Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Dec 1932)

OCT. 15, 1932 A HOLLYWC fllmodi 1 HOLLYWOOD ImoOrar^ L INC. Subscription Rate: $4.00 Per Year Entered as second clasi matter April 13, 1926 at the Post Office, Los Angeles, Calif or nia, under the act of March 3, 1879. Published weekly by HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH, Inc., 1606 Cahuenga, Suite 213214. (Los Angeles, California, Post Office.) HARRY BURNS, President and Editor Office Phone, Hillside 1146 HOLLYWOOD IN N. Y. By Bud Murray DAD I AYS' Vol. 12 Hollywood, California, Saturday, Oct. 15, 1932 No. 39 GIVE AND TAKE As the holiday season approaches and our minds flit occasionally to the joys and pleasures impending, would it not be meet that we likewise give an early thought to our less fortunate brethren? Each of us have within us that spark of godliness which enables us to give happiness to our fellow man. It is not always money that is required of us. Frequently a cheery word, a pat of encouragement, a smile is greater charity than gold. Let us look upon our neighbors — -those with whom we come in contact — as human beings. Let us consider them in the light of the Golden Rule. God created all men equal, therefore we, God's children, should look with humility and fraternity upon each other. Find a needy soul and do your act of kindness DAILY. You will feel better for it in your own spiritual being. Soften your heart; unlimber your smile; extend the golden hand of helpfulness. "As ye do unto the least of these, my children, ye do unto me." Moving Movie Throng by John Hall s a wife a nuisance? • • • n all triangle picture plots the wife does one of three things, all picturing her a nuisance! husband is nags him to John Hall If he poor, sh< desperation — until h commits the crime, and the story is on. • • • If he is rich, she na"s him because he neglects her for his business. If the husband is "easy," she two-times him. • • • These three situations motivate practically every picture triangle plot, the cumulative effect of which is that a wife is a nuisance; a trouble maker of (he worst kind. • • • Civilization is colossal proof of the stupidity of this lie. Can't somebody think up a new treatment of the triangle plot? Or can it be that no change is wanted? No wonder movie fans are going sour by millions. Always giving wives the worst of it is bad business — and it is unfair. • « • Henrietta Crosman, "Grand old lady of stage and screen", signs a long-term contract with Fox. Marie Dressier, "most consistent box-office star of the screen." Two g-and stage artists of yesteryear. In lhe:r heydays both ladies were the toast of the far-famed New York Rialto. Hey, ho, and a big cheer! Bless 'em. • • • IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD: The conference was sizzling. The producer was burning up a writer-director. "Look at me," yelled the producer. "The ^medies I made are the best ever produced by this company." He glared at his victim fo an answer. He got it. The writer-director smiled a disrespectful sm le, and a very disrespectful light blazed from his eyes. But a few days before, he end the bunch had stood in a vault and wa'ched a spider-scorpion battle to the death; and in that same vault reposed the "great" -omedies. The light of victory brightened his eyes. "Ha!" he gritted. "Ha! Sure they're great. You admit it — but when in hell are you going to show them?" P. S. 'Strue. So help us; 'strue. • • • "In a story conference with Eric von Strohe;m and studio execs she talked back to the fiery Von and execs were so impressed they're going to make her a supervisor when she learns a little more about the movies." The above is from the movie (Horatio Alger) section of the Los Angeles Examiner. It is a true story of how gals succeed in Hollywood and how supervisors are made. Tradition has it that every big gun in Hollywood is "made." "From Rags to Riches." Hollywood is just one "make' 'after another. Nobody receives credit for self help — unless somebody gets credit for "making" 'em. Oh, well; Von's name is spelled right, anyway. "Too much dirt, over-emphasis of sex and generally careles writing" are responsible for the lack of good screen material, says Rufus LeMaire, who has been looking over New York plays. Our New York playwrights seem to need brain fumigation; and nobody would mourn if the fumigators gave them an overdose. To its bitter cost, Hollywood is learning that morally rotten plays MUST be kept off the screen. It is taken for granted that the homes and families of Hollywod picture people are respectable. Why think others are NOT? Everv morally doubtful picture leaving Hollywood carries that implication. When the shoe fits the wearer — . • • • "Let's go" Henry MacRae, thrice general manager of "U.", has been placed in charge of the Tom Mix series. A good tie-up. Ray Taylor, long serial and western director under MacRae, will direct "Men of the Mounted," the next serial. iWr52Sr5c^HSHSac^2Sc^Sc^2S2S2SHSSSESa5HSSSHS255i AL LEVY of LEVY'S TAVERN Vine Street Catered to the First Picture Companies COL. SELIG— Selig Polyscope Co. D. W. GRIFFITH— American Biograph Co. DAVID HORSLEY— Nestor Films JESSE LASKY— Lasky Film Co. AL and CHAS. CHRISTIE Is Still Sewing the New Generation of Picture Artists BUD MURRAY HOLLYWOOD, NOW, on BROADWAY, NOO YAWK— (Ouch)— Well here is the five-year-old native son looking at the high buildings, and empty Theatres — only four musicals in town — One is good — "Americanna" opened this week fair — Earl Carrol Vanities (ouch) and "Ballyhoo" (double ouch), "Of Thee I Sing" (great), "Flying Colors" (fair) — and to the opening of NTG HOLLYWOOD GARDENS, where our ex-pupil, Olive Borden was scheduled to open, and didn't on a last minute notice — At the opening, Dear Sophie Tucker, as popular as ever, gave the only version of "Some of These Days" — George Olsen and Ethel Shutta smiling — Milton Berle and Richie Craig, Jr. — Jesse Greer who wrote the show — Bill Rowland and Peggy Hope — Mickey Neilan, chipper as ever, around the town — Thelma White lookt beautiful— Jay C. Flippen up for a bow — and Isham Jones Chicago Band is the last word — Here is a great show, big chorus, dancers, Zeigfeld show girls, eight specialties — all for minimum $1.50 — No cover — Here the three peeping columnists, Sobel-Yawitz-Winchell, stand up for bows — just like Motion Picture Stars in California (How have you been) OKAY-HOLLYWOOD. Here are some of our favorites around town — at the local picture houses — four and five of them on the same bill — all for 85 cents — Lilyan Tashman — Edmund Lowe — Donald Novis — Benny Rubin (held over second week) — Fatty Arbuckle — Abe Lyman — Belle Baker — Fannie Brice — Sophie Tucker — and so for a snack in new Lindy's — bump into Lew Cooper now in the Radio Broadcasting writing end — Archie Mayo wearing an iron hat, getting ready to go back to HOLLYWOOD, NOW. To the Lambs Club— Roger Gray and Dick Powell, who played in "Oh Susanna"— Conway Tearle — Paul Nicholson — Joseph Santley — Charley Judels vaudevilling around town, and writing acts — now with Ann Pennington — Charley has a sneaky yen to get back — Tommy Meighan looks great — and so does Taylor Holmes — On the Big Touch Town Broadway — bump into Sunkist Eddie Nelson — and is he dying to get back to California — Hal Home now with U. A. here — Benny Rubin talks Hollywood for breakfast, dinner and supper — and that family of his'n back home are lonesome — and don't th:nk ours isn't— IN HOLLYWOOD NOW. Arthur Cardinal, former Scandals actor now a "beeg " hotel man in Chicago, the Croydon Hotel (You must come over) — Margaret Young in town — Leo Morrison, the peewee Hollywood agent, here too — A telephone call from the crooner Cy Kahn — Bert Lahr wise-cracking his way around — Al Boasberg dashing between autos, and believe you me.you have to dash thru them (no foolin') Dropt into our old pal's place, Billy La Hiff, head man of The Tavern, where everyone drops in for a "snack" — Bill just got back from Hollywood, and evidently didn't see the rite places — He's still a Noo Yawk man — Sammy Ledner now with Lew Brown — Ray Henderson "Forward March" rehearsing — Opening in Pittsburg, Oct. 17th — may come to HOLLYWOOD with Brown & Henderson for Musicals for Fox — Looks like the Musicals will come back in the Talkies — Well, here's how, Hi Ho' everyone — No tellin' when we will get back, maybe next week, or next month — Next week will do — Greetings, HOLLYWOOD, NOW. • * # "Omar Khayyam" is to be airiated via rad.o series over KHJ on a nation-wide hookup CBS. It was written by Harry A. Earnshaw and Vera M. Oldham. Thursdays, 6:30 to 7 p. m. is the period. It's to be done in a big way. George O'Brien's next picture for Fox is "The Arizona Wildcat," screen version of Zane Grey's "From Missouri" . . . Monte Blue signed by M. H. Hoffman to star in "The Intruder" and "Officer 13," Lila Lee in cast . . . George Melford will direct . . . Dorothy Yost now with Paramount in scenario department . . . . . Sam Saxe signs Jack Dempsey to appear in two-reel vitagraphs in Brooklyn, N. Y. . . . Fox will produce "A Modern Hero," Eric von Stro. Arline Judge, Ates in cast of DAD heim directing, perhaps . Anita Louise and Roscoe Bill Boyd's picture "Lucky Devils" — RKO Radio. Gregory Ratoff and Lew Cody in cast of "Bodyguard," George Raft's picture at Paramount . . . Columbia buys screen rights to "Madame La Gint," an original by Damon Runyon . . . Loretta Young and Richard Powell to be teamed in "Stuffed Shirts" — W-F-N . . . Edward Sedgwick Vivienne Osborne in "Tar and Feathers" for RKORadio. Al Jolsson's picture "The New Yorker" re-titled "Happy Go Lucky" was previewed recently ; it's a clicker . . . Marie Dressier and Wallace Beery to be co-starred in "Tugboat Annie," Chuck Reisner directs — M-GM . . . Felix Young, Independent producers, signs Eugenie Leontovich, Gregory Ratoff's wife for a featured role in "Theatre Street" . . . Hale Hamilton in cast of "Call Her Savage," Clara Bow's picture — Fox. Carole Lombard takes Bette Davis' role in "Bad Boy," James Cagney's picture for W-F-N.; title to be changed to "The Insider" . . . that sounds better . . . 'Tis said that William Beaudine is to direct "The Crime of the Century," B. P. Schulberg's production for Paramount . . . David Selznik remains with RKO-Radio another six months . . . Will Roger's picture "Jubilo" now "Too Busy to Work" . . . W-F-N. to star Douglas Fairbanks in "The Sucker," wot a title . . . "Her Highness," an operetta, book by Eric von Stroheim, to be produced by Fox ; El Brendel and June Viasek have spots. Paul Stein to direct Norma Talmadge and George Jessel in "Wunderbar," 'tis said . . . Ramon Novarro, not Richard Cromwell, plays opposite Helen Hayes in "Son Daughter," M-G-M . . . Norman McLeod to direct Kate Smith in "Moon Song" for Paramount . . . Jack Oakie to star in Samuel Bischoff's production "Uptown New York"; Shirley Grey and George Cooper are in the cast . . . "Hawk's Mate," by Jack Moffitt, newspaper man, bought by W-F-N., perhaps for James Cagney . . . studio title to be "Grand Central Airport." Frank Capra, director, renews contract with Columbia . . . Lew Ayers' next picture for Universal is "Out on Parole" . . . Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe to be reteamed in "Hell to Pay" by Fox; Lupe Velez in cast . . . Creighton Chaney has a good spot in Tom Keene's picture "Land of the Six Shooter" — RKO-Radio . . . "Women in Prison" refilled "Lady No. 6142"— W-F-N. . . . Lucille La Verne and James Thorpe have spots in "Wild Horse Mesa" — Paramount . . . Same studio considering to costar George Raft and Gary Cooper in "Fly On" . . . Elissa Landi renews contract with Fox. Eddie Cantor to headline his own vaudeville show on the road, playing two a day . . . Carole Lombard in cast of George Raft's picture "Bodyguard" — Paramount . . . Ralph Ince directs Bill Boyd in "Lucky Devils"; Tom Keene in cast ... at RKO-Radio Studios . . . W-F-N. buys screen rights to "The Keyhole," Black Mask Magazine story . . .