Variety (Aug 1934)

1',■ '.y . \ ... .■ 'iiiAiiM;»liA^iii,ift^^ Ooen Sesame to Elm Stud^ Lot Business ofAcPi Of the downtown Lcs AnKclos (Iftlllea virtually control tho flow of hinterland vlsltorn to the Muaios, which is gro^inp; cxcc88iye- ir tiiir sumiher' daiplte «ft«Mtti the Hays offlc0 to iUkp- joii^^iSierg^ t^^ the lots. ■■ Spoi.ulifiilly the major coinpanies ttirouKh tho llays oOlce Issue ttsttiiii'wjbaitntnff regrtilatloiWi' r^lifeh are kept for a few weeks and then fjo liix. This sununor the star- gatlne problem has lieen a toucher headache than ftjay tinie in recent tloii. .■■^■'i':'." ' ■ If.BOiiaie «i|iie knows an advertiser tork downtown pape a cinch- tb' feeit by the isatjired |ii<»i»taliji ^tt^^ tart, all he needs is to know some ono who knows some one who is an iMlvertlsor. Way ^ ii( wprked 111 for the ad- V<si^ Weft iof Ittik the fiewspilper hUtttfi" ness olTlco to use Its infhloncc In j^e^lDR such and such a party into ,m;m^i0- a b.o. must foHows to the itmpei^a ptctUre editor: or eolunvinjst, ahd this WritW dallM - up the lot. PuMirlty department can't turn down the film writer, and so the Vitiitbi', his family and his' friends •r© okay. Thi^y Iftt^ sttidjlo as friends of th«r'pa|i«r«^^^M^^ haps no one on th#.'(kil^ of them before. '''■^'^ ■'' '.^.'■■'.': ,!y.^.^ eiie(;k-up of one studio J|Hl!«^ last week hmmt^ ■■if^::^!!^^!^ tbwners Setthtff '«iim''-^ti':^'i6 b* otlleially escorted around, throuph tnusts from newspaper business :'4iint3^' Same studio got 25 of these f pomr onto ificture oqluninist;. luid' ttdt on« Wtbem waii ifetioW to the writer. FANNIE BRiCE IN m PIC WHEN AND IF Hollywoi<d, 6. 1 iiiver.sal and Fannie Brlco are tryinpr to Bet together on date for Hitis liric© to work in 'The ,Q*eat Cicgfold.' Actre5g_:»tiirt(i b«| tour thlH month wltft 'Folliie«,^ pi>«hlii^ ChiraRO.' siu>w ii!P tentatively bonkid into U A. and if coming here Mlim 'Brteift «dut<i double in t|M>»s4c- turo then. She has a slzablljli part in the film. Actress, however, idftay liave to ^ayifi the company for a ;eipuple of WeeHs if n« pt way can i**o*ound; ■Seymour Felix will siai;c the 4ftilCes for 'Great ZioKfeld.' Jle l.s l|i»W doing Eddie Cantor's 'Kid Mll- Itoiria' for Sam Qoltiwyh, ai>id will ^ihg over hikhy of the hand-picked line girls to Universal with blni. 4,Sia.S|lvera arrived Prlday (3) to ■■W^^ IMI • the story with WiIIiam Anthbti^'Mi^ui^^^^ yvixp is producing, Paulettc Goddard Back, Awaits Chaplin's Next 'v/: ■ V Hollywood. Au«. 6. • :; PaifWitt*^. QoddaM^^ <|i: Jiftbr • riifh trll> to New York, f'harlos' ChaplJh, iVteahtfrne. Is «tlll nrii .'rt.'iin i^ofu-ernlncr tlip start- ing date of hi."* picture, in whlclii Knert* MsHMitm ^^^^ ■ , Heloi>:;->IAjr*i;; w^ knitting away duHhgr A; ; t^^^^ in 'What Kvory Wbthan . Knows,* iat Metro.- faike ■' after, ;t*it«: ■ ■• wa^* 6rdered. ' Star, w;lth a decided burr, exclaimed: 'Vni:. afraid Aoo this will be a pair o* jiiichti imtfsi^ of a stockin' er^;-.**,-*!^ this seciuence.' .v ' DP RATIOED iSit^h Writers'^^G^ is charging Its 'members dues; based on the amount of salary each, refs^^^ per Under a slidin>? scale, writers get- ting $40,000 a year and more are paying quarterly dues of $28; be- tween 120,000 and; liOiOOO, $ 1S 7 5; 110,000 to $20,000, $12.50 and $10,000 and less, $7.l»0. Former quarterly due8:w'<^rb.; Itjililiti''; AsBoeialtf, 'ajwwbers pay t2.W*,,,/-; New membet'sli^p pl#li* ii^^ this week is ret*oiietly* ta s^lj^ 1. with executive hoard giving the members .sevt n days in which to turn in their classification or else be arbitrarily assessed on the board's estlmat*-of their eai»ftlfigs. Placing tho dues .system on the basis pay earned is the result of a -iMioyemiWif ■*»^''W6i'^^:'■/ii»l«w!Mr«hi^ which arose at the attttUa^ WWeting when it was .shown' that the ex- ponditures f<>r tlio previous year wer«. out ofau:t>port.|on to the In- rotn^. ■ ! Mink Coat to Her Pal; I^OH Anweles, Aug. Mat'le preiisler willed a mink coiit which *he n^vr'jyifOrt^ %(i her irto*? friend fCiltty;^*^ All^ii Breed Waltar. ConrulK fJalnc is be- ciueathed the diamond necklace MlW her. Neila ^Vt^ebh. , astrolioger fribiKd. gets $^^O0O.■ May TJtiryoa willed same .sum. To Frances Maritjn. scenarist, the actress gave a pearl and diamond broochi Her tieiKrb f^ryants, |lftn>ie and Jerry , CdJr;;>ftif»- *Kt**n wearing apparel, and all the Dress- ier aulos, fiilso all licr flat silver. Total valuation of estate is put .at $300,000, bulk going/to Ml*"? Dressier'* sister.;: ^lorilta CSa^thipny, ri6i»ldiM»t'in-''lnn?1:'^'l.''' McCoy Personals •llolly « ood, Aug:, fl. '■' ' Tim 'MifcCby* currently doing a series.', of .wpsteri»is_for_jCpluniblai w»*i ifi»k9 » l(li-w?ivk persiiSSf lit*- rx-anrthch tou r af plt't lire hou.se.s, ■ Booked hy fh^ v'^tVltWam v^r^ Chatterton*s Legit? -vrWir BUYS FRENKE YARN -;;\./,.. Unj..\:er.sal,,,Citj-,. .Aug.. 8..,., :4(li!uff,.yai^^,i4iled fAto RefiirfiK-*"'". if toll' 3»-lls prop'Tly ;il li iti-ls of fler4pter«V U will produce , Willi j t-Yvi'teit. with , a , rep|v d.>f' when I ;.. .Stork corniMiiy In I-<^cum A'.iUvy, ■N.''-'-T;;':': lifi';;''dit:'k*'rlti«(.->ith.: ■ Ituth <;j"lii:»t.tertcin'. ti):,'try;*»ut\j*.ti^'CV!'*i;-i urirtrftne.! In the ni^gotlatlrni*^:- i'' ■ FOR JUVE ACTOBS Coogan, Cooper, Temple .Only Exceptions — Long Shot and Short Life for Most ot [EmrrmQMu Hm (rB>GJlJefreyB^ Imrsi^ Co.; Hollywood, Aug. 6. The liid cycle in pictures, which was freely predicted wheit Shirley Temple iftreaked to faihei, pciems as far away &■ ever. Odds are against it ever happening. Over a period of 15 years only thre0' iuves have had their names clairionedi KbdV« tbe title; th® test tube of Otm irreatneiM.' Mrst ' to scale the heights was Jackie Coo- gan. There was every reason then to believe that an era of .short pants and golden curls had arriyod, but nothing <»me of it until llvl^eftriiii later When Jackie Cooper graduated from Our Gang to full length flick- ers. Started anotlier trek to Cin- ema City by fond mamas and pre- cocious kiddies and history repeated itselfv Now Ju ilie mi^t jrf a^Shir- ley Tentpler IMfilx th« truism is .nil one way. This pouring in of the prodigies is not entirely propelled by an 111 wind. True* it ..ha* the studios and castitot liineitr^^^^^l^^ nuany of the tots are behg groomed in .schools and that puts a flock of midwest and eastern dollars into coastal circulatioii,, : Even if they iittwfi... wJn'.:^-:'weii$*'i^ can be used tb ieicivantage Around the house to entertain the bridge cliib or the .sewing circle. Of course, that doesn't fset so well sometimes with the old man who flgurcs he's cnti- tiM4%JL;feeJ*|^ tor Odds Against Kiddies Looking over tho list of young- sters wlio have worked In Ilal Uoach san^i;;.; tiipm^diea,.. th0 real spairnin^ «f Hi« ituture greats, the percentage Is all against an uninterrupted career on the screen. Of the more than a hun- dred who have, been, oti( th» roster aiiice. lt» iHcwpthm; lem^^^^t hftff a dOB«i| are still making faces at the catniera. Average nim life of these juves is aroun<l 3'/i years! : Mary Kornnaan has bettered thiij tnarlc and is kept fairly busy. John- ny Downs attd Jea,a Darttnir-were i*e<feihtiy |iipptte<i by ttbach in 'Ctabes in :Toyland.v Joe Cobb, the fat boy. (Coinittliiued on pagfe 10> ZANUCK ANGEL FOR HOPKINS' Understood that Darryt Zanuck is angeling Arthur Hophin.s for the production of 'Old Folks at Home,' by II. M. Harwood. ■'■/^-.-.../j :■:,. Ifarvioptf. • Is '•.'■|nv New ■ -Y^tk- UotA M i-s ■ i Mi.vrt-'iMon is • ii'irf' .1 i n - For Prodigy IMguring thjtt its four-year-irild < lilld prodi^'y, l!aby .lane, i.s rondy for sf»'ll:ir liilliog, I'riiver.-^.'il is ti.iv- ing an original yarn written for her liy I>6tis, A nderson.^ . tifn IfV^^^^S^ man .wW produce. V' f»n t h»<' stit rlM '' '■i m e^ ,tjf';' u 11 < • f 11 < ■ > .'^ 11 o w i ri i: iovth* if^ijr M. .'^I'lhl pi« tore. 'fm«v nnv' in ^. work:.,'.• ;! Earful, Ey^fiid Holli;#i>ii»d. Aug 6. Some yeat^ sjiolin the prize rinir ■■■0(Sorirt>;-,wi^'-i^^ :dUcic..' . Last week the actor vfka spotted in a society drama. A few days ago he went for a plastic surgeWl- te';|ji«awtjl|f y.ti^^^ mangled «air. ■. ■ ''■ ■o:^';? ■ Kciw «NQ>iitra«t Win tabu gft(Mg>> ster iroles. RAHANDSATZ IN HlOOft ..'••Ifewoli^ iiu> satla- faet^Di^ Of!^ one isam Satz that he's still pretty handy with his dukes and handed the latter as neat a 8heilacli»hvV as Moiljhvw>*^^1^^ vardiers have seen in or out of a ring in some time. It all happened near the Hollywood Drown Derby Friday 18) .when Satz made A dis- paraglnr i^eiteark abdtii tjM;;Din^ Ian features of Uaft'a.'li^Mi^^ Mack (Killer) Gray. ^ '' Wlien Mr. Satz al.so made a sneering allusion to BafVf ;r^t>uilt ear. ^hat was the payoffi aiid ftla^ went Into action. He yanked the glasses from the Patz nose bridge and lashed out with a stiff right. Satz fhot two to the brittle Haft eftr that started the claret. • "then the gendarmes .'Swooped down on tho belligerents and sh"oed them off The 'JciUer* bundled hi.s charge into a passifiii 'ff9*. an4. paft took his. 'i><r»fl:'''<>v(Br'tfi«' '0101^ w ton - neau.' '."Satz took it'Sil .irltk'-*''Vtf]«^' ■■;.;a«i«hi^-?^ -isn't : goin^;{^t*r'; Wi5^te any time in its entry Into tn* ■ American market, Within the next ; five or six weeks tht* romivuiv ex- ; pects t<;> ,haye a full organization . lihid ujp* wWi of^ and exchanges in all 32 key cities. Jiy Sept. Iff th«K" company ought to be operating ti\\t swing—that's the belief and hop.> of ' Joftrejr .Berncrd. comj;)any'8 g.>neral.; ma'n»iff!iPrilit*;'i^ the compi|iify'8-:.ieiipa;n^^ 'v'^; -C;-f-ri 'Gauinbnt-Brittsh wats pushed infUi * this move,' Dernord expl.iin:-. "W* . didn't want to crash into the Amer-; ;• ican market and we didn't want .t» ' go liitiik ^ompeitttlon with .<llinerlcan*i' But ive canhdt go on iany lohgfer . manufacturing film,s for tlie Dritish market alone. It's too n.arrow a field and the rtvaltliig pt ^ood Pl<<- tUr(B».is.too:expeii«lY*fi'":' Ther^ oh-o no llinlts or iMi^ IVrnerd's plans. It ,s •lling r.ntisl» ivictures in the T^. S. means hiring important American siar.s, he says, he'll hire them. If it means leasin j theatres, he ll lease '*m. if It mt^artt producing in the If. S. he'il do that. Michael lialcon, tJ-l! production chief, is coming over In al>out two months, 6erner^. atated. to o.o. pro- duction ■■■■ jpoj««liilH«te« ; jm adVia*'^ ability. j ! Tlieatre«? Well, KiBrnerd doesn't know, he says. Maybe. He's talk- ing about ,the Boxy, New York. Over, the WSfBfciird 'there' ■ woire- aeveral' <Sdil|rf' f^rvnces whlcn may culminate ia ftr. (CQntinued on page .55> llnree^ Scri|rtBig Race at MG on 'Sahite/ Next #611 S'W^Od; ^ AtlK^ ^ in rusli to pet story for Joan Crawford, now availatjle, David .*^elznick has miVde a three-way as- sigipmeirit of acriptinip 'Salutel There a«mr1(t^i^e^-\tLi ' M^ti^'U'Fir^ to. eome acf^B '-withv^'thW ^Jlltt.V^wItt; :-l>0- ' iu>sen, ■ ■■ Ursula I'arrott yarn is a.ssigned to Arthur Kober and_JViUiani Han- nemahn, : to Sarah itafsoi* anit'Ttc- tpr Hoerman, and to Stella Blochii Miss Crawford is also set for 'For.saking All Otiiers,' to be di- rected by VV.-S. Y.in i)yke, now on v«eatlon, ;;'rW(s ^ill be her next if thp: Wsh order i'i?*' rsalute' aqjiases Arliss Nixes Shylock 1j<>i)iiijt\, Aug. 6. C'.'orge Ai li.s.s h;i.s turned dpwn, an ■ >frer t o plrty Sh ylbck in Mike - MpeVir*** 'aiterchapt bt Ve<i!<re' herei .sh^ik^ripfarinn li*ilm ' f^Ocletiy '.viri'«'d ArJis.H to )i:inill.> ttie i»art t.iit rif tor .told them jrie had too ni:iny.votih*f ;thlh>?*i' i>n .'handi' '111." t"rtni - of ;R)n)r'iiy i''.iln nrtd lry^ I III,' K. 'i li.t 1. Allie. Wriji)»»r. fi nd .Mf »* t, Wl'jfM • -fl'l*** .'A*toi)i.;:l.c]ibn' 'HUtf^hA9(tii^ '< DOU& JR. GERT UMNCETO PLAY ffWAY t.iondon, Aug. 9. Okpug Fairbanks, Jr. and Cer- trude Lawrence aro. going to , Tork next yeMT as co-itirii h'' new play bdng written ««peclall|f for them by Clemence t)ahe. Piaf will be done liere flr.st. Meantime, F:tirl>ank.s. Jr. i.^ un- • derstoi^d set for two fllmi to !»*•, made here in the fall, but jneitl>er of them for Alex Korda^s LoirtdQii Films Co. Not known who tha company is, but believed it m.ay be CSaumont-British. glCHMAN'S MUSICAL Harry Blchrtjit^n plaits to'iiipKle^ tt|K his Colunfibia picture ass^ifH^meht li order to get bicic in time to co- produce and star In a mii.sical thia fr.ll. II^'s beiea^ at Lak* ., Cie6r*er, .i|t, Y,, w Hi<y Hend^'rso* ? and Jack Wctiowan this week on thO,: writing (herbf. With the composer and libretti-st, Ilichman Will also sponsor the production. v.' 'i*he Col picture chore comen iirs^ .< :h6w«ver.■^:iria«(d;''jt^jswii^iii^ AiiiiiflS;: .:; ..; -Alex :vAar«vi.s. V .(•'■x''.;irid' : .Fi:*?*;!*!^ ,piclur# ■i>ipi>»ftllct.ion' ;-.!;,';ifri;'.'' 'N'i>;>oi!i.i/'; neetton as yet. ;' ■l!lortnf;.r..b;-:,^it-'fti!-tiit;v ■ ii'iy ,>va-!. wf>h'"■ •5:1 ti( ^.^■;I.:^y,:yrlYli1>^^ii:..^iW■|•^ ■•mUlI' tli-'y ." yKisi:)*^^ .•on:;i«lf^<i4''.'•'•V;'.;,^.^ '■ •' tb«>:' ne X t ■ ■ V Victiir^'i'■ :U.'. I .. . vyovi<viiarr'V_.;;-.;Vr»*t:V •ir:in<T!45(»,y/.air?.'i|*fi^