Variety (Feb 1938)

Ve<lnc^(lay, February 9,1938 PtCTURES VARIETY 21 Advance Production Chart (Continued from page 19) liam Duncan, Walter Long, Paul Sutton, Pat O'Brien, Joseph ii)e Stefani, Joiin>Beach.... 'DANGEROUS TO KNOW,' genera! office production; directed by Robert Florey; screen plaj by ,Wiiliarn-R. Lipman and Horace McCoy, based on a play by Edgar Wallace; photograplied by Theodore Sparkuhl. . Cast: Anna May Wong, Gail Patrick, Akim Tamiroff, LJoyd Nolan, Harvey Stephens, Anthony Quinn, Barlovce Borland, Roscoe Karns, Porter .Hall, Hugh Sotlie.rn. ■; • - 'COLLEGE SWING/ produced by Lewis E- Censler;- directed by .Raoul Walsh; screen play by Walter De Leon, and F anCis Martin, based on iadap- tation by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan of^an idea by Ted Lesser; .photo- graphed by. Victor Milner. Cast: Martha, \Raye, George Burns and Grade Allen, Bob Hope. Charles. Butterwortli, Ben Blue, Edward .Everett Hortbn, F'lorence George, Betty Grable, Jackie Cbogan, Nell Kelly, Slate Brothers, Skinny Ehnis, Charles. TrowbridgCi John Payne, June Ray, St. Brendan's ChoristerSj Cecil Cunninghani,.Tully Marshall> Irving Bacon, Jerry Coloiina; Jerry Bergen, ' 'BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S PERIL,' formerly titled 'BULLDOG DRUMr Ivi.OND INTERFERES,' general; office production;. directed by James llo- gan; screen play by Stuart Palmer; original by H. C. (Sapper) McNiele;. photographed by Harry Fischbeck, Cast: John Barrymore, Jdhti Howard, Louise Campbell, Nydia Westman* Reginald Denny. tPorter Hall, E. E. Clive, Elizabeth Patterson, Michael Brooke, HaUiwell Hobbes, Mathew Boultori. 'HER JUNGLE LOVE,' produced by (3eorge Arthur; idirected by Gebrige Archainbaud; no other credits available as yet; photographed by Ray Ren- iiahah. Cast: Dorothy Lamour. Ray Milland, J. Carrol Naish. Lynn Ovit- inan, 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 oq play by Alfred Savoir; photographed by Leo Tover. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Edward. Everett Horton, David Niven, Luis Alberhi. Tyler Brooke, Herman Bing. 'STOLEN HEAVEN,' general office production; directed by Andrew L. Stone; screen play by Eve. Greene and Frederick Jackson, based on a story by Andrew. L. Stone. Cast; Gene Raymond, Olynipe Bradna, Lloyd Nolan, GJenda Farreli; Lewis Stone, Porter Hall, Esther Dalie, Joseph Sawyer, ; Ferdinaind'Gottschalk, BeH Roach, Rblfe Scda •TIPOFF GIRLS,' forrherly titled/'HIGHWAY RACKETEERS,' general office production; directed by Louis King; no story credits avaiilable as yet; photographed by Theodore Sparkuhl. Cast: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Carlisle, J. Carrol Naish, Hatvey: Sfephehs. Roscoe Karns; Larry Crabbe, Anthony Quirin, Benny Baker, Barlowe Borland, P^ramonnt Pix Now in ProducUvB . . 'PROFESSOR BEWARE,' produced by Harold Lloyd; directisd by Elliott Nugent; original by Francis and Marion Cockrell, Cast: Harold Lloyd, Phyllis Welch, Raymond Walbum,.. Sterlini?" Holloway, Lionel Stanaer, Mary Lou Lender, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Ward Bond, Spencer Charters, Clara Blandick. *y6u and me,' produced and directed by Fritz Lang; ho writing credits released as yet; photographed by Charles Lang. Cast: George Raft, Sylvia , Sidney. Lloyd Nolan, Roscoe Karns, Harry Carey. Robert Cummings, War- ren Hymer, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Carol Paige, Ver Gordon, Matt McHugh, Paul Newlan. . 'TROPIC. HOLIDAY,' produced by Arthur Hornblow. Jr.; directed by Theodore Reed; original by Don Hartman.and Frank Butler; photographed by Ted Tetzlaff. Cast: Dorothy Lamour.. Ray Milland, Martha Raye, Bob Burns, Tito Guizar, Bihnie Barnes, Elvira Rios, Pepitb, Michael . Visaroff, Bobbie Moya, Ascension and Del Rio Trio, DomingegUez Brothers; San Cristobal Marimba Band. . 'COCONUT GROVE,' produced by George Arthur; directed by Alfired Santell; ho writing credits as yet released; photographed by Leo Tover, Cast: Fred MacMurray, Harriett Hilliard, Yacht Club Boys, Ben Blue. Billy Lee, Rufe. Davis,. Harry Qwens and his Royal Hawaiian orchestra, G6orge Walcott, Dorothy Howe, Red Stanley. Totdl RKO-Rado Pictures now in the cutting rooms or. awaiting previews are: 'HAVING WONDERFUL TIME,' produced by Pandro S. Berman; directed by Al Santell; play and screen play by Arthur Kbber; photogrjaphed by Robert De Grasse. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Richard 'Red' Skelton, Peggy Conklin, Eve Arden. Lucille Ball. ^H.AWAII CALLS,' produced by Sol Lessen'directed by Eddie Cline original by Don Blanding; screen play by Wanda Tpchock; photographed by Jack McKenzie. Cast: Bobby Breen, Ned Sparks. Raymond Paige, Pua Lani, Mamo Clark, Iryin S. Cobb, Gloria Holden, Warren Hull, Herbert Rawlinson, Ward Bond. '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^ Joan Woodbury, Bradley Pago, Lee Patrick, Gordon Jones Parkyakarkus. 'BRINGING UP BABY/ produced by (jliff Rsid; directed by Howard Hawks; original by Hagar Wilde; photographed by Russell Metty. Cast: Katharine Hepburn. Gary Grant, Leona Robert.s. George Irving, Charles Ruggles, May Ro.bspn, Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Callett, Ftitz Feld. 'CERTIFIED,' produced by Robert Sisk; directed by Ben Holmes; screen play by Bert Granet; original'by; Willoughby Speyer.s; photographed by Frank Redman. Cast: Jban Fontaine, Allan Lane, Vicki Lester, Billy Gil bert, Gordon Jones, Richard Lane, Frank M. Thomas. 'CONDEMNED WOMEN/ produced by Robert Sisk; directed by. Lew -;i&iuiers:..scieen!.play_by-Lionel JHojLi.seiv.fr his.own, orig inal. _Cast: Sally Eilei's, Anne Shirley,; Lee Patrick. Louis Hayward. Richard Boridi Trank Thomas; Richard Lane, Jack Arnold, Leona. R.bbcrts; Esther Dale, . George Irving, Nctti Packer, Rita-LeRoy. RKO-RadiOi Pictures Now in jProduction: 'THE JOY OF LOVING,/ produced by Felix Young; directed by Tay Carnell; original story and lyrics ..by Herbert and Dorothy Fields; screen piay by Gene Towne and Graham. Baker; .score by Jerome Kern; photo graphed by J.o$cph Walker. Cast: Irene Dunne,. Dou.'^las Fairbanks. Jr Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Lucille Ball, jean Dixon, Eric Rlore, Warre Hynibr. Fuzzy Knight, Charles Williams, Joe Hickey, Harris, (jordoh, Bert Roach. ' .' ■ 'VIVACIOUS LADY/ produced by. Pandro S. Berman:. directed by Georg Steyens; screen play by Anne Morrison: Ghapin and Kay. Van Riper from novel by, I. * R, Wylie,': Cast Ginger Roger.s. James Stewart, James Ellison Fay Bainter, Donald Crisp, Virginia Weidier. Jack Carson. Phyllis Kennedy Spencer Charters, Ray Mayer. Maiide Eburne, .i;'loyd Shacklcford, Alec : Craig, Bculah Bondi, Charles Coburn, Frances Mer 'B.^MBI,' being prepared by Walt Distiey for release on RKO 193d-39 schedule; feature-length cartbon based on story by Felix Salien. 'THIS MARRIAGE BUSINESS/formerly titled 'IT COULDN'T HAPPEN , AGAIN,' produced by Cliff Reid; directed by Christy Cabanne; screen play by Gladys Atwater and J. Rbbert Bren; original by Mel Riddle and.Alex Ruben; photbgraphed by Joseph August. Cast; Victor Moore. Allan Lane. Vicki Lester, Jaclc Carson, Richard Lane, Kay Sutton, Paul GuiUoyle. Jack Arnold. Frank M. T'homa.s; Leona Roberts. .George liyina. Cecil Kellaway. Ida Vollnar, Richard Bond. Bryant. Washburn. Sr., Solly Ward, Bert More- house; Neil Burns, Alice Belcher, Ray Harper. Frank Hammond, Franccsca R'otali, Sidney Jarvis,'Don Brody, Fred Sanlley, Wilfred Lucas. Number Number Now of Pix Com- Shoot- Pt-omised pfclcd Ing 5:i 19 ,2 . Now Balance to in Be.Placeci Stories in Cuttingr Before PrepiVra- Rooms Cameras tion 3 28 24 Pictures now in the cutting rooms awaiting preview are:'^ *THE PURPLE VIGILANTES/ produced by Sol Siegel; directed by George Sherman; screen play bv Betty Biirbridge; photographed by Ernie Miller. Cast: Bob.Livingston. R'av Corrigan. Max Terhune, Joan Barclay; Frank O'Connor. Edward Ciassidy, Dot Farley, Earl Dwire, Ernie Adams. iFranltie Marvin. 'DEiSERT TRAIL RIDERS/ produced by Sol .Siegel; directed by Jack. English; screen play.by Luci Ward; photographed'by William Nobles. Cast: Ray.Corrigan, Bob Livingston; Max Terhune; Lynn Roberts. 'HOLLYWOOD STADIUM/ produced by Armand Schaefer; directed by David Howard; screen plav by Darrell and Stewart McGbwan; origmal story by Stuart Palmer; photographed by Ernie Miller/ Cast: Ncil Hami ton. Evelyn Venable, Barbafa Pepper, Smiley Burnette, Jimmy Wallinglon, Charles Williams. James SDott.swood. . .Republic Plx Now in Production : ♦THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK/ produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus; original story by Sam Ornitz and Horace McCoy; adapted by Peggy Thompson; screen play by Louis Weitzenkorrt; photographed by Jack Marta; Cast:'Lew Ayrcs. Helen Mack, Alison Skipwprth, Victor Var- coni, Billy Benedict. Louis Natheaux, Emmett Vogan, Inez Palange, Byron Foulger, Lee Shumway, Joe Marks, Alan Calvin, Gehnero Curay, Allan Mathews. 'PRISON NURSE/ produced by Herman Schlom; directed by Jarnes Cruze; screen play by Earl Fclton and Sidney Salkow from hovel by Dr.; Louis Berg; photographed bv :Ernest Miller. Cast: Henry WilcoxOil, Marian Marsh, Bernadine Hayes. Ray Mayer, Ben Weldon, Addison Richard.s.. John Arledge, Fr$hk Reichcr, Fred Kohler, Jr.. Minerva Utecial, Lee Phelps>.lSorT man Willis, jack C. Smith; Monte Montague. . Studio Reactions (Continued from page 3j 20tli Century-Fox Studio .... Sol Lester. Total Nti.mber Number of Pix: ~ Com-: Promised pleted - 5t ■ . '27 ■ f> 4 5S 31 Now Shoot- ing; 6 0 6 Now Balance to in Be Placed Stories in Cutting Before Prepara- Rooms Cameras .iion •:■ .5' ' 14 • 6 6 15 Pictures in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM/ produced by .Raymohd Gl-iffith, directed by Alan Dwan; songs by Lew Pollack and SidneyJVIitchell; Mack Gordon and Harry Revel;. Sani Pokrass and Jack Yellen; Rayjnond Scott; screen play by Karl Tuhberg and Don Ettlmger; suggested by the^Kate Douglas Wiggin story; photographed by Arthur Miller. Cast: Shir ey Temple,. Gloria Stuart,""Randolph Scott, Jack Haley; Helen - Westley. Alan Dinehart, Phyllis Brooks, William Dcmarest, Slim Summerville, H<JY>nf>nd Scott Quintet, Bill Robinson. Dixie Dunbar, The Peters Sisters, J. Edward Bromberg, Paur Hurst. ^ . 'SALLY, IRENE AND. MART/.produceo by Gene Markey; directed.b.v William Seiter; from play by Edward Dowlirig and Agnes Wood; ongmai story by Karl Tunberg and Don Ettlinger; suggested by stage play by EdWard Dowling and Cyrus Wood; screen play by Harry Tugend and Jack Yelleh; photographed by Pevercll Marley. Cast: Alice Faye, Joan Davis. Fred Allen, Gregory Ratoff, Marjoirie Weaver, Tony Martin, Loui.se Hpvick, Raymond Scott Quintet. Jimmy Durante, Peter- Sisters, Barnet Parker. •THE BARONESS AND THE BUTLER/ produced by Raymond Griffith: directed by Walter Lang; screen play by Sam Hellman, Lamar Trpttr and Kathryn Scola; based On play by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete: photographed by Robert Planck. Cast: Annabella. William Powell, Henry Stephenson, Gregory Ratoff, Helen Westley, Joseph Schildkraut, J. Edward Bromberg, Lynn Bari, Nigel Bruce. „ ' ' ' 'RAWHIDE/ produced by Sol Lesser; directed by. Ray Taylor; original by Dan Jarrett; screen play by Dan Jarrett and Jack. Natteford; photo- graphed by Allen Thompson. Cast: Smith Ballew, Lou Gehrig, Evalyn Knapp, Arthur Loft, dy Kendall. Carl Stockdale, Frank Ellis, Harry Ten- brook, Cliff Parkinson, Richard Curtis, Slim Whitaker, Cecil Kellog. •LITTLE gypsy/ forrrierly titled 'GYPSY/ produced-by John Stone: directed by Bruce Humberstone; priginal screen Play by.Robert Elli.s_ and Helen Logan; photographed by Edward Cronjager. Cast: Jane Withcr.s Borrah Minevitch, Rochelie Hudson/ Steffi Duna, Robert Wilcox, Paul Stanton.. •JOSETTE/ produced by Gene Markey; directed by Allah Dwan; screen play by James Edward CIrant; based on play by Paul Frank and Georg Eraser: from stbry by Ladislaus Vadriai; phoptographed by John Mcscall, Cast: Simone Simon, Don Aineche, Robert Young, Bert^Lahr^ Jqan Dayjs^ Tala Birell, Paul Hurst, Jayne Regan. Lillian Porter, Paul McVey, ZefOc Tilbury.: 20lh-Fox Pictures Now In Production •KIDNAPPED/ produced by. Kenneth .;Macgowan;_ directed ^1 Werker- ho writing credits as yet available. Cast: Warner Baxlei, Arleen Whelan, Freddie Bartholomew. John Carradine. Leon Ames, Roh- eS lleZ mU^s-^^nclev. E. E. Clive. Donald Haines, Ralph Forbes, Elsa Buchanan, Billy Bevan, Moroni Olson. ♦FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER, produced by Kenneth^Macgowan; di- rected by John Ford; original .story by David Garth; photographed. by ErnS Palmer: Cast Loretta Young. Richard Green, Regma d Denny. Sg^ Sanders, William Henry. Allan Hale, David. Niven,, J. . Edward Bromberg; C. Aubrey Smith, Barry Fitzgerald, Claude King. . • 'KENTUCKY MOONSHINE/ produced by Kenneth^Macgowan; d.recle^^ vor.r'.s contract calle'l'for .six. b'lt .she nac'e only four pictures, with the 4udio roDorted determine'r..t6 hcild ler to the rernaining two on her pact. Apprised of . Schenck's formal statement, Selznick was not at ail urprised. saying. 'The reason I was barred, ftom. the 26th-Fox lot by Schcnck was because I refused to make'a new seven-year'deal for Lo- retta Young; who had . ei^ht to lOj months to go. on her ni-esent contract vvilb the company. Schenck told me Thu:;sday night (3) that if .1 did hot nakb a.new deal wit;h the. company I would be barred from dbiri«{ busi- n(*ss.on the lot, I ended up the talk telling him I was not prepared to make a new deal at thi? time.' Other Studios May Act With Schcnck at 'Palm Springs and 3el-jhick ; iat: his . Lake Arrowhead home oyer . the weekend, nothinj* }'. hap.'"!ened. further in . the verbal; cnunter-barrage, biit it is .expectfed • that during the week, the issues/wilt bo further aired.' WHether or. not . other studios will be drawri Into the iluation imniediately is not aiscer- ainable. but it is.understood that the bntire major. groun is prepared to ict.similarly should any of the agen- cies get.Put.Pf line and make de- mands for clients Which the;studibjl construe as havini' a tendency tP^in- ' iijre or. destrey the structure of the bicUire business. Enrli last Week-Karl Brandt pf Braridt ii Brandt, N. Y.^. agency, was: >nrred' from the 20th-Fox lot by Darryl Zhnuck, due to selling a story to Another , producer, on which iZanuck claimed he had an. optloti. Jul'ah Johnson, 20th-F6x story head, had claimed he had an.agreement to -^ive Brandt ah. ahswex'. oh: the story . by 5:30 that day. Prior to that tinrie Johnson got art okay frbni Zanuck \.o. buy the yarn. Brandt called up two hours before the deadline, and Johnson told him he had good new.<j, with johason sayln"* Brandt replied: 'Sorry, but have. sold the. story else- where.',Zanuck then sent for Brandt, wlio made an explanation of the sale which Zahuck felt did not come un- . der the verbal commitntient. and or- dcred Brandt to stay off the lot in the- future. There have been similar Instances _of _bn rri ng of agents in the pajst. b ut l.he bans were lifted. The Selznick- Joyce office was barred by Warner Bros-, a number of years ago,; also fhe Fox. lot, but the bans, were lifted shortly, after .they were slapped on. Warnors, from time to time, has barred various agents from its lots on account of dernands for clients,, but adjustments were always . made. Metro also did barring on a couple of instances of various agents, but bans were always: lifted after arbi- tration meetings. .. Clients pn the 20th-Fox lot han- dled by the, Selznick . of flee include William Powell, one picture, for .'*<200.000; Warner Baxter, Marjorie Weaver, Victor McLaglen in actor division; Walter Lan«», and Sidney Landeld, directors; William Cdn.f'el- man. Sonya Levien and Ernest Pas- cal, writers. - by David Butler; music and Iv'rics by Lew Pollackjind Sidne^^^^ no other writing credits rclta.sed as yet; photographed by Robert l^Jancic. Cast: RUz BrShers. Tony Martin, Marjorie Weaver, Wally Vernon, Wil- liam Demarest, Claude Alhstcr bert Cronjager. * S^O^s'c^m.E^produced by John Stone; directed, by James Vernon, Eddie-Coltiii:-^. United Artists Screen 'Door' Follows 'StageMnto CU Palace , Chicago, Feb. 8. With the closing here on Saturdriy'. (fi ), of the le^it show, 'Stage Dopi*/ the RKO Palace. ■ • immediately brin'-ung in . thfe p'cture..: version, obcnihg it'on FridaySam IL Harris.' contract, in selling the. pic- .ttiro; JlShts to RKO,' heid^ out key cities in whjch the .rele.aK^'"pf~(h'e"" picture had to ' b.^. postponed ..until.■ aficr 1 tie show had played,.: :•' W't'i.^^^^ folding of the,show here ali release clauses oh the niclur.e rights contract are disposed of. Samuel Goldwyn. Alexander Korda, Selznick . ... 1. .. Walter Wanger,... Chaplin ...... London Films Total NumDer Niimbcr of Piv Com- PromVsed ple»ed 0 4 0 8 I H 0 1 15) Now Shoot- ing 0 0 0 : 0 0 0 Now Balance to in Replaced Stnries in Cutting Before Prepara- Roonis Cameras tlon .1 0 1 0 0 0 Z I 6 Z 5 1 '-4 5 t 8 'CRIME' AT WORK Hollywood. Feb; 8; •rrime,' with .Bob. R-ck produoini; an.) Lew Landci"H as pilot, has been •iL'nt bef.pre .tKc crimeras at RKO. Cast includes; Chester Mbrri.?, Wal- ler Abel. Ann Shiriey, Lee Patrick, Paul Guilfoyle, Richard B;bnd and Cecil Calloway. • - Pictures now in llie cutling rooms awnit-ing previews are: directed.ljy ATChK^Maj^. ^or^ Cast: Gary . Cooper, S.^jru graphed by ^Rudolf Mate fConl-nuod on page 23) Brice Scripts Fields Pic Hollywood, Feb. 8, . i\I )n'c Brice.has chocked in-at Par-. ■i'ir.)i|iil to work on a, yarn for W. C '•".(•Ids' iioxt picture, with production •.iTrt ,!fiUa1.vcIy scli"'iulcd for early M'lirh. . ' ; . I'uui Junes will supervise.