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UNIVERSAL WEEKLY
Aug. 25, 1934
LATEST PRODUCTION NEWS Fl
Margaret Sullavan To Start 'The Good Fairy ' Monday
Cesar Romero, Universal contract player, tvho has the lead in "Cheating Cheaters," by Max Marcin which Edtcard Laemmle will direct.
^^TH two picture scripts virtually ready for Margaret Sullavan, Carl Laemmle, Jr. has decided to make Florenz Molnar's "The Good Fairy" first. Miss Sullavan is scheduled for two pictures on the next year's list for Universal. The other is Margaret Ayer Barnes' current novel "Within This Present." The script for this has been completed by R. C. Sherriff. "The Good Fairy" will go into production the latter part of next week under the direction of William Wyler. The script for "The Good
Fairy" which was played in New York by Helen Hayes, was written by Preston Sturges. Casting will start immediately.
R. C. Sherriff, who has completed his summer's work at Universal, is on the way back to New York by train. He will leave next Sunday from Quebec after a few days in New York.
One of the players who is being considered for "The Good Fairy" is Willy Castello, the Hollander who recently arrived at Universal City, a discovery of Carl Laemmle.
CESAR ROMERO IN "CHEATING CHEATERS
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CESAR ROMERO, Cuban ball room dancer, actor, and screen protege of Carl Laemmle, Jr., has arrived at Universal City and been assigned to his first role. He will play the lead in "Cheating Cheaters." This Max Marcin play has been adapted to the screen by Gladys Unger and will be directed by Edward Laemmle. Production will get under way by next Monday.
Cesar Romero is six feet, two inches tall, weighs one hundred and seventy pounds, has dark brown eyes, and black, wavy hair. He was born in New York. He is the son of an exec
utive of the exporting firm of Augustin Fuller Co., and Maria Mantilla, beautiful Cuban concert singer, whose uncle, Jose Marti is the "liberator of Cuba."
He began his professional career as a dancer in the New York show "Lady, Do!" with Lisbeth Higgins as his partner. He danced at the Park Central Roof, the Club Richman, the Ambassador Roof, St. Regis Roof,
Alexander Woollcott is one of the radio and columnist personalities featured in "G i f t of Gab." He is shown here with Wallace Butte rworth doing his "Town Crier" act for the benefit of "Gift of Gab," only this act was shot in ISew York and taken over Station WGAB.
and at the Montmartre, and in 1930 succeeded Carminatti in the leading male role in "Strictly Dishonorable" in the touring company in which Margaret Sullavan played the lead.
He also was in the New York cast of "Dinner At Eight," in which Jane Wyatt succeeded Margaret Sullavan. He played the role of "RIchi." His screen experience includes "The Thin Man" and "British Agent."