Variety (Dec 1938)

WcdnesJay, December 14, 1938 PICTURES VARIETY 23 Advance Production Chart (Coninuted from page 21) Republic Now Balance to in Be Placed Stories in Cutting Before Frepara- Booms Cameras tlon 38 38 Number Number Now of Plx Com- Shoot , . Promise! pleted iiir Total 59 15 1 a Pictures in the cutting rdoms or awaiting oreviews* -ORPHANS OF THE STREET,' formerly titled STRONGHEART • nro- Schlom; directed by Irving Pichel; originS screen Slav by Earl Felton; photographed by Ernest Miller. Cast: Tommy R?an Robert Livingston, June Storey, Ace (canine), Harry DavenSSt JaS ^"i:]^^'„^^^P^.^°^San, Sidney Blackmer, Victor KiUian •ittYS'liiuiOLS MISS X,'.produced by Herman JSchTom; directed by Gus Mems; screen play by Olive Cooper from original idea bf George W ?h c^' f^^nXr^W^T^'^^f^ Miller Cast: Mifehael Whalen. ffiJ^Hart; Vr^X -^in^J^^ n.S?.K^^'^^^^'iJj'.°"^^y' Douglas, Mabel Todd Briggs ^^°"^»=' Dorothy Tree, Eddie Acuflf, Pierre Watkin, Harlan 'SHINE ON HARVEST MOON,' produced by Charles E. Ford; directed screen play by Jack Natteford; photographed by William Nobles. Cast: Roy Rogers, Mary Hart, William Farnum, Lulu Belle and Scotty, Chester Gunnels, Stanley Andrews, Jack Rockwell. Pat Henning. Frank Jaquet, Joe Whitehead. ^FEDERAL MAN HUNT,' produced by' Armand Schaefer; directed by Nick Gnndc: original by Sam Fuller and William Lively; screen play by Maxwell Shane; photographed by Ernest Miller. Cast: Robert Living- ston, June Travis, Ben Welden, Horace MacMahon, Gene Morgan, Marga- ?vl^tf^!?S' 5^^^^®^^^"°"'. Sybil Harris, John Gallaudet, Jerry - Tucker, Matt McHugh, Frank Conklin. " c.r^**iS?c™^^ THOROUGHBREDS, formerly titled 'KENTUCKY SWEEP- &1AKE5, produced by Armand Schaefer; directed'by Sidney Salkow; screen play by Wellyn Totman; additional dialog by Franklyn Coen; original story by Clarence E. Marks and Robert Wyler; photographed by Jack Marta. Cast: Ralph Byrd, Mary Carlisle, Robert Allen, George Hayes, Marvm^Stephens, Charles Wilson, Kenne Duncan, Victor Kilian. Eddie Brian, Robert Warwic •. l&cpublic Plx Now in Production 'PRIDE OF THE NAVY,' produced by Herman Schlom; directed by Charles Lamont; screen play by Ben Markson and Sol Elkins; original by James Webb and Joseph Hoffman; photographed by Jack Mal'ta. Cast: James Dunn, Rochelle Hudson, Gordon Oliver, Horace MacMahon^. Gordon Jones, ■ Charlotte Wynters, Joseph Crehan, Charles Trowbridge, Harry Anderson, Roy Brent, Henry Phillips Schuler, Clark Morgan, Field Norton. 20th Century-Fox Now Balance to in Be Placed Stories in Guttinff Before Prepara- Booms Cameras tion 9 21 21 Number Number Now of Pix Com- Shoot- Promised pleted in; Total - 55 22 3 Pictures ih the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are 'GIRL FROM BROOKLYN/ formerly titled 'BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT* (for 1938-39 season), produced by Edward Kaufman; directed by Gregory Ratoff; original by Gene Markey; photographed by Karl Freund. Cast: .Warner Baxter; Alice Faye, Charles Winninger, Keye Luke, Arthur Treacher, Willie Fung. Doris Lloyd, Leonid Snegoff. •THE LITTLE PRINCESS' (in Technicolor), produced by Gene Markey; dirfected by Walter Lang; screen play by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris; based on novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett;: photographed by "Arthur Miller; Technicolor photography by William Skall. Cast: Shirley Temple, •Richafd Greene, Anita Louise, Ian-Hunter, Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher, Mary Nash, Sybil Jason, Miles Mander, Marcia Mae Jones, Deidre Gale, Ira Stevens. •TAIL SPIN,' produced by Harry Joe Brown; directed by Roy Del Ruth; original screen play by Frank Wead; photographed by John Mescall. Cast: Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Nancy Kelly, Joan Davis, Charles Farrell, Jane Wyman, Kane Richmond, Wally Vernon, Joan Valerie, Robert Low- ery, Edward Norrls, J. Anthony Hughes, Jack Pennick, Warren Hymer. •THE THREE MUSKETEERS/ produced by Raymond Griffith; directed by Allan Dwan; music and lyrics by Sid Ktiller, Ray Golden, Walter Bul- lock and Samuel Pokrass; screen play by M. M. Musselman, Wm. A. Drake and Sam Hellman; special Ritz Brothers material by. Sid Kuller and Ray Golden; photographed by Peverell Marley. Cast; Ritz Brothers, Don Ameche, Gloria Stuart, Pauline Moore, Binnie Barnes, Joseph Schild- kraut, John Carradine, John King, Lionel Atwill, Douglass Dumbrille, Miles Mander. Russell Hicks 'JESSE JAMES' (for 1938-39, In Technicolor), produced by Nunnally Johnson; directed by Henry King; original screen play by Nunnally John- son; photographed by George Barnes. Cast; Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Walter Brennan, John Carradine, J. Edward Bromberg, Brian Donlevy. Douglas Fowley, Jane Darwell, Donald Meek, Ernest Whitman. •KENTUCKY' (in Technicolor), produced by Gene Mai'key; directed by David Butler; screen play by Lamar Trotti and John Taintor Foote; from novel, 'Look of Eagles,' by John Taintor; photographed by Ernest Palmer. Cast: Loretta Young, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan, Ralph Morgan, Wilfard Robinson, Douglas Dumbrille, James West, Charles Waldron, Karen Morley, Ward Robinson, Moroni Olsen. • ~ •WIPE, HUSBAND AND FRIEND.' produced by Nuijnally Johnson; di- rected by Gregory Ratoff; ho wriljlng credits released; photographed, by Erttest Palmer. Cast: Loretta Young, Watnet Baxter, Binnie" Barnes, George. Barbier, Eugene Pallette, Franklin Pangborn, J. Edward Brom- berg, Helen'Westley, Ruth Terry. Harry Rosenthal, Edward Cooper, lya Stewart. Alice Armand. Dorothy Dearing. Kay Griffith, Helen Ericson. •CHASING DANGER/ formerly'titled •DANGEROUS CARGO/ pro- duced by,Sol M. Wurtzel; directed liy Ricardo Cortez; no ;^^q:iting credits released; photographed by Virgil Miller. ' Cast: Pr6st6n Fostrt:. Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon, Joan Woodbury, Harold Huber,. Jody Gil- bert, •CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU/ produced by John Stone; directed by H. Bruce Humbcrstone; no, writing credits Released; photographed by Charles Clarke. Cast: Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Eddie Collins, Claire Dodd, George Zucco, Robert Barrat, Marc Lawrence, Richard Lane; J6hn King, Sen Yung. . 20th-Fox Pix Now in Production •WINNER .TAKE ALL/ produced by Jerry Hoffman: directed by Otto Brow6r;- no writing credits released; photographed- by Edward Cronjager. Cast; Tony B/Iartin, Gloria .Stuart, Slim Summerville, Henry Armetta, Rob- ert Allen, Johnny Pirrone, Jr. •MB. MOTO IN PORTO RICO/ produced by Sol Wurtzel: directed by Herbert Leeds; no writing credits released; photographed by Lucian Androit. ■ Cast: Peter Lorre, Amanda Duff, Jean Hevsholt. Leon Ames, Robert Lowery, Warren Hymer, Richard Lane, Paul Harvey, Charles D. Brown. ■I 'JONES FAMILY IN HOLLYWOOD/ associate producer, John Stone; directed by Mai St. Clair; no- writing credits released; photographed by EdWard Snvder. Cast: Jed Prouty, George Ernest, June Carlson, Spring Byington, Florence Roberts, Kenneth Howell, June Gale, Billy Mahdn, Marvin Ste'pTiens, Matt McHugh, William Tracey. United Artists Now Balance to Number Number Now in Be Placed Stories in of Pix Com- Shoot- Cuttine Before Prenara- Promlsed pleted in; Rooms Cameras lion Samuel Goldwyn.. 4 1 10 2 . 2 Selznlck 2 1 0 1 » 0 Walter Wander... g • 1 1 6 6 Chaplin ? • • * 1 J Roach 8 1 i 1 5 5 London Films 5 2 • C 3 3 Edward Small 5 1 1 « * V. " Total 33 ~6 ~* 3 20 ? 20 * Pictures in the cutting room or awatting previews are: , , . • ^ • •TRADE WINDS.' produced by Walter Wanger: directed by Tay Gar- nett; screen play by Dorothy Parker. Alan Campbell and Frank R. Adams from original story by Tay Garnett: photographed by Rudolph Mate, Cast: Fredric March, Joan Bennett, Ralph Bellamy, Ann Sothern. Alan Baxter, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Patricia Farr, Wilma Francis, Kay Linaker, Dorothy Tree, Phyllis Barry, Walter Bryon, Wilson Benge, Harry Paine, Hooper Atchley, Franklin Parker, Lee Phelps, John Webb Dillion, Dick Rush. Mrs. Sojin, Gloria Youngblood. Ethelreda .Leopold, Marie DeForest, Earl Wallace, Princess Luana.' Pa ilita Arbivu, Iko Magara, Suzanne Kaaren, Lotus Liu. Robert Elliott, Sidney Blackmer.' •TOPPER TAKES A TRIP.' produced by Milton H. Bren for Hal Roach; directed by Norman Z. McLeod; screen play hy Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran rrom the Thome Smith novel; photographed by Norbert Brodine. Cast! Constance Bennett. Roland Young. Billie Burke. Alan Mowbray, Verriee Teasdale. Alexander D'Arcy, Frartltlin Pangborn, Leon Belasco. Irving Pichel. •MADE FOR; EACH OTHER/ produced by David O. Selznick; directed by John Cromwell; screen play by Jo Swerling; photographed by Leon Shamroy, Cast: Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Lucile Watson. Donald Briggs. Charles Coburn. Arthur Hoyt. Ruth Weston, Nella Walker. Harland Briggs, Mickey Rentschler, Esther Dale, Edwin Maxwell, TuUy Marshall. United Artists Pix Now in Production •STAGECOACH/ produced by Walter Wanger; directed by John Ford; screen play by Dudley Nichols from story by Ernest Haycox; photo- graphed by Bert Glennon. Cast: Claire Trevor, John Wayne,- Andy Devme, George Bancroft, John Carradine, Donald Mack, Louise Piatt, Tim Holt, Thomas Mitchell, Berton Churchill, Florence Lake, Chris Martin, Francis Ford,. Yakima Canutt, Nora Cecil, Paul McVey, Elvira Rios, Cor- nelius Keefe, Jack Pennick, Lou Mason, Berenda. Fowler; Chief Big Tree, Harry .Tenbrook. Kent OdcU, Marga Ann Daighton, Lloyd Ford. •IT'S SPRING AGAIN,' produced for Hal Roach by" A. Edward Suther- land; based on story, 'Zenobia's Infidelity,' by H. C. Bunner; photographed by Karl Struss. Cast: Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Alice Brady, Billie Burke, Jean Parker, June Lang, James Ellison, Stepin Fetchit, Hattie McDaniel, . J. Farrell MacDonald. •WUTHERING HEIGHTS/ produced , by Samuel Goldwyn;' directed by William Wyler; from novel..by Emily Bronte; photographed by Greg Toland.' Cast: Merle Oberon. Laurence Olivier, Hugh Williams, Flora Robson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Leo G- Carroll, David Niven, Donald .Crisp. •KING OF THE TURF,' produced by Edward Small; directed by Alfred E. Green; screen play by CJeorge Bruce; photographed by Robert Planck. Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Roger Daniel. Alan Dinehart, Tom Hanlon, Oscar O'Shea, Snowflakes. Cliff Nazarro. Smoky Saunters, Charles Borel, George McKay, Harold Huber, William Demarest. Universal Total Number Number Now of Pix Com- Shoot- Promised pleted ine 48 22 3 Now Balance to in Be Placed Stories In Cutting Before Prepara- Booms Cameras tion 7 16 16 Pictures in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews: 'GAMBLING SHIP,' formerly titled •LADY -LUCK/ produced by Irving Starr; directed by Aubrey Scotto; screen play by Alex Gottlieb; photo- graphed by George Meehan. Cast: Robert Wilcox, Helen Mack, Ed Brophy, Joseph Sawyer, Selmer Jackson, Sapi McDaniels. . 'SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE/ formerly titled 'THE EAGLE SCOUT' (serial), produced by Henry MacRae; co-directed by Ray Taylor and Alan James; original story by J. Irving Crump; screen play by Wyndham Git- tens, George Plymton, Basil and Joseph Poland; photographed by William Sickner. Cast: Jackie Cooper, Lucy Oilman, William Ruhl, David Durand, Ralph Dunn, Frank Coghlan. Jr., Sidney Miller, Jason Bobards, Victor Adams, Richard Botilier, Bill Cody, Jr. ■•BPCK ROGERS' (serial), produced by Barney Sarecky; co-directed by 'Ford Beebe and Saul Goodkind; screen play by Norman Hall and Ray Trampe from cartoon strip by Dick Calkins and Phil Nolan; photographed by Jerry Ash. Cast: Ldny Crabbe, Constance Moore, Reed Howes. Wheeler Oalcman, Jackie Moran, Carleton Young, Henry Brandon, Philson Ahn. 'NEWSBOYS' HOME,' produced by Ken Goldsmith; directed by Harold Yoimg; .original by "Gbrdon"Kahn^ screen. play by Gordon Kahn and Charles Grayson; photographed by Milton .Krasner and John W. Boyle. Cast: Jackie Cooper, Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, Elisha Cook, Jr., Joe Crehan,. William Gould, Edward Norris and the Little Tough Guys—Hams ,Berger, Hally Chester, Charles Duncan, David Gorcey and William Bene- •diet. ... 'HONOR OF THE WEST/ formerly titled 'SINGING SHERIFF/ pro duced by Trem Carr; associate producer, Paul Malvern; directed by George Waggner; original screen play by Joseph West; photographed by Harry Neumann. Cast: Bob Baker, Marjorie- Bell, Carleton Young, Jack Kirk, Glenn Strange, Forrest Taylor, Frank Ellis. ' 'PIRATES OF THE SKIES,' formerly titled 'PLANE 66/ produced by Bamer Sarecky; directed by Joe McDonough; screen play by Lester Cole and Ben Grauman Kohn from origin?il story by Lester Cole; photographed by Jerry Ash. Cast: Kent Taylor, Rochdlle Hudson, Marion Martin, Lucien Littlefield, Stahley Axidrews, Horace MacMahon, Ray Walker; Frank Puglla, Guy Usher, Eddie Chandler, Henry Branden, John Harmoji. •PHANTOM STAGE/ produced by Treih Carr; directed by George Waggner; original screen play, Joseph. West; photographed by Harry Neu- mann. Cast: Bob Baker. Marjorie Reynolds. George Cleveland,. Forrest Taylor, Reed Hbwes. Murdock'McQuarrie, Glenn Strange,-Frahk EUlBr Ernie Adaltns, Jack Kirk-. '' j > r Univerj^l Pix Now in Produotion. 'SON OP FRANKENSTEIN/ directed by Ito'wliand V. Lee; original screen play by Willis Cooper; photographed hf George Hobinson.' Casti Basil lUthbohe/ Boris Karloff. Bela - Lugbsi; Lionel. Atwill,. Josephine. Hutchinson, Emma Duhn, Donnie Dunagaq, Edgar Nprton, Perry lyens. •YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN/.-associate producer, Lester, Cowan; directed by - George -Marshall; • original, story by (?harles. Bogle; photographed by Milton Krasner. Cast: W; C. Fields, Edgar Bergen and •Charlie MfeCarthy,' Princess Baha. , • , '. THREE SMART GIRLS GROW "UP/ produced-, hy -Jo.e Pastemal^ di- Ti^cted by Henry' Koster; original screen! play by Briice Manning and FiWlx Jackson; photographed by Joseph Valentine. Cafit: Deannd Durbin, Wan, Grey, Helen PamsK Charles Wiiiiiinger,'William Lundifean, Ernest Cos- sart, Robert Cummings, Nella Walker.. Warners. Total Number Number > Now of. Pix. Comr Stioot- Promised pleted ine 52 11 7 Now Balanecio . Ua Be Placed Stories In CUttinsr jBefok-e Preparar Booms Cameras tion 15 19 19 Pictures in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: •BLACBHfVELLS 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 Garfield. Rosemary Lane. Morgan Conway Peggy Shannon. Dick Purcell. Lottie Williams. Stanley Fields, Charley' Foy, Norman Willis. Granville Bates, Raymond Barley, Jimmy O'Gatty. Wade Boteler, William Davidson. Walter Young. •THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL/ produced by Benj&min Glazer; direct- ed by Busby Berkeley; screen play by Sig Herzig from story by Bertram MiUhauser and Beulah Dix; photographed by James Howe. Cast; John Garfield. Gloria Dicksonr Beulah Bondi, Claude Rains, Billy Halop, Huntz Hall Leo Gorcey. Gabriel Dell, Bobby Jordow. Bernard. Punsley. 'oIfF THE RECORI^,' formerly titled "'LOVE BITES MAN.' formerly titled 'UNFIT to PRINT/ produced by Sam" Blschoff; directed by James Flood- screen play by Earl Baldwin. Niven Busch. Lawrence Kimble and Rob& Buckn?rTom original story by Saul Elkins and Sa^^^^^^^ photographed by Charles Rosher. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell. Bobby- Jordan, Alan Baxter, Joe Cunningham, Douglas Dumbrille, Armand Kaliz, Ed Dearing. _. . , . 'DEVIL'S ISLAND/ forhierly titled 'RETURN OF DR. X," produced by Bryan Foy; directed by William Clemens: no writing credits released as yet; photographed by George Barnes, Cast: Boris Katloff. Leonard Mudie. (Continued on page 30) Scribe Pacts (Continued,from page 5) has been certified by the NLRB as bargaining representative for all writers, and that any disputes over credits should be arbitrated by that organization. The producers answer that they have a bona fide contrajct with the. SP, and that the courts have not yet passed on designation of SWG to represent writers expltt- sively. No Action Till '39 Li the meantime, SWG is await- ing a decision by Dr. Towne Ny- lander, regional director of the NLRB, oh its complaints charging the major companies with unfair labor practice for refusing to recog- nize the dertification of NLRB, Ber-. nard L. iUpert has been assigned by^ the NLRB as special attorney to han- dle the complaints. He was for- merly .with the New Bx'itain, Conn.» and San, Francisco offices of the NLRB. No' definite action is expected until after the holidays. Tenative agreement to eliminate the licensing. clause requiring modi- fica.tion of existing contracts between agents and their clients and to ex- tend ^one; year maximum for con- tracts to two or three years has been' reached. by representatives of' the Screen Actors Guild and the Artists Managers Guild. Code of ethics fbir agents is now being drafted- by Laurence W. Beilenson,- SAG coun- sel, and Judge Byron C. Hanna. Pdct must be approved by memberships of both organizations. Screen Actors Guild at conference with studio flacks softened attitude toward publicity interviews with stars and featured players. Murray Kinnell explained that unless a.'film player had already worked eight; hours when interview was requested, the time consumed was not to be '&tf~ ured work-time for any purpose, He stated that actor could be calleol.to studio for publicity interviews ottj, any day on which he or she was not working for producer without, post to the company. $60,000 Worth of Extras Rush to complete production he- fore holidays resulted in extras de- ceiving a $60,000 Christmas present for work during the first week iii December. Central Casting- Corp* handed out 5,024 jobs in seven days^'. which figured on daily average earn- ing of $10.15, rfteans that extras 'di- vided nearly $9,000 daily. Edward G. Rpbinson, Edward AXf nold, Franchot Tone and other star* have been subpoenaed as witnesses ixt. suit of Seymour Simons against the SAG over discontinuance of Screen Guild magazine. Trial is set for Jan.. 15. Simons is seeking to recover ■sev- eral thousand dollars from SAG which 'he claimed were earned in adver- tising fees or would have accrued tp him^ had the publication been coh- tinufed. Claas B Council of the SAG has reCotrnmendeB ta> the board of dkeii- tprs t tHat, Unpaid checkers ' be .' aji- poinlei^ tp Assist regular checkers on studio'sets. ■Board agreed to appoint a coinmittce toi investigate the f^asjl- bili^ of. the plan. .Probable Ithat checkers will' 'he trained but iised only . in .emisrgency. Recomme>ida- tion was submitted by Major Philip jF. Kiefiteri , chairman of Clasif B Council;'^Thebdore Lorch, vice chalT' man, .andi Adabelle Driver, secretary* Tlie5e., .three were appointed to sit with board under new by-laws when legislation initiated by junior meM beifs; is considered. Screen Readers Guild .has filed pe- tition, with NLRB for certification as bargaining .! representative ,. for'i ajl readers in the' industry. Peution •was signed by George Bbdle of PaCi- Sc Coast Labor, Bureau. CJoni- panies named as respondents ] aire Columbia, Samuel Goldwyn, Metro^ Paramount, RKO-Radio, 20th-Fox, Universal and .Warners.. i ' George CJerwing has been nailed secretary of Los Angeles chapter of the American Fedcratiop Raiio 'Art- ists, Former Federal Theatre Proj- ect director succeeds Norman I^eld^, who resigned to devote his entire ' time to acting and directing. Studio rush to complete produc- tions shooting and prepare for 1939 schedules exhausted available sup- ply of studio laborers last week. All workers on call sheets were used to' fill calls from Columbia, Metro, .Selz- nick, Repjiblic, Dormou^ and Tfile-* man. .L. C. Hehn. business repre- sentative of Studio^ UtUity Employes ; Local 724, then started, telepbbhjhj^ members at home and ' caXLbiig on downtown 'ocals for men.