Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Dec 1933)

APRIL 8, 1933 "SHALL WE TELL OUR CHILDREN?" — has a unique combination in Willard Mack, who wrote and is now directing and playing the principal role with the assistance of Minna Gombel and Jean Parker. BRYON FOY P R O D U C TIONS — at their Culver City Studios, are making this super special, where we dropped in a few days ago in our quest for news. ARTHUR FORDE • • • YOU REMEMBER THE GIRL — in "42nd Street" who did a special number that attracted everyone by her sprightliness and beauty, but was not mentioned in the cast sheet? PARAMOUNT ENGAGED HER — and at present she is doing another special number in "College Humor," and from what we saw on the location a few days ago, she is on the high road to featured roles. • • • THE AMBASSADOR AT ATLANTIC CITY— will be the scene of the next convention for Monogram Pictures says Mike Simmons, director of publicity, and from what we know of Mike, it will be a huge success. ONE HUNDRED FRANCHISE HOLDERS — with sales managers and salesmen, will get thenenlarged 1933-34 program in shape, as well as all the fun that this popular spot affords. • • • HUGO REISENFELD FLYING HERE — to supervise the musical background for the Sergei Eisenstein picture, "Thunder in Mexico," made a long while ago. TIN PAN ALLEY IN HOLLYWOOD— has a crew of twenty men under the direction of Abe Mayer at the Western Service Studios on the synchronization of music for six features and three shorts. • • • LIVING IN POVERTY — is Franz Lehar in Vienna, while his famous "Merry Widow" has been and is AUT23 ^BE SUNDAY, April 16 h 2:30 P. M. M)N A3C0T ttwiwH cat oho. -a «aa ace. ausooa LITTLE STORIES Some dreams we have are nothing else but dreams Unnatural and full of contradictions; Yet others of our most romantic schemes Are something more than fiction. — HoOD. Meriam C. Cooper As we watched the new head of Radio Pictures a short while back, we realized that here was a man who had lived the things that other men had only dreamed of. Meriam C. Cooper has had a busy and eventful life and even attended the great Naval Academy at Annapolis, but refused a commission and sailed before the mast in preference. With this experience behind him, he became a newspaper reporter, as he considered that this calling would enable him to see places and things that other men would never reach. He served the United States at the Mexican border, was a member of Uncle Sam's Air Corps in France, led Poland's Yankee airmen into Russia, and when the celebrated scrap was over he came back like many others, to resume his newspaper work. Just at this time he met a kindred soul in Ernest Schoedsack, and these two men diappeared for a time, but returned to give the motion picture public a great surprise — with one of the most novel films ever shown on the screen, "Grass." Not being satisfied with this triumph, they entered mysterious Siam and brought back another novelty film in "Chang." Another quiet spell for Mr. Cooper, in which he did a great deal to develop commercial flying. Then the great aerial expedition to rescue another intrepid explorer, Varrick Frissell, the daring Yale man who lost his life in the far north. Radio Pictures then began to take notice of this remarkable man and persuaded him to supervise special pictures for their theaters. He did so well at this task that, much to everybody's surprise in picture circles, they placed him in charge of their immense plant. The present picture at the Chinese theater, "King Kong," was the work of Meriam C. Cooper and is considered one of the most unique films ever made. So the things that the ordinary man dreams of have come to life in the career of this remarkable man with gratifying results. drawing big royalties for years and years. "MERRY WIDOW" REVIVED— and we hear that Donald Brian, who played the original part of "Prince Danilo," will enact the same role on the screen for M-G-M Pictures. • • • TWO ADDITIONS AT ROACH STUDIOS — are Billy Blechter as actor and writer, and Lloyd French who will direct as soon as the new season comes around. ACTUAL COUNT DISCOVERED— by Henry Ginsberg of Roach Studios, that the owners and patrons of theaters do not want the evil double feature program. • • « VAUDEVILLE IN HOLLYWOOD— should be popular and Ted Cunningham and Barry Breedon of the Mirror Theater on Vine Street, have decided on this policy for the future. LIKE HAMMERSTEIN'S VICTORIA— they will have a feature act that should knock the patrons "off their seats with surprise" as well as a feature picture. • • • JUST AT THE RIGHT TIME — Lillian Harvey arrived at the Fox Studios as she will make only musicals at present, while the vogue for this sort of entertainment is here. "MY WEAKNESS"— that Buddy de Sylva's story about a girl who sets out to get her man in a novel manner, is Lillian's next and Richard Whiting and Lee Robbins will provide just the right lyrics and music. • • • BETTY COMPSON HITS— in the latest at the Hollywood Playhouse WESTERN COSTUME fORP. THEATRICAL, MASQUERADE & MOTION PICTURE COSTUMERS "The World's Largest Costumers" Our Stage, Art and Research Departments Are Always At Your Service. Visit Our New Home 5335 Melrose, Hollywood and this novel and exciting melodrama of the circus world is winning much favor from the fans. MANY BIDDING HIGH— for the film rights, which promise well for the excellent cast of Elliott Rothe, Walter Miller, Vallory Stevens, Boris Nicholai, Merrill Holmes and others. • • • WATCHED THEM MAKING "SUNSET PASS"— at Paramount Studios today, with Randolph Scott, Harry Carey, Tom Keene and the famous (Panther girl) Katherine Burke. MUCH COMEDY HERE— in this de luxe western, as they have Fuzzy Knight, Vince Barnett and George Barbier teamed and if you know these laugh-makers, you will enjoy this one. • • • STENOGRAPHER MAKES GOOD — and her first play reached the boards of the New York stase and made a decided hit with her "Three Cornered Moon." AN AMERICAN FAMILY— brought to earth by the stock crash, but "buckle down to work" finally is the theme of the story that is crowding them in at every performance. • • • LUNCH AT PARAMOUNT— always interesting and today we talked to Bing Crosby, who just got in from the east in time for the principal role in "College Humor," one of the pet films of the studio. RICHARD ARLEN, ANOTHER— welcome guest of ours, and Bobbie Vernon who is contributing the gags to Director Ruggles, left the writers table to tell us of this semi-musical. • • • "IN THE RED"— sounds natural these days, but Bert Wheeler told us that he and his partner, Woolsey, are going to make a film of this title to help their bosses out. ASSISTANT TO LE BARON — is the title of a former manager of King Feature Syndicates and Alfred Johnson is busily adapting stories for executive LeBaron for Paramount. Jack Drum has replaced George Caldaras as manager of the Allied Pictures Exchange in Los Angeles, according to announcement made today by M. H. Hoffman, Jr., vice president of Allied Pictures Corporation. Filmarte Theater 1228 VINE STREET A FILM WITH WORLDWIDE APPEAL "The Captain of Koepenick" English Titles Coming — Soviet Film "SHAME"