Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Dec 1933)

FEB. 4, 1933 ■ HOLLYWOOD 1 [lmodrap *i* Entered as second class matter April 13, 1926 at the Post Office, Los Angeles, Calif., under the act of March 3, 1879. Published weekly by Hollywood Filmograph, Inc., 1606 Cahuenga, Suite 213-214. (Los Angeles, Calif., Post Office.) Harry Burns, President and Editor. Office phone Hillside 1 146. L. \^_ y inc. Subscription Rate: $4.00 Per Year R. A. Hazel, San Francisco Representative, 378 Golden Gate Ave. Phone Franklin 7984 DAD JAy/ IN HOLLYWOOD NOW Bv Bud Murray Vol. 13 Hollywood, California, Saturday, February 4, 1933 No. 4 The Destroyer For years one of the deadliest enemies of the freedom of the seas was the DESTROYER. It was the death dealing ship that was most feared in the navy. This self same ship was finally wiped out as the KING OF THE SEA and more dangerous methods of sinking ships were devised — the DESTROYER just another of the memories of the past. So it is with THE DESTROYER of one's morale, one's ambitions, one's actual life, that eventually destroys everything. People should stop destroying good will, good thoughts and good people, who carry on happily until some one destroys their FAITH EITHER IN THEMSELVES OR MANKIND. It is just as easy to join the constructive crew as it is the destructive brigade. Stop being a DESTROYER of humanity and its ideals. Be one of the messengers of cheer and happiness. Before you talk about anything that is liable to destroy someone' belief and understanding, it is better to hold your tongue, so you will not hurt the man, whom tomorrow you may need, by unkind remarks about his condition, his health or his future. 'Cavalcade" seems to have caught public fancy, as we hoped it would. It is a harbinger of good for the new year. As stated in the Annual Number of Hollywood Filmograph, the success of a few "Big Top" films, followed with a series of good specials, means new life for the industry. • • • Let us hope there will not be a flock of imitation "Cavalcades." Every big studio has a junk pile of American pioneer stock film. If this junk is dragged out and John Hall shaped into American " Cavalcades, " the public will turn away in disgust. Every American epic theme has been worked threadbare. If we MUST have an American "Cavalcade," start from scratch with some thing NEW. • • • Discussing movie matters, an otherwise normal scribe says: "In the last .... I endeavored to indicate to the film industry a line of reasoning that — etc. The poor fellow! To borrow from a comic strip, "He don't know from nothin'." "A line of reasoning" to the film industry? Now isn't THAT quaint? Well; the approach is all right, anyway. ■ • • Stronger and stronger comes the proof that Hollywood's immature, dramatically untrained cuties and handsome adolescent Romeos are being swept aside by trained players from the theater. Fledglings piping lines in untrained voices have no chance. Only the real artists from the silent days are holding their own. The producer who continues to gamble with callow youth, ignorant of life, hasn't got a chance. Of course, this means leading players. There is plenty of opportunity to school youngsters, but they should be kept out of leading roles until they learn something about the Art of acting. • • • The "Blood-sweating Behemoth of Holy Writ" Toby Hamilton circus ballyhoo of a long bygone day is being bellowed from picture theater screens, announcing coming attractions. Iron-lunged talkers, in staccato DAD tones, rising and falling like the roars of a love-sick lion, an enraged gorilla or a lonely hyena, stiffen the spines of audiences with harrowing descriptions of soul-gripping climaxes, punctuated with quavery-voiced squirts of romance. "The picture of pictures!" "The epic of epics!" Blah! blah! and hooey. When the ordinary program picture so blatantly advertised turns up the audiences are let down with a resounding flop that shakes the admissions out of the box office cash box. Cut out the super-boloney and give 'em good pictures that sell themselves. • ■ ■ The case of the foreign actor in the United States comes before the National Congress and Senate. It has passed Congress, and the Senate soon will ratify a law giving Europe the same treatment Europe gives the United States. Hollywood needs this law, which will make it UNLAWFUL to import foreign players not of international distinction, and another channel for cheap European workers will be closed. The American rank and file need every job available in Hollywood. Just now the most useful citizen in Hollywood is Abe Lyman, the bandmaster. On the side he is in the restaurant business — and he sells a toothsome thick beefstew to Hollywood actors for fifteen cents! • • • While we are "blessed eventing," how about those two big movie outfits, ParamountPublix and R.K.O.? Seems each had a "blessed event" — and both receiverships in equity, at last reports, were doing well. At the local fronts, production (not of "blessed events") "will proceed." • • • Why they "go Hollywood" is a study in humanity. How they "go Hollywood" is a study in zoology. Hollywood has something for that particular animal trait Nature hides in the heart of each human. The fox, the wolf, the tiger, the lion, the monkey, the pig, the goat — . All are represented, intensified a thousandfold by love of fans and gold. The insect world is overabundantly represented by female human moths; the flutterers. And how they flutter around the glory light in Hollywood! And how they are singed to nothingness ! Christy Cabanne, back in harness, will direct "Public Be Damned" for Phil Goldstone . . Jack Conley will direct Lee Tracey in "The Chaster" for M-G-M . . . "No Greater Love" is Irene Dunne's next picture for RKORadio . . . Karen Morley and Walter Huston have the top spots in "Gabriel Over the White House," which Gregory La Cava will direct for M-G-M . . . WF-N signs Ernest Pascal, joins their writing staff .. . Mervyn Le Roy slated to direct "Gold-Diggers of 1933," a filmusical for W-F-N . . . Ginger Rogers has the featured lead in "Shriek in the Night," M. H. Hoffman production . . . Al Kingston, ten percenter, joins Arthur Landau and Lou Schreiber agency . . . 'Tis said that William Cowen, not Richard Boleslavsky will direct "Black Beauty" for Columbia . . . Minor Watson added to cast of "Bed Time Story" at Paramount . . . Marjorie Gateson has a spot in Ruth Chatterton's picture "Lily Turner." Bill Boyd, not Richard D'.x, will be the star in "Up the Gulch" — RKO-Radio . . . Margaret Seddon has a featured spot in cast of "Bed Time Story" . . . Edgar Selwyn buys film rights to "The Baby in the Ice Box" . . . Sara Padden added to cast of "Lily Turner" . . . Charles Ruggles not in "The White Sister"— M-G-M . . .Dudley Digges in cast of "Mayor of Hell." Sally Blane has a spot in "Trick for Trick" — Fox . . . Helen Twelvetree sgns with Paramount .... Evelyn Brent spotted in "Public Be Damned" — Phil Goldstone . . . Reginald Barlow has a spot in "Rivets. . . . Marian Nixon has the feminine spot in "Five Cents a Glass" . . . Richard Barthelmess' next is "Fellow Pr soners" — WFN. "Lucky Dog" new title for Chic Sale picture, "Pals" . . . Otto Bower to direct Tom Keene in "Father and Son"— RKO-Radio CALIFORNIA'S MOST MAGNIFICENT EATING PLACE £t//...WITH PRICES YOU'll LIKS BUD MURRAY The Masquers' New Year's Revel brought forth a goodly crowd — and our first boss, Sam H. Harris was honored guest and received a tremendous ovation — The four Marx Brothers I (count 'em, you suckers) were guests — too, and did they "wise-crack" — The entire show turned out to be a ribbing contest — with John Sheehan, as "Shuler" in the audience— and Charley Murray, M.C. being heckled — Joe E. Brown adlibbed his way thru with Ben Bard, who was called from the audience — Sam Hardy, the Harlequin, also came in for his share — Donald Brian sang some old favorites, and it is amazing how he holds up in looks and voice, with some of the younger generation of juveniles — Some other old timers, whom it did our heart good to see at the Club — were Dick Carle — Irving Fisher — Herbert Corthel — Bert Levey, the "writer-cartoonist" — Willie Collier, Sr. — Constantin Bakaleinikoff (Bakky lo youse) — led the orchestra — and afterwards we gabbed and rem nisced — Ed Silton acted in one of the sketches — Some one said that things are so bad, that the agents are booking one another — Eddie is no fool — He'll book himself — Larry Ceballos getting his first taste of social life in years, after being cooped up, with Fanchon & Marco, staging Units — Maurice Kusell, another Dance Maestro, enjoying the sketches — Charley Irwin— Eddie and Johnny Quillan — Earl Foxe — Tyler Brooke — Harry Joe Brown, picture producer entertaining — Patrick J. Cooney, was asked if he was a lawyer, and he chirps "I have a license to practise" — Walter Weems escorting Eddie Borden home — Lynn Cowan, Music Maestro, back in town — Stan Laurel laughing right out loud — Owen Moore — Alan Mowbray — Billy Arnold — Warren Hymer — Jimmy Finlayson about to leave for Europe with Clyde Cook to do some English pictures — and "sotobed," back to Hollywood, NOW. Dropt into the Brown Derby for lunch — where they have two "menace men. ' The mugs who sketch you and one who takes your picture — whilst you are juggling a bit of morsel — Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lewis in a booth— Mr. and Mrs. Wally Ford— Mr. and Mrs. Richy Craig — Will Ahearn and Vladimar Guterson — Billy Snyder had three calls last week, and it rained on each occasion — Vic MacLaglen having his "picture took" with his big brother — Dick Arlen in another beoth, "watching the birdie" — Claudia Dell and Eddie Silton — Ted Fio Rito and John P. Medbury, guests of Honor at the Club Ballyhoo — Get this flock of "Musikers" who turned out to pay homage — Con Conrad — Hal Grayson— Gus Arnheim— Phil Harris — George Redmond — Nacio Brown — Harry Jans sang a few songs — Wheeler and Woolsey told some gags — Sam Finn now tells jokes, too — A dear old friend drops in with the Missus — Jimmy Clemons the sensational dancer — who always brings back trouping days, with Winter Garden productions — about 1915— Oh, this Nite Life is killingJust one grand continuous round of pleasure —We'll be seeinyah around, IN HOLLYWOOD, NOW. ! BEN BLUE — Under Contract — j HAL ROACH STUDIOS j Management LEO MORRISON j