Variety (Jul 1939)

V-ARIETf PICTURES Wednesday, July 26, 1939 _ , a! Quinn, John Eldrcdse, Dorothy Tree, Minor WaUon, Morgan Conway, (Continued from page 14) iBretherlon; screen pljiy by Mary C. McCarthy; based on the Jlory. 'Death Hops the Bells.' by Charles Molyneux Brown; photographed by Harry Neumann. Cast: Frankle''Darro, Dick Purccll. Lillian-Elliott, Sheila Darcy, Dennis Moore, Mantan Moreland, Howard Mitchell. Paramount (1939-40) Studios Barry Sherman.. Number Number ■of PiJw^ Com- promised pleted 50 0 8 0 58 0 Now Buliiiice lo T«lal Pictures now in cutting ixioms or awaiting previews are: •WHAT A LIFE" (1939^40 release), comedy-drama; G.M.O. production; directed by Theodore Reed; screen play by Charles Bi-ackett and Billy Wilder; based oh play by Clifford Goldsmith; photographed by Victor Milner. Cast: Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, John Howard, Janice Logan, James Corner, Vaughn Glaser, Lionel Standcr. Hcdda Hopper. Dorothy Stickney, Sidney Miller. Robert Smith. Betty McLaughlin. Janet Waldo, Douglas Fahy, Leonard Sues, Kathleen Lockhart. Lucicn Littleflcld, Eddie Brian, Rita Owin, Charles H. Bookout, Betty Blair. Bonnie Bartlelt. Kay Stewart, Inna Gest, Lois Ranson, Fay McKenzie, Muriel Kearney, Wilda Bennett, Andrew Tombes, Nora Cecil, Marjorie Bell. ISLAND OF LOST MEN,' formerly titled 'NORTH OF SINGAPORE,' meller: associate producer, Eugene Zultor; directed by Kurt Neumann; no writing credits released; photographed by Karl Struss.- Cast: Anna May Wong, J. Carrol Naish, Anthony Quinn, Eric Blore, Ernest Truex. Rudolph Foster, William Haade, Broderick Crawford, Richard Loo, Ralph Soncuya, Rupert Ande?, Sam Labrador, Andrew De La Cruz, Tovbcn Meyer, Lai Chand Mehra, George Melford, Rafael Storm, George Kirbv, Vivian Oak- land, Jack Perry, Ruth Rickaby, Ethel May Halls, Bruce Mitchell, Mitchell Insral^jim, Philip Ahn, Philson Ahn, C.. L. Sherwood. THE CA-r AND THE"CANARY' (1939-40 release), mystery-comedy; pro-' duced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr.; directed by Elliott Nugent; screen play by Walter DeLeon and Lynn Starling; based on play by John Willard; photo- graphed by Charles Lang. Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Seal, Douglas Montgomery. Gale Sondergaard, Nydia Wettman, George Zucco, Willard Robertson, Elizabeth Patterson, George Regas, Charles Lane, Frank Melton, Milt Kibbee, William Abbey, •DOUBLE DYED DECEIVER' (1939-40 release), western; produced by Harry Sherman; directed by Dan Venturini;' screen' play by Wanda Tuchoek; based on the O'Henry story; photographed by Russell Harlan. Cast: Tito Guizar, Emma Dunn. Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard. Jane Clayton, Minor .V,'atson, Harry Worth, Anna Demetrio, Chris Martin, Carlos De Valdez, Glenn Strange, Tony Roux. •NIGHT WORK,' family-comedy; produced by William H. Wright for general manager's office; directed by George A'rchainbaud; original screen Slay by Monte Brice, Lloyd Corrigan and-Lewis R. Foster; photographed y Harry Hallenberger. Cast: Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Jovce Mattiew.s, Donald O'Connor, Billy Lee, John Hartley, Clem Bevans, Wm. Haade,'Ed Gargan, Alec Craig, George Mendoz.a, Georgia Simmons, Wil- liam Frawley. •DISPUTED PASSAGE' (1939-40 release), drama; produced by Harlan Thompson; directed by Frank Borzage; screen play by Anthony Veiller and Sheridan Gibney; based on novel by Lloyd C. Douglas; photographed by William Mellor. Cast: Dorothy L,amour, Akim TamirofT, John Howard, Judith Barrett, Gordon Jones, William Collier, Sr., Elisabeth Risdon, Wil- liam Pawley, Billy' Cook, Keye Lulce, Lee Ya-ching, Renie Riano, Jack Chapin, DSve Alison, Mary Skalek, Alma Eidsaa, Paul McWilhams, Gay- lord Pendleton, Patsy Mace. Dorothy Adams. Joleen King, .Henriette Kaye, Edith Gagnon, Hortense Arbogast, Fay McKenzie, Harry Depp, Phil War- ren, Kitty McHugh, Charles Trowbridge, Fern Emmelt, Richard Denning, James B. Carson. 'HAPPY ENDING,' formerly titled 'HEAVEN ON A SHOESTRING' (1939-40 release), drama; produced by George Arthur; directed by Lewis Milestone; no writing credits released; photographed by Leo 'Tover. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Olympe Bradna, Roland Young, George E. Stone, Frank Sully Huss Powell, Doodles Weaver, D'Arcy Corrigan, Reginald Gardiner, Wynd- ham Standing, Charles Miller, Pat O'Malley, Frank Shannon, Ronnie Ron- dell, Russell Coller, Joe Gilbert, Frank Melton. Hal Belfer, Ken Terrell, Gene Clark. Jimmy Fa'wcett, George Suzanne, Murray Alper, Terry Shero Carol Holloway, Sue Moore. ■ THE STAR MAKER,' based on story of Gus Edwards' life; produced by Charles R. Rogers: directed by Roy Del Ruth; screen play by Frank Butler, Don Hartman Snd Arthur Caesar; based on story by Arthur Caesar and William A. Pierce; suggested by career of Gus Edwards; photographed by Karl Struss. Cast: Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell, Ned Sparks. Linda Ware, Waller Damrosch, Janet Waido, Laura Hope Crews, Emory Pamell, Ken- neth Wilson. Dante Di Paolo, Danny Daniels, Donald Brennon, Daryl Hick- man, Billy Simms, Don Hulbert, George Guhl, Jim Dundee, Max Wagner, Bodil Rosing, Thurston Hall, Oscar O'Shea, Dorothy Vaughn, Johnny Mor- ris, Ralph Sanford, Ben Welden, Pop Byron. John Gallaudet, Daisy Bufford, Selma Jackson. Ralph Faulkner, Siegfried Arno, Earl Dwire, Richard Den- ning, Morgan Wallace. Harry C. Bradley. •OUR LEADING CITIZEN,' comedy-drama; produced by George Arthur; dii-ected by Al Santell; no •writing credits released; photographed 'by Victor Milner. (ilast: Bob Burns. Susan Hayward, Joseph Allen, Elizabeth Pat- terson. Gene Lockhart, Charles Bickford, Otto Hoffman, Clarence Kolb, Paul Guilfoyle, Fay Helm, Kathleen Lockhart, Hattie Noel, Jim Kelso. Harry C. Bradley, Frances Morris, ..Thomas Loutffen, Olaf Hylten, Phil Dunham, Gus Glassmire, Hariy, Bailey. Hayden Stevenson. Harry B. Staf- ford. Helen Dickson. Jack H. Richardson, Ethel May Halls. Thomas A, Curran, Broderick O'Farrell, Frank O'Connor. •DEATH OF A CHAMPION,' meller; GMO production; associate pro- ducer. Williani H. Wright; directed by Kurt Neumann; screen plav by Stuart Palmer and Cortland Fitzsimmons; based on a story by Frank Gruber; photographed by Stuart Thompson. Cast: Lynne Overman, Donald O'Connor. Robert Paige, Joseph Allen, Jr.. Virginia Dale. Susan Paley, Walter Soderling. Harry Davenport. Hal Brazeale. John Sheehan, David Clyde, Pat West, Frank M. Thomas. Pierre Watkin, Robert McKenzie, May Boley. Monte Vandergrift, Grace Hayle. 'BVLER OF THE SEAS,' produced and directed by Frank Lloyd; second unit director. Jim Havens; story and screen play by Talbot Jennings, Frank Cavett and Richard Collins; first unit photographer, Theodor Sparkuhl; second unit photographer. Archie Stout. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Margaret Lockwood, Will Fyffe, George Bancroft, David Torrence, Montagu Love, Vaughan Glastf, Wyndhanj Standing, Wilson Benge, Lester Matthews, Alan Ladd, David Clyde, Mike Driscoll, Mary Gordon, Lionel Pape, Ivan Simpson, Olaf Hytten,.John Spacey, Guy .BeUi.s, Denis d'Auburn, David Dunbar, Barry MacoUum, George Melford, Dave Thursby; John Burton, Sandy McCall, Douglas Gordon, John Power, Earl Askam, Charles McAvoy. •$1,000 A TOUCHDOWN* (1939-40 release), comedy; GMO, production; associate producer, Williaim G. Tho'mas; directed by James Hogan; orig- inal screen play by Delmar Daves; photographed by William Mellor. Cast: Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore. Susan Hayward, John Hartley, Matt McHugh, Joyce.Mathews, Syd Saylor, Josef Swickward, George Bar- ton, Bob Milasch, William Haade, Frank M. Thomas, Grace Goodall, D'Arcy Corrigan, Hugh Sothern. Charles Middleton, Constantin Romanoff, Al Herman, Jimmy Conlin, Tom Dugan, George McKay, Jack Perrin, Fritzi Brunette, Phil Dunham, Gertrude Astor, Johnny Morris, Dot Farley, Tiny Whitt, Bob Layne, John Hart, Arthur Bernard, Don Brown, Jimmie Hpgan, Jack Chapin, Harry Templeton, Jack Shea, Jolly Rawlings,' Dorothy Day- ton. Paula de Cardo, Judy King, Patsy Mace, Luana Walters, Jane Webb, Linda Brent, Maxine Conrad, Mary Ray, Sheryl Walker, Charles F. Mc- Avoy, Emmett Vogan. •THE WORLD ON PARADE' (1939-40 release), meller; GMO production; essociatc producer, Edward T. Lowe; directed by Edward Dmytryk; screen play by Horace McCoy, Williaihi R. Lipman and Lillie Hayward; baseid on a story by Endre Bohem; photographed by Harry Fischbeck. Cast: William Henry, Judith Barrett, William Collier, Sr., Richard Denning, Anthony th, Hildo Plowright, Eugene Jackson, Clem Wilenchick, Eric Wilton, Monte Vandergrift, Ed Le Saint, Major' McBride. Ivan Miller, Gloria Wil- liam.-;, Wade Boteler, Archie Twitchell, Charles L; Lane. 'ARGENTINA' 11939-40 release), western; produced by Harry Sherman; a.^.^-'ooiate producer. Joe W. Englc; directed by Nate Watt; original story and screen play by Harrison Jacobs; photographed by Russell Harlan. Cast: William Boyd, Ru.<;st:ll Hayden, Steffi Duna, Sidney Toler, Sidney Blackmcr, Pedro de Cordoba, JoJO La Sadio, Glenn Strange, Eddie Dean, Arina Demetrio, 'The Kin;''s Men'. 'GERONIMO,' formerly titled 'GREAT ENEMY' (1939-40 release), his- torical western. General manager's ofnce production; directed by Paul Sloanc: screen play by Paul H. Sloane; photographed by Heiiry Sharp. Cast; Chief Thundercloud, Preston Poster, Ralph Morgan, Andy Devine, William Henry, Harry Tompleton, Ellen Drew, Pierre Watkin, Jack Chapin, Richard Denning, James Glines, Frank Cordell, Cecil Kellogg, Carl Sepul- veda, Tom Coals, Ted Wells, Lee Shumway. •RANGE WAR,' formerly titled 'LAWFUL OUTLAWS' (1939-40), west- ern; produced by Harry Sherman; directed by Leslie Selander; screen play by Sam Robins; added dialog by Walter Roberts; based on original by Josef Montaigne and on character Hopalong created by Clarence E. Mul- ford; photographed bv Rusisell Harlan. Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hay- den, Jane Clayton, Betty Moian, Britt Wood- Par Fix Now in ProdocUon ARE HUSBANDS NECESSARY?' (1939-40 release), comedy-drama; pro- duced by Jeff Lazarus; directed by Edward H. Griffith; screen play by Virginia Van Upp; based on stories by Grace Sartwell Mason and Kath- arine Brush; photographed by Ted Tetzlaff. Cast: Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Allan Jones. Helen Broderick. Osa Masson, Carolyn Lee, Akim Tamiroff, Erik Rhodes, G. P. Huntley, Georgia Cain, Jack Car- son, Fritzi Brunette, George Walcott, Wally Maher, William B. Davidson, John (3ualen. Jack Raymond, Astrid Allwyn, Jacqueline Dahlia, Jack Maclennan, Gus Kerner, Monte Woolley, Hooper Atchley, Bennie Bartlett, Gloria Williams, Franeip Morris, Johnny Morris. Mary Lee Martin, Reine Riano, Zora Jarrard, licjiinald Simpson. Connie Leon, John Bagni, Edward Van Sloan, Al Hill, CU.nrlcs Lane, Wilfred Roberts. DR. CYCLOPS' (1939-40 release) (Technicolor), meller; produced by Dale Van Every; directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack; original screen play by Tom Kilpatrick: photographed by Henry Sharp. Cast: Albert Dckker, Janice Logan, Thomas Coley, Charles Hallon. Victor Kilian, Frank Yaco- nellii ■ . THE LIGHT THAT FAILED' (1939-40 release), drama; produced and directed by William A. Wellman; second unit director. Joe Youngerman; no ■writing-credits released; photographed by Thtfoilor Sparkuhl; second uniVTJhotographer, Guy Bennett Cast: Rd'ftald., Colmqn, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus, Ida Lupino, Dudley Digges. Erntst Cossart. Charles Irwin, Clyde Cook, James Aubiev, Charles Bennett. David Thursby, Colin Kenny, Armbra Dartbridge, Peirv Lawson, Robert Perry, Carl Voss, Ted Deputy, Joe Colling. Clive Morgan, MajorsSam Harris, Benjamin Watson, Francis McDonald, John Spacey, Connie L«on, Fay Helm, Halliwell Hobbes, Gerald Rogers, Leslie Franci, Harold Entwhistle, Barry Downing, Bob Stevenson, Clara M. Blore, Harry Cording, Gerald Hamer, Colin Tapley. 'SEVENTEEN* (1939-40 rcleasfe), drama: GMO production; associate pro- ducer, Stuart Walker; directed by Louis King; screen play by Agnes Chris- tine Johnston and Stuart Palmer; based on story by Booth Tarkington and play by Stuart Walker, Hugh Stanislaus Stange and Stannard Means; pho- tographed by Victor Milner. Cast: Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Betty Moran, Otto Kruger, Ann Shoemaker, Norma Jean Nelson, Thomas Ross. Hattie Noel, Buddy Pepper, Donald Haines, Peter Hayes, 'Snowflake Paul Bums, Jody Gilbert, Hal Clements, Richard Denning, Edward Earle, Stan- ley Price, Joey Ray. •OUR NEIGHBORS—THE CARTERS*-(1939-40 release"), fiamily-drama; produced by Charles R. Rogers; directed by Raljih Murphy; screen play by S. K. Lauren; based on a story by Renaud Hoffman; photographed by George Barnes. Cast: Fay Bainter, Frank Craven, Bennie Bartlett, Donald Brennan, Scotty Beckett, Joyce Arleen, Gloria Carter, Edmund Lowe, Genevieve Tobin, Edward McWade, Grace Hayle, Guy Wilkerson, George Anderson. Eddie Marr, Nana Bryant, Norman Phillips, Jr., Richard Clayton, Richard Denning, Martha Mears, John Conti, John Westley, Patsy Mace, Olaf Hytten. •DIAMONDS ARE DANGEROUS,* GMO production; directed by George Fitzmaurice; no writing credits released; photographed by Charles Lang. Cast: George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder, Nigel Bruce, Elizabeth Pat- terson, Matthew Boulton. 'UNTAMED* (Technicolor); produced by Paul Jones; directed by George Archainbaud; no writing credits released; photographed by Le.o- Tover. Cast: Ray Milland, Patricia Morison, Akim Tamiroff, William Frawley, Eily Malyon, J. M. Kerrigan, Esther Dale, Jane Darwell, Bahe Denetdeel, Charlene'Wyatt, Gertrude Hoffman.'J. Farrell MacDonald, Sibyl Harris, Clem Bevans, Fay Helm, Darryl Hickman, Roscoe Ales. 'IN OLD WYOMING,' formerly titled 'THE MEDICINE SHOW'; produced by Harry Sherman; associate producer, Joe W. Engle; directed by Lesley Selander; screen play by Harrison Jacobs, based on the Hopalong Cassidy character; photographed by Rus.sell Harlen. Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Bernadene Hayes, Marjorie Rambeau. Earle Hodgins, Kenneth Harlan, William Pagan, George Anderson, Britt Wood, Jack Rockwell, Matt Moore, William Duncan. Eddie Dean. Lee Phelps, Bob .McKenzie, Murdock MacQuarrie, Bruce Mitchell, Jim Pierce. RKO-Radio Now Balance to Nninber Number Now in Be Placed Slarles in •r Pix Com- Sho«lr Culline Before Prepara- Promiscd pletcd ing Rooms .Cameras tlon Studio 50 43 2 7 3 3 Sol Lesser 3 4 • 1 • 0 Herbert Wilcox... I 1 • • • • ToUI 54 48 2 8 3 3 Pictures, now in the cutting roorii or awaiting previews are: •NURSE EDITH CAVELL' (1939-40 release), historical dxama; produced and directed by Herbert Wilcox; screen play by Michael Hogan; photo- graphed by Joseph August. • Cast: Anna Neagle, George Sanders, ZaSu Pitts, Edna May (Dliyer, H. B. Warner. May Robson, Sophie Stewart; Jimmy Butler, Rex Downing. 'MY FIFTH AVENUE GIRL,' comedy-drama; produced and directed by Gregory LaCava; from story by Frank R. Adam.s; photographed by Robert De Grasse. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Tim Holt, Kathryn Adams, Verree Tea.sdale, Franklin Pangborn. Ferike Boros, Louis Calhern', Manda Lane, J^nes Ellison, Theodore von EUz,-Florence Lake, Dick Hogan, Philip Warren, • 'EVERYTHING'S ON ICE' (1939-40 release), comedy-drama; produced by Sol Lesser; directed by Erie C. Kenton; screen play by Adrian Landis and Sherman Lowe; photographed by Russell Metty. Cast: Icene Dare, Roscoe Karns, Edgar Kennedy, Mary Hart, Bobby Watson, Maxine Stewart, Lynn Rol>erts, Eric. Linden. •FULL CONFESSION* (1939-40 release), meller; produced by Robert Sisk; directed by John Farrow; screen play by Jerry Cady; original by Leo Birinsky; photographed by Roy Hunt. Cast: Victor McLaglen, Sally Eilei's. Joseph Calleia, Barry Fitzgerald, Elisabeth .Risdon, Adele Pearce, Bud McTaggart, >? ' 'CONSPIRACY,* romantic-drama; produced by Cliff Reid; directed by Lew Landers; screen play by Jerome Chodorov; original story by John McCarthy and. Faith Thomas; photographed by Frank Redman, Cast: Allan Lane, Linda Hayes, Robert Barrat, Charley Foy. Lionel Royce, J. Farrell MacDonald, Lester Mathews, Henry Brandon, William Vaughn. 'THE DAJl THE BOOKIES WEPT' (1939-40 release), comedy; produced by Robert Sisk; directed by Les Goodwins; screen play by Bert Garnet; original by Daniel Fuchs; photographed by Jack McKenzie. Cast: Joe Penner, Betty Grable, Richard Lane, Tom Kennedy, Jack Arnold, Thurston Hall, Max Wagner. THE FIGHTING GRINGO,* western; produced hy Bert Gilroy; directed by David Howard; no writing credits released; photographed by Harry Wild. Cast: George O'Brien, Lupita Tovajj Lucio WiUegas, Leroy Mason, William Royle, Glenn Strange. Mary Field. •THE MEMORY OF LOVE,' formerly titled 'THE KIND MEN MARRY,' formerly titled 'MEMORY OF LOVE,' drama; produced by George Haight; directed by John Cromwill; screen play by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde from novel by Bessie Breuer; photographed by Roy Hunt. Cast; «>ntinue<] on page 20) Detroit Fears Nite Baseball Would Ruin B.O. Detroit, July 25. As film and network cornpctish, in addition to messing up local pro- gram sked.s, night baseball in De- troit apparently will not cause any headaches here for. at least another year, perhaps longer. At least ajt- far as" Detroit Tiger home games are concerned, for some trouble wijl develop as result of adoption of noc- turnal ball in other cities. Walter O. Briggs, owner-ot lha Tigers, continues as the No. 1 anil- night baseball magnate along with owners of N. Y. 'Yankees and Gianls. Although he broke an. avow;ii by letting Tigers play two night, con- tests this season, In Philadelphia and Cleveland, he did it only to help out those club owners and promptly reiterated his stand that Ihcre'd be no night ball in Detroit a.<! long as- he had the say. However, should Detroit fans, as riibid as they come in .supporting the Tigers whether in first or last place in the standings, suddenly stay away from the turnstiles in droves and demand floodlighted games, there's every reason to believe that Briggs, despite his supposed .disregard for profits out of his ball team,' will capitulate. And add more gloom to other Detroit entertainment enter- prises, notably .film palaces which have hard enough time as It Is buck- ing ups and downs and sporadic strikes in auto Industry. Moreover, inauguration ot night ball here would wreak plenty ot havoc with network sliows. if games were aired as they are now. De- troit goes hook, line and .-sinker for its baseball and Us not unlikely Detroitcrs would dial In only the Tiger broadcasls at night, leaving network and local shows lo shift for themselves. What night baseball here would do lo current airings nf the game over WWJ and WXYZs state web, is problematical. WXYZ probably ..would continue to feed the games to its Web oulslale, where fans are equally rabid, "but it's quite certain that WWJ would not carry the games locally because of NBC Red commitments. Recently when the Tigers played Philadel- phia at night, Ty Ty.'on's eomnienls were aired by WMBC here, while WWJ carried through Us nclwoik shows. Bein Suit (Continued from page 5) Solomon to furnish RKO Radio Pic- tures, Inc., Mori Brooks, Eddie Da- vis, Anthony Veiller and Mortimer Offner with a bill ot particular!!, in connection with Solomon'."! action charging .plagiarism of. his play, 'It Goes Through Here' in 'Radio City Revels.' The particulars must explain how the piracy was committed, how RKO copied the play, and how the tech- nique, dramatic situation, plot and series of events are the same. Solo- mon seeks an injunction, account- ing of profits,' and damages. Consolidate 3 Suits By Stockholders Vs. Col. Supreme court justice Edward J. McGoldrick Friday (21) granted an application by Columbia Pictures Corp. and consolidated the three stockholder actions against the dpm- pany, its officers and directors. The consolidated plaintiffs are Belle Davis, Benedetto La Presti and Sam- uel Shapse. The suit charges waste and ml.":- management, and cites several deals made by Columbia which are claimed to be illegal. Cancellation of stock options are also' asked. Besides the company, defendanls| include Jack and Harry Cohn. Jo« Brandt, Attilio H. ^Giannlni, Marl-' enne Burkan, Charles Schwartz, Nate Spingoldi Saul .!!.■> Bornstein, Jack Kerner, Abraham Schneider and David Fogelman. New Rogell Musiker Hollywood, July 25. Al Rogell win produce and direct another musical, 'Listen Kids,'' at Universal. Starting date is Aug 14. Rogell recently completied waiian Nights.' 'Ha-