Variety (Sep 1937)

22 VARIETY PICTURES Wediiesday, September 8, 1937 Advance Hollywood, Sept. 7, Despite the fact that production slowed down duriiiy the latter part of August, the Hollywood studios are still well on the way to keep out in front of their promised schedules- Combined studios have promised output of 588 films for the 1937-38 season. Since Aug. 1, they have delivered 61, which is still ahead of the necessary monthly average. ■However, the outlook for the next few weeks is particularly bright. Studios now have 43 productioris before cameras and 65 in cutting rooms or vaults awaiting previews. Columbia Features . Westerns Number Number Now of Fix Com- Shoot- Promised .pleted ing 40 2 2 22 1 0 Now Balance to in Be Placed Stories in Cutting: Before Prepara- Rooms Cameras tion 6 30 3' 2 19 Total 62 3 2 8 49 3 Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: ^•TjME GAME THAT KILLS,' pjroduced by Harry L. Decker for Irving Bnskin unit; directed by D. Ross Lederman; original by J. Benton Cheney: screen play by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Grace Neville. Cast: Charles Quigley! Rita Halworth, J. Farrell MacDonald, John Gallaudet, Paul Fix, Arthur 'BIVEB OF MISSING MEN/ produced by Larry Darmour; directed by Lew,is Collins; originally Bernard McConnville; screen play by Tom Kil- patrick; photography by James S. Brown, Jr. Cast: Jack Holt, Wynne Gibson, Jack LaRue, C. Henry Gordon, William Pawley, Billy Bakewell. Arthur Hohl. • > ' 'PARK AVENUE DAIWE,' produced by Wallace MacDonald ;for Irving Briskin unit; directed by Al Rogell; original by Robert T. Shannon; screen play<by Michael Simmons; photography by Henry Freulich. Cast: Riqhard Arlen, Fay Wray, Mary Rwssell, Wyn <:ahoon, Scott CoXton, Raymond Wal- burn. Gene Morgan, Marc Lawrence, George McKay. . 'WOMEN OF THE NIGHT,' produced by Ralph Cohn; directed by C. C. Coleman, Jr.; original by Leslie White; screen play by Robert Cohen: photographed by George Meehan,- Cast: Don Terry, Jacqueline WeUs, Ralph Byrd, Rita Hay worth, Arthur Loft, John Gallaudet, Louise Stanley. Paul Fix, Thurston Hall. . . 'THE AWFUL TRUTH,' produced by Everett Riskin; directed by Leo McCar^y; original story by Arthur Ricbman; screen play by Dwight Taylor and Vina Delmar; photographed by Joe Walker. Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant,' Ralph Bellamy, Joyce Compton, Wyn Cahoon, Robert Allen, Cecil Cunningham. TLL TAKE ROMANCE,' produced \>y Everett Riskin; directed by Edward H. Griffith; photographed by Lucien Ahdriot; no writing credits announced as yet. Cast: Grace Moore, Mielvyn Douglas, Stuart Erwin, Andre Beranger, Helen Westley, Richard Carle, Walter Kingsford. 'ALL AMERICAN SWEETHEART,' produced by Wallace MacDonald for Irving" Briskin unit; directed by Lambert Hillyer; original by Robert E. Kent; screen play by Fred Niblo, Jr., Grace Neville and Michiael L. Sim- mons; photographed by Benjamin Kline." Cast: Scott Colton, Patricia Farr, Gene Morgan, Ruth Hllliard, Joe Twerp, Alleii Brook, Thurston Hall, Louis De Pron. 'THE 'OLD WYOMING TRAIL,' formerly titled 'SMOKING SIX GUNS,' produced by Harry L. Decker f<5r Irving Briskin unit; directed by Folmer Blangsted; original by J. Benton Cheney; screen play .by Ed Earl Repp; photographed by Al Zeigler. Cast: Charles Starrett) Barbara Weeks, Don Graysoh, Dick Curtis, Ed Le Saint, Art Mix, Columbia Pictures Now in Production 1 MARRIED AN ARTIST,' produced by Sydney Buchman; directed by Marion Gering. Magazine story by B. Avery Strakoshj screen play by. Gladys Lehman' and Delmer Daves; photographed by Merritt. Gerstad. Cast: John Boles, LuU Deste, Helen Westley, Frances Drake, Thomas Mitchell,! Patricia Farr. > ' 'CARNIVAL LADT,'produced by Wallace MacDonald for Irving Briskin unit; directed by C. C. Coleman, Jr.; original by Milton Raison; screen play by Lalnbert Hillyer and Arthur T. Horman; photographed, by Lucien Ballard, Cast: Charles Quigley, Rita Hay worth. Marc Lawrejicej Donald Kirk, Dwight Frye and Arthur Loft. Columbia Fix Readied to Start, With Tentative Credits 'FRESHMAN FOLLIES,' set to start Sept. 7, Nat Perrin, producing; Al Bogelli directing; original story by Covey Eord, no other writing credits yet announced. Cast; Charles St^rrett, Joan Perry, Jimmy Durante; Gertrude Niesen, Romo Vincent, Chas. Chase, Hal LeRoy, Johnny Green. 'FORGOTTEN WOMEN,' set to start Sept. 13, produced, by Wallace MacDonald for Irving Briskin unit; directed by Lambert Hillyer; original by Mortimer Braus; screen play by Saul Elkins. Cast: Sara Padden, Wyri Cahoon, Scott Polton, Mayo Methot. Barbara Weeks and Thurston-HalL 'AMERICAN LEGION,' produced by Ralph Cohn. No other credits. Grand Natioiud Now Balance to Number Number Now in Be Placed Stories in of Pix Com- Shoot- Cuttinc Before Prepara- Proroised pleted Ing Booms Cameras tion Features 49 1 1 - 4 43 4 Westerns ; 16 -0 1 e 15 1 Total 65 1 2 4 58 ~5 Pictures now in the cutting room or awaiting previews are: 'HERE'S FLASH CASEY,' produced by Max and Arthur Alexander; directed by Lynn Shores; original by George Harmon Coxe; screen play, John Krafft; camera, Marcel Pickard. Cast: Eric Linden, Boots Mallory, Joseph Crehan, Cully Richards, Howard Halg. Harry Harvey, Holmes Herbert, Victor Adams, Matty Kemp, Suzanne Kaaren, Dorothy Vaughn, Bryant Washburn, Jr., Maynard Holmes. . 'KING OF THE SIERRAS,' Condor picture featuring three horses, Rex, Sheik and Thunder; Frank Gayass, associate producer; directed by Arthur Rosson: origmal, l cen play by Scott Darling; photographed by Tom Gal- ^'■''^"^ ^^"^P^^"' Wally Albright, Morgan Brown, Edward Peil, Billy Van Every. •RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED,' produced and directed by Al Herman; original by Laurie York Erskine; screen play by Charles Logue; photographed by Francis Corley. Cast: James Newell, Carol Hughes, Wil- liam Royle, Donald Reid, David Barclay, William Austin, Herbert Corthel, Robert Terry, Kenneth Harlan, William Gould. t. '^r.^^'h^^^ ''"^ ISLANDS,' produced by Bud Barsky; directed by Charles Lamont; screen play by Bennett R. Cohen; from original by Albert Richard^Wetjen. Cast: George Houston, Ruth Coleman, William von Brincken, Douglas Walton, Mamo Clark, Colin Campbell, Syd Saylor, Juan Toreno, Nick Thompson, Warner Richmond, Ed Gargan, William Benge, Chris Mattin. . • • GN Pictures Now in Production •HE WANTED TO MARRY,' produced, by David Diamond; directed by Raymond Gannon; original by Percy Rowland; screen play by Clarence Miirks;. photographed by Richard Fryer. Cast: Wallace Ford, Ray Mayer, Isabel Jewell, Mary Lou Treen, Cully Richards, Max Hoffman, Jr., George Humbert, Alexander Leftwich, Kenneth Harlan, Rex Lease •TEX BIDES WITH THE BOY SCOUTS,' produced by Edward Finney; su." irvised by Lindsay Parsons; directed by Ray Taylor; original by Edward Kzljso-,; camera, ,Gus Peterson. Cast: Tex Ritter. Snub Pollard. Horace Murphy, Heber Snow, Charles King, Forrest Taylor, Marjorie Reynolds, Karl Hackett, • • ^ GN Pix Readied to Start, with Tentative Credits 'RETURN OF;THE SHADOW,' produced by Max and Arthur Alexander: or -'nal screen play by John Kraflt. Cast: Rod La Rocque. No other at''•'nments as yet. ■ J THIS IS HOLLYWOOD,' to be produced by Bennie F. Zeidman; no o' •: rvedits available; no definite starling dale. " LABY JIM OF THE SOUTH SEAS,' set to start Sept. 15; produced b. ' . P.^j'sky? screen play by Raymond Schrock. based on oritjinii'l by A' ^■'ihard Wetjen. Cast: George Houston; no other assignments. •FRONTIER TOWN,' starting 'date indefinite; Edward Finney production, super>«sed by LiVldstiy Patsons; directed by Ray^'^I^aylor;'original ^crVeii play by Edward Kelso. Cast: Tex Ritter, no other assignments. 'WITH PLEASURE ^MAdahE,' to be produced by Eugen Frenke; no definite starting date; original screen play by Albert Cohen and Hans Kraley. Cast: Anna-Sieii. No'other assignments as yet. •LOVE ME AGAIN,' to be produced and directed by Victor Schertzinger; original by Schertzinger; screen play by John Francis Larkin. Cast; Anna Sten, No other assignments as yet. Metro Features . . Hal Reach. Number Number Now of Pix Com-> Shoot- Promised pleted Ing 48' 3 6 4 0 0 Now Balance to in Be Placed-Stories in Cutting Before Prepsra- Rooms Cameras tion 5 34 3 0 4 1 KAY SUES TO END WB PACT IN TOVARICH' TIFF Hollywood, Sept. 7. Kaiy Francis started sui}; last week for abrogation of her contract with Warners, asserting that she had a verbal agreement with Jack L. War- ner that she would be given the femme lead in 'Tovarich,' being pro- duced as 'Tonight's Our Night' with Claudette Colbert in the spot. Actress is now starring,in 'Return From Limbo.' Total 52 3 , 6 • 5 38 4 . Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'MADAME X,' produced by James K..McGuinness; directed by Sam Wood; original by Alexander Bisson; screen play by John Meehan; photo- graphed by John Sfeitz. Cast: Gladys George, Warren William, John Beal, Henry Daniell, Emma Dunn, Lynhe Carver, Philip Reid, William Henry, Ruth Hussey. . 'MY DEAR MISS ALDBICH,' no producer credit; directed by George Seitz; original screen play by Henhan J. Mankie^vicz; photographed by Charles Lawton. Cast:. Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Janet Beecher, Arthur Pidgepn.' Rita Johnson, Lya Lys, Charley Grapewin, Brent Sargent, Walter Kingsford. -THE BRIDE WORE RED,' produced by Joe Mankiewicz; directed, by Dorothy Arzner; dance direction by Val Raset; original, adapted from 'The Girl from Tr^feste,' by Ferenc Molnar; screen play by .Tess Slesinger and Bradbury Foote; photographed by George Folsey. Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert-Young, Franchot Tone, Billy. Biirrud, Lynne Carver, Reginald Owen, George Zucco, Dickie Moore, Paul Porcasi. .. , 'CONQUEST,' formerly-titled 'MADAME WALEWSKA,' produced by Bernard Hyman; directed by Clarence Brown; novel by Gasiorowskif screen play by S. N. Behtman, Salka Viertel, Zoe Akins, Sam Hoffenst^jn and Talbot Jennings; dance direction.liy Val Raset; photographed .by Karl Freund. Cast: Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Reginald Owen, Henry Stephenson, C. Henry Gordon, Maria Ouspenskaya, Alan Marshall, George H*ouston, Shepard Strudwick, Ivan Lebedeff, Bodil Rosing, Claude Gilling- water. Noble Johnson, Roland Varno. 'DOUBLE WEDDING,' produced by Joe Mankiewicz; directed by Richard Thorpe; original by Ferenc Molnar; screen play by Jo Swerling; photo- graphed by Hal Rosson.' Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy. ,John Beal, Florence Rice, Barnett Parker, Jessie Ralph, Sidney Toler, Mary Gordon, Edgar Kennedy. Metro Pictures Now in Production 'I'LL NEVfeR FORGET,' no producer credit; directed by Charles Dorian; original screen play by John Bright and Robert Tasker. Cast: John Beal, Ruth March, Jean Hersholt, Mary Phillips, Charley Grapewm, Alfred Jansen, Juanita Guigley, Scotty Beckett." \ 'LIVE, LOVE AND LEARN,' produced by Harry Rapf; directed by George Fitzmaurice; original by Helen Grace Carlyle; screen play by Marion Parsonnet, Charles Brackett and Vincent Lawrence; camera. Ray June. Cast: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Robert Benchley, Helen Vinson, Rita Johnson. , ^ ^ . - j 'THE LAST GANGSTER,' directed by Edward Ludwig; no producer credit; original screen play by Robert Carson and William Wellman. Cast: Edward. G. Robinson, Lionel Stander, James Stewart, Douglas Scott,- Louise •THE BAD MAN OF BRIMSTONE,' produced by Harry Rapf; directed by J. Walter Ruben; original by Ruben.. Cast: Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Bruce," Lewis Stone, BrUce' Cabot, Larry Doyle, Joseph Calleia, Guy Kibbe?, Warren Hymer, Cliflt Edwards, Noah Berry; Sr., Arthur Hohl, Robert Gleckler, Olin Ho.ward, Mitchell Lewis, John Qualen. 'ROSALIE,' produced by William Anthony McGuire; directed by W. S. Van Dyke; original by, McGuire and qfuy Bolton-,, screen play by McGmre; photography by Oliver Marsh. Cast: Eleanor Powell, Nelson Eddy, Ray Bolger, Hola Massey, Frank Morgan, Edna Mae Oliver, Reginald Owen, Virginia.Grey, George Zucco, Janet Beecher. . 'THOROUGHBREDS DONT CRY,' produced by Harry Rapf; directed by Alfred E. Green; original by J. Walter Ruben and Eleanore Griffin; screen play by Lawrence Hazard. Cast: Mickey Iloohey, Douglas Scott, Sophie Tucker, Judy Garland.; Par Suit (Continued from page 5) its merits. We want to stop irre- pcrable injury to ourselves. We are not asking for a performance of the film contracts. We simply wish to be in a position to compete with other distributors, free from coer- cion aiid conspiracy by the defend- *'ahts. We wish to have the con- spiracy and the specific acts enum- erated by us restrained until such a time as the court can determine t)ie merits of this suit. " 'The talk raised by the defendants about a.,hdrsh contract and unfair tte^tment is simply dust intended to clotKl ti>e: real issues.' ^fudge. Nordbye pointed out to the couiisel that the Clayton act pro- hibiting interference with interstate icommierce is primarily in the pub- lic's interest The public is vitally concerned with the maintenance -of trade, he pointed ..Out. Monogram If'' Number Number Now. Features . Westerns Now Balance in Be Placed Stories in Cutting Before Prepara- Rooms Cameras tion 1 15 7 1 13 1 28 8 Ttotal Pictures ih the cutting room: , ' « x j i. wi 'A BRIDE FOR HENRY,' produced by Dorothy Reid; directed by Wil- liam Nigh; original by Josephine Bentham; screen play by Marion Orth; photographed by Gilbert Warrenton. Cast: Warren Hull, Ann Nagel, Henry Mollison. , , , ,. i , , ^ ■ 'STARS OVER ARIZONA,' produced and directed by R. N. Bradbury; original screen play by Robert Emmett. Cast: Jack Randall, Kathleen Eliot, Warner Richmond, Earl Dwyer, Tom Herbert. Readied to Start, with Tentative Credits •TELEPHONE OPERATOR,' produced by Lon Young; original screen play by Scott Darling, No other assignments as yet. ■ 'PORT OF MISSING GIRLS,' produced by Lon Young; original screen play by Paul Perez; no other assignments. 'FEDERAL BULLETS,' produced by Lon Young; original screen play by Karl Brown, who will also direct; no other a.ssignments as yet. •THE COUNTRY BEYOND,' produced and directed by R. N. Bradbury, starring Tom Keene; original screen play by Robert Emmett. No other assignments as yet. , ■ , ,v ^',, .i, 'ROMANCE OF THE LIMBERLOST,' produced by Ken Goldsmith; screen play by Marion Ofth, based on story by Gene Stratton-Porter. NO other assignments as y^t. ..... , 'THE MARINES ARE HERE,' produced by Ken Goldsmith; original screen play by Charles Logue. No other assignments as yet. •NUMBERED WOMAN,' to be produced and directed by Arthur Collins. Original screen play by Scott Darling arid Erna Lazarus. No other assign- ments as yet. 'iSOY OF THE STREETS,' set to start Sept. 8; produced by Scott Dunlap; directed by William Nigh; original by Rowland Brown; screen play by Gilson Brown. Cast: Jackie Cooper, Maureen O'Connc r. Paramount Now Ball i".c t<» in Be I'i^ced S,U, J<:s in Cutting Beiore Pieprra- Rooms Cameras tion 3 18 6 2 3 1 17 2 0 6 0 6 34 9 Plchirfcs'now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: •ANGEL,'-produced-and directed by Ernst Lubitsch; based on play by Mclchior Lengyel and adaptation by Guy Bolton and Russell Medcraft; ■cieen play by Samson Rai^aelson; photographed by Charles Lang. Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Dougla.s, Edward Everett Horlon, Herbert Mundin, Ernest Cossiart, Laura Hope Crews. 'EBB-TIDE,' produced by Lucien Hubbard;..directed by Janfie's .Hogan;' -CI ten play by Bertram Millhauscr, based on story by Robert houh Sleven-' . (.Continued on page 25) Philly Slumbers ^ Philadelphia, Sept. 7. Exhibs here, with forces well- marshalled, are just sitting back now waiting for Paramount to make the next move in their date and buying strike against the company. Par also seems inclined, just to wait, leaving the situash at a standstill. Meantime, practically no Par pix are being booked into indie houses in the Philly territory. Plan for "group buying of Par product going ahead. Buying com- mittee-now has powers of attorney from, between 155 and 160 theatres, authorizing it to make a deal for theni at same terms as last season or better. Con^mittee expects to ac- quire p's. of a. representing more than .$800,000 in Par biz yearly by the' time: all exhibs have been con- tacted. .With the,first batch of powers in, tlie rest are coming more slowly. In npany competitive situations, exhibs will only .come across if their coip:- petish does. In these cases, com- mittee menibers have to shuttle back and^ forth^ tptil the thing is worked bui. Most of such situations have worked out amicably so far. Almost humorous is the treatment accorded on 'the street' to the few indie exhibs who aren't going along on the date and buying strike. They are getting the old frigid shoulder and silent treatment. Friends for years have been seen to pass each other by without a word. Many more exhibs are sending let- ters to the Federal Trade Commish asking prosecution of Par on charges , of false and misleading advertising. CONTRACTS Hollywood, Sept. 7. Frederick Hollander was handed new cleffing pact at Paramount, Louis King s straight year's ticket as Paramount director. Bogart Rogers, story aide to Wil- liam LeBaron, and John Howard and Anthony Quinn, players, optioned for renewals at Paramount. ^ Bonita Granville term-contracted with Milton Bren, executive assist- ant to Hal Rroach. Grand National hoisted options of Evelyn Daw and James Newill. Robert Florey drew another year's megging agreement at Paramount. Metro, added Boyd Crawford, of N. Y.. stage, to its contract player roster. . Warners hoisted option on Mauch twins, also handed playing termer to Melville Cooper. Gordon Miller, New Orleans nitcry warbler, signed a Universal termer. Par optioned Eleanore Whitney. Columbia and Chaz Chase have come .to terms on a playing con- tract. Term.player agreement has been signed by Joan Davis at 20th-FoX. Warners signatured Isabel Jeans, British player, to a term contract. ROSSON'S ROMANCER Hollywood, Sept. 7. Richard.Rosson will direct 'High- way to Romance' for RKO. Cliff Reid produces.