Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1935)

Casts of Current Photoplays "BABBITT" — First National. — From the novel by Sinclair Lewis. Adapted by Tom Reed and Niven Busch. Directed by William Keighley. The cast: Geo. F. Babbitt, Guy Kibbee; Myra Babbitt, Aline MacMahon; Tanis Judique, Claire Dodd; Berona fiabbitl, Maxine Doyle; Ted Babbitt, Glen Boles; Paul Reisling, Minor Watson; Zilla Reisling, Minna Gombell; Charlie McKelvey, Alan Hale; Judge Thompson, Berton Churchill; Martin Clinch, Harry Tyler; Commr. Gurnee, Russell Hicks; Zeke, Arthur Aylesworth; Eunice Littlefield, Nan Gray; Miss McGoun, Mary Treen. "BABES IN TOYLAND"— Hal Roach-M-GM. — Based on the operetta, music by Victor Herbert, book by Glen MacDonough. Screen play by Frank Butler and Nick Grinde. Directed by Gus Meins and Charles Rogers. The cast: Stanley Dum, Stan Laurel; Oliver Dee, Oliver Hardy; Bo-Peep, Charlotte Henry; Tom-Tom, Felix Knight; Barnaby, Henry Kleinbach; Widow Peep, Florence Roberts; Santa Claus, Ferdinand Munier; Toymaker, William Burress; Mother Goose, Virginia Karns. "BATTLE, THE"— Leon Garganoff Prod — From the novel by Claude Farrere. Directed by Nicholas Farkas. The cast: Marquis Yorisaka, Charles Boyer; Fergan, John Loder, Marquise Yorisaka, Merle Oberon; Betty Hockley, Betty Stockfield; Hirala, V. Inkijinoff; Felze, Miles Mander; The Admiral, Henri Fabert. "BEHOLD MY WIFE"— Paramount.— From the story by Sir Gilbert Parker. Adapted by William R. Lipman and Oliver LaFarge. Directed by Mitchell Leisen. The cast: Tonita Stormcloud, Sylvia Sidney; Michael Carter, Gene Raymond; Diana Carler-Curson, Juliette Compton; Mrs. Carter, Laura Hope Crews; Mr. Carter, H. B. Warner; Bob Prentice, Monroe Owsley; Jim Curson, Kenneth Thomson; Mary White, Ann Sheridan; Mrs. Sykes, Charlotte Granville; Pete, Dean Jagger; Juan Stormcloud, Charles B. Middleton; Benson, Eric Blore; News Photographer, Fuzzy Knight; 1st Reporter, Jack Mulhall; 2nd Reporter, Neal Burns; 3rd Reporter, Pat O'Malley; Miss Copperwailhe, Gwenllian Gill; Indian Boy, Billy Lee. "BRIGHT EYES "^Fox.— From the story by David Butler and Edwin Burke. Screen play by William Conselman. Directed by David Butler. The cast: Shirley Blake, Shirley Temple; Loop Merrill, James Dunn; Mrs. Higgins, Jane Darwell; Adele Martin, Judith Allen; Mary Blake, Lois Wilson; Uncle Ned Smith, Charles Sellon; Thomas, Walter Johnson; Joy Smylke, Jane Withers; J. Wellington Smythe, Theodore Von Eltz; Anita Smythe, Dorothy Christy; Higgins, Brandon Hurst; Judge Thompson, George Irving. "CURTAIN FALLS, THE"— Chesterfield.— From the story by Karl Brown. Directed by Charles Lamond. The cast: Sara Crablree, Henrietta Crosman; Dot Scoresby, Dorothy Lee; John Scoresby, Holmes Herbert; Katherine Scoresby, Natalie Moorhead; Allan Scoresby, John Darrow; Barry Graham, William Bakewell; Martin Devrridge, Jameson Thomas; Helen Deveridge, Dorothy Revier; Taggarl, Eddie Kane; Mrs. McGillicuady, Aggie Herring; Hotel Manager, Tom Ricketts. " EVENSONG" — Gaumont-British. — Based on the play by Edward Knoblock and Beverly Nichols. Adapted by Dorothy Farnum. Directed by Victor Saville. The cast: Irela, Evelyn Laye; Kober, Fritz Kortner; Madame Valmonl, Alice Delysia; Archduke Theodore, Carl Esmond; George Murray, Emlyn Williams; Tremlowe, Muriel Aked; Sovino, Dennis Val Norton; Pa O'Neill, Arthur Sinclair; Bob O'Neill. Patrick O'Moore; Solo Tenor, Browning Mummery; Baba, Conchita Supervia. "FATHER BROWN, DETECTIVE" — Paramount.— From the story by Gilbert K. Chesterton Screen play by Henry Myers and C. Gardner Sullivan Directed by Edward Sedgwick. The cast: Father Brown, Walter Connolly; Flambeau, Paul Lukas; Evelyn Fischer, Gertrude Michael; Inspector Valentine, Robert Loraine; Sir Leopold Fischer, Halliwell Hobbes; Mrs. Boggs, Una O'Connor; Peter, Peter 1 bibbs; Jinny, Bunny Beatty; Policeman, Robert Adair; Sergeant Dawes, E. E. Clive; Clerk in Flower Shop, Gwenllian Gill; Don, Eldred Tidbury. "FLIRTING WITH DANGER"— Monogram — From the story by George Bertholon. Screenplay by Albert E. DeMond. Directed by Van Moore. The cast: Bob, Robert Armstrong; Lucky, William Cag ney; Jimmie, Edgar Kennedy; Mary, Marion Burns; Rosita, Maria Alba; Von Kruger, William Von Brincken; Capl. Garcia, Gino Carrado; Dawson, Ernest Hilliard; Fentou, Guy Usher. "FUGITIVE ROAD"— Invincible.— From the story by Charles S. Belden. Continuity by Charles S. Belden and Robert Ellis. Directed by Frank Strayer. The cast: Haupmann Oswald von Graunsee, Eric Von Stroheim; Sonia Vollanoff, Wera Engels; Riker, Leslie Fenton; Papa Yinocchio, George Humbert; Mama Vinocchio, Anna de Metrio; Lieut. Berne William von Brincken; 2nd Lieutenant, Hans Ferberg; A civilian, Michael Visaroff; Doctor, Ferdinand Schumann-Heink; Johann, Hank Mann; Burgermaster, Harry Holman; Herbert Smith, Harry Allen. "HOME ON THE RANGE"— Paramount — From the story by Zane Grey. Screen play by Ethel 110 Doherty and Grant Garrett. Directed by Arthur Jacobson. The cast: Jack, Jackie Coogan; Tom Hatfield, Randolph Scott; Georgie, Evelyn Brent; Thurman, Dean Jagger; Beady, Addison Richards; "Cracker," Fuzzy Knight; Girl Entertainer, Ann Sheridan; Bill Morris, Howard Wilson; Benson, Phillip Morris; Undertaker, Albert Hart; "Flash," Allen Wood; Butts, Richard Carle; Brown, Ralph Remley; Shorty, C. L. Sherwood; Hotel Clerk, Francis Sayles; Lem, Alfred Delcambre. "I AM A THIEF"— Warners.— From the story by Ralph Block and Doris Malloy. Directed by Robert Florey. The cast: Odette Mauclair, Mary Astor; Pierre Londais, Ricardo Cortez; Colonel Jackson, Dudley Digges; Daudet, Hobart Cavanaugh; Count Trenlini, Irving Pichel; Baron Yon Kampf, Robert Barrat; Francois, Arthur Aylesworth; M. Cassiel, Ferdinand Gottschalk; Max Bolen, Frank Reicher. "IMITATION OF LIFE"— Universal.— From the novel by Fannie Hurst. Screen play by William Hurlbut. Directed by John M. Stahl. The cast: Beatrice " Bea" Pullman, Claudette Colbert; Stephen Archer, Warren William; Elmer, Ned Sparks; Aunt Delilah, Louise Beavers; Jessie Pullman (age 3), luanita Quigley; Jessie Pullman (age 8), Marilyn Knowlden; Jessie Pullman (age IS), Rochelle Hudson; Peola Johnson (age -f), Sebie Hendricks; Peola Johnson (age 9), Dorothy Black; Peola Johnson (age 19), Fredi Washington; Martin, Alan Hale; Landlord, Clarence Hummel Wilson; Painter, Henry Armetta. "IT'S A GIFT" — Paramount. — From the story by Charles Bogle and J. P. McEvoy. Screen play by Jack Cunningham. Directed by Norman McLeod. The cast: Harold Bissonetle, W. C. Fields; Mildred Bissonette, Jean Rouverol; John Durston, Julian Madison; Amelia Bissonetle, Kathleen Howard; Norman Bissonetli, Tom Bupp; Everett Ricks, Tammany Young; Baby Dunk, Baby LeRoy; Jas. Filchmueller, Morgan Wallace; Mr. Muckle, Charles Sellon; Airs. Dunk, Josephine Whittel; Miss Dunk, Diana Lewis; Insurance Salesman, T. Roy Barnes; Gale Guard, Spencer Charters; Harry Payne Bosterly, Guy Usher; Mr. Abernathy, Del Henderson; Vegetable Man, Jerry Mandy; Ice Man, James Burke; Old Man in Limousine, Wm. Tooker; Old Woman in Limousine, Edith Kingdon; Mrs. Frobisher, Patsy O'Bryne. "MARIE GALANTE"— Fox.— Based on the novel by Jacques Deval. Screen play by Reginald Berkeley. Directed by Henry King. The cast: Crawbelt, Spencer Tracy; Marie Galante, Ketti Gallian; Plosser, Ned Sparks; Tapia, Helen Morgan; Brogard, Siegfried Rumann; Tenoki, Leslie Fenton; General I'hillips, Arthur Byron; Ratcliff, Robert Loraine; Sailor, Jay C. Flippen; Ellsworth, Frank Darien; Tito, Tito Coral; Bartender, Stephin Fetchit. "MAYBE IT'S LOVE— First National.— From the play by Maxwell Anderson. Screen play by Jerry Wald and Harry Sauber. Directed by William McGann. The cast: Bobby Halevy, Gloria Stuart; Rims O'Neil, Ross Alexander; Willie Sands, Frank McHugh; Mrs. Halevy, Helen Lowell; Adolph Xlengle, Jr., Phillip Reed; Adolph Xlengle, Sr., Joseph Cawthorn; Florrie Sands, Ruth Donnelly; Lila, Dorothy Dare; Mr. Halevy, Henry Travers; Mrs. Gorlick, Maude Eburne; The cop, J Farrell MacDonald. "MIGHTY BARNUM, THE"— 20th CenturyUnited Artists. — From the screen play by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth. Directed by Walter Lang. The cast: Phineas T. Barnum, Wallace Beery; Mr. Walsh, Adolphe Menjou; Jenny Lind, Virginia Bruce; Ellen, Rochelle Hudson; Nancy Barnum, Janet Beecher; Todd, Tammany Young; Man with Threeheaded frog, Herman Bing; Joice Heth, Lucille La Verne; General Tom Thumb, George Brasno; Lavinia Thumb, Olive Brasno; Gilbert, Richard Brasno; Bearded Lady, May Boley; Skiff, John Hyams; Cardiff Giant, Tex Madsen; Swedish Consul, Ian Wolfe; Horace Greeley, Davison Clark; Daniel Webster, George MacQuarrie; Maitre d'Hotel, Charles Judels; (»/,■, Christian Rub; Sam, Franklyn Ardell; Mrs. Wendell-Wendell, Ethel Wales; Mrs. (i'aldo Astor, Theresa M. Conover; Mrs. Rhinelander-Fish, Brenda Fowler. "NIGHT ALARM"— Majestic— From the story by Jack Stanley. Screen play by Earl Snell. Directed by Spencer Bennet. The cast: Hal Ashby, Bruce Cabot; Helen Smith, Judith Allen; Henry B. Smith. H. B. Warner; Caldwell, Sam Hardy; The Mayor, Harry Holman; Mosley, Harold Minjir; Mrs. Van Dusen, Betty Blythe; Entertainer, Fuzzy Knight; Vincent Van Dusen, Tom Hamlin; Dexter, John Bleifer. "ONE HOUR LATE"— Paramount.— From the story by Libbie Block. Screen play by Kathryn Scola and Paul Gerard Smith. Directed by Ralph Murphy. The cast: Eddie Blake, Joe Morrison; Bessie Dunn, Helen Twelvetrees; Stephen Barclay, Conrad Nagel; Hazel, Arline Judge; Cliff Miller, Ray Walker; Maxie, Edward Craven; Maizic, Toby Wing; Mrs. Eileen Barclay, Gail Patrick; Simpson, Charles Sellon; Mr. Zeller, Edward Clark; Tony St. John, Ray Milland; Benny, George E. Stone; Jim, Bradley Page; Orrville, Sidney Miller; Gertrude, Gladys Hulette; Mr. Finch, Jed Prouty; Sick Woman, Hallene Hill Her daughter, Diana Lewis; 1st friend, Frank Losee, Jr.; 2nd friend, Alfred Delcambre; Soda Clerk, Douglas Blackley. "PERFECT CLUE, THE' —Majestic— From the story by Lolita Ann Westman. Adapted by Albert DeMond. Directed by Robert Vignola. The cast: David Mannering, David Manners; Ronnie Van Zandl, Skeets Gallagher; Mona Stewart, Dorothy Libaire; Jerome Stewart, Wm. P. Carlton; Barkley. Ralf Harolde; Carter, Ernie Adams; Delaney, Robert Gleckler; Station Master, Frank Darien; District Attorney, Charles C. Wilson; Ursula Cheeseborough. Betty Blythe; Simms, Jack Richardson; Police Officer, Pat O'Malley. "PRESIDENT VANISHES, THE"— Walter Wanger-Paramount. — From an anonymous storyScreen play by Carey Wilson and Cedric Worth. Adapted by Lynn Starling. Directed by William A. Wellman. The cast: Wardell, Edward Arnold; President, Arthur Byron; Chick Moffat, Paul Kelly; Alma Cronin, Peggy Conklin; Val Orcott, Andy Devine; Mrs. Stanley, Janet Beecher; Harris Brownell, Osgood Perkins; D. L. Voorman, Sidney Blackmer; Lincoln Lee, Edward Ellis; Mrs. Orcott, Irene Franklin; Richard Norton, Charley Grapewin; Sally Voorman, Rosalind Russell; Roger Grant, Douglas Wood; Drew, Walter Kingsford; Cullen, DeWitt Jennings; Judge Corcoran, Charles Richman; Kilbourne, Jason Robards; Skinner, Paul Harvey; Molleson, Robert McWade; Kramer, Harry Woods; Nolan, Tommy Dugan; Mrs. D tiling, Martha Mayo. "RED MORNING"— RKO-Radio.— From the story by Wallace Fox and John Twist. Directed by Wallace Fox. The cast: Kara, Steffi Duna; John Hastings, Regis Toomey; Captain Paraza, Mitchell Lewis; Stanchon, Charles Middleton; Glibb, Arthur "Pat" West; Hawker, Raymond Hatton; Wong, Willie Fung; The Native Chief, George Regas; Mac, George Lewis; A Trader, Olaf Hytten; Sakki, Francis McDonald; Store Keeper, Lionel Belmore; The Magistrate, Brandon Hurst; Hotel Keeper, James Marcus. "ROMANCE IN MANHATTAN"— RKO-R\dio. — From the story by Norman Krasna and Don Hartman. Screen play by Jane Murfin and Edward Kaufman. Directed by Stephen Roberts. The cast: Karel Novak, Francis Lederer; Sylvia Dennis, Ginger Rogers; Frank Dennis, Jimmy Butler; Attorney Pander, Arthur Hohl; Officer Murphy, J. Farrell MacDonald; Miss Anthrop, Helen Ware; Minister, Donald Meek; Police Sergeant, Sidney Toler; Miss Evans, Eily Malyon; Landlady, Lillian Harmer. "SEQUOIA" — M-G-M. — Based on the novel "Malibu" by Vance Joseph Hoyt. Adapted by Ann Cunningham, Sam Armstrong and Carey Wilson. Directed by Chester M. Franklin. The cast: Toni Martin, Jean Parker; Bob Alden, Russell Hardie; Matthew Martin, Samuel S. Hinds; Bergman, Paul Hurst; Joe, Ben Hall; Sang Soo, Willie Fung; Fen> Soo, Harry Lowe, Jr. "SILVER STREAK, THE" — RKO-Radio. — From the story by Roger Whately. Screen play by Roger Whately and H. W. Hanemann. Directed by Thomas Atkins. The cast: Ruth Dexter, Sally Blane; Tom Caldwell, Charles Starrett; Allan Dexter, Hardie Albright; B. J. Dexter, William Farnum; Von Brechl, Irving Pichel; Crawford, Arthur Lake; Mr. Tyler, Theodore Von Eltz; Higgins, Guinn Williams; O'Brien, Edgar Kennedy; Dr. Flynn, Murray Kinnell: Molly, Doris Dawson; McGregor, Harry Allen. "STRANGE WIVES"— Universal.— From the story "Bread Upon the Waters" by Edith Wharton. Adapted by Gladys Unger. Directed by Richard Thorpe. The cast: Jimmy King, Roger Pryor; Nadja, June Clayworth; Olga, Esther Ralston; Warren, Hugh O'Connell; Paul, Ralph Forbes; Boris, Cesar Romero; Bellamy, Francis Sullivan; Mauna, Valerie Hobson; Svengaarl, Leslie Fenton; Dimilry, Ivan Lebedeff; Mrs. Leeper, Doris Lloyd; Guggins, Claude Gillingwater; Princess, Carry Daumery; Hilda, Greta Meyers; Tribesman, Harry Cording; The Butler, Olaf Hytten; General Kouraljine, Walter Walker. "WEST OF THE PECOS "—RKO-Radio.— From the story by Zane Grey. Directed by Phil Rosen. The cast: Pecos Smith, Richard Dix; Terrill Lambeth, Martha Sleeper; Colonel Lambeth, Louis Mason; Jonah, Sleep'n'Eat; Mauree, Louise Beavers; Wes, Adrian Morris; Cort, George Cooper; Breen Sawtell, Fred Kohler; Sam Sawtell, Pat Collins; Charlie, Charles Stevens; Manuel, Pedro Regis; Bill Hald, Oscar Apfel; Brazee, John Wray; Neal, Russell Simpson; Evans, Maurice Black. "WHEN A MAN SEES RED"— Universal — From the story by Basil Dickey. Screen play by Alan James. Directed by Alan James. The cast: Buck Benson, Buck Jones; Mary Lawrence, Peggy Campbell; Dick Brady, Leroy Mason; Barbara, Dorothy Revier; Ben, Sid Saylor; Radcliffe, Frank LaRue; Mandy, Libby Taylor; Sheriff, Jack Rockwell; Padre, Charles K. French; Spook, Bob Kortman; Spike, William Steele; Silver, Silver. "WICKED WOMAN, A' '—M-G-M.— From the novel by Anne Austin. Screen play by Florence Ryerson and Zelda Sears. Directed by Charles Brabin. The cast: Naomi Trice, Mady Christians; Rosanne, Jean Parker; Naylor, Charles Bickford; Yancey, Betty Furness; Curtis, William Henry; Curtis, as a child, Jackie Searl; Yancey, as a child, Betty Jane Graham; Rosanne, as a child. Marilyn Harris; Ed Trice, Paul Harvey; Gram Tcague, Zelda Searsj Bill Renton, Robert Taylor; Peter, Sterling Holloway; Neddie, George Billings; The Sheriff, DeWitt Jennings.