1937-38 international motion picture almanac (1938)

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ODDS AGAINST HONOR, book (published as "Big Game"), by Francis Wallace, purchased by Radio. OF GREAT RICHES, novel, by Rose Franken, bought by David O. Selznick for release through United Artists. OF LENA GEYER, original, by Marcia Davenport, bought by Columbia. OFF COLOR, "Saturday Evening Post" story, acquired by I. E. Chadwick for Buster Keaton. OH, DOCTOR, novel, by Harry Leon Wilson, bought by Universal to star Edward Everett Horton. OLD SOAK, THE, play, by Don Marquis, bought by MGM, to star Wallace Beery under Walter Ruben's direction. ON THE AVENUE, musical, by Irving Berlin, acquired by 20th Century -Fox to star Dick Powell and Alice Faye. ON WITH THE DANCE, original, suggested by George Raft, and written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, acquired by Paramount. ON YOUR FEET, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Conway Tearle. ONCE A DOCTOR, original story by Frank Daugherty and Paul Perez, acquired by First National to star Donald Woods and Richard Purcell, opposite Jean Muir. ONCE OVER LIGHTLY, stage comedy, by George Holland, purchased by RKO-Radio to star Fred Stone. ONCE UPON A TIME, novel, by Fannie Hurst, bought by MGM. ONE CAME HOME, original, by Grace Norton, purchased by MGM. ONE GOOD MONTH, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Margaret Morris. ONE IF BY LAND, original story, by Winston Miller, bought by Republic. ONE IN A MILLION, original musical, by Mark Kelly and Leonard Praslcins. acquired by 20th Century-Fox to star Sonja Henie, figure-skating champion. ONE MAN'S BONUS, original story, by Lawrence Fohle and Thomas Ahearn. bought by Paramount. ONE MAN'S FAMILY, NBC radio script by Carleton Morse, bought bv Paramount. ONE MILE FROM HEAVEN, original story, by Judge Ren Lindsay, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox. to star Claire Trevor. O'REILLY OF NOTRE DAME, book, by Francis Wallace, purchased by Paramount. OUTLAW RIVER, original, by Tom Gibson. bought by Reliable. OVER THE WALL, origiiial by Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing Prison, acquired by First National. OUTCASTS OF POKER PLAT, book, by Bret Harte, purchased by Radio; production by Robert Sisk; screen play by Niven Busch. PAID HIS DEBT, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Conway Tearle. PAIR OF SIXES, play, by Edward Feple, acquired by RKO Radio to star the team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. PALS IN PARADISE, novel, by Peter B. Kyne. bought by Columbia. PARADISE ISLE, original, by Sidney Brentwood, bought by Monogram. PARIS ADVENTURE, original, acquired by Paramount to star Carole Lombard. PARK AVENUE DAME, original story, by Robert T. Shannon, to Columbia. PARK AVENUE LOGGER, Saturday Evening Post story, by Bruce Hutchinson, bought by George Hirliman to star George O'Brien. PAROLE, original, by Al Martin, purchased by Mercury Pictures, for Eddie Nugent; production by Sam Katzman: direction by Robert F. Hill. PEACH EDITION, original, by Mark Kelly, purchased by Twentieth Century -Fox, for Sonja Henie. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, original, purchased by Columbia, for Bing Crosby; production by Emanuel Cohen. PENROD AND SAM, novel, by Booth Tarkington, bought by Warner. PERFECT HARMONY, original, by Jacques Thiery, acquired by Samuel J. Briskin as a costarring vehicle for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers for Radio release. PERFECT SPECIMENS, THE, novel, by Samuel Hopkins Adams, bought by Warners to star Errol Flynn. PERIL RANGE,, magazine story, by Austin Corcoran and Myrtle Corey, bought by Warner. PERSONAL HISTORY, novel, by Vincent Sheean. dealing with a war correspondent in Morocco. China and Palestine, acquired by Walter Wanger for release through United Artists. PICCADILLY JIM, book, by P. G. Wodehouse. purchased by MGM for Robert Montgomery; direction by Robert Z. Leonard: production by Harry Rapf. PIGSKIN PARADE, original by Mark Kelly, acquired by Twentieth Century-Fox. PILOT X, .icquired by Fanchon Royer, to star John Carroll and Lona Andre. PINKERTON MAN, original story, by John W. Considine. acquired by 20th Century-Fox. PINKERTON THE DETECTIVE, original, by William Rankin, purchased by Paramount, for production by B. P. Schulberg. PIRATE'S LADY, THE, original story by John Francis Larkin, bought by Samuel Goldwyn for release through United Artists. PIT AND PENDULUM, novel, by Edgar Allen Poe, acquired by Warners. PLAYBOY, original, by Richard Connell, purchased by Paramount, for George Raft. PLUMBER'S PUDDING, story, by Gene Markey, bought by Douglas McLean as the fourth production on his Grand National program. POKER FACE, original, by Carl Oausen, purchased by Columbia. POLO JOE, original, purchased by Warners, for Toe E. Brown and Gaby Fay; direction by William McGann. PORT OF MISSING GIRLS, original story, by Howard Estabrook, bought by Monogram from Brenda Pictures Corporation. PORTIA ON TRIAL, magazine story, by Faith Baldwin, published by "Ladies Home Journal," bought by Republic. POST OFFICE INSPECTOR, original, by Mortimer Braus. purchased by Columbia. POSTAL INSPECTOR, original, by Robert Dillon and Kay Morris, purchased by Universal, for Ricardo Cortez. Patricia Ellis and Bela Lugosi; direction by Otto Brower; screen play by Horace McCoy and Robert Presnell. THE 19 3 7 MOTION C T U R E ALMANAC 1270