Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1941)

36 MOTION PICTURE HERALD October 18, 194 1 THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE NO A J Meets A Hollywood intent upon itself and its affairs, including Washington ramifications, gave scant heed last week to the Golden Anniversary of an organization accountable, in greater degree than most of today's Hollywood figurantes know, for the universal acceptance which the motion picture has won from a worshipful populace. The National Outdoor Advertising Association, fifty years a power in the world of men and women who read as they run, held its annual convention at the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, Sunday through Thursday, elected officers, attended business sessions, heard experts speak on vital topics and topped off the proceedings with a dinner dance at Earl Carroll's Theatre Restaurant. Five hundred delegates, representing all of the 48 states and Canada, were in attendance. Among the principal speakers was Charles W. Collier, president of the Pacific Advertising Association, who spoke on the importance of advertising to American business in a period of pressures. Mr. Collier said in part, "Advertising is the very voice of business. Without it, business would be muzzled and the kind of progress which has brought the country to the highest living standards in the world would cease. "I believe it was no accident that we havt this standard of living which is the envy of the world. Nor is it something that just happened because of our natural resources. America and the Indians had all of the things we have today, but it took the practical, inquiring mind of the Yankee to put them to work. Mr. Collier said that advertising, by helping the free press and radio to remain solvent, helps to preserve the Bill of Rights. "And perhaps most important of all," he said, "is the part which advertising plays in lowering our cost of living by expanding markets and distribution, enabling economies which reduce prices through mass production and bringing products which are luxuries in other lands within the reach of all." The NO A A elected Frank Dunnigan of Fort Wayne, Ind., president, Hen Jackson of Reading, Pa., vice president, and Harry Crawford of Mobile, Ala., chairman of the board. V Edward Kaufman, former Twentieth Century-Fox production executive, will produce "He Kissed the Bride" as his first Columbia picture. George Cukor will direct MGM's remake of "Her Cardboard Lover" to be produced by J. Walter Ruben. Jack Hively has been assigned to direct "Why Worry?" for RKO-Radio. William Clemens has been awarded a term contract by Paramount, for which DAVID MILLER, MGM director, xvhose first feature production, "Billy the Kid" ivas a Box Office Champion for June, has been assigned to direction of "Council of Crime," with Edward Arnold, lan Hunter and Ruth Hussey tentatively cast, as his second film. At 30 years of age, and ten years up from the National Screen Service trailer department, through MGM short subjects and cutting room divisions, Mr. Miller is Leo's youngest motion picture director. company he directed "The Night of January 16th," "Sweater Girl" and is presently engaged in making "The Morning After." Phil Rosen, whose direction of "Paper Bullets" for the Kozinsky Brothers, newcomers to production, was accounted a triumph over budget, has been retained to direct the second offering of the producers, "I Killed That Man," which will be distributed by Monogram. Joan Woodbury, of the "Paper Bullets" cast, carries over as star of the new project. Pandro Berman has been named as producer of "Nothing Ventured," a new acquisition by MGM. Joseph Santley, who recently completed direction of Gene Autry's "Down Mexico Way" for Republic, has been named to direct the Al Pearce comedy, "Marines on Parade," for the same studio. Victor Fleming, honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his direction of "Gone With the Wind," will direct Spencer Tracy in MGM's "Tortilla Flats," the John Steinbeck novel long contemplated for production and now seemingly in a fair way to get started. It'll be Fleming's fourth Tracy job. Leo in Front Finishing two productions during the week and starting two more to take their places on its stages, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer continued this week to lead the studio field in point of films before the camera. The House of Warner, still and as usual well ahead of its competitors in point of pictures in backlog with 19 films listed as in editing stage, had five productions on its sound stages at weekend. Twentieth Century-Fox had four pictures going-, while Universal, RKO-Radio, Republic, Paramount and Columbia had three each in shooting stage. The data : COMPLETED Columbia Honolulu Lu Bedtime Story M-G-M' H. M. Pulham, Esq. Babes on Broadway Monogram Bullets and Bullion Paramount Tombstone STARTED Columbia Cadets on Parade West of Tombstone Small Captain of Koepenick M-G-M Mr. & Mrs. North I Married an Angel Monogram I Killed That Man SHOOTING Columbia Blondie Goes to College Lady Is Willing GOLDWYN Ball of Fire M-G-M We Were Dancing (Untitled) Kildare Vanishing Virginian Steel Cavalry Woman of the Year Miss Achilles' Heel Pressburger Shanghai Gesture Paramount Lady Has Plans Fleet's In RKO-Radio Valley of the Sun loan of Paris RKO-Radio Call Out the Marines 20th Fox Rise and Shine Universal Melody Lane Warners All Through the Night Kings Row Paramount Torpedo Boat Republic Missouri Outlaw Small Heliotrope Harry Universal Dr. X. Fifty Million Nickels W arners Juke Girl Sing Your Worries Away Republic Lady for a Night Tuxedo Junction Small Twin Beds 20th-Fox Perfect Snob Castle in the Desert Remember the Day Son of Fury Universal North to the Klondike Keep 'Em Flying Warner Man Who Came to Dinner Wild Bill Hickok Rides You're in the Army Now Male Animal V ~ Arthur and Sam Lyons celebrated the 25th anniversary of their establishment of the agency bearing their name by opening new offices in Beverly Hills last week Friday and inviting the press to meet Noll Gurney and Nat Wolff, their associates.