York Town"; starts March 28, W.-F.N. . . . Rex Bell's first starring picture for Monogram is "Arm of the Law"; Louis King directs; in cast are Mary Nolan, Pat O'Malley and Bryant Washburn . . . May Robson is screen mother to Joan Crawford in "Letty Lynton" at M-G-M . . . George Fitzmaurice to direct Constance Bennett in a picture to follow "Free Lady" . . . Fox will star George O'Brien in "The Killer" . . . Eric von Stroheim and Albert Conti have important roles in Greta Garbo's pictures, "As You Desire Me." Fred Newmeyer will direct "They Never Come Back" for Al Mannon; has a prize fight background . . . Owen Moore has the role of "Tino" in Greta Garbo's "As You Desire Me" . . . Ivan Lebedeff booked over RKO vaudeville circuit, in a sketch called "Lessons in Love"; Betty Tyree plays opposite him; two plant in audience . . . Chic Sale returns to W.-F.N. latter part of this month for "Competition" . . . Dudley Murphy to direct "The Glass Key" for Paramount . . . "Love Nuts" new title is "Now's the Time"; Harry Barris' last comedy for Al Christie . . . Walter James in cast of "The Roadhouse Murder" . . . Irving Pichel added to cast of "Westward Passage" . . . "I, Jerry, Take Thee, Joan" in "factory"; to be remade "Merrily We Go" . . . Murray Roth returning to Hollywood . . . James Marcus has an important role in "Vanishing Men," Monogram . . . Arnold Lucy plays butler in "Westward Passage," Radio. George Rosener added to cast of "Dr. X," W.-F.N. . . . "Yes and No" is the next "Our Gang" comedy at Roach . . . Mitzi Green booked over RKO vaudeville circuit . . . Noah Beery, Jr., in cast of "Heroes of the West," Universal . . . Harrison Ford and Alberta Vaughn in "Temptation Shop" at Ralph Like's studio. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE "O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong." These words from The Book of Daniel constituted the Golden Text on Sunday in the Lesson-Sermon on "Man," in all Christian Science churches, branches of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. One of the Scriptural selections in the Lesson-Sermon cited Paul's words to the Colossians: "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. . . . Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds ; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him." A passage from the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy, stated, "Mortals must gravitate Godward, their affections and aims grow spiritual — they must near the broader interpretations of being, and gain some proper sense of the infinite — in order that sin and mortality may be put off." 200 ROOMS 200 BATHS HOLLYWOOD EL CORTEZ HOTEL 5640 Santa Monica Blvd. — Hollywood 5801 E. J. CLARK, Manager Splendid Coff ee Shcp Special Weekly & M onthly Rates