Submarine D I (Warner Bros.) (1937)

Mat 203—30c ATTENTION aplenty for Doris Weston in “Submarine D-l.” The ardent admirers are Sailors Wayne Morris and Pat O’Brien. Hollwood Stunt Man Likes “Submarine D-1” Sailor’ Vincent, Hollywood stunt man and bit player, was the happiest member of the Warner Bros. troupe on location at the U. S. Naval Base at San Diego, where “Submarine D-1,” the melodrama that comes to the Strand Theatre next Friday, was in production under the direction of Lloyd Bacon. San Diego was one of Vincent’s old stamping grounds when he was in the Navy and when he was for several years heavyweight champion boxer of Uncle Sam’s fleet. Although Vincent has been an actor for seven years, his reputation as a fighter is still good among the enlisted men and so far none of the younger generation has challenged him to defend his former honors. Actor-Cartoonist Unexpected talent as a cartoonist was displayed by Wayne Morris, young Warner Bros. player, on location for ‘‘Submarine D-1’’ during his leisure hours, and he has been asked to submit several drawings’ made aboard U. S. Naval craft for publication in a service magazine. Wayne will be seen in ‘“Submarine’ D-1"’ next Friday at the Strand Theatre. (Opening Day Story) Navy Aids Warners With New Sea Drama All the resources of the United States Navy were loaned, it is said, to Warner Bros. for the production of a thrilling melodrama called “‘Submarine D-1,” which opens today at the Strand Theatre and is announced as the most stirring and authentic film ever made with a “‘tin fish’’—as the gobs irreverently term an undersea boat—as its subject. The movie folk journeyed to ‘Newport, R. I., to make part of it, down to Cocos Coco in the Panama Canal Zone for another, and then to San Diego for a lot more. One of the most modern of submarines, the real D-I (also known as the Dolphin), was used for the picture. Battleships, cruisers, destroyers and the like, by the score, are to be seen in its action. Pat O’Brien and George Brent are co-starred, and in one of the leading suporting roles is the sensational young newcomer, Wayne (‘‘Kid Galahad’) Morris. Other notables in the cast include Doris Weston, Frank McHugh, Ronald Reagan, Henry O'Neill and Regis Toomey. Lloyd Bacon directed the picture from a screenplay by William Wister Haines. Extra Seeks Autograph of Frank McHugh Personal popularity of Frank McHugh broke up the making of a scene for “Submarine D-1,” the Warner Bros. melodrama that comes to the Strand Theatre next Friday, and completely demoralized a group of 200 amateur “extras” hired for the day at San Diego, where the picture was made on location. Director Lloyd Bacon was filming a sequence showing the return of a sunken submarine crew on a rescue tug. The crowd was supposedly relatives and friends greeting the men saved from the sea. ‘‘When I give the signal,” said Bacon, “‘rush up to the side of the boat. You can call out anything you want to—things you would shout if you really were greeting your loved ones rescued from a watery grave.” The cameras sstarted, at Bacon’s signal the crowd rushed forward, shouting and waving arms. One woman, leading the procession, waited until she was right under a microphone and then spotted McHugh and let out a whoop. “Oh, Mr. McHugh,” she cried to the comedian, ‘‘could I have your autograph?” After the consternation subsided, Bacon gave certain members of the crowd definite speeches to say and the film was shot without further confusion. Incidentally, the woman got her autograph. Quick Promotion For the purposes of the story, Wayne Morris was jumped from first class torpedo man in Warner Bros.’ “Submarine D-1"’ to chief petty officer overnight, a promotion which ordinarily takes several years in actual service. But the Navy excused the liberty taken in the yarn, now showing at the Strand Theatre. Mat 106—15c LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT for pretty Doris Weston and Sailor Wayne Morris in “Submarine D-1.” Homesick Actor Frank McHugh, Warner Bros. comedian, suffered severely from homesickness while on an _ extensive location trip at San Diego making “Submarine D-1,’ and flew home every time he had a day off. His family was in the East, but Frank said it felt good just to roam around the house for a few hours, and then fly back to San Diego. He will be seen in “Submarine D-1I”’ at the Strand Theatre next Friday. Quiet Please! Frank McHugh, Warner Bros. comedian, is remodeling his ranch home in San Fernando Valley to provide a sound-proof den where he can retire to learn his lines. “If you’ve ever tried to memorize dialogue with three kids running through the house, two radios going full blast and the Missus entertaining a crowd of friends at tea,” says Frank, currently playing in ‘Submarine D-1,’’ which comes to the Strand Theatre next Friday, “you'll understand why I’m building a room of my own.’ THE DARING MUSKETEERS OF UNCLE SAM’‘S U-BOATS The Big Four of “Submarine D-1” (left to right) Pat O’Brien, George Brent, Wayne Morris and Frank McHugh, lean over the ship’s rail as they prepare for a dramatic scene in the picture which comes to the Strand Theatre next week. Doris Weston and Dennis Moore provide the love interest for all four of them. [8] Mat 301—45c