The Hollywood Reporter (Jan-Jun 1933)

Page Six THE i^ilPOi^Tit Ian. 20, 1933 REELIIVG AROUXD LOiXDOX Another enlightening column of film criticism by Lady Eleanor Smith. . . . Allan Dwan receiving Christmas cables from Hollywood. . . . Ann Grey and Lester Mathews have been and gone and got married. . . . Paramount sets are looking pretty slick these days; and, by the way, it looks as if some of the Marathon Street executives have been looking at the Rene Clair pictures: yeah, you can learn 3 few tricks outsida Hollywood some times! . . . Sally Sutherland sending out B.I. P. "dope" over the holidays to keep we press boys busy. . . Thorold Dickenson is still splicing the Swanson epic: almost a life sentence! . . . Anna Neagle sending Christmas cards from the seaside. . . , Here'? a crack from "Ballyhoo." a new and snappy London revue : Film Sketch ; says the Director to the Script Clerk: "Are the artists on the set yet?" — comes the reply: "Yeah — they've been there two days! ... All right, maybe you heard it before. • Tom Wails Ihe directs as well as acts, so they tell me' entertaining Clara Bow at his Epsom Manor: now where did he meet Clara before? . . . Wei!, it's our modest opinion that "wiper dissolves" are O.K. but they look "mechanical" and they detract very often — trouble is they are used in the wrong places , . . leastways, that's what we think; so what's it to you? . . . Herbert Wilcox offered Ramon Novarro the lead in his forthcoming production of "Bitter Sweet" — and what did you reply. Metro? . . It seems as if half Hollywood spent New Year's at St. Moritz. Switzer land: There were the Eddie Couldings. the Harold Lloyds, the Tim Whelans ( Miriam Seegar \ , the Leslie Fentons (Ann Dvorak). Hobart Henley and Cyril Gardner . . . Alfred Hitchcock will no doubt announce a severance with B.I.P, in a few days; kind of a hunch of our's, that's all. . . . jack Saunders lunching with Maurice Elvey . . . Dorothy Hyson spending her vacation in Scotland. . . . James Wong Howe looking over the Caumont plant, . . . Peter Burnup wisecracking in his "Parade" colyum. . . Richard Bird still wearing that "College" coat he bought some years back in N. Y. • They made Miriam Hopkins eat English style in "Trouble in Paradise"— you are a clever one. Lubitsch! . . . Norman Foster was billed as Wallace Ford here in "Prosperity" : We thought he was Mr. Claudette Colbert. . . . Jeffrey Bernard's cigars get longer. . . . That's a crack, but you won't get it. . . . jimmie Sloan with Warwick Ward at the Kit-Kat and Arthur Jarrat with a whole heap of "yes men "... Dave Bader sent out a mourning card for Christmas and fooled us by writing on it: "Depression is dead!" . . . Henderson Cleeland walking for exercise . , other "execs" might try it, . . Ho hum! a major Hollywood studio has taken up the option of a well known English dramatist: the gag is he has been tried for pics over here several times and is |ust a pain in the — well, anyway, no doubt, at the end of a year, the company in question will realize that it was all a big, big mistake! . . . that's Hollywood, pal! Six Monarch Films Sold For Showings In India New York. — Freuler Associates have sold six Monarch "thrill adventures" to the India Films Ltd.. of Madras. The list comprises "The Savage Girl," "The Kiss of Araby," "Green Paradise," "East of Sudan." "White Ivory" and "Zanzibar," Ceo. Seitz Assigned George B. Seitz will direct and supervise "The Lovable Liar" for Columbia. The original story is by Harry O. Hoyt and production wil start next week, MCM Tests johann MCM tested Zita johann for the feminine lead in the Beery-Gable Russian opus, "Soviet." which Frank Capra will direct. Picture Heads Fight Bankers (Continued from page 1 ) group or groups. The banks feel that receiverships will make the merging process more logical and easy, stalling possible court actions of stockholders and bondholders. Those companies selected to take the rap do not want the receiver whip over their heads and they have not. as yet, been satisfied with the merging set-up suggested by the banks. It is felt that the industry leaders, without making any threats, are playing a waiting game, feeling that conditions are on the mend, that a little further financing plus a drive for economy all down the line, will place them in a position of saving the companies involved and putting them on the profit side of the ledger They do want a pooling of the nation's theatres in a manner that will kilt off 90 per cent of the big losses of the industry, and are willing and ready to listen to the idea of a general exchange in every key center, with all shipments and physical handling of films from those headuqarters instead of individual offices in those spots. It is understood that one or two of the heads of companies taking the bankers' pounding have suggested, "withdraw your financing, we have other channels to furnish us money." But that is looked on as mere talk Speyer & Company, a banking house that has not been in the limelight so far, has come to the front for Radio-Keith-Orpheum in an attempt to assist that company in any difficulty that may be encountered at this time. The Speyer representative. Ralph Wolf, is now working with Louts Cohn, head of the RKO real estate department. British Censors Pass 53 Features During Nov. London. — The report of the British Board of Film Censors shows that 53 feature films, all sound, were passed during November of last year, an increase of 14 over the corresponding month in 1 93 1 . The board also passed 83 shorts, all sound, which compares with 167 a year ago, of which 70 were silent. Beatty Finishes Job Clyde Beatty finishes shooting today on "The Big Cage" at Universal, and leaves Sunday for Peru. Ind , to get his indoor equipment ready for indoor appearances with his lions and tigers at Chicago and Detroit, Verschleiser Happy Philadelphia. — The Earle Theatre here reports that the take last week on Ben Verschleiser's World Wide production. "Breach of Promise." was slightly more than $29,000, Hanemann-Rauh Team H. W, Hanemann and Stanley Rauh have been assigned to write the stories for the series of one-reel bridge shorts that Eli Culbertson will make for Radio. The bridge expert comes west next month. P^artos Back At Para. ^^^^^Pf^ank Partos is back on the Paramount writing staff and has been assigned to prepare the continuity for "Jennie Gerhardt." a forthcoming Schulberg production. Paris Amusement Taxes Drop Badly Paris. — The entertainment tax collected in Paris for the month of October last amounted to 8.521,000 francs, as against 11.969,000 in October. 1931. For the first seven months of the 1932 fiscal year, the tax was 32,254.000 francs, compared with 65.418,000 the previous year, a decline of about 20 per cent. Atlas Studios Busy On Synchronizing Jobs New York, — With several synchronizing jobs just completed and more in the works. Atlas Sound Recording studio is having a busy time. If has just completed synchronizing a war film, "Forgotten Men." produced by Sam Cummins, and one called "Soviets on Parade," made by Raymond Rabusch. Six shorts will be produced at the Atlas plant by Henry Rogers and Harold McCracken, New Writer At Col. ^^mes M, Cain, magazine writer, nas been signed by Columbia to write an original story as his first job under a term contract with that company. 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