Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1936)

June 20, 1936 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 15 PURCHASES IN MAY ARE DETAILED (Continued from preceding page) Marx brothers ; production by Irving Thalberg. Untitled original, by Norman Krasna, purchased by Universal, for Eddie Buzzell's direction. Untitled original, purchased by GB Pictures, for Peter Lorre. Valley of the Moon, book, by Jack London, purchased by George Hirliman (Radio release), for George O'Brien. Velvet Fingers, original, purchased by FitzPatrick Pictures. Veterans of Future Wars, original, by Dalton Trumbo, purchased by Warners. Way of a Wife, play, by Anthony Merryn, purchased by Roslyn Sherman. We, the People, original, by Joe Sherman, Richard Goldstone and Ray Doyle, purchased by MGM ; production by Jack Chertok ; direction by Edward Cahn. We Went to College, original, by George Oppenheimer and Finley Peter Dunne, Jr., purchased by MGM, for Edmund Lowe ; production by Harry Rapf; direction by Joseph Santley ; screen play by Maurice Rapf and Richard Maibaum. We Who Are About to Die, book, by David Lamson, purchased by Radio ; production by Edward Small ; adaptation by Paul Perez and William Robson. Whispers, Inc., original, by Harold Tarshis and John Rawlins, purchased by Columbia, for production by Howard J. Green. Whispering Smith— 12 'Whispering Smith" originals, by Frank Spearman, purchased by Principal Pictures (Sol Lesser). White Heat, original, by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart Edward McGowan, purchased by Radio ; co-producers, John E. Burch and Ernest Pogano ; screen play by Thomas Lennon. White Horse Inn, play, by Erik Charell, purchased by Warners, for production by Erik Charell, following its stage presentation by Warners in New York. Wilderness, original, by Chester Franklin, purchased by Paramount; production by Chester franklin ; screen play by Chester Franklin and Garnett Weston. Without the Net, magazine story, by Frank R. Adams, purchased by Republic. William the Second Comes Home, original, by Owen Francis, purchased by Republic. Woman of Destiny, play, by Sam Warshawsky, purchased by Pickford-Lasky (United Artists), for Francis Lederer. Yellowstone or Bust, original, by Maurice Rapf and Richard Maibaum, purchased by MGM. Yours for the Asking, original, purchased by Paramount, for George Raft, Dolores Costello and Jeanne Perkins. Manuscripts Bought in May Titles of the 170 original stories, magazine yarns, books and plays bought for filming during May, principally for 1936-37 production, together with all available working credits, are as follows : Accidents Will Happen, original, by Paul Perez, Ewart Adamson and Arthur Horman, purchased by Chesterfield-Invincible, for Onslow Stevens, Kay Linaker and Noel Madisoti ; production by Lon Young ; supervision by Maury Cohen. Accused, original, purchased by Criterion Films (United Artists), for Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Dolores Del Rio ; direction by Thornton Freeland ; production by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Across the Aisle, original, bv W. R. Burnett, purchased by Twentieth Century-Fox, for U. S. INFORMATION SERVICE EXPANDS The United States Information Service, Room 1614, at 2 Lafayette Street, New York, announces it has available expanded facilities for the guidance of the public and business, including the motion picture, in contacting agencies of the federal government and in obtaining general information about their functions and procedures. Announcement of this additional service was made by Addison G. Foster, acting state director for the National Emergency Council for New York. The Service is kept informed currently on subjects relating to changes in department organizations, personnel, activities of official agencies and the development of "public interest" in the federal government. Michael Whelan and Gloria Stewart ; production by Sol Wurtzel ; screen play by Lew Breslow. Ada Beats the Drum, play, by John Kirkpatrick, purchased by MGM. All to You, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Margaret Morris. Another Boss, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Conway Tearle. At Your Service, Madame, magazine story, by Jack O'Dibbell, purchased by Paramount, for production by William LeBaron. Beauty, Incorporated, original, by M. Coates Webster and Clarence Upson Young, purchased by Radio. Big, magazine story, by Owen Francis, purchased by Universal, for Victor McLaglen ; screen play by Owen Francis and Louis Foster. Billy the Kid, original, purchased by Republic. Birth of a Hero, magazine story, by Alice Duer Miller, purchased by Columbia. Black Legion, original, purchased by Warners. Bring Me His Ears, book, by Clarence Mulford, purchased by Harry Sherman (Paramount release), for William Boyd, Jimmy Ellison and George Hayes. By the Dawn's Early Light, original, by Gene Markey, purchased by Radio, for Joan Bennett and Fred Stone ; production by Edward Kaufman. Call It a Night, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Margaret Morris. Champagne Waltz, original (formerly known as "Opera versus Jazz"), by Frederick Hazlett Brennan, purchased by Paramount, for Gladys Swarthout ; production by Harlan Thompson, with George Raft and Jack Oakie supporting Miss Swarthout ; screen play by Don Hartman and Frank Butler. Cottonwood Gulch, book, by Clarence Mulford, purchased by Harry Sherman (Paramount release), for William Boyd, Jimmy Ellison and George Hayes. Craig's Wife, play, by George Kelly, T>urchased by Columbia, for direction by Dorothy Arzner. Dantfi. Boone, original, purchased by George Hirliman (Radio release), for George O'Brien ; direction by David Howard. Death on the Eight Six, original, by Philip Wylie, purchased by Columbia. Double or Nothing, original, by M. Coates Webster, purchased by Paramount, for production by Benjamin Glazer. Easy to Love, original, purchased by MGM, for Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Una Merkel, and sid silvers. Elsie Dins more — 25 of the "Elsie Dinsmore" books, written by Martha Finley, purchased by Paramount. End of a Winter, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Conway Tearle. Everything for Sale, original, by Dore Schary, purchased by Paramount ; production by A. M. Botsford ; supervision by Dan Keefe; direction by Paul Sloane; screen play by Joseph M. March. False Dreams, Farewell, play, by Hugh S. Stange, purchased by MGM. Five Little Heiresses, original, by Alice Duer Miller, purchased by Columbia. For the Rest of Your Natural Life, book, by James Oliver Curwood, purchased by Victory Pictures. Fortune Hunter, play, by Winchell Smith, purchased by Warners, for Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell. Four Days Wonder, original, by A. A. Milne, purchased by Universal. Four Men and a Prayer, book, by David Garth, purchased by Twentieth Century-Fox; screen play by Sonya Levien. General Delivery, original, by John Twist, purchased by Radio ; production by Cliff Reid. Going Strong, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Conway Tearle. Gold Is Where You Find It, magazine story, by Clements Ripley, purchased by Warner Brothers. Gold Ship, book, by James Oliver Curwood, purchased by Victory Pictures. Golden Honeymoon, magazine story, by Ring Lardner, purchased by Columbia, for Walter Connolly. Good Justice, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Conway Tearle. Gorgeous, original, from an idea by Marc Lachmann, purchased by Grand National. Gun for Sale, book, by Graham Greene, purchased by Paramount, for release as "This Gun for Hire" ; production by A. M. Botsford ; screen play by Dore Schary. Head of the House of Coombe and Robin, book, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, purchased by Warners, for Olivia de Havilland, Sybil Jason and Patric Knowles ; screen play by Casey Robinson. Helene Wilfluer, book, by Vicki Baum, purchased by French Motion Picture Company, for production abroad by Jose Marquis Films ; direction by Jean Benoit-Levy ; featured, Madeleine Renaud. For U. S. market. He Meets a Girl, original, purchased by Leichter Productions, for Margaret Morris. Hidden Power, book, by Joseph Conrad, purchased by GB Pictures (from Conrad's "Secret Agent") ; starring Sylvia Sidney; direction by Alfred Hitchcock. Hollywood Boulevard, original, by Robert Florey, purchased by Paramount, for John Halliday ; direction by Robert Florey ; screen play by Marguerite Roberts. Holy Lte, play, purchased by Twentieth Century-Fox, for Arline Judge and Claire Trevor : direction by Lew Seiler ; screen playby Frances Hyland and Saul Elkins. Homecoming, magazine story, by Thomas Walsh, purchased by Radio. Honfy, original, by Paul Gallico, purchased by Columbia. House of Morgan, book, by Lewis Corey, pur (Cont'nurd on folloivinn papc)