The international photographer (Jan-Dec 1932)

November, 1932 The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Twenty-one I BULLETIN EASTMAN FILMS eo--!.p£jC- i| Films, in Cooperation with The International Photographer WHO'S WHO! B'ulatour Bulletin U South Wabash avenue threatened ical 666 Sunday night. The boys ■safe down the fire-escape, but were ■ill this anxiety about the safe. Ilmeraman with the world's fastest ■rth;i to the extraordinary amount fcappens in the intake manifold of hthat this world's record on regular ■iblished engineering theories, and ■ entanglements. |;al Chicago Daily News Newsreel, I the Chicago Laboratory to handle Be boys of the Chicago Paramount Igns are a great help to the news I Movietone News, has been photoLtion Field at Rantoul, III. Charlie lys bail out and pull the rip cord pssion that Charlie feels he is not ol, for parachute jumping. R.K.O. rne Walker has been placed in ?e of photography on special ef miniatures and process shots at it.K.O. plant. Delightful examples genius are found in his work on Conquerors," which is outstand His associate technicians are . Taylor and Lloyd Knechtel. ck Musuraca, having finished the Schlesinger-Warner production, returned to his home lot, where i at the camera on a Tom Keene ern. die Cronjager is responsible for splendid camera work in the J. er Rubin production, "No Other len." Second, Bob DeGrasse ; asnt, George Diskant. die Linden is back from New York continues on "Kong." llowing productions now finished: Hunt. "Men of America" ; Henry ard, "Penguin Pool Murder" : Jack enzie, "Little Orphan Annie," and lie Rosher, "Rock-a-Bye." ey Had to Get Married me of these picture titles make •ctly grand heads for a little item this. Flocks of real value. Peo looking for scandal — but what we led to say is that Eddie Snyder is ng paid for this four-weeks-laugh ly because he's at the camera and les every riotous situation from to finish. It's another from Uni il and is directed by Edward Lud and features Slim Summerville Zasu Pitts. Al Jones and Ross man are assisting Snyder. City with his work on "Pier 13," fea}g Joan Bennett, Spencer Tracy George Walsh. Raoul Walsh is director. Miller is seconded by Bill idl and Don Anderson, larlie Clark, after finishing the Rogers picture "Jubilo," started ediately on Sally Eilers' starring uction, "Second Hand Wife." Joe onald is the second, while H. C. .h and Robert Mack hold down the tant spots. ilph Hameras and Mike Farley con? to turn out delightful effects baffling mysteries in trick shots h amplify most of the Fox proions. Cold Facts WE'VE received a letter from 31yde DeVinna, written from Camp Taksuk, near Teller, Alaska. This is the location of the M.G.M. unit on "Eskimo." DeVinna has won the Academy award for his artistry in the south seas and he frankly admits he's now shooting at an encore from the other end of the globe. The troup is digging in for the winter after turning in around a hundred thousand feet of exposed negative made this summer. What Clyde says about Eastman Supersensitive Panchromatic Negative (exposed under the most trying conditions) gives us just one more reason to be darn proud of our job — and our product. He must have meant what he said because we've just shipped him another hundred thousand feet. Incidentally, "Igloo" was the first far-location picture photographed with this wonder negative by Roy Klafki. Seitz Returns to First National John Seitz, who bowed out of Burbank when Corinne Griffith retired from that studio, is back at the First National plant after completing an enviable string of top feature productions for Fox during the past three years. Seitz is at the camera for the Barbara Stanwick picture, "Lady 6142," a prison story which is being directed by Howard Bretherton. Seitz's staff is Harry Davis at second and Vernon Larson as assistant. Sol Polito is completing the big musical "Forty Second Street" under the direction of Lloyd Bacon and has Mike Joyce as his second and Speed Mitchell as assistant. Chick McGill is photographing "The Inside," directed by Mervyn LeRoy. His second is Kenneth Green and Bill Whitley is assistant. Sid Hickox is learning all about bridge in "Grand Slam," directed by William Dieterle. Tommy Branigan, second; Wesley Anderson, assistant. Ray Rennahan continues his splendid work on the Technicolor feature, "Wax Museum," which promises to be a worthy follow-up on "Doctor X" (also Technicolor I. Michael Curtiz is directing. Ray Musgrave, second cameraman ; Thad Brooks, assistant. Darmour Resumes First of the new series of "Mickey McGuire" comedies, produced by Larry Darmour, has been completed with Jim Brown (as usual! in charge of the photography. Brown has announced his intention of using Eastman Supersensitive Panchromatic Negative exclusively in the entire series. Charlie Stumar Starts Moving to Paramount Studios, Charlie Stumar has been assigned to the Charles Rogers-Paramount production, "Billion Dollar Scandal," which will be directed by Harry Joe Brown. Featured players are Robert Armstrong, Jimmy Gleason and Carole Lombard. Stanley Cortez is Stumar's second. Jack Breamer, assistant. James Wong Howe to Europe Cameraman Given Splendid Recognition for Artistry and Courage AMONG the passengers of the S.S. California, sailing through the Panama Canal from San Pedro on its current voyage, is Jimmy Howe, Fox cameraman, bound for Berlin, Paris, Rome and other European cities, and booked to return to his home lot about February 1. Jimmy's career has been most colcrful and interesting. In the old days he clicked in a big way on the old Paramount lot. There he was at the camera '{•for some of the greatest directors and stars, and his services always were in "Innocents Abroad" WITH the opening of the duckhunting season Fred Gage and Pete Steel of the Warner lab decided to join the regiment. Neither had ever hunted and neither had shot a gun. However, they went their separate ways and purchased full outfits. Both were mighty proud of their guns, boots, coats, caps and sweaters and displayed them to all friends who would look and listen. Pete had a mysterious grin from ear to ear while he hinted that he wasn't showing ALL his equipment — Came the dawn of opening day — Down in Mecca — Fred and Pete — shivering in a foggy cold blind while they waited for the first audible flutter of their prey — "Whirrrrr — bzzzz" — they swooped in like a flock of tri-motored Fokkers — "Bang !" — Gage gave 'em the first barrel. "Whirrrr — bzzzZZZ" — they flew on and over "Bang !" The other barrel from Fred's gun. Same result. — Gage stood looking after the retreating specks in the early sky as he scratched his head — then started at a sound behind him — "Burrrp — Oorrk — Book — Boop" There was Pete, crouching low with a mysterious black object between his cupped hands his cheeks distended while he blew out the funny sounds — Gage saw red. Socko ! — and poor Pete went spinning — "Give ME the Bronx cheer just because I missed my first shot !" thundered FredPete staggered to his feet — "Bronx cheer, my eye — you poor sap. I was simply callin' the ducks back !" Schmitz Moves Up Johnny Schmitz, who has been with Fox for many years, both as second and first cameraman, is photographing his first feature production with Director Dave Butler. Picture titled — "Handle with Care." Johnny believes in titles — he asked for Eastman grayback Supersensitive Panchromatic Negative. Smart boy. Bob Plank is at second, while Lou Malino and Ted Weisberg drew the assistant assignments. Robinson Continues George Schneiderman is at the camganna," the African locale story <>t Universal. Dick Fryer is second and Paul Hill assistant. demand. He drifted from Paramount and bobbed up on this lot, and then the other, over a period of about five years. Then came one of those discouraging breaks when Jimmy found JAMES WONG HOWE another candidate had always been selected for the picture which he sought. Director Bill Howard assigned Jimmy to "Transatlantic" at Fox. Overnight Jimmy again found himself on top. But it was not for long. He drew a picture with a dainty little girl star and just simply couldn't hit. Jimmy had the courage to ask for his removal from the picture and the next day Hollywood shook its camera head and said Jimmy was washed up. Jimmy, however, did not share the opinion. He sawed wood and waited. Von Stroheim started 'Walking Down Broadway" (also Fox I, and Jimmy drew the job. Before the picture was even finished Jimmy was called into the front office and told he had been selected to make the European trip — to scout the latest steps in photography in European production and to make some special shots for forthcoming Fox Productions. He will join Director Bill Howard in Paris and return with him via the Panama Canal. It's scarcely necessary to point the moral in this story. P.S. — Jimmy shoots Eastman Supersensitive grayback Panchromatic — exclusively.