The motion picture almanac (1931)

1931 The MOTION IMCTl RL ALMANAC 233 "Finders faM ," Thanks for the Buggy Rids." ' UrirnUI '. mini The Charlatan" and ' »lri.«l> Lane", ditl thr adaptation and dialogue fur ' Heir. Heroes'; dlalogur fur "Night Itldr" 1*30-11 "bat U Wmt." Cotzunaii.l l<> Love." "Itio Grande' (i.rl Half Gods." "Gambling Daughter What a Flirt"; assist ant i» arena no editor at Universal. RIBALTA j CARNER: I Italagurr. .Spain. April Happy People.' (iundul.rr Prince.' r" ("El nor An ■ lab diaa li -I musical musical RICH MAN. ARTHUR: b. Nn York Cur. April 1«. 1N.M6: p. Jronii Swan and William Richman. n n pWjMgfcMMia: 'In Madrlniu Mar-hall, i r..fr«.ioiial ; by riding and handball. Ilr la the aulbor of thr following plays: "Not So Loot Ago." "Ambush." "A S.r|»-nr% Tooth." Thr Awful Truth." "All Dn-srd Cp." "A Proud Woman." "Heavy Traftlr." and adaptor of "laabrl" and "Antonla." Also write thr dlalogur oo thr following fur thr arrrrn: "Thr Awful Truth" and "Thr Laughing Ud>." 193u 31. "A Lady Surrrnders." Universal. RIGBY. GORDON: l>. Iy»> Angeles. Cal. ; e. Iasi Angeles Four year* with Goldwvu and lamis II M.iv. r In rhanr of trading department: scenarist with Universal: scenario fur "Tbr Monkey Talks." "Wings of thr St. .rm." K"l: "Nevada." Paramount: Thr Fr.ntirrsnian." MGM: "Thr Vallrv of thr Giants." First National: Thr T.nl.rs." "Tti. Rainbow." Tiffany-Stab): "Skin Deep." "Tlgrr Roar." "Song of toe Flame." "Munlrr on thr St.. .ml F|.«>r." I1t>t National: 1930-31. "naming Sweeties." "Captain Thunder." "Mammy." "Under a Texas Moon" for Warner Bros.; "Command Performance." James Cruzc. RIVERS. W. L. : b San Fran.ls.-o. Cat,, D.-cember IS. 19o3: r. University of I hi. ago. specializing In English. Phil. — .pin . -..rial science*, receiving I'll It il. grrr ; h. 5 frrt 11 inches: w. l.:o isiunds; brown hair, hr-'un rv.s; In. t.-niii ami swimming Kntrrrd pictum In April. 1929. at MGM Studios aa a technical advisor on mrrrhant maiinr stories: has written dialogue for "Nary Blues" and "Way For a Sailor." ROBSON. WILLIAM N.: b. Pittsburgh. Pa.. Octol» r >. l:«i.;: h .'. r.n 11 ,11,1,.-: hrovvn hair ami gray eyes: w. 175 pounds: p. Gertrude flrrhm and William X. llohson. professional* : c. Alleghmy high arbool. Pittsburgh, and Yale university: received his atage training In the V Workshop: not married: by. surf riding, muair and promotion. Two years on the Pittsburgh Gazette Times: publicity manager. Y'alr Dramatir Association: author and director of "Deadline." produced by the Yalr Plav craftsmen in 1927: orsaniier and director of "Bill Rohan n and His Y'alr Music." which toured Europe during the summers of 1 92.:. 27-2* ami tin Christmas Imli.lav* of p<27. plating In Paris. Vienna. Budaiirst. Berlin. San Raphael and Coburg. Also member of Y'alr Group of 47 Workshop graduates in playwnting. Brought to the West Coast studios of Paramount Famous Ijisky in June. 192ft. to write originals and dlalogur on the Paramount lot. ROGERS. HOWARD EMMETT: h. New York . July 13. 1890: r. Xrw York public schools and College of thr City of NVw York: h. 5 feet 8 inches: w. 1*0 pounds: dark brown hair, blue eyra: by. football and playing with his children. Wrote for the legitimate stage and vaudeville: also a song writer: wrote vaudeville arts. Entered picture business in 1924: first work on "The New Klondykr" : adaptations of "Tin Gods." "The Quarterback." "So's Your Old Man." "Speedy." Paramount : "No. No. Nanette." "The Forward Pass." "Spring Is Here." First National: originals. "Frel Mv l"ulsc." Paramount: "The Grand Parade." Patlie: "The Bad One." Culled Artists. ROGERS. WALTER BROWNE. Bat Male Players' Biographies. ROOT. WELLS: h. Buffalo. N. Y.. Marrh 21. 1900; h. 5 fret 10ij inches: brown hair and eves: w. 175 pounds: p. Josephine Wells and Marshall J. Root, non-professionals: e. St. Paul's Preparatory School. Concord. K H.. and Yalr College: m. Lin Segal, writer: hy. tennis and chess. For four years he was assistant dramatir editor of the New York World, and dramatir critic of Time magazine. In 192S he wrote tbr original story and dialogue of thr screen production. "Varsity." for Paramount, and In 1929 the original for "Rogue's Song." the screen plav "Chasing Rainbows." fnr M. 'm-GoI.lwyn May. r. dialogue for "Peacock Alley" for Tiffany: also dialogue for f,"nlver«al's "The Storm": story and dialogue lin collaboration) for "Thr Southernrr." MOM. R0SENER. GEORGE: b. New Tork City: r. New York. Started in a c.rcus; then tent and medicine shows, raiidrvtllr. stock companies, playing and directing In 2oo ptrys: Joined news staff of the New York World: with Shuherts as actor, director and writer for seven and a half years: with Harold Athdge co-authored thr original "Artists and Modrls": wrote "Mv Maryland" with Dorothy Donnellv: wrote "Speakewajf." a Broadwav success and talking picture: "She Got What She Wanted": wrotr adaptation of "Doorway to Hell" for Universal : signed with RKO-Paihe: first assignment to adapt "Put on the Spot." R0UVERAL. AURANIA: Author of the Plays: "p Nrvrr Rains." "Skidding." "Whrn's Youi Birthdnv." Completed "Dance. Fools. Dance" : contract to MOM. RUBEN. J. WALTER: b. New York City. August. 1899; e. Columbia University, specializing in psychology, philosophy and dramatic art. Was on the legitimate stage as junior: publicity and raudevlllr mafrrial: two years distributing pictures for Metro. Entered upon film writing in 1924 : wrtve "Under the Tonto Rim." "Avalanche." "Fools for Uirk." "Vanishing Pioneer." "Stairs of Sand." "Sunset Pass": adaptations. Paramount: original «torv for "The Fleet's In." Paramount: "Dance Hall." Radio: adaptation. "The Marriage Playground." Paramoun* : "Jazz Heaven" Radio: under contract to Radio Pictures in 1930-31: wrote "Loving th Ladies." "She's Mv Weakness." "Dead Game." "Crirrk and Double Check." "Ttir Royal Bed." "Bachelor Apartment." all for Radio. RUTHVEN. m Mil 1 is 1 1 b. 5 f«rt 6 incites; brown balr and rjea; w. Iro pound* . i> Cathrriltr lllluhatll ami llw.^ht II Sklnnrr. Hon prof raalunala : c Houston Heights bull srhuul snd Its) lor university; m. Samuel L. Jluthvan. noa-profamaiunal . hy. buuk rollertlng With Paramount for two and ■ ■ne half years; thru to Mrtm Unl.lwwi Ma>.r in Junr. IVti. aa a writer and editorial aduxr In, I n.naid rrablc work prwvloua to entering pictures. Three of hrr plrtures are "Spnllrrs „f ||„ West "W).,m.i,.-. thr llushrangrr" and "Morgan's Last llald." RYCRS0N. FLORENCE: 1 al . h 5 frel i inches: brown balr and eyea; w. lla laaunds; P Mr and Mrs. Cbarlea Dwight Willard. father »»> editor of the Loa Angeles Evening Ewpreas; r Paaadrna high arbool, Stanford and Itadcllffe at Harvard; also a tnrmbrr of George I*. Baker's class of playwrttlng: 111. Colin Clements, plsywrlght; n.llaboratrel on "All on a Summer Day." Just publish..) In Frruth Wrote scenarios on "Oh. What a Night." In l!'2«; "The Deml-Uridr." "Lore Makea 'Em Wild." "Adam and Evil" and "Johnny. Get Your Hair 1 ir " In 1(17; "Canary Murder Caae." "Something Always Happens." "Easy Come, Easy Go" and "Fu Manriiu" 111 WIS. Islrr. "Call "f the West." Hall.. I I Cunrs." "Fast Comiiany." "Pnlnted Hri-la." "My«t. ri,.iis Fu Mam hu." H1 urn ..f Fu Mam hii " I'..;.' ;i l>mm» of Jr.>i«r<ly." Tiffany: "Wr Tlirrr" and "Tbr Re. klrtss Hour." First National. SAUNDERS. )Q,MN MONK: I llillckl.n. .\L111r1 . November 12. 1897: e. Oxford University. England, and University of Washington; m. Fay Wray. profrsalonal : hy. swimming and golf. No stage experience. Wasecond lieutenant. Air Service. Army: associate editor. American Magazine; on editorial staff of Nrw York Tribune and Los Angeles Times. Wrotr "Wings" and .'in short stories including "la-gmn of thr Condniuiril." •Thr Shock IMnrh." "Docks of New Y'ork" anil "Brain Teat." Entered films In 1925 with Paramount. Wrotr "Shr Goes to War." With Paramount In 1930. 1930-31: Wrote "The Dawn Patrol." First National. SCHAYER. RICHARD: b Washington. D. C. Dene ruber IS. 1882: b. ( frrt: brown hair and blue ryes; w. 190 pounds: p. Julia and Col. George Frederick Schayer. Cnitcd States Army, nouprofessionals ; r. Crntral high school. Washington. D. C. Georgetown university. Georgetown, D. C. (one year), and received his stage training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Nrw York City: m. Alelha Prater, non professional ; hy. photographing, ship model making, guitar, mandolin and banjo playing, astronomy, natural history, entomology "and other indoor sports." also golf and tennis. After four years on the stage entered newstsaper work and had 15 years' experience on the big dallies in Chicago. Washington and Navy York. Said to have been the first American to enlist In the British Army in September. 1914. In London, and thr only American war rorrrsimndrnt who did so enlist at that time in order to get firsthand information. Wrote war exisriences for the Wheeler Syndicate and In 1917 entered pictures aa scenarist. Spent another year as officer in American army, then returned to Hollywood to continue scenario writing. Wrote "Frr< antl Easy" for MOM in 1930. 1930-S1: Write "Forward March." "Monsieur I* Fox." "Those Three French Girls." "Doughboys." "Men of the North" and "Dance. Fools. Dance"; all for MGM : went to Universal as scenario editor. SCHR0CK. RAYMOND L. : b C-h.n. FjnL. IBM: r. University of Illinois. Was a director for stock. Scenarios for "Winged Horseman." Universal: "West Point." "Tlic Duke Steps Out." "Navy Blues." "Telling thr World." for MGM: "Shei>per-Newfounder." Fox: "Gambling Daughters." Universal, and "Shipmates." MGM. SCHUBERT. BERNARD S. : h Rr.M.klvn. N. Y. : r. College of City of New York and Columbia University: h. 5 frrt 5 Inches: w. 145 pounds: brown hair, brown eyes: by. writing plays. Author of many plays produced on Broadway and in Burope. "The Kill Himself." "Soft Coal." "Out of the East." "Nocturne." "Fish Gotta Swim" and "Kara." Under contract to Radio Pictures as a writer: dramatized "The Reckoner" (tentativr title • . starring Richard Dlx. SCHUMAN-HEINK. FERDINAND CARL: b. Hamburg. Germany. August 9. 1893: r. Yonkers. X. Y.. Royal Gymnasium. Dresden. Germany, and Fordham University: p. Ernestine Scliuman-Hrink. singer; h. 5 feet 10 Inches: w. 172 pounds: brown hair, brown eves: hy. n-ading books. Stage and screen actor: author of stagr play "FXiuator": screen plays "Mamba" and "The Fighting Romeo": "Ruins" for Rogrll. SEARS. ZELDA : b. Brockway. Mich. Has written menv magazine stories and the successful stage productions. "The Clinging Vine." "The Magic Ring." "The Lollipop"; as a piayr baa written for Meir adaptations for "Dlruc Can" and The Hlanoi SEYMOUR. JAMES lavl: r Harvard I on IW7. studird drama of Ir organ alogue and Devil May wrote dlalogur tor Gloria Swanaon'a ' Whs! a Widow" and collaborated with John Robertson on "Beyond Victory"; became bead of the RKO-Palbe itory department. SHORE. VIOLA BROTHERS: r n \ la Ilr I,.,. Shore Braxton: b Xew York city : h 5 fret t inrttrs: brunette hair and brown eyea; m. 150 poundv; p. Minnie I , n-in and Abrarn Br ibers, m 11 professional. . r. Hunter high school and Normal college in New 1 ork City: m. Hmry Braxton, non proroional . hy wntii swimming and dancing. Screen nia-rirnre aa dialogue writer of "Dangerous Curves" and "Kibitzer" and wrote the original story of • laack> Boy" and "Hit of thr Show"; also "Broadway Fmrr." "No Limit." in 1930. SHUMATE. HAROLO: b Austin. Texas. September 7. 1X93: r. Washington University. St. louts. Mo. started hia literary career by editing school paper, wrote abort stories and then workrd on nrwspaja-r Sold bis flrwt motion picture story. 'Fighting Back." to old Triangle company; wrote origlnala for Tbr anas II Inrr; baa written atorles for Paramount. MetroGoldwyn-Mayer. Fox. Universal. First National anil Columbia: at one time was associate producer for Sam Saxe w.th Gotham; supervised the making of fifteen pictures for Asher. Small and Rogers His latest con nee t ion before alnglng with RKO-Patbe was with Columbia, for whom he wrote "Mutiny" and ada|>trd "Virtue's Red"; liis fir-' assignment f..r ICKn I'a'h. was an original story for Bill Boyd SILVER, SAM: r. n. Samuel Silvrrstadt: h Nrw York City. November 22. 1900: b. 5 fret 8 Incases : blond hair and blur rvrs; p Bessie and David Silvrrstadt: w. 178 pounds: r. Boys' high school. Brooklyn. N. Y.. and Cornell university: not married; hy. collecting really good smoking pipes, booga and sports. Has written material for Broadway revues and pnsentatinn and vaudeville arts. Also has written gags for screen productions. SMITH, HOWARD: b. Guthrie Center. Iowa. January 23. 1900; b. 6 feet: brown balr and blur ryes; w. 154 pounds: p. Ara Ellis and Edwin J Smith fdereascd I . non-profrsslonala: 9. San Jose hlgb arbool. Heald's college, San Jose. Cal. : not married. Reader and general assistant with Metro Goldwyn Maver and Columbia, and scenarist and technician with Warner Bros. Pictures In "The Silver Slate." "Land of the Silver Fox" and others. SMITH. PAUL 6ERAR0: Comedy wrltrr. Wrote "Greenwich Village Follies." two Ziegfrld "F0II1. s " two Music Box Revues and 70 vaudeville aketcnea; also the productions. White Lights." "Heads Up." "Here's How." For pictures has written "Dangerous Nan MrGnw." Paramount: two Harold Lloyd stories. "Wei" come Danger" and "Feet First"; light romrdy material for M<!M SMITH. WALLACE: b iln.aso. Ill Star rcjorrrr in Chicago before he was 2": newsi«si>er correspondent in Washington. D. C. : has adapted and wr.tten a number of stories for the screen: wrote dialogue for "Smooth as Satin." Radio; 1930-31 be wrote "Alias French Gertie." "Framed" and "The Silver Horde." Radio. SNELL. E A RLE : b. Santa Ana. Cal.. May H. 1880; e. University of California. Berkeley, specializing in English and law IB. L. degree I. Was a university instructor on newspapers, publicity, theatre manager. Wrotr "The Grandstandrr." "lvegrneratlon of Poppy Poppingill." Entered pirture business in 1923; screen work. "Thr Bushrr." original: "On Y'our IWs." original: adaptation of "That's My Daddy." "The Cohens and Kellys In Atlantic City." "G<»-d Morning. Judge." 'The Night Bird." "Clear the Deck"; wrotr original and scenario for "Ernbarrassing Moments." Universal: scenario for "It Can Be Done." "One Mvsterieal Night." Universal: 1930-31. "Sunny Skies." "Hot Curves." for Tiffany: "The Apr." Halerin. and "Subway Express." Columbia. SPENCE. RALPH: b II -i.ton, Texas. 1809. Was EVE UNSELL Adaptations "UNFAITHFUL" by John Van Druten— Paramount (Ruth Chatterton) 'UP POPS THE DEVIL" hy Hackctt Goodnch (collab. with Arthur Kober) — Paramount Continuity "A MAN' OF THE WORLD" hy Herman Mankicwicz— Paramount (William Powell)