Reel Journal (June 1931)

Page 8 THE REEL JOURNAL June 16, 1931. YOUTH INTEREST “U” Injects Interest in Serials Universal City—In planning the first two of the four serials that Universal will make this year, ex¬ ceptional care has been taken to provide interest for the young theatre-goer. The same care will be provided in the other two. For instance, in “Fighting with Buffa¬ lo Bill,” Henry MacRae has as¬ signed the role of Buffalo Bill to John Mack Brown. John Mack Brown is a natural kids’ hero. His football exploits and the majority of the roles he has played in a se¬ rial for the first time when “Fight¬ ing with Buffalo Bill” goes into production, is John Wayne. Wayne is also a very romantic figure to the youth of the land. The role he played in “The Big Trail,” the publicity he received, the personal appearances which he made in connection with that frontier pic¬ ture, have established his value in this direction. Universal has also signed Jim Thorpe, the Indian Olympic ath¬ lete and football player, for the serial. Thorpe will play the role of Chief Black Crow. FIVE AT FOX West Coast Studios Busy on Product Hollywood— Two new produc¬ tions, “Bad Girl” and “Wicked,” were started last week at the Fox West Coast Studios, and another, “The Brat,” went into work this week. This will make a total of five before the cameras, as “Mere¬ ly Mary Ann” and “The Plutocrat” are now nearing completion. “Skyline,” which Sam Taylor is to direct with Hardie Albright, Thomas Meighan, Maureen O’Sul¬ livan, Myrna Loy, Jack Kenny, Alice Ward, Kendall McComas, Stanley Fields and Donald Dilla- way in the cast, is scheduled to start immediately. Sign Miss Rogers New York — Ginger Rogers, stage and screen star, who recent¬ ly closed her latest Broadway en¬ gagement in “Girl Crazy,” has been signed by RKO-Pathe to play opposite Eddie Quillan in his next vehicle, “Eddie Cuts In.” Produc¬ tion on this George Kibbe Turner vehicle will start immediately upon Miss Rogers’ arrival at Cul¬ ver City. STEELE’S FIRST Carr Completes Initial Tiffany Western Hollywood —Trem Carr, produc¬ er of the Bob Steele action west¬ erns for Tiffany has completed “Near the Trail’s End,” the first in the series of eight scheduled on the company’s new program. The cast supporting Steele in¬ cludes Marion Shockley, Jay Mor- ley, Hooper Atchley, Si Jenks, Henry Roquemore and Murdock McQuarrie. FINISH THRILLO “Hell Bent for Frisco” Is Completed Hollywood — “Hell Bent For Frisco,” fourth on the Sono Art- World Wide schedule of Thrill-O- Dramas, has just been completed under the Supervision of George W. Weeks. The story, revolving around a motor racing romance, features Charles Delaney, Vera Reynolds and Carroll Nye. Stuart Paton directed. The picture will be released early in July. AUTHOR! MICHAEL L. SIMMONS more intimately known as “Mike,” who, in addition to his duties as director of advertising and pub¬ licity for Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, Inc., is the author of “First Aid,” a Thrill-O-Drama that is shortly to be released by that firm. Mike is also president of the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers. TRADE DIRECTORY KANSAS CITY FILM EXCHANGES— — Educational Film Exchange (Short Subject Specialists), 130 West 18th St., R. C. Borg, Mgr., Ralph Scherzer Booker Grand 2RRfi Fox Film Con; 1720 Wyandotte St., Ward Scott, Mgr.; M. A. Tanner, Booker. Phone-feSn 7253 Independent Film Corp., 115 West 18th St., Joe Silverman, Pres.; S. A. Hamilton, Booker. Phone— Grand 0522 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corp., 210 W. 18th St., Frank C. Hensler, Mgr.; Art Johnson, Booker. Phone—Grand 2110 Universal Film Exchange, 1710 Wyandotte St., Harry D. Graham, Mgr.; I. Beiser, Booker. Phone—Harrison 5624 Warner Bros. Vitaphone, Inc., 1701-3 Wyandotte St., M. C. Sinift, Mgr.; G. C. Diamond, Booker. Phones—Harrison 4646-4647. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES— A. Electric Machinery Co., 1117 Cherry St., Ernest Amoneno, Mgr. Phone—Victor 8796. Exhibitors Film Delivery and Service Co., 1714-16-18-20 Baltimore Ave., E. E. Jameson, Mgr. Phone—Grand 2094 National Theatre Supply Co., 223 West 18th St., W. C. Denney, Mgr. Phone—Harrison 3256. Sono Equipment Corp., 118-20 West 18th St., Frank H. Cassil, Mgr. Phone—Harrison 6235. Stebbins Theatre Equipment Co., 1804 Wyandotte St., C. H. Badger, Mgr. Phone—Grand 0134. COOLING AND VENTILATING— A. A. Electric Machinery Co., 1117 Cherry St., Ernest Amoneno, Mgr. Phone—Victor 8796. Arctic Nu-Air, Kooler-Aire, Controlled Air Engineering Corp., 434 Ward Parkway, P. A. Warner Pres Phone Loe-an Betz Unit Air Cooler Co. (Specialists in Refrigerated Air Cooling for Theatres). 6 West Ninth St. Phone—Victor 1647 National Theatre Supply Co., 223 West 18th St., W. C. Denney, Mgr. Phone—Harrison 3256. Supreme Heater and Ventilating Corp., 118 West 18th St., J. E. Foland, Mgr. Phone—Harrison 6235. ST. LOUIS FILM EXCHANGES— ™ ■ Columbia Pictures Corp., 3306 Olive St., Herbert Kaufman, Mgr.; Art La Plant, Booker. Phone—Jefferson 2994 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., 3010 Olive St., C. T. Lynch, Mgr.; Forest L. Snyder, Booker. Jefferson 0201-0202-0203. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES— National Theatre Supply Co., 3210 Olive St., J. D. O’Neill, Mgr. u, Mgr. Phone — Chestnut 9410. Erker Bros., 608 Olive St., Equipment and Supplies. H. G. Lihone— Jefferson 5913. Exhibitors’ Supply Co., 3238 Olive St., Ray G. Colvin, Mgr. PhoPhone—Jefferson 8494-8495. COOLING AND VENTILATING— Arctic Nu-Air, Kooler-Aire, Controlled Air Engineering Co., 33 17 Olive St., S. D. Sinclair Mgr. Supreme Heater and Ventilating Corp., 1915-19 Pine St. Phone—Central 6141-6142. Phone—Franklin 6911.