Universal Weekly (1932-1936)

12 "'Afraid to Before ever "Afraid to Talk" reached New York, it was "grapevined" as one of the remarkable productions of the year. At its preview, "Afraid to Talk," which is based on the Broadway stage success, "Merry Go Round," by Albert Moltz and George Sklar, was caught by all the Hollywood critics, and they, with one accord, tagged this one as a winner. The Hollywood Filmograph calls it a ten-strike for Universal. Arthur Forde, writing in that paper, says: "Universal hits the high mark In one of the best pictures of the year, on a subject that Is given more thought and publicity than anything else In the public eye. The clever work of the writers, the director, and splendid cast, holds the audience in a spell until the final curtain. Edward Cahn did a masterly piece of work that should place him high in the ranks of top-notch directors. His novel Idea of an electric sign to help the advancement of the story Is ex r UNIVERSAL WEEKLY November 5, 1932 They Had To Get Married A Great Title and Cast UNIVERSAL has improved another title and put a cast at work which is going to set a record for comedy personalities. The new title is "They Had to Get Married," changed from "Beauty and the Brute." It stars Slim Summerville and ZaSu Pitts. And look at this lineup: Veree Teasdale, Guy Kibbee, Fifi Dorsay, Roland Young, C. Aubrey Smith, David Tillotson, Vivian Oakland, William Burress, Louise Mackintosh, Robert Grieg, Virginia Howell, Bertram Matburgh, James Donlan, Elizabeth Patterson, Wallis Clark and Cora Sue Collins, who played so marvelously with Summerville and Pitts in "The Unexpected Father" last year. The story was written by H. M. Walker, Gladys Lehman and Clarence Marks and Is already In Its second week of production at Universal City under the direction of Edward Slim Summerville and ZaSu Pitts in "They Had to Get Married" Ludwig. On the second day, ZaSu Pitts was taken to the hospital, but fortunately her ailment was of a minor nature, and she is now back on the set and production is progressing splendidly. No actress in Hollywood works so steadily as ZaSu Pitts. She has to go to the hospital to rest. In the meantime. Miss Pitts is getting gobs and gobs of praise for her work in "Cnee In A Lifetime." "The All American" Hits Everywhere {Hollywood Reporter) "Reports received of the receptions accorded Universal's big football feature, 'The All American,' have given great joy to company officials," states the Hollywood Reporter. It then goes on to cite figures of the Golden Gate 'Frisco, the Crpheum In Cmaha and the Crpheum in Portland, all above "Back Street. Talk" Ready for Release tremely interesting. Eric Linden is so perfectly natural as the harrassed boy that you really suffer with him In his trials. Sidney Fox as his wife does the best work of her career. The photography of Karl Fruend Is of his famous high order. Universal Pictures have shown us some splendid pictures since the new season opened, but 'Afraid to Talk' is by far the best, with Its grand entertainment, which theatre managers all over the country will cash in on heavily at the box-office." "Afraid to Talk" is ready for release. It will be in the exchanges this week. It takes the place on the Universal program of "Shanghai Interlude." It features Eric Linden and Sidney Fox, but Its splendid cast Includes Mayo Methot, Robert Warwick, Tully Marshall, Louis Calhern, Berton Churchill, Edward Arnold, George Meeker, Ian MacLaren, Matt McHugh, Frank Sheridan, Tom Jackson, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Reginald Barlow and Edward MartIndel. Eric Linden and Sidney Fox In "Afraid to Talk"