Variety (Jan 1938)

Wednesday, January 12^ 1938 PICTURES VARfETY 19 Advance Production Ghart Hollywood, Jan. li. y29, one of the low:marks of.the season. Going through editing departments New year finds studios still 308 pictttres aroay from season's goal of A of the various studios in.preparation fo^^ plants having Qompleted 223. Total fihns now in production only number \ Cohimbui Featureii l^esterns ......y.. David Loew...... Number Number Neir •f Plz Com- Sh9*t- rremised pletcd inr 40 15 1 22 « 1 « • • New.'Bftla'Mfrt*;''' im BePlMed SUriiM Im Cattiaff Bef«r« Prep»nir Be*m« CamerM tien 8 17 S 2 12 2 1 1 1 Total ... ...,.v 64 21 2 11 3» « Picturfes now in the cutting rooms-or awaitinc previews are: 'SQUADRON OF HONOR/ formerly titled 'AMERICAN LEGION,' pro- duced by Ralph Cohn; directed by. C, C. Coleman, Jr., original by Martin Mooney; screen play by Michael Simmions; photographed by Lucien Ballard. Cast; Don Terry, Mary Russell, Robert Warwick, James Holly- wood,'George McKay. ; 'WHO KILLED GAIL PRESTON?^ formerly titled ^MURDER IN SWING- TIME,' produced by Ralph Cohn for the Irving Briskin unit; directed by Leori Barsha; original by Fred Pedersen; screen play by Robert Kent and: Henry Taylor; photographed by Hepry Freulich. Ca^t: Don Terry, Wyii Gahoon, Robert Paige, Rita Hay worth, John Gallaudet,- Gene Moi-gan. 'LITTLE MISS ROUGHNECK,' formerly titled 'WONDER CHILD,' pro- duced by Wallace MacDohald 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 Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Margaret Irving, Scott Colton, Inez Pialange, Jacqueline Wells. •PENITENTIARY/ forriierly : titled 'CRIMINAL CODE/ produced by Robert North; directed by, John Brahm; from, play by Martin Flavin; screert play bv Seton I. Miller and Fred Niblo. Jr; Cast: Walter Connolly. 'LAND RUSH DAYS/ produced.fay Larry Darmour; directed by Joseph Levering; original story and sci:een play by Nate Gatzert; photographed by Jiames S.. Browh, Jr. Cast: Jack Luden, Eleanor Stewart, Harry Woods, Lafe McKee, Buzz Barton, Bud Osborne, Cactus Mack, .Tuffy (canine), Slim Whittaker, Francis Walker. - 'LONE RIDER/ produced by Harry. L. Decker for Irving Briskin unit;: directed by Sam Nelson; original by Folmer Blangisted; screen play by Ed. Earl Repp- photographed by John Boyle. Cast: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith. Donald Grayson, Dick Curtis, Allen Brook, Sons of the Pioneers. 'CAMPUS MYSTERY/ produced by Ralph Cohn for the'Irving.Briskin iinit: directied by Lambert Hillyer; Original screen play by Earl F.elton; nO photographer , credit. Cast: Scott CoUon, Mary Rugsell,, Frank C. Wilson, Pliiilip Ahn, J. Farrell MacDonald, Arthur Loft, Nick Lukats.: 'YOU CAN'T WIN/ produced by Wallace MacDonald for the Irving Briskin unit; directed by C. C. Coleman, Jr.;. screen play by Arthur T. Horman; photographed by Henry Freulich; Cast: Don Terry, Jacqueline Wells. Robert Paige. Gene Morgan, Thurston Hall, George McKay. . 'WIDE OPEN FACES/ David L. Loew production; associate producer Edward Gross; directed by Kurt Neumann; screen play by Joe Bigelow; photographed by Paul Vogel. Cast: Joe E, Brown, Alison Skipworth, Lyda Roberti. Jane Wyman, Alan Baxter, Barbara Pepper, Lucieri Littlefield, Sidney Toler, Burton Churchill, Stanley Fields, Joe Downing, Walter Wills, Dick Rich. . • 'THE LONE WOLF/ produced by Wallace MacDonald; directed by AI Rbgell;. original by Louis'Joseph Vance; screen play by Arthur T, Horman. Cast: Francis Lederer, Frances Drake, Walter Kingsford, Leona Maricle, Albert Van Dekkei-, Bess Flowers, Roger Gray, Eddie Featherspon. 'CRIME OF THE YEAR/ produced by Ralph Cohn for the Irving Bris- kin unit; directed by Danny Dare; original by Harold Shumate: screen play by Lee Loeb. Cast: Robert Paige. Jacqueline Wells, Pat Flaherty, John Gallaudet, Dick-Curtis, Arthur Loft, John Tyrrell^ Jimmy MiUican, Bill Lally. Columbia Pix Now in Production . 'THERE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN/ produced by William Perlberg; di- rected by Alexander Hall; screen play by Gladys Lehman and Philip Rapp from magazine story, by Wilson Collison; photographed by Heni*y Freulich. Cast: Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor, Frances Drake, Wyn Cahoon, Robert Paige. •OUTLAWS OF THE BIG BEND/.produced by Harry Decker for Irving Briskin unit; directed by Alan James; original screen play by Ed Earl Rapp. Cast: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith,. Donald Grayson, Dick Curtis, John Tyrrell, Ed Le Saint, The Sons of the Pioneers, Eddie Cobb. Grand National Feature.^ ..i.i. Westerns Number Number Now of Pix Com- Shoot- Pi-omised pleted ins 43 .11 0 22 4 0 Now Balance to in. Be Placed; Stories in Cuttinc Before . Prepara- Rooms Cameras tioa I 31 5 1 17 3 Total ,. 65 15 0 2 48 7 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 bv Arthur Rosson; original screen play by Scott Darling; photographed by toiii Gal- ligan. Cast: Frank Campeau,. Wally Albright, Morgan Brown, Edward Peil, Billy Van Every. 'THE SHADOW MURDER CASE/ formerly titled 'THE SHADOW SPEAKS,' produced by Max and Arthur Alexander; directed by Charles Lament; original screen play by Jack Natteford; photographed by Marcel Picard. Cast:; Rod. LaRocque, Astrid Allwyn, William Van Brincken, John St. Polis, Thomas Jackson. Oscar Q'Shea, William Pawley. .Walter Bonn, William Moore, Lou Hern, Tenen Holtz, Lloyd Whillock, Jack Bax'ley. Metro Feattircis .... Hal Roach. Total .. .. N umber Number of Pix. Com- promised pleted . 48 IT 4 0 . Now Balance to Now in Be Placf d Stories in Shboi- . .Cuttinc. Reforf Prepara- . ing Rooms Cameras tioa ■■■■■■ 4. .. 5' zi 'a 2 t 4 52 17 Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previe.ws are: • •EVERYBODY SING/ produced by Harry. Rapf; directed by Edwin L Marin: original story by Florencie Ryerson and Edgar. Allan Woolf; other writer credits hot available as yet; photographed by Joe. Ruttenberg. Ca t; Allan Jones,..F'\nny Brice. Judy Garland. Billie Burke, Reginald Owen. Lynne Carver, Reginald Gardmer, Mary Forbes. Elise Cayonna, Cupid Ainsworth. Marie Blake,. Helien Troy, Monty WooMey, Adia /Kuznetzoff, Henry Armetta. .•ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS/ produced by . John W. Cohsidine, . Jr;, directed by George Fitzmaurice; original from story by Maurice Lebianc; no other writer credit.^, as yet announced; photographed by John Seilz, Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Hnlliday. Monty Woolly, George Douglas, Leonard .Penn, Nat Pendleton, George /ucdo. E. E. Clive. 'BENEFITS FORGOT/ produced by John .W. Considine. Jr.; directed by Clarence Brown; novel, by Hohore Willsie Morrow;' photographed by Charles Lawton. Cast: Walter Huston, James Stewart. Beulah Bondi. Charles Coburn. Ted Healy, Charley Grapewin. Giiy ICibbee, Ann Ruther- ford, Leatrice Joy Gilbert, John Carradine, Arthur Aylcswovth, Charles Peck. Sterling Holloway. _;'THREE MEN IN THE SNOW/produced by Sam Zimbalist; directed bv ; Mdie Buzzoll:: origii.al from novel by Erich Kaestner; no other writer credits as yet. Cast: Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Florence Rice, Reginald Owen, Edna Mae Oliver, Henry Hull, Mary Astor. Herman Bihg, Siegfried Ruman, Walter Kingsford. : 'LOVE IS A HEADACHE/' no producer credit; directed by Richard Thorpe; from novel, 'Twins for Her Majesty';by Lou Heifetz and Herbert Klein; no other writer credits as yet. Cast- Gladys George. Franchot Tone. Mickey Rooney, Barhett Parker, Ted Healy, Frank Jenks, Ralph Morgan, Virginia Weidler, Fay Holden, Henry kohler. Metro Pix Now in Production 'GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST/ produced by. William, Anthony Mc- Guii-e; directed by Robert Z. Leoniard; from the stage play by David Belasco; screen play by William Anthony. McGiiire; photographed by Oliver Marsh. Cast:. Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Leo Carrillo. Buddy Ebsen, Ray Bolger^ Leonard Penn, Priscilla Lawson, Cliff Edwards, Inez Seabury, Billy Bevah, Brandon Tynan, Bob Murphy, Victor Potel, Olin Howlahd, Noah Young. . 'MERRILY WE LIVE/ (Hal Roach V produced by Milton H. Bren; directed by Norman Z. McLeod; original by E. J. Rath, screen play by Eddie Moran and Jack Jevrie. Cast: Constance Bennett. Brian Aherne, Alan Mowbray, Billie Burke, Bonita Granville. Tom Brown, Patsy Kelly, Ann Dvorak. Marjorie Rambeau, Philip Reed; Clarence Kolb, Marjorie Kane, Willie Best. Paul Everton, Sarah Edwards, Olin Howland, Pat Flaherty, Eddie Hart. ; 'TEST PILOT,', produced by Louis D. Lighton; directed by Victor Fleming; original by Lt.-Com- Frank Wead; photographed , by Ray June. Cast: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy. Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Ted Pearson, Arthur Aylsworth, Claudia Coleman, Priscilla Lawson, Virginia Grey, Gloria Holden, iSamUel S. Hinds, Mary Hovvard, Joe Donlin, Tom Rutherford, Harry Taylor, Brent Sargent. •MADELON/ produced by Henry Henigson; directed by James Whale; original by Maurice Bagnol. Cast: Wallace Beery, Frank Morgan, Maureen O'Sullivan, James Stuart, Cora. Witherspoon, Jessie Ralph, Doris Lloyd. Shepherd StrudwickCi- ■ •SWISS MISS* .(Hal Roach), produced by S. S. Van. Kauren; directed by John (i. Blystone; no. writing, credits as yet announcied. Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Delia Lind, Walter Woblf Kihg, Adia Kuznetzoff, Charles Judels, Greta Meyer. 'MARIE ANTOINETTE/ produced by Hunt Stromberg; directed by W. S Van Dyke; adapted from biography by Stefani Zweig; no other writing credits as yet; photographed by William Daniels. Cast: i^Jbrma Shearer, Tyrone Power, Robert Morley, Maurieeh O'Sullivan, Melvyn Douglas, Jo- seph Calleia, Cora Witherspoon, Shepherd Strudwicke, Barnett Parker, Tom Rutherford/Reginald Gardiner,. Henry Stephens, Ruth Hussey. Monosram Features ...>.. Western ....... Total ........ Pictures in th«r. cutting room: •TELEPHONE OPERATOR/ produced by Lon Young; directed by Scott Pembroke; original by John Kratf t;. screeii play, by Scott Darling; photo- graphed by Gilbert Warrenton; Cast: Judith Allen, Grant Withers, Alice White, Warren Hymer. Pat Flaherty. 'SALESLADY/ associate producer, Ken Goldsmith; directed by Arthur Greville Collins; screen play by Marion Orth; photographed by Gilbert Warrenton. Cast: Ahne Nagel, Weldon Heyburn, Ruth Fallows, Harry Davenport, Aileen Carlyle. 'WEST OF RAINBOW'S END/ produced by Maurice Conn; directed by Alan James: original screen play by Robert Emmett; photographed by Jack Greenhalgh. Cast; Col. Tim McCoy, Kathleen Eliot, Mary Carr, George Cooper, Walter McOrail, Frank LaRue, Bob Korfman, Edward Mordaunt, Jimmy Aubrey, Geoi-ge Chang, 'MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME' (Crescent for Monogram), produced by E. B. Derr; directed by Lambert Hillyer; original .screen play by John T. Neville; ' hotographed by Arthur Martinelli. Cast: Grant Richards, Evelyn Venable, Clara Blandick, Bernadene Hayes^ Margaret Marqui.s, Cornelius Keefe, Kitty McHugh, Paul While, Hiall .Johnson Choir, J. Farrell Mac- Donald, Raquel Davido, Mildred. Cover.: 'OUT WHERE THE WEST BEGINS/ produced by Maurice. Conn; di- rected by J. P. McGowan; original, by Stanley Roberts; screen play by Roberts and Genhairo Rea: photographed by Jack Greenhalgh. Ca.st: Jack Randall, Luana Walters, Fijzzy Knight, Arthur.Hou.seman, Dick Alexander, Ralph Peters, Budd Buster, Kit Guard,. Joe Garcia, Norman Phelps, Arlene Lesley. / Paramonnt studio Harry Sherman. Emanuel Cohen. B. P. Schulberg Totiil Number Number of Pix Com- promised pleted 3i> 20 7 ■ 4 8 i! 8 8 Now Shnot- ine 4 0 0 0 59 3t •Now Balanee to in Be Placed Stories In Cuttini; Before Prepara- Rooms Cameras tion 8 4 3 :t 0 1 I 5 5 b 0 . 0. U 9 9 Pictures now. in the cutting rooin.s or aw;iilitig. preview.s are: •ROMANCE IN THE DARK/ formerly titled 'THE YKLLOW NIGHT- INGALE/ produced by Harlan Thompsoji; directed by 11. C. Potter; screen play by Frank Partos and Arihe Morrison Chapin; based on play by Hermann Bahr; photographed by Will lam Mellor. Cast: Gladys Swarth- out, John Boles. John Barrymore. Clair Dodd, Fritz Fold. ' . .'CASSIDY OF BAR 20.' pi-oduced by Harry Sherman; directed, by Les Selahder; screen play by Norman Hou.slon; oriijinal by Clarence E.. Mul- ford; photographed by Russoll Hai'lari. C.-isl: Friink Darien. Russell..Hay- deh, Nora' Lane, Robert Fisk ; Johii Elliott. William: Boyd, .Margaret Marquis, Gertrude .W. HolTman, CaiMcton Young, Gordon Hart, Edward Cassidy. • .'THE.. BUCC.\NEER,' produced and directed by C. B. De Mille: ;Photo- graphed by Victor Milher; screen liluy by Edwin Jiistus Mayor, Harold Lamb and C. Gardner Sullivan: from .Jcanie MarPherso.n*.s adaptation of 'Laifitte, the rirate,' by. Lvle Saxon. Cast: Frodric March, Franciska Gaal. Akim TamirofT. Ian Keith W^ilter Brohnan. .Douglas Dumbrille, Robert Barrat, Fred Kohler.' Sr.. Bculah Boiidi, MnrMot Grahamc. Anthoiiy Quinn, Hugh Sothern, John Rogers, Hans Sloinke, Stanley Andrews, Spring Byington. ■ 'SCANDAL .STREET,' formerly litlod .•TifEY. .KNEW WHAT HAPPENED, produced b;- -general manaiier's blVico: dirocled by, .Jnincs Hogan; screen .play by Bertram. Millhauscr and Edclio Welch: based on .story, by Vera Caspary; photo.tjrnphed by' Hnnry. .Sharp: . Ca.-;l: Lew Ayres. Louise Camp- bell. Porter Hall Ro..<:c6p Ka.rii.^. .Vir«iiiiu. WGidleiv Edgar-.Kcnnody and; Cecil Cunningham. Eli/.iibcth. P;Ult!.rs()ii...J.'.wi Dii'^gnn.' Laraine John.son.- Lois Kent, George. Oflcrmah, Jr. R-<ilH»r Howard,. Liicien Littlefield,Fern Etn.mett, Louis Bc^avc:^^•. 'Alfal^a■•Swil/.(M•: . •HEART ' Ol--- ARIZONA/ f(irMi('i l.v tilled :'GUN -SMok.E/ produced , by, Harry Shci-man; direclcd' by Li's Solaiidor; (jriginMl by Clarence- K.- IVIul-' ford; screen plav bv Norman Hou.<toii; phf^totiraphed by Ru>s.sp1l Harlan Cast; William Boyd. George Haye.,. ['ai.s.-;c'lI . Haydcn, John Ellioit. - Billy King, Natalie. Moorhcad, Dorothy Short, Aldcii Cbaiie, John Beach. Lane Chandler, Leo, McMahon., ' - . .'BIG BROVlDCAST OF 193*8, produced, bv Harlan Thompson;, directed by Mitch•»ll Lei.sen; .screen play by Walter DcLooh. Francis. Martin, and ken Englund: ba.sed ,pn adaptation by Howard Lind.say and riiisscl Grouse of story by Frederick Haztitt Brennan. Cast; W. C. Fields. Martha Raye. Dorothy Lambur. Ben Blue, Bob Hope, Shirley Ros.s. L<iif .Erik,son, Kir.sten Flagsta'd, Tito Guiznr, Shop Fields. Lynne Overrnan, Grace Bradley, Rufe (Continued on p.ige 21)' AGGIE DEPT. BUDGETS 179,000 FOR PICTURES . Washington, Jnn. 11. Same ctmount of picture work is contemplated by . -he . Agriculture Department, one of the leading gpv- ernment film producer ,, in the fi.scal yerr starting next July. . . President Roosevelt's :budget.' for 1939 contained estimate of ^^79,000 fcT'picture activities, identical wilh the appropriation for each of the past two- years. M-G VouidHoM AlcGuire Hollywood, Jan. 11. trnless there : is an unexpected sllp-up in current ne.Cfotiatlbn being conducted by Louis B. Mayer, Wil-. liam Anthony .McGuire will remai with Metro as a producer for an- other stretch^ Now in final weeks of filming 'The Girl of the Golden West,' McGuire has announced intehtion of retiirn- ing to Broadway legit production in: March. Metro renewal would mean, his original, 'FiorodOra Girl of 1938/ will be done as a film instead of on the stage. McGuire, Guy Bolton and Metro were named, defendants .in a $100,000 plagiaris'in complaint filed Wednss-i day. (5) in L, A, fed,er"ai. court by Sylvia .Kingsley. Actitfii is based on filming Of 'Rosalie.' . Complainant alleges that in 1926 she .authored 'Tom Boy Princess,' which was produced on stage after • she had contracted with McGuire and Bolton to pen libretto, and avers no satisfactory division of profits was ever made. She also asks cut on McGuire-Bolton pic deal. 'Madeldn' Rolls Agaiii Hollywood, Jan. it. Filming on Metro's 'Madelon' was resumed yesterday (Monday) with a. full'-cast due to recuperation of Maureen O'Sullivan. Wallace Beery• and Frank Morgan also in pic. Director James Whale was forced to shoot around the actress for more th.an a week. CONTRACTS Hollywood, Jan. 11. RKO has inked Allen Lane to lorig- ternier and has set him opposite Joan Fontaine in ' Certified.' Zac Freedman, New York show- man, has berthed with the Edward Small Agency as.an a.ssociate. Warners dottedlined Michael Fe.s- sier to scribbler termer on strength of his original 'The Good Die ,Poor.' . Jeffrey Lynn joins Warners writ- ing stalT on terrri deal. Eleanor Lynn drew new script'iig deal from 20th-Fox a.s .VCKUlt of her toil on 'You're Only Yoiin'^ OncK. Julich Jpscphson's writing chore extended for another year by 20lh- Fox. Kent Taylor handed, new pact at Uhiversal. • Arthur Mor.lon*s handling of mu- sical arrangements for ihl Roach's 'Swiss Mi.s's'. brought him option pickup for another year. William Gargan drew Universai's nod for three more pictures, with studio permitting hini to do -three others outside. Producer Arhnand Sohaefer's option picked up by Republic. Johnny Mack Brown nabbod by Universal on one pic, plus option.s, documents. Marion Parson not had writing con- tract renewed by Metro for aiiothcH* year. TITLE CHANGES HoHywood. .Ian; 11. 'Shanghai Doadjine' will be re- leased by .20th-P'ox as 'Internatioiiiil Settlement,' Republic switched 'OuKide Pat- adise' to 'fjove on Approval.' 'Larger Than. Life' at Warners has been retaggcd 'He Coudn'tSay Nr.:' Warner's ■ 'Everybody Wjis Very Nice' draws 'Love, Honor and Be- have'a.s its ncwhandle. ,'Ensenada,' Paratnbunt-'.s n^w Dor- ,o»hy L.^,moUr . picture.-ha J been rc- narnc'ci 'Tropic, ''nliday. .'Forbidden Valley''set as reie-se tag for Universai's 'Mountains Ara My Kin'^dom.' , -'Double Danrier.' replaces RKO's 'The Perfect Alibi/ 'Dude Ranchfir' .subi-. for ^Warners* 'H-')wdy. .'Stranger.'. Republic's 'tlrJliy wood Stadium' :witchod to 'Hollywood' Murder Mys- terv.' 'P.fir?idise'for Thr<'f>' ^wh^ for .Met-- '■o'.s 'Thrpe Men in'the Snow.' STORY BUYS Holl.s W()i)fl, .ra.n. 11. • Bt-rt Hall, flying s-rltlicr of■foriiinK draws Warner.-,'-i-heck for hi><' immui- nal,'Trappcvl in Mon;(:)li;(.' -Sli'jrman Lowe has bi>;'n as.dqned to .script "I'hree Loves Has Nancy, by. Loeb nnd Mori Braus, ^icicod ut^ by Metro. Lee