The Hollywood Reporter (Jan-Jun 1933)

Ian. 20. 1933 liU Page Seven Dave Allen Completes 17 Years O Casting Dave Allen, general manager of the Central Casting Bureau, celebrates his seventeenth year as a casting chief this month, having organized and operated the casting service bureaus which, on January ', 1926, became the office he now heads. His present organization includes a staff of associates who started with him at the Bureau's inception, the majority of them working with him many years before the casting office came into existence. Central Casting was started through the efforts of W. J. Reynolds, secretary of the erstwhile Motion Picture Producers Association, the present Association of Motion Picture Producers continuing the project. Allen's first office was the Service Bureau, which placed players on a wholesale scale along lines similar to the present bureau. The Service Bureau merged with Screen Talent, another bureau, in 1918, becoming Screen Service, which organization in turn was transformed into Central Casting. Among the graduates of the bureau are Joe Egli. assistant to Fred Datig, casting director for Paramount; Billy Gordon, who is also with Datig; Rex Bailey, free lance agent and one time assistant caster at Fox. and Frank Rinaldi. assistant casting director at MGM. Every member of Aliens' staff has a long record of service with him. Gus Dembling. assistant general man ager, has thirteen years to his credit, Frank Stemple and Bert Hampton, casting directors, twelve years each; Ruth Campbell, his secretary, fifteen years; Bernice Saunders, chief telephone operator, eight years; and Frank Roderick. Albert Smith and Jack Phillips, the remaining casting directors, each seven years. Only Yesterday' Held Till After U' Vacation Due to the inability of John Stahl to secure the loan of players under contract to other companies for the two featured spots in "Only Yesterday," indications point to the picture being set back on the Universal production schedule until after the studio shutdown, which is slated for six weeks, starting March 4 Rapf Takes 'Move On* With Ralph Graves' departure from the executive staff at MGM, Harry Rapf has taken over the supervision of the story, "Move On," to which Graves had been assigned. Tiffany Thayer is writing the screen play, with Durante, Gable and Beery slated for top spots Lloyd To Universal Rollo Lloyd swings over to Unisal from "Strictly Personal" at Paramount and goes into the cast of "Niagara Falls" Max Marcin Argues For Writer Royalty New York. — Before leaving for the coast on the President Grant. Max Marcin. of Paramount, issued a statement recommending that writers and directors be paid through a percentage of the gross, thereby making individual ability count. Chesterfield To Make Love Is Like That* Although George Batchelor is in Europe, his production staff has concluded a deal for the purchase of "Love Is Like That." a novel by Beulah Poynter. It will be the next Chesterfield production under the direction of Richard Thorpe. George Meeker has been engaged for the cast. The story sale was negotiated by the Wertheim and Norton office. Butler Assigned David Butler has been assigned to direct "Department Store" for Fox. James Dunn and Sally Eilers will be co-starred. The original story is by Margaret Rigdon and screen play by Gladys Lehman. Rubin On Pick-Up' Daniel Rubin has been added to the Paramount writing staff and is working on the adaptation of "Pick-Up," which is slated to go into production today, with George Raft and Sylvia Sidney in starring spots Wally Young Off On World Trip Feb. 10 Completing his work on the screen play of "Bedtime Story," Waldemar Young winds up his term contract with Paramount, and is planning to leave on an extended vacation that includes a trip around the world. He and his wife leave for Shanghai February 1 0, and expect to spend four months in Europe before returning to Hollywood next August. Although he has not signed a new ticket, it is understood Young has a verbal agreement with Paramount to return. Phil Harris May Be In Musical Feature Lou Brock is considering using Phil Harris in his musical feature, "Maiden Voyage." because of the success of the Radio short, "So This Is Harris.' Brock has an option on Harris for another short and will likely use him in this feature instead. Mary Astor To Warners Warners yesterday engaged Mary Astor for a featured role in "Little Giant," in which Edward C. Robinson will be starred. Sam Rork Returning New York. — Arriving on the Bremen today are Sam Rork and Alexander Woollcott, LOUIS A. SARECKY 1 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER 1 So This Is Africa 1 Starring 1 BERT WHEELER-ROBERT WOOLSEY 1 A Columbia Picture 1