Paramount Punch (1930)

PARAMOUNT PUNCH. A SENSATION! “TOO MUCH HARMONY” IS MUSICAL HIT. WITH the original production announcement for “Too Much Harmony”, it was sensed that the picture would be in the hit class with such a line-up of talent as Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Judith Allen, Grace Bradley, Lilyan Tashman, Skeets Gallagher and Harry Green. Those early predictions were right, according to advice received from the Home Office to the effect that “Too Much Harmony” is stacking up records right throughout America. Albert Deane in New York writes: — “Now we are able to put our predictions to concrete use because the picture has opened so magnificently in a number of spots that records are toppling as they have not toppled in the last six or seven years. “In its opening day at the New York Paramount, the picture played to 17,000 people, which is an attendance record surpassed only in the very early days of the theatre’s existence back in 1926-27. Both ran up records which have been topped only once in the past 15 months. HERE’S A CAST! BIG NAMES CHOSEN FOR PARAMOUNT’S “ALICE IN WONDERLAND After conducting a worldwide contest to find a typical “Alice” to play the title role in “Alice in Wonderland”, Paramount has selected an enormous cast of favorites for the many other characters in this classic. The cast of “Alice in Wonderland” as of to-day’s date is miraculous. In the words of Alice herself ‘it grows wondrouser and wondrouser every day.’ And, as we said at the beginning, the cast of this picture is colossal. Here it is as of to-day’s closing; — Gharlotte Henry as “Alice”: Richard Arlen as “Gheshire Gat”: Roscoe Ates as “Fish”: William Austin as “Gryphon”: Harvey Glark as “Father William”: Cary Gooper as “White Knight” : Jack Duffy as “Leg of Mutton”: Leon Errol as “Uncle Gilbert”: Louise Fazenda as “White Queen”: W. G. Fields as “Humpty Dumpty” : Alec. B. Francis as “King of Hearts” : “Skeets” Gallagher as “White Rabbit”: Raymond Hatton as “Mouse”: Lillian Harmer as “Cook”: Edward Everett Horton as “Mad Hatter”, Roscoe Karns as “Tweedledum”: Colin Kenny as “Clock”: Lucien Littlefield as “Father William’s Son”: Mae Marsh as “Sheep”: Polly Moran as “Dodo Bird”: Jack Oakie as “Tweedledee” : Edna May Oliver as “Red Queen”: Patsy O’Byrne as “Alice’s Aunt”: May Robson as “Queen of Hearts”: Charlie Ruggles as “March Hare”: Ford Sterling as “White King” ; Alison Skipworth as “The Duchess”: Ned Sparks as Meet Charlie Hale, head of the New South Wales Booking Dept. It has been suggested that “Hale and Hearty” would be an appropriate title for this clever caricature from the pen of George Lawrence. George, however, just happened to catch Charlie when he was trying to solve a “switching” problem. Just a little matter of three theatres 100 miles apart who all desired “She Done Him Wrong” on the same night; and with only one print available. Charlie reckons that he is a cinch for the Bookers’ Drive. HOT OFF THE PRESS! TO-DAY Paramount's colourful announcement of the 1934 Production Schedule compiled in book form and in a real showmanship manner was despatched by post to every Exhibitor in Australia and New Z.ealand. You will agree that this effort is one of our best and John E. Kennebeck, Hermann Elynn and artist George Lawrence are certainly to be congratulated. “Caterpillar”; and Baby LeRoy as “Deuce of Hearts”. Bing Crosby is also announced for the cast, but to date has not been assigned to a part. IF IT’S A PARAMOUNT PICTURE — IT’S THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN !