Variety (May 1938)

Wetliiesday. May 4, IWB PICTURES VARIETY 19 Advance Production Chart Holli/iuood, May Z. ictures facing the caimras as of April 27, four ilh Sim I'l'i pictures needed to complete com- Of the /eolurei in work, jonr are being readied for 1938-,19 scliedules, Paromount having thru and Walt Disney preparing one feature-length car- toon. Pictures iu the culling rooms total 61, luilli 371 having been pre- viewed us completed. Colombia Feature* Westerns .. David J.oew. ToUl Number Number o( Plx Com- promised pletcd 4» 25 22 II 2 I Now Stioot- J 64 37 Now Balance to III Be Placed Stories In CuUIn; Before ' Pre'para- Rooms Cameras tioa 4 9 2 3 7 4 • 1 1 7 17 7 Pictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'LAW OF THE PLAINS/ formerly titled HIDDEN TRAILS,' produced by Harry L. Decker; directed by Sam Nelson; screen play by Maurice Geraghiy. Cast: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Art Mix, Bob Nolan^ £d Le Saint, Jack Rockwell, George Chesebro, Dick Curtis, £d Cobb. THE SECRET OF TREASURE ISLAND' (serial), produced by Lou Weiss; directed by Elmei' Clifton; no writing credits as yet. Cast: Don Terry, Owen Gaze, Grant Withers, Hobart Boswortli, William Farnum, Walter Miller^ Charles Rosener, Stanley BIysloiie, P. J. Kelly, Colin Camp- bell, Warner Richmond. 'CRIME TAKES A HOLIDAY,' produced by Larry Darmour; directed by Lewis D. Collins; screen play by.Henry Altimus, Jefferson'Parker and Charles Logue; original story by Henry Altimus; photographed by James S. Brown, Jr. Cast; Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton, Douglas Dumbrille,' Williaih Pawley, Arthur Hohl, Thomas Jackson, Paul Fix, Harry Woods.. John Wray, George Anderson. 'WEST OF CHEYENNE/ formerly titled 'SWINGTIME IN THE SAD- DLE,' pi-oduced by Harry L. Decker for the Irving Briskin unit; directed by Sam Nelson; original screen play by Ed Earl Repp; photographed by Benjamin Kline. Cast: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith. Bob Nolan, Dick Curtis, Pat Brady, Ed Le Saint, Edmund Cobb, Art Mix, Ernie Adams, John Tyrrell, Jack Rockwell, George Chesebro,The Sons of the Pioneers. 'HIGHWAY PATROL/ formerly titled 'STATE PATROL,' produced by Wallace MacDonald for the Irving Briskin unit; directed by C. C. Coleman, Jr.; screen play by Robert Kent and Stuart Anthony;' story by Lambert Hillyer; photographed by Lucien Ballard. Cast: Robert Paige, Jacqueline Wells. Robert Middlemass, Arthur Loft, At Bridges, Eddie Foster, Ann Doran. George McKay, Eddie Laughton.' 'HOLIDAY/ produced by Everett Riskin; directed by George Cukor; screen play by Sidney Buchman and Donald Ogden Stewart from stage play by Philip Barry; photographed by Fi'anz Planer. Cast: Katharine Hepburn. Cary Grants Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres, Henry Kohler, Ann Doran, Mabel Colcord, Thomas Braidon. George Pauncefort, Maude Hume,-Horace Murphy. Aileen Carlyle, Hilda Plowright, Bennie Burt. 'VALLEY OF VIOLENCE/ produced by Larry Larmour; directed by Joseph Levering; original screen play by Nate Gatzert; photographed by James S. Brown, Jr. Cast: Jack Luderi. Joan Barclay, Dick Botillier, TufTy' (canine). Slim Whittaker, Marin Sais, Hal Taliaferro, Leon. Beau- inon. Colnmbia Plx Now. In'Production 'CITY SHADOWS/ formerly titled 'NO GREATER LOVE,' produced by Wallace MacDonald for tne Irving Briskin unit; directed by Al Rogell; screen play by Fred Niblo, Jr., and Lou Breslow; story by I. Bernstein; photographed by. Alan Seigler. Cast: Leo Carrillo, Edith Fellows, Frank Sheridan. Helen Jerome Eddy, Tommy Bond, Mary Gordon, Arthur Loft, Joseph King, Grace Goodall, George Humbert, Margaret Fielding, Minerva Urecal. 'ORPHANS OF THE LAW/ produced by Larry Darrtiour: directed by Lewis D. Collins; original story and screen play'by Gordon Rigby: photo- fraphed by James S. Brown, Jr. Cast: Jack Holt, Charlotte Wynters, rankle Darro, Bobby Jordon,. Tommy Bupp, Sheila Bromle.y. Ward Bond, Grant Mitchell, Joe Caits, Kent Rogers. Donald Haines. Robert Emmet Keane. Vernon Dent, Greta Granstedt, Guy Usher. Hal Bridge, John Wray. 'YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU,' produced and directed by Frank Capra: no writing credits as yet released. Cast; Jean Arthur, James Stew-, •rt, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold. Mischa Auer, Spring Byington, Ann Miller. Diib Taylor, Clarence H. Wilson. Mary Forbes, Donald Meek, Samuel S. Hinds, Halliwell Hobbes, Eddie Anderson, Lillian Yarbo. Grand National Total Pictures now in cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'KING OF THE SIERRAS/ Condor picture featuring three hor.<ies. Rex, Sheik and Thunder; Frank Gayass, associate producer; directed, by Arthur Rosson; original screen play by Scott Darling; photographed by Tom Gal- li'Jian. Cast: Frank Campeau, Wally Albright, Morgan Brown, Edward Peil. Billy Van Every. 'WHIRLWIND HORSEMAN/ formerly titled 'WHIRLWIND COWBOY/ produced by Max Alexander; directed b.y Bob Hill: original screen play by George Plympton; photographed by Walter Hiers. Cast: Ken Maynard, Joan Barclay, Billy Griffith, Joe Girard, Bob Fra/.ier, Bub Osborne, Wally West 'SIX-SHOO.TING SHERIFF/ formerly titled 'TRAILS WEST/ produced by Max Alexander; directed by Harry Fraser; original screen play by Harry Fraser: photographed by Walter Hiers. Cast: Ken Maynard, Ruth Jindlay, Glenn Strange, Dick Kramer, Ed Piel, Warner Richmond, Earl Dwire. 'RENFREW RIDES NORTH/ being oroduced by Criterion Pictures; a.isociata producer, Philip N. Kranse; directed by Al Herman: no writer credits as yet released; nhotographad bv Ira Morgan. Cast: James Newill. Terry Walker. Silver King (canine). Charles Kin?. Robert Fia7.er, Dick Alexander; alter McGrail, Juan Duval. Roger Williams, Richard Tucker, Robert Terry, Carl MalheWs, Bruce Warren. man, Guy Kibbee. Charle.^ Crapewin, Esther Muir, riscilla Lawson. Har- vey Clark, Herla Lind, Dorothy Vernon, Naomi Childers, Monty Wooley William Haade, Norman Willis, fre'ldie Graham, Gordon Cravalh, Mar- jorie Main, Claire-MacDowcll. THE TOY WIFE/ tormerly tilled 'MLLE. FROUFROU/ produced by Merian C. Cooper; directed by Richard Thorpe; screen play by Zoe Atkins from adaptation of a French drama by Henri Mellhoc and Ludovic Helcvy; photographed by Oliver Marsh. Cast: Luise Rainer, Melvyn Douglas. Rob- ert Young, H. B. Warner. Clarence Muse, Libby Taylor. Barbara O Ncill. Lillian Yarbo, Alma Kruger, Walter KingsCord, Leonard Penn. Margaret Irving, Clinton Rosemond, Esther Muir. Lew Payton, Alan Pearl, Mme. Sul-ten-wan, Myrtle Anderson. Gertrude Saunders, Cora Lang, Irene Allen. Violet McDonnell, Willa Pearl Curtis, Cornelius Bullard, Ted Collins, Jes- sie Clark, Ed Allen, George Reed, Albert Morin, Robert Spindoa. Edwin Van Sloan, Hal LeSeuer. Tom Rutherford. Douglas McPhail. George Doug- las, Natalie Carson. D'Arcy Corrigan, Jack Gardner, Eric Alexander, Jean Barry, Edith Craig, Rafaelo Oltiano, 'YELLOW JACK/ produced by Jack Cummings; directed by George iSeitz; scr-en play by Edward Chodorov; photographed by Lester White. Cast: Robert Montgomery, Virginia Bruce, Alan Curtis. Lewis Stone, Henry Hull, Buddy Ebsen. Sam Levene. Andy Devine, William Henry. Janet Beecher. Philip Terry, Stanley Ridges, C. Henry Gordon. Charles Coburn, Douglas McPhail, Henry O'Neill, Ben Taggart, Frank O Connor, Harry Strang. ^ .,. - ,. • j ^ 'HOLD THAT KISS/ produced by John W. Considine, Jr.; directed by Edwin L. Marin; original screen play by Stanley Rauh; photographed by George Folsey. Cast: Dennie O'Keefe. Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden. Frank Albertson, Charles Judels. George Barbier, Jack Norton. Jessie Ralph, Ruth Hussey. Phil Terry, Ben Ta.(;gart, Betty Floss Clary. Ray Turner; Eric Wilton. Leonard Carey, Betty Blylhc, Brent Sargent. Edward Brophy, Morgan Wallace, Joe E. Marks, Evelyn Beres- ford, Tom Rutherford, Forbes Murray, David Horsley. Metro Pictures Now In Production 'MARIE ANTOINETTE/ produced by Hunt Strorhberg; directed by W. S. Van Dyke; screen .play by Claudihe West, Ernest Vajda. Donald Ogden Stewart, based in part on book by Stefan Zweig; contributor to dialog, Talbot Jennings: photographed by William Daniels. Cast: Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, Robert Morley. Anita Louise, Gladys George, Melvyn Doug- las, Joseph Calleia, Cora Witherspoon, Shepherd Strudwicke, Barnett Parker, Tom Rutherford, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Stephenson, Ruth Hussey, Olaf Hytten, Ramsey Hills, Jack George, Erville Anderson, Duke Lee, Greta Granstedt. Ann Evers. Ocean Claypool, Claire Owen, Vernon Downing, Phillip Terry, Frank' Elliott. Tom Rutherford, Mimi Olvera, Frances Millen, Dorothy Christy, Guy Bates Post, Corbet Morris, Charles Irwin, Harry Davenport, Hall Cook, Edward Keane, Henry Daniell, Harry Semels, Henry Allen, Helene Millard, Dario Piazzo, Eulalie Jay. George Srnith, Frank Swales, Brodeiick Farrell, Mae Busch, Walter Walker, Art Dupris," Joan Mitchell. John Barrymore, Joseph Schildkraut. Albert Van Dekker," Anthony Warde, Lyons Wickland. George Houston, 'Slats' Wyrick. E. Mason Hopper. Mary Howard, Brent Sargent, Charles Waldron, Peter Bull, Esther Howard, Alma Krueger. George Meeker, Leonard Penn, Victor Kilian, John Burton. William Crowetl, John Merton. Moroni Olsen, Edward Keane. Guy D'Emery. Frank McGlynn, Jr., Inez Palaiige, Theodore Von Eltz, Carl Slockdale, Herbert Rawlinson, Ivan Simpson, Jack Smart. 'SHOPWORN ANGEL/ produced by Joseph Mankiewicz; directed by H. C. Potter; screen play by Waldo Salt; photographed by Joe Ruttenberg. Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Walter Pidgeon, Jack Hutchinson, Roger Moore, King Baggott. Jimmy Butler, Joe La Cava, Bill Baily, Art Howard, H. Allen, Priscilla Lawsori. Hudson Shotwell, Harry Tyler, George Chandler, Jack Hutchinson, Bill Fisher. Frances Stevens. Oscar Feyleur, Dick JPaxton, Harry Adams. Eugene Taylor, Hattie McDaniel, Jack Phipps, Harry Warren, Frank McGlynn, Jr., Dorothy Koster, Sam Leyene, Charley Grapewin, Ambrose Schindler, James Flavin. Edna Mae Jones, Edward Keane, Nat Pendleton, Julie Gibson, Robert Davis, Willard Sheldon, Iris Lee, Lee Ford, George Ovey, Arthur MuUette, Walter Taylor, George Lee, Jack Woodside. Art Howard, Ray Crane, Jack Sterling, Ross Murray. 'LORD JEFF,' produced by Frank Davis; directed by Sam Wood; screen play by Val Burton and Bradford Ropes; photographed by John Seitz. Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, Herbert Mundin, William Austin, Vernon Downing, Emma Dunn, Keith Kenneth, John Burton, Gale Sondergaard, Walter Tetley, Terry Kilbourne, Peter Lawford, Charles Coburn. Walter Kingsford. Matthew Boulton, Reggie Slreeter, Merwin Lucas, Billy McGuire, Harry DulT, John O'Day, Richard Lucas, Peter and Fred E.llis, Doris Lloyd, Evan Thpmas. 'GIVE AND TAKE/ produced by Sam Zimbalist: directed by Richard Thorpe; screen play by George Bruce. Harry Ruskin and George Oppen- heiitier; original story by George Bruce; photographed bjjr Oliver Marsh. Cast: Robert Taylor, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Morgan, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton, Edward Arnold. 'ONE WOMAN'S ANSWER/ formerly titled 'ENEMY TERRITORY/ pro- duced by Edward Chodorov; directed by Robert Sinclair; screen play by Edward Chodorov; story by Margaret Culkin Banning; photograiihed by Ray June. Cast: Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Marv Aslor, Janet Beecher, Juanita Quigley, Marjorie Rambeau, Leonard Penn. Lorraine MacLean, Morgan Wallace, George Ovey, Howard Hickman, Betty Ross Clarke, Libby Taylor, Jacques Vanaire, Zeffie Tilbury. Borsch t Belt (Continued from page 1) America calibre have also entered the picture. All hope to better con- ditions and up the talent antes. A Few Hangovers , Improvement, is general/but ther-i are still .some hangovers ot thij. era when a chambermaid had to double as singer; acts were on call to mix; and even the bus boy gut his ro- mance oir the arm via compulsory doubling. There are still those who come down from the mountains fur 'shopping' among agents; the shoe salesman who turns actor or soci director for the summer; and rela- tives as musidians, but Uris gag is growing less prominent. Salaries (always with room and board thrown n) remain low at some spots but ma- jority have been upped. Takes ran.ge from $6 weekly to as high as ^300 for ace social directors. Different types of shows last from one day to a week, depending on the size of the spot, and include musicals, dramatics '(sometimes stock' com- panies), scenic artist;;, dance direc- tors, writers, composers, acts, bands, films (frequently first run), girl lines, nghts and other exhi ition sport'' games. This does not include pro sport iiistructors and physical direc- tors. Spots usually woo name bands to augment visiting weekend. celebs (usually cuiTed) for prestige and al fresco appearances. •Hardly an act around New York today has not, at one time or another, during the past two or three years appeared somewhere on the resort circuit Many got their start there, but more use it as a means to com* fortabiy span the hot weather. Tha biz now employs so many people that some have taken to doubling WPA acts on their weekends 6IT. There is some talk of requesting leaves for WPA'ers-to help fill annual shortage. Among the burscht belt alumni are Henny Youngman, Arthur Tracy, Val Irving, Moss Hart, Harold J. Rome, George Bennett, Shcp Fields, Charles Friedrhan, Oshins and Lossy, Henry Tobias, Lou Saxon, Pat Mann, Bert Frohman, Frank and Milt Brittoii, Paul Mall, Buddy Walker. Jan Peerce, Bert Block, Allen Che.sler, Radi :Ramblcr.s, Katherine Locke an Sylvia Froos. Exploitalion (Continued from page 7) Monogram Metro Fe*ture« . Hal Roach. Number Number of Fix Com- promised pleted 4R ?.l 4 1 Now Shoot- in? Vow Balance to In Be Placed .Stories In Cutting Before Prepara- Rooms Camera.* tion 4 I'J 10 1 2 4 14 14 Total 52 2.< 3 5 Pictures now in the cutting rooms or av.-aiting previews are: 'SWISS MISS" (Hal Roach), produced by S. S. V.nn Kaiiren: rtirocli»d hy John G. Blvstone; original bv Jean Negiilesi-n and Chailp'! Rocer-:: .wreen play by Felix Adlcr, James G. P.'iiinll and Ghorley Mpl.ion: oholographed by Norbert Brndine and Art Lloyd. CmI: Stan Laurel. Oliver Hirdy, Dilla Lind, Waller Woolt King, Adia Ku^ncUod, Charles Judel.-i. Greta Meyer. 'THREE COMR.ADES/ produced by Herman J. Mankiewicz: directed by Fr-jnk Boizage; screen plav hy F. Scott Fil?','erjld and F. K. Paranioie, Jr.; original story by Erich Mai'ia Roniarque; nliolouraolied by Joseph Riillen- bt'rK. • fast: Robert Taylor, Margaret .Siillav.iii. Franchot Tone. Robert Yoon?. H"nrv Hull. Snencer C'harlor.!. CJeoi-v- OITcrmaii. Jr. .S-'jrah Pn'Ji1«'n. Roger Converse, Ferdinand Munier. Lioli'jl Atwill, Ueoi'^e Zucco, Matt OU- Now Balance lo In Be Placed .Slorle.« In Ciiltinir Before Prepara- Rooiii.i Camera! tlon X I 2 2 2 2 Picture! in the rotting room: •THE PHANTOM RANGKIl,' furincrly titled 'RIDIN' GENTS'; a.fsocialc producer, Maurice Conn; Uircclcd by bam Ncwilcid; original Svjreen play by Joseph. O'DoiinelI: pliolO'4raphrd by .lack (jrcciihalKli. Cjsl: Col. Tim McCoy, Suzanne Kaarcii, K'Ji l Hatkntt. John St. Polis, Charles King, John Merton, Harry Straniie. Slit-riy Tanspy, Dick Creamer, ToiU London, Bob McKerizie, Henry HoK'omb, Jack Hendricks. 'GUNSMOKE TRAIL/ associate producer,'^ Maurice Conn; directed by Sam NewHeld; screen play by Fred Nyton; original story by Robert Em- mett: photographed hy Jack Greenhalgh. Cast: Jack Randall, Louise Stanl(:y,-Ai St. John, John. Merton.. Ted Adams, Harry Strange, Kit Guard, Jack Ingram, A' Bridge.-i, Hal Price. 'PRIVATE NURSE,! produced by E. B. Derr; directed by Karl Brown; original screen play by Jack' Neville; photographed by Arthur Martinelli. Cast: Sally Blane. Lloyd Hughes.. John Arledge. J. Farrell MacDonald. Howard Hickman, Mayo Melhot. Clay Clement. Ralph Dunn. Gordon Hart, Robert Fiske. Ward Bond. Marv Lou Lender, Morgan Wallace, Oscar O'Shea, Kathryn Sheldon. Jack C. Smith, Mary McLaren. THE MARI>(KS. ARE HERE/ no producer credit; dircrtcd by Phil Rosen; original by Franklin Adrpon, Jr.; .screen play b.y. Scott Darling, Jack Knapp and J. Benton Cheney: pholograohed -by Gilbert Warrenlon. Cast: Gordon Oliver. June Travis, Guinn William.s-, Hay Walker. Billy Dooley. Ronnie Cosbey. I'at (jloa.son, Kdward Earic, Wade. B(>t(;lcr Douglas. (?arlct6n Youni^. Hoy Brc^nt. Richard Beach. Wally "Walker liam Clavier. .Foe McOuiiin. .Sy Shindoll. Jack Grant, Dutch Hadrian, Pecorri. Harry Scincl.i, .Janici B, Lcong. .monogram Pix Now in Production 'ROMANCE OF TIIE LIMBERLO.ST/ front ofTice production: dir-ch-ii by William Ni'^li: screen play by Marion Orlii from novel l)y Gene Slral- I'in Porter: ph-jt'igi-'iphed by Gilbcit arrenlon. (.'ast: J(!ari ParkiM-. Kric ] Linden. .lean O'lVviill. Bittty Blylhc. Kdward P.awloy. M-njorie Main. Ilol- ;lis Jewoll. (.if >rj,i: Chvolan'l, .Sarah f'adden, (Juy t/-;h(;r. Jack K'iniic'ly. j riarry llii vuy, June Pickrull. R. II. Palmer. Kilocn O'M-'iH^'y. (CiMlinucd on paye 21) Earl Wil- Joliii rectors of the larger companies for road jobs. Many of them have never been in a newspaper ofTice in their lives, and have never even written a line. Thny are willing to go out on the road for any salary. If the man in charge of that department, (o effect .savings, hires indiscrimi- nately and sends him out to rep- resent his company, by so doing he can work great harm to his ccnir- pany. These misfit exploitation men come lo a town, check in at the cheapest hotels,, and go about their duties in a manner that can reflect seriously on the good name of the company they represent. The ill-will of the manager of the theatre in which the picture is lo open, the newspaper ofTice he's trying lo woo, the adver- tising manager of the department sloms he wants to tie up, can all combine so that lie loaves behind a very bad reputation for llic com- pany he cime to represent. In New York there are at the out- side .'iO-40 rnen who are schooled in all the arts and the diplomatic wiles of good publicity men—men who have been newspaper men, can v/rite and are resourceful in emer- gency. They know their biisine'-.s and build up that good will for the company they represent, which is such a valuable asset to the pub- licity and exploitation departments. Time and again fhese men hnve encountered tremendous oppoiillrn in various cities they have born sent to cover, due to the stupidity of the tyros who hive prccdcd them. Immalurc, so-called exploi- tation men leave a trail of i>n- tagonisni that rcciuircs all llie llnes.se and tact of the experienced men to smoth out. But the scars ai'e left, and a smolderiir; resnhtin'>nt afiaiiist llir company slill nmains. Exploitation handled by the proncr inon who know their bu-iin(vs:<. v.''<o are rli|il(iinr>lir and I'.ictfiil, is thn lifc-hlorifl iif [ho picture game. But if the csploit-'ilion lu'ads in ch'iriia of ihi; hiriii'.; of those men .sacrifice; all llic.jo fiiialilics In save a fcv,' oxlr. dollars so necessary for onlnrtainin a crilic, or bu.ving n local newsnnn ■\ drink, Ihcy ch'inr'c losing a l')t of ,j )od will.