Variety (Aug 1938)

U VARIETY PICTURES WedDesdaiTt August 24, 1938 B'WAY PICTURE HOUSE MANAGERS OGLE TMAT Advance Production Chart A number of circuit and Times Square plqture house managers huddled Monday (22) night to look into ways and means qt forwarding the drive to bring cinema attaclies imder the Theatrical Managers. Agents and Treasurers union. TMAT headquarters denied that the confab was expressly for picture house managers but that it was a regular routine session of the legit division of the organization. Impression with N.. Y. film house managers is that any organizing by | TMAT will be confined exclusively to managerial pbsts, with: lATSE ap- parently having jurisdiction oyer ticket sellers, doormen and ushers. ■ Scheduled session of TMAT com- mittee of the whole, looking into by- laws, will not be held tonisht (Wednesday) because! report is not ready. Probably wiU be finished early In September. Picketing of the Astor theatre, on Broadway, and Loew's State build- ing, housing Loew's, Inc., and Metro-Goldwyn, probably will be re- sumed tomorrow ;(Thursday) by the Theatrical Managers, Agent.<i and Treasurers union if some action is not forthcoming from the current huddle with the circuit and picture oflicials. TMAT seeks, scale for a manager and two box office people ^because the house comes under' the legit classification. Loew's State building picketing Is! due to ite headquarters for Loew's and M-C; Col. Gets Release Of Buell!s 'Tiny Town' . , Hollywood, Aug. 23. Columbia is releasing 'Terror of Tiny Town,' the Jed Buell-Sol Lesser midget-east production. Picture beiars the (Columbia release seal, first official indication that the recent dickier in New York had jelled. 300G Blow for W HoUywood, Aug. 23. Budget on 'Suez* at 20th-Fox has been tilted another $300,000 for the Insertion of a tornado, which will add anothier 10 minutes to the run- ning time. Picture was: ready for the cutters last, week but Darryl: Zanuck or dered it back to.the cameras for the big blow. Trade Wina8» Blow Hollywood, Aug. 23. Walter Wanger's Trade Winds' got under way .at United Artists yester' day (Mon.). ' Fredrlc March and Joan Bennett , are in the top spots, with Ralph Bellamy heading the supporting cast Tay Garnett, - who. shot back- grounds for the picture on a 'round- the-world yacht' cruisei is producing and directing. Jlolivwood, Aug: 23. , Pfotluction ill studios slacJceiied slightly durinj? piist tiro-toeefc period, dropp-.Jio tuo to 36 facing the comerns, as oj Aug. 17, with number of' films \ in the cutting rooiis, nppcd fo 74 frorri 64 during preuious period ending Aug. 3. . So /or studios have delivered 482 picture.? against promise o/ 581, und 7ia«e 76/or 1938-39 Tclense either/aciiig.the cameras or cutting. Colombia Features .... Westerns David Loew, Number.Number Now 6t Vix Com- Slioat- l><'omised pleted In; 49. 31 1 . 22 13 1 2 , 2 • Now. Balance to . In Be Placed Stories In Cutting Before . Prepare-. RoDihs Caioeras : tion 5 1 4 4 3 4 0 • 1 DBOPPING THE 0 Hollywood, Aug. 23. Margaret SuUayan instead of Maureen O'SuUivan gets the fcmnm lead opposite Robert Montgomery in Metro's 'Shining Hour.' Frank Borzage will direct. British Film Bank (Continued itrom page 11). building the Queen Mary. That there may be more; than rumor in this is seen by the fact such a setup was visualized' by the original Moyne Commission, when, it submitted its report on which the present quota act is founded. In that report was foreseen the difficulty producers might have in touching coin, and recommendations was, therefore thrown out that a sponsored film bank might meet the bill. Some of the big insurance companies are uii derstood to be lending an car to the idea. Whether, too,, recent visit of Dr A. H. Gianninl may have cauised in any way such new development is also among current liiies of specula- tion. With Bank of Anierica chief reported interested in^ possible loans to British prodgcers, there might he; It Is thought, certain governmental anxiety as to whether or not aim of the Films Act was to bolster local production with.; American capital. Rather than that. It Is argued, United Kingdom admittedly is eager to di- rect a iiourishlng industry to\yards serving national prestige. ' .Total 64 46 2 9 4 9. Pictures how in the buttirig rooins or awaiting previews are: 'PH.INTOM GOLD,' formerly titled 'GOLD RUSH DATS,' produced by Larry Darmour; directed by Joseph Levering; original screen play by Nate Galzcrt;. photographed by James S. Brown. Jr. Cast: Jack Luden, Beth Marion, Barry Downing, Charles Whittakcr, Hal Taliaferro, Jaick Ihgrhin, "Tex Palmer, Bus Barton, Art Davis, Marian Saiis, Lafe . McKce.. Tufty (canine). ; , . . ■'. 'SOUTH OF ARIZONA,' formerly titled 'SINGING GUNS,' prbduced by Harry Decker for Irving Briskin unit; directed by Sam Nelson; original screen play by Bennett Cohen: photographed by Benjamin Kline. Cast; Charles Starrett Iris Meredith. Bob Nolan. Pat Brady, Dick Curtis. Thei Sons of the Pioneers, .Eddie Cobb. Art Mix, John Tyrriell, Robert.Fiske. ■ 'PIONEER TRAIL,' formerly titled 'VALLEY OF VIOLENCE,' piroduced by Larry Larmoiir; directed by Joseph Levering; original screen play by Nate Gatzert; photographed by James S.. Brown, jr. Cast: Jack Luden, Joan Barclay, Dick Botillier, 'Tuiffy' (canine). Slim Whittakcr, Marin Sais. Hal Taliaferro, Leon Beaiimon.; TOU CANT TAKE IT WITH TOU' (for 1938-39 release), produced and directed by Frank-Capra; original play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart; "screen play,by Robert Riskih; photographed by Joseph Walker. Cast: Jean. Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel .Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Spring Byington, Ann Miller, Dub Taylor, Clarence H. Wil- son. Mary Forbes, Donald Meek, Samuel S. Hinds, Halliwell Hobbes, Eddie Anderson, Lillian Yarbo. ' , 'THE LADT OBJECTS,' formerly titled 'LADY LAWYER,' produced by William Perlbisrg; directed by E^rl Kenton; screen play by Gladys Leh- man and Charles Kenyon; photographed by Alan Seigler. Cast: Lanny Ross, Gloria Stuart, Joan-Marsh, Roy Benson, Robert Pai ,. Arthur Loft, Pierre Watkin, Robert Fiske.' : ^ 'FLIGHT TO FAME,* formerly titled 'WINGS OF DOOM.' produced by Ralph ;Cohn for the Irving Briskin unit; directed by C. C. Coleman, Jr.; orieiiial .screen play by Michael Simmons; photographed by Lucien Bal- lard.- Cast; Jacqueline/Wells, Chairles Farrell, Alexander Dorsey, Fredr erick Burton,-Eddie Earle, Addison Richards, Charles D. Birown, Hugh Sothern. - "THE STRANGER FROM ARIZONA,' formerly titled- 'PHANTOM TRAIL,' Coronet Pictures ^production for dblumbia; associate producer, Monroe Shail; directed by. Elmer Clifton; original .screen play by Monroe ShafT; photographed by Elddie Linden. Cast: Buck Jones, Dorothy Fay SouthwoEth, Roy Barcrbft, Bob Terry, Hank Worden, Hank. Mann, Horace Murphy, Ralph Peters, Dot Farley, Joe Girard, Walter Merrill, Lon Reibe. 'JUVENILE COURT* (for: 1938-39 release), produced by Irving Briskin; associate producer, Ralph Cohn; directed by D. Ross Lederrhan; original, story , by Robert E. Keiit and Henry Taylor; photographed by Benjamin Kline;. Cast: Paiil Kelhr, Rita'Hay worth, Firankie Dairro, David Gorcey, Hally Chester, Don La "rourre, Dick Selzer, Allan Ramsey, Johnny Tyrrell, Dick Curtis, tiCe Shumway,. Joe D. Stephani. 'GIRLS' SCHOOL,' formerly titled 'FINISHING SCHOOL,' produced: by Sam Marx; directed by John Brahm; -original and screen play by Tess Schlesinger; photographed by Franz Planer. , Cast:. Anne Shirley. Nan Grey; Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Tallichet, Doris Kenyon, Noah, Beery, Jr., Cecil. Cunningham, Franklin Pangborn, Marjorie Ford, Marjorie Dean, Marjorie Reynolds, Dorothy Moore, Joan Tree. 'NOT FOR GLORY* (for 1638-39 release), produced by Larry Darmour; directed by Lewis D. Collins; original screen play by Gordon Rigby; photo- fraphed by. James Brown, Jr. Cast: Jack Holt, Beverly Roberts, Noah leery, Jr, John Qualen, Helen Jerome Eddy, Arthur Aylsworth, Charles Middleton, Barbara Pepper, Harry Woods, Vic Potel, Claire Du Brey. 'HOMTCIDE BUREAU' (for 1938-39 release); associate producer. Jack Fier; directed by C. C. Coleman, Jr.; no writing credits, released as yet; photographed by Lucien Ballard. Cast: Bruce Cabot, Rita Hayworth, Rbbertfaige, Marc Lawrence. Ed Fetherston,. Richard Fiske, Jane Morgan/ IVEST OF THE SANTA FE' (for 1938-39 release)' executive producer, Irving Briskin; directed by Sam. Nelson; screen play by Beniiett Cohen; photographed by Allen Siegler. Cast: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Sons of the Pioneers, Bob Nolan, Hank Bell, Buck Connor, Dick Curtis, Hal Taliaferro, Eddie Cobb. . Colambla Fix Naw'In Production 'THOROUGHBREDS,' produced by Ralph Cohn for the Irving Brislcin iinit; directed by D. Ross Ledermah; screen play-by Michael Simmons; photographed by Henry Freulich. Cast: Edith Fellows. Cliff Edwards, Jacqueline Wells. Richard Fiske, Robert Paige, Helen Brown, Virginia Howell, Charles Waldron. 'EARLY ARIZONA* (for 1938-39), produced by Larry Darmour;.directed by Joseph Levering; original screen play by Nate Getzert; photographed by James S. Brown, Jr. Cast: Gordon Elliott, Dorothy Gulliver, Harry Wood.s, Franklin Farnum, Frank Ellis, Art Davis, Charles King, Edward Cassidy, Jack Ingram, Charles Whittakcr, Bud Osburne, Lester Dore, Symoha Boniface, Buzz Barton, Tom London, Dick Durrell, Oscar Gahan, Jess Cavan, Margaret Fealy, Frank Ball, Arthur Millette, Kit Guard, Florence Dudley, Cy Shindell, Clyde Burns. Grand National Feature!) WCKtcrns Number Number . of Pix Com- Pronllsed pleted . 43 IS '22 6 Now -Balance to Now in - Be Placed Stories In Shoot- CuttlnK Before Prepara- Ine Rooms Cameras tlon 1 2 23 5 0 3 12 2 Total . 6S Z4 1 5 35 7 Pictures now in cutting rccms.or awaiting previews are: 'ROLLIN' PLAINS,' produced by Ed FJnney; directed by Al Herman; original screen play by Edmund Kel.so; photographed by Francis Corbey. Cast: Tex Ritter, Harriet Bennett, Snub Pollard,- Hobart Bbsworth, Erme Adams, Charles King,, Lynton Brent, Horace Murphy. Karl Hackelt, Ed Ca!!.<iidy. ; _. THE UTAH TRAIL,'produced by Edward Finney; irected by Al Her- man; screen play by Edmond Kelso, from original story by Lindsley Par- sons and Edmond Kelso; photographed by Francis Goibey. Cast: Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy. Snub Pollard, Adele Pearce, Karl Hackett, Charles Kingi Edward Cassidy, David O'Brien, Dub Osborne, Lynton Brent, Rudy Sooter. ■ ; 'SHADOWS OVER CHINA,' Fine Arts production for Grand National release: produced and directed by Charles Lamontj original screen, play by Joseph Hoffman; photographed by .Arthur Martinelli. Cast: Janies Dunn, Linda Gray, Robert Barrat Ralph Morgan, Edward Wood.s,. Paul Sutton, Edward Mordant, Edward Keane, Billy Bevans, William Haade, Richard Lop. Victor Young. 'THE frontiersman:,* Fine Airts production for Grand National re- lease; produced by Maurice C6nn; directed by Sam Newflild; screen play by. Frances Giiihan;. photographed by Jack Greehhalgh. Cast: George Houston, Beth Marion, Al St John, Alden Chase,^ Dave O'Brien, Walter Bryoh, Kit Guard, Dorothy Fay, Jack Ingram, Frank LaRue, Slim Whit- taker, Ken Duncan. 'MURDER ON SUNSET BOULEVARD,' George Hirlinian production; produced, by Sam Goslbw; directed by Louis Gasnicr; screen play by Arthur Hoerl and Paul Franklin, from original story by Harold Joyce; photographed by Mack Stengler. Cast: Sally Rand,^ther Muir, Vince Barnett, Katheriiie -Sugar' Kane, Reed Hadley, IDennis Moore, Lona Andre, Henry King and his orchestra, George Douglas, Paul Sutton, Frank O'Con- nor, Harry Brbdell. .- Grand National Pix Now In Production 'CIPHER ■BUREAU;' Fine Arts production, for Clrand Niitional release;^ produced by Franklyh Warner; directed by Charles Xamont; original story by Monroe Shaft; screen play by Arthur Hoerl. Cast: Joan Wood- bury, Leon Ames, Charlotte. Wynters, Don Dillaway, Gustav van Seyllerr titz, Tennen Hbltz. . Metro Features .. Ha! Roach., Nnmber Nomber of PIx Com- promised pleted , 48 39 3 3 Now Balance to Now In' Be Placed Stories In Shoot- Cattinc Before Prepara- . inc Booms Canieras tlbh 3 5 4 7 • e 0 4 U Total 51 42 3 5 4 Pldtures now in-the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'TOO HOT TO HANDLE' (for 1938-39 season), produced by Lawrence Weihgarten; directed by Jack Conway; original story by Lawrence Stall- ings; screen play by Stallings and Leonard Hammond; photographed by Hal Rossoh. Cast: Clark Gable. Myrna toy. Walter Pidgeon. Leo Carrillo, Walter Connblly, Marjorie Main, Betty Ross Clarke, Peter Lynn, Aileen Pringle, Patsy O'Connor, Virginia Weidler, Johnny Hihes, Henry Kohler, Willie Fung, Lily Mui. THE GREAT WALTZ' (for 1938-^9 season), produced by Bernard Hyman; directed by Julien Duvivier; no writing credits released as yet; Rhbtographed by Joseph Riittenberg; Cast: Luise Rainer. Feirnand Gravet; liliza Korjus, Hugh Herbert, Lionel- Atwill. Miniia Gombell, George- Houston, Herman Bing, Bert Roach. Christian Rub. 'BOYS TOWN,' produced- by John Considlhe, Jr.; directed by Norman. Taurog; original screen play by John Meehan; photographed by Sid Wagr ner. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney. Andy- and Jimniie Cane. Bob Watson, Frankie Thomas, Jackie Morrow, Henry Hull, Gene Reynolds, Sidney Miller. Jimniy; Butler. Donald Barry. ' _ 'SWEETHEARTS' (In Technicolor for 193iS-39 season), produced by Hi£nt Stromberg; directed by W. S. Van Dyke; screen play by Alan Campbell and Dorothy Parker; photographed by Oliver Marsh. Cast: Jeanette, Mac- Donald, Nelson Eddy, Mischa Auer, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger. Herman Binj;, Minna Gbmbel, Gene and Kathleen Lockhart, Raymond Walburn,. Lucille Watson, Florence Rice. Reginald Gardiner, Allyn Joslyn, Fay Holden,. Olin Howland. Terry Kilburn. Betty JayneS, Douglas McPhail. THREE LOVES HAS NANCY, :produced by Norman Krasha; directed by Richard -Thbrpe; no writing credits released as. yet; photographed by. William Daniels. Cast: Robert Montgomerjr, Janet Gaynor, Franchot Tone, Cora Witherspbon, Reginald. Owen, Claire Dodd. Guy Kibbee, Fay Holden. ■/■: ~ Metro PIx Now in Production . 'STABLEMATES' (for 1938-39), produced by Harry Rapf: directed by Sam Wood;, ho writing credits released as yet;' photographed, by John Seitz. Cast: Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Arthur Hohl,.-Minor Watson, Clifl Nazarro, Margaret Hamilton. 'LISTEN, DARLING,' produced by Jack Cunimings; directed by Edward Marin;-original story by Katharine Brush. Cast: Freddiie Bartholomew, Jiidy Garland, Mary Astor, Walter Pidgeon; Scotty Beckett,' Gene Lock- hart, Alan Hale, Barhett Parker.' . TACATION FROM LOVE,' produced by John Consldihe; directed by George Fitzmaurice; no writing credits released as yet; photographed by George Flbsey. Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Roger Converse, Kenneth Stevens, James Blain, Andrew Tombes, Arthur Loft, Frank Mor- gan;, Monogram Featares Westerns .. Number Number of Pis Com- promised pleted 26 26 16 15 Now Sbaot- -•. Now Balance d In Be Placed Stories In Cnttlns Before Prepara- Rosms Cameras Hop 3 , • 2 2 0 2 ToUI 41 • S • 4 Pictures in the cutting room; 'BAREFOOT BOY' (for 1938-39 season), produced by E. B. Derr; directed by Karl Brown; screen play by John T. Neville; photographed by Gilbert Warrenton. Cast: Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jone.s, Claire Windsor, Ralph Morgan, Marilyn Knowlden, Matty Fain. Frank Puglia, Edward Pawley, John Morris, Bradley Metcalfe. George Cleveland- 'UNDER THE BIG TOP,' formerly titled THE CIRCUS GOMES TO TOWN' (for 1938-39 season), produced by W. T. Lackey; directed by Karl Brown; original screen play by Marion ;Orth; photographed by Gilbert Warrenton. Cast: Anne Nagel, Marjorie Main, Jack La Rue, Herbert Rawllnson, Betty Compsoii, George Cleveland. 'MEXICALI KID,' piroduced by Robert Tansey; directed by Wallace Fox; original screen play by Robert Emmett; plibtographed by Bert Longenecker. Cast: Jack Randall, Eleanore Stewart, Wesley Barry, Baron William yon Brincken, Ed Cassidy, Bud Osborne, Ernie Adams, Glenn Strange. Lafe McKee. . •WANTED BY POLICE' (for 1938-39), produced by Lindsley Parson.^; directed by Howard Brethcrton; screen play by Wellyn Totman from original story by Don Mullaly and Rcnaud Hoffman; photographed by Bert Longenecker. Cast: Frankie Darro, Evalyn Knapp, Robert Kent, ^»^V"'.:^i E'''o«-.„Thelma WJiite, Willy CostellS jUlph Peters, Wilbur Mack, Walter Merrill. : .'STARLIGHT OVER TEXAS'" (for 1938-39),- produced by .Edward Fin- w^?' C^^'i^^'^Herman; original screen play by John Rathmell; phbto- l«^Pili ^ ^"nc's Corby. ^ Cast: Tex Hitter, Carmen La Roux, Snub v}}.tl^i nif*,'^* Murphy, Salvatore Damino, Martin Garralaga, Karl Hackelt, Charles King. : Paramount Stodlo Harry Sherman.. Emannel Cohen'. B. P; Schulberg, Number Number of PIx Com- promised pleted 39 39 3 3 Now Balance to Now in Be Placed Stories In Sboot- Cotttng Before Prepara- Ing Rooms Cameras tion 8 « e 0 • 0 « 0 • Total .. ....... 57 , 57 « i» 0 • Pictures now in cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: >u'^5'*j'?™..)^l?*°^\.V^7*'=''"'«=<>lo'"-^°'' 1938-39 season), oroduced and alllx^A We»man; screen play by Robert Carson; photo- graphed by W. Howard freene. Cast: Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland,