1937-38 international motion picture almanac (1938)

PRAYER FOR MY SON, A, novel, by Hugh Walpole, bought by Warners, to star Kay Francis and Mauch twins. PRESIDENT'S MYSTERY STORY, magazine story, in which the following collaborated: Rupert Hughes, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Anthony Abbot, Rita Weiman. S. S. Van Dine and John Erskine; from a mystery plot suggested by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Fulton Oursler, purchased by Republic. PREVENTER OF ACCIDENTS, magazine story, by Clarence Budington Kelland, purchased by Columbia. PRICE HE PAID, original, purchased by Leicbter Productions, for Conway Tearle. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Helen Jerome's dra matization of the Jane Austen classic, acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to star Clark Gable and Norma Shearer. PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, novel by Mark Twain, bought by Warners to star the Mauch Twins. PRINCE OF PILSEN, operetta, by Frank Pixley and Gustavc Enders, acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. PRIVATE ENEMY, original story, bought by Twentieth Century-Fox for Don Ameche. Victor McLaglen and Sidney Blackmer also named for the cast. PROFESSIONAL ESCORT, original story, by Sam Engel, bought by 20th Century -Fox. PUNCHINELLO, book, by Martin Justice, purchased by Howard Brown. PURITAN AT LARGE, novel, by I. A. R. Wylie, bought by Univers.al. PURPLE AND FINE LINEN, book, by May Edington, purchased by Columbia, for Jean Arthur; direction by Edward Ludwig. PUZZLE FOR FOOLS, original, by Patrick (Juentin, bought by Radio. QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE, original story by Max Marcin, bought by Paramoimt. QUEEN OF THE YUKON, novel, by Jack London, bought by Monogram Pictures. QUESTION OF HONOR, original story, by Peter B. Kyne, acquired by Columbia. QUINTUPLETS TO YOU, original story, by Olga Moore, acquired by Robert Sisk for release through RKO Radio. Screen play written by Maxwell Shane. QUO VADIS, book, by Henryk Sienkiewicz, purchased by MGM. RACE THE SUN, novel, by Dale Collins, bought by MGM. RACKETEERS IN EXILE, original, by Harry Sauber, bought bv Columbia to star George Bancroft. RADIO CITY REVELS, musical comedy, the first Jesse L. Lasky production for release through RKO Radio. Alex A. Aarons, Broadway stage producer, assigned to assist with the screen production. RADIO PATROL, original story, by Eddie Sullavan and Charles Smith, acquired by Universal. RAIDERS OF THE SPANISH PEAKS, book, by Zane Grey, purchased by Paramount, for Buster Crabbe; production by A. M. Botsford; screen play by John Krafft. RAINBOW OVER THE RIVER, acquired by Sol Lesser for release through RKO Radio, with Bobby Breen in the leading role. REAL GLORY, THE, novel, by Charles Clifford, bought by Samuel Goldwyn to star Gary Cooper for release tlirough United Artists. RED LIGHTS AHEAD, original story, by Robert KUis and Helen Logan, acquired by Chesterfield for release through Republic, with Lucille Gleason and Roger Imhof? heading the cast and Rowland Lee directing. RED MILL, operetta, by Victor Herbert, purchased by MGM. REGENCY, novel, by D. L. Murray, acquired by Charles Chaplin as a vehicle for Paulette God dard. RELUCTANT BACHELOR, THE, original, by Robert Arthur, bought by Republic. REMEMBER WHEN, original, purchased by FitzPatrick Pictures. REMOTE CONTROL, Cosmopolitan Magazine story, by Alfred Kalberer, bought by Universal. RENDEZVOUS WITH LOVE, A, original, by William Anthony McGuire, to MGM. RETURN ENGAGEMENT, unproduced musical comedy, bought by Mervyn LeRoy for release through Warners. Nancy Hamilton, James Shute and Rosemary Casey are the authors. RETURN FROM LIMBO, magazine story, by A. H. Carr, purchased by Warners, for Kay Francis. RETURN OF HOPALONG CASSIDY, book, by Clarence Mulford, purchased by Harry Sherman (Paramount release), for William Boyd, Jimmy Ellison and George Hayes. RETURN OF RAFFLES, original story, by E. W. Hornung, bought by Maury Cohen of Invincible Pictures. RETURN OF THE SHEIK, by Max Magnus, acquired by Universal. RETURN OF THE THIN MAN, original story, by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, acquired by MGM, as another of the "Thin Man" series. RIDDLE OF FORTY NAUGHTY GIRLS, THE, original mystery story, by Stuart Palmer, bought by Radio to star James Gleason and Zasu Pitts. RIGHT GUY, THE, magazine story, published in "McCalls," written by Richard Wormser, bought by Columbia. RIGHT IN YOUR LAP, original story with a radio broadcasting studio as background, acquired by Paramount to star Mary Ruth Kizziar, child prodigy pianist. RINGS ON HER FINGERS, original, by Eric Simonson (Lawrence Kirk), purchased by Twentieth Century -Fox. RIO GRANDE RANGER, original story, by Jacques and Ceila Jacard, bought by Columbia to star Bob Allen. RIO GRANDE ROMANCE, book, by Peter B. Kyne, purchased by \ictor Pictures; direction by Robert Hill: featured, Eddie Nugent and Maxine Doyle. RIVALS, THE, comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, bought by Warners for Hugh Herbert. ROAD SHOW, novel, by Eric Hatch, purchased by Hal Roach, to star Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti. MGM release. ROAD TO NOWHERE, original, acquired by Columbia to star Jack Holt. THE 19 3 7-38 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1271