Variety (Aug 1938)

Wednesday* August 10, 1938 PICTUjElkS VARIETY 21 jidvance Production Chart . (Continued from page 19) Allan Dwan; screen play by JuUen Josephson and Phillip Dunne; original. C» Sam Duncan; photographed by Peverell Marley. Cast; Loretta Young, Tvrone Power, Annabella, Henty Stephenson, Thomas Beck, Sidney Black- iner J. Edward Bromberg, Joseph Schildkraut, Sig Rumann, Leon Ames, Paftela Ottiano, Maurice Moscovich, Nigel Bruce. •WHILE NEW YOBK SLEEPS' (for 1638-39 season), produced by Sol M. Wurtzel; directed by H. Bruce Humberstone; no writing credits rtleased as yet; photographed by Edward Cronjager. Cast; Michael; Whalen, Chick Chandler, Jean Rogers, Joan Woodbury, June Gale, Marc tawrence, William Demarest, Edward Gargan, Minor Watson,, Harold Huber, Cliff Clark. , <BOAD DEMON/ Second in. Sports Series «br 1938-39 season), produced bv Jerry Hoffman; directed by Otto Brower; original screen play by Rob- ert Ellis and Helen Logan; photographed by Edward Snyder. Cast: Henry Arthur, Joan Valerie, Henry Armetta, Thomas Beck, Inez Palange, Johnny Plrrone. Bill Robinson* Loh Chancy, Jr.; Edward Marr, Murray Alper. •FIVE 6f A KIND' (for i938r39 season), associate jproducer* Kenneth Macgowan; dirwted by- Herbert I. Leeds; no Aivriting credits released as vet' photographed by Daniel B. Clark. Cast:'Dionne . Quintuplets, Jean Hersholt, Claire Trevor, Inez Courtney, Cesar Romero, Slini Summerville, John Qualeh, Henry Wilcpxon, John Russell, Jane Darwell, Joan Valerie. •JUST ABOUND THE CORNEB' (foi: 1938-39 season), produced by David Hempstead; directed by Irving Cummings; screen play by J. P. ' McEvoy and Ethel Hill; original story by Kenneth Earle and Howard Smith; songs by Walter Bullock and Harold Spina; photographed by Arthur Miller. Cast: Shirley Temple, Joan: Davis, Bill Robinson, Charles Farrell, Bert Lahr. C^drge wrbier, Franklin Pangborn,. Bennie Bartlett, Amanda ■ Duff. ■■ . 20th-Fox Fix Now In ProdacUon •BOLD THAT CO-ED' (for 1938-39 season), produced by David Hemp- stead; directed by George Marshall; no writing credits released yet; no ptiotography assignment.' Cast: Marjorie Weaver, George Murphy, John Bartyihore, Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Ruth Terry, Johnny Downs, Paul Hurst, Billy Benedict, Donald Meek, Paul McVey. •SUBMAbInE PATBOL,' formerly titled 'WOODEN ANCHOBS,' forr nierly titled 'SPLINTEB FLEEV (for 1938-39 season), produced by Gene Markey; directed by John Ford; no writing credits released as yet; photo- graphed by Arthur Millet. Cast: Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, George iBancroft, Slim Summerville. Douglas Fowley, Joan Valerie, Preston Foster, John Carradine, Warren Hymer, Elish^ Cook, Jr., Ward Bond, Maxie Bosenbloom, Harry Strang, Riiss Clark, Charles Tannan, Dick Hogan. 'SHABPSHOOTEBS' (Brst Camera Daredevils series) (for 1938-39 sea- son), produced by Sol M. Wurtzel; directed by James Tinlihg; screen play by Ronert Ellis and Helen Logan; photographed by Barney McGill. Cast: Brian Donlevy, Wally Vernon, Lynn Barl, C. Henry Gordon, Douglas Dumbrllle, Sidney Blackmer. •BT THE DAWN'S EABLT LIGHT' (for 1938-39 season), produced by Edward Kaufman; directed by Gregory Ratoff; original by Gene Markey; photographed by Karl Freuhd. Caist: Warner Baxter, Alice Faye, Charles Winninger, Kfeye Luke, Arthur Treacher, Willie Fung, Doris Lloyd, Leonid Snegoff. ■ " United Artists Rocky Mt Exhibs' Cod?. Denver, Aug. 9. The annual picnic and golf tourna- ment of the Rocky Mountain Screen club has been , set back to AUg. 25, with the sp6t still Eddie Ott's . place and the Evergreen golf course at Evergreen, Colo., 40 miles froni Den- ver. Golf, bridge and a baseball game will be the principal sports, be- sides other gatncs. , The' convention of tlie Theatre Ownefs and . Managers of the Rocky Mountain region has been chianged to Aug, 24, to be in Denver, A. P. Archer, president, presiding. 10 Majors Called Unfair (Continued from page 7) tween said persons aiid said 20th- Fox Film Corp., for the reason that any attempt on the part of said National Labor Relations Board, or any Individual agency designated-by it to interfere with, modify or other- wise affect the rights of said 20th- Fbx Film Corp. under said contracts, or any of them, constitutes, the tak- ing of the .property of said 20th-Fox Film Corp. without due'process of . Samnel Goldwya... Alexander KordA., Sclnlek .Walter Wanger.... CkftpUn .....>...I London Films.... Total i. Nnmber Number oii.Pix Com- Promised pleted 5 6 6 4 5 3 8 5 1 • , 6, 6 si 24 Now Balance to , Now . in Be Placed Stories In Shoot- Cattins Before Prepara- Ins Booms Cameras tlon 1 .3 "■ 0 2 • 4 0 5 • 1 • • • 1 1 "7 15 ' flctures in the cutting room or awaiting pteviews are: ■ THE TbDNG IN HEABT,' produced by David O. Selznick; directed by Richard Wallace; screen play by .Paul Osborne and Charles Bennett from' novel by I.A.R. Wylie, The Gay Banditti'; photographed by Leon Shamroy. Cast Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks. Jr., Paulette Goddard, Roland Young, Billle Burke, Richard Carlson, Minnie. Dupree, Margaret Early, Charles Halton; Lya Lys, Eily Malyon, Heniy Stephenson,, Tom Ricketts. THEBE GOES-MT HEABT* (for 1938-39 season); produced by Hal BoBch; associate producer,'Milton H. Breh; directed by Norman McLeod; original screen play by Eddie Moran and Jack Jevne; photographed by Norbert Brodine. Cast: Fredric March, Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly, Alan , Mowbray, Nancy Carroll, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Lake, Adia Kuznit- xofl, Mary Field, Pat Gleason, Greta Grandstedt, Moroni Dlseh, Kenneth Harlan, Eugene Pallette, Etienne Girardo^ Irvine Pichel, William Davidson. United Artists PIx Now In Production 'LADT AND THE COWBOY' (for 1938-39 season), produced by Sainuel Goldwyn; directed by H. C; Potter; screen play by Sam Behrman from an original by Leo McCarey and Frank R. Adams; photographed by Gregg Toland. Cast: Gary (Sooper, Merle Oberon, David Niven. Thomas Mitchell, Walter Brennan, Patsy Kelly, Mabel Todd, Fuzzy Knight Uniyersal Now Balance to . Number Nnmber Now in Be Placed Stories in of Fix Com- Shoot- Cutting Before Prepara- Promised pleted ing Booms Cameras tlon Total ............ 5« 43 4 4 4 !• Pictures In the cutting rpoms or awaiting previews: 'FLAiwiNG FRONTIEBS' (serial) (for 1938-39 season), produced by Henry MacRae; directed by Ray Taylor and Alan James; screen play by wyndham Gittens. George H. Plymton, Basil Dickey and Paul Perez, from Peter B. Kyne's The Tie That Binds'; photographed by Jerry Ash. Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Eleanor Hansen, Charles Middleton, Eddy Waller, James Blaine, Horace Murphy, Roy Barcroft, Ralph Bowman, John Ruther- ford, Ed Cassidy, William Royle, Charles King, Karl Hackett,, Charles Stevens, Chief Thunder Cloud, Ralph Bowman, Michael Slade, Jim Farley, Jim Corey, Pat O'Brien. Bob Woodward, George Plues, Jack Saunders. Frank Straubringer. .. •BED BABRY' (serial) (for 1938-39 season), produced by^arney Sarecky; directed by Ford Beebe and Alan James; screen play by Ford Beebe, Norman Hall, Ray Trampe; photographed by Jerry Ash. Cast: Larry (Buster) Crabbe. Frances Robinson, Edna Sedgwick. /BOAD TO BENO' (for 1938-39 season), produced by E. Grainger; directed by S. Sylvan Simon; screen play by Roy Chanslor and Adele Comandini, from novel by I. A, R. Wylie; photbgra.phed, by George Robin- soit Xast: Randolph Scott, Hope Hampton, Helen Broderick, Glenda Far- rel..Alan Marshall, David Oliver, Lita Chevret, 'FBESHMAN YEAR' (for 1938-39 season), produced .by George Bllson; olrected by Frank McDonald; original story by F. Maury Grossman and £nQmas Ahca'rn; screen play by Charles Grayson; photographed by Elwood Cast: Dixie Dunbar, Ernest Truex. Raymond Parker, Constance. Bredell Moore, William Lundigan, Tommy Wonder, istaniey Hoiiiss. . Universal Fix Now In Production •THAT CERTAIN; AGE/ produced by Joe Pasternak; directed by Edward i^Udwig; original story by F. Hugh Herbert; screen play by Bruce Manning, ^narles Brackett and Billy Wilder; photographed by Joe Valentme. b^ast: Deanna Durbin, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, John, Holliday, Melvyn , "ouglas, Jackie Searle, J.uanita Quigley, Addison Richards. . TOUTH TAiSES A FLING' (for 1938-39 season), produced by Joe Past- ernak; directed by Archie Mayo; original by Phil Epstein: screen play by '*vles Connolly; photographed by Rudolph Mate. Cast; Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds, Dorothea Kent; Frank Jenks. Granville Bates; Oscar O'Shea, George Offerman, Jr., Frank ScuUy, Eddie August, Isabel Jeans. THE COMET,', produced by Max H. Golden; directed by Otis Garrett; screen play by Betty Laidlaw and Robert Lively: photographed by Stanley Cortez. Cast: William Gargan* Joy Hodges, Andy Devine, Ruth Donnelly, Florence Roberts; UNTITLED Bob Baker western (for 1938-39 release), produced by Trem Carr; directed by George Waggner;; screen play, by Joseph West; photo- graphed by Gus-Peterson. Cast: Bob Baker, Hal Taliaferro, Marjbrie Reynolds, Forest Taylor, Glenn Strange, Jack Rockwell. ' Warners Total ... Number Number of Fix Com- promised pleted ' 60 56 Now Shoot- ing 9 Now Balance to In Be Placed Stories In Cutting Before Prepara- Booms Cameras tlon 9 ;0 .18 Pictures In the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: •SECBETS OF AN ACTRESS,^ formerly titled 'WOMAN HABIT,' for- merly titled 'LOVELY LADY,' produced by David Lewis; directed by Wil- liam-Keighley; original screen .play by Rowland Leigh, Milton Krims and Julius. Epstein; photographed by Sid Hickox. Cast: Kay Francis, George Brent, Ian Hunter, (Jioria Dickson, .Isabel Jeaiis, Dennie Moore; Gloria Blondell. Rbsella Towne,'John-Ridgeley. Penny. Singleton, Larry Willlanis, SeUner Jackson, Herbert Ra'wlinson, Emmet. Vogan, James B. Carson, Grace Hayle, Marion Alden, Paule'tte Evan^,' Eddie Graham, Stuart Holme's,' Jack Goodrich, Arthur Hotiseman', Jack Mower, Olaf Hytten, John^Harron. 'BACKET BUSTEBS,' produced by Sam Bischoff; directed by .Lloyd Ba-^ con; screen play by Warren Duff and Robert Rossen; original story by Rob- ert Rossen and Leonardo Bercovici; photographed by Arthur Edeson, Cast:' George Brent, Cloria. Dickson, Humphrey Bogart, Allen Jenkins, Oscar O'Shea, Robert Sjtrange, Jack Mower, Cliff Seium, Vera Lewis, Penny Singleton, Walter Abel, Joseph Downing. THE SISTEBS,' produced by David tiewls; directed by Ahatole Lltvak: no writing credits released yet for adaptation of novel by-Myron Brinig; photographed, .by Tony Gaudio. Cast: Bette Davis, Anita .Louise,. Jane Bryan, Errol Flynn, Harry Travers, Beulah Bohdi, Henry Davenport. 'DEVIL'S ISLAND,' formerly titled 'BETUBN OF DB. X/ produced by Bryan Foy; directed by William Clemens; no writing credits released as yet; photographed by George Barnes. Cast; Boris Karloff, Leonard Mudie, Frank Reicher, James Stephens, Pedro De Cordoba, Nat Carr, Toiti Wilson, Sidney Bracy, Stuart Holmes, Dino Corradb, John Harmbn. 'GIBLS ON PBOBATION,' produced by Bryan Foy; directed by Williani McGann; original screen play by Crane Wilbur; photographed, by Arthur Todd. Cast: Jane Bryati, Sheila. Bromley, Susan Hay ward,. Ronald. Reagan, Anthony Averill, James NolaUi Larry 'Williams, Arthur Hoyt, Elizabeth Risdoh,~Esther Dale, Sig Rumanm 'HOT HEIBESS,' formerly titled 'HEAD OVEB HEELS,' produced by Sam Bischoff;'directed by Ray 'Enright; no writing credits released yet; photographed by Charles'Rbsher. Cast: -Dick Powell, Olivia De Havilland, Allen Jenkins, Charles Winninger, Isable Jeans,.Bonita Granville, Melville Cooper, Patric Kno.wles, Peiiny Singleton. •yALLEY OF THE GIANTS' (in Technicolor), produced by Lou Edel- ihan; directed by William Keighley; screen play, by Seton I. Miller';, from novel by Peter B. Kyne; photographed by Sol Polito; AUan.'Davey in charge of Technicolor. Cast: Wayne Morris,-Cla'irie Trevor. Charles Blckford, Jack LaRUe, John Litel, Frank McHugh. Donald Crisp, .Russell Simpson, Dick Purcell, William Haade. Cy Kendall, Nat Carr, Wade Boteler. Helen Mac- Kella'r, .Sol GroSs, Don Turner, Tom. Wilson,: Cliff Sauni, William Pawley, Frederick Burton, Pierre ^Watkins, Herbert Rawlinson, Trevor Bardette, Paul Panzer, Jack Mower, George Chandler, Frank Dafien, Don Barclay, Spencer Charters, Ben Hendricks. , 'UNLAWFUL,'produced by Bryan Foy; directed by Lew Seller: screen ?lay by George Bricker; photographed by Sid Hickox. Cast: Kay Francis, ames . Stephenson, Humphrey. Bojgart, John Eldredge, Jessie Btisleigh, Harles Foy, Joe Develinj Jenny'Singleton. • , 'BROADWAY MUSKETEERS,' formerly titled THREE GIRLS ON BROADWAY.Vproduced by Bryan Foy; directed by John Farrell; no writer credits released as yet; photographed by Williarn O'Connell. Cast: Marga- ret Lindsay, Marie Wilson, Ann Sheridan, Ian. Hunter, Richard Bond, Janet Kay Chapman, Anthony Averillj Larry Williams, Nat Carr, Gordon Hart, Myra Marsh, Dudley Dickerson^ William Gould, John Hiestahd, Ralph Sah- ford. Wen Niles, Hal Craig. Warners Fix Nbw In Production •BROTHER RAT,' produced by Robert Lord; directed by William Keigh- ley; screen play by Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay from the play by John Monks, Jr, and Fred Finkelhoffe; photographed by Ernie Hallor, Cast: Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Jane Wyman, Johnny 'Scats' Davis, Henry O'Neill, Ronald Reagan, Jessie Busley, Louise Beavers, William Tracey, Edward Albert, Gordon Oliver. .'ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES,' produced by Sam Bischoff; directed by Michael Gurtiz; original story by Roland Brown; photographed by Sol Polito. Cast: James Cagney, Pat (5'Brien, Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bb- gart, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey.. Bernard Punsley, Gabriel Dell. Huntz Hall. • 'WINGS OF THE NAVY,' produced by Lou Edolman; directed by Lloyd Bacon; no writing credits released as yet; photographed by Arthur Edeson. Ciast: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John Payne, Frank McHugh. John Ridgeley, Henry O'Neill, John Litel, Regis Toomey, Donald Briggs, Max Hoffman, Jr.; John Gallaudet. 'BLACKWELLS ISLAND,' produced by Bryan Foy; directed, by William McGann; original screen play by Crane Wilbur and Dave Marcus; photo- graphed by Sid Hickox. Cast: John Garileld, Rosemary Lane, Morgan Conway, Peggy Shannon, Dick Purcell, Lottie Williams, Stanley Field.s, Charley Foy, Norman Willis, Granville Bates, Raymond Barley, Jimmy O'Gatty. Wade Boteler; William Davidson, Walter Young. 'HEART OF THE NORTH' (in Technicolor), produced by Bryan Foy; directed by Lewis Seller; screen clay by Robert Rossen, Vincent Sherman and Lee Katz frojm novel by William Byron Mowery; photographed by L. William. G'Cpnnell. Cast: Dick Foran,. Margaret Lindslcy, Gloria Dick- sort, Janet Chapman,. Patrlc Knowles, Allen Jenkins, James Stephenson, Alec Harford, Russell Simpson, - Gordon Hart, Pedro de Cordoba, Jack Mower. John Harroh, Anthony Averill, J. Crawthers. 'CURTAIN CALL,', produced by Bryan Foy; directed by John Farrow; screen, play by Mark Hellinger froni macazine story by Faith Baldwin; photographed by .James Wong Howe. Cast: Kay Francis, Ian Hunter. Janet Chapman. Melville Cooper, Donald Crisp, John Lite), Ian Keith. TORCHY GETS HER MAN,' formerly titled 'TORCHY FINDS OUT,' produced by Bryan Foy:. directed by William Beaudihc; no writing credits released-as yet; photographed by Arthur Todd. Cast; Glenda Farrell^ Bar4bn MacLane. Tom Kennedy, Willard Robin.son. George Gould. ■ 'GOING PLACES,', produced by Barney Glazer; directed by Rav En- right; no Writing credits relea.sed as yet; nholographed by Arthur Todd! Cast: Dick Powell, Anita Louise, Allen Jenkins, Walter Catlett, Minna Gombell. Thursto'ii Hall, Hal Huber. •'DAWN PATROL,' produced by Robert Lord; directed by .Edmund 1 Goulding: no writing credits released as yet; Cast; Errol Flynh~. Melville | Cooper, Basil Rathbone, Rodin Rathbone, David Niven, Barry Fitzgerald,; James Stephenson, Michael Brooke, Stuart Hall, Norton Lowater. ■ ' law and in violation of the fiilli! amendment of the constitution of the United States, That the duties of motion picture director and assistant iirectors and unit managers are i diverse and of such a different and distinct- nature that .no unit consisting of motibn picture directors, , together with as- sistant motion, picture directors and Unit managers; is an appropriate unit for collective bargaining, either within the meaning and intent of the National Labor Relations Act oie otherwise.', ' J. P. McGpwan has -been named executive secretary of the Screen Directors Guild to .succeed. Herrick . Herxick, who -resigned because' of ill health. McGovi^an ha^ been a director for 28 years. . ; Early SP Fpid .Seen Resignatiori of James Kevin Mc- Guinhess, founder-member of Screen Playwrights, Inc., With announce- ment-that he intended to. apply for membership in Screen Writers Guild, is expected to lead to' an early fold of SP. John Lee, Mahin, SP prexy, and other tops have been trying to hold the organization together, bUt many members are "expected to fol- low McGuinness. McGuinriess sent the following, let- ter of resignation tb MahIn: *tly Dear. John; , . 'I resign herefrom Screen Play- wrights,-Inc. My. . resignatipn to take effect immediately. - . 'Thus, I am back With my own peov pic—some of whom I cordially dis- like,'but I feel better foir it. I hope they do. 'In, all sincerity, - , . ■■ ■■ 'James Kevin McGuinness.' : .McGulhncss explairied that hei had talked 'the situation over Avith Dud- ley Nichols, president of the SWG} before the latter started, east on, va- cation, and that he had tried tp bring the Playwrights around to his "way of thinking but had been outvoted on ,a prpppsal to join the SP in a body. He declared the members of both organizations are writers and, that they shbuld get. together. McGuinness said He had promised! to be with the Guild if they did cer- tain things and' that, these had.been, done. He said there was no need 'ta keep 'thumbing your hpse' at , the sitiiatibn, and that the twp, groups 'should merge Intp, one^ The SP has been swamped recent-; ly Vitb requests tp arbitrate tilts be- tween writers over , screen play credits. This confusion resulted: from refusal of the Academy of Mo- tion Picture Arts & Sciences to en- tertain complaints from writers and delay by the NLRB iii certifying the SWG as bargaining representative. Settlie Screen Credits Tiff between Virginia Van Upp and Jack Mbffit over screen credit for Paramount's 'You and Me' was dcr.. cided in favor of 'Van Upp. In an- other Paramount production, 'Escape from Yesterday,' committee decided that Mbffit and Ferdinand were en- titled to joint credit for screen play and original story.' SP committee also ruled/that Jphn Mcchah and Dore Schary were en- titled to joint screen play credit for Metro's 'Bpystbwn.' Ktore than 50 members of the SWG attended 'first session of Guild ex- ecutive board thrown open tP rank and file membeirship. Similar meetings will be held ence each montii. At these huddles members are permitted to submit recom- tnendations to the bpai'd, and if the :board deems them sufficiently im- portant they ore placed on the agenda for ' the next general mem- bership meeting. If .the recom- mendations are turned down the member still has the privilege of presenting them personally from the floor at the next general session. Maurice Rapf has been appointed chairman-of the Guild bulletin com- mittee. Financial report was read show- ing the Guild has repaid more than $2,000 to the Authors Leayue of America^ Artists Managers Expand Plans for expansion of Artists Managers Guild have been disclosed with annpuncbmciit that five agen-. eies have been" invited to affJliale. - Those to whom invitations have l;een sent are Music Corp. of America, Leo Morri.son, Stanley Bdrgerman. Nat Goldstone and H. N. .Swanson. Mike I.evec, prexy oMhc AMG, ."iaid pl.ins for a constructive lci;islative pro- gr.nm will be mapped out.at a meeting to be called fiisl of next month. Local'4'? of. Mu.sicians Union has been ordered out of the Open Door, Vine .<;trcct- nilcry. Management was roportod 10 days in arrears on pay- off.