Variety (Dec 1937)

\i^ednesday, Dcceirtber 29, 1937 VARIETY 2% Advance Production Chart . (Continued from page 33) jCintf. Natalie Moothead, Dorothy Short, Alden Chase, John Beach, Lane Chandler, Leo McMahon. •BIG BROADCAST OF 1938/ produced by Harlan Thompson; directed- by Mitchell Leisen; screen play by Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin, and Ken Englund; based on. adaptation .by Howard Lindsay and Russel Croiise of story by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. Cast: W., C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Ben Blue, Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Leif Erikson, Kirsten Flagslad, Tito Guizar, Shep Fields,. Lynne Overman, Grace Bradley, Rufe D 3\"is. Stanley King, Rex Moore, Bernard Piin.slpy, Don.Marion, -Dorothy: Howe. 'DOCTOR BHYTHM/ formerly titled 'THE BADGE OF POLICEMAN O'BOON,' Major Pictures production; produced by Emanuel Cohen; directed by Frank Tuttle; original by Henry; screen play by Jo Swerling and Richard ConncU; photogrskphed by Charles Lang. Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Beatrice Lillie, Aridy Devine, Laura Hope Crews, Fred Keating, .Sterliiig.Holloway, Rufe Davis. .- 'DEPUTY SHERIFF,' produced by Harry Shierman; directed by Les Selander; original story by Clarence E; Mulford; screen play by Arnold Belgrade; photographed by Russell Harlan. Cast: William Bpyd, George Hayes, Russiell Haydeni Gweri Gaze, Williani-Duncan, Walter I,K)rig, Paul Sutton, Pat O'Brieh, Joseph De Stefani, John Beach. .'DANGEROUS TO KNOW/ general office production; directed by Robert Florcy; no writer credits available as yet; photographed by Theodore Sparkuhl. Cast:. Anna May Wong, Gail .Patrick, Akim Tamiroff, Lloyd; Nolan, Harvey Stephens, Anthony. Quinn, Barlowe Borland, Roscoe Karhs, Porter Hall, Hugh Sothern. Pi^rmmoaiit Fix Now in Production . 'COLLEGt SWING/ produced by Lewis E. Gensler;. directed by Raoul Walsh; screen play by Walter De Leon'and Friancis Martin, based on adap- ■ tatipn by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan of an idea by Ted Lesser; phptb- ' graphed by Victor Milnen Cast: Martha Raye, George Burns and Gracie. Allen, Bob Hope, Charles Butterworth, Ben Blue, Edwiird Everett Hoirtoh, Florence George, Betty Grable, Jackie Coogah, Nell Kelly, Slate Brothers, Skinny Ennis, Charles Trowbridge. John Payne, June Ray, St. Brendan's Choristers, Cecil Cunningham, Tully Marshall, Irving Bacon, Jerry Colonna, Jerry Bergen.. . 'BULLDOG DRUMMOND»S PERIL/ formerly titled 'BULLDOG DRUM- MOND INTERFERES/ genital: otfice production; directed by James Ho- gan; original by H- C, (Sapper); McNiele; photographed by Harry Fisch- beck. . Cast: John Ba'rrymore, John Howard;. Louise Campbell, Nydia "West- man, Reginald Denny, Porter Hall, E. E. Clive, Elizabeth Patterson, Michiael Broolce, Halliwell Hobbes^ MatheW Boulton.- 'BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE/ produced aind directed by Ernst . Lubitsch-; screen play by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder; based on pliay by Alfred; Savoir; phbtograpihed by Leo• Tover. .Cast: .Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Edward Everett Horton, David .Nivenj Luis. Alberni, Tyler ■Brooke, Herman Bing. . ' 'HER JUNGLE LOVE,' produced by George Arthur; directed by George Ai'chainbaud; no other credits available as yet; photographed by Ray Ren- nahan. Cagt: Dorothy Lamour, Ray. Milland. J! Carrol Naish, Lynn Ovor- hian. Dorothy Howfe; Archie Twitchell, Jonathan Hale, Edward A. Earle. 'PiROFESSOR BEWARE,' produced by Harold Lloyd; directed by Elliott Nugent; original by Francis and Marion Cockrell. C!ast: Harold Lloyd, Phyllis Welch, Rsymond Walburq, Sterling Holloway, Lionel Stander; Mary Lou Lender, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Ward Bond, Spencer. Charters, Clara IBlandick. •STOLEN HEAVEN/ geherail office production; directed by Andrew L. Stone; screen play by Eve Greene arid Frederick J&ckson, based on a story by Andrew L, Stone. Cast: Gene Raymond, Oiympe Bradria, Lloyd Nolan, . Glenda Farrell, Lewis Stone, Porter>-Hall, Esther Dale; Joseph Sawyer, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Bert Roach, Rolfe Sedan, Hooper Atchley. RKO-Radio Now Bslanee to Pictures now. in the cutting' rooms or awaiting previews are: 'CRASHING HOLLYWOOD/ formerly titled 'LiOHTS O.UT/ produced by. Cliff Reid; directed by Lew Landers; play by Paul Dickey and Mann Page; screen jjlay by Paul Yawitz and Gladys Atwater; photographed by Nick Musuraca. Cast: Lee Tracy, Joan Woodbury, lice Patrick, Paul Guil^ foyle, Richard Lane, Bradley Page, Tom Kennedy, Frank M. Thomas, Jack Carson. , • 'EVERYBODY'S DOING IT/ formerly titled 'EASY MILLIONS/ pro- duced by William. Sistrom; directed by Christy Cabarine; original by George Beck; screen play by J. Robert Bren, Edmund Joseph and Hai-ry Segall; photographed by Paul Vpgel. Cast: Preston Foster, Sally Filers, Paul Guil- foyle, Cecil Kellawaiy, Lorraine Kriieger. , . 'HAVING WONDERFUL TIME/ produced by Pandro S. Berman; directed by Al Santell; play arid screen play by Arthur Kober; photographed by Robert De Grasse. Cast: Ginger Roger.s, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Richard •Red'Skelton. Peggy Conklin, Eve Arden. Lucille Ball. •HAWAII CALLS/ produced by Sol Lesser; directed by Eddie Cline; original by Don Blanding; screen play by Wanda Tuchock; photographed by. Jack McKcnzie. Cast; Bobby Bi'een, Ned Sparks, Raymond Paige, Pua Lani. Mamo Clark. Irvin S, Cobb, Gloria Holden, Warren Hull, Herbert RawJin.son. Ward Bond. 'DOUBLE iDANGER/ formerly titled •THE PERFECT ALIBI,' pfdduced by Maury Cohen; directed by Lew Landers; original by Arthur T. Ilorman; screen play by Horman and. J. Robert Bren; photographed by Frank Redmonti. Cast: Pirestbri Foster, Whitney Bourne, Sariiuel S. Hinds, Donald Meek, Paul Giiilfoylis, Cecil Kellaway, June Johnson. RKO-Radio Pictures Now in Production 'BRINGING UP BABY/ produced by Cliff Reid; directed by Howard Hawks; original by Hagar. Wilde; photographed by Russell Mett'y. Cast; Katharine Hepburn, Gary Grant, Leoria Roberts, George Irving. Charles RLig{>(es, May; Robson, Barry titzgerald, Walter Catlett, Fritz Feld. •BROADWAY. AFTER MIDNIGHT,' produced by Robert Si.sk; directed by Christy Cabanne; original by Ann Jordan; screen play by Lionel Houser: photographed by Nick Musuraca. Cast: Allairi Lane, Joan .Wood- bury. Bradley Page. Lee Patrick, Gordon Jones, Parkyakarkijs. 'RADIO. CITY REVELS,' produced'by Edward Kaufman; directed by Ben Stoloff; briginai i^tory by Matt Brooks and Eddie Davis; photographed by Roy Hunt.. Cai.it; Milton Berle, Bob Buirns, Jack Oakie, Victor Moore, Helen Brodei ick, Kenny Baker. Ann Miller; Jane Froman, Parkyakarkui?. - - 'THE JOY OF LOVING/ produced by Felix Young; directed by Tay Garnett; original story and .lyrics by Herbert and Dorothy; Fields; screen play by Gene Towne arid Graham Baker; scpre by J.eronle Kern; photo- graphed by Joseph Walker. Cast: Irene Dunne. Dbuglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alice Brady. Guy Kibbee, Lucille Bail, Jean pixon. • 'VIVACIOUS LADY/ produced by Pandro S. Bermah: directed by George Stevens; screen play by Anne Morrison Chapin and Kay Van Riper from novel by I. A. R. Wylie. Cast: Ginger Rogers^ Jarines Stewi^rt. Jamep Ellison, Fay Baintcr, Donald Crisp; Virginia Weldier. Jack Carson. Phyllis Kennedy. Spencer; Charters, .Ray Mayer, Maude Eburno, Floyd Shacklel'oi^d,' Alec Ci-aig. • ' , Now Balance to Number Number Now \n Be Placed Stories in of Pix Com- Shoot- Cutting: Before Priepara- , , Promised pleted injf Rooms Cameras • tioh .■ 52 • Xl 3 6 .. 32 ~ 21 ' ri('tui;e.s.no\y in the cutting rooms awaiting preview aVe: Tr,*T'"''T?V^,^ COMES .BACK/ produced by Herman Schlorn; directed by ^rMug Piphci; Salevepost story by Lucion Carey; screen play .by AdcU* e Tobin, Joseph jSiegel; directed by . J^y by Johnson Mc- .^Isa . Christian, Richard BuHingtoi Crehan, Jo.. ^, 'ZORRO RtOES AVi Wi.HTam Wilncy and JacK _ Cauley. C>st; ' Dtokan Reriaiw Alexander, Rogbr Wiilianj. Reed . . 'NEWS IN THE AJtR/ produicd. • ,«iana Schael'er; directed by Njqk Grinde; origins^l acr^en t>iay by'Wellyn''Totmari and Jack Townley; photo- graphed by Erfieat^Mi'ller. Cast: Wallace Ford, June Travis, Dean Jaggcr. Arthur Lake, S.V*d Saylor. •WILD HORSE KODEO,' produced by Sol Siegel; directed by George Sherman; original by Gilbert Wright; screen play by Betty Burbridge, Cast: Bob Livingstone, Max.Terhune, Ray Cbrrigan. 'OUTSIDE OF PARADISE/produced by Harry Sauber; directed by John Aiier; original by Harry Sauber;.screen play by Sauber; photographed by Jack M arta . Ca st:. Phil Regan, Dorothy McNulty, Bert Gordon, Ruth Coleman. "Joe E. Marks, Cliff Nazarro, Lyhd Hay.s. RchJc Rianb, Mc<ry Forbes. . Holmes Herbert. ?OLD BARN DANCE/ produced by Sol Siegel: directed by Joe Kane; original by Bernard McGohvillc, screen play by Charles Francis Royal and. Oliver Drake; photographed by Ei-nje: Miller. Cast; Gene Autry. Smiley Burnette. Colorado. Hill Billies, Helen Valki.s, Sammy McKim, Earl Hodgihs, Jack Rockwell, Raphael .Bennett, Frankie Marvin, Buck Spencer. • Republic Pix Now in Production .'THE LONE RANGER//(serial) produced by Sol Siegel; directed by, William Witney and Jack English; screen play by Barry Shipman, Franklin Adrian, Ronald Davidson and Lois. Eby; froiri radio serial of . sam.e title; photographed by William Nobles. Cast: Lee Powell, Herman Brix, Hal Taliaferro* George Letz, Lynn Roberts, Lane Chandler, Chief thundercloud, Edmund Cobb. Tonrj London, John Mertori, Charles King. 'THE PURPLE VIGILANTES/ produced by Sol Siegel; directed by George Sherman; screen play by Betty Burbridge;. photographed by. Ernie' MiUer. Cast; Bob Livingston. Ray Cbrrigan, Max Terhuriie, Joan Barclay, Frank O'Connor, Edward Cassidy, Dot Farley, Earl Dwire, Ernie Adams, Frankie Marvin. . , .' 'BORN TO BE WILD,' produced by Harold Shumiate; directed by Joe Kane; original screieri play by Nathaniel .West; photographed by Jack Marta, Cast: Ralph Byrd, Doris Weston, Ward Bond, Chairles Williams, Robert EmmeU Kcane, Frank Darien,Xew Kelly; 20th £entary-Fox studio .. .: Sol Lesser. Total . : Number Number of Pix Com- promised pleted : .^" .-52 • 181 58 23 , Now Balance to Now in BePlaced Stories In Slloiot- Cutting Befoire Prepara-. ins: Rooms. Cameras tioh .6 5 ■ ■ "■ ■ - S-. t :. , ■. 2. 2 Z ..■.■«'■■■' 7 22 8 Pictuires in the ciitting'rooms or awaiting previews .are: IN OLD CHIQAGd,' ]^enneth MaCgowari, associate producer; directed by Henry King; screen play, by Lairiar "Tr-otti and Sony a Lev ien, based on story by NiVen BusCh; photographed by Peverell Marley. Cast: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Alice Brady, Andy Devine, Brislh Don- levy, .Tom Brown, Phyllis Brooks, Bertbn Churchill, June Storey, Paul Hui-st. Tyler Brooke, J. Anthony Hughes, Gene Reynolds. 'REBECCA OlF SUNNYBROOK FABiil/ pr-oduced by Rayniond Griffith; directed by Alan Dwin; songs by Lew Pollack' arid Sidney Mitchell; Mack Gordon and Harry Revel; Sam'Pokrass and Jack . Yellen; Raymond Scott; screen play by Karl Tiinberg and Don Ettlinger; suggested by the Kate Douglas Wiggin story; photographed. by Arthur Miller. Cast: Shirley Temple, Gloria Stuart, Randolph Scott, Jack Haley, Helen Westley, Alan Dinehart, Phyllis Brooks, William Demarest, Slim SUmmerville, Raymond Scott Quintet, Bill Robinson,. Dixie Dunbar, The Peters Sisters, J. Edward Bromberg,. Paul Hurst. 'TARZAN'S REVENGE/ produced by Sol Lesser; directed by D. Ross Lederman; original by Edgar Rice: Burrough.s; screen play by Jay Vann and Robert. Lee Johnson. Cast: Glenn Mbrri.s, Eleanor Holm, George Barbier,.Hedda Hopper, C. Henry Gordon. •HAWAIIAN BUCKAROO/ produced by Sol Lesser; directed by Ray Taylor;: original story by Harold Bell Wright; screen play by Dan Jarrett; photographed by Allan Thompson. Cast: Smith Ballew,-Evalyri Kriapp, Benny Burt, Harry Woods, George Regas, Pat O'Brien. •HEADLINE HUNTRESS/ produced by Sol M. Wurtzel"; directed by Jarhes Tinling; original by .Stewart Edward White. Ca.st: Michael Whalen, Gloria Stuart, Lyle Talbot; Jane Darwell, Delmar Watson, Harold Goodwin. 'HApPY LANDING,', formerly titled;'HAPiPY ENDING/ produced by Dave Hempstead;.directed by Roy .Del Rijth; original screen play, by Milton; Sperling and Boris Ingster; photographed by John Mescal. Cast: Sonja Henie, Dori Ameqhe, Jean Hersholt, Ethel Merman, Cesare Roitiero, Leah Ray, Raymond Scott Quintet, the Peters Sisters, the Condos Brothers, Billy Gilbert, Wally Vernon. . 'LOVE ON A BUDGET,' a.ssociate producer, Maix Golden; directed by Bert Levy; screen play by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan; photographed by Edward Snyder.. Cast: Shirley Deane,. Spring Byirigtbn, Jed Prouty, Alan Dinehart, Rassell Gleason, George Ernest, Billy Mahh, Marvin Stephen-s, Kenneth How^ell, June Carlson, Florence Roberts, Dixie Dunbar. 20th-Fox Pictures Now in Production. . 'SALLY, IRENE AND MARY/ produced by Gene Markey; directed by William Seiter; from play by Edward Dowling and Agne.-^ Wood; original story by Karl Tunberg and Don Ettlinger; suggested by stage play by Edward Dowling and Cyrus Wood; screen play by Harry Tugcnd arid Jack Yellen; photographed by Peverell Marley. Cast: Alice Faye, Joan Davis, Fred AUeri. Gregory Ratpff, Marjorie^Weaver^ Tony. Martiri, Loui.se Hovick, Raymond Scott Quintet, Jimmy Durante, Peters iSLsters, Barnet Parker. 'SHANGHAI DEADLINE/ produced by Sol M. Wurtzel; directed by Eugene.Forde; original screen play by Lou Breslow and John Patrick from novel by LaSalle Gilriian. Cast: George Sanders, Dolores Del Rio, June Lang, Peter Lone, Jean Hersholt, Slim Summerville. J. Edward Brbmberg, John Carradine, Keye Luke, Dick Baldwin, Borrah Mincvilch and His Gang, Leon Ames, Ruth Terry, Harold Huber, Pedro de Cordoba. 'GYPSY/ pi-oduced by John Stone; directed by Bruce. Humbcr.stone; no writing credits "as yet; photographed by Edward Cron.iager. Ca.st: Jane Withers. Borrah Minevitch, Rochelle Hudson, Steffi Duna, Robert Wilcox, Paul Stanton. 'THE BARONESS AND THE BUTLER/ produced by Raymond Griffith; directed, by Walter Lang;-screen play by Sam Hellrnan, Larnai- Trotti and Kathryn Scola; based on play by Ladi.slaus Bus-Fekete; phbtographed by Robert Planck. Cast: Annabella, Williarn Powell, Henry Stephen.sori, Gregory Ratoff, Helen Westley, Joseph Schildkraut, J. Edward Bromberg, Lynn Bari, Migel Bruce. 'JOSETTE/ produced.by.Gene Markey; directed by AUan t)wan;. based on play by Paul Frank and Georg. Fraser; from story by Ladislaus Vadnai; photographed by John Mescall. • Cast: Simbne Simon, Don" Ameche, Robert Young, Bert LaKi", Joan Davis, "Tala Birell;' Paul Hur.st, Jayne Regan, Lillian Porter, Paiil McVey, Zeffie Tilbury. 'SIX GIRLS,': produced by. Sol M. Wurtzel; .directed by Norman F6,ster; no story credils yet announced: photographed by Vir.£;irMiller. Cast; Claire Trevor. Phyllis Brooks, Dixie Dunbar, Leah Ray. Lynn Bari. Jayhe Regan, Michael Whalen. Thomas Beck, Doijgla.s Fovvley, Robert Kellard, William Benedict, Joan Carol; Samiiel: Go^dwy ii . Alckand.ei; . Kurd;! Sc'iznick .. Walter VVarif c'r.; Chaplin ... London Films.,?.. Total' .. Number Number of Pix Com- rromif>ed '<p]etcd .Vow Shonl- 0 Now Balance to in lie Placed .S.lorie.s in Cuttinff Before , Prepara- Room.s, Cameras tion « ' \ 5 1 8 Pictures now in Ihc.Guiting room.s awaitii.ig previews ■'I. MICT MV .LOVE AGAIN/,produced by Wiiller . Wariger: directed by Arthur Ripley and Joshua Logan; screen play by David Herlz fr6m n.ovel by A!(cue Corliss; photographed, by-Hal Mohr. Cast: Joan Bennett. H'cnrv F'orida; Danie May Whitty. Alan Marshall. Loui.se Plait, Alan Baxter,Tiin (Gontiiiued on page 27) ' to Direct VA (Continued from pai^c 3j present ..contracts or obligations With Cfnited Artists permit, Silver.stonc's Hope Thus such a rhove could .satisfy the deep desire of Maurice Silvcr- .stbho to-remain in the Slates, and, additionally permit Korda and Gt)ld- wyn greater discretion of actibrS" foLv them.selvcs. Korda waints siich freedom of ac- tion. He is . in a positioiv lo obtain financial sponsorship for production fi'om Anierican com panics. . other than United Artists,, and which U. A. is not giving him, and apparently cannot give him. He .has proposi- tions under consideration' under vt'hich he cpuld rriake po.ssibly four or more films yearly in Ehgland, for companies other than U. A.. Also, additionally Korda has a pro-; posiii, it is understood, under which he could make a biincficial interna- tiorial alliance with ,a; principal Americait firm. Hbweyet't he appears to be; tied by his present.^U. "A. con-, tract which has. aroiind seven, year.s to go; and under which he requires consent of the. U. A. partners to make 'outside' films. Samuel Gold.wyn, it 'i.-i undoi-.stood, also has a sirijilar prbposal. With David O. Selznick departin.g from U. A., Goldwyn and Korda are the production backbone of the corif)- pariy, and the partners are hot. in? clined to grantr'.sbmethirig . to- Oiie which would also haVe to be granted to the bthen Thus, permitting Korda an 'outside' alliance, even if it does/ not cut. into the U. A, association which Korda n\ust continue, perhaps; the. U. A. . partners might have to igive such a privilege also to Cold-; wyri. That's the rub. . Understood here that the member- partners of .U. A. have granted Korda such permission on proviso he can get Goldwyn's assent. Also there is something else— whether the .creation of such a com- mittee eoiild be legally and properly, executed without trespassing on the rights of the chief officer and executive of the company. Dr. Gian-j nini. Whether he goes for such a deal is the rhost important element in the situation.' He's the boss regardless. MG and 20th's Bids The understanding is that Metro and 20th Centulry-Fox would con- sider an alliance xith Korda, pro- viding, he can get ari. okay from United Artists for releasing him from" obligations to that company; as neither Metro nor 20lh want;him tied both ways. It is further understood that Korda tried to obtain pcrrriigsion from U. A. to take two fllriis each for Metro and 20th-Fox, and three fojr United Art- ists, on the premise that such deals would bring him additional overhead support.' So far as knovVn United A:rt|sts, at the outsidie, would require only three from "korda. Korda and Silverstone plane East to talk matters over with Sidney R: Kent,, prez of 20th (Tentury-Fox and Nick Schenck, head of Metro. He is understood to have had talks already with Al Licht'man and Darryl Zanuck... In reference to the reported Gold- wyn-Paramount talks, it is . under- stood that, the only way a deal could be had Would be for Goldwyn to completely seVeir from U. A. and turn over; all to Par before moving over. For a price; of course. Tha't looks to be irnpossible at the mo- ment,' .. Apt. House Bingo (Goritiriued fronri page l) use in ba.sements. House''gets .to- gether on pro rata basis, hire cater- ers, ' maiybe even a small band and get themselves a night out for as lit- tle, as $,1 a head. Gag .promis<!s to hit hefty, proportions oh New Year's Eve. ■; ; ; Off-the-arm. dancing is also cut- ting in bri estabiished • ontcrpriss.s. Pools are shuttered. for the winter months so the rug-cutters :str!4t In the comodlous. locker rooriis. City fut-nishe.<i .spot" while WPA supplies the tempo.' All; strictly cuffo and ■runs four,hours nightly will) admis-' •sion rcsli^i>'tcd to boys over -16 and ','irls ovoi''''l8[ years p£ a!,'e.. There are. several''of- spoLs; scattered bvor five l>broughs.. ■