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f ^ednesdny, Maj 5^ 1937 PICTURES VARIETY Phoney Studio Setup Pianned To from Real Thing Hollywood, May. Los Angeles Chamber b£ Com^ 'jnerce is looking for way io ap- pease tourists barted from sets while pictures are in work. The chamber's publicity and exploitation comimittee Appointed its chairman, DUrward Howes, head of a subcommittee to 'find a substitute that will. Satisfy Visiting fliremen and. chili the squawks. The only plati devised up to now is to operate a synthetic studio, a sort of imitatiori of the real thing, and route the peepers through it. Other committee niembeirs point put it has obvious difficulties. . it. was suggested all the idle stand-ins around town be herded together, and con the yokels that they had seen Garbo, Grawfprdv Gable, et '., but. the danger of Such -a-rib is obvious.. LAEMMtE EAST BEFORE STARTING mo m (Carl Laemmle, Jr., will commute between Broadway, Connecticut and Atlantic City during his eaistefn stay, with an eye meantime to new film talent. Since set, althoujih not for- mally sealed, on the Metro lot as an associate producer. Laemmle. is lin- ing up his first picture. It will .prbbably be 'The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse' whith he purr «hased^!for his first picture. Has a . -European i>lay as. an alternate, hut if he gets. William Powell, as. seems likely, he'll dp 'Clitterhouse' pronto. •-Bed Hershon, writer, is east with Laemmle. Fields' Original HoUywoodi May 4. W. ields wiled away th« houts .TeGuperating frpfh pro- tracted illness, at Las Encinaa sanitaritiin. in Pasadena, collaib^ bing with. Jack Cunningham oii anori Comic,, niuch improved, back, in; Bel Air .and Para- mount is. readyi is new pic- ture, 'That Man's; Again/ Judge Goddard Looks For Story Piracy in Peek at WB's V Holly wood, May 4. V-Agrieerinient has been w:orked . out by Carl Laemmle, Jr.-, .and Universal per ittihg Director James Whale to letUriii to the stUdiO: for additional scenes to "The Bioad Back* that may be required and to supervise cutting the pietUre.. .Whale, under contract to Laemmle .for one, has 18 months to go on a two-yearer with U. His obligation to Laemmle was to start two days after completion of 'The Road Back' (20 L Since Laemmle lis not cur-, rently producing, he cdnsiented to ITs call on Whale should further 'Road Back' takes be necessary. Di- rector will-then be available for Laemmle. Moriel Hutchison's Paramonnt Tenner Muriel Hutchison^ of "The Amaz- ing br. Clitterhouse,' at the Hudson, N. .Y., has been signed by Paramount and goes to the Coast when show closes. Deal was set by Mildred S. Weber, of the Morris office, without any tests being made. Contract is ^or five years. l*ony Bickley is being tested this Jveek by Rko. Appeared in floppo 'Arms for Venus' at John Golden, N. Y. couple of months ago. Han- dled by Lelahd Hayward. Hersholt*8 Road Work Hollywbpd, May 4. Jean Hershblt goes back to Canada next fhonth for his ahual romp-with the DiPhne .quintuplets. I To get him in shape for the main event, 20th Century-Fox is giving him a workout with Shirley Temple "* 'Heidi,' classic of Swiss moppets. Allan Dwan directing 'Hei * ■ tamoiir for -Hurri^jane* Hollywpod, May 4. Withdrawal of Marg6 from the cast ^ of Samuel Goldwyn's 'Hurri- cane* puts ■ Dorothy tamour in top femme- spot in the John Ford pic- ture. Miss Lamour i^pes ti3 Gpldwyh on n from Paramount, , N. Y. Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard visited Warner Brps. yes- terday Ctues.). to view privately 'The. Mayor of Hell,' film/pVer which Albert Bein, playwright, is siting Warners charge of infrihge- ment. Beih seeks an accounting, damages atid'aii injunction. ' Beiii, on the stand, claimed Ed- ward Ghodorov took material from his bopk, 'Youth of Hell,' and from a play he had written, "Little Ol' Boy.' The two described his ex- periences after iservipg a term in a Misspiiri prison and then jumping freight to the'Cpast.\ Oil the Coast he turned his writings over to Chodorov, he .claimed, for Jhe latter to put in scenario form. He asserted the' scenarist Utilized the material for "The Mayor of Hell.' ChodOrpv, for the defense, denied Bein's claims. Judge Goddard de- cided tp see the. film and compare it with the script of Bein's bpok aind play. Trial is expected to end Fri- day (7). RKO'S B'WAY LEGIT TRY; DEVAL'S PLAY Hollywood, May 4. RKP's first vehture with the N. Y. lejgit stage will be 'Amstel,' ja three- acter by Jacques. Deyal, aiuthor of 'Tovarich,' npw current pn Broad- way. Story has a rench countryside background aind will be produced by Paindro Berman after its N. Y. stage run. Welles May Go WB Warner rps. ickering with Oi'oon Welles for a term contract, ^eai hinges Pn length of periods actor will pass in Broadway legit Between pix. Also there is a ques- iwn about stories, v/ith Welles cur- rently reading three scripts. Actor ■ has the. title part - in r. *auslus.' WPA show at the Maxine *^liott, N. Y. Vic Myers'20th-Fox Suit Settlement Indicated Seattle, May 4. Just how much per word was the damage to Vic Myers, this istate's lieut-gov., who swings a wicked bar- ton when he leads his ja^z band. Is still a mystery. He asked for $10,000 per word, in a suit for libel against 20th Century-Fox, for the wisecrack in 'Thanks a Million' about the fplks up in this state electing a jazz band leader, and thUs proving the people would vote for anybody. The suit for $250,000 libel has been withdrawn upon stipulation of both parties to the action, with prejudice. This means it can't be brought to issue agai , and it means that a set- tlement was made, out pf cotirt. However, if and how much, is not divulged. Meyers is reported to be in L. A. or Oklahoma at this time. His at- torney is out of town. And the at- torn.ey for the defendants refers sundry and all persons to Meyers* attorney. Howards' Metro Date WiUie and Eugene Howard left Thursday (29)) for the COast and a 5Pot in Metro's 'Broadway Melody.' Set for four weeks at $2,500 weekly, through Curtis & Allen office. i Money is persuading United Art- ists execs that color has a distinct added valUe ' foreign spots and producers for the cPmpany are more bullish on tinting. But Sam Gpld- wyii is puzzled about putti 'Gold-? wyn Follies' into hues. , He set a $1,500,000 budget but color costs $600,000 mpre. So Gold- wyn has not made a decision. Significance of color on foreign distribution is statement that 'Gar- den of Allah' (Selznick), a Techni- color, will get more foreign than do- mestic gross, with a world total of more than $2,7001000. 'Star Is Born,' UA's latest color release, stands , its jproducer, David O. Selznick, $l,4p0,p00. Additibnal Selznick pictures will be done in color, Walter Wariger is turning out 'Vogues' in hues and Alexander Korda will do tinters. UA expects to be a leading distributor, on cplor this year. .■ • An outstanding black and white is Charles Chaplin's 'Modern Times. World gross has. passed $4,000,000. CAGNEY SET FOR GN TUNER, 'DYNAMITE' OFF Hollywood, May 4. . Grand National has set musical, •Something to Sin'g About,' as James Cagney's next, scheduled late in May, Victor Schertzinger directing; Prpductipn combines budgets planned for a Cagney. feature and a Schert- zinger musical. New . setup shelves ilichard Row- land's 'Dynamite,' also skeded for Cagney. iSchertzinger collaborated with Austin Parker on the 'Sing' script. Story has Cagney as leader pf a swing baiid. This 'assignment dispels rumors that Cagney will quit GN. There have been reports anent a pPssible reconciliation with Warner Brps. No. 2 Santa Anita Now Looks CoU on Coast Bergerman Loses 60G Commish Suit Vs. Landers . Hollywood, May 4. tahley Bergerman loist his $60,000 .cbrnmission suit against Lew Lau- ders, RKO director, in Superior Court, Monday (3). Landers testis fied. the. agent failed to make good ■a.promise of-a. Universal job, hence he rescinded his. contract. Amount asked by Bergerman would have accrued over term of seven>-year contract. North Out of RKO Hollywood, May 4. Robert North checked out as a Paramount associate producer after six month.s on the Par lot. He came oyer to Par from Sacramento, May 4. Using the Roosevelt technique of trying to increase the racing com- mission from three to five in order to pUsh through- their plans for a second race track in the L. A. sector, backers took a cropper in legislative committee and scheme is now cold. Lpts of picture money was behind the venture, with Jack Warner, Bing Crosby, Howard Green and others pushing for. a second ti'ack in Ingle- Wood. Santa Anita track has . been a cleanup, icture stars who put in $2,500 for shares before track was built two years ago now finding their stock is worth $25,000. Hal Roach has Hearst support on the Santa Anita thing and while Hearst'and Warners are like that on pictures they don't add the same way around the feed box. • Bookies numbering 250 around L. A. figure they handled $150,000,000 last year- and. doubt if ahother track could up that much. • Second-trackers argue that such a figure looks big enough to go around, but the whole set-up from reform- ers down to conrtmissioners is against such largesse. Latest H wood Distraction Is Bally Electing a New Los Angeles Mayor Ploughing Theiii' Under Hollywood, May 4. . Sales manager of New York publishing house was visiting Jim TuUy; After lunching at his three-acre estate, on TOluca Lake, Tully took the passion, peddler to another place of hiis of 89 acres where he grows alfalfa and makes $8,000 a year frpm his crops. Magnificence of the haciendas left the pub so slap-happy he began talking like Benny Baker. 'Gosh,' he gasped, id you get all this frpin writing books?' . 'No,; countered truthful Tully, *I got it from not writing boPks.' Announces Norma Shearer Stays M-G noliy,wbod. May- 4. Norma Shearer will continue in the Metro fold, according to an an- nouncement rnade .May 3 at a Metro luncheon in the studio,, presided over by Louis B. Mayer. ' . Miss Shearer told the gathering that she preferred tP reinain with M-G, but did not disclose when she would start work. ' However, it is understood that she ill. get going some time.during the summer on her first; .which will prpbably be 'Marie Antoinette.' Hunt Stromberg will produce.. Betty Bronson Back for Pic Re-entry at Republic Hollywood, May 4. Betty Bronson,'featured player of silent films, is returning to pictures in 'Singing Kid from Pine Ridge' at Republic. LeRoy Mason, also a fav olsilents, is .cast opposite. Others in the picture are Jack Daugherty, Gordon Wickland, Tom Smith, Dick Hartmans, Ken Cooper, Jack Ingraip, Henry Hall, Frankie Marion, Charles Middleton, Loren Riebe, Bud Osbpme, and the Ten-, hessee Ramblers: Gloria's Col. Solo . Hollywood, JVIay 4. Columbia . signed Gloria Swanson to a oneVpicture contract over the transatlantic telephone. Actress is how in London. ■ Film will be called 'Second Mrs. Draper,' from unpublished novel by Noel Pierce. Goes into'.work in. six vi/eeks. Jackie Cooper's 'Boy' Hollywood, May 4. . Jacki Cooper has signed' with Sdptt R. Dunlap, Monogram produc- tion executive, to star in 'Boy pf the Streets.' Writing: chore oh 'Boy' likely will go to Marion Orth, who recently completed adaptation of 'Paradi.se Isle' for Mono. Schulberg's Par Wa?hup Hollywood, .May 4, B. P. Schulberg has set the fol- lowing starting dates on three re- mai ing pictures u)ider ' • Pai'a- mount deal: 'Let's Talk of Love.' with Ann Dvorak and John Trent, tomorrow .(5); 'Stranger Than Figti '' follow- ing Monday (10); 'Bunatiza,' with Edward Arnold. Georg? Bancroft • and John Trent. Richard Wallace directing, June 1. Wilkersons Part ^ Hollywood; May. 41 t Seward, . film actress, an- nounced a separation frofh W. R; Willcerson. publisher of the Hplly- wood R.eJ)ortei-- arid her plans are to institute a divbrce action. • married little over year ago.'. Loy, Hbrnblow East , May .4. Arthur and his ife, Myrna .Loy. ined east Monday (3) for three weeks' vacati 'GENT' AWAITS BETTE Hollywood, May 4. Due .to vya.sh up 'That Certain Party' .at Warners around May 10, Bette. Davis goes into 'A Gentleman After Midnight.' Leslie Howai' in the latter. KOHLMAR BOOKEING Fred Kohl of Samuel Gold wyn'.s. sta(T i.s in Ncvy York on a periodic talent quest. \yill be east a moiilhv 1 Hdllywood, May 4. Hollywood, which has more ap- peals to the populace than a South American leiDtiblic, has had another one today; This tline. it's a mayor. With the studios up to their ears in work, pouring oil over labor trou- bles, the added distraction of pieking between incUnibent Mayor Frank L. Shaw of Toronto, Canada., and John Anson Ford,. pf Belpit, Wis., anything but a hit,' Only comedy relief of the . cam- paign was the rt way Shavian forces picked up stu ip.technique of the Dunning process in order to dun the peasant put of his vote. Boys plastered town ith piclureij • zoner ing i car the Prez and Mrs* .Roosevpltv show what a pal the mayor was i everybody around the White HpCsa. Capitol dome was Superimposed aj? a background to the still, but Un- fortunately Arthur De Titta, Fox Movietone cameraman, rocD'jnzed himself between the celobs car and the capitpl dome. .. time he had his picturo" tnk Hizzoner arid the Pr ' , was at the Coliseum when tha praij- idential aity visited, Los Angeles in 1935. So while it was true the mayor had entertained the Prez, it vyasn't true that the Prez had returned the complinrient, and so the photograph showing them all riding down Perm-. syivanla Avenue was a process shot, designed for dunning the peasant put of his vote. And that's why ' ' ^ called the Dunning Process. Pop. of L. A. now a-.^bund 1.500 000; with boom-it-up boys clai ing that makes therri fourth la"*:ot city in country, but Norris J. Nelson, prez of Junior C of C of Hollywood,, claims nobody, ever heard of L. A. Nelson, running for tity council- man, tPok time out between thc T)ri- maries and the finals (thrca wcoks) to hop to Washingtori arid talk Jim Farley into giving Hollywood back its own cancellation :stamp. Hs said it's bad enough for people in Holly- wood to have to pay taxes to Los Angeles without having th nai slapped all over their outgoing let- ters. 'Hollywood,' he argued,' 'Is famous all the world, but nobody knPws where .Los Angeles is.' It. struck the Postmaster ehcral as a whim, but hei doesn't know Hol- lywood. They; have a wh im of . iron. In the end he. said okay. John Anson Ford al.so is from Hollywood. He represents the tpv/ as a .county supervisor, but Shr.w, Jim.Dayis, chief of police, arid Cuy McAfee, an ex-cop, really run the town, arid are liked, because they keep outside racketeers out. The Hollywood C'tizen-News ke«ps pounding against this trinity, but tlis downtown dailies like it, so it st".y.s. Even so, running off an election about something every month pr so takes a lot of time and some produc- tion has tp pay fpr that, A free-for-all for all offices at lh3 .same time the presidential elecf,)ri is held and then a four-year lay'IT would be a welcome solution f )r production managers. $60,000 PIRACY mn ONU'S 'SMART CMS' Hollywood, May 4. it was filed in superior court here Thursday (29) by .Edward" du Domaine charging p>laglarlsm agaiii.st Universal in production of 'Three- Smart Girls' and see.ki $60,000 damages.' $50,000 for ass; of the ^tory • $10,000 16.SS of screen crodit. CompUii . speciliGS that , mai registered story titled 'Bringing Up Father' 'ith the Screen Writers Guild prior to Aug. 1, 1935. This, stoi-y, according tP du Domai was blTercd to Univerisal and re- jected. He claims/material was basis of-'Three. Smart Girls.' Revive Qrig Lindbiergh Film ,riginal motion pictufe, cpmpil-jd by Hays organization on Charles A. LindbQvgh'.s flight .Ivom N. Y, Paris, will be screened 'ain when aviation officials celebrate the 10th anniversary of his exploit. ITele will be at the Waldorf-Astoria, May 20-21. Film. vvas.turned out in May, 1.927-, in cooperation with nowsi'cH cini.- panics.