Variety (Dec 1933)

Tuesday^ Deqember 26v 1933 ■ C T E S VARIETY 23 Apale Apprfby. MiM(«r .iof'M|en; A woman retorms two of the men In Intf life, inftKing:.a.gentletixati- of the roway^ anft -a. iioivdy of tbe gentjienitui;' Wynnik Cflbson, Charles Fartell; WilllanL Qargaii> ^aeu Pitts. Dir. Mark Sandrlch. 78 mlna. Rei. Nov, 3.: Hevi^ Q^t": Vlck«ra. . From the Sinclair . Lewis . hoyel. ii'Qne Dunn, Walter ^itiston. Conrad Nagel. Dir; John Cromw'ell.; 7GI minis. Rel. Sept.' 22. Rev. Oct. 3.: > • Bed of-" RAsea. A girl of the streets t'eforms because of her' love for a Mississippi Imat man. Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Pert 'Kelton, John Halliday. .pir. Orogpry JUaCavao 67 mlns. Rel. July 14. Rev. ■July 4. _/ _ Before Dawn, TaHeh from Edgar Wallace's last mystery hovel. Stuart Er- - wihi Dorothy'Wilson; Warner Qland. Ihr. Irving, PIcheU 61 mlns. Rel, Aiig. 4. Rev. Oct". 24. raln> The. A small town barber becomes a big "tinie gambler and crootc George Stpne. Fay Wray. Phillips Holmes, Lilian Bond; Dir. George Archalnbaud. 72: mlns. Rel. June 16.. .Rev. Aug. 8. iind Adventure. Adventures ih London during one foggy night. Robert Armstrong, Hel^n Macif, Boland Ypung, Ralph Bellamy. Dlr, Ernest B. Schoedsack. 63 mln>. Released, Aug. liS. Rev. Nov. 7; Chance at heaven. The rich, city girl who dazzles the country boy and mar- ries him. only to send i^ilm ba^dc to his small- toWn sweetheart. Joel. McCrea, ,Ginger, Rogers,. Marion ' Nixon.'. Dir. William Setter. 72 mlns. Released Oct, 27. ' rots Fire. Action western.. Tom Keene, Betty Fumess, Edgar Kehnqdy. Dlr,^ Otto Brpwer. 66 mlns. Rel. June 30. Deluge, The. Odd story 6f the world after a second deluge. Peggy Shannbn, Lois Wilson, Sidney Blacluner, Mi^tt Moore. Dir. Felix G. Fetst. Rel.: Sept. IB. Rev. Oct. 10. le Harness. A . girl who got ber~ man. ' Aiin .Harding, .WUliaiD ' Dir. John Cromwell.. 70 mlns. Rev. July 26. Inp Gold. Adventures in the oil fields of .Tamplco. Bill Boyd, JiHae OlafctE, ' Pat O'Brien. Directed by Ralph Ince. .x63...mind. Rel.eased;.B^pt. 2d. 'a"^,.; lying Devils. Triangle in a flying circus. ArUoe'Judge. Bruce Cabot. Dir- Russell Bird^rell. 6Q min^. Rel. Aug..-14< .Rey. Aug. 29. ,^ ; line Shooter. Adventures of a hewsr^el 'cameTaman, . William' Gal^gkn, Frances Dee, Ralph Bellamy^ Jack La Rue,. Dir. Otto Brower. .61 min'?. Re/: July 28. Rev. Oct. 24. . " Qbbdbye 'Lo««. A butler .and - hlB'vmaster''^Oth' .become involved, with gpid diggers. Charlie Riiggles, Verree Teaaidale, Mayo Methot, Sidney. Blnck- mer, Phyllis Barry. Dir. by H. Brue4 Humberstone. «6 mlns. ReL Nov.-10. .-■ • . • • ■ .. Little Women. Talker version of the Louisa Alcbtt story. Katherine^'Hep.-i burn. Joan Bennett, Paul.Lbkas, Frances. Dee. Jean Parker. Edna'Mae Oliver. Dir. Geo. Cukor. llT .mns. Rel;'Nov. 24. Rev. Nov. 21. elody Cruise. Musical novelty which takes place on a world cruise. Charlie Ruggies,. Phil Harris, Greta .'lissen. Helen. Mack. Dir,. Mark Sandrtch.: 76 mlns;. Rel. June .23. " - • idshipmah Jiack. Annapolis btory, Bruce Cabot, Frank Albertson. Artnui Lake, Betty Furness. Dir. Christy Cabanne.. 70 mlns. Rel. Sept. 29-.. Uev. Nov. 21. orning,Glory; Backstage story of a country girl's rise and .fall. Katherine Hepburn, Doug: Fairbanks, Jr.,' Adolphe Menjou, Mary Duncan. Dir. Lowell Sherman.. 70 mlns., Rel. Aug. 18., Rey. Aug.'-22; No Mar'riaae Ties; From an tmproduced play. Satire on advertising agencies^ Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allen. DJr. J. Walter Ruben. 75 mlna. ReL Aug- 11. Rev. Aug: 8. One Man's Journey. Country doctor achieves tame. Lionel Barrymore, May Robson. Joel McCrea.. Dir. John Robertson. 72 mlns. Rel. Sept. 8. Rev. Sept. 6. rofessionai Sweetheart. The atory of a radio sthger who Is forced to live up to her publicized angelic character .when her greatest desire is to be naughty-naughty. OingerrRogers, Norman Foster, Gregory Ratoft. Zasu Pitts. Dir. William A. Setter. 73 mlns. Rel. June d. Rev. July 18. Rafter Romance. A story of Greenwich Village. Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Geo. Sidney, Laura Hope Crews, Robt. Benchley. Dir. Wm Seiter. 76 mlns. Rel. Sept. 1.' Right to Romttrtoe, The. A'famous woman beauty specialist decides to go on a spree and becomes involved in a series of exciting adventures. Ann Harding, Nils Asther» Sari Marltza. Irving Fichel. Dir. Alfred Santell. 67 mins, Rel. Nov. 17.. Rev. Dec. 19. Tomorrow at Seven. Novel murder mystery. Chester Morris, Vivienne Os- borne. Frank McHugh. I?ir. Ray Enright. 62 mlns. Rel. June 2. Rev. July 4. United Artists 'i^ie^ToVV^Nrv. Advice to the Lovelorn. Romance and adventures of reporter who edits the agony column and eventually exposes the. drug racket. Dir. Alfred ■Worker. Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Dec. 19. Itter Sweet. (British made). Noel Coward's operetta. Romance 61 wealthy English beauty who elopes to Vienna with her music teacher. Anna Neagle, Fernand Graavey. Dir. Herbert Wilcox. 93 mlns.. Rel. Sept. 22. Rev. Aug 29. , Blood Money. The bail bond racket with a love angle. Geo. Bancroft, Frances Dee. Dir. Rowland Brown. .66 mins. Rel. Nov. 17. Rey. Nov. 21. Bowery, The. Story ol the rivalry between Chuck Connors and Steve'Brodie, famous Brooklyn Bridge Jumper. Wallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie Cooper, Fay Wray. Dir. Raoul Walshi Rel. Sept. 29. Rev. Oct. 10. rQad.way Through a Keyholei. Walter Wlnchell's story of Broadway. Con- Oir'stahce Cummlngs,. Russ Columbo. Patil Kelly. Dir. Lowell Sherman 90 mlns. Rel. Oct. 13. Rev. Nov. 7. 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. 80 mlns. Rel. Sept. 8. Rev. Sept. 26. Henry VI11 (British made). Henry and his six wives. Chas. Laugbton. Dir. Alex. Korda. 93 ihins. Rel. Oct. 16. Rev. Oct. 17. Masquerader, The. Based on John Hunter Booth's adaptation ot Katherine Cecil Thurston's novel. Cousins of identical appearance change places, with intriguing political and romantic results. Ronald Colman^ ElissI Landi. Dir. Richard. Wallace.. 76 mliis. Rel. Sept. 1. Rev. Sept. 6. Samarang. Love amid the pearl divers in Malaysia. Native cast. Dir. Ward WIhg. 60 mins. Reli June 23. Rev. July 4. John Boles, Margaret Sullavan, Reg- John Stahl. 106 mins.--Rel. Nov. 6. Universal yniyersal loria SluarL ces: 730 Fifth Ave.i New York, N. V. Rel. lis City, Calit. Beloved. Musical, Jph Jan. 29. Bombay IVIail. Edmund Lowe Production. ir. Ed Marin. Rol. Jan. 1. By Candlelight. Sophisticated comedy-drama. Paul Lukas, Elissa Landi, Asther, Esther Ralston. Dir. James Whale. Rel. Dec. 18. Counsellor at Law. Drama. John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels, ir. Wm. Wyler. Rel. Dec. 26. Rev. Dec. 12. Cross County Cruise. Comedy-drama- Lew Ayres, June Knight, Alice White. Dir. Eddie BuzzoU. ReL Jan. 15. Don't Bet oh Love. Comedy-drama. Lew Ayres, Ginger Dir. Mur- ray Roth. .62 mins. -Rel, July 13. Rev.- Aug. 1.. FIddlln' Biickai^op. Western. Ken Maynard. Dir. Ken Maynard. Rel. July 20. Qun Justice. Western. Ken Mayha-rd. Rel. Dec. 18. Her First Mate. Comedy. Summervllie-Pltts. Dir. vtin. Wyler; Rel. Aug. 8. Rev. Sept. 5. , Horse Play. Comedy. Summe'rvllle-Devine. Dir. Ed Sedgwick. Rel. Nov. 27. I Like It That Way. Musical. Rodger Pryor, GJorla Stuart. Dir. Harry Lach- man. Rel. Feb. 12;. ibie ivian; Mystery-drama. Claude Rains, Glprla Stuart, Henry. Travers, Una O'Connor. Dir. James Whale. 70 rains. Rel. Nov. 13. Rev. Nov. 21. for a Night. Comedy-drama. Chester' Morris, Alice White, Helen Twelvfetrees. ir. Kurt Neumann. 78. mins. Rel. Oct. 30. Rev. Deo. 12^ of the Arena. Ken Maynard In a clrcUs story. Lucille Brown, Robt. Kortman, 6 reels. Rei; June 18, of Jazz, The. Reissue, with Paul Whlteman, Dir. John Murray Anderson. 9 reels. Rel. June 1. Ladles Must Love. Musical. Broadway story. June Knight,^ Niel HanjlUon.^ ; ""Sally O'Neill. 'DlrrE."~A. du Pdht. "tfO mlns. ReL^BeptTSB:—TTevrDec-er Love, Honor and Oh, Baby. Comedy.. Slim Summcrvllle, .iSjsu Pitts,. Lucille Gleason, Veree Teasdale, Donald Meek. Dir. Eddie Buzzell. 63 mins. Rel. Oct 16. '^eV. Pet. 3X7 adame Spy. Dranin\ Fiy Wray„ Nils Asther. Dir. Karl Freuhd. Rel. Jan. H. « • Idnlght. Drama. Srtlney Fox, Henry Hull,. Ir. Chester Ersklhe. Rel. Jan, 2^. Moonlight and Pretzels. Musical. Mary Brian, Roger Pryor. Leo Carrillp. Dir. Karl Fround. Rel. July 27. Rev. Aug. 29. Myrt and Marge. Musical. Myrtle Vail, Donna Domprll, Eddie Foy, Jr., Ted Healy, Grace Hayes, J. Farreil MacDonald. Dir. AJ Boasberg. Rel. Dec. .11. Ihg Ing |ng Only Yesterday. Dramatic love story, inald Denny, Blllie Burke. Dir. Rev. Nov. 14. Rebel, The. (German made.) Napoleonic story in the Austrian Tyrol. Vilma Banky,' Luia Trenker, Victor Varconl. Dir. Luis Trenker, Edwin Knopf. Rel. June 1. Rev. Aug. 1. Saturday'^s Millions Football story. Robt.^oung, Leila Hyams, Johnny Mack Brown; Dir. Bdw. Sedgwick. 76 mins. Rel. Oot. 9. Rev. Oct. 17. ^qr«t of th« Biuii Room. Mystery drama. Lionel At will, Paul Lukad, Giorlfi Stuart Dir. Kurt Neumann. 61 mins. Rel. July 20. Rev. Sept. 19; .S«d.lB. fjpebei^O- An Arctic expedition is stranded in Greenland. R:od LaRocQue, ' Gilbert Gowlond, Leni Relfenstahl Dir. Tay Garnett 117 mins. iroad- Bhow). Rey.' Sept 26, . . Strawberry Roan.'.. Western. Keii: Maynard. Dir. ■ Alan ■ James, . .'Rel. Oct 23. Strawberry Roan,; The. »Story. bit a wild horse and his conquest. Ken May- hard, Riith Ball. Dir. Alan James. Rel. Oct. 26. Rev. Dec,. 12. Studios. Burbank. W«i^»*iii Rfi^frkAv* afflc«e: 321 W. 44th St, Calif. yvarner proiners New vork. N. Baby Face, The atory of a bard-ibolled /glrl who reached the top. Barbara Stanwyck, Geo. Breot Dir. Alfred B. Green. 71 mlna. Rel. July L Rey. June JI7. Capturedl Behind the scenes in a German prli^bh. Leslie Howard, Dbiiglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Lukas, Margaret Lindsay. Dir. R6y del Ruth. 72 mins. Rel. Aug. 19. Rev. Aug. 22. College Coaoh. A football story-with a new twist. Dick Powell, Ann Ovorak^ Pal O'Brien and Lyle Talbot Dir. William A. Wellmah. 77 mins. ReL Nov. 4. Rev. Nov. 14. Disraeli. 'Political'drama of England. George Arliss, Joan Bennett. I- . fifed Green. 88 mins. Re-rel. Dec. 16. Easy'to Love. A frothy farce. Adolphe Menjou, Genevieve Tobin, .Mary ■Astor, Guy Kibbee, Bdward Everette Horton. Dir. WiUlahi Keighley. 61 mins.. Rel. Jan. 20; ' ' v v . ,Ever Jn My Heart. War "theme story, but without conflict angle. German- 'American' husband and 'an American wife. Barbara. Stanwyck, Otto Kr.hger, ' RiEilpb Bellamy.. Dir. Archie, Mayo. 70' mins. ReL Oct ^8< Pe^ ;Oct-.17. s'.'.. ; ' ^FIn0«r Miln. A pfetty gangster i^ally .:breaks away from, .his gang. Jaiq'es Cagney.'Mae Clark.and Leslie Fe'htbh. DirVvRoy l>6l Ruth-. ReL Decs. V. 'f='botlttah.f'.^Parade. Gala muslc^J'^wltli'- backstage locale.' Jaiioies Cagney^ J^fiita : -Bloiiden,-Ettby Keeler, D^bk PowelL vDirv Lloyd IBIacon. 129r-D)In». Daihces-by Busby Berkeley; Rel. Oct ;2; Rev. .Oct. IP. From Headquarters^ A crime drama with a murder committed.right in.head- auarters; Gtittjge Brents Margaret Lindsay and. Eugene Pallett«r.''.Dlr, "Wiftiam DleteiFle. 63 ^Ins.ReL X>ed. 2. Rev. Njv. 21. ;, ;j/ Gplddlgger.f of 1933;. .New yerai^ti ot Avery' Hopwo6d*.s stageplay done As a ■' «uper-mu8icaL-•:. -Wairren . WtUiams, "joa'h ■ Blondclt - Dir. Mervytt - LeRoy. .94. mlns. R^.. May 27. .,Rev.. June tS, . /''!? ■; Havana Widows, dmnedy of two burlesque queens on'.the make in .'Haviana. . jroa-n;Blpndell,.'Qlenda FarrelL Dir..tRay-EnrIght« .62 mins.. . ReL; Nov.-IS, HI,-'viMellleV ComedyVdrama Of-''a newspaper 'iove' 'columnist. Pati{~'^Situni, ".' tSlenda Fa*1pfipi^:Kathryn gfergava.' Dfr; Mervyh Le'Roy. Rel. 3^tc 20.v- House On ,66th Street. Drama of-a gambling lady. Kay Francis, Rlcardo Cortex, Gene Raymond, Margaret Lindsay and. Frank McHugh. Dir. Robert Fiqrey. 68 mins. Bel. Dec. 23. Rev. Dec;B; ' Kennel Murder Case. A drama depicting the unusual solution ot an'linusdial' murder. William Powell, Mary Astor, Helen Vinson,. Ralph Morgan and Eugene Pallette, Dir. Michael Curtiz. 7S. mlna. Rel. .Oct. 28< -R«v. ;-OCt. 31. ;;.'• • ■ ' : ■ . : Life of Jimmy bblah, The: From a recent novel'. Prlzeflghter flnds regener- ation. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young, Aline McMahon, Guy Kibbe. '89 mins. ReL June 3, Rev. June 20^ ■ ';. Mary . Stevens, M.D. Story of a Woman doctor. Kay Francis, Lyle. Tal- bot, Glenda Farreil. Dir. Llbyd Bacon. 71 mina. ReL July 22; Rev. Aug. 8. Mayor of .'Hell, The. From Iselln Auster's drama. Reform school background, Jas, Cagney, Madge Evans, Frankle. Dar'row. Dir. Archie Mayo; 90 mins. Rel. June 24.. .Rev. July 4. . Narrow Corner, The. From the story by W. Somerset' Maugham. South Sea locale. Doug Fairbanks, Jr.,; Patricia Ellis. Ralph Bellamy.'PudMv!..Dig- ges. Dir. Alft'ed' E. Green. 67 mins. .".el. July 8. Rev. July 18. Private Detective 62. From a Action story. William Powell, Margaret Lind say. 67 min& .Rel. June 17... ...lev. July li. Silk Express, The. 'Mystery drania of silk shipments. Nlel Hamilton, Allen Jenkins, Dudley Digges. 61 mlns.' Rel. June. 10. Rev. June 27^ Son of a Sailor. Comedy of a frivolous sailor. Joe E.. Brown. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. ReL Dec. 23. The Man from Monterey. Western drama. John Wayne, Riitb HalL Oir Mack V. Wright 67 mins. ReL July 22. Rev. Aug. 22.. Voltaire. Life Of France's celebrated #it and philosopher. ■' George Arliss, .Doris Kenyon. Margaret Lindsay. Dir. John Adolfl. 72 ^mins^ Rel Aug. 6. Rev. Aug.. 22. Miscellaneous Releases Police offlcial cleverly Dir. Arthur HoerL 66 Before Morning. (Greenblatt.) From a stage play. traps a' murderess. Leo (Tarillo,. Lora Baxter; mins. Rev. Nov.'2L Big Chance, The. (H^agle.) Prizeflghterrsoclaiite story. John Darrowi Mema Kennedy. £>ir. AL Herman.. 63 mins. Rev. Sept 6. Big Drive, The. Anthentic war pictures from records of eight governmehts. 91 mins. Rel. Jan. 19. Rev. Dec 27.. Carnival Lady. (Goldsmith-Hollywood.) Carnival background for a triple love story; Boots Mallory, Vincent Allen. Dir. Howard Higgln. 67 mins. Rev. Dec. 5. Faithful Heart,-The. (Helber.) British made. Romantic story of a faithful love. British cast 65 mlna Rev. Aug. 22. Glgolettes of Paris. (Equitable.) Gold digger story in Parisian locale. Madge Bellamy,. Natalie Moorhead. Dir. Alphonse Martel.59 mins. Rev. Oct 17. Hell's Holiday..: (Superb.) Compilation of war scenes. 90 mins. Rev. July 18< Her Forgotten Past.' (Mayfair.) Society girl marries her chauffeur then weds a lawyer believing her flrst husband dead. Monte Blue, Barbara. Kent. Dir. Wesley Ford. 56 mins. Rev. Nov. 7. Her Splendid Folly (Progressive).' Studio girl impersonates a star in Holly- wood. Lillian Bond, Beryl Mercer, Theo. von Eltz. Dir. Ralph Black. 60. mins. Rev. Nov. 14. His Private Secretary. Girl converts her father-in-law to approval ot his son's marriage. Evalyn KnaPP, John Wayne Dir. Phil H. White man. 68 mips. ReL June 10. Rev. Aug. 8. important Witness, The. (Tower.) Story with a gangster touch, but mostly done in a long distance bus. Noel Francis, Donald Dillaway. Dir. Sam Newfeld. 63 mins. 'Rev. Sept 26. taughing.at Life, (iiajscot.) Story of a gun-running adventurer. Victpr Mc- LagTen, Conchita Montenegro, Ruth HaU. Dir. Ford Beebe. 7) mins. Rev. July 18. Mr. Broadway. (Broadway-Hollywood.) A day in tlie life of a B'way coJ- lumnlst with Ed. Sullivan taking the camera around. Big cast n&mes in for a moment to oblige the, columnist Dir. Johnnie . Walker. 69 mlna. Rel. Sept Rev. Sept 19.^ ' ' ^ Neighbors Wives. (Syndicate.) Domestic murder problem. Dorothy . Mac- kailL Tom. Moore Dlr, Francis Natteford. 66 mins. Rey. Oct 17.. Police Call. (Showmen.) Ring story with an adventure ahgle. Nick Stuart, Merna Kennedy. Dir. Phil Whlteman. 63 mins. Rel. Aug. Rev. Aug. 29. Ship of Wanted Men; (Showmen.) Crew of refugees fight.over a girl re.s<iued in mid-ocean. Leon WaycofC, Gertrude Astor. Dir. Lew. Collins, 60 mins. Rev; Nov. 21. Sleepless NIghte (Remington). rltlsh made story on faralcal lines, Polly Walker, Stanley Lupino. ir. Thos. Bentley. (13 mins. ReL July 21. Rev. July . 26. Taming of the Jungle. (Invincible.) Animal training methods. Rev. June 6. White. Face. :^Helber.) British-made, crime story from an Edgar Wallace book. U-British cast. 65. mins. Rev. Dee. 5.. covers one Foreign Language Films (Note: Because of this slow movement of foreign fli year of releases.) (Most of these available with English titles.) Berlfh-Alexanderplatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong crime drama. H elnrich George, Maria Bard. Dir. Phil Jutzi. 90 mins. Rel. May. 1. Rev. May 16.. Bettelst udent . ^Der. ^(.G eneral.). ,. (G er.).-.Op eretta Dir. Vikt 6r „Jan3 on,^-80 mlna Rel. Oct 15. ' . " ' ' Cinq Gentleman Maudlt. (Protex) (French). Mystery, drama. Rene Lefevre. Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvlvier. 78 mins. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 24. Das Nachtlgall Madel (Capital) (Ger). Love in Hawaii. Dlr, Leo Lasky 80 mins. Rel. Jan. 16. Rey. Jan. 3L Dor Brave SuSnder, (Ger) (European). Fast comedy. Max Pallenberg. . Ir. Fritz Kortner. 90 mlna ReL AjirH l. Rev. April 4. Der Ha.uptmann von Kopenick (Klnematrade) (Ger). Comedy. Max Adalbert Dir. Richard Oswald. 96 mlns. Rel... Jap. 15.. Rev. Jan. 24. Dos Nochea (Hoffberg) (Spanish) MuslcaL Conchita Montenegro. t)ir. Car- los Sorcosque. 66 mlns. Rel. May 1. ; (Continued on page 26^ STATE-RiTERS ■ li^oilywood, I)ec 25. Several small independent prp^ ducers here are Warning their finan- cial breakdowns on the. come-ons made to them l)y state; ]:l|rht. dls-' tribtitors. . Indies claim they were ^duced to spend moire than their budget:: on. features by promises of state Flghteris that the money -wonld. be rfeturned in . 'overages' and in later films due to, build up. of the- in- dies' nanies.. It hasn't ~ worked way. The indies turned, in a nriore ex- pensive negative than called for .in :thelr contracts with flie s.tate right exchanges, hut the: overages didn't materialize. Neither did the build lip, and the. indies went into a. flnan- x>(al. hole from which they couldn't crawl out. 11 USHERS' UNION WOULD ENFORCE NRA Sari Prancisco, Dec. i25. ; Theatrical ^Attendants'' . Union, composed of 'tront-Qf-the-h.quise em- ployees,'denies that Lt Intends to seieic at !$21 minimum "v^age for ush- ers, .cashier, pages arid other merii- he'rg; -'.Idea Is strictly to pOUce" the NRA code by seeing that riiaxiinum hour,, rules are enforced and other. 'Piroyis'lons adhered .members state.-' Some 150 lo^i^al theatre workers are ott the roster of the union, 'wrilch. has k'n A. F. of L. .charter. Roach Asks Novarro To Join Toyland' Film Hollywood, Dec. ' Hai Roach is endtoyorlng to get Ramon Novarro to postpone his concert tpMr in Europe in order to' play the. romantic lead in the Laurel and Hardy feature, 'Babes in toy- land.' . V He also has a bid in for Rudy Vallee ifpr the spot if he .can't go through with the proposed Novarro, deal. SO far unable to cast the Juve leads, calling for a boy and a girl around 16 years of age, probability is he win use atnateurs In the parts, and might also t|se a femme in the male half of this combination. Charlotte Henry Option Taken Up Early by Par Hollywood, Pec. 25. The success of C^harlotte Henry in her personal appearance swing around the country, has Paramoiint exercising option on her tlclcet a month ahead of legal date. Company will riot spot the player In another picture until at least the middle of February, giving her a six-week rest from the transcon- tinental'tour.. Although paramount has not lined up next, pilctured for the player, there Is a good chance that 'Mrs. Wiggs of the CJahbage Patch' will be dusted off for a re-write. Matt Hughes'20th Op. San Francisco, Pec, 25. Matt Hughes, owner of the Sun- nyvale th6a.tre at the gbvernriient bombing base here, has left for Onr tarlo, Canada, where he ^yil^ under- go his 20th operation for shrapnel woiinda. sustained When a .riieriiber of the Canadiah army during the war. Government medics will operate on hi'm. 'While he's gorie Mrs. Hughes wW run the house. Hadden on Trinidad' Hollywood, Pec. 25. • George Hadden, former Belasco director, has been engaged to. co- direct 'Murder In Trinidad' at Pox with Louis King, Nigel Bruce set for the to Sol Wurtjsel produces. Lo.s Angoles, Dec. 55. Claiming that Horace McCoy, Co- lumbia writer, fruudulontly ac- quired pos.<?c.s.sion of a -stor/, 'J<Irlor of Justice/ Robert Qiil;?rpy h.a.s flier] suit agaln.st liiis ffrlli.iw' \vriter for $200. ■ Plaintiff say.s the yarn wa-s K'old to Ken .Maynard for $275 .and thiit JTrCoy did not pay him what was allegedly due.