Hollywood Filmograph (Jun-Aug 1929)

34 August 3, 1929 Doings in J^ew Tor\ Studios and J^earby Cities STUDIO STAR DIRECTOR ASST. DIR. CAMERAMAN STORY SCENARIST REMARKS Preparing Preparing Preparing Preparing Shooting Shooting Shooting AMERICAN SOUND RECORDING CORP. E. Smith Casting 34 W. 44th St., N. Y. C. Kid Komedies Corp. National Sound Pictures Kid Stars Catherine Porter Anna Thomas Pearl Ramoy Art Landry Jean La Marr S. Edwin Graham S. Edwin Graham Edwin Earle Graham John Noble John Noble John Noble Edwin Earle Smith Edwin Earle Smitl Edwin Earle Smitl Edwin Earle Smith Edwin E. Smith Edwin Earle Smitl Phil Armand Phil Armand Phil Armand Phil Armand Phil Armand Phil Armand Kid Komedies Series "Collegiate" Series "Bathing Beauty" Series "Show Girl" Series Art Landry Series Jean La Marr Series "La Rosita" METROPOLITAN FORT LEE STUDIOS Rayart Raytone Talking Pietures, In Al Herman-E. Gilbert Chrestian's Band Chrestian-Barnett Fred Ardath Robert Bentley Al Herman Introducing Mignon Laird Tommy Christain and Palisades Orchestra J. S. Harrington J. S. Harrington J. S. Harrington Fred Ardath Mark Linder J. S. Harrington J. S. Harrington Bert Gain Bert Oann Bert Cann Bert Oann "Snappy Tunes" (Reel) "Jazzmania" (1 Reel) ' 'Pep and Personality" "Cabaret Nights" "Ankles" (2 Reels) "Melodies" Fred Ardath Mark Linder Garrett Fort Preparing Finished ' 'Applause" "Gay Lady" PARAMOUNT LONG ISLAND Psramount-Famous-Lasky R. C. A. 24th St., 8 Lexington Ave., N. Y. Radio Pictures Helen Morgan Lawrence-Petri-Ruggles Ronben Mamoulian Bob Florey Otto Brower 2nd, Ray Oozin« Freddie Fleck Ed Graham George Folsey Bill Stiner Langry-La Marr Jack Noble Frank Mushmore "The Gobs' Follies" VICTOR TALKING MACHINE, Camden, N. J. Columhia Mamie Smith Basil Smith Wm. J. Macdonald Dal Olawson "Jail House Blues" (1 Reel) VITAPHONE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. New York Warner Bros. Red Nichols and His Five Pennies Grace Johnston and Original Indiana Five Hurst-Vogt Anderson-Graves Murray Roth Murray Roth Murray Roth Murray Roth Murray Roth Edward F. Hurley Edw. F. Hurley Edwin S. Hurley Ed. Hurley Phil Quinn Phil Quinn Phil Quinn Phil Quinn Phil Quiqn Du Par-Foster Du Par-Foster Rescher Du Par-Foster Du Par Rescher Du Par-Foster Marion Haslup and Margery Whittington Margery Whittington DeloreB Porter Meek-Haslup Marion Haslup Ray Phelps Ray Phelps Ray Phelps Tom De Baryshe Stewart Moss J. A. D. MacDonal J. A. D. MacDonal "Bore-i-fying tne American Girl' ' Series ' 'Bore-i-fying the Amerioan Girl' ' ' 'Came Dawn' ' ' 'Bore-i-fying the American Girl' ' Series Ed. F. Hurley EASTERN PARAGON, N. J. Hurley Productions, Inc. Mason Wadsworth Preparing 3hootiiig Preparing The BROADWAY Screen NEW YORK, July 31.— What was hailed last week by a specially invited audience as another revolutionary development in motion pictures, comparable to the advent of dialogue films, was a demonstration by the Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation at the Rivoli Theatre) New York, of the Paramount Magnafilm, which threw a picture on the screen that filled the entire width of the stage and for the first time gave proof that the efforts of scienists to develop commercial sereoscopic pictures were near fruition. The demonstration, which included scenes of the seashore and a country road, as well as a four-reel talking and singing feature, lasted for more than an hour, and was attended by an audience of 300 publishers, editors, bankers, scientists and motion picture executives. The pictures, photographed on 56 millimeter film, were projected on a screen 40 feet wide and 20 feet high. Standard film is 35 millimeters and the normal size of a picture shown on the regular screen at the Rivoli is 17 feet, 4 inches wide and 13 feet, 6 incres high. Paramount Magnafilm has passed the experimental stage. The feature shown last week, 'You're in the Army Now," featuring Johnny Burke, well known vaudeville star, is now ready to be shown in theatres. The first public showing will be given on Broadway soon. <£ <£ <£ Public attention was focused on the increased entertainment value of the large screen on the night of December 6, 1926, when Paramount introduced the Magnascope in connection with the showing of "Old Ironsides." The effect on the audience at the premiere of that picture was electrifying when suddenly the screen filled the entire stage width. The increased size of the picture through Magnascope was obtained by the use of magnifying lenses and not from increased film width. It was then that Mr. Zukor had Lorenzo Del Riccio. who invested the Magnascope, begin intensive work on wide film. Work was carried on by Mr. Del Riccio and a staff of assistants at the Paramount studios in Hollywood and New York. Just as they were perfecting their cameras and lenses for this wide film the new element of sound projected itself into the picture. This brought forth an entirely new problem. To meet this Mr. Zukor had Mr. Del Riccio equip a new laboratory across the street from the Paramount studio in Astoria, L. I., and there for the last two years he has been perfecting the Paramount Magnafilm which was demonstrated at the Rivoli. ^* ^w %5* Wide film in itself is not new, having been used 33 years ago, but Paramount Magnafilm is the first wide film to be developed along commercially practical lines. It gives third dimension to the picture on the screen due to the increased area, Mr. Del Riccio pointed out. "The observer focusses his attention upon the center of action in the screen and in so doing the other portions of the picture resolve themselves into the original planes occupied by the characters or properties," Del Riccio explained. "Thus the observer gets a new feeling of the relationship of planes that has not been evident on the smaller screen where the eye of the observer could embrace the entire screen. This new area does not pro duce any eye strain because it is still less than the entire angle of vision of the normal eye. Stereoscopic values are also evident in Magnafilm due to the new methods of lighting that the cameraman uses for the wider angles now made possible for the first time." NEW YORK BRIEFS WARNER BROS. EASTERN VITAPHONE STUDIOS, BROOKLYN, N. Y.— Under Bryan Foy's direction, James J. Corbett and Neil O'Brien have just made a short subject. Neil O'Brien is a famous minstrel man, while Corbett is very well known in pugilistic circles. Both are experienced stage artists. ^* t£& t&* "Just Like a Man," written by John L. Hobble, is being made into a Vitaphone short subject under Murray Roth's direction. Martin May plays the husband, Mary Mulhern, the wife, and six-year-old Sybil Leve, the child. Miss Mnlhern is also a Ziegfeld show girl. ^* t&*l Ci?* Weight of almost a ton is represented in "The Big Paraders," a short subject in which six young people are participating, under Murray Roth's direction. Two of the Waites family are in the cast, as are Elsie Thiel, Charlotte Conrad, Edna Howard and Ben Wise. ^* ^w ^* George Price, who played for the Shuberts for seven years, and then produced "The Song Writer" in which he starred last seaoson, has just finished a short subject, Murray Roth directing. Frank McNellis appeared with Mr. Price. &5* «!?• *!?* "You Tell 'Em, I Stuter," a short sketch, has just been completed by the vaudeville team of Savoy and Mann. AL JOLSON'S WIFE REPORTED BETTER NEW YORK, Aug. 1.— Ruby Keeler, star of "Show Girl" and wife of Al Jolson, was reported resting easily today at Lenox Hill Hospital, Park avenue and Seventy-second street, where she was rushed following a collapse during her performance Saturday night Hospital attaches said today that she had suffered a nervous breakdown due to mental, physical and nervous strain, in perfecting her part in "Show Girl," her first important role. They said a few weeks' rest would about her complete recovery. >nng Producer-Actor Franklin Pangborn is rapidly winning renown for himself as a producer-actor. His Vine Street Theatre is establishing itself under his personal supervision as one of the leading playhouses of the Southland. "The Jade God" is now showing at that popular theatre.