1937-38 international motion picture almanac (1938)

ROAD TO RENO', novel, by I. A. R. Wylie, bought by Universal. ROAMING AROUND, musical, by Lew Brown, acquired by Edward Small as a starring vehicle for Toe Penner. ROBIN HALE, novel, by James Oliver Curwood, bought by Republic. ROBINSON CRUSOE, book, by Daniel DeFoe, purchased by Republic. ROMANCE BY REQUEST, original, by Jerry Wald and Phillip and Julius Epstein, bought by Republic. ROSALIE, play, by William Anthony McGuire, bought by MGM for Eleanor Powell and Ray Bolger. 'ROUND THE TOWN, musical by Lew Brown, Rian James and Paul Yawitz, acquired by Radio to star Joe Penner. ROUNDUP, book, by Clarence Mulford, purchased by Harry Sherman (Paramount release), for William Boyd, Jimmy Ellison and George Hayes. ROSE BOWL, original, by Francis Wallace, purchased by Paramount; production by A. M. Botsford; featured, Nick Lukats, Jane Rhodes, Robert Cummings and Johnny Downs. ROSE OF ALGERIA, operetta, by Victor Herbert, purchased by MGM. ROSE OF TRALEE, original, purchased by FitzPatrick Pictures. RULER OF THE SEA, original story, acquired by Paramount. RUSTLERS' VALLEY, book, by Clarence Mulford, purchased by Harry Sherman (Paramount release), for William Boyd, Jimmy Ellison and George Hayes. SAID WITH SOAP, original, by Gerald Beaumont, purchased by Warners. SAINT ELMO, original and modern version of the novel by Augusta Evans Wilson, bought by Grand National. SAINT IN NEW YORK, novel, by Leslie Charteris, purchased by Radio for starring of Barbara Stanwyck. SALESLADY, novel, by Harold Morrow, bought by Monogram. SALLY, IRENE AND MARY, Broadway musical hit of seasons back, acquired by Twentieth Century-Fox. SAM HOUSTON, PIONEER, by Edgcumb Pin chon, author of "Viva Villa," acquired by George Hirliman. SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTS, original, purchased by Columbia, for Ralph Bellamy and Marguerite Churchill; direction by D. Ross Lederman. SAN QUENTIN, original story, by John Bright and Robert Tasker, bought by Warner to star Pat O'Brien. SAND FLOW, novel, by Cherry Wilson, bought by Buck Jones for early production. SAPPHIRE, novel, dealing with modern New Orleans, by Norman Reilly Raine, bought by Paramount to star George Raft. SARATOGA, original story, by Anita Loos and Robert Hopkins, acquired by MGM, to star Clark Gable and Joan Crawford. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, original, by Richard English, purchased by Radio, for Owen Davis, Jr. SCATTERED SEEDS, play, by Pauline Brooks and Burnet Hershey, purchased by MGM. SCAVENGERS OF BROADWAY, original story, by Betty Laidlow and Bob Lively, bought by Conn Studios. SCOOP, original, by Vee Terrys Perlman and Joseph Fulling Fishman, newspaper story, bought by Universal. SEA OF GRASS, novel which appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post" from the pen of Conrad Richter, now on the writing staff of MetroGoldwyn-Mayer, acquired by that company. SEAL POACHER, original story, by Norman Reilly Raine dealing with the Alaskan seal industry, purchased by Warner Bros. -First National. SECOND MAN, THE, play, by S. N. Behrman, which was produced by the New York Theatre Guild, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, bought by RKO Radio. SECOND MRS. DRAPER, THE, novel, by Noel Pierce, bought by Columbia. SECOND WIFE, based on the play "All the King's Men," acquired by Radio to star Walter Abel and Gertrude Michael. SECRET AGENT, book, by Joseph Conrad, purchased by GB Pictures for release as "Sabotage"; Sylvia Sidney starred, Alfred Hitchcock directing. SECRET GARDEN, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's original story, bought by Paramount to star Virginia Weidler. SECRET MARRIAGE, book, by Kathleen Norris, purchased by Columbia. SECRET OF TREASURE ISLAND, original, by Ron Hubbard, bought by Columbia. SEE HOW THEY RUN, original story, by Robert Andrews, bought by David L. Loew, to star Joe E. Brown. SEEING EYE, THE, original, by William J. Cowan, bought by Radio. SERENADE ON THE SEINE, original musical, by Franz Schulz, and Jay Gornay, purchased by Radio, for Ann Sothern and Smith Ballew ; production by Samuel Briskin and CHfif Reid. SERVICE DE LUX, original, by Vera Caspary, purchased by Universal, which assigned the author to write the adaptation. SHADOW, THE, character, from the magazine stories by Maxwell Grant, acquired by Alexander Brothers for release through Grand National. Four stories were bought by the brothers to be used as material for a like number of features. SHE DIDN'T WANT A SHEIK, original story, by Adele Buffington, bought by Republic. SHE'S GOT THAT SWING, original story, by Joseph Hoflfman and Monroe ShafF, bought by Radio for Ann Sothern. SHE MARRIED FOR MONEY, original, by Thames Williamson, bought by Radio. SHE MARRIED THE PRINCE, magazine story, by Alice Duer Miller, purchased by Columbia. SHE SANG FOR HER SUPPER, original story. by Ann Jordan, purchased by Radio to star Anne Shirley. SHE WALKED A CROOKED MILE, original story, by Jack McDermott. bought by Republic, to co-star Alison Skipworth and Polly Moran. SHIP MASTER, original, by Boris Ingster, purchased by Twentieth (Tentury-Fox. SHOESTRING, magazine story, by George Bradshaw, published in the "Saturday Evening Post," bought by Universal. SHORT HAUL, original story, by Herman Boxer, bought by Universal to star John Wayne. THE 19 3 7-38 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1272