Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1935)

12 MOTION PICTURE HERALD June 8 , 1935 150 STORIES AND PLAYS PURCHASED (Continued from prcccdiiu/ page) ten days ago with S. Charles Einfeld, advertising director. EarHer in the week Harry Warner's special chartered car left New York carrying, besides Air. and Mrs. Warner, Joseph Bernhard, Sam E. Morris, D. E. Griffith and Max Milder, both from London ; Robert Schless, Paris, and Sam Sax, AI Manhcimer, and Lita and Betty Warner. Among Warner 1935-36 releases will be si.x from Cosmopolitan, two to star Marion Davies. Edgar B. Hatrick, general manager of Cosmopolitan, will also attend the Warner convention. May's Story Purchases The 51 books and plays purchased during May for 1935-36 production, together with their sources and available production credits, follow : Adventure for Three, original, by Marcella Burke and R. B. Wills, purchased by MGM. An Old Fashioned Girl, book, by Louisa M. Alcott, purchased by Republic. Baby Market, original, by John Bright and Robert Tasker, purchased by Paramount, for Baby Le Roy and Pauline Lord, with Norman Taurog to direct. Body Beautiful, play, by Robert Rossen, purchased by Sidney Harmon. Boots and Saddles, original, by Edward Sedgwick and Joe Sherman, purchased by MGM. Bouncer, original, by Harlan Thompson, purchased by Paramount, for Carl Brisson ; direction by Lewis Gensler. Bulldog Drummond Trapped, book, by Gerard Fairlie and H. C. Sapper MacNeile, purchased by Universal, as a possible vehicle for Lester Matthews. Children of Broadway, original, purchased by Chesterfield. Efficiency EdijAr, book, by Clarence B. Kel land, purchased bv Fox, for production by Sol Wurtzel. Every Mother's Son, original, by Harry Her vey, purchased by Paramount, for Pauline Lord. Feather in Her Hat, original, by Lawrence Hazard, purchased by Columbia, for Ruth Chatterton ; direction by Albert Santell. From Little Acorns, book, by Arthur Lake and Sherman Rogers, purchased by Paramount, for Joe Morrison; Paul Gerard Smith is writing the screen play, and David Holt and Baby Le Roy will support. Glamorous Nights, play, by Ivor Novello, purchased by Paramount. Green Light, book, by Lloyd C. Douglas, purchased by Warner Brothers for Cosmopolitan. Victor Hugo Story Bought Hallelujah, I'm a Saint, original, by Marion Morgan and George B. I3owell, purchased by Paramount, to provide additional material for the next Mae West starring picture, "Lulu Was a Lady," by Frank Mitchell Dazey. Honors Are Even, original, by Roi Cooper MeGrue, purchased by Paramount from Ricardo Cortez, for Carole Lombard and Herbert Marshall. It Never Rains, original, by Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman, purchased by Columbia, which assigned the authors to write the screen play. King Solomon of Broadway, original, by Albert J. Cohen and Robert T. Shannon, purchased by Universal, for Chester Morris. Laughing Pioneer, bodk, liy Paul Green, purchased by MGM. Man Unafrahj, original, by Richard Martinson, purchased by Supreme, for Bob Steele. Moscow Nights, book, by Pierre Benoit, purchased by London Films (United Artists), for production by Alexander Korda and di rection by Anthony Asquith ; Harry Baur will appear in the lead and Eric Siepmann will write the dialogue. Murder in Winter Quarters, original, by George McCall, purchased by Republic, Murder Man, original, by Guy Bolton, purchased by MGM, for Spencer Tracy; Harry Rapf will produce and Tim Whelan direct. Mutiny of the Dead, original, by Otis Garrett, purchased by MGM, which assigned John Balderston to adapt. Next Time We Liw„ book, by Ursula Parrott, purchased by Universal, for Margaret Sullavan. Ninety'-Three, book, by Victor Hugo, purchased by Warner Brothers. Outlaws of Palouse, book, by Zane Grey, purchased by Columbia. Passport to Hell, book, by James Warner Bella, purchased by MGM. Paramount Borrows Borzage Pearl Necklace, original, purchased by Paramount, which, through arrangements with Warner Brothers, secured Frank Borzage to direct Marlene Dietrich ; Vincent Lawrence and Waldemar Young are writing the screen play, and Gary Cooper will be co-starred. Perfect Gentleman, play, by Edward Childs Carpenter, purchased by MGM, for Frank Morgan ; Mr. Carpenter was assigned to write the screen play. Police Parade, original, by Samuel Pike and Joe Reilly, purchased by Fox. Rainmakers, original, by Albert Traynor, purchased by Radio, for Wheeler and Woolsey, who will be directed by Fred Guoil. Revolt in the Desert, book, by Colonel T. E. Lawrence, purchased by London Films (United Artist's), for production by Alexander Korda. Rich Man, Poor Girl, book, by Maizee Greig, purchased by Fox. Rich Men's Daughters, original, by Gene Towne, purchased by Columbia, for George Raft ; screen play bv Graham Baker and Oliver H. P. Garrett.' Roaring Girl, play, by John C. Moffitt. purchased by Paramount. Samson and Delilah, opera, by Charles Camille Saint Saens and Ferdinand Lemaire, purchased by Paramount, for production by Cecil B. DeMille, who assigned Harold Lamb, novelist-historian, and Jeanie Macpherson to prepare the screen play. San Francisco, original, by Robert Hopkins, purchased by MGM, for Jeanette MacDonald ; adaptation by Anita Loos, production by Bernard Hyman, with John Emerson assisting. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, book, by Colonel T. E. Lawrence, purchased by London Films (LInited Artists), for production by Alexander Korda. Lorre Buys Three Plays Smart Girl, original, purchased by Paramount, for production by Walter Wanger, who assigned Wilson Collison to write the script; featuring Ida Lupino and Gail Patrick. Spinster Dinner, book, by Faith Baldwin, purchased by Universal, for Carole Lombard. Stormy Spring, book, by Oscar Straus, purchased by Paramount, and with it three Straus melodies ; to feature Carl Brisson, Helen Jepson and Joe Morrison. Surgical Call, book, by Margaret Sangster, purchased by Columbia, which assigned Arthur Strawn to write the screen play. Thunder Mountain, book, by Zane Grey, purchased by Sol Lesser (Fo.x release), for George O'Brien. Tiger Island (East of Java), book, by Gouverneur Morris, purchased by Universal, for Charles Bickford ; direction by George Melford. Untitled story on the life of Garibaldi, by E. Alexander Powell, purchased by Paramount. Without Regret, play, by Roland Pertwee and Harold Deardan, purchased by Paramount, for Kent Taylor and Elissa Landi, and direction by Harold Young; Doris Anderson wrote the screen play. Women of Spain, book, by Scott O'Dell, purchased by MGM as a possible vehicle for Greta Garbo. Peter Lorre, Continental star, who has started work in his first American production, "The Hands of Orlac," at MGM's studio in Culver City, purchased three untitled European plays, in which he hopes to induce American producers to let him star. "Annapolis" Story by Avery -Stephen Morehouse Avery is the author of the magazine story ''Annapolis Farewell," which was purchased by Paramount for Sir Guy Standing, and which will be directed by Richard Wallace, from an adaptation by Frank Craven and Dale Van Every. Garbo Sets New Contract MGM has signed Greta Garbo to a new long-term contract. She has completed "Anna Karenina" and plans a short summer vacation in Sweden. Her next picture has not been announced, but a choice will be made before her return to Culver City. Klein on Kidnap Case Julius Klein, who left the Chicago newspaper field a year ago to become assistant to Carl Laemmle, president of Universal, is back temporarily in his old harness. William Randolph Hearst has picked him to cover the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case for Hearst papers and Lhiiversal News Service. Roosevelt-Denis in Congo The two independent but coordinated exploring and film expeditions of Leila Roosevelt and Armand Denis have crossed the border of French Ecjuatorial Africa into the Belgian Congo. In the party is Baron Gaston DeWitte, Belgian scientist and head of the King Albert National Park in the Congo. Bolnick Has Own Unit Ted Bolnick, for many years head of the vaudeville and presentation booking department of Minnesota Amusement Company, Minneapolis, has resigned to become a vaudeville producer. He is directing the WCCO Barn Dance program at the New Grand, Minneapolis, and has plans for unit shows and vaudeville in the Northwest. Beahan Opens Agency Charles Beahan has opened his own agency in New York to represent authors and actors. Friedman Forms Bureau Zach Friedman has resigned as manager of the Fox, Brooklyn, to organize the WMCA Artists' Bureau. His position at the theatre may not be filled immediately.