Variety (Nov 1937)

18 VARIETY PICTURES Wednesday, November 3, 1937 Advance Production Chart Hollywoodi Nov. 2. Production activity ct all major lots is lagging, with the seasoiud output up to the needed fifjwMs to supply'scheduled needs and the supply «n hand in cutting rooms quite normal Forty pictures are in production, with 73 in the cutting rooms or awaitino previews. With 136 pix already completed against a seasonal promise of 588, studios have sliown about normal actitjity since beginning of i931-38 scoson. Columbia Features . Westerns Numlier Number Now o( Fix Com- Shoot* ProMlsod pletcd lug 4« 6 4 22 4 1 Now BaUuceto in Be Placed Stories in Cnttinr Before Pr«pan- Rooaut C^unermt lion 7 23 5 * 2 15 1 Total « 10 ' 5 9 38 « Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: TLIi 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 Dou^as, Stuart Erwin, Andre Beraliger, Helen Westley, Richard Carle, Walter Kingstord. *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 Michael L, Sim- mons; photographed by Benjamin Kline. Cast: Scott Colton, Patricia Farr, Gene Morgan, Ruth Hilliard, Joe Twerp, Allen Brook, Thurston Hall, Louis Be Prop. 'CARI^IVAL LADY,' produced by Wallace MacDonald for Irving Briskin unit; directed by C. C. Coleman, Jn; 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. ♦SHE MARRIED AN ARTIST/ produced by Sydney.Buchman; directed by Marion Gering. Magazine story by B. Avery Strakosh; ^reen play by Gladys Lehman and Dehnar Daves;, photographed by Merritt Gerstad, Cast: John Boles, Lull Deste, Helen Westley, Francejs Drake, Thomas Mitchell, Patricia Farr. 'FORGOTTEN WOMEN/ produced by Wallace MacDonald for Irving Briskin unit; directed by Lambert Hillyer; original by Mortimer Braus; screen, play by Saul Elkins; photographed by Senjamin-Klin^. Cast: Sara Padden, Wyn Caho(«j, Scott Colton, Mayo Methot, Barbara Weeks, Arthur Loft. Bess Flowers. ' 'MURDERERS WELCOME/ produced by Larry Darmour; directed by Lewis D. Collins; magazine story ,by Philip Wylie.. Cast: Jack Holt, Katherine De Mille, Craig Reynolds, Luis Alberni, Purnell Pratt, Esther Muir, Morgan Wallace. 'START CHEERING/ formerly titled 'COLLEGE FOLLIES OF 193S/ and TRESHMAN FOLLIES/ produced by Nat Perrin; directed by Al Rogell; original by Cbtey Ford; camera by Joe . Walker; Cast: Charles Starrett, Joan Perrjr, Walter Connolly,\ Jimmy Durante, Gertrude Niesen, Romo Vincent, Chaz Chase, Hal LeRoy, Johnny Green, Raymond Walburn, Howard, Fine and Howard, Virjginia Dale, Ernest Truex, Jimmy Wallington, Gene Morgan, Louis Prima, Thurston Hall, Geni Legon. 'AMERICAN LEQfON/ produced by Ralph Cohn; directed by C. C. Coleman, Jr.; original by Martin Mooney; screen play by Michael Simmons; photographed by Lucien Ballard. Cast: Don Terry, Mary Russell, Robert Warwick, James Hollywood, George McKay. /BUCKING BROADWAY,' Coronet picture for Columbia release; L. G. Leonard, associate producer; directed by Ewink Scbtt;'no writer credits yet available; photographed by Allen Thompson. Cast: Buck Jones, Ruth Cole- man, Elaine Arden, Shemp Howard, Donald Douglas. Columbia Pictures Now la ProdvctioB ♦MURDER IN SWDiTGTIME/ produced by Ralph Cohn for the Irving Briskin unit; directed by Leon Barsha; origmal by Fred- Pedersen; screen play by Robert Kent and Henry Taylor; photographed by Henry Freulich. Cast: Don. Terry,'Wyn Cahoon, Robert Paige, Rita-Hayworth, John Gal- laudet. Gene M orga n. 'WONDER CHILD/ produced by Wallace MacDonald for the Irving . Briskin unit; directed by Aubrey Scotto; original by Fred. Niblo, -Jr., and Grace Neville; screen play-by Niblo, . Miss Neville and Michael Simmons; photographed by Benjamin Kline. Cast: Edith FeUows, Leo- Carrillo, Margaret Irving, Scott Colton, Inez Palange, Jacqueline Wells. 'SINGING KANGEBS/ produced by Harry L. Decker for Irving Briskin unit; directed by Sam Nelson; original by Doris Schroeder; screen pl^y by Ed Earl Repp. Cast: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Donald Grayson, Dick Curtis. 'CRIMINAL CODE/ produced by Robert North; directed by John Brahm; from play by Martin Flavin; screen play by Seton L Miller and Fred Niblo, Jr. Cast: Walter Connolly. 'THE NIGHT BEFOBS/ produced by Nat Perrin; directed by Harry . Lachman; originid by Paul Gallico; screen play by Paul Jarrico. Cast: Richard Arlen, Mary Astor, Lionel Stander, Virginia Dale, Thurston Hall, Marjorie Gateson, Arthur Loft, Paul Hurst' Grand National Features , Westerns Number Numlier Now of Pix Com- Shoot- Promlscd pitted ing .43 9 . • 22 -.3 , 9. Now.,B4ilanccto . . In Be Placed Stories in Cuttinr Before Prcpara- Rooms Cameras tlon 2 32 ' 7 -,2 17 , 2 . ■ 9 Total «5 12 0 4 49 Pictures now in the cutting room or awaiting previews are: 'KING OF THE SIERRAS/ Condor picture featuring three horses, Rex, Sheik and Thunder; Frank Gayass, .associate producer; directed by Arthur Rosson; original screen play by Scott Darling; photographed by Tom Gal- ligan. Cast: Frank Campeau, Wally Albright, Morgan Brown, Edward Peil, Billy Van Every. 'HE WANTED TO MARRY,' produced by David Diamond; directed by Raymond Cannon; original by- Percy - Rowland; screen play by Clarence Marks; photographed by Richard Fi-yer. Cast: Wallace Ford, Ray Mayer, Isabel Jewell, Mary -Lou, Treen, Cully Richards, Max. Hoffman, Jr., George Humbert, Alexander Leftwich. Kenneth Harlan, Rex Lease. 'MR. BOGGS STEPS OUT,' formerly titled 'MR. BOGGS BUYS A BARREL/ produced by Ben Pivar; directed by Gordon Wiles; original by Clarence Budington Kelland; screen play by Richard 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 Pinney; supervised by Linds- ley Parsons; directed. by Ray Taylor; original screen play by Edmond Kelso; photographed by Gus Peterson. Cast: Tex Ritter, Ann Evers, Hor- ace Murphy, Snub Pollard, Charles King, Metro Now Baiaoceio Number Number Now ■ in BePla€»»4 Stories in of Pix Com- Shoot- Cutting Beforr Prcpiira- - Promised. pleted Ing Rooms Cameriis tlon Fca<.ures 48 ' • 8 R 6 t9 ' 1 Hul Roach . 4 9 0 • 4 1 > Total 52 8 5 « 33 S Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: '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 Klbbee, Warren Hymer. Cliff Fxlwards, Noah Beery, Sr., Arthur Hohl, Robert Gleckler, Olin Howard, Mitchell Lewis, John Qualen. 'THE LAST GANGSTER,' no producer credit; directed by Edward Lud- wi'?; original by Robert Carson and William Wellman; photographed by William Daniels. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart Rose Strad- ner, Lionel Stander, Douglas Scott, Louise Beavers, Sidney Blackmer, Henry Dgniell, Allan Baxter Donald Barry, Moroni Olsen. 'THE FOUR MARYS,' produced by Louis D. Lighton; directed by Rich- ard Thorpe; original by Fanny Heaslip Lea; photographed by Karl Freund. Cast: Myrna LoV, Rosalind Russell, Franchot Tone, Walter Pidgeon, Nana Bryant Leonard Penn, Ruth Hussey, Rita Johnson. ^. , 'NAVY BLUE AND GOLD/ produ<^ by Sam Zimbalist; directed by Sam Wood; screen play from novel by George Bruce; photographed by John Seitz. Cast: Robert Young, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Flor- ence Rice, Billie Burke, Tom Brown, Barnett Parker. Paul Kelly. 'MANNEQUIN,' produced by Joseph Mankiewicz; directed by Frank Bor- zage; original by Katharine Brush; photographed by George Folsey; Cast: Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Alan Curtis, Mary Phillips, Leo Gorcey, Elizabeth Risdon, Oscar O'Shea. « ^ j. ^ j 'THOROUGHBREDS DON?T CRY/ produced by Harry Rapf; directed by Alfred E. Green; original by J. Walter Ruben and Eleanor Gnffm; photographed hy Len Smith. Cast: Judy Garland, Sophie Tueker. Mickey Rooney, Ronald Sinclair, C. Aubrey Smith, Forrester Harvey, Elisha Cook, Lionel Belmore. . Metro Pix Now In Production 'EVERYBODY SING/ produced by Harry. Rapf; directed by Edwm L. Marin; writing credits not yet announced; photographed by Joe Rutten- berg. Cast: Allan Jones, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Billie Burke, Reginald Owen, Lynne Garv'cr. ■ . . 'MATTER OF PRIDE,' no producer credit; directed by William Thiele; original-by William C. White; photographed by William Daniels. Cast: Fiarik Morgan, John Beal, Florence Rice, Herman Bing, Cora Witherspoon, Janet Beecher, Erik Rhodes, E. E. Clive, George Givpt 'BENEFITS FORGOT/ produced, by John W. Considine, Jr.; directed by Clarence Brown; novel Tiy Honore Willsie Morrow; photographed Ijy Charles Lawton. Cast: Walter Huston, James Stewart Beulah Bondi, Charles Coburn, Ted Healy, Charley Grapewin, Guy Kibbee. ^ 'ROSALIE,' produced by William Anthony McGuire; directed by W. S. Van Dyke; photographed by Oliver Marsh; no writing credits as yet. Cast: Nelson Eddfir, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Ilona Massey, Edna May Oliver, Virginia Gray, Reginald Owen, Janet Beecher, ♦A FAMILY VACATION/ no producer credit; directed by George Seitz; no other credits available as yet Cast: Lewis Stone, Cecelia Parker, Mickey Rooney. Monsram Now Baiaace to NumkcrNcmfcer Now in Replaced Stories in •C Pix 0«m> Shooi- Cuttinr Before Prepara- Promised pletcd Inc Rooms Cameras iion Features .......... 26 13 • 2 11 5 Westerns 16 4 1 1 It 2 Total 42 -17 1 3 21 7 Picture in the cutting room: 'DANGER VALLEY/produced and directed by R. Nr~Bradbury; original screen play by Robert Emmett; photographed by Bert Longenecker. Cast: Jack Randall, Lois Wilde, Charles King, Ernie Adams, Earl Dwire, Hal Price. 'THE COUNTY FAIR,* produced by E. B. Derr; directed by Howard Bretherton; original screen play by Jack Neville; photographed by Arthur Martinelli. Cast: John Arledge, Mary Lou Lender, J. Farrell MacDonald, Fuzzy Knight, Jimmy Butler. 'BOY OF THE STREETS/ produced by Charles Bigelpw; directed by William Nigh; original by Rowland Brown; screen play by Scott Darling; photographed by Gilbert Warrenton. Cast: Jackie Cooper, Maureen O'Connor, Marjorie Main, Matty Fain, Guy Usher, Kathleen Burke, Gordon Elliott. • ' Monorram Pie Now Skootlnc 'ROMANCE OF THE ROCKIES.' produced and directed by R. N. Brad- bury; original screen play by Robert Emmett; photographed by Bert Longenecker. Cast: Tom Keene. Paramont Number Number Now of Pix Com- Shoot- Promised pleted lag Studio 36 IS 4 Harry Sherman... 6 3 1 Emanuel Cohen... 8 6 2 B. P. Sehulbers... 8 1* Now Balance to in Be Placed Stories In Cuttinr Before Prepara- Rooms Cameras tlon S 11 4 111 15 2 ISO Total 58 19 7 9 23 7 Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'LOVE ON TOAST/ pi'oduced by Emanuel Cohen; directed by E. A. Dupont; original screen play by Jane Storm, Richard Connell and Doris Malloy; photographed bv Charles Schoenbaum. Cast: Stella Ardler, John Payne, Grant Richards, Katharine 'Sugar' Kane, Isabel Jewell, Luis Alberni. ^BLOSSOMS ON BROADWAY/ produced by B. P. Schulberg; directed by Richard Wallace; original by George Auerbach; camera, Leon Shamroy. Cfast: Edward Arnold, Shirley Ross, John Trent William Frawley, Weber and Fields, the Radio Rogues, Ruth Davis, Kitty Kelly. > 'THRILL OF A LIFBTiOIE/ produced by Miss Fanchon; directed by Gieorge Archainbaud; do- writing credits announced. Cast: Yacht Club Boys, Judy Canova, Ben Blue, Betty Grable, Johnny Downs, Eleanore Whitney, Leif Ericson, Larry Crabbe. . 'BORN TO THE WEST/ general office production, directed by Charles Barton; other credits not announced. Cast: John Wayne, Marsha Hunt, John Mack Brown, Syd Sayior. Monte Blue, John Patterson, Nick Lukats, James Craig, Lucien Littlefield. 'WELLS FARGO/ produced and directed by Frank Lloyd; 'Howard Esta- brook, associate producer; original by Stuart N. Lake; screen play by Paul Schofleld, Gerald Geraghty and Fred Jackson; camera, Theodore SparkuhL Cast: Joel McCrea;'- Frances Dee, Bob Burns, Lloyd Nolan, Mary Nash, Ralph Morgan,' Porter Hall, Robert Cummings, Jane Dewey, Barlowe Borland. . 'TRUE CONFESSION/- produced by Albert Lewin; directed by Wesley Ruggles; photographed by Ted Tetzlaff; no writing credits. Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Porter Hall, John Barrymore, Edgar Kennedy, Richard Carle, Una Merkel, Fritz Feld. ♦CASSIDY OF BAR 26/ produced by Harry Sherman; directed by Les Selander; screen play by Norman Houston; original by Clarence £. Mul- ford; photographed b' Russell Harlan. Cast: Frank Darien, Russell Hay- den, Nora Lane. Robert Fiske, John Elliott 'THE BUCCANEER/ produced and directed by C. B. De Mille; photo- graphed by Victor Milner; other credits not yet announced. Cast: Fredric March, Francisica Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Ian Keith, Walter Brennan, Doug- las Dumbrille, Robert Barrat Fred Kohler, Sr., Beulah Bondi, Margot Grkhame, Spring Byington. 'DAUGHTER of SHANGHAI.' general office production; directed by Robert Florey; no writing credits yet; photographed by Charles Schoen- baum. Cast: Anna May Wong, Philip Ahn, Charles Bickford, Larry Crabbe, Cecil Cunningham, Anthony Quinn, J. Carrol Naish, .Ching Wah Lee. Paramount Pix New in Production ♦EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY/ Major Pictures production; produced by Emanuel Cohen; directed by Edward Sutherland; no writing credits. Cast: Mae West, Edmund Lowe, Charlie Butterworth, Walter Catlett 'BIG BROADCAST OF 1938/ produced by Harlan Thompson; directed by Mitchell Ljpisen; no other credits yet announced. Cast: W. C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Ben Blue, Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Leif Erikson, Kirsten Flagstad, Tito Guizar, Shep Fields, 'ROMANCE IN THE DARK,' formerly titled 'THE YELLOW NIGHT- INGALE,' produced by Harlan Thompson; directed by H. C, Potter; no writing i.redits yet; photographed by William Mellor. Cast: Gladys Swarth- out. John Boles, John Barrymore, Clair Dodd. Fritz Fcld. 'SCANDAL STREET/ formerly titled 'THEY KNEW WHAT HAPPENED/ produced by general manager's office; directed by James Hogan; writer credits not yet announced: photographed by Henry Sharp. Cast: Lew Ayres, Louise Campbell. Porter Hall, Roscoe Karns, Virginia Weidler, Edgar Kennedy and Cecil Cunningham. THE BADGE OF POLICEMAN O'KOON/ Major Pictures production, (Continued on page 23) WILL ROGERS' DOUBLE SET FOR U PIC AT IG Cleveland, Nov. 2. Uncanny resemblance to the late Will Rogers is giving Andrew A. Trimble, Cleveland salesman, an- other filin role. Universal wired for him to play short bit in Alice Faye's musical, 'You're a Sweetheart,* at ^l^.OOO per week. Work expected to be completed within two weeks. Map salesman for Rand-McNally here has become known as best double for Will Rogers in country. He has actor's quizzical eyes, wrinkled face, isharp nose, wry .smile iand even his lock of grayish hair hanging over his forehead. Trimble capitalizes on resem- blance by giving chatauqua lectures on the star as well as characteristic monologs before trade association banquets. He did Rogers imitations in Great Ziegfeld.' In Universal pix he^ called upon to appear as bronze statue of cowboy-humorist who suddenly comes to life. Oklahoma City, Nov. 2. The 58th anniversary of the birth of will Rogers will be observ^ here Nov. 4 in a state-wide celebration centering at Claremore, on the site of the proposed Rogers Memorial. A prize of $250 has been offered by the memorial -.committee for the best idea an(| an appropriation of $200,000 made by the last legislature for its construction. Memorial will include an Indian museum and a mausoleum as a final resting place for Mr. Rogers' body which will be returned to Claremore from the burial spot in California. Mrs. Rogers has agreed to the re- moval. The celebration or Will Rogers' birthday at Claremore will be car- ried by the Oklahoma Network. Pro- gram will be on the air 3:30-4 p.m. Warner Back (Continued from page 3) somewhat of a comedian. 'Any- way, I'm pretty funny,' he added modestly. Specimen: When Irving Asher ac- cidentally displaced a wineglass as Warner was spiUing one of his cracks. Jack turned and whipped out; 'Point killer, huh? Guess this guy comes from another studio!' At least two of Warners big-scala world productions will be made at Teddington in 1938, Jack Warner Stated, outlining plans for expanding British studio commitment. Sub- jects will be selected from 'George and Margaret/ 'The Amazing Dr. terhouse' and 'Blondle White,' all West End stage hits sponsored by Warners' with 'Wise Tomorrow' and 'A Gentleman from Kimberley' (orig- inal) also among the possibles. Pictures will be given full weight of Burbank star power, and direc- tors, of whom- Lloyd Bacon will be one, will come from the Coast Scripting and preparation will be done in Hollywood, but iechnical production will be left to the local unit, which Jack L. claims is equal to what they have on the. Coast, Irving Asher sails Nov. 17 for Hol- lywood conferences oh proposed subjects and decisions regarding stars likely to be cast Warner has already sailed. He thinks there's plenty of money here for production, but Briti.sh films sadly lack manpower. With the organization now ready at Ted- dington backed by production and acting talent on the company's roster, the British plant is set to go places in a big way^ he insisted. Local studio has been virtually re- built in a year, now having two full stages, with a third scheduled to go up. Leslie Howard Is definitely con- tracted to do a picture for Warners in this country under the new sched- ule," provided agreement can be reached on a story. Total program here next year will be not less than 15 pictures, and Irv Asher put a low estimate of the gen- eral budget at around $2,000,000, though it is thought production will involve probably a 25-50% increase on that figure. Certain stock pictures made here in the last year are to have release on the-entire WB circuit In Ameri- ca, among them 'The Perlect Crime,' 'Mayfair Melody' and 'You Live and Learn/ Warner has a date to be here again next July.