Paramount Punch (1930)

PARAMOUNT PUNCH. Our Bach Page iof Front Bage lMeu/s HEADED by Paul Sloane, director, Jackie Cooper, star, Lila Lee, Addison Richards and Gavin Cordon, members of Paramount’s production unit working on “Pardners” are on a ten day location trip to Sonora, California . . . whilst there, almost all the exterior scenes for the story will be shot. . . The story concerns the adventures of a child, who is suddenly transplanted from the crowded tenement districts of New York to a small Western town. . . Peggy Montgomery, whom screen fans last knew as “Baby Peggy” has grown up, and has been signed to a long term contract by Charles R. Rogers. . . She will enact one of the school-girl roles in “Eight Girls in a Boat”, which Rogers is producing for Paramount . . . Having finished his work in “I'm No Angel” as Mae West’s leading man, Cary Grant is tripping off to his native England, the first journey home since his screen career began just two years ago . . . Miriam Hopkins, now working in “Design for Living”, has signed a new Paramount contract . . . Claudette Colbert, will enact a role of a school teacher on a round the world vacation in her forthcoming “Four Frightened People” . . . many sequences of the picture will he shot aboard the liner s.s. “San Francisco” . . . The wave of kidnapping at present terrorising all America, was responsible for Rupert Hughes writing “Miss Fane’s Baby Is Stolen”, which Paramount will bring to the screen with Baby LeRoy . . . Just For Your Information . . . Personalities Hermann e. flynn is back again at his desk in Head Office after an absence of three weeks, during which time he underwent an appendicitis operation. Bob White is back from his annual vacation. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Durkee, parents of Mrs. John E. Kennebeck, arrived on Monday last by the Matson liner, “Mariposa”, to spend Xmas with their daughter, son-in-law and grand-children. Mr. Jack Groves, General Manager of the Far Eastern Dept., who has been on a business visit to Calcutta, will return to his headquarters at Singapore on December 8. Marlene Dietrich’s next starring vehicle has been announced as “Catherine the Great” and so displaces “Her Regiment of Lovers” and “Scarlet Pageant”, both of which were chosen as tentative titles for this production. Always first in line with anything worthwhile from the showmanship angle. Paramount introduces with “Midnight Club” and “Jennie Cerhardt” a new process onecolour courier. These couriers have a photogravure finish and are printed with two tone inks, which give a two-colour effect. We are tremendously enthusiastic about the sales possibilities of these new couriers, and I feel sure that all who see them will be likewise. Samples have been forwarded to the sales force this week, and we expect some new records for sales to be created with these new couriers. Bdl Bignell, Adelaide Ad. Sales manager, has been making the best of his opportunities for procuring extra revenue for his department. A splendid sales of 10,000 couriers, and eight special mats was made to the Rex Theatre for “She Done Him Wrong”. This material Was in addition to an excellent Ad. Sales order covering all other items. Bill also placed a further two “Cod Save the King” titles with local theatres. Albert Nicholas, Melbourne Ad. Sales manager, can well be termed “The Twenty-four Sheet King”. On top of recent oustanding orders a sale of 9 X 24 sheets on “College Humor” to the Palais Pictures, St. Kilda. was his latest effort. Counity of origin — Australia. Wholly set up and printed by The Market Printery Ltd., 3 72a Pitt Strget, Sydney. Publithed by Paramount Film Service Limited, of Reaervoir Street, Sydney.