Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1934)

Casts of Current Photoplays Complete for every picture reviewed in this issue "BEFORE DAWN"— RKO-Radio.— From the story by Edgar Wallace. Screen play by Garrett Fort, Marion Dix and Ralph Block. Directed by Irving Pichel. The cast: Dwight Wilson, Stuart Erwin; Patricia Merrick, Dorothy Wilson; Dr. Cornelius, Warner Oland; Merrick, Dudley Digges; Mallie, Gertrude Hoffman; O'Hara, Oscar Apfel; Mrs. Marble, Jane Darwell; Joe Valerie, Frank Reicher. "BLOOD MONEY"— 20th Century-United Artists. — From the screen play by Rowland Brown and Hal Long. Directed by Rowland Brown. The cast: Bill Bailey, George Bancroft; Elaine Talbert, Frances Dee; Drury Darling, Chick Chandler; Ruby Darling, Judith Anderson. Also: Blossom Seeley, Etienne Girardot, George Rigas. Theresa Harris, Kathlyn Williams, John Bleifer, Ann Brody, Henry Lewis, Jr., Sandra Shaw, Henry Kolker, Bradley Page. "CHRISTOPHER BEAN"— M-G-M.— From the play "The Late Christopher Bean" adapted by Sidney Howard from the play " Prenez Garde a la Peinture" by Rene Fauchois. Screen play by Sylvia Thalberg and Laurence E. Johnson. Directed by Sam Wood. The cast: Abby, Marie Dressier; Dr. Haggett, Lionel Barrymore; Susan, Helen Mack; Mrs. Haggett, Beulah Bondi; Warren, Russell Hardie; Rosen, Jean Hersholt; Davenport, H. B. Warner; Ada, Helen Shipman; Tallenl, George Coulouris; Maid, Ellen Lowe. "COLLEGE COACH"— Warners.— From the story by Niven Busch and Manuel Seff. Directed by William A. Wellman. The cast: Phil Sargent, Dick Powell; Claire Gore, Ann Dvorak; Coach Gore, Pat O'Brien; Dr. Philip Sargent, Arthur Byron; Buck Weaver, Lyle Talbot; Bametl, Hugh Herbert; Matthews, Guinn Williams; Petrowski, Nat Pendleton; Editor, Philip Faversham; Hauser, Charles Wilson; Spencer Trask, Donald Meek; Otis, Berton Churchill; Seymour Young, Arthur Hohl; Professor, Harry Beresford; Glantz, Herman Bing; Holcomb, Joseph Sauers; Westerman, Phillip Reed. "CRADLE SONG"— Paramount.— From the play by Gregorio Martinez Sierra. Screen play by Marc Connolly and Frank Partos. Directed by Mitchell Leisen. The cast: Joanna, Dorothea Wieck; Teresa, Evelyn Venable; The Doctor, Sir Guy Standing; Prioress, Louise Dresser; Antonio, Kent Taylor; Marcella, Gertrude Michael; Vicaress, Georgia Caine; Alberto, Dickie Moore; Sagrario, Nydia Westman; lnes, Marion Ballou; Mistress of Novices, Eleanor Wesselhoeft; Christina, Diane Sinclair; Pepita, Yvonne Pelletier; Tomas, David Durand; Carmen, Bonita Granville; Sabina, Rosita Butler; Priest, Mischa Auer; Maria Luccia, Gail Patrick; Tornera, Gertrude Norman; Mayor, Howard Lang. "DANCE, GIRL, DANCE" — Invincible. — From the story by Robert Ellis. Directed by Frank Strayer. The cast: Sally, Evalyn Knapp; Valentine, Alan Dinehart; Claudette, Ada May; Joe, Eddie Nugent; Lou Kendall, Mae Busch; Cleo, Gloria Shea; Mozart, George Grandee. "DER SOHN DER WEISSEN BERGE" ("The Son of the White Mountains") — Itala Film. — From the story by Luis Trenker. Directed by Mario Bonnard. The cast: Turri, Luis Trenker; Coste, Carl Steiner; Morel, Emmerich Albert; Mary, Renate Muller; Annie, Maria Solveg. "DESIGN FOR LIVING"— Paramount.— From the play by Noel Coward. Screen play by Hen Hecht. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The cast: Tom Chambers, Fredric March; George Curtis, Gary Cooper; Gilda Farrell, Miriam Hopkins; Max Plunketl, Edward Everett Horton; Mr. Douglas, Franklin Pangborn; Conductor, Emile Chautard; Lisping Stenographer, Isabel Jewell; Tom's Secretary, Nora Cecil; Cafe Proprietress, Adrienne D'Ambricourt; Art Commissioner, Armand Kaliz. "DUCK SOUP"— Paramount.— From the story by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Directed by Leo McCarey. The cast: Rufus T. Firefly, Groucho Marx; Chicolini, Chico Marx; Brownie, Harpo Marx; Bob Rolland, Zeppo Marx; Vera Marcal, Raquel Torres; Ambassador Trenlino, Louis Calhern; Mrs. Teasdale, Margaret Dumont; Secretary, Ycrna Hillie; Agitator, Leonid Kinsky; Zander, Edmund Breese; Secretary of War, Edwin Maxwell. "FEMALE"— First National. — 'From the story by Donald Henderson Clarke. Screen play by Gene Markey and Kathryn Scola. Directed by Michael Curtiz. The cast: Alison Drake, Rutii Chatterton; Jim Thorne, George Brent; Claybourne. Philip Faversham; Miss Frollungham, Ruth Donnelly; Cooper, John Mack Brown; Harriet, Lois Wilson; Briggs, Gavin Gordon; Fuggy, Huey White; Delia, Rafaela Ottiano; Jarrat, Walter Walker; Detective, Charles Wilson; Butler, Edward Cooper; Footmen, Eric Wilton, Usay O'Davern; Bradley, Samuel Hinds; Drunk boy. Sterling Holloway; Pelligrew, Ferdinand Gottschalk. 116 "HAVANA WIDOWS" — First National. — From the story by Earl Baldwin. Directed by Ray Enright. The cast: Mae Knight, Joan Blondell; Sadie Appleby, Glenda Farrell; Deacon Jones, Guy Kibbee; Bob Jones, Lyle Talbot; Herman Brody, Allen Jenkins; Duffy, Frank McHugh; Mrs. Jones, Ruth Donnelly; Mr. Otis, Hobart Cavanaugh; Butch O'Neill, Ralph Ince; Mullins, George Cooper; Mrs. Ryan, Maude Eburne; Timberg, Charles Wilson; Wheelman, Garry Owen. "HELL AND HIGH WATER"— Paramount — From the story "Captain Jericho" by Max Miller. Adapted by Agnes Brand Leahy. Directed by Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt. The cast: Captain Jericho, Richard Aden; Sally Driggs, Judith Allen; Peck Wealin, Charles Grapewin; Rear Admiral, Sir Guy Standing; Barney, Robert Knettles; Mom Wealin, Gertrude Hoffman; Joe Satsanuki, S. Matsui; Milton J. Bunsey, William Frawley; Barney's mother, Esther Muir; Japanese Girl, Iris Yamaoka; Bradley, the Pilot, John Marston; Dance Hall Manager, Barton MacLane; Interpreter, Mike Morita; Harbor Master's Clerk, Franklin Parker; Lieutenent Saunders, Selmer Jackson. "HOOPLA"— Fox.— From the play "The Barker" by John Kenyon Nicholson. Screen play by Bradley King and Joseph Moncure March. Directed by F'rank Lloyd. The cast: Lou, Clara Bow; Nifty, Preston Foster; Chris, Richard Cromwell; Hap, Herbert Mundin; Jerry, James Gleason; Carrie, Minna Gombell; Colonel Gowdy, Roger Imhof; Ma Benson, Florence Roberts. "HOUSE ON 56TH STREET, THE"— Warners. — From the novel by Joseph Santley. Screen play by Austin Parker and Sheridan Gibney. Directed by Robert Florey. The cast: Peggy Martin, Kay Francis; Blaine, Ricardo Cortez; Monty Van Tyle, Gene Raymond; Eleanor, Margaret Lindsay; Fiske, John Halliday; Hunt, Frank McHugh; Dolly, Sheila Terry; Dr. Wyman, Henry O'Neill; Freddie, Theodore Newton; Mrs. Van Tyle, Nella Walker; Curtis, Samuel Hinds; Girls in sextette, Renee Whitney, Pat Wing, Helen Barclay, Lorena Layson; Henry, Hardie Albright; Bonclli, William Boyd. " INVINSIBLE MAN, THE— Universal.— From the novel by H. G. Wells. Screen play by R. C. Sherriff. Directed by James Whale. The cast: The Invisible One, Claude Rains; Flora Gravity, Gloria Stuart; Doctor Kemp, William Harrigan; Doctor Cranley, Henry Travers; Mrs. Hall, Una O'Connor; Mr. Hall, Forrester Harvey; Chief of Police, Holmes Herbert; Jaffers, E. E. Clive; Chief of Detectives, Dudley Digges; Inspector Bird, Harry Stubbs; Inspector Lane, Donald Stuart; Milly, Merle Tottenham. "KING FOR A NIGHT"— Universal.— From the story by William Anthony McGuire. Screen play by William Anthony McGuire and Jack O'Don Blondes, beware ! You'd better watch out — here's competition for you ! Shirley Temple is already queen of Educational's Baby Burlesk troup, and she's breaking lots of hearts nell. Directed by Kurt Neumann. The cast: Bud (Kid) Gloves, Chester Morris; Lillian, Helen Twelvetrees; Evelyn, Alice White; Douglas, John Miljan; Reverend Gloves, Grant Mitchell; Hymie, George E. Stone; John Gloves, George Meeker; Dick, Frank Albertson; Goofy, Warren Hymer; Merkle, Harland Tucker; The Champ, Harry Galfund; Whistler, Clarence Wilson; Dora, Dorothy Granger; Boy, George Billings; Manny, John Sheehan; McCue, Wade Boteler; Heavyweight, Maxie Rosenbloom. "LITTLE WOMEN"— RKO-R\dio.— From the story by Louisa May Alcott. Screen play by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman. Directed by George Cukor. The cast: Jo, Katharine Hepburn; Amy, Joan Bennett; Fritz Bhaer, Paul Lukas; Meg, Frances Dee; Beth, Jean Parker; Aunt March, Edna May Oliver; Laurie, Douglass Montgomery; Mr. Laurence, Henry Stephenson; Marmee, Spring Byington; Mr. March, Samuel Hinds; Hannah, Mabel Colcord; Brooke, John Davis Lodge; Mamie, Nydia Westman. "LONE COWBOY"— Paramount.— From the screen play by Paul Sloane. Adapted by Agnes Brand Leahy and bobby Vernon. Directed by Paul Sloane. The cast: Scooter O'Neal, Jackie Cooper; Eleanor Jones, Lila Lee; Bill O'Neal, John Wray; 'Dobe Jones, Addison Richards; Jim Weston, Gavin Gordon; J. J. Baxter, Barton MacLane; Mr. Curran, J. M. Kerrigan; Mr. Burton, Dell Henderson; Junkman, Joe Barton; Buck, William LeMaire; Zeke, Irving Bacon; Marshall, Charles Middleton; Boarding House Keeper, Lillian Harmer; Postman, William Robbins. "MAD GAME, THE"— Fox.— From the story by William Conselman. Screen play by William Conselman and Henry Johnson. Directed by Irving Cummings. The cast: Edward Carson, Spencer Tracy; Jane Lee, Claire Trevor; Judge Penfield, Ralph Morgan; Thomas Penfield, Howard Lally; Cliopper Allen, J. Carrol Naish; William Bennett, John Miljan; Butts McGee, Matt McHugh; Marilyn Kirk, Kathleen Burke; Lila Penfield, Mary Mason; Warden, Willard Robertson; Doctor, John Davidson; Lou, Paul Fix; Mike, Jerry Devine. "MY LIPS BETR\Y"— Fox.— From the play "Der Komet" by Attila Orbok. Screen play by Hans Kraly and Jane Storm. Directed by John Blystone. The cast: Lili, Lilian Harvey; King Rupert, John Boles; Stigmat, El Brendel; Queen Mother, Irene Browne; Mama Watcheck, Maude Eburne; De Conti, Henry Stephenson; Weininger, Herman Bing. "MY WOMAN" — Columbl\. — F~rom the story by Brian Marlow. Directed by Victor Schertzinger. The cast: Connie, Helen Twelvetrees; Bradley, Victor Jory; Chick, Wallace Ford; Muriel, Claire Dodd; Butler, Warren Hymer; Pop Riley, Raymond Brown; Miller, Hobart Cavanaugh; Agent, Charles Levison; McCluskey, Ralph Freud; Cargle, William Jeffrey; Treech, Lester Crawford; Webster, Boothe Howard; Studio Manager, Edwin Stanley; Asst. Manager, Lorin Raker; Agent, Harry Holman. "OLSEN'S BIG MOMENT"— Fox.— From the story by George Marshall. Screen play by Henry Johnson and James Tynan. Directed by Malcolm St. Clair. The cast: Knute Olsen, El Brendel; Robert Brewster III, Walter Catlett; Jane Van Allen, Barbara Weeks; Virginia West, Susan Fleming; Harry Smith, John Arledge; Mrs. Van Allen, Maidel Turner; Joe "Monk" West, Edward Pawley; Danny Reynolds, Joseph Sauers. "ONLY YESTERDAY"— Universal. — From the story by Frederick Lewis Allen. Screen play by Arthur Richman and George O'Neill. Directed by John M. Stahl. The cast: Mary Lane, Margaret Sullavan; Jim Emerson, John Boles; Julia Warren, Billie Burke; Bob, Reginald Denny; Jim, Jr., Jimmy Butler; Leona, Edna May Oliver; Phyllis Emerson, Benita Hume; Dave Reynolds, George Meeker; Deborah, June Clyde; Amy, Marie Prevost; Mr. Lane, Oscar Apfel; Mrs. Lane, Jane Darwell; Bob Lane, Tom Conlon; Goodhcarl, Berton Churchill; Barnard, Onslow Stevens; Tom, Franklin Pangborn; Barnes, Walter Catlett; Lelitia, Noel Francis; Scott Hayes, Bramwell F'letcher; Jerry, Barry Norton; Burton, Arthur Hoyt; Lucy, Natalie Moorhead; Margot, Joyce Compton; Mrs. Vincent, Betty Blythe; Charlie Smith, Grady Sutton; Eleanor, Ruth Clifford; Sally, Dorothy Granger; Pally, Geneva Mitchell; Rcna, Dorothy Christy; A Lesbian, Jean Sorel; Miles, Robert McWade; Ruth, Lucille Powers; Graves, Crauford Kent; Harper, Ferdinand Munier; Toodie, Gay Seabrook; Grace, Marion Byron; Belly, Jean Hart; Lee, Leon Waycoff; Billy, James Flavin; Mclntyre, Warren Stokes; Hugh, Hugh Enfield; Helen, Mabel Marden; May, Sheila Mannors; Butler, Edgar Norton; Second Butler, Sidney Bracy; Preston, Herbert Corthell; Ethel, Vivian Oakland; Rex, Bert Roach; Porter, Deacon McDaniels; Abby, Louise Beavers. "POLICE CAR 17" — Columbia.— From the story by Lambert Hillyer. Directed by Lambert Hillyer. The cast: Tim Conlon, Tim McCoy; Helen Regan, Evalyn Knapp; Dan Regan, Wallis Clark;