Paramount International News (1935)

Page 12 Q^aramountJimmatimal^^Hms “CLEOPATRA” IN SIAM Further advices from Singapore Manager F’aul Verdayne tell us of the continued success of Cecil B. DeMille’s Paramount production, "Cleopatra" in Siam. The picture was given an initial lavish presentation by the management of the United Cinema Company, and in every detail their campaign was of the highest order. VVe have sent on to the Studio, for Air. DeMille’s interest, a flashlight photo of the tremendous crowd which assembled for the opening night, and also samples of the excellent publicity. MESSERI CABLES ABOUT GARDEL FILMS Elsewhere in this issue we have a stoi ,v about the continued success of the films starring' Caidos Gardei. Most of South and Central America are represented in the stoi'y, and now comes a flash cable from Chief Matador Messeri concerning Spain. He sa.vs: NEW SEASON STARTS OCTOBER. GARDEL FILMS SELLING TOP. EXPECT Bit; RESULTS. X'ou know very well what that means so far as the position of Spain-Portugal is concerned. The next thing you know we’ll he having Mr. P. I. Corp devoting a chapter of his serial to Don Nloe. CLOSINt; THE DEAL Here’s photograjihic evidence of the fine sales coup engineered in Paris by Administratcur Dcleguc Henri Klarsfeld, and reported on Page Eight of last month’s Paramount International News. Henri is at the right, and seated with him is Leon Siritzky, head of a far-flung chain of French theatres. DIGNIFIED ANNOUNCEMENT We particularly coinmend the dignity of this front-of-theatre display for Cecil B. DeMille’s production, “Cleopatra,” at the Flora Theatre, Malines, Belgium. PRO>I BRISSON The studio assures us that within the next six months we will have three pictures starring Carl Brisson. The first of these, “Ship Cafe,” is already comi)leted, and Carl has had to cancel plans for a musical comedy in New York City in order to immediately commence work on his second picture, "Stormy Spring,” in which he will have Helen Jepson for leading woman. The third picture will be in work shortly after the commencement of the new year. In each of the three pictures Carl will sing at least four songs. He is shown here getting into trim for the job l:)y launching an attack on an inviting feast of Danish pastry and smorgasbord. MK;HTY PARIS PHOTO When the 1935 Convention was held in New York you will recall that one of the decoration highspots was a mighty photographic reproduction of the photo of the Paris Convention, which had been held a couple of months previously. After the New York Convention ended, the photo was shipped to Paris, where it now adorns the only available space in Continental Europe headquarters. As you will note, the photo even had to be trimmed to fit the space, losing several feet at top and bottom. VVTLCOXON’S “APPEARANCE ” Henry Wilcoxon made a “personal” at the Carlton after THE CRUSADES had been screened on Monday last Sept. 9th. He was very enthusiastically received and the audience listened with rapt attention to his behind-the-scenes stories of the production. He was mobbed by autograph hunters as he left the theatre. DAGENS VIKTIGASTE NYHETER. Vi hoi)pas verkligen, att ni alia tycka om var nya foljetang, “The Honour of the Legion.” Mannen, som skriver den, har stort ndje av att arbeta pa den, men han nekar allt fortfarande att lata nagon veta slutet. Han overbevisar oss om, att han inte kommer att late en enda varelse veta slutet forran om fern manader. Pa en annan sida ha vi det stora nojet att visa eder fotografier av Jan Kiepura tillsammans med Mr. Hicks i var utliindska avdelnings kontor. Air. Kiepura, som anlande till New York den nionde September tillbringade en angeniim timma mod Air. Hicks. Det viktigaste av samtalet dem emellan var, att den store tenoren forsakrade, att han amnar giva Paramount den basta film han nagonsin gjort. Han ar nu i Hollywood och har allaredan borjat filma i “Give Us This Night.” Vi maste nu ocksa omtala for eder, att den \'alkanda primadonnan fran Alctropolitan Opera, Gladys Swarthout, spelar alskarinnerollen mot honom. Hon var nyligen pa en visit till New York, efter avslutningen av inspelningen av “Rose of the Rancho," men har nu atervandt till Hollywood. Henry Hathaway, som iscensatte “Now and Forever,” “The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” och “Peter Ibbetson,” skall nu iscensatta “Queen of the Jungle,” en film vi hoppas kommer att overgliinsa “The King of the Jungle.” Marlene Dietrichfilmen, ‘Ttesirc,” har varit under inspelning for over en manad. Frank Borzage, som gjorde “Farewell to Arms,” iscensatter aven (Icnna film. Och ni alia veta allaredan, att Gary Cooper ar Adarlenes motspelare. “The Big Broadcast of 1936” spelar for fulla hus i)a Paramountteatern i New York. Filmen reviseras speciellt for den ullandska marknaden och kommer att visa en del specialsaker, kanske de finaste, som nagonsin insatts i en film. De land, som iiro sarskildt intresserade av festligheterna under den arliga Paramountveckan, komma att vara intresserade av nyheten, att Australien gjorde storre affarer under forsta veckan a\' September, an de vanligen gora under en hel manads tid. Ett sadant storartat resultat kommer naturligtvis att vaga tungt under \'ara “Alanifestation of Honor” festligheter under sista delen av ar 1936. Vi ha en gladjande underrattelse fran var skandinaviska division, och vi delgiva denna nyhet i detta hafte. Vikingarna forsoka verkligen att satta rekord detta ar, och ni alia kunna vara overtygade om, att deras plats kommer att fdrbattras. Pa samma gang tycks det nastan omojligt att sla den argentinska divisionen ur hriidet, att domma av, vad vi lasa i tidningarna. Atminstone iiastar Gaucholedaren, Air, John B. Nathan, det. “LITTLE AMERICA” A full account of the film record of Byrd’s Second Antarctic Expedition will be in next month’s issue. NEW CINE AT BAHIA This is the new Cinema Alliance at Bahia, Brazil, which opened recently. It is a thoroughly modern house in every respect and will show a great many Paramount pictures. The opening at f traction was Marlene Dietrich in i “Song of Songs.” Throng of theatre executives as guests at the opening of the Cinema Alliance. Indicated by tbe arrow is .lose Arau.jo, at one time managei' of the Pai-amount office at Bahia. This office has since been closed, but Sr. Araujo is still active in the film business. HOLLYWOOD WELCOME Here’s another chapter in .Tan Kiepura’s progress as a Para ' mount star. He is shown here be i ing given a typical Hollywood welcome by a bevy of Sunkist Beauties, many of wbom were unable to squeeze into the picture. .Ian’s panama hat is likewise a Hollywood touch. As this magazine leaves New York, Jan is already at work on “Give Us This Night.” We have read the script of the picture and are delighted at the magnificent opportunities it gives Jan to sing.