Variety (Sep 1938)

Wednesday September 7, 1938 PICTURES VARIETY 15 (Continued from page 3) Advance Production Chart -mounting to $50,000, was airmailed SI Wright, trustee of GN. dur- ing the past week following a tele- phone conversation in which Wright Stated he would airmail Hammons a certified copy of the court's approval of the deal accepted on the Coast. . Production plans and Setup will follow discussion on the initial year's program- and subsequent ■ considera- tion of various proposals made, i - eluding from various producers with money who desire releasing outlet arrangements with GN. These pro- ducers would partly or wholly finance their own production. In other cases GN may. finance pro- ducers who it would bri into the organl tion. Louis Jackson, of London, who Is interested in getting into the GN ' icture, may become Identified with c new Hammoiis- enterprise. Pro- posal of Jackson and associ , un- der considerat on by Hammons, but with no known developments to date, is reported to involve the or- ganization Of' a $500.00 distributing company in England for the release pf GN and ether product in: that territory. Understanding is that Hammons and assoclater would have 50% control of such a company, while Jackson and nis people would have the other 50%. Hammons, un- der the proposal reported, would be chairman of the board ' Jackson is said to have stro-g banking connec- tions in England. The sales setup of GN also remains tentative except that Alperson, as y.p. of the new GN, will head distri- bution in- that post. "Skirball may figure in a sales connection or on the. producing side, as well as in control of shorts, both as to production and distribution, depending on the execu- tive lineup created' by Hammons. Skirball has long been associated with Hammons, having moved into the Hammons camp when latter ac- quired World-Wide, of which' Skir- ball was sales head. He is presently associated with his brother, William Skirball, in the much-discussed 'Birth of a Baby.' $1,500,000 Bankroll to Start A complete roster' of officers of the new. company will follow incorpora- tion, with Hammons expected to set a meeting for that purpose within two ■' weeks after papers have been signed. New company is being incorporated at $5,440,000. Hammons puts in $440,- 000 as a starter and judges, roughly, that there will be about $1,500,000 to work on at this time. Hammons owns the studio which GN, when formed two years ago, took over oh the Coast. Majority ot the features will be turned out there, with possibly five or six. to be made at the Eastern Service Studios, As- ton , L; I., where under plans all of the shorts product will be made. Educational assumed all assets of GN in acquiring the company under 77B. These include various con tracts and' numerous . stories owned by GN, but as to contracts only those which have been made within the past two months. Additionally, Ham mons .owns several stories, which, together with those on the GN shelves, will probably be . included in the initial (1938-39) season's output. Promises made jot 581 'pictures during 1937-38 releasing season were well met by studios, which, ■■with the exception, of Grand National, delivered all but 37. QN's failure, to deliver was due to reorganization .troubles, but studio turned.out nearly half of the 65 features announced. During 1938-39 season studios have promised total of 502: features, eluding Westerns, and as of Aug. 31, have already put 122 of total number required before the cameras. Of this figure 37 are currently in work, 62 cutting, and 23 previewed, leaving 380 to shoot be/ore season closes one year hence. ; 20th-Fox came through with 57- promised; Warners, turned out its promised GO; and Monogram delivered the 42 features announced. RKO,fell short two of the 5.1 promised; Columbia was short one of iO feature commitment, and still needs eight westerns to round out -required 22; Metro was short four out of 51, while United Artists needed eight,to total.32 as announced. Universal still has seven to go for total of 50; Republic also needs seven more to complete its 52, but as its new season docs not get under way until latter part of September full quota should be delivered.. Grand National, currently completing details of takeover by Educational for fonnation of New Grand National Films, has not yet announced number of features for 1938-39 and is dropped from the chart until details are forthcoming'. (Table wider each studio contains figures for 1938-39 season.) Columbia Features Westerns Serials Now Shoot- Ins 0 1 1 Now Balance to in. Be Placed Stories In Cutting Before Prepara- -Bobms Camer tloo 3 35 35 2 13 13 0 3 3 Dummy Jazzes (Continjed from page 1) successful that the Mayor thought the idea could be enlarged upon. He figured out the local merchants would stand a tap for the necessary dough to bring big screen and radio names here, and corralled the Festi- val Assn. and Chamber of Commerce for aid. The two groups jumped at a chance to'stimulate conditions for its members by drawing prospective customers into the St. Louis trade area arid - quickly obtained pledges totalling $75,000. About $30,000 was to have been earmarked for the stage talent, and the rest to tooters, rent of the auditorium, promotion ex- penses, advertising, etc: The plan was making swell Progress until two representatives of the Chamber trekked to Chicago to sew tip Bergen, et al., for the p.a.'s. When they learned that usic Corp. couldn't deliver they were not inter- ested; in the other -talent. Now the mayor, the Festival Assn. and the Chamber are debatlrig whether to confine the celebration to the street dancing and songfest. °r toss the whole idea into the basket. 60 2 2 5 51 in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are; 'PHANTOM GOLD,' formerly titled 'GOLD RUSH DAYS,' produced by Larry Darmour; directed by Joseph Levering; original screen, play by Nate Gatzert; photographed by James S. Brown, Jr. Cast- Jack Luden, Beth Marion, Barry Downing, Charles Whittaker, Hal Taliaferro, Jack 1 Ingram, Tex Palmer, Bus Barton, Art Davis, Marian Sais. Lafe cKee. Tiiffy (canine), .'SOUTH OF ARIZONA,' formerly titled 'SINGING GUNS,' produced by Harry Decker for Irving Briskih 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. The Sons of the Pioneers. .Eddie Cobb. Art Mix. John Tyrrell. Robert Fiske. '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 .'Keriyon. Noah Beery, Jr., Cecil Cunningham, Franklin Pangborn, Marjorie Ford, Marjorie Deari, Marjorie Reynolds. Dorothy Moore, Joan Tree.- _■ •THE LADY OBJECTS,' formerly titled 'LADY LAWYER,' produced by William Perlberg; directed by Earl Kenton; screen play , by Gladys Leh- man, and Charles Kenyon; photographed by Alan Seigler. Cast: Lanny Rossi. Gloria Stuart. Joan Marsh, Roy Benson, Robert Paige, 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.; original screen play' by Michael: Simmons; photographed: by Lucien Bal- lard. Cast: Jacqueline Wells, Charles FarrelL Alexander Dorsey, Fred- erick Burton, Eddie Earle. Addison Richards, Charles D. Brown, Hugh Sothern. THE STRANGER FROM ARIZONA,' formerly titled 'PHANTOM TRAIL,' Coronet Pictures production for Columbia;'associate producer, Monroe Shaft; directed by Elmer Clifton; original screen play by Monroe Shaft; photographed - by Eddie . Linden. Cast: Buck . Jones, Dorothy Fay Southworth, Roy Barcroft, Bob Terry, Hank Worden, Hank Mann, Horace Murphy, Ralph.Peters. Dot Farley, Joe Girard, Walter Merrill, Lon Reibe. THOROUGHBREDS,' produced by Ralph Cohn for the Irving'Briskin unit; directed- by D. Ross Lederman: 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 Woods, Franklin Farrium, Frank Ellis, Art Davis, Charles King, Edward Cassidy, Jack Ingram, Charles: Whittaker, Bud Osburne, Lester Dore, Symona 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, 'JUVENILE COURT* (for 1938-39 release), produced by Irving Briskin; associate producer. Ralph.Cohn; directed by D. Ross Lederman; briginsl story by Robert E. Kent and Henry Taylor; photographed by Benjamin Kline. Cast: Paul Kelly, Rita Hay worth, Frankie Darro, David Gorcey, Hally Chester, Don La Tourre, Dick Selzer, Allan Ramsey, Johnny Tyrrell, Dick Curtis, Lee Shumway, Joe D. Stephani. •NOT FOR GLORY- (for 1938r39 release), produced by Larry Darmour; directed by Lewis D. Collins: original screen play by Gordon Rigby; photo- graphed by James Brown, Jr. Cast: Jack Holt, Beverly Roberts. Noah Beery, Jr, John Qualen, Helen Jerome Eddy, Arthur Aylsworth. Charles Middleton, Barbara Pepper,-Harry Woods, Vic Potel, Claire Du Brey. •HOMICIDE 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, Robert Paige. Marc Lawrence,,Ed Fetherston, Richard. Fiske. Jane Morgan. •WEST OF THE SANTA FE' (for 1938-39 release); executive producer, Irving Briskin; directed, by Sam Nelson; screen play by'..Bennett Cohen; photographed by Allen Siegler Cast:: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Sons of the: Pioneers, Bob Nolan, Hank Bell, Buck Connor, ick Curtis, Hal Taliaferro, Eddie Cobb. Columbia Fix Now In Production •CALL OF THE TRAIL* (for 1938-39), produced by Harry Decker for the Irving Briskin unit; directed by Sam Nelson; screen play by Charles Francis Royal: photographed by Lucien Ballard.' Cast: Charles Starrett, Ann Doran, Hal Taliaferro, Dick. Curtis, Bob Nolan, John Tyrrell, Fred Burns. •' •THE SPIDER.' serial (for. 1938t39), produced by Jack Fier for the Irving Briskih unit; co-directed by Ray Taylor and James Horrie; screen play by Robert' Kent, George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Marty .Ramson; photographed by Allen Siegler. Cast: Warren Hull, Iris Meredith, Richard Fiske, Gloria Blohdell, Ann Doran. Marc Lawrence, Johnny Tyrrell, Ken- neth Duncan.. Beatrice Curtis, Charles Wilson. •SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE' (for .1937-38), produced by onroe Shaft"; directed by Elmer Clifton; photographed-by Eddie Linden. Cast: Buck Jones. Dorothy Fay, Kenneth Harlan, Don Douglas, Joe Whitehead, Matty Kemp.. Joe Baird, Bob Kortman. Jack Ingram, Jack Hendricks, Loren Reide. Hyman: directed by Julien Duvivier; ho writing credits released as yet; photographed by Joseph Ruttenberg. Cast: Luise Rainer. Fernand Gravet, Miliza Korjus. Hugh Herbert, Lionel Atwill. Minna Gombell, George Houston, Herman Bing. Bert Roach,: Christian Rub. 'SWEETHEARTS' (In Technicolor for 1938 39 season), produced by Hunt Stromberg; directed by W. S. Van Dyke; screen play .by Alan Campbell and Dorothy Parker; photographed by Oliydi Marsh. Cast: Jcunette Mac- Donald, Nelson Eddy. Mischa Auer. Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger. Herman Bing, Minna Gombel, Gene and Kathleen Lockhart, Raymond Walburn, Lucille Watson, Florence Rice. Reginald Gardiner. Allyn Joslyn, Fay Holden. Olin Howland, Terry Kilburn, Betty Jaynes; Douglas McPhail. etro Fix Now in Production •STABLEMATES' (for 1938-39), produced by Harry Rapf: directed by Sam 1 Wood; no writing credits released as yet; photographed by John Seitz. Cast: Wallace Beery. Mickey Rooney, Arthur Hohl. Minor Watson, Cliff Nazarro, Margaret Hamilton. •LISTEN, DARLING,' produced by Jack Curhmlngs; directed by Edward Marin: original story by Katharine Brush. Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Judy Garland, Mary ..Asfor, Walter Pidgcon, Scotty Beckett, Gene Lock- hart, Alan Hale, Barnett Parker. 'VACATION FROM LOVE,' produced by John Considine; directed by George'Fitzmaurice; no writing credits released as yet; photographed by George Flosey. Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Roger Converse, Kenneth StevehSj James. Blain, Andrew Tombes. Arthur Loft, Frank Mor- gan. THE SHINING HOUR' (for 1938-39), produced by Joseph Mankiewicz; directed by Frank Borzage; screen play, by Ogden Nash from play by Keith Winters; photographed by George Folsey. Cast: Joan Crawford* MaTgaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas. Metro Features ... Selznlck-Int'l Total Number Number of Plx Com-, Promised pitted 50 1 1 0 51 1 Now Balance to In Be Placed Stories In Cutting Before Prepara- Rootns Cameras tion 3 44 44 0 1 1 ictures now in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 'TOO HOT TO HANDLE' (for 1938-39 season), produced by Lawrence Weingarten; directed by Jack Co.nway; -original 'story 'by Lawrence .Stall- inev screen play by Stallings and Leonard Hammond; photographed by HalRosson. Cast: Clark Gable. Myrna Lny. Walter Pidueon, . Leo Carrillo. Walter Connolly. Marjorie Main, etty Ross Clarke Peter Lynn. Aileen Pririgle Patsv O'Connor, Virgi ' idler, Johnny Hincs, Henry Kohler, Willie Fung. Lily M'*:. •• > THE GREAT WALT2' Monogram Features Wester Total . Number Number of Fix Com- promised pleted 26 0 18 M Now Balance to In Be Placed Stories li Catting Before Prepara- Robdis Cameras tlnp 3 22 22 1 14 14 36 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 Warrentbn. Cast: Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, 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 COMES 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 Rawlinson,; Betty, Cbmpson, George: Cleveland. - •WANTED BY POLICE* (for 1938-39), produced by Llndsley Parsons; directed by Howard Bretherton; screen play by Wellyn Totmah from original story by Don Mullaly and Renaud Hoffman; photographed by Bert Longenecker. Cast: Frankie Darro, Evalyh. Knapp, Robert Kent^ Matty. Fain, Lillian Elliott, Thelma White, Willy Costello, Ralph Peters* Wilbur Mack, Walter Merrill. •STARLIGHT OVER TEXAS' - (for 1938-39), produced by Edward Fin- ney; directed by Al Herman; original screen play by John Rathmell; photo- graphed by Francis Corby. Cast: Tex Hitter, Carmen La Roux, Snub Pollard, ■ Horace Murphy, Salvatore Damino, Martin Garralaga, Karl Hackett, Charles King. Monogram Plx Now In Production •MR. WONG, DETECTIVE,' produced by Scott R. Dunlap; supervised by William T. Lackey; directed by William Nigh; screen play by Houston Branch from magazine story by Hugh Wiley: photographed by Harry Neumann, Cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers. Evelyn Brent, Maxine Jen- nings, Lucien Prlval, John St Polis, William Gould, Hooper. Atchley, John Hamilton, Lee Tong' Foo. •WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM,' produced by Edward Finney; directed by Al Herman; original screen play by Robert Emmett; photographed by Francis Corbey. Cast: Tex Hitter, Dorothy Short, John Merton, Horace Murphy, Peewee Pollard. Richard Alexander, Karl Hackett, Charles King, Jr M Dave O'Bri , Bob Terry, Ed Cassidy, Ernie Adams, Bob McKenzie, Denver Dixon, ise Massey and the Westerners. Paramount studio ...:. Harry Sher Total Pictures now in cutting rooms or awaiting previ •MEN WITH WINGS' (in.Technicolor—for 1938-39 season), produced and directed by William Wellmah; semen play by Robert Carsbri; photo- graphed by W. Howard /"reeric. . Cast: Fred MacMurray. Ray Milland, Louise Campbc , Andy Dcvine. Edjjar Kennedy, Walter Abel, Porter Hall, Gene Reynolds, Cheryl Walker, Billy Cook, Dorothy Tcnnant,-James Burke, Virginia Weidler, Harvey Stephens, Helen Dickson, Lillian West, Grace Gobdall. Kitty Kelly, Lynne Overman. Donald O'Connor, pilots—Paul Mantz, Tex Rankin, Frank Clarke, Dick Rinaldi, Robbie Robinson. Frank Tomick; Herb White, Jerry Phillips. Ace Br.unguiner, Jerry Andrews, Howard Batt', Ray Crawford, Dick Randall.-Bob Blair, Cubby Gordon. Jim Barwick, Walter Quinton; Stanley Hicks. Jonathan Hale., Joe Whitehead, Pat West. Frank Mills, Art Rowlands. Ralph McCullough. David Newell. Charles'Hamilton, Eddie Dunn, Ronnie Rondell. Edward Earle. John T. Murray. Dell Henderson, rClaire Dii Brcy.- Willy Morris. Billy Blctcher, Syr! Saylbr, Lu Miller, Gary Owen, Bobby Tracey, James Burtis,. Paul Krueger. Al Hill. George Chandler. Lee Phelps. THE MYSTERIOUS. RIDER* (for 1938-39 sgasnn) produced by. Har Sherman; directed by Leslie Selandcr: screen play, by Maurice Gerhaghty from story by Zane Grey; photographed by Russell Harlan: Cast: Douglas Dumbrille. Sidney Toler, Wcldon Heybiirn, Charlotte Fields. Monte Blue. Bob Kortman, Mabel Colcord. - Stanley Andrews, Robert Fiske- Glenn Strange, Leo McMahon. Ed Brady. Dick Alexander. Earl Dwire, Jack Rockwell, Ben Corbet, Charles Murphy. TOUCHDOWN, IRMY' (for 1938-39 season), produced, by the Harold Hurley unit; directed by Kurt Neumann; original story and screen play by Lloyd Corrigan and Erwin Gelsey: photocraphed by Victor ilner. Cast: John Howard, Robert Cummings. Mary Carlisle, Owen Dav'a. Jr., Belinj -Baker; --Minor Watson, Raymond Hatton, William Frawley, Hamilton Me- (Contlhuod on pa«c 17)