Variety (Aug 1941)

20 PICTURES Wednesdaj, Augnet 6, 1941 Advance Production Chart (Continued from page 18) Frances Kavanaugh; camera, Jack R. Young. Cast: Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Evelyn Finlay, Slim An- drews. MOUNTAIN KODNDCP. western: prod., Geo. W. Weeks; dir^ S. Hoy Luby; story, William L. Nolte; screenplay, Earle SneU, John B. Lahos; camera, Rob- ert Clmex. Cast: Ray Corrigan, John King, Max Ter- hune, Lita Conway. Monoersm Pictures in Production GENTLEMAN FBOM DIXIE, formerly LTL LOCISIANA B£LLE, drama; prod., Edward Finney; dir., Al Herman; story and screenplay, Fred Mython; camera, Marcel Le Picard. Cast: Jack LaRue, Marian Marsh, Clarence Muse, Mary Ruth. LET'S GO COLLEGIATE, comedy; prod., Lindsley Parsons; dirl, Jean Yarbrough; story and screenplay, Edmond Kelso; camera, Mack Stengler. Cast: Frankie Darro, Manton Moreland, Jackie Moran, Keye Luke, Gale Storm, Gordon Jones. GHOSTS IN THE NIGHT, meller; prod., Sam Katz- man; dir., Phil Rosen; original screenplay, Carl Fore- man, Charles Marion; camera, Marcel Le Picard. Last: Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Hunt Hall, Bobby Jordan, Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien. Paramoflnt PromlRcd Com- 41-42 plelrd Etadio 29 (7) 5 H. Sherman 9 (9) 8 Pic. Corp. of Am. 3 (7) 0 Fleischer • ^ Slioot- lllE 7 1 0 Now Cuttlnr To ko 8 9 e 8 0 3 Totals 41 5 8 8 M Pictures in cutting rooms or awaiting release; THE GREAT MAN'S LAD¥, formerly PIONEEB WOMAN, drama; asso. prod-dir., William A. Well- man; screenplay, W. L. River; camera, William Mellor. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Lloyd Corrigan, Ette McDaniel, Thurston Hall, Katherine Stevens, Helen Lynd, Mary Treen, Lucien Littlefield, Anna Q. Nilsson. NIGHT OF JANUARY IfiTH, drama; asso. prod., Sol C. Siegel; dir., William Clemens; screenplay, Delmar Daves, Robert Pirosh, Eve Greene; camera. John Mescall. Cast: Ellen Drew, Robert Preston, Nils Asther, Donald Douglas, Roy Gordon, Marg^et Hayes, Clarence Kolb, Harry Hayden, Edwin Stanley, Paul Stanton, Willard Robertson, James Flavin, Georges Renavent, Paul Irving, Cecil Kellaway, Jean Phillips, Barry A. Bailey, Broderick O'Farrell, J. W. Johnston, Jack Richardson, Hayden Stevenson, Alice White, Keith Richards, Rod Cameron, George Guhl, Byron Foulger, Eric Wilton, Norman Ainsley, Gus Glassmire, Sam-Ash, Pop Byron. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS, drama; asso. prod., Paul Jones; dir., Preston Sturgess; no writing credits; camera, John Seitz. Cast: Joel McCrea, Veronica liake, Raymond Walbum,. William Oemarest, Ftanklin Pangborn, Porter Hall. Byron Foulger, Margaret Hayes, Torben Meyer,' Robert Greig, Eric Blore, Al Bridge, Esther Howard, Almira Sessions, Frank Moran, George Renevant ' - SKYLARK, comedy; asso. prod.-dir., Mark Sand- rich; screenplay ' by Allan Scott; adaptation, Z. Myers; camera, Charles Lang. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Brian Aherne, Binnie Barnes, Walter Abel, Ernest Cossart, Grant Mitchell, Mona Barrie, James Rennie, Virgina Sale, Fritz Feld. GLAMOUR BOY, comedy; asso. prod., Sol C. Siegel; Ted TetzlafC; orig. screenplay, Bradford Ropes, Val Burton; camera. San Fapp. Cast: Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, Ann Gilli.s, Darryl Hirkmnn, Jackie Eearle, William. Wright (40-11). SECRETS OF THE WASTELANDS, western; Harry Sherman prod.; dir., Derwin Abrahams; screenplay, Gerald Geraghty; camera, RusseU Harlan. Cast: Bill Boyd, Brad King, Andy Clyde. Barbara Britton. Doug- las Fowley, Keith Richards (40-41). ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS Technicolor); asso. prod., Monte Bell; dir., Alfred Santell; screenplay, Frank Sutler, Seena Owen, Lillie Hayward; camera, Karl Struss. CasV. Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall. Lynn Overman, Rita Shaw, Katherine DeMille, Fritz Lieber, William Edmunds, Philip Reed, Noble Johnson, Francis MacDonald. BIRTH OF THE BLUES, musical; assoc. prod.. Monte Bell; dir.,' Victor Schertzinger; screenplay, Harry Tugend and Walter DeLeon; camera, William Mellor. Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Don- levy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, Jack jreagarden orch, AMONG THE LIVING, drama; asso. prod., Col- bert Clark; dir., Stuart Heisler; screenplay, Lester Cole and Garrett Fort; camera, Theodore .Sparkiihl. Cast: Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey, Frances Farmer, Gordon Jones, Jean Phillips, Maude Eburne, Archie Twitchell, Ernest Whitman, William Stack, Ella Neal, Catherine Craig, Eddy Chandler. OUTLAWS OF THE DESERT, formerly SHEIK OF BUFFALO BUTTE, western; Ebrry Sherman prod.; dir., Howard Bretherton; no writinjg credits; camera, Russell Harlan. Cast: William Bod^, Bradley King, Andy Clyde, Jean Phillips, Duncan Renaldo, Blickey Fissa (40-41). ^ WORLD PREMIERE, drama; asso. prod., Col- bert Clark; dir., Ted 'Tetzlaff; screenplay. Earl Fel- B ton; camera, Don Fapp. Cast: John Barrymore, Frances K Farmer, Ricardo Cortez, Don Castle, Richard Denning, Eugene Pallette, Cliff Nazarro, Martha O'Driscoll, Vir- flnia Dale, Fritz Feld, Luis Albernl, Sig Rumann, Ellza- eth Dow, William Wright. RIDERS OF THE< TIMBERLINE, formerly TIUBEB WOLVES, western; Harry Sherman productipn; dir., Ziesley Selander; no writing creditii; camera, Russell Harlan. Cast: William Bovd, Brad King, Andy CUve, Eleanor Stewart, Victor Jory (40-41). Paramonnt Plz Now In ProdnoUea BAHAMA PASSAGE, drama (Technicolor) asso. prod.-dlr., Edward H. Griffith; screenplay, Vir- ginia Van Upp;. camera. Leo Tover and Allan Davy. Cast: Madeline (Carroll, Stirling Hayden, Maiy Ander- son. Leigh WUpper. . REAP THE inU) WIND, drama; Cecil B. DeMille prod.; asso. prod.. William H. Pine; dir, Cecil B. De- Mille; screenplay, Alaq Xie May, Charles Burnett, Jesse Iiasky. Jr.; story; . Tbelma Strabel; camera, Victor Mil- ner. C;ast: Ray Sulland, John W^vne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond l^^sey, Robert Preston. Susan luyward, Lynne Overman. Walter Hampden, Louise Beavers, Martha O'Driscoll, Richard Denning, taoe Chandler, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joseph CrahaSn, John St Pol^s, torn T^lt/e, Harry Woods. THE REMARKABLE ANDREW, drama; prod., Rich- ard Blumenthal; dir., Stuart Heisler; novel and screen- play, Dalton Trumbo; camera, Theodor Sparkuhl, Cast: William Holden, Ellen Drew, Brian Donlevy, Rod Cameron, Richard Webb, Nydia Westman Spencer Charters, Frances Giflord, Porter HaU, Wallls Clark, Tom Fadden, Murdock MacQuarrie, Broderick O Far- rell, Bruce Mitchell, Brick Sullivan, James A. Millican, Margaret McWade. LOUISIANA PURCHASE, musical (Technicolor); asso. prod., Harold Wilson; dir., Irving Cummmgs; screenplay, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Fields; based on story by B. G. De Svlva; camera, Harry Hallenberger; color camera, Ray Rennahan." Cast: Bob Hope, Victor Moore, Zorina, Irene Bordoni, Dona Drake, Raymond Walburn, Maxie Rosenbloom, Frank Albertson, Phyllis Ruth Donald MacBride, Andrew Tombes, Charles LaTorre, Sam McDaniel, Frances Gifford, Catherine Oaig, SWEATER GIRL, drama; prod., Sol C. Siegel; asso. prod., Joseph Sistrom; dir., William. Clemens; no writ- ing credits; camera, John Mescall. Cast: Eddie Bracken. June Preisser, Betty Jane BUiodes, Phil Terry, Nils Asther, Don CasOe, William Henry, Ella Neal, Kenneth Howell, Johnny Johnston, William C:abanne, Freida Inescourt, Charles D. Brown. HER JUNGLE MATE, drama; asso. prod., Monta Bell; dir., Al Santell; no writing credits; camera, Wil- liam Mellor. Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Richard Denning, Helen Gilbert. TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL, western; Harry Sher- man production; dir., Howard Bretherton; no writing credits: camera, Russell Harlan. Cast: William Boyd, Brad King. Andy Clyde, Jack Rockwell, Wanda McKay, Norman Willis, Robert Kent, Tom London, Fftnk Aus- tin, Clem Fuller, Johnny Powers. FLY BY NIGHT, drama; asso. prod., Joseph Sistrom; dir., Robert Siodmak; no writing credits; camera, John Seitz. Cas\: Richard Carlson, Nancy Kelly, Albert Basserman, Martin Kosleck, NO SELF-COMPETISH WB Cancels Relssnes In Deference to 'Dive BoBber* Hollywood, Aug. 6. Reissue' of its pictures with army or navy backgrounds has been halted by Warners so 'Dive Bomber,' which premieres Aug. 12 at San Diego, ,can have the right of way without competition from the stu- dio's previous similar-type films. Company is after top grosses for 'Bomber' and wants no conflict with its own product See Consofidated's Move to Retire Pfd. Via Suft in Bj-Laws MORE NEWSREEL THEATRE BLDG.? Features Westerns Serials .. Totals .... Pictures in cutting rooms or awaiting release: SUNSET IN WYOMING, formerly UNBEK FIESTA STARS, western; asso. prod., Harry Grey; dir., William Morgan; no writing credits; camera, Reggie Lanning. Cast: Gene Autrey, Smiley Burnette, Maris Wrixon, George Cleveland, Robert Kent Sarah 'Edwards, Dick EUiott, Sammy Blystone, Monte Blue, Fred Bums, Eddie Dew (40-41). ICE-CAPADES, drama; asso. prod, Robert North; dir., Joseph Santley; no writing credits; camera, Jack Marta. Cast: Dorothy Lewis, James Ellison, Jerry O>lonna, Vera Vague, Alan Mowbray, Phil Silvers, Gus Schilling, Renie Riano, Belita, Vera Hruba, Megan Taylor, Red McCarthy, Robin Lee, Phil Taylor (40-41). KING OF THE >rEXAS KANGERS. serial; asso. prod., H. S. Brown, Jr.; dir, William Whitney and Jack English; oiriig. screenplay by Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, 'wUliam Lively, Joseph O'Donnell, Joseph F. Poland; camera, Reggie Lanning. Cast: Sammy Baugh, Duncan Renaldo, Neil Hamilton, Pauline Moore, Monte Blue, Josef Forte, Howard Hughes, Bob Barron, Stanley Blystone, Roy Barcroft William Kellogg, Buck Bryant BAGS TO RICHES, drama; prod.-dlr., Joseph Kane; no writing credits; camera, William Nobles. Cast: Alan Baxter, Mary Carlisle, Jerome Cowan, Eddie AcuS, Paul Porcasi, Balfe Harolde, Susanne Kaaren (40-41). /DOCTORS DON'T TELL, drama; prod, Albert J. Cohen; dir., Jacques Tourneur; no writing credits; camera, Ernest Milles. Cast: John Beal, Florence Rice, Gladys Gale, Edward Norris, Bill Shirley, Grady Sut ton, Douglas Fowley, June Bryde," Ward Bond, How- ard Hickman, Betty Blythe, Bet^ Farrington, Maiy Currier (40-41). Republic PIx In Production BAD HAN OF DEADWOOD, western^ i^rod.-dir., Joseph Kane; no writing credits; camera. Bill Nobles. Cast: Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Sally Payne (40-41). — * THREE TEXAS RANGERS, western; prod., Louis Gray; dlr, Les Orlebeck; no writing credits; camera, Ernie Miller. Cast: Tim Tyler, Hufe Davis, Bob Steele, Chuck Morrison, Richard Beach, Lee Shumway, Lois Collier, Tom Chatterton, Joel Fredkin, Peggy Lynn, Roy Barcroft, Philip Trent THE PITTSBURGH KID, drama; prod, Armand Schaefer; dir.. Jack Townley; no writing credits; cam~ era, Reggie Lanning. Cast: Billy Conn, Jean Parker, Veda Anmborg, Don Douglas, Allan Baxter. Ernest 'Whitman, John Kelley, Etta McDaniel. APACHE KID. western; prod.-dir, (George Sherman; no writing credits; camera, Harry Neumann. Cast: Don Barry, Lynn Merrick, John Elliott Robert Fiske, LeRoy Mason. Recent action of Consolidated Film Industries in altering by-laws so that the management can buy up its preferred stock, even when divi- dends are in arrears, is reported as the forerunner of a campaign look- ing toward the retirement of many preferred shares. This will be done via the purchase of preference stock as a continuous and regular policy. Previous to the action, such buy-in could not have been made without clearing up arrearages. With Consolidated buying in pre- ferred shares presently outstanding, management will accomplish two things. First, the number of shares in the active public market .will be considerably reduced. Secondly, this will enable the management to retire a certain proportion of outstanding stock without paying dividend ar- rearages. Gradual buy-up of the preferred would make the few remaining shares many times more valuable than today. Also it would make pos- sible for Consolidated to actually call in remaining outstanding pre- ferred after paying up divvy arrears. This would leave only the common stock outstanding and naturally in- crease the value of these shares. Consolidated. I>esi .es its labora- tory printing work, also is benefiting presently from increased earnings of Republic Pictures, the film-pro- ducing - distributing subsid, and Moulded Products, another wholly owned subsid. Latter is reputed to have a booming business partly given Incentive by the increased use of moulded products during defense preparations, and additionally by the increased vogue of such articles. San Francisco, Aug. 5. Milton Wlesman, of Telenews Corp., and Ellis Levey, in charge of Frisco and Oakland houses, are maintaining silence regarding re- ports that Telenew£j is surveying more than a dozen cities with view to further expanding the chain. Aaron Goldberg's new Newsreel, Oakland, opens Aug. 15 with a KROW tieup. Miniature deluxe reeler, 287 seats, will have a radio studio after manner of the Telenews, plus a tieup with the Post-Enquirer. Original will be a writing room for those who would pen letters, a la hotels, complete even unto postcards bearing picture of the house. In addition to daily newscasts, three weekly production shows will air via KROW from the theatre. Half-hour broadcast also has been set for the 51 Scribes ToO at 20th Hollywood, Aug. 5. High literary content, established last January, is being maintained on the aOth-Fox lot with 51 writers at work on 41 stories. Iiasf year the average weekly scrivening payroll was 41. Oakland Telenews, country's larg- es newsreeler, did better in its sec- ond week than in its first but it's still too soon to tell yet if location and size can be overcome. WB's Net Continued from page 5s Anus. Stocks i Continued from page 5; RKO-Radio Pramlfied Com- Shaot- 4\-n pictcd tag Studio 24 S 3 Westerns 6 8 t W. Disney 3 0 0 S. Goidwyn 3 0 0 H. Wiioox 2 0 0 W. Dieterie 2 0 0 Jerrold Brandt.... 3 0 0 ' J. Votlon. loo Now OnttlnK To t!<> 15 2 3 2 2 2 Totals ..44 8 5 4 30 Pictures in cutting rooms or awaiting release: MY LIFE WITH CAROLINE, comedy; assoc. prod, William Ha\rics; dir., Lewis Milestone; play by George Berrand and Louis Verneuil; adaptation by John Van Druten; camera, Victor Milper. Cast: Ronald Colman, Anna Lee, Charles Winninger, Gilbert Roland. Hugh O'COnnell, Murray Alper, Matt Moore, Jeanlne Cri^In (40-41): BEFORE THE FACT, drama; prod, dir., Alfred Hitch cock; from the novel by Frances lies; camera, Harry Stradline. Cast: C^ary Grant Joan Fontaine, C^edric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame Itey Wliitty, Isabel Jeans, Heather Angel, Auriol Lee. LADY SCARFACE, drama; asso, prod, CUB Reid; dir., Frank Woodruff; screenplay, Amaud dUsseau, Richard Collings; camera, Nick Musucara, Cast: Den- nis O'Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances Neal. Rank (Continued on page 22) vertible preferred to common may soon cut the first preferred issue to a minor amount and make possible higher dividends on the common. 'Cause of the bullish sentiment towards Par shares is not entirely traceable to strong earnings (the first and second preferreds also hit new highs last week, the first pre- ferred soaring more than five points). Additional factors are that the funded debt of Paramount has been reduced from $52,000,000 to $33,000,000 since the new manage- ment took charge about five years ago. In the last five years, the amount of both preferred shares outstanding has declined from (32,000,000 to $18,000,000. Also it U predicted that this year will be far and 4way the best year Vax has ex- perienced under the present man- agement with close to $9,000,000 profit hinted even this early. Warners' glowing financial report for the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, which showed $1.12 on the common and $44.50 on each share of preferred, already has %een reflected by the directorate's action in declaring $2 divvy on the preferred. Company's $4,433,445 net operating profit for the 39 weeks of the present fiscal year gave hope that Watner Bros, common shares earn- ings might top $1.40 for the full year, a remarkably'fine sJiowing. Fact that the Warner preferred shares also registered new highs for 1941 last week at $72 revived talk that some method might be- devised to bring Into &e company.treasury all or a portion of the preferred outstanding. ly to cover possible losses in the foreign field, although not specified. Company noted that realization of a tax loss arising from sale of all capital stock of, and advances to, Brunswick Radio Corp., a subsidiary previously consolidated, has reduced the estimated normal Federal income taxes for the 39-week period by $415,000. While the book value of the investment in Brunswick Radio Corp. was adjusted each year for the losses of this subsid., not all adjust- ments were deductible for Federal income tax purposes. Warner Bros, has offset its loss, resulting from the sale, including a substantial portion of the accumulated adjustments re- ferred to, against taxable income in computing normal Federal income tax in this period. Warners noted that additional pro- vision for contingencies increased the reserve in respect to net assets of subsidiaries operating in foreign territories to $1,250,000. Cash in the U. S. on May 31 last totaled $10,284.- 296 as compared to $10,932,279 on March 1, 1941. WB ANNUAL EARNINGS, 1930-41 Not proflt. 1930 $7,074,631 1931 ♦7,918,605 1932 •14,095,054 1933 •6,291,748 1934 •2,530,514 1935 674,159 1936 3,177,313 1937 5,876,183 1938 1,929,721 1939 1,740,908 1940.. 2,747,472 (1940 hy QxMTteTs) First quarter $642,120 Second quarter 376,368 Third quarter 932,218 Fourth quarter 796,759 (1941 bv Quarters) First quarter $1,276,316 Second quarter 1,506,228 Third quarter 1,650,901 ■ • Deficit Veinte Anos y Una Noche (Continued from page 8) mother once lived, set the mood, which is sustained throughout She meets the son of a neighboring fam- ily, falls in love at first sight but is ordered by her aunt not to see him again because of the family feud. The aunt consistently refuses to tell her how her mother died,) and the story builds for climax when the aunt reveals she killed the mother in a fit of hate and jealousy as the mother was about to elope with the boy's father. Delil>erately slow rhythm maintained by director Al- berto de Zavalia is used to build sus- pense. And the drama is such that at times it causes the picture to drag. Extended sequence in which the girl and her aunt are caught in a run- away coach, while marked by excel- lent trick work, seemed superfluous. Occasional comic bits alleviate the tension, but dialog often becomes overly emphatic and theatrical. Settings have been done without that eye on the budget, which so often marks Argentine production and location - shots in Cordoba, now the favorite locale for Argentine film makers, are generally good. Pedro Lopez Lagar gives Senorita Garces excellent support, although at times retaining mannerisms which make him appear studied. Photography okay and music by Alejandro Gutier- rez del Barrio Is adequate. Ran.