Variety (Sep 1937)

^Tednesday, September 22, 1937 PICTURES VARIETY 23 Production Chart Hollywood, Sept. 21. In the face of the shortage of product for theatres, Hollywood studios are working, with a few exceptions, to near capacity, and on top of this they have a flock of pictures in the cutting rooms and "tiaults awaiting previews 0r releases. .. Of the total of 588 pix promised for the 1937-38 season hy major Holly- wood plants, 80 have already been completed and delivered. A total of 74 are now in the cutting rooms and A2 ar^ 'now before the cameras. Practically all the major studios are holding back product, although the percentage of big pictures in this Iqt is comparatively small and in most of these instances the films are in the process of being cut. Cioluaibia Features ...... "VVesterns ..... Number Number Now of Fix Com- Shoot- l^roinlsed pleted Inr 40 3.2 22 2 Now Balance to In Be Placed Stories in Cutting Before Prepara- Rooms Cameras tion « 29 2 1 19 Total 62 5 2 7 4S 2 Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: i 'PARK AVENUE DAME/ produced by WaUace MacDonaid ior Irving Briskin unit; directed by AI Rogell; original by Robert T. Shannon: screen play by Michael Simmons; photography by Henry Freulich. Cast: Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Mary Russell, Wyn Gaboon, Scott. Colton, 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 Wells, Ralph Byrd, Rita Hayworth, Arthur Loft, John Gallaudet, Louise Stanley. Paul Fix, Thurston Hall. 'THE AWFUL TRUTH,' produced by IJverett Riskin; directed by Leo McCarey; original story by Arthur Richman^; screen play by tJwight Taylor and Vina Delmar; photographed by Joe Walker. Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Joyce Comptdn, Wyn Cahoori, Robert Allen, Cecil CUnnmgham. . 'I'LL TAKE ROMANCE,' produced. by Everett Riskin; directed by Edward H. Griffith: photographed by Lucien Andriot; no writing credits announced as yet; Cast: Grace Moore, Melvyn Douglas,' Stuart Erwin, Andre Berahger, Helen Westley, Richard Carle, Walter Kirigisford. 'ALL AMERICAN SWEETHEART/ produced by Wallace MacDonald for Irving Briskin unit;. directed by Lambert Hillyer; ori^al by Robert E. Kent; screen play by Fred NiblOi Jr., Gracel Neville and Michael L.' Sim- mons; photographed by Benjamin Kline. Cast: Scott Colton, Patricia Farr, Gene Morgan, Ruth Hilliard, Joe Twerp, AUen Brook, Thurston Hall, Louis De Pron. • , 'THE OLD WYOMING TRAIL/ formerly titled 'SiVIOKING SIX GUNS/ Sroduced by Harry L. Decker'for Irving Briskin unit; directed by Folmet llangsted; original by J. Benton Cheney; screen play by Ed Earl Repp; photographed by Al Zeigler. . Cast: Charles Starrett, Barbara Weeks, Don Grayson; Dick Curtis, Ed Le Saint, Art Mix.. , 'CARNIVAL LADY,'produced by Wallace MacDonald for Irving Briskin unit; directed by C. C. Ciaienian, Jr.; original by Milton Raison; screen play by Lambert Hillyer and Arthur T. Horman; photographed by Lucien Ballard. Cast: Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth; Marc Lawrence, Donald Kirk, Dwight Frye and Arthur Loft. - ' Columbia Pictures. Now In Production 1 MARRIED AN ARTIST,' produced by Sydney Buchman; directed by Marion Gering. Magazine story by B. Avery Strakosh; screen play by Gladys Lehman and Delmer Dave^; photographed by Merritt Gerstad. Cast: John Boles, Lull Deste, H61en Westley, Frances Drake, Thomas Mitchell, Patricia Farr. , 'FRESHMAN FOLLIES/ produced by Nat Perrin; directed by Al Rogell; original by Corey Ford; caihera by Joe Walker. Cast: Charles Starrett, Joan Perry, Walter Connolly, Jimmy Durante, Gertrude Niesen, Romo Vincent, Chaz Chase, Hal LeRoy, Johnny Green, Raymond Walburn,- How- ard, Fine and Howard, Virginia Dale, Ernest Truex, Jimmy Wallington, Gene Morgan, Louis Prima, Thurston Hall, Jieni Legon, •FORGOTTEN WOMEN/ pr^iduced by Wallace MacDonald for Irving Briskin unit; directed by Lambert Hillyer; original by Mortimer Braus; screen play by Saul Elkins; photographed by Benjamin Kline. Cast: Sara Padden, Wyn Cahoon, Scott Colton, Mayo Methot, Barbara Weeks, Arthur Loft, Bess Flowers. . Columbia Pix Readied to Start, with Tentative Credits 'AMERICAN LEGION,' produced by Ralph Cohn. No other credits. •MURDERERS WELCOME/ produced by Larry Darmour. Cast: Jack Holt. No other credits. Grand National Now Balance to Number Number Now . in Be Placed Stories in of Pix' Com- Shoot- Cutting Before Prepara- Promised pleted ing Rooms Cameras tion Features ......... 43 6 1 5 ' 31 7 Westerns 22 2 1 1 18 2 iTotal 65 8 2 6 .49 . 9 Pictures now in the cutting room'or awaiting previews are: 'HERE'S FLASH CASEY/ produced by Max and Arthur Alexander; . directed by Lynn Shores; origmal 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' Ka'aren, 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 Rossqn; original screen play by Scott Darling; photographed by Tom Gal- ligan. Cast: Frank Campeaii, 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, WiU liam Royle, Donald Reid, David Barclay, William Austin, Herbert C6rthel, Robert Terry, Kenneth Harlan, William Gould. 'WALLABY JIM OF THE 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 Say lor. Juan Toreno,. Nick Thompson, Warner Richmoild, Ed Gargan, William Benge, Chris Martin. _^'SIE WANTED TO MARRY/ produced by David Diamond;- directed by Raymond Cannon;, original by Percy Rowland; screen play by Clarence Marks; photographed, by Richard Fryer. Cast: Wallace Ford, Ray Mayer, Isabel Jewell, Mary Lou Treen, Culiy Richards, Max Hoffman, Jr., George ViT^®'^*' Alexander Leftwich, Kenneth Harlan, Rex Lease. . 'TEX RIDES Wirn.THEi BOY SCOUTS/ produced, by Edward Finney; supervised by Lindsay Parsons; directed by Ray Taylor; original by Edward Kelso; camera, , Gus Petersoijt. ■ Cast: Tex Ritter, Snub Pollard, Horace {*urphy, Heber Snow, Charles King, Forrest Taylor, Marjorie-Reynolds, KSirl Hackett. • Gl* Pix Now In Production > BOGGS BUYS A BARREL/.produced.by Ben Pivar; directed by Mordon Wiles; original by Clarence Budington Kelland; screen play by «ichard English; photographed by John Stumar. Cast: Stuart Erwin, Helen Chandler, Toby Wing, Walter Buron, Spencer Charters, Milburn Stone, William Moore: FRONTIER TOWN/ produced by Edward Finney; supei*vised by Linds- ay Parsons; directed by Ray Taylor;" original screen play by Edmond « Pl^otographed by Gus Peterson. Casl: Tex Ritter, Ann Evers, Hor- ace Murphy, Snub Pollard, Charles King. '^Jc Readied to Start, with Tentative Credits ..RETURN OF THE SHADOW/ produced by Max and Arthur Alexander; Prigmal screen play by John Krafft. Cast: Rod La Roque. No other assignments as yet. ,„/*ALLABY JIM OF THE SOUTH SEAS,' produced by Bud Barsky; K!,??" play by Raymond Schrock, based on original by Albert Richard George Houston; no other assignments. « . WITH PLEASURE, MADAME/ to be produced by Eugen Frenke; no definite starting date; original screen play by Albert Cohen and Hans Kraley. Cast; Anna Sten. No, other assignments ^s yet. i 'LQVE 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. 'ROLLING PLAINS/ produced by Edward Finney; supervised by Linds- ley Parsons; directed by Ray Taylor; original by Edmond Kelso; photo- graphed by Gus Peterson. Cast: Tex Ritter, Snub Pollard, Horace Murphy, Charles King, Heeber Snow. •FURY'S IN THE SADDLE/ produced by George Hirliman; original by Arthur Hoerl. Cast: Ruth Mix: No other credits, 'RENFREW RIDES AGAIN/ produced and directed by Al Herman; screen play by Charles Logue from story by Laurie York Erskine. Cast: James Newill. 'LOVE RUNS INTO MONEY/ produced by Bennie F. Zeldman; screen play by Erwin Gelsey and Marjorie Klein from Gelsey's original. No other credits. . ■. . • , , 'SIGNALS OVER/ produced by Ben Pivar; screen play by Richard Eng- lish from original by Dudley Early. Cast: Stuart Erwin. No other credits. Metro Features . Hal Roach. Total Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'MADAME X/ prodticed by James K. McGulnness; directed by $^m Wood; original by Alexander,Bisson; screen play by J6hn Meehan; photo- graphed by John Sieitz. • Cast: Gladys George, Warren William, John Real, Henry D'aniell, Emma Dunn, Lyhne Carver, Philip Reid, William Henry, Ruth Hussey, 'THE BRIDE WORE RED/ produced'by Jo6 Mahkiewioz; directed by Dorothy Arzner; dance direction by Val Raset;, original, adapted from .'The Girl from Trieste,' by Ferene Molnar; screen play by Tess Slesinger and Bradbury Foote; photographed by George • Folsey. Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Young, Franchot Tone, Billy .Burrud, Lynne Carver, Reginald Owen, George Zucco, Dickie Moore,'Paul-Porcasi: 'CONQUt:ST,' formerly titled 'MADAME WALfiWSKA/ produced by Bernard Hyman; directed by Clarence- Brown; novel -by ■ Gasiorowski; screen play by S. N. Behrman, Salka Viertel, Zoe Akiris, -Sam Hoffenstein and Talbot Jennings; dance direction,by Val Raset; photographed by Karl Freund. Cast: Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer. . Reginald Owen, Henry Steph- enson, C. Henry Gordon, Maria Ouspenskaya, Alan Marshall,; George Hous- ton, Shepard Strudwick, Ivan;Leb'edeflf, Bodil Rosing, Claude-Gillingwat^r, Noble Johnson, Roland Varno, ' • . 'DOUBLE WEDDING/ produced by Joe Mankiewicz; directed by Richard Thorpe; original by Ferene Molnar; screen play by Jo Swerling; photor graphed by Hal Rosson. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, John Beal; Florence Rice, Barnett Parker, Jessi^Ralph, Sidney Toler, Mary Gordon, Edgar Kennedy. •LIVE, LOVE AND LEARN,' produced by Harry Rapf; directed by George Fitzmatirice; 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. Metro Pix Now in Production 'MANNEQUIN/ produced by Joseph Manlciewicz; directed by Frank- Bor- zage; original by Katharine Brush; photographed by George Folsey.' Cast; Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy,' Alan Curtis, Maiy' Phillips, Leo Gorcey, Elizabeth Risdon, Oscar O'Shea. 'THE FOUR MARYS,'produced by Louis D. Lighton; directed by Rich- ard Thorpe; original by Fanny Heaslip Lea; photographed by Karl Frftund. Cast: Myrna Loy, Rosalind Russell, Franchot Tone, Walter Fidgeon, Nana Bryant, Leonard Penn, Ruth Hussey, Rita Johnson. , 'THE LAST GANGSTER/ no producer credit; directed by Edward Lud- wig; original, by Robert Carson and William Wellman; photographed by William Datiiejsi Cast: Edward G.'Robinson, James Ste'wart, Rose Strad- ner, Lionel S|^der, Douglas Scott, Louise Beavers, Sidney Blackmer, Henry Daniell}»^lan Baxter, Donald Barry,. Moroni Olsen. 'NAVY blue;: AND GOLD/ produced by Sam Zimbalist; directed by Sam Wood; scifeen play from novel by George Bruce; photographed by John Seitz. Caiit: Robert Young, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Flor- ence Rice, Billie Burke, Tom Brown, Barnett Parker, Paul Kelly. •THOROUGHBREDS DON'T CRY/ produced by Harry Rapf; directed by Alfred E^ Green; original by J. Walter Ruben and Eleanor. Griffin; photographed by Len Smith. Ca.st: Judy Garland, Sophie Tucker, Mickey Rooney, Ronald Sinclair, C. Aubrey, Smith, Forrester Harvey, Elisha Cook, Lionel Belmore. •BAD MAN OF BRIMSTONE/ produced by Harry Rapf; directed by J. Walter Ruben; original by Ruben. Cast: Wallace. Beery, Raymond Hat- ton, Virginia Bruce, Lewis Stone, Bruce Cabot, Larry Doyle, Joseph Calleia, Guy Kibbee, Warren Hymer, Cliff Edwards, Noah Beery, Sr., Arthur Hohl, Robert Gleckler, Olin Howard, Mitchell Lewis, John Qualen. ALLIED Am TALKiSBIDE. Chicago, Sspt. 21. With ths pn^obsd- plan for an Allied picture buying group having gone completely cold tki2 to the c:c- changes' refusal to sell product to a buying group unless those buyers actually own those theatres or con- siderable portions of thc M, the nsw- est plan being mulled by Allied leaders is the building of theatres by the association. It's.also been up be- fore and .never materialized. Proposal now getting serious con- sideration would see the erection oi three or four theatres iti Chicago as an experiment, with the stock in the theatres to be held by Allied mem- bers, and with the theatres to .be operated by a central committee. It Is proposed that thi Ihcntrcs cost be- tween $75,000 and 0125.003 eaph, with members-being ofl'ei-ed stock in the holding companies of each theatre. Each member, however, w6uld not hold more than $1,000 worth of shares in each house. Allied organization and members are interested in this plan for the building of independent theatres for several reasons. In the first place it would break, down the distributors*. stand against circuit buying, since they wbuld necessarily have to sell product to these houses despite their multiple ownership. Secondly, it. would give the independents thoa-tres - key spots in town and keep out the encroaching power of circuits which are on a building spree around here, grabbing up all the available locations. This week Balaban & Katz opened its 45th theatre in Chicago, and with plsnty of financial backing is In a question to build several more. Indies feel that, it's time they stepped into : tho building picture themselves, but since law individual members ' have sufficient financial backing to build any important the- atres, they see in this mutual- theatre-buildin^ the solution of this financing problem. Thirdly, it would serve as an important source of in- come for' the Allied offices, and should that income ^reach a suffi- ciently high mark it would mean the reduction, and the possible com- plete elimination, of the dues now imposed on the individual Allied theatres. As far as dues are con- cerned, it's generally agreed that they have about reached their top limit, and that if Allied is to secure additional Income to spread out into new avenues and to increase its ac- tivities a new source of getting the necessary coin, will nave to be found. Naturally, these theatres will not be built in any district competing with houses now baing operated by Allied members, and to that end, it's likely that any Allied 'combination' house built, if at all, will be at least one mile distant from a member's theatre. Monogram Features Westerns Number Number of Pix Com- promised pleted 26 11 16 3 14 Now Shoot- ing: 1 0 Now Balance to in Be Placed Storle.s in Cutting: Before Prepara- Rooms Cameras tion 1 i:i 1 0 i;s 0 1 .26 7 Total i. ' 42 . Picture in the cutting room: • 'A BRIDE FOR HENRY/ produced by Dorothy Reid; directed by Wil- liam Nigh; original by Josisphine Bentham; screen play by Marion Orth; photographed by Gilbert Warrenton. Cast: Warren Hull, Ann Nagel, Henry Mollison; ■ . • Monofram Pic Now in Production 'WHERE TRAILS DIVIDE,' produced and directed by R. N. Bradbury; original screen play by Robert Emmett; photographed by Bert Longe- necker. Cast: Tom Keene, Eleanor Stewart, Warner Richmond, Charles French, Earl Dwire, ' * 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 assignments as yet. 'ROMANCE OF THE LIMBERLOST/ produced by Ken Goldsmith; screen, play by Marion Orth, based on story by Gene! Stratton-Porter. No other assignments as yet. „ . « ,j ... , . , 'THE MARINES ARE HERE/ produced by Ken Gold.smith; 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 and Erna Lazarus. No other assign- ments as yet* 'BOY 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'Connor. (Continued on page 25) FOX, DETROIT, REORG'S LEGAL BILL-$346,2§3 Detroit, Sept, 21. With claims entered for ftics to- taling $340,203, Federal Judge Ernest A. O'Brien Saturday (18) appointed Referee in Bankruptcy George A. Marston as special master for tak- ing testimony and proof of cla'Ti.'j against the Colwnod Co., operating company for the Fox theatre hci'o. Fee of $47,059 is claimed for thff bondholders protective commiLt?3; $40,000 by David Muss. Albert Mc- Carthy, Jr., and David Flayer. New York attorneys r3p^e.^cnting the bondholders, and !li25.00') by Frcicl- man, Meyers & Keys, Detroit attor- neys. Judge O'Brien recently okayed a plan for the Fox theatre's reorgani- zation under 77B, with Skouvas Bros. new.lessee of th-* house. When the plan was okayed, it was ex- pected Skouras would tal:e over the Fox by Sept. 15, but unortpectad d-?- lay« in working*out the final.doing's of the reorganization plan will Uke^y delay the switch-over till around first of year. DMCEBS' 10 PERCENTERT Hollywood, Sept. 21. Film Dancers Casting Guild of America has been organized here by Jerry Mack, dance creator and di- rector, for the purpose of providing dancers for studios, theatres and niteries. Guild will work with the Screen Actors Guild and will charge 10% commission for placements.