Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Dec 1933)

APRIL 29, 1933 f\ HOLLYWOOD ] nlmodraprL Subscription Rates: $5.00 Per Year Entered as second class matter April 13,1 926 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.) Office phone HI-1146. Harry Burns, President and Editor IN HOLLYWOOD NOW By Bud Murray Vol. 13 Hollywood, California, Saturday, April 29, 1933 No. 16 The Victors As much as the world loves a lover.it also loves a victor. The winner takes all in this so-called battle that life passes through. The man who can come out on top, is always the victor of the spoils, the purse, the pool — all that goes with such a victory, be it moral, physical or general. Who knows just what you feel is your problem right now. It may even seem like it is a waste of time to fight it, but if you have nerve and ambition enough to fight, you may still come through victorious and you will laugh at your stupidity for even thinking that you didn't have a chance to win. What if the producers got it into their minds that their task of today to place the motion picture business on a paying basis and to make better pictures, was just as impossible as making two and two equal five. They would be in an awful pickle, plenty of trouble grief and worry, and would fall by the wayside like many others have done in the past. But if they seem confident that they can put it over, they are bound to come through as victors because they refuse to be side tracked and are willing to fight for their rights and those that they represent. So, to the victors go the spoils. They will, with the help of God and mankind, bring this industry back into the proper limelight and success that it attained when the talkies first made their appearance in filmdom. Moving Movie Throng by John Hall j John Hall An army of five divisions is gathering on the Hollywood front. Supported by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, the writers, agents, actors and directors are massed to face and battle the Producers headed by General Will H. Hays, commanding the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., with headquarters in New York City, the eastern front. Both fronts face a fight to the finish. And this is what the motion picture industry contributes to President Roosevelt's plans for the stabilization of money, the employment of labor and world peace. Analyze it and find what science calls the "causative agent." Our pick is the recent Hays meeting of producers, which issued the dictatorial edicts affecting the picture industry and all workers employed therein. Why he selected this particular moment to start a vicious industrial war, the Republican Mr. Hays may find difficult to explain to our Democratic President and his followers. Those edicts amounted to a bombshell just when Hollywood was wildly cheering President Roosevelt and looking forward to something constructive in the picture industry. The entire Hollywood motion picture industrial front has been hurled into a seething battleground and a long and bitter in dustrial fight seems inevitable. Add to these things the frantic lobby in Washington to stave off Representative Sirovich's Congressional investigation of the picture industry, twice confounded by the threat made by Sirovich and others to investigate the lobby before the industry, thereby adding another investigation, and the sickeningly messy result of motion picture mismanagement is apparent. Hollywood's thirty-odd thousand workers are the innocent victims of the prevailing chaos created by the leaders of the industry. Thousands who should be working now are jobless — and many of them hungry and houseless. The fierce battle now raging halts production and threatens indefinite suffering. Thus we find one of our largest and richest industries made the football of citizens who are proceeding opposite to the way pointed by our fighting President. They are refusing to follow him — and the Nation! Just now there is bitter Republican opposition to President Roosevelt's plans to control money and industry. Republican opposition is to be expected— and completely destroyed. The men controlling pictures are inviting Federal interference. If they do not see the light — quickly and accurately — Federal control of the industry will be imposed. These thousands of people must be put to work without loss of time. Amicable relations between the Hays office and workers must be reestablished and the work of making pictures immediately resumed. This is the easy way. The hard way is in Washington and it will prevail. Jolly Times — IN HOLLYWOOD, NOW— The Pre-view Opening of the "NEW RATHSKELLER," at the Masquers' Easter Revel — We were intrigued with the flock of old timers — Some of whom we worked with nany "moons" ago —headed by Will Rogers, who 'spun ropes' as of yore, chewed gum, and bud murray gave a discourse on the problems of the day — (including G. B. Shaw) — Then Willie Collier, Sr., and Joe Cawthorne, another couple of kids 'whooped it up' — Charles "Chic" Sale was dee-lighted in his rural character — Donald Brian and Dick Carle going back a few years — George Sidney bending some pretzels— Bert Levey with that ever lovin' smile — and a Loving cup goes to Charley Irwin who M. C'd the proceedings admirably — Constantin Bakaleinikoff (cough) as Charley Irwin remarked — conducted the Masquers band (and how?) — Hale Hamilton — Fred Santley — Eddie Borden — Jack Norworth — Sam Ash — Lee Moran — Sam Hardy — Pat Cooney — Eddie Quillan — Tony Moreno — Ed Curtis —Ed Earle— Walter Weems— Billy Arnold ■ — Lawrence Grant — Bob Armstrong — Buster Keaton (in costume) — ■ Alan Mowbray — Tyler Brooke — Charley Williams — Frank Parker — Lew Lipton — Eddie Cline — and a brace of Dance Directors, Larry Ceballos and Dave Bennett — 'whetting their appetites' down in the NEW RATHSKELLER— admiring Henry Clive's "Like-LIFE" paintings—"YOU MUST COME OVER— and put your foot on the rail — IN HOLLYWOOD, NOW. At The Hollywood Barn, with Buddy Fisher in command of a very fine bunch of Musicians, who play well for dancing and floor show — George Bancroft and our boy-friend AL Klein, (formerly one of the famous Klein Brothers) got a few giggles from customers — ■ George Moran and the Missus doing some stepping — and hear the Morans rave over their daughter who is in Noo Yawk. I May Be Wrong Recently I witnessed picture productions of "Oliver Twist" and "Topaze." The former impressed me as altogether admirable, with the true Dickensian flavor. But having seen "Topaze" as a play, I cannot regard the screen version as other than a mess. James Madison AUTHOR AND SHOWMAN 465 So. Detroit St., L. A. (OR-9407) (The tragedy of motion picture production is that those who know more, usually have to abide by the judgment of those who know less.) Chats with Connie Yesterday we met our old friend "Felix," who is located on the Boulevard once again. Splendid work is done at the "Felix Beauty Shop," and high grade materials are used. Hair Cutting is also a specialty. We got a grand bleach here. Buy Hollywood If you walk the Boulevard as much as we do, your shoes need attention often. Last week we had some fine work done at the "Universal Shoe Repairing Shop," where we had our shoes dyed to perfection. Though new, the "Universal" is already a popular shop. Buy Hollywood If you are not familiar with "The "The Hole in the Wall," someone should tell you about this little shop. We always take our clocks and jewelry here to be repaired as the work is most satisfactory. Does "your" watch keep perfect time? Buy Hollywood— — In selecting clothes for spring wear, we found it difficult to get something "just a little different." Recently we visited Ruby's, and here two lovely summery outfits particularly appealed to us, these having attractive hats to match. Buy Hollywood On Sunset Boulevard late one afternoon, we visited "Dick Maddens' Book Shop" to try to find some old Irish books. This is an unusual shop, and the "intellectual" should find something of interest here. Hugh Herbert has the comedy spot in "Good Bye Again," Michael Curtiz directs — WFN. ST. FRANCIS HOTEL AND APARTMENTS ROOM With TUB and SHOWER $6.50 Weekly APARTMENTS With Hotel Service, Twin Beds — $40.00 COFFEE SHOP GARAGE 5533 Hollywood Blvd. Phot0 Delicate tones in '^Jj^ Make-Up to control ^V. photographic value* j(\ are made possible by ^mj* the high blendabillty of ^.. our Grease Paints, Powders, A Rouges and Lining Colors* MAX cf FACTOR'S q MAKE-UP % HOLLYWOOD ■