1937-38 international motion picture almanac (1938)

GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, play, by Tom Wise, purchased by Twentieth Century Fox. GEORGE LOVELACE, TOLPUDDLE MARTYE. novel, by Peter Eben Ward, bought in London by Max Scliach of Capital. GET IT FIRST, original story, by Harry Hirsch field, bought by Warners. GETTYSBURG, original, by Mackinley Kantor, bought by Paramount to star Fred MacMurray. GILBERT MEETS SULLIVAN, original stage play from the pens of Marion Dix and Lesser Samuels, bought by Gaumont British. GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST, play, by David Belasco, produced on Broadway some years ago, bought by MGM, for Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. GIRLHOOD OF A QUEEN, play by Sil-Vara. bought by Gaumont British, to star Nova Pilbeam. GLORY COMMANDS, THE, original story, dealing with the United States Naval Academy, acquired by Radio, to star John Beal and Joan Fontaine. GLORY TRAIL, original, by John T. Neville, purchased by Crescent, for Tom Keene; production by E. B. Derr; direction by Lynn Shores; screen play by John Neville. GOGETTER, THE, a Cappy Ricks story, written by Peter B. Kyne, bought by Warner, starring George Brent and Ricardo Cortez. GOING STRONG, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Conway Tearle. GOLD, magazine story, by Clarence Budington Kelland, purchased by Paramount. GOLD BULLETS, epic story of Death Valley, by Charles G. Booth, bought by Paramount. GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT, magazine story, by Clements Ripley, purchased by Warner Brothers. GOLD SHIP, book, by James Oliver Curwood, purchased by Victory Pictures. GOLDEN HONEYMOON, magazine story, by Ring Lardner, purchased by Columbia, for Walter Connolly. GONE TO EARTH, novel, by Mary Webb, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox to star Simone Simon. GONE WITH THE WIND, novel, by Margaret Mitchell, purchased by David O. Selznick. GOOD JUSTICE, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Conway Tearle. GORGEOUS, original, from an idea by Marc Lachmann, purchased by Grand National. GORGEOUS HUSSY, book, by Samuel Hopkins Adams, purchased by MGM, for Joan Crawford and Robert Taylor; production by Joseph Mankiewicz; direction by Clarence Brown. GOVERNMENT AGENT, original, by Philip Evans, bought by Condor Productions, for release through Grand National. GRAND BOUNCE, short story recently published in "Liberty Magazine," acquired by MetroGoldwyn Mayer. GRAND GESTURE— TEN GRAND, magazine story, by Alex Rackowe, bought by Columbia. GRAND PASSION, original by Norman Krasna and Zeppo Marx, bought by Mervyn LeRoy as his first picture as an independent producer. Fernand Gravet. GRAY PARROTT, THE, sea story by Vivian Gaye, bought by Paramount to star Akim Tamirofl and John Howard. GREAT CROONER, THE, novel by Clarence Budington Kelland which appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post," bought by Mervyn LeRoy. GREAT DAY, play, by Vincent Youmans, purchased by MGM, for Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. GREAT GARRICK, THE, original story, acquired by Mervyn LeRoy, for release through Warners. GREAT GUNS, original, by Jack McGowan and Sid Silvers, purchased by MGM, for Eleanor Powell; music by Cole Porter. GREAT LAUGHTER, story by Fanny Hurst, acquired by Metro-Goldwyii-Mayer. GREAT LOVE, play, by Ferenc Molnar, bought by MGM. GREEN GROW THE LILACS, play by Lynn Riggs, acquired by MGM from Radio to star Franchot Tone. GREW, novel, by Margaret Sidney, acquired by B. F. Zeldman of Zeldman Productions for release through Grand National. GRIM ROCK, original story, by Crane Wilbur, bought by Warners. Idea for film suggested bv Alcatraz Prison. GUN FOR SALE, book, by Graham Greene, purchased by Paramount, for release as "This Gun for Hire"; production by A. M. Botsford; screen play by Dore Sclfary. HAIL FROM HEAVEN, original, by Everett Freeman, bought by Republic. HALFWAY HOUSE, novel, by Ellery Queen, purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. HAPPY FELLOW, original, by Allan Scott, bought by Radio. HAPPY GO LUCKY, original story, acquired by Republic Pictures for Phil Regan. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, original, by Booth Tarkington, purchased by Principal Productions (Sol Lesser), for Bobby Breen; direction by Kurt Neumann. HAUL YOUR FREIGHT, original, purchased by Chesterfield -In vincible. HAVANA, original story, bought by Paramount, to star Dorothy Lamour and Leif Erickson. HE MEETS A GIRL, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Margaret Morris. HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE AND ROBIN, book, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, purchased by Warners, for Olivia de Havilland, Sybil Jason and Patric Knowles; screen plav by Casey Robinson. HEADING FOR THE RIO GRANDE, original by Robert Emmett, acquired by Ed Finney as a western vehicle for Tex Ritter in the series he is making for Grand National release. HEADLINE HUNTRESS, original story, by Lillian Worth and Edythe Zell. 30th Century-Fox. by Twentieth Century -Fox. HELADQUARTERS, original story, by Arthur Arthur, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox. HEART FLUSH, original by William R. Lipman and Houston Branch, acquired by Columbia. HEATHER OF THE HIGH LAND, novel, by Arthur Spring, bought by Universal. HEAVEN ON WHEELS, original, by Harry Sel by. about life in an automobile trailer town. bought by Samuel Gokiwyn. HEIDI, original story, by Johanna Spyri, acquired by Twentieth Century -Fox. HELENE WILFLUER, book, by Vicki Baum, purchased by French Motion Picture Company, for production abroad by Jose Marquis Films. THE 19 3 7-38 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1265