Variety (Jan 1938)

Wecinesdny, January 26, 1938 PICTURES VARIETY 21 Advance Production Chart (Continued froiri page ,19) . Flasslad. Tito Guizar, SHep Fields, Lynne Overman, Grace Bradley, Rufe Davis, Stanley King, Rex Moore, Bernard Punsley, Don Marion, Dorothy Howe, •DOCTOR RHYTHM,' fbrmerly titled 'THE BADGE OF POLICEMAN O'KOON,' Major Pictures production; produced by Emiartuel Cohen; directed by Frank. Tuttle; original by O. Henry; screen play by Jo Swerling and Richard Connell; photographed by Charles Lang. Cast: Bing Crosby. Mary Carlisle, Beattice Lillie, Andy. Devine, Laura Hope Crews^ Fred Keaiting, jSterling Holloway, Ruf<i Davis. . 'BAR 20 JUSTICE,' formerly titled .'DEPUTY SHERIFF,*; produced by Harry. Sherman; directed by LeS Seliander; original story by .Clarence E. MuliEord; screen play by Arnold Belgrade; photographed by Russell Har- lan: Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes. Russell Hayden. Gwen Gaze, Wil- liam Duncan, Walter Long, Paul Sutton, Pat O'Brien, Josieph iDe Stefahi, John Beach. \ . ' , 'DANiGEROUS TO KNOW,' general office production; directed by Robert Florcy; screen play by William R. Lipman and Horace McCoy, based on a play by Edgar Wallace; photographed by. Theodore Sparkuhl. . Cast: Anna May Wong,, Gail. Patrick, Akim. Tamlrbff. Lloyd Nolan. Harvey Stephens, Anlhony Quinn, Barlowe Borland, Roscoe 'Karns, Porter Hall, Hugh . Sothern. .'. . 'COLLEGE SWING/ produced by Lewis E. Gensler; directed by Ra6ul Walsh; screen play by Walter De Leon and F ancis Martin, based on.adap- tation by Frederick Hazlitt Brerihan of an idea by Ted Leisser; photo- graphed by Victor Milneh Cast: Martha Raye, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Bob Hope, Charles Butterworth, Ben Blue. Edward Everett Horton, Florence George, Bet+y Grable, Jackie Codgah, Nell Kelly, Slaite Brothers,, Skinny Enriis, Charles Trowbridge; John Payne.. June Ray, St. Brendan's Choristers, Cecil Cunningham,,TuUy Marshall, Irving Baconj Jerry Cblonna, Jerry Bergen. ' ' 'BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S PERIL,' formerly titled 'BULLDOG DRUM- MOND INTERFERES,' general office production; directed by James Ho- pan; original by H. C. (Sapper) McNiele; photographed by. Harry Fisch- 'oeck. Cast:. John Barryniore. John Howard, Louise Campbell, Nydia West- man. Reginald Denny, Porter Hall,-E. E. Clive, Elizabeth Patterson,.Michael Brooke, Halliwell Hobbes, Mathew BouUon. ■ . ''HER JUNGLE LOVE,' produced by George Arthur; directed by George Archainbaud; no other credits available as yet; photographed by Ray Ren- niahah. Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland. J. Carrol Naish, Lynn Ov«r- man, Dorothy Howe, Archie Twitchell, Jonathan Hale, Edward A. Earle. 'BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE,' produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch; screen play by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder; based on play by Alfred Savoir; photograiphed by. Leo Tover. • Cast; Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Edward Everett Horton, David Niven, Luis Alberni, Tyler Brooke, Herman Bingi; Paramonnt Pix Now in PraducUcB . 'PROFESSOR BEWARE,' produced by Harold tloyd: directed,by Elliott Nugent; original by Francis and Marion Cockrell. Cast: Harold Lloyd, • Phyllis "Welch, Raymond Walburn. Sterirrig HoUoway, Lionel Stander, Mary Lou Lender, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Ward Bond, Spencer Charters, Clara Blandick. 'STOLEN HEAVEN,', general office production; directed by Andrew t. Stone; screen play by Eve Greene and Frederick Jackson, based oh a story by Andrew L. Stone. Cast: Gene Raymond, Olympe Bradna, Lloyd Nolan, Glenda Farrell, Lewis Stone, Porter Hall. Esther Dale, Joseph Sawyer, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Bert Roach, Rolfe Sedan, Hooper Atchley. 'tiPOFF GIRLS,' formerly titled 'HIGHWAY RACKETEERS,' general office production; directed by Louis Kinjf: ho story credits available as yet; photographed by Theodore Sparkuhl. Cast: Lloyd Nolan. Mary Carlisle, J. Carrol Naish,' Harvey Stephens. Roscoe Karns, Larry Crabbe, Anthony Quinn, Benny Baker, Barlowe Borland. . 'YOU AND ME,', produced and directed by Fritz Lang: no writing credits released as yet; photographed by Charles Lang. Cast: George Raft, Sylvia Sidney, Lloyd Nolan, Roscoe Karns, Harry Carey. Robert Cunimings, War- ren Hymer, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Carol Paige, Ver Gordon, Matt McHughj Paul Newlan. Republic RKO-Raio Studio .. Candor Sol Lesser. David Loew. Walt Disney ToIaI .«(••«.••«••• Number Namber of Pix Coin- Promised pleted 43 19 S 0 3 1 1 1 Now' Shoot- int 5 t 0 1 Now BsUnoe.to in Be Placed Storiea !■ Catiinf Beforo ' Prepsra- Reoms CamerM tioa 4 15 15 t < . X 1 1 1 • • • 0 0 0 55 23 22 18 Noyr Balance to Number Number Now in Be Placed Stot-ies in of Pix Com- "Shpot- CuttiiijB: Before Prepara- Promiscd pleted ihg Rooms Cameras tion Total 5'J. 14 2 7 ; 29 21 Pictures now in the cutting rooms awaiting preview are: 'WILD HORSE kODEO,' produced by Sol Siegel; directed by George Sherman; originail by Gilbert Wright; screen play by Betty Burbridge. Cast: Bob Livingstone. Max. Terhune, Ray Corrigan. 'OUTSIDE oiP PARAdi.se.'. produced by Hai'ry Sauber; directed, by John Auer; original by Hariy Sauber; screen play by Saubei" photographed by Jack Maria. Caist: Phil Re:'.;an. Dorothy McNulty, • Bert. Gordon, Rulh Coleman, Joe E. Marks, Cliff Nazarro, Lyhd- Hays, Rehie Riano, ;Mary Forbes, Holmes Herbert. 'OLD BARN DANCE,' produced by Sol Siegel; directed by Joe Kane, original by Bernard McConwUc; screen .play by Charles Francis fioyal and Oliver Drake; photographed by. Ernie Miller. Cast: Gene Autry. Smiley Burnette, Colorado Hill Billies. Helen Valkis, Sammy McKim, Earl Hodgins, Jack Roclcwell, Raphael Bennett. Frahkie Marvin, Buck Spencer, '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; fronri radio serial of same title.; photographed by William Nobles. Cast: Lee Powell,. Hermah Brix. Hat Taliaferro, George Letz, Lynn Roberts, Lane'Chahdler, Chief Thundercloud, Edmund Cobb, "Tom London, John Merton, Charles King. 'THE. PURPLE VIGILANTES,' produced by Sol Siegel; directed' by George Sherman; screen play by Betty Burbridge; photographed by Ernie Miller. Cast; Bob Livingston. Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Joah Barclays- Frank O'Connor; Edward Cassidy, Dot Farley, Earl Dwire, Ernie Adanis. Frankie; Marviii. 'BORN TO. BE WILD,' produced by .Harold Shu.rnate; directed by Joe Kane;,original screen play by Nathaniel West; photographed by Jack Marta. Cast: Ralph'. Byrd,. Doris Weston, Ward, Bond; Charles Williaitis, Robert Emmett Keane, Frank Darieh, Lew Kelly 'HOLLYWOOD STADIUM,' produced by Armand Schaefer; directed.by David Howard; screen play by Darrell and Stewart McGowan; original story by Stuart Palmer; photographed by Ernie Miller. Cast: Neil Hamil- ton, Evelyn Venable,^ Barbara Pepper, Smiley BUrnette,. Jimmy Wallington, Charles Willianis,-James Spottswobd. Republic Pi.Y Now iii Production .. 'THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK^ produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus; original story by Sam Ornitz and Horace McCoy; adiapted by Peggy Thompson; screen play by/Louis ^Weitzenkorn; photographed by Jack Marta. Cast: Lew Ayres; Helen Maclc, Alison Skipworth, Victor Var- cohi, Billy Benedict, Louis NatheauXj Emmett Vogan, Inez Palange, Byron Fbulger. . . , . 'DESERT TRAIL RIDERS,' -produced by Sol Siegel; directed by Jack English; screen play by Luei Ward; phot6graphed by William Nobles. Cast; Ray Corrigan, Bob Livmgstori,: Max Terhune,-Lynn Roberts. U.S. Crack Down (Continued from page 5) whor^e and is baing .slurlied, but Jus-. Lice Dept. execs in.sisl tlicy. have not reached concli'"";^ • Vv'h.cther to pro.secute. or .w! '"".'c. Cummihgs spo' csman says, 'There may bo some pr'iccedin^'s in the next" few mohthis. . They ni;iy be. rather broad . and they ..may be. narrow. Nothing, is settle'''.". 20th Century-Fox studio .... Sol Lesser.. Namber Number Now of Pix Com- Shoot' Promised pleted ing 52 .26 4 6 4 1 New Balaaee to In Be Plaeed Storioo in Cutting Before Prepara- Booms Cameras tien 4 18 6 6 1 :2 19. Film industry is keeping in active contact with, the S';ate. Department these days as TJ. S. is laying plan.i for trade, trea^i-js with several na- tions besides. En^'ahd. ' . Prelim' d.is- ciis.'-ion.s on- Bri^'-'h. trUfle pact, f^et 11 ndcr. way. shortly.bul--ulIima.te -outr come will riot bo khown for 10 di-:12 months. Treaty-with Turkey also' will cpnne up for .considera^^ion .shortly as \yiU one Avith Czochos'iyakiri. Represen- tativos of latter nation, are coming to Washington shortly, to. air their A'iows. Bii: is. good with American distributors in t'n's country but. the. matter of current; restrictive .in^as- Ure.s , doubties.sly. will--.come uo .for discussion, when tract'pact is brought up. Major Frederick Herron,, of the Hays office, came.back to N. Y. last weelc from Washington where h* conferred with government offlcial.* regarding coming discussions. Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'HAVING WONDEB,FUL TIME,'produced by Pandro S, German; directed by Al Santell; play and screen play by Arthur Kober; photographed by Robert-De Grasse. Cast; Ginger Rogers, 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 McKenzie. Cast: Bobby Breeh, Ned Sparks. Raymond Paige, Pua Lahi. Mamo Clark, Irvin S. Cobb, Gloria Holden, Warren Hull, Herbert Rawlinson, Ward Bond. 'DOUBLE DANGER,' formerly titled 'THE PERFECT ALIBI,' produced by Maury Cohen; directed by Lew Landers; original by Arthur T. Hormah; screen play by Horman and J. Robert Bren; photographed by Frank Redmond. Cast: Preston Foster, Whitney Bourne, Samuel S. Hinds, Donald Meek, Paul Guilfoyle, Cecil Kellaway, June Johnson. 'NIGHT SPOT/ formerly titled 'BROADWAY AFTER MIDNIGHT,' pro- duced by Robert-Sisk; directed by Christy Cabanne; original by Ann Jor- dan; screen play by Lionel Houser; photographed by Nick Musuraca. Cast: Allan Lane, Jban .Woodbury/ Bradley Page, Lee Patrick, Gordon Jones, Parkyakarkus. 'RADIO CITY REVELS,* produced by Edward Kaufman; directed by Ben Stolbff; original story by Matt Brooks and Eddie Davis; photographed by Roy Hunt; Cast: Milton Berle, Bob Burns. Jack Oakie. Victor Moore, Helen Broderick. Kenny Baker. Ann Miller.: Jane-Froman. Parkyakarkus. : 'BRINGING:.UP BABY,' produced by Cliff Reid; directed by Howard Hawks; original by Hagar Wilde; photographed by Russell Motty. Cast: Katharine Hepburn. Cary Grant, Leona Roberts. George Irving, Charles Ruggles, May .Robson, Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Catlett, Fritz Feld. RKQ-Radio Pictures Now in Production ■ 'THE JOY. OF LOVING,? produced by Felix. Young; directed by Tay Carnctt; original story and lyrics by Herbert arid Dorothy Fields; screen play by Gene Towne:and Graham Baker; score by. Jerome Kern; photo- graphed by Joseph Walker. Cast: Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alice Brady, Guy.Kibbee, Lucille Ball. Jean Dixon, •VIVACIOUS LADY,' produced by Pandro S. Bcrnian: directed by George Stevens; screen play by Anne Morrison Chapin and Kay Van Riper from novel by L . R. Wylie. Cast: Ginger Rogers, James Stewart. James Ellison, Fay Bainter, .Donald Crisp, Virginia Weidler. Jack Carson, Phyllis Kennedy. Spencer Charters, Ray Mayer, Maude Eburne, Floyd Shackleford, Alec Craig.. • .'CERTIFIED/produced by Robert Si.sk; directed by Ben Holities; screen play by Bert Granet; original by Willoughby- Speyors: photographed by Frank Redman. Cast: Joan Fontaine. Allan Lane. Vicki Lester, Billy Gil- bert, Gordon Jones, Richard Lane,. Frank M.Thomas. :'BAMDI/ being prepared, by Walt Disney for release ori RKO 1938-39 schedule; feature-length cartoon based on story by Felix Salten: 'CONDEMNED. WOMEN,' produced by Robert Sisk; directed by Lew Londcri-; screen play by Lionel Houser from his own ori'^inal. Cast: Sally Eilcr.s; Anne Shirley, Lee Patrick. Louis Hayv.ard. R\chard Bond, Prank Thoma.s, Richard Lane, Jack Arnold, Leona iEloberts, Esther Dale, George Irving, Netti Packer, Rita LeRoy. Total .. . 58 30 5 4 Pictures in. the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are; 'REBECCA OF StJNNYBROOK FARM/ produced by Raymond GrifTith: directed by Alan Dwan; songs by Lew Pollack and Sidney Mitchell; Mack Gordon and Harry Revel; Sam Pokrass and Jack Yellen; Raymond Scott: screen play by Karl Tunberg and Don Ettlinger; suggested by the Kale Douglas Wiggin story; . photographed by Arthur Miller. Cast: Shirley Temple, Gloria Stuart. JRandolph Scott, Jack Haley, Helen Westley, Alan Dinehartj Phyllis Brooks, William Demarest, Slim Summerville, Raymond Scott Quintet, Bill Robinson, Dixie. Dunbar, The Peters Sisters, J. Edward Bromberg, Paul Hurst. 'SALLY, IRENE AND MARY/ produced by Gene Markey; directed by William Seiter; from play by Edward Ddwling and Agnea Wood; original story by Karl Tunberg and Don Ettlinger; suggested by .st£)ge play by Edward Dowling and Cyrus Wood; screein play by Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen', photographed by Peveroll Marley. Cast: Alice Faye, Joan Davis. Fred Allen; Gregory Ratoff, Marjorie Weaver, Tony Martin, Louise Hovick, Raymond Scott Quintet, Jimmy Durante, Peter- Sisters, Barnet Parker. 'THE BARONESS AND THE BUTLER/produced by. Raymond GrifTilh; directed by Walter Lang; screen play by Sam Hellman^ Lamar Trotti and Kathryn Scola; based on play by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete; photographed by Robert Planck. Cast: Annabella; William Powell, Henry Stephenson, Gregory RatofT, Helen Westlcy, Joseph Schildkraut, J. Edward Bromberg, Lynn Bari, Nigel Bruce. 'WALKING DOWN BROADWAY/ formerly titled 'SIX GIRLS/ pro- duced by Sol M. Wurtzel: directed by Norman Foster; screen'play by Rob- ert Chapin and Karen. De Wolf; original story by Mark Hellinger; photo- graphed by Virgil Miller. Cast: Claire Trevor, Phyllis Brobk.s, Dixie. Dun- bar, Leah Rcy, Lynn Bari. Jayno Regan, Michael Whalen, Thomas Beck, Douglas Fowley, Robert Kellard, William Benedict, Joan Carol. 20th-Fox pictures Now in Production - "^ 'LITTLE GYPSY/ formerly titled 'GYPSY/ produced by John Stone: directed by. Bruce Humberstonc; original screen play by Robert.Ellis and Helen Logan; photographed by Edward Cronjager. Ca.st: Jane Withers, Borrah Minevitch, Rochclie Hudson, Steffi Duria, Robert Wilcox, Paul Stanton.- ' .. • - 'JOSETTE;' produced bv Gene Markey; directed by Allan Dwan; .screen play by James Edward Grant; based on play by Paul Frank and Georg Eraser; from story by Ladislaus Vadnai; phoptographed by John Me.scall. Cast: Simone Simon. Don Ameche, Robert Young, Bert Lahr, Joan Davis. Tala Birell, Paul Hurst, Jayne Regan, Lillian Porter, Paul McVey, Zeffic Tilbury. •KIDNAPPED/ produced by Kenneth Macgowan; directed by Al Werker;' no writing credits as yet available. Cast: Warner Baxter.. Arleen Whelan, Freddie Bartholomew, John Carraidine, Leon Ames, Rob- ert Allen, Miles Mander. E. E. Clive, Donald Haines, Ralph Forbes, ELsa Buchanan, Billy Bevan, Moroni Olson.. 'FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER, produced, by Kenneth Macgowan: d|-- rected by John Ford; bfiginal story by David Garth; photographed by Ernest Palmer. Ca.st: Loretta Young, Richard Green, Rdgmald ^Penny George Sanders, William Henry,' Allan Hale, David Niycn, J. Edward Bromberg, C. Aubrey Smith, Barry Fitzgerald, Claude King. 'RAWHIDE,' produced by Sol Lesser;, directed bV Ray Taylor: no writin'^ credits released as yet; , photographed by Allen 'Thompson.^^^ C^ Sm\iu Ballew, Lou Gehrig. Evalyn Knapp, Arthur Loft, Cy^endall,^Ga)•l Sl^ck. dale, Frank Ellis. .Harry Tenbrook, Cliff ParkmsOn, Richard Curtis, Slim Whitaker, Cecil Kellog... Minrieapplis," Jari. .25. Department of Justice agents ar« reported to be here investigating th« film industry, . preparatory .to> anli- trust actions against leading .pro- ducers. Criix is the alleged mo-, nopoly which producer-owned , the- "atros.have over picttire relciases. Independents have lon« been db- jficlirig, to produceirs* theatres gettinff; priority on releases, but. that's an .old. ihdustry worry;. Depositions. have been reported that producer-owned theatres get first, second and third runs, pn pTc- lures, aiid that independerits get fourth-to-eighth rUns, up to 5G dayi^, that being their first chance at filmi. TITLE SOUNDS FAMILIAR Hollywood; Jan. 25. Lew Ayres and Helen Mack hav* the romantic' spots in Republic'* 'Sidewalks of New York/"which got under way last Wednesday (19). wit!» Bernard Vorhaus in the producer- director chair. Alice White, Byron. Folgcr, J09 . Cunningham, Emmett Vogan, Horace McMahorij Victor Ray Cooke and Mary Kornman are also in the cast. Number Number Samuel Goldwy.n. Alexander Korda Selznick Walter Wangrer . . Chaplin ........ London Films... of Pix . Promised 6 fi •5 8 1 8. Conir pleted S e z 1 Now Shoot- ins 0 0 • 0 0 . Now Balaneote in 3e Placed Storias in Cutting Befere Propara- Rooms Cameras ' tion 2 1 0 0 1 8 t 5 1 7 6 * 4 5 1 i CONTRACTS Hollywood, Jan. 25. Francos Leslie's option lified by 20 h-Fox. - John Rawlins handbd director'* pact by Universal. Thomas Lennon given term writing contract by Metro. Mary Lane won a new agreement at 2()th-Fox. Jnnct Waldo pacted for Paramount slock company Vera Lewis inked to acting term- er by Warners. - Ben Oakland drew songwriting ex- tension from Columbia. Barton MacLane dotled-lined oa two-nicture deal: at Universal. . William Demrrest h.^ndpd two- pif urc contract by 20lh-Fox. Ruth Terry's player deal renewed by 20th-Fox. Helen . Pari-sh won option-lift at Universal. Virginia Weid^er, moppet, given termer by 20thTFf"X. Paul ■ Kelly , d'-c'w . Warners term coiitract. Bon Holmes inked for new term, as RKO director. ' Brndley iPagc given optibh-pickup by RKO. Lester Allen handed Paramount tc' in deal. Whitney Bourne awarded new . RKO contract.- . John Litel- rcn-jv/ed. by Warners for another year. Pcgny Moran '""r'.ed on Warners li.st. Phil Charig gi- 'h term deal as Hal R'>r)nh clefTer. . • Bonita Grariv'^e dottodlined to j ne\v deal by —"s. STOR"' BUYS i K ' voocl, Jan.. 25. by Philip. Wylie, Tnew Production n. Brov/n. •. . •".' coin-ody built flcft by Com- ■nshn, purchased Total ...... .... 31 9 0 3 22 30 Pictures now iii the culling rooms awaiting previews art: 'THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO/ produced by Samuel qoldwyn; directed by'Archie MUyo: screen play by Robert Emmett Sherwood; pUolo- (Conlinucd oh page 23) 'Gladiator,' no , ncqUirod by Dav' IS vehicle foi: Jo- 'Talcc Hot D 'iround . subrha"'":' •n;vndor T. B. T' '.iv' '.iOth-Fox.. ^ C'lOorge McKr iold his yarn, •lORKO. r Steven Howe ' .bp:;!! taken by T' a.«; a .special, vaurlc performer, '■)w.^ t.he Deadline. 'Mforlfl's Fair' has ""ram for filming