Paramount Punch (1930)

PARAMOUNT PUNCH. (’ONSTANCE CUMMINGS has been chosen to play the leading role opposite George Rart in Paramount’s “Night A,fter Night”. As will be seen, this contradicts the information passed on to you in the last issue of “Punch”, which stated that Nancy Carroll would return to Paramount in this production, but the latest studio news reveals that Miss Carroll has been transferred from this production to that of “Hot Saturday”. George Raft will also be seen in this picture, together with Richard Arlen and a large supporting cast. PERSONALITIES. JIM THORNLEY, General Manager of Paramount’s Melbourne Capitol Theatre, is in Sydney on one of his regular visits to Head Office. Mr. Hurworth continued west from Adelaide, and arrived m Perth yesterday morning. Bob White has returned to his post in Head Office, after spending a week m Melbourne. Bob has been working on the launching of “Movie Crazy” m that city. Bill Blood, Queensland Salesman, paid a hurried visit to Sydney over the week-end to see his dad, who IS seriously ill. FROM PAUL VERDAYNE. T Wo original songs, both by Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar, are introduced in the Four Marx Brothers' latest starring vehicle for Paramount, titled “Horse Feather's”. They are “Everyone Says 1 Love You” and “Fm Against It”. Each of the comedians uses the first for short solos, and the latter is sung by Croucho and a chorus of bewhiskered college professors. “Horse Feathers” will arrive here to-morrow on the “Monterey' . “No Man of Her Own” has been definitely set as the final title of Paramount’s production co-starring Clark Gable and Miriam Hopkins. The story is an adaptation of Val Lewton’s novel, “No Bed of Her Own”. “All My Love” has been announced as the title of a coming Paramount production, for which Sylvia Sidney has been assigned to play an important part. I^ECEIVED this week from the Far lEastern offices are a number of “This is the Night” advertisements, and to Paul Verdayne of Paramount’s Singapore Branch, goes great credit for his very original design and lay-out. Also among Paul Verdayne’s mail is a rather effective exploitation idea m the way of letter stickers for “Sign of the Cross”. • 1 — — 1 J TheL_i,, S 1 GT^ 1 ^ OF I L ■ THe C^SS" I •( / / [ \ \ ^ \' offer congratulations to Henry Quincey, Brisbane Ad. Sales Manager, the winner of the September Drive, and to W. Bignell, of Adelaide, who finished second. Baden Abotomey, Sydney Ad. Sales Manager, is also to be congratulated on his meritorious performance. Eeft at the post at the beginning of the Drive, his effort in finishing third, only a few points from the winner, was' one of the outstanding features of the Drive. The success of this Drive brings home forcibly the fact that extra business CAN always be obtained by those who have enough initiative to go after it. During this Week, samples of the new novelty will be forwarded to all Ad. Sales Managers and Salesmen. And what a novelty it is! There has never yet been anything like it handled by any motion picture company. It will be known as 'Awmated Specs', and w'll be available through all Ad. Sales departments to exhibitors who are fortunate enough to screen Harold Lloyd's greatest production to date, “MOVIE CRAZY”. You will hear more about this novelty from Head Office at an early date. The God Save the King title is still proving a popular item with exhibitors, and the total sales ha te now reached the 300 mark. Most recent sales include 40 from Wellington branch and 20 from Sydney. Launceston branch was the only one to exceed Quota for week ending October 8th, while Melbourne branch was only a few pounds off. ALL SET FOR NOVEMBER ? CouD*!'!' of origin — Anstrnlia. Wholly set up and printed by The Market Printery Ltd., 372a Pitt Street, Sydney. Publish'd by Paramount Film Service Tuniiled, of Resecvoir Street. Sydney.