Variety (May 1934)

Tuesday, ^^•y 8, 1934 We^k of May 7 I Reputed Heiress' Film Plans Come to Halt Los Angeles, Majr 7. Picture production plans of Frances Taucher, reputed Chicago hiacaronl . heiress, have apparently Dispute Over Demand Notes Placing Photogs' Union in Dai^ier of Fading (Pictures now -filming, or about to start, are listed below alphabetically been halted. Miss Taucher, aged by studi Symbols ars: D—Director, A—Author, C—Cameraman) 0OI<VHBI& mhom the Gods Desiior' <Sth week) p—Walter I^ang A-^ldney Buckman C-^BenJ. Kline Caet: Walter Connolly DorlB Kenyon Robert Touns Seotty Beckett RollQ I4oyd Jack Mulball •Blsok Moon' (Sth week) D—Roy W. l»«h> . A—Clements Ripley Wells Root C-^Joe AUBuet Cast: : Jack Holt Fay Wray Borotby Burce^a Cora 6ae Collins Lumsden Hare Clarence Mnse Bleanor Wesselboeit Uatltled (la« week) D D. Bobs Ijederman A—Harold Shumate C—A,l Selgler Cast: „ ^, Tim McCoy rox 'Oraad Cmmr' (4th week) . D—Irvlnff Cummlnse A—A. J. Cronln Ernest Pascal C—Bert Glennen Warner Baxter Madge Bvana Marjorle Rambeav Zlta Johana Barry Norton Juliette Comptoa Roger Imbol H. B. Warner' Gilbert Bmery Jobn Rosers Gerald. Roger* DiMmond Roberts •Baby Take • Bew* (tad week) D—^Harry liacbman A—Bd. a. Paramore Pblllp Klein C-^Ij. W. It. Connell Cast: James Duni^ Claire Trevor Shirley Temple Dorothy- I4balre Ray Walker Alan Dlhetaarl; RoKe Harolde James Flavin •GaiavaB' (Sfd week) V —^Brlk Cbarell A—Melcblor Ijengyel Robert Uebmann Samson Rapbaelaoa C>-Ernest Palmer • Ted Sparkuhl Cast: Charles Boyer Jean Parker liOulseFaaenda Hugetae Pallette C. Aiibrer Smith Richard Carle Dudley Dlgges . Charles Orapewln Billy Bevan Har^y Bradley Armapd Ktillz Blanca' Blaoher ■Cainvan' (Vienoh) <Scd week) Oast: . ^ „ Charles Boyer Mtle; Annabella Andre Daven Andre Berley Pierre Brasseur Norma Shearer Charles Iiaughton Maureen O'SulUvaa Fredrlc March Ferdinand Munler Katherlbe Alexander Marian Clayton Ian Woolf .Una O'Connor '106% Pare* (S«h week) D—Sam Wood A—^Anita IjOos John Bmereon C—^Hal Rosson Cast; Jean . Harlow Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone Patsy Kelly XjOwIs Stone Hale Hamilton Shirley Roas Bert Roach Desmond Roberts John David Horsley Veny Widow* (Srd week) .D—Bmest' laUbitach A—Franx 'liehar Brnest V^da Samson Raphselson C—Oliver Marsh Cast: Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Una Merkel Bd. Bverett Horton George Barbler Sterling Hollowsr Minna Oombell •Green Bnt^ (Sad week) D—Robert lasonard A—Michael Arlen Cast: Constance Bennett Herbert Marshall Henrr ShepheiiiBDn Mrs. Patrick Campbell Jjoo Carroll PABAMOUNT at Ain't No 8in* (Sth week) D-^Leo McCarey A—Mae west G—^Karl Struss Cast: Mae West Roger Pryor John Mack Brown Katherlne DeMilie John MiUan James Donlan Stuart Holmes Harry Woods Bdward Gargan Frederick Barton Augusta Anderson Duke BltingtOn Or«h. liibby Taylor Warren Hymer •Oleopntve' . (Sth week) D—Cecil B. DeMilie A—^Bartlett Cormaok Waldemar Tonnv Vincent Ijawrence (^Victor Mllner Cast: Claudetto Colbwt Warren William ' Henry- WilcoKon . ^ Oerrude Miohael '<' Joseph Sohlldkraat Ian Keith C. Aubrey Smith Ian MacLaren ' Arthur Hohl > lioonard MudiS • Xrviag Piohel Claudia Dell 'Bleanor Pbelpe Jobn Rntbertord Grace Durkin Robert Warwick.- Edwin Mucwell ; Charlea Morris Henry Beresford Thank Tom 8tac< (Sth week) Humphrey Pearson C—^Milton Kraaner Cast: . Eliasa Landl Adolphe Meiijoii David Manners Alan Mowbray Lynne Overman Adrian Roaley .George Baxter Judith Voaeili Olln Howland Paul Porcasi •Here Cornea. the Grooi (Srd week) D—Edward Sedgwick A—Richard Floufney Leonard Prasklns Casey Robln^n C—Henry. Sharp Cas: Jack Haley Patricia Ellis Mary Boland Nell Hamilton Isabell Jewell B. H. Calvert Iiarry iQray BADIO •Family Hah* («th week) D—John Robertson.' A—Harry Hervey C—^Teddy Tetzlaff Cast: Richard Dix Dorothy Wilson Bruce Cabot Erin O'Brien Moor* Bdith Fellows Shirley drey •Down to Their last Taehf - (4th week) D—^Paul. Sloan A—^Herbert Field* -Marion Dix Lyiiu Starling C—^Bddie Cronjager. Cast: Sidney Fox Mary Boland Ned Sparks Polly Moran Sidney Blackmer Tom Kennedy Sterling Holloway Irene Franklin Marjorie Oateson 1<ei Who Wni Be CleTSt* (1st week) D—Wm. Selter A—Indefinite C—^Niek Musuraca Cast: ' Marian Jfixon Beginald Denny Grant Mitchell Billie Burlce Joan Marsh Buster Crabbe Tersle WlatetsP (6th week) D—Al SantjsU A—^Loul* Hron^lefd Jane -Murfla - 'C—^EMcien Andriot Ca*t: Ann Hardtny John Boles Helen Vinson Betty Furness Creighton Chaner . MoUy P'Day Wesley 'BanT v ' Dorothy. Sebastian Sara Haden Ben Alexander Donald Crisp VNiyXBSAIt 35 and a native o£ Austria, Is being held in the county jail here to await trial on charges of issuing bad checks and for grand theft. Self-reputed heiress was brought back here from. Chicago, after p. E. Lynde, oh behalf of the North-' ern Trust Go. of Chicagb and Ells- worth Metz of the ^Bank of Amer- ica (Hollywood branch) had sworn to a complaint that she had der posited a ^1,500 check drawn on the Chicagb bank, and had received in cash thereon frorh the Hollywood bank the sum of $650, before it was learned that defendant did not have sufficient funds on deposit in Chicago to cover check. Miss Taucher came to Hollywobd soihe months ago and announced plans to produce' pictures, here, pri- marily intended for JugoslaviaL Sh6 announced she: sought story naatd rial, and planned fo engage writerSi di'reQtora and actora here for an early'^tact of prbduction activities.' Par Cnltiiig Slwits Fism 229 Is 100 for 1935; U Domg Dilto Paramount is cuttiner Its shorts llaeup for 1934-'36 by more ttian 60%, as compak^d to this season and: durihar the oomlng yeat^' wlU stick to one-reel subjects only; sir- ins up two-reelers entirely. Company will announce a .total of only 100 shorts for the new season, as against the 229 on this year's schedule. liou Diamond, shorts bead, has made arrangremients for .two new' series, in addition to continuance of 'Popeye the Sailor.' Max Fleischer's Color Classics and 21 P&iramount I Varieties are the new series. Other shorts series continued by Par are I the GrantlMid Rice Sportllghtir (iS), Betty Boop cartoons (12), Para- mount Headllners (18) and Partt- I mount Pictorials (18). S.erles '■ dropped Include 'Screen iSongs/ •tloUywood on Parade' and 'Screen Souvenlrai' In addition to the Independently produced Afvld IB. GiUstrom and Phil I<. Ryan two- reelers. ^Hllstrom series Of 12 in- cli^ded six Harry LangdoB and six Bin» Cro^y shorts, while the Ryan l uhit deistl took In six Del Ijord com- edies and six Eugene Pallette- Walter Catlett two-reelersi J- ■ , At the annual sales conyentlon In ''^^ SH?*J2!i??* ^^•' [Ijob Angeles, June 18, Par win an- - iiiounce between SO and SS pictures, with, titles and, where possible^ casts and directors^ out of a total of 60 to be promised for the '84-'8B Him year. Last year Par an nounced 4T out of a progrant of 60. Markeys Abroad Hollywood, Msiy 7. Gene Markey and Joan Bennett; (Mrs. Markey) left today (Monday) f<*r a two months' vacash in Europe. Sailings from .N. May 12. Pro). Into Airdoine Theatre from Next Door Cinenui Booth Calexlco, Calif., May 7. Believed to be the first Instiance -where pictures shown in an alrdome are projected from machines located In the booth of an adjoining the atre, Fox-West .Coast Inaugurated its new open air stadium here last Saturday night (22) With a double feature policy at 16Ci eiiccepting for 100 loges at two bits. . .. Alrdome, a 1,060-seater. Is built as one angle of /an li, .inamedlately adjolninjg the Fox CJapltol. Aiper inres'were cut in the booth wall next to the rear of the outdoor the atre^ and two individual machines instalied for. projecting ttie plx on the outdoor screen. By means of an opening In th<^ wall of the theatre, patrons of the alrdome may use the sanitary,, ^on^; ▼eiilences of the Capitol, which «nly be opeirated Satniraay and Sunday afternoons; Nightly pei^, formances . ' are being given e^x clusiVely in the iiiUrdoihe. F-WC alrdome is reputed to be only oner of Its kind: in operation that hais Individual seats ian<l was constructed by the circuit at a ^oat of around 110,000. <8he learned About Sailor.' j>_<^„,^ey buJSSs (8nd week) A—Ben Heclit D—Geo, Marshall A—^Unassigned Cast:' Alice Faye Frank Mitchell. Jack Durant Mick Foran 'She Was a Lady' (l8t week) D—John Blystono -A—Elisabeth Cobb Alnsjvorth Morgan Josephine Lovitt Cast: . Helen Twelvetrees Robert Toting •Charlie Oban's Coarsse' (2nd week) l>rr-<3eorge Hadden Eugene Blggers Seton I. MlUcr e—Arthur Miller Warner Oland Drue Xiayton Donald Woods Paul Harvey Mar^ay Kinnell Harvey Clark SI Jenks James Wans Jess Carter Jerry Jerome Reginald Haaoq Virginia Hammond HBTBO 'Treosnre Island' <7h week) D—Victor Fleming Oene Fowlet C—^tieo Tover CBrSt: Jack Oakie Ben Bernle Dorothy Dell. Arllne-Jadge, Alison Sklpworth Roscoe Kama William Frawley Paul Cavauftsh 'liow Cody ■ 'She lAvep .Me} NeiT (Sth' lireek) D—^Blllott Nugent A—Howard litndaay Bd. Qope C—Cbas,' lisnge Cast:' Blng 'Crosby Miriam Hopkins Kit^ Cai-llsle Edward Nugent Lyiihe Hymer Warren Hymer Henry Stephenson Judith Allen ^"li—Kurt' Neumann A—Doro Bcharey Lewis Foster C—Chas. Stumar . Cast: J ' Chester Horris Frank Craven Mae Clarke Andy Devlne Buss Brown ; John 'Warburton GoodeS' Mdagomerr Irene IjWarie Tom Dugan Wanda Perry Dorothy Dawee liois January Earl, Eby 1 Give My Jjvw^ (Srd week). D—Carl Freund A—^Vlcki Banm Milton Krlms- -DoclS-Anderson C^Geo. Robinson. 'Cast: Wynne Gibson Paiul Xnkas Sam Hardy Eric Linden Jobn Darrow Kenneth Howell Dorothy Appleby Tad Alexander WARNERS 'Dames' .(7th week) D—Ray Bnrltrht Biisby Berkeley Eddie SadKrhnd Set At Fox Willi Contract Hollywood, May T» JBddie Sutherland moves over to SV>x June li on a new contract to direct. . s Sutherlahd returns- from Panama May 16, where 4ie has been on a three weeks' rest trip. Previously to the trip he hiBtd « tough siege at the Cedars of Lebanon hospital. LA. OA's ffiatus juaiia Alien . •BnhAr*- T.ai-iI Maudo Turner Gordon ^^imer dIvos C—George Barnes George Barbler Margaret Armstrons Half Harolde "Vlnce Barpett Matt McHogb Frahklln ArdoU 'The Old-Vaehloned Way* <8rd week) D—Wm. Beandlne A—Walter DeLeon J. P. McEvoy Garnett Weston Cast: A—Robert Louis Stevenson ^—^sen Reynolds, John Lee Hahin C—Kay June Cast: ^'^=-^wnil«fee=B«ery .=.^= Jackie Cooper Lionel Barrymore Otto Kruger Dorothy Peterson Wm, V. Mon^ Douglas DumbrlUe Nigel Bruce Lewis Stone •Barretts of Wimpole St.' (7th week) D—Sidney Franklin A—Rudolph Bcslcr (.'laudlna West Ernest Vajda Doiialii Ogden Stewart C—Win. Daniels Cast: Cast: W. C. Fields _ Baby LeRpy JbeTHorrlsdn ^ Judith Allen. Tammany Toung Jan Duggan Jack Mulhall Jbe Mills Samuel Eithrldge Emma Ray Ruth Marlon Richard Carle Oscar Smith Larry Grenlcr Wm. Blatchford Jeffrey Williams 1 Harried An Actress' (Srd week) D—Ralph Murphy A—Gregory RatoS Dick Powell.; Ruby Keeler Joan Blondell Guy Ktbbee Hugh Herbert Ronnie Cosby Berton Churchill Phil Regan Leila Bennett Arthur Vinton Arhur Ayleswort Bess Flowers. Pat O'Malley -Claire McDowell ^^■^Harry =Seymour=^^= 'Hey Sailor* (6th week) D—Llo'yd Bacon A—^Al Cohn Ben Markson C—Arthur Edeson past: James Cagney Pat O'Brien Gloria Stuart : Dorothy Tree Frank McHugli WlUard Robertson 'Madume DuBarry* (6th week) D—Wm, Dleterle A—Bdward Chodorov Not So Happy Hour \ Syracuse, May T. Accused of malicious mischief In I the alleged wrecking of equipment at the Happy Hour thea.tre^ down toWn subsequent run house, Joseph Fljtzer,, 32, lessee, Is at liberty under 1500 ball. Fltzer was arrested after Victor IW. ^Lanlskl, assistant ™aiiaeer,juid^ Thomas Pava, janitor, ihstde sworn" statements, according to the police, that they saw their employer break part of the projector, rip the screen, tear down electric lights and smash aii eioctric dock. The two are .held I without ball as material witnesses^ Ball for. Fltzer was furnished by I his brother, Mitchell, yeteran Syra- cuse exhibitor and opeifator of the liiivtera and Empire. . Fltzer dlaiins the equipment is his property, but it is disputed by Mrs. I Joseph B. Murphy, part owner with Jacob Walters ano Dr. Walter Pen- I dergast of the building. Police on patrol duty discovered I the theatre door opened, entered I and found the vandalism. STORY BUYS Hollywood, May T. Mascot has purchased 'Barbeque/ Adele Bufflngton's orlg. Instead of Monogram, as ..^a nnoun^ed prey i- ously'r Hollywood, May T. United Artists theatre went dark Sunday night (6) atter grossing |2,> 400 on a five-day run with -'Sorrel and Son,' an English made picture released through UA. House reopens either May 12 or IB with "Murder at the Vanities' for a minimum run of two. weeks. Picture was originally scheduled for the Paramount for May 10, but UA stepped in and took it instead OB.its. right to select three 1?ara- mo^nt plcttires a year as psirt ,of agr««ment w^^^ Par was i>eleasjid on its Obligation on. UA tbeatre, This is the third and final choice, r' Adapt *Spwliikg Dos' HoUywoodi^ i^f: T' Robert N. Lee tihd Ben Markson are adapting 'Case of the Howllhg bog/ mystery hovel by Erie Stah- iey Gardner, for Warners, with TVarren William probable lii .the top spot. Director' and cast not yet set. Faced witH tions from the prgani assigning deniand notes si cameramen for the union's relief fund. Intcrnatiqhal Photograplieirs, liocal;: 659, Interna- • tlonial AlliariOe Theatrical. Stage, Employees attempted to step into the breach and save sometlii the remaining sl»ell by tilling mem- bers the local woiild protect every- , one against suits on tlie notes. Batch of $iO,Obo in miembers* hiand notes were handed oVer to business, represehtatiye Howard Hurd in settlement, of his contract Wltli the organisation when the executive board was unable to set- tle Witli Hurd in cash. Storni hit the cameramen when all wiiose notes had be^n: assigned: to' Hurd received' letters from the la,w flrxn of Lewis & Tayidr. de-. manding' payment, Attorney Lewi bas been acting as legal representa- tive for the soundmen's local of the lA. Juggling of members* deniand notes for monies advanced: during last: summer's strike to those who stayed out, sent the gang into ac- tion immediately. Various erroups got-together and. decided to stand pollectively in lighting any legal faction instituted to. effect colleb- tlbn of the Various notes. Members that have continued to jpay diies since the. strike were de- termined to resign froni. the union and have nothing to do with any labor organization that might come into the cameramen's field. Charges of racketeering, double-crossing, misappropriation of funds and sell- ing but were flung around freely by the cameramen as a result of the deal made with Hurd and the assignment of notes iU; settlement of the latter's conU-act. Okay Settlement In trying to hold the union to- gether, officials of this organizatioo told note-signing members they would be protected against suits for collection of their notes, and the local would even pay off the notes for the cameramen if necessaiir. .One union official, when questioned as to Source of the cash that might he needed, stated the local could pay off the notes, but was unable to explain why cash and not notes had •been handed io Hurd originally. Hurd, former business represen- tative and storm center , of the en- tre controversy,, could not be reached through several former phone nunibers, and his house phone has been disconnected for over two weeks. A friend stated that he was probably out of town for his health. Ace camermen who paid in a large portion of the money for the char- ity and relief fund through assess- ment .of 6% of salaries over a pe- riod of tw<^ years, are holding un- dercover meetings to discuss ways and means to Start legal action against present and former officials of the union. .Claim }b made that the mbtion originally passed by the membership creating the fund spe- 'cmemr stated^that^he latter was not to be used for the payment of «ny salaries or other eicpenses of the organization, but was to be used, -solely ' for. relief 'of, members In the 'form of. loans. ROACH TACHTING Culver City, May 7. Hal Rbach leaves here 1h his plane tomorrow (Tuesday) for Seattle where he boards the E. H. Hutton yacht, Hussar, for a. month's cruise In Alaskan waters. Mrs. Roach left yesterday (9tjn- "dayy=by"^raln=for'=:{5eattler"^=''=T= XgLEOD'S SimRA VACASH ■ 6n^'a vacailOn from the Par studio,. Norman McLeod arrived ia New York,! Wednesday (2)", by plane and'sailed Saturday (6) to join the inlssus on the Riviera. . ' Will be away a month. C-^ol Pollto Cast: Dolores Del Rio Reginald Owen Victor Jory Ongood Perktne Verree Teaadale Ferdinand Gottschalk Helen Lowell Dorothy Tree Anita Louise Henry cyNetll Maynard Uotmes Hobart Cavanafth- Robert Barrat' Hallivell Hohbea Nella Walker Virginia. Sale Arhur Treacher Jesae-Scott Camille Rovel 'HouMwife* (4th week) T>—Alfred Orcea A—CUtMfft Lord Llltle Hayward Manuel tfcK- C—^Wm. Rees Carit: lic'Cie DavlB Georcre Brent Ann Dvorak John- Halllday Robert Barcat Rulh Donnelly TTobnrt CavanaRh Uonnle CoHby \r'hnr Aylo.':v/oT'l> I.ella Beni.ett Contracb Hollywood, May T. Options on Mary Boiand and Toby Wing lifted at Paramount. 20th Century has renewed Ray Griffith's pact for another yeair. =^RHy=^nriirhr^ has=*becn=-glven-'a= soven-year exclusive directorial paot by Jack L. Warner. John Cromwell has put his nanae oh a year's contract to direct for ItKO. Warnf»r has hired Terry La Franconi, singer at Agua CalientOi Edmund Lowe and Boris Karloff have new pacta at UniversaL Each' win do two next year. Samp.ion R^iphaelsoh draws a tena writing covenant at Fox and 1.4 pr'^parln*' 'Sfrvant'a EntranosT lr>v J-iiU't CJaytior.