1937-38 international motion picture almanac (1938)

Lan— La P LANG &. HEALY: (See 1936-37 Motion Picture Almanac.) LANGAN, JACK: Brancli Manager, Denver. Col. b. Kansas City, Mo., September 2. 1894; e. Sweeney's School of Engineering. Business experience with city of Kansas City, the Morris Packing Co., Columbia Steel Products Co. In the film industry with Select, Standard Film and Warner. With Universal since 1929. LANGAN. JOHN: Director, b. Boston, Mass.. February 25, 1902; h. 5 feet 11 Inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 175 pounds; p. Clare Martha Dawes, non-professional; e. Notre Dame College: hobbies include horseback riding and yachting. 12 years stage experience In the New York theatre as assistant stage manager, stage manager and director. Among the productions are: ••Americans All." "The Depths." "Crime." "The Boad to Bome." ••Easy Virtue." '•Antony and Cleopatra." "Upstairs and Down." "The Ladder." "Borneo and Juliet" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." He directed the revue, ••The Little Show," for Brady and Wlman at the Music Box theatre of New York. Co-directed for the screen "The Kibitzer," "Darkened Booms," "Sarah and Son," "The Light of Western Stars," Paramount. Signed Paramount contract. LANGAN, WILLIAM: (See 1936-37 Motion Picture -ilmanac.) LANGOON. HARRY: Actor, b. Council Bluffs. Iowa, •lune 15. 1884; brown hair and blue eyes; m. Mabel Sheldon; hy. golf. Stage experience includes musical comedy, stock and vaudeville. Produced "Johnny's New Car." Screen experience began with Mack Sennett. making a series of two-reel silent comedies. For First National he appeared In "The Strong Man," "Long Pants.'' ••Tramp. Tramp. Tramp." "Heart Trouble," "Three's a Crowd." and "The Chaser." For Boach In "Sky Boy,'' "Skirt Shy." "Hotter Than Hot." "The Fighting Parson." "The Big Kick": In 1930 in "The Head Guy." ••The Shrimp," 'The King," MGM-Harry Langdon, Hal Roach Comedies. Appeared In "Hallelujah I'm B Bum" (1933). United Artists; (1932-33) in Mermaid Comedies, Educational release, and Paramount short product; "My Weakness," Fox. In 1935: Columbia short product. LANGDON. LILLIAN: (See 1936-37 Motion Picture Almanac.) LANGE, ARTHUR: Musical Director. In 1933: "Best of Enemies." "Life in the Baw." "Smoky," "Jimmy and Sally." Fox. In 1934: "Frontier Marshal." "Orient Express," "Stand Up and Cheer." Fox. In 1935: "One .More Spring." ■•The Little Colonel." "Doubting Thomas," •'The Daring Young Man," "Under the Pampas Moon," "Orchids to You." Fox; "Thanks a Million," 20th Century-Fox. In 1936: "It Had to Happen." "Girl's Dormitory." "Under Your Spell," "Banjo on My Knee," 20th Century-Fox; "The Great Ziegfeld," MGM; "The Magnificent Brute." U. In 1937: "On the Avenue." 20th Century-Fox. LANGE. ERICH: Sound Engineer. In 1933: "The Golden Goal," Bavaria Films; "Hallo. Hallo hier spricht Berlin"; "Die unsichtbare Front"; "SchifT ohne Hafen." Ariel! "Das Lied der Sonne," Itala; "SOS Iceberg." Universal. In 1934: "Abenteuer im Sudexpress," B. N. Film; "Begine." In 1935: "Pappl," Lloyd. LANGE, FREDERICK W.: General foreign representative for Continental Europe. Paramount Pictures, Inc., New York: b. Elberfeld. Germany. Aug. 3, 1889; e. high school, and Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. Telephone tralHe engineer. E.xport manager Fox Film Corporation; managing director of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Paramount International Corporation. General foreign representative for Continental Europe. LANGE, MARY: (See 1936-37 Motion Picture Almanac.) LANGE. SAMUEL: Costumes. In 1936: "The Lone Wolf Returns." "The Music Goes 'Round." "You May Be Next," "And So They Were Married," "Devil's Squadron," Columbia. LANGFORD. FRANCES: Singer-Actress. b. Lakeland, Florida; h. 5 feet 3 inches: dark brown hair and brown eyes; w. 101 pounds: p. 'Vasco and Anna Langford, non-professionals: e. high school and Southern College; hy. candid camera pictures and radio scripts. Stage experience in vaudeville, night clubs and national radio programs. In 1935: collaborated on lyrics and appeared in "Every Night at Eight," and appeared in "Collegiate," both Paramount: appeared in "Broadway Melody of 1936," MGM. In 1936: "Palm Springs." Paramount; "Born to Dance. ■■ MGM; "The Hit Parade," Republic. LANGLEY, BRYAN: Lighting expert to British International Pictures. London, b. London, Dec. 29. 1909; married: e. Wellington School: whole business career In aims. Joined H. B. Parkinson Productions at Christmas, 1926, acting as assistant cameraman, negative cutter and news reel photographer; chief cameraman on eight quota silents. With talkers, worked for B.I. P., Gainsborough and others. For BIP: 'Someone at the Door," '•Full Tilt." "Double Error," '•The Limping MaiL." '•No Escape": •Kathleen Mavourneen." Argyle; "The Lilac Domino," GraftonCapitol; "French Leave," Pathe. LANGLEY, NOEL: Writer. In 1937: wrote screen play ■•Maytime,' MGM. LANGSNER. CLARA: (See 1936-37 Motion Picture Almanac.) LANIA, LOO: Writer. In 1936: Handled adaptation of "A Woman Alone," General film. LANNING, FRANK: (See 1936-37 Motion Picture Almanac. ) LANNING, REGGIE: Cameraman. In 1936: collaborated on photography, "The Return of Jimmy "Valentine, "Laughing Irish Eyes," "The Harjpester." Republic. LAN NGN, JAMES A.: Motion picture art director. Blaine-Thompson Co. b. New York City; e. New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. Art Students League Formerly art director of United Advertising Agency and George L. Dyer Co. LANSINGER. JOHN M." Writers' agent. J. M. Lansinger, Inc., Guaranty Bldg. ; b. Millersville, Pa., Sept. 10, 1892; e. Pennsylvania State Normal School, 1911: Franklin and Marshall. 1914; married and has two children. Jack and Joan; hy. tennis and golf. Associated with number of publishers. Owner and publisher of (":ollege Humor, 1921-1933, also published Real Detective and other magazines. Started agency in Holly^vood. October, 1935. Represent writers of eight New York literary agents. Associate Dorothy Ann Blank, who was six years on editorial staff of Red Book, eight years with College Humor. LANTE. DIANE: Actress. In 1936: "The Wedding March." FrancoAmerican Sales; "H Be Burlone," Nuovo .Mondo. LANTZ, WALTER: Producer of Animated Cartoons, b. New Bochelle. N. Y.. April 27, 1899; married; e. high school; m Dons Uollister. Five years as animator of cartoons for W. B. Hearst. This series consisted of "Katzenjamer Kids." "Happy Hooligan." "Maude the Mule." "Krazy Kat." and "Jerry on th« Job." One year animating "Mutt and Jeff" cartoons. Five years as director of cartoons for J. R. Bray, with the several series "Col. Heeza Uar," "Dinky Doodle" and Pete the Pup " Two years as gag man on two-reel comedies for Mack Sennett, Hal Boach and Universal. Eight years as director and producer of Universal cartoons, ' Oswald the Babbit." "Pooch the Pup" and color series titled •'Cartune Classics." Also produced color cartoon in sound which appeared ip opening of Paul Whiteman "King of Jazz." In 1936 became independent producer for the New Universal, producing two series of cartoons: "Oswald Babbit" and "Meany Miny Moe." LANVIN. JEANNE: Designer. In 1935: costumes, "La Dame aux Camelias," Les Distributeurs Francais. LANZI. FULVIA: Player. In 1936: "Squadrone Bianco" ("White Squadron"), E.N.I.C. LAPAIRE, LEO: Writer. In 1937: wrote novel and prepared adaptation of '•The Eternal Mask," MayerBurstyn. LAPIN, B.: Writer. In 1936: collaborated on scenario "A Son of Mongolia," Amkino. LAPIS, JOSEPH: Sound. In 1936: "Dracula's Daughter," ••Crash Donovan," Universal. LA PLANTE, LAURA: Actress, b. St. Louis, Mo., November 1, 1904; h. 5 feet, 3 inches; blond hair and blue eyes; w. 118 pounds; e. San Diego high school, and received her stage training in amateur theatricals; div. William Seiter; m. Irving Asher, Warner producer. Entered pictures In 1919 for Christie comedies with Neal Burns. Among her pictufes: "Home, James," "Bewart of Widows." "Butterflies in the Bain." "The Cat and the Canary," "Love Thrill," "Silk Stockings," "Finden Keepers," "Thanks for the Buggy Bide" and many others, all for Universal, including "Show Boat," in 1929 In ••Scandal," "The Last Warning," "Hold Tour Man": and in "Captain of the Guard' (1930), "The King of Jazz"; (1931), "Sea Ghost." Peerless. In 1933: "Her Imaginary Lover" and "The Girl In Possession." In 1934 T H E 19 3 7-3 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 543