The international photographer (Jan-Dec 1933)

Twenty The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER March, 19-13 EASTMAN FILMS B RU L ATOl WHAT'S WHAT! Published Monthly by J. E. Brulatour, Inc., Distributors, I DEPRESSION IN A FADE-OUT Camerman Sets New Record — Photographs Four Features in Shortest Month ANEW all-time record, we believe, is set-up by Ernie Miller, chief cameraman for Fanchon Royer Productions, who, during the month of February, completed three feature productions of six and seven reels for Fanchon Royer Productions, and got well under way on his fourth, a serial for Nat Levine, "The Three Musketeers." Pictures completed for his* producers contract are "Her ReSale Value," "Velvet Vultures" and a Spanish production featuring Jose Crespo, "The Secrets of Monte Carlo." On "Musketeers" Miller had completed episodes sufficient in final cut footage to credit him with another full length feature completed within the month, and the shortest month of the year at that. All the foregoing is in itself quite interesting, but it is really very important, especially to the producers, who realize and appreciate the value and saving of a cameraman, who turns out his work with snap and precision without sacrificing excellent quality. Miller was seconded in most of this achievement by Reggie Lyons, and assisted by Joe Lyke and Monty Steadman. This is a great crew, and with the accomplishment of this record you can quite appreciate the highly complimentary remarks which were made to us by the official heads of the production companies for whom the pictures were made. M.G.M. HAL ROSSON is photographing "Man of the Nile", starring Ramon Novarro and directed hy Sam Wood. Rosson is seconded by Les White and assisted by H. Parkins. "Hell Below" ("Pig Boats"), recently completed by Rosson is now on the release schedule at the laboratories, and promises to bring new honors to this cameraman. OLLIE MARSH finished production on "Turn About" with Joan Crawford, and immediately entered into "Service", Clarence Brown's new production for M.G.M. Marsh is seconded by Eddie Fitzgerald and assisted by Kyme Meade. NORBERT BRODINE started production of "Made on Broadway" under the direction of Harry J. Beaumont. Second is Reggie Lanning, J. Ivey, assistant. PEV MARLEY has finished the Todd Browning production, "Rivets" and is taking a short vacation until his next assignment is made. CLYDE DE VINNA in his last note to us says they are about to resume production activities as the long Arc tic night is drawing to a close. De Vinna writes some very interesting letters, but we can't understand why he neglects to tell us how he spent the long nights in Alaska. Maybe its none of our business, but anyway we can't imagine any guy (even DeVinna) sitting up all night with a shortwave radio set ( when the nights are six months long!. CHARLE CLARKE continues to leap about on special tough assignments for the M.G.M. productions. Meantime, according to the big chiefs at the Culver City plant, Charley is turning in some swell material. LEN SMITH returned from a special assignment in San Francisco just in time to drive to Caliente for the motion picture tournament (reported elsewhere in these pages). RKO EDDIE CRONJAGER is the head man of the camera crew on the Wheeler and Woolsey picture, "In the Red." That title seems to apply to all of us these days . . . Helping Eddie are Harry Wild and Bob de Grasse, as seconds, and Charley Burke and George Diskant, assistants. JACK MACKENZIE, the crafty Scot, upholds the traditions of his nationality— when there are no feature pictures available here he grabs a couple of comedies and draws first cameraman's salary, while at the same time gets a lot of laughs, doing one of the "Headliner" series. Eddie Pyle and Frank Redman as seconds, and Charley Burke and Harold Wellman, assistants. On the Harry Sweet comedy. "Shakespeare with Tin Ears", he had Eddie Pyle and Eddie Henderson as seconds, and again Charley Burke and Harold Wellman, assistants. ROY HUNT shot the first few E'y Culbertson bridge series and got the real lowdown from the master himself. Now Mrs. Roy Hunt is busy out at Canoga Park ; all the ladies are inviting her to their bridge parties hoping to get some inside "info." The second cameraman with Rov was Joe Biroc, and Jimmy Daily took good care of the assisting. CHARLES ROSHER has been assigned to photograph the forthcoming Irene Dunn picture scheduled to go into production at any day now. NICK MUSURACA finished his Western picture with Tom Keene, "Son of the Border", and then he shot the Culbertson No. 3. Nick's crew consisted of Hai-rv Wild at the camera and Willard Barth and Dick Davol, assistants. VERNE WALKER, in charge of the transparencies and special effects departments, returned from Wrightwood, where he and J. O. Taylor were shooting backgrounds for John Cromwell's forthcoming feature for RKO release. PICTURE GOLF TOURNAMENT Caliente Attracts Hundreds — Many Cameramen Enter Contest The last week-end in February brought the annual Divot Diggers Golf Tournament to Agua Caliente. Several hundred disciples of the Tee and Fairways journeyed south to participate in the big party. We were among those present, but will dismiss a report of our own performance by candidly admitting failure in our attempt to bribe the official score-keeper. Time and space prohibits a listing of the names from the camera craft whom we met on the fairways (and at other more interesting places! at this popular resort, which is being brought back to deserved popularity by Mr. Joseph M. Schenck. Thinking out loud, we form a mental picture of Len Smith standing beside us at a roulette table the night before the tournament opened, and as Len watched the little white ball on every spin of the wheel, he casually turned to us and remarked, "It goes down every time — it never misses the cup." Evidently Len carried this thought with him when he played his game the following day, because after starting Number 1 with a seven, Number 1 with a six and Number 3 with a seven, he finally came through at the 18th with a medal score so very low in the eighties that it was necessary to rush us across the patio at the clubhouse for an immediate stimulant. And just as we were hoisting our glasses of iced tea. there drifted to us from a group at a near-by table in post mortem discussion, "It goes down every time — it never misses the cup." Whereupon, (thinking of our own game) we immediately choked to death. Paramount Lackey At Metropolitan William Lackey Productions ( Monogram I have taken space at the Metropolitan Studios, where they are producing "False Front". GILBERT WARRENTON, who has completed his third consecutive production for Paramount, temporarily leaves the latter plant to take over the cameras for Mr. Lackey on this Monogram feature. Educational Studios DWIGHT WARREN, who has been the chief cameraman for Educational for many years, turned out several comedies at the Educational plant during the past month, and is scheduled to continue his fast program through March and April. Foy Resumes Bryan Foy Studios in Culver City have been rather slow during the past month, confining their production activities to turning out a couple of shorts. However, they go into March starting another feature production for Columbia release, and have handed the photographic assignment to JOE VALENTINE. ERNIE HALLER is photog! j Peggy Joyce in "International i which Eddie Sutherland is di Haller's staff is Guy Newhardt a I Bennett, seconds; Eli Frederic a Tommy Morris, assistants. DAVE ABEL has finished "P and is looking up boat and train ules for a well-earned vacatio Ernie Lazlo and Jimmy Kir crew, are standing by for a ca Virg Miller or Mel Stamper. VIC MILNER is photographin lene Dietrich in "Song of I which Mamoulian is directing second cameramen are Bill Mel! Frank Titus, while the assistai Guy Roe and Bob Rhea. CHARLE LANG is shootir Maurice Chevalier picture, "A I Story", Norman Taurog is the d Lang's crew are Bob Pittack ar Pierce, seconds, and Cliff Shirps Paul Cable, assistants. ARCHIE STOUT is under the er : he had only a couple of < go to finish the picture. "Unc Tonto Rim", when the "flu" him plenty. Big BEN REY1 was called in to finish the pictui kept up the high standard i Archie. Russ Harlan and Boh were assisting Archie, and Be Buddy Williams as second, and rop Worth, assistant. The Charles Rogers unit hi pictures in production here, M KRASNER on his second featur first cameraman, shooting "B lows", with Harry Joe Brown megaphone. Harry Hallenber: very ably operating the earner Irving Glassberg and Leo Hugh doing the assisting. HENRY SHARP draws a sw signment this month . . . the s all about Beer, so naturally the to go to a real brewery to sho thentic scenes. Henry had no getting the acceptance of 1 Mayer as second and Lloyd Ahe' Johnny Eckert as assistants. Murphy is directing the picture ARTHUR MARTINELLI is graphing the Halperin Brothei ture, "Supernatural", which Paramount release. Victor H is directing. Jocky Feindell an Eslick are the second came while Eddie Adams and Al i are the assistants. FARCIOT EDOUART, in cha the transparencies department, a associates, Dewey Wrigley, Griggs. Al Meyers and Harold W have been doing some excellent ground work on "King of the Ji "A Bedtime Story", "Intern;' House", and now are laying pla' the most intricate work they hav been called upon to do, which \ in the forthcoming production. Eagle and the Hawk", obvious air epic. GORDON JENNINGS, in cha the miniature department here. I turned from Mexico, w*here he a brother, Dev. were photogr; scenes for some special sequenced Paramount feature. Dev, by thij has been here in this departme about eight or nine months doin; nicely. We bet you didn't know that . Moore, that alert young fella Paramount camera department.1 the California State Champi several years ago — ukelele playei ;