Variety (Sep 1933)

Tuesday,, 5eptembi*r 19. 1935 VARIETY 27 (Continued from page 25) Devil's Brother, The. Operetta ^Fra, i>lavoIo.' Laurel and Hardy. Dennis •Kins, Thelma Todd. Jas, Flnlayson./ Dir. Hal Boach. 91 mina. ReL May B. Rev. June 13. Inner at Eight. Froni the stagre play. All star cast headed by Marie Drossier and John ^arrymore. Dlr^ Geo. Cukbr. Roadshow length 110 mins. General release not set. Hell Below. The submarine heroes of the. World War. Robert Montgomery, Jimmy Durante. MadG;e Evans. Walter Huston. Dir. Jack Conway. .. 105 mlns. Rel. June 9. Rev. May 2. Your Man. A smart aleqk crook who escapes everything but love, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin. Dir. Sam Wood. 89 intns. Rel.-June 30, Rev. July 4. Lookinst Forward. The story of a great iJondon department store. Based on I Emergency Call. Exposing'racketeering In city hospitals, Bill Boyd. Wynne the English stage success. Lionel Barrymore, Liewi8 Stone.' Dir. Clar- - - ~ ~- ' —«— m™., ia. ence Brown,. 93 mins. Rel.. April 7. Rev. May 2, Three Cornered Moon. From the stage play. Domestic, problems of a mildly Insane family. Ciaudette Colbert, Rich, Arlen. Mary Bolaiid.. Dir. Ilott Nugent 70 mins. Rel. Aug, 4. Rev, Aug. 15. Studios: Hollywood, RICO Rnflin Calif. IV»l^vf. I\aaiO Radio City, N.Y.C. Ann VIckers. From the Sinclair Lewis novel. Irene Dunn, Walter Huston, Conrad Nagel. Dir. John Cromwell. Rel. Sept, 22. Blfl Brain, The. A small town barber becomes a big time gambler and crook. George B. Stone, Fay Wray, Phillips Holmes, Lilian Bond. Dir. Georg:e Archainbaud. 72 mins. Rel, June 1$. Rev. Aug. 8. Cross Fire. Action western. Tom Keene, Betty Furness, Edgar Kennedy. Dir. Otto Brower. 66 mins.. Rel. June 30. Deluge, The. Odd stpry of the world after a second deluge. Peggy Shannon, Lois Wilsbii. Sidney Blackmer, Matt Moore. Dir. Felix E, Feist, Rel, Sept. 16. DIplomanlacs, The. Wheeler and Woolsey are sent by an Indian tribe^ to brin^'peace to the Geneva Conference. Dir. Wm', Seller. 69 mms. Rel. May. Rev. May 2. , Double Harness. A eiti who got her man. Ann Harding, William Powell. Dir. John CromwelL 70 mlns. Rev. July 25, Made on Broadway. Original, Press iagent power In politics aiid so/*lety. Robt. Montgomery, Madge Evans. Sally Eilera, EUgene 'Pallette. Dir. Hariry Beaumont. "^0 mins. Rel, May 19. Rev.. July 11. idnlght Mary. Gangster story with the trial-flashback used. Lbretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone. Dir. Wm. Wellman. 76 mins, ReL June 30. Rev. July 18. Nuisance, The. Lee Tracy as an ambulance-chasing lawyer. Madge Eyans) Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth, Dir. Jack Conway. 84 mil* v Rel. June 2, Rev. May 30. Peb o' My Heart. From tlie famous play. : Misirlon Davles, Onslow. Stevens, Juliette Compton, J. FarreU MacDonald. Dir. Robt. Z. Lebnh-d. Rel, May 26. Rev. May 23, Penthouse. Arthur Somers Roche Cosmopolitan Serial, , Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Mae Clark. Dir; W. S. Van Dyke: Kel. Sept, 8, Rev, Sept. 12.. Reunion in Vienna. From Sherwood's stage p \y. Exiled royalty returns for ^ a last fling. John Barrymore, Diana Wynyard, Frank Morgan. Dlr Sidney Franklin. 100 mins. Rel. June 16. Rev. May 2, Stranger's Return, The. Phir Stong's story of the middle western farm life, Lionel Barrymore; Miriam Hopkins, Stuart Erwin, Franchot Tone, Dir.. King Vldor, 88 mlns. Rel. July 21, Rev. Aug. 1, Storm iat Daybreak. Triangular story . In a Serbian, setting, Kay Francis, Nils Asther, Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes.. Dir. Richard Boleslavsky 78 mins. Rel, July 14. Rev,. July 26. Today We Llvie. An English «lri ambuiancfe-driver dUrIng the^ war. Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard Hawks. 116 mlns. Rel. April 21, -Rev, April 18. Tugboat Annid. From the Saturday Eve. Post series, Marie Dressier, Wal- lace Beery. Dir. .Mervyn LeRoy; 88 mins. . Rel, Aug, 4, Rev. .Au^. 15 Turn Back the Clock. Story of. ai man who relives his past. Lee Tracy, Mae Clerk, Peggy Shannon. Dir. Edgar Selwyn: 80 mlns. Rel. Atig. 26, Rev. Aug. 29. \ When Ladies Meet. Based on Rachel drothers' roadway success. Ann CJibson7'Willlain Gargan, Dlr, Edward Cahn, 61. mins; Rel, May 19. Flying Devils._ Trlangld.Jn a flying .circus. Arltne Judge, Bruce Cabot, ir, Russell Blrdwell. 60 mlns. Rel.! Aug, 14. Rev, Aug. 29. India Speaks. Travelog of India with Richard Halliburton as narrator. Dir. Walter Futter. 77 nbilns. Rel. April 28. King Kong. Original. A 50-foot ape Is captured In the wilds , and creates hav(^ when it escapes while on exhibition In New Tork, Fay Wray, Robt. Armstrong, Dir. Merlan C. Cooper. 100 mins.. Rev. A,pril 7. Little-Women, Talker version of the'Louisa Alcott story. Katherlne Hepr burn. Joaii Bennett, Paul Lukas, Frances Dee, Jeari Parker, Edna. Mae Oliver,. Dir. Geo. Cukdr. Rel. Oct. 6. Melody Ci'uise:. iMuslcal novelty which takeis' place on a World cruise. Charlie Ruggles, Phil Harris. Greta .'lissen, Helen Mack. Dir. Mark Sandrlch 76 mins.' Rel.. June. 23, Midshipman Jack. Annapolis' story. Bi'uce Cabot, Frank Ibertson^ Arthur Lake, Betty Furness, Dir. Christy Cabanne. Rel. Sept. 29, Morning Qlory. Backstage story of a country girl's rise and'fali, Katherlne Hepburn,, Doug, Fairbanks, Jr., Adolphe Menjou, Mary Duncan. Dir Lowell Sherman. 70 mins.; Rel. Aiig, 18. Rev. Aug, 22. - No Marriage Ties. From an unproduced .play. Satire on advertising agencies, Richard Dlx, Elizabeth'Allen, Dir. J. Walter Ruben. 76 mlna., Kel. Aug. 11. Rev. Aug, 8. . , . , . One Man's Journey. Country doctor achieves fame. lonel Barrymore, May Robsoh, Joel McCrea. Dir. John Robertson. mins, Rel. Sept Rev. Sept. 6. Professional Sweetheart. The story of a radio singer who is forced to live up to her publicized angelic character, when her greatest desire Is to be naughty^naughty. Ginger Rogers; Norman. Foster. Gregory Ratoft.-;Zasu Pitts, Dir, William A. Seitef. 73 mins. Rel. June 9. Rey. July 18. Rafter Romance. A story of Greenwich Village: Ginger iRogers, Norman Foster, Geo. Sidney. .Laura Hope Crews, Robt. Benchley. Dir, Wm. Selter, 76 mins, . Rel, Sept. 1. Silver Cord'j The. Mother love ijoirrled to excess. Irene Dunne, Laiira Hope Crewa, Joel McCrea. Frances Dee. Dir. John Cromwell. 76 mint). Rel. May 19. Rev. May 9, Example of Grave Overseating Is S. F. Right Now .San Francisco, The Vhlte spot the country during the. paat year's bad theatr*. business,. Fr.iscp, is . figured as ab6ut to turn gray , around the , edg^s, ^ With the projected opening of the drpheum next .week., the burg will have .eight downtown . first Tiin houses for the population of 650,000, making It one of the most over- se^ited cities In the country. Together with, the more 70,000 seats in the subsequent runs^ it averages up as close to one seat for every six San Franciscans. ■VVhich, figured at three shows per day, .leaves xoom and iime.„ for plenty dust to accumulate on: plenty chairs. With t>vo houses double^bllling, the sittiatioh pre- sents still another problem, that, of hooking 10! pictures a week; or 620 a year,, barring holdoyerigr. . Managers iare wohderlnk 'Just where heixt week's profits are com- ing from beca,use hot only muiat. they, book suitable producti but they've got to fight the 70,000 seats of the naborhoods .'and' alt their downtown competition to get any biz at ail. . As an example of competish from the naborhoods FOx El Capitan of- fers first district showing, of Ladies Meet. Based on Kacnei uromers" roaaway aucceas. nnn malor nroduct. together with Harding. Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan^ Dlr, Harry Beaumont, 30^ 0^ Border. Action western. Tom Keene, Julie Haydon.. Crelghton ^^^J „wl™ ^K««fa ImT /vff^^^ Rel, June 23. ReV. June 27. io: Office: R. K. O- Buil lyiOnOgrain Rockefeller Center, Phil 6048 Sunset Blvd.;.. Holly>wood, Cal. Avenger, The. Vengeance In prison Ralph Forbes; Adrlenne Amea Marin. 72 mins. Rel, Aug, 26. lack Beauty. Hbrse story. Alex Kirkland. Rosen. 70 mins. Rel, Aug. 10. Rev. Aug, Devil's Mate, The. Convicted murderer who dies in the __electric chair ^head of the shock.. Peggy Shabnoui Preston Foster. - ~ mins. Rel.. Aug, 15. ^ Fighting Texan, Oil country story. Rex Bell. Luania Walters, Dir. Armand Schaefer,. 56 miii;?. ReL Aug* 5, Rev, Aug. 1. Fugitive, The. A 1500,000 mall robbery. Western. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker Dir. Harry Fraser. 64 mlns. Rel. Aug. IC. Gallant Fool, The. One ring circus In the cattle country. Bob Steele. Ar letta Duncan, Dir. R. N. Bradbury. 66 mins, Rel, July 29. Qalloping Rbmeo. Western stoi^y. Bob.Steele. Dir. R, N, Bradbury. 64 mlns, Rel, • Sept. .1, Phantom Broadcast^ The.. Radio istoohe.r who sings by proxy. Ralph Forbes, yiVteririe Osborne. Dir. Phil Rosen. 724nins. Rel, July 8, Rev. Aug, 1 Rainbow tianch. Adventures of the welterweight champ of thie^Paclflc fleet Re!x .Bell, Cecella'Parker. Dir. Harry Fraser. 69 mins. Rel. Aug, 25, Rangers Cbde, Texas cattle ringer story. Bobe Steele, Dir. R. N. Bradbury 56 min^i Rel. Sept. 15. Return of Casey Jones,: Tlie. Railroad story. Chas, Starirett. Ruth Hail. DIc^ J. P. McCiarthy. 67 n-.lnsi Rel, July 25. Sensation Hunters. Society high life. Arllne Judge, Preston Foster. Dtr Chas; VldOr. 75 mins, Rel. Bept. 20. Skyway. Aviation pilot's ship'-to-shbre line. Ray Walker; Kathryn Cra# ford, Dlr, Lew Collins, 67.n}ins. Rel, Aug. 22. Sphinx, The, Murder mystery with a neat twist. Lionel Atwlll,.Sheila Tracy. Dir. Phil Rosen. 63 mlns, Rel, June 1. Rev, July 11, Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. College musical; Mary Carlisle, Buster Crabbe Dir. Ed. Marin, 80 mins, ..ReL Oct, 1. Trailing North. Texas ranger gets far "from home, but gets his man> Bob Steele, Doris HHL Dir, J. P. McCarthy. 65 mlns. Rev. June 6. J 5851 Marathon St., Pnramount Offlce*: ,1501 Brbadway, Hbllywood, Calif. raramOUni New York, N. Y. Bedtime Story, A, OriglnaL Chevalier adopts ia . baby. Maurice Chevalier. Edw, Everett Horto'n; Helen Twelvetrees. Dir. Norman Taurog. 86 mlns. Rel. April 21, Rev. April 25. Colleffe Humor. Comedy. Blng Crosby, Jack Oakle. Rich. Arlen. Mary Carl- isle, Bums and Alien. Dir, Wesley Rugglea, 6624. Rel, Jupe 30; Isaraced, Story of .betrayed love. Helen Twelvetrees, Bruce Cabot. ir, Earle C. Kenton. 6740. Rel. July T. Rev. July 18. Eagle and the Hawk, The. Story of the Royal Flying Squadron In the World War. Frederic March. Jack Oakle. Cary Grant, Carole Lombard. Dlr, Stuart Walker. 74 mlns. Rel. May 19. Rev. May 16 Qambling Ship. Explanatory title. Cary Grant. Be'nlta Hume. Dir. Louis Gasnier. 6331. Max Marcin, ReL June 23. Rev. July 18, Irl In 419, The. Mysterious beauty in a hospital dfama. Jas. Dunn. Gloria Stuart, David Manners. Dir. George Somnes, Alexander Hall. 65 mlns Rel. May 26, Rev, May 23, Her Bodyguard. A musical comedy star and her-hired sleuth, Wynne G«b " scm Ed^^ • Dir. Wm. Beaudine. Rel." July 21. Rev, Aug; 8. I Love That Man, (Rogers prodUctlbn.) Romantic drama. Edmund Lowe. Nancy Carroll. Dir. Harry Joe Brown. 74 mms. Kel. June 9. Rev. July 11. „ « X,. ,^ International House. Farce comedy, Peggy Hopkins Joj^e. ,9v ^f,«^^ Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwln, <Sarl Marltza, Burnc and Allen .Cab Callo- way? Dir. Eddie Sutherland, 68 mlns. ReL June 2, Rey. May 30. ' . Jennie Gerhardt. From the Theo; Dreiser gtory. Sylvia Sidney, ^o^^Id Cook. Mary Astor. Dir. Marlon Gering. 95 mlns. Rel. June 16. Rev. June n. Lady's Profession, A. Stbry by Nina Wilcox Putnam.. Speakeasy prop; mas- ^ quVrkdlng as .riding master. Geo. Barbler, Sari ilarltza. Dir. Norman MacLeod. ReL Mar. 3. Rev, Mar. 28. Mama Loves Papa. Trials •ot^.a. henpecked. l^ry. Boland. Lllyan Tashman, Walter Catlett, Dir.. R6L July 14. Rev. July 25. of the Forest, Western, Harry Carey. Randolph Scott. Verna HUlle. ' Dir: Henry Hathaway^ ReL July 14.., idnlght Cfub, The. London jewels thieves. Guy Standing, Alison. Sklpworth. Dir. Geo. Bel. July 28. Rev. Aug. 1. One Sunday Afternoon, '^-rom the" staK6 play. Loyea in a small town. Gary Cooper. Fly Wray, Nlel Hamilton, Frances. Fuller, Dir. Louis D. Llghton. 68 mins. Re|. Sept. 1, Rev.. Sept. 5. Song of the Eagle. Beer problem from the angle of an honest brewer. Chas. Blckford: Rich. Arlen; Jean Hersholt. Mary Brian. Dir. Ralph Murphy. 05 mlns. Rel. April 28. Rev, May 2. . Song of Songs. From Sudefman's story and Sheldon's Pl?.3^ Ma^^^ Rev. July 25, ^ , . „„l » Story of Temple Drake. The. From Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanctuary. The story 'of an oversexed girt. Miriam Hopkins, Jack-La Rue, Wm. Colher. Jr. Dir. Stephen Roberts, 68 mlns. Rel. May 12. Rev, May 9, Sunset Pass. Zane Grey western, 'Tom Keene. Randolph Scott. Kathleen Burke. Dir. Henry Hathaway. 46 mins. ReL May 26, Supernatural. Original. Odd story of ft transferred. souL Carols ^^"0 Randolph Scott. Vlvlenne Osborne. Dir. Victor Halperln, 60 mms, ReL May, 12, Rev. April 25, „„af«,.<= This Day and' Age. Revolt of the '^hi'd'^?'^ ,,^^=^'"^1^ P^^'^l" f,^'.? Itertlg! ChSs..Blckford, Judith Allen. Dir. Cecil de Mille, 82 «ei. .Aug, Rev. Aug. 29. Chaney, Dir.'Lloyd Nbsler. 66 mlpsr Rel. May 6 SyyeeplngK Novel. Biographical study of a; merchant prince —w. „ r — Lionel.. Barry- more, Alan^DlneharirS^^^ Dir. John Cromwell. 77 mlna|. ReL April 14. R^v^Mar. 28. Tornbrrow at Seven. Novel murder mystery. Chester Morris. Vlvlenne^Os- borne. Frank McHugh. Dir. Ray Enrlght. 62 mins. Rel. June 2, Rev. July 4. United Artists n?r'>S?K.''S:-Y. Bitter Sweet. CBrltlsh made). Noel Coward's opefetta. Romance of wealthy ' English beauty who elbpes'to Vienna tvlth her music teacher. Anna Neagle, Fernand Graavey, Dir. Herbert Wilcox. 93 mins.. ReL Sept. 22, Rev. Aug. 29. . 1 Bowery, The. Story- of the rivalry between Chuck Connors and Steve Brodie. fambua Brooklyn Bridge jumper. Wallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie Cooper, Fay Wray. Die. Roaul Walsh. Rel, Sept, 29, Broadway Thrbush a Keyhole. Walter Wlnchell's story of Broadway. .Con- stance Cummlngs, Russ Columbo. Paul Kelly. Dir. Lowell Sherman ReL Oct, 13. Emperor Jones. Eugene O'Neill's famous drama of . a Pullman porter who becomes ruler of a West-Indian Island, Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges Dir. Dudley Murphy. Rel; Sept. 8, I Cover the Waterfront. Adaptation of Max Miller's best seller about his exploits in' the San Diego harbor. Ciaudette Colbert. Ben Lyon and Ernest Torrencei Dir. Jameis Cruze. 70 mins, ReL May 12. Rev. May .23 Masquerader, The. Bsuied on John Hunter Booth's adaptation of Katherlne Cecil Thjreton's noveL Cousins of identical appearance change places, with. Intriguing political and romantic results. Ronald Colman, ;Elisfli Landi, Dir. Richard Wallace. 75 mlns, ReL Aug, 18. Rev. Sept. 5, Sam'arang. Love amid the pearl divers in Malaysia. Native cast. Dir. Ward Wing. 60 iplna, ReL June 23,. Rev. July 4. Secrets.^ Stage play, Man tries to hide from his wife secrets she pretends not to know. Mary PIckford, Leslie Howard. Dlr, Frank Borzage. 83 mlns. Rel. April 16, Rev. Map. 21. ; Yes, Mr. Brown. Farce comedy with music, laid In Vienna. Jack Buchanan, Margbt Grahame aiid Elsie Randolph. Dir. Jack Buchanan, 69 mins. Rel. May. Studios Universal City, llniv#»r**l 'P® Calif.- liniversal New York, N. Y. Be Mine Tonight. Comedy-drama. Love story unfolded in scenic beauty ol Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Kiepura, Dir. Anatol Litwak. 85 mins, ReL Mar, 23. Rev. April 18, Bl Cage, The. Original. Man against beast, different from jungle flims. Clyde Beatty, Raymond Hatton, Anita Page, Andy Dcvine, Dir. Kurt .Neumann. 78 mlns, ReL Mar. 3. Rev. May 16. Cohens and Kellys In Trouble. Comedy. Famous team In story with nautical background, George Sidney and Charlie Murray. Dir. George Stevens. Rel. March 23. Rev. April 18. Don't Bet bn Love. Comedy-drama. . Lew Ayrcs, Ginger Mur- ray Roth. 62 mins, Rel. July 3 3. Rev. Aug, 1. FiddlinVBuckaroo. Western. Ken Maynard, Dir. Ken.Maynard; Rel, July 20. Her First Mate. Comedy. " Summerville-Pltts. Dir. Wm. Wyler. Rel. Aug. 3, Rev. Sept. 6. King of the Arena. Ken. Maynard in a circus story. Lucille Brown, Robt, ■ Kortman.- 6 reels, R^,^une 18. King o^f Jair,'Thb." i^^^^ with Paul Wfiltem^^ , John Murray Anderson. 9 reels, Rel. June 1. Kiss Before the Mirror, The.. Powerful drama of human emotions, Naincy Carroll, Paul Lukas, Frank MbreJan, Gloria StuarL Dir. Jas, Whale. 67 mins.' Bel. May 4, Rey. May 10. Lucky Dog: Toichlrie and dramatic story of devotion that exists between a man and his dog.' Ghlc Sale. Dir. Zlpn Myers, ReL/Atrll 20. Moonlight and Pretzels. Musical. Mary Brian, Roger Pryor, Led Carrlllo. Dir. Brice-Fround; ReL July •27. Rev, Aug. 29. Out Ail Night, Comedy* Slim Summcrville-Zasu Pitts. Ir. rSam Taylor. RdL April liS. Rev. April H- Rebel, The. Napoleonic story In the. Austrian TyroL Vllma Banky, Luis Trenker, Victor! VarconL . (Foreign .made.) Dlf. Luis Treiiker, Edwin Knopf, Rel. June 1, Rev, Aug- 1^ • Secret of the Blue Room, ■ Mystery drama; Llonell AtwilL Paul Lukas. Gloria Stuarti Dir. Kurt Neumann. Rel. July 20.. Studios; Burbank.^^ Wamcr Brbthcrs ^'^''''^XySSXv Baby Face. The story bC a hard-boiled girl who reached the top, Barbara Stanwyck, Geo. Brent. Dir. Alfred E, Green. 71 mins, Rel. July 1. Rev. June. 27. Capturedl Behind the scenes In a German prison, Leslie Howard, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Lukas, Margaret Lindsay, Dir. Roy del Ruth. 72 mins. ReL Aug, 19, Rev. Aug. 22. Ex-Lady. An experimental marriage strikes a snag. Bette Davis, Gene Ray, mond, Frank McHugh. Dir. Robert-Florey. 67 mlns. Rel, April 8, Rev. May 16. -FQQtlight-garade.-.-Gala_muslcal .with backs^^^^^^ Biondell, Kiiby Keeler, Dick Powolir Dlr7~Llbyd "Bacon, iJances by Busby Berkeley. ReL Oct, 7, Goiddlggers of i933. New version of Avery Hopw'ood's .slageplay done as a super-musical. Warren Wllllama, Joan Biondell. Dlr, Mervyn Leltoy. 94 mlns. Rel. May 27. . Rev. June 13. Life of Jimmy boian, The. From a recent novel. Prizefighter finds regener, atlbn. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young. Aline McMahon, Guy Kibbe, 89 mlns, ReL June 3. Rev, June 20. Marv Steveha. M.D. Story of a woman doctor. Kay Francis, Lyle Tal hot; GleAda FarrelL Dir. Lloyd Bacon, 71 mins. Rel, July 23 " Aug. 8. (Conti ijod on paKfe 30> stag& show, dhorts and other .at- tractions for a 36c top, jamming •em into the. 3^000 seats thrice daily, Wiid four times on weekends and holldttys. Add such situations to the dual film houses around the town, and competition from within the indus- try is: Of razor-. keenness. BIRTH FILM IN L A. YANKED BY Cmr ATTY Los Ahge.les^Sept, 18. Two reels of film titled "'Red Headed Baby', allegedly sltowlng the birth of. a ohlld Vith clinical detail, were ..elzed by operatives of the city attbrney's office, and Harry M. jlitler was arrested, charged with violatinK what the complaint Sj^ecifled as.' the: lewd show ordi- nance. Picture showing was raided at a South Main street'house where a frame of lobby photos. as well aa the film was , confiscated.. Footage was declared by Chief Complaint Deputy Newton Kendall of the city attorney's office to contain suggest tlve and semi-nude poses of men and w^omen. Jury ti-lal has been set on Oct, 2, Defendant contends the film is not obJectioni„ble, itev. Legit 'Maedchen' May _ Help Fihn ia Cleve. Cleveland, Sept. 19. 'Maedchen in Uniform' Vrhlch was shelved for three months and finalr^ ly- dropped by the Indle Allen Thea- tre Syndicate, is being spotted, into the legit Hanna. Sept, 23 for its first shpwing_. in _ jCleveland. : _ Harland Fend, free-lance p.al and "promoter" of Kanna's recent stock, venture, has taken bVer the Gorinan film <)n. his own and is prbniotlhg it. since ho other exhibitor dared to-.handle It. the Indie exchange owning local rights on picture was willing to let him, have it on a straight percent- age rental—'payment after the run. Theatre owner also renting house to him for. only 10% ot gros.1 on same basis; Interest In ^M-aedch en- Is. being i, creased by stage production of iih- expurgated play given by. Frank Orsino's. local Acadeniy Guild' only a week, before pix;'s opening. Play brought squawks from Fend about unethical competition, but it's help- ing publicity campaign. MemphTs OrpTt. Lease? Memphi!*, Tenn., Sept. 18. The Drpheum theatre opens Sept, 22 with L. R. Pierce as manager foir Mort b. Goldberg of Chicago, who has taken a IG-year lease of the house, PifTce managed the theatre wl>en local boridholdcrH operixted it last spring. 2C,