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Miriam Hopkins and George Rafl are co-featured in ihis produclion and included in ihe supporting cast are William Cargan, Irving Pichel and Sir Guy Standing, who, by the way, has been awarded a long termer. . . “Murders in the Zoo” win mark the return of Charlie Ruggles to the role of a press reporter which he played so very well in “Gentlemen of the Press”, and again later in “70,000 Witnesses” . . . Kate Smith will revive her dancing ability in her first Paramount picture, “Hello Everybody' .. .You may smile, but Kate really did dance in Broadway musical shows at the beginning of her career. . . From his recent productions, Maurice Chevalier has attained the title of “boudoir diplomat” throughout H ollywood, but it is learned, that his reputation will be somewhat redeemed in his new picture as a nine months old orphan baby completely steals his heart. . . the stills to hand are really humorous. . . Just. . . for your information.
Personalities
Keith LOCAN, Brisbane Accountant, has been confined to his bed for the last few days with an acute attack of rheumatism, but it is oleasing to note that Keith is back at his desk again.
It seems that we have a few first-class cricketers among the ranks of the Paramounteers. Henry Quincey. of the Brisbane Branch, took seven wickets for 31 on Saturday last, playing in grade cricket, and once again Jim Flannery, of H.O., gets another century. He carried his bat on Saturday with 1 07 n.o.
Mr. Jack Groves, General Manager of the Far East, is at present in India on a business tour. Unfortunately Mr. Groves has broken his ankle and is having a lot of trouble with it. . . We see Owen Coodland of H.O. Despatch Dept., sprouting around the office after an attack of 'flu which confirmed him to his bed for several days. . . Alice Brown of H.O. Accounts is at present in hospital where she had a nasty operation on the throat.
A cable r e q u i s i tion for a further 24,000 three colour couriers on “The Sign of the Cross”, has just been received from Andre ^
Olsen, Manager of Batavia order makes a total of 48,000 three-colour couriers sold by Andre for that production. This quantity makes all previous courier orders from the East fade into insignificance. Truly a most remarkable sales achievement !
Andre Olsen.
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Len PeuleVe, deputising for Baden Abotomey in the Sydney Branch, for the past couple of weeks, has been responsible for some excellent sales of 24-sheets to the Empire Theatre, Sydney, the most recent order being 8 x 24’s for “The Devil is Driving”.
Advance bookings for trailers on “The Sign of the Cross” are so heavy in our Melbourne Branch, that Albert Nicholas has found it necessary to order six trailers for this production, which quantity exactly doubles Albert’s usual quota of trailers for Long Run pictures.
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