1937-38 international motion picture almanac (1938)

LOTHARIO ABROAD, original, by Estes Farmer, purchased by Carl Brisson. LOUDSPEAKER LOWDOWN, original, purchased by Warners, for Jane Froman, Glenda Farrell and Craig Reynolds; direction by William Clemens. LOVE AND LAUGHTER, original story by Aus tm Strong, who wrote "Seventh Heaven," acquired by Richard A. Rowland for release through i'aramount. LOVE BELOW FREEZING, original musical comedy, by Dana Burnet, acquired by Radio. LOVE DREAM, original, purchased by FitzPatrick Pictures. LOVE FLIGHT, original story by Frances Hyland and Saul Elkins, acquired by Twentieth CenturyFox to star Lawrence Tibbett. Music and lyrics are by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartb. Cast includes Pauline Frederick, Wendy Barrie and Gregory RatofT. LOVE IN THE MUD, novel, by Richard Worm ser, bought by Universal. LOVE INSURANCE, book, by Earl Derr Biggers, purchased by Universal; screen play by A. E. Thomas. LOVE IS NEWS, book, by William Litman and Frederick Stephanis, purchased by Twentieth Century-Fox. LOVE IS SOMETHING FUNNY, original story, by Alfred Fuller and Earl S. Pearsall, bought by Universal. LOVE LIKE THAT, original, by David Garth, purchased by Radio; production by Edward Kaufman; direction by Stephen Roberts. LOVE OF MIKE, original, by Leonard Lee, purchased by Columbia. LOVE TAKES FLIGHT, original, by Anne Morrison Chapin, bought by George Hirliman to be the basis of two independent productions. LOVE TRAP, THE, original story, bought by B. P. Schulberg for Paramount release. LOVE ON THE RUN, magazine story by Alan Green and Julian Brodie, bought by MGM for production by Joseph Mankiewicz. LOVERS ON PAROLE, original, by Adelaide Heilbron, purchased by Columbia. LUCK OF ROARING CAMP, THE, novel, by Bret Harte, acquired by Monogram. LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, adapted from Ann Jordan's Ladies Home Joumeil story, "Kitchen Privileges," acquired by Universal to star Jane Wyatt. MAD ABOUT MUSIC, an original, by Frederick Kohner and Marcella Burke, to Universal. MADAME CURIE, book, by Mile. Eve Curie, purchased by Universal, for Irene Dunne. MADAME WALEWSKA, novel, by Waclaw Ga siorowski, bought by MGM, to star Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer. MAID OF SALEM, original, by Bradley King, purchased by Paramount; production by Frank Lloyd; screen play by Durward Grinstead. MAIDEN VOYAGE, original story by Ernest Vajda, bought by MetroGoldwynMayer. MAKE A WISH, original, by Alice D. G. Miller and Philip Epstein, purchased by Radio, for Harriett Hilliard; production by Lee Marcus; direction by Leigh Jason. MAKING OF O'MALLEY, original, by Gerald Beaumont, purchased by Warners, for Pat O'Brien and Sybil Jason. MAN AND A WOMAN, A, acquired by B. P. Schulberg to produce for Paramount and to stat Gladys George and Edward Arnold. MAN I MARRIED, THE, novel, by M. Coates Webster, purchased by Universal. MAN IN EVENING CLOTHES, play, by Andre Picard and Yves Mirande, bought by Emanuel Cohen. Release through Paramount. MAN IN POSSESSION, play, by H. N. Harwood, bouglit by MGM. MAN OF A GHOST, THE, original, by Percival C. Wren, bought by MGM. MAN OF THE PEOPLE, novel, by Frank Dolan, acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MAN MUST LIVE, original, by Ben Grauman Kohn and Jerome Horwin, purchased by Radio; direction by Charles Vidor. MAN WHO WON THE WAR, THE, novel, by Robert Buckner, acquired by Columbia. MAN WITH A YOUNG WIFE, original, by Oliver H. P. Garrett, purchased by Selznick International (United Artists), for Edward Arnold; screen play by Mr. Garrett. MARCH OR DIE, original story, by Kyrill de Shishmareff. former member of the Foreign Legion in Morocco, dealing with the Spanish branch of the Legion, acquired by Warner. MARIE BASHKIRTSEFF, play, by Lajos Balint and Erno Anday, purchased by Radio, for Katharine Hepburn; screen play by Anthony Veiller. MARIE OF THE CIRCUS. Viennese musical comedy, by Al E. Jos. Morajdi, bought by Paramount. MARIE WALEWSKA, novel by Gasior Owski, acquired by MGM. MARINES ARE HERE, original, by Gerald Hickson, bought by Monogram. MARKED WOMAN, original story, acquired by Warner to star Bette Davis. MARY ROSE OF MIFFLIN, novel, by Frances Roberta Sterret, bought by MGM. MASTER MIND, story published in "The Saturday Evening Post," written by Leonard Lee, bought by Douglas McLean for production by Grand National. MASTER SKYLARK, novel, by John Bennett, bought by Radio to star Bobby Breen. MAYTIME, operetta, by Sigmund Romberg, purchased by MGM, for Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. MA2IE KENYON, play, by Bayard Veiller, bought by MGM, to star Gloria Swanson. MEET THE GIRLS, original unpublished story, by Albert Reynor and Jeff Moflfit, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox. MEN ARE SUCH FOOLS, book, by Faith Baldwin, purchased by Warners, for Bette Davis. MEN BEHIND, original, by Warners. MEN FROM GUIANA, original story, by Robert Thoeren, bought by MGM. MEN IN EXILE, original story, by Houston Branch and Marie Baumer, bought by First National. MEN WITH WINGS, original story, by James Norman Hall and Jeff Lazarus, acquired by Paramount. MERCHANT OF VENUS, original story by H C. Witwer, Jr., acquired by Warner to co-star Marie Wilson and Carol Hughes. MEXICAN QUARTERS, magazine story, by Tom Gill, published in "Cosmopolitan," bought by Radio. THE 19 3 7-38 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1268