Hollywood Filmograph (Jun-Aug 1929)

HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH 33 ALONG MUSIC ROW WITH HERMAN PINCUS "Song of the Nile," published by M. Witmark & Sons, is sung by Richard Barthelmess in his latest Vitaphone picture, entitled "Drag'' (First National). In the same production, Janet Adair sings "I'm Too Young to be Careful," another Witmark release. Ruth Etting, composer of "Maybe, Who Knows," has been featuring her song over a network of radio stations and according to Sam Serwer of the Witmark forces, it looks like a hit. Mace Pinkard, writer of "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Lila," and many others, is now working on a new show starring Ethel Waters and Luis Armstrong and his band. It is called "Brown-Skin Scandals" and is slated for Broadway in about five weeks. Bud Green and Sam Stept, wellknown popular song writers, are collaborating with Maceo on the musical score. i£fc C?* t^* "I'm Still Caring," written and featured by Rudy Vallee and published by the Forster Music Publishing Co., is a hit according to Abe Olman. They are also the publishers of "I Get the Blues When it Rains." ^% t^* ^* Helen Kane, who was restricted from singing any of the numbers of "Good Boy" and "Follow Thru," was beseiged by most of the publishers, all of whom claimed that their respective commodities were just her type. Buddy Valentine, one of the most promising song writers in the country, has just returned from the coast where he succeeded in having two of his songs published, namely "Only For You" and "What Does it Mean to Me," the latter written in conjunction with Sam Coslow and Rube Wolf. Buddy, it is remembered, is the writer of "By and By, Sweetheart," which was a hit last year. (^» t,5* ^* Bud Green and Sam Stept have just completed the entire score of "Lucky in Love" (Pathe), starring Morton Downey, which is scheduled to be released in a few weeks. Bud and Sam have just received a flattering offer from Campbell and Connelly to go to England to write the scores for two forthcoming English prductions. *£?* t&* t&* Paul Tremaine and his Aristocrats, who are at present filling the atmosphere in Young's with popular music, have been featuring "Tales of Tennessee," a dreamy waltz, published by Denton & Haskins. tJ5* &5* e«5» Leo Reisman, Victor recording artist, is now conducting his orchestra at the Central Park Casino. He has recently completed a Vitaphone short which is now being featured with "On With the Show" (Warner Brothers) at the Winter Garden. Show French Color Film Franco-Film Acquires Craig the Enchantress," on June NEW YORK, June 19. — FrancoFilm's new French color-film will be introduced here, opening on June 20 at the Craig Theatre, which was re Youthful Talker "NICKY" NESE "Nicky" Nese, the 8-year-old sensation of New York, who is being considered by several eastern producers for features roles in the talkers. The boy has all the qualities for success in the talkers being an excellent actor, and can sing and dance as well. He is under the personal management of Jack Livingston of New York. 1 i -t Wall Street Slant on Equity Fight With Producers NEW YORK, June 19.— Discussing the financial angle of the effect of an Equity deadlock for long, the Wall Street "boys" who spend their days downtown and their nights around Times Square are predicting a slumping market for film stocks, unless a satisfactory adjustment between Equity and the producers can be made soon. The further point out that this is just what some of the big 'uns in the financial district are waiting for. News of a strike or threatened strike has always sent down a company's stock, and for financiers who want to get valuable property at a cheap price, and also control of an industry, no time is more opportune nor more favorable than at the moment when serious labor trouble is in the air. Whether there is anything left in the film industry that is not now under the control of the banking group is another question, but should there be some stockholders who have been holding out, one can expect the big squeeze most any time now. Theatre ; Opening "Morgane, 20; Seeking Other Houses cently acquired by Edward Sullivan, American representative of the French firm. First production is "Morgane, the Enchantress," with Ivan Petrovich and Mistinguette. Plan is to operate on a continuous policy with weekly changes, only holding over smash films. It's the first instance of a foreign film concern sponsoring its own product for a Broadway opening after the fashion of the American companies. Seating capacity of the Craig is 1400, larger than the average socalled art theatre. Franco-Film is also reported as looking for other key city theatre holdings, with several now in negotiation. They control the Gaumont and Aubert chains in France, consisting of 104 theatres. Milton E. Pickman has been appointed general press representative of the organization here. Pickman was formerly associated with the late Walter J. Kingsley in the Ziegfeld Press Offices. Empire Under Way on Talking Shorts Series NEW YORK, June 19. — Empire Productions' eastern unit is in rehearsal on a single reel all-dialogue commedy with music and song, "The Wishbone," by Barnett M. Warren. Production is scheduled within one week at the Metropolitan Studios, Fort Lee, New Jersey. The cast includes Franklyn Farnum, Sylvia La Mard, Ruth Hamilton and Peggy Corella. Entire production is under the personal supervision of Boris L. Maicon. The series of twenty-six all-dialogue single reel comedies known as the Empire Talkies, will be distributed in Wisconsin and the northern peninsula of Michigan by J. S. Grauman's Celebrated Players Film Corporation — and in Minnesota, North and South Dakota by Talking Pictures Corporation of Minneapolis. i 1 1 Goldberg New Sales Head NEW YORK, June 19.— Joe H. Goldberg, until recently sales manager of the West Coast Division, has been appointed general sales manager of Columbia Pictures Corporation. 'THE TALK OF NEW YORK" IS TOLD OF BY THE STAR OF "THE TALK OF HOLLYWOOD" DE LUXE MEN'S TAILORS Messrs. Angrist-Califra : Just struck an idea for advertising your firm — I just finished my first talkie, "The Talk of Hollywood," and feel that you could use the slogan of "The Talk of New York" as a fitting title, as Tailors of Men. Your firm is deserving of this name. NAT CARR. NAT CARR Famous Star of Legitimate and Screen Stages ANGRIST-CALIFRA 39 West 46th Street NEW YORK CITY Bryant 5207