Paramount Punch (1930)

PARAMOUNT PUNCH. Our Bach Bage bf Front Page IMeirs In addition to the new productions announced in last week's issue of "Punch" , still two more pictures have yet to be reported. . . The first is "From Hell to Heaven" with Carole Lombard and Jack Oakie, the second Wynne G.bson. At the Too" with Charlie Ruggles and Lionel A twill. . . As a reward for her consistently good performances, Wynne Gibson has been given a new contract. . . Miss Gibson’s latest appearance before the cameras was in "Billion Dollar Scandal", which incidentally is due here shortly, then, previous to this, she has to her credit "Night After Night", "Lady and Gent”, "Strange Case of Clara Deane” and “The Devd is Driving” . . . "Crime of the Century” will mark the commencement of the new contract in which she will be seen opposite Stuart Erwin, with Richard Bennett and David Landau. . . Here's something that is indeed pleasing to report. . . Advance ticket sales for "A Farewell to Arms” at the New York, Criterion Theatre, where it opened last week are greater than those for “The Covered Wagon", which proved to be one of the most successful in screen history. . . Maurice Chevalier has just concluded his vacation in New York and has returned to the studios to commence Personalities IM FLANNERY of H.O. Ad Sales Dept., accompanied by Jack Taylor, is vacationing at Katoomba. It is pleasmg to note that J. Catward of H. O. Despatch Dept., is back at his desk after his recent illness. Lou Poliness, Accountant of Melbourne Branch, is at present holidaying at the Gippsland Lakes, where he intends to play havoc with the wild ducks. Alma Becker is at present on a short respite from Work. Wagga seems to be the main attraction this holiday for Alma. Frank Deane of Head Office, leaves on his annual vacation on Friday. Accompanied by his wife and David, the family will spend two weeks on the sands of Whale Beach. his newest production "A Bedtime Story” . . . Irving Pichel, long remembered for bis perform.ance as the District Attorney in "An American Tragedy" has been assigned a similar role in “The Woman Accused” ... Just .. . for your information. “SIGN OF THE CROSS” FIRST RELEASE. I I The Far Fast will have the honor of the first release of “The Sign of the Cross” in the Blue Ribbon Bunch territory. Andre Olsen has booked the picture to open on March 31 in Bata.via with full road show presentation. Samples of the three -colour Courier on “The Sign of the Cross” have now been forwarded to the Sales force. Everyone will agree that it is unquestionably our best courier to date, and with such a colossal production to back it up, I am certain the sales, not only on couriers, but every Ad. Sales item, will treble those on any production released in recent years . . . This courier completes the most comprehensive line-up of outstanding and seat-selling Ad. Sales ever made available to showmen . . .. No Ad. Sales order will be complete without a reasonable quantity of these three-colour couriers. Max Lovett, Assistant to Baden Abotomey in Sydney branch, has been bolding the fort during Baden's absence on film sales work. . .Max has spent many evenings with suburban exhibitors to the advantage of his department . . . Among the extra business obtained was an order for 1 00 small medallions. District Manager Claude Henderson, brought to Sydney an order for six Gilded Lobby Stands, which were sold during his sales drive through the Western district of Victoria . . . This is certainly a splendid sale, as, apart from the actual profit on the frames, every lobby stand sold becomes a salesman for lobby photos. Country of origin — Australia. Wholly set up and printed by The Market Printery Ltd., 372a Pitt Street, Sydney. T^iiblished by Paramount Film Service Tiimited. of Re&ei'voir Street, Sydney.