Variety (May 1943)

WrilneMlaj. Mmj 5. I94S USBStffff PICTURES fS I'.i-il: Rod Cameron, Joan Marsli, Duncan Rlnaldo, Frederic Briliiii. SII.VKR flPURS, western: pnid.. dir.. Joe Kane; no ('r«^ils; camera; RegHle Linnin(. C'asi: Roy Rugen, iiie Suns Of the Ploneera. RK04Udb siudla WrKlerm W. Ubaey <i. OeMwjTB H. WUr«x rr«Bise« CMD- New 'n-At pie led lag fMttng T« go s. Leiocr ...... JrrroM Braadt ■ I s I 2 '2 2 1« t • ' J I 2 Twiali "t t IS I'lrtiires in cutting room or awallliiK release: ol'N LAW, western: prod., Bert Gllro.v; dir. Sam Nelson; ii.i v.rllint; credits; camera. Max SUtnKlrr. Ca.>;l: Tlni holl. J<i:ni Baivlay. ClUt Edmrdi^, Bud McTaggarl, Ed CaK>:iday, nOMBABOIRB, War dranta; prod., Ro|Mrt Fellows; dir., Hii->iard Wallace; no writing credits; camera. Nick Muhu- \»v3. Cant: Fat CBrian, Randolpli Scott, Anne Shirlev, B.iiion IfacLano, Eddie Albert, Walter Reed. John Mlljaii. fKTTICOAT 'LABCENV. drama: prod.. Bert Gllroy; a^st. (III.. Bill Dorfinan; no story credits; raitiera, Frank Rcd- II.III. Cast: Joan Carroll. Ruth Warwick, Walter Reed. •''RKE FOB AIX, drama; prod., Frank Ross: dir., Henry lUiiiaway: asat. dir, Dewey Stai-key;'no ttory credits; i-jiiiera, Ted Tetxlaff. Cast: Jean Arthur, John Wavne, ciiarles Wlnninfer. SKY'S IBB LIMIT, dramatic comedy; prod., David lliMiipstead: dir. B. B. GrUtlth; asst. dir.. Ruby Rosenberg; nil slor>- credits; camera, Buimell Metty. Cast: Fred As. l:iiie. Joan Lcfllle. Robert Benchley, Fi-eddle Slack, Ella Mji> Morse. ' , i.KOPABB MAN, horror drama; prod., Val Lewton: dir. Jack Toumeur: ai*t dir.. Bill Dorfnian; no story credit; caiiiera, Robert De Grasse. Cast: Dennis 0'Keef», Har- I irii Ifllllard, Jean Brooks, Margo, A lADT TABES A CBANCE, prod.. Frank Ros.-; dir.. Dill Seller, no writing credits; camera Frank Redman, c-jvi: Jean Arthur, John. Waj-ne, Charles Wionlnger, Jsi'quellne Daly*. Joan Blair, Dorothy Grainger, Grady Sutton. Rait Har olde. .MEXICAN SPRFIBE'B BI,ES8Kn EVENT, prod.. Bert Gili'oy; dir.. Les Goodwins; no writing credits; cameraman. Jack MacKende. Cast: Lupe Vein, Leon Errol, Lydia Bll- briiok. Wally Brown. Margaret Landry, Joan Barkley, Margie Stewart, fttty Brill. F.ilC'APE TO DANOBB, formerly FALLEN SPARROW, ttraina; prod., Robert Fellows; asst. dir., Sam Ruman: no kliiry credits; camera, Nick Musuraca. Cast: Maureen O'llara. John Oarfleld. Martha ODrlscoll. Patricia Morlson. THE AVENGING BIDEB. western; prod., Bert Gllroy: dir.. Sain Nelson; asst. dir., James Casey; camera, Roy lliiiii: screenplay. Grant L. Hoyt: orUi. i-tory. Hairy b. Ilo.vi. Ca5t: Tim Holt and Anne Summers. BRO Pis in ProdactloB F.%LCON IN DANOEB, mystery; prod.. Tom GcraGlity: dir.. William-Clemens; asst. dir. Freddy Fleck; screenplay. Mnurlce Geraghly; camera, none. Cast: Tom Conway. Jvan Brooks, Elaine Shepard. Rosemary Ijpianchc, Aina- llla Ward. Ertord Gage, Felix Basch. TARZAN AND THE SHEIK, melodrama: prod., Sol I.CMicr; dir., William Thlele; asst. dir.. Derwin Abrahams: screenplay, Ro)^ Chaiislor; camera, Harry 'Wild. Cast: Jiilinny Welasinuller, Nancy Kelly. Johnny SlielTlcld. Otto Kriigcr, Lloyd Corrlgan, Josepli Sawyer. Gerald Mohr, Cliila. 20th Certory-Fox Prooilsed Com- Shoot- .Now 'VMi pleled log Cutting To go Features « M • i 1 Pictures In cutting room or awaiting release: t ONET ISLAND, musical, in Technicolors prod., William Pvrlberg; dir. Walter Lang; screenplay, Gcoi'fie Seaton; vuniera, Ernest Pabner, Cast? Betty Gralile, George Mont- gomery, Cesar Romero, Pliil Silvers, Frank Ortli. HTORMT WEATHER, formerly THANKS, PAL. musical; prod, William La Baron; dir., Andrew Stone: asst. dir.. All* Steinberg; story, Jerry Horwin and Seymour Robin- son; camera. Lea Glmnea. Cast: Bill Robinson. Lena Home. Fat* Waller, Cab Calloway and his band, Dooley Wilson, Ernest Whitman, Nidiolas Bros.. The Tramp Band, Moreiice O'Brien. Shelton Brooks. Babe Wallace. JITTBBBUOS, comedy: prod.. Sol Wurtzel; dir., Mai St. Clair; asst. dir. Paul Wurtzel; screenpUy. Scott Darling; csmera, Luclen Andrlot. Cast: Stan laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine. Douglas Fowley, Bob Ballev. BOMBEB'B MOON, drama: prod., Sol. Wurtzel; dir.. Ed Ludwlg: asst. dir. Jasper BIystnne; story. Leonard Lee; camera, Luclen Ballard. Cast: Ceorgc Moiilgoiuci y. Aiina- uella, Kent Tkylor, Walter King...[oid. JANE CYRE, (1943-44) drama; prod., Kenneth Mac- Rowan; dir., Robert Stevenson: a.^sl. dir.. Arthur Jacob- w'n; screenplay, Aldous Huxley; camera. George Barnes. Cast: Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, John Sut- toM iwgy Ann Garner, Margaret O'Brien. Sara All- Kood, Barbara Everest, Edith Barrett. Aubrey Mnlhcr, AKnes Moorehead. HE.%VEN CAN WAIT, comedy in Technicolor: prod:- dir.. Ernest Lubltsch; asst. dir., Henry Weinberg; slory,. Samson Raphaelson; camera, Edward Cronjager. Cast: p<r.e Ttemey, Don Anieche. Chailen Cobum. I«ui<! Cal- hem. Marjorle Main, Eugene Pallette. RcKlnald Gardiner. I'll?' Byinston, Dickie Moore, Dickie Jones. SWEET R08IR O'GBADT, muslcfll in Technicolor; prod.. William Perlberg: dir., Irving Cummings; asst. dir.. Ed •ScliSumer; screenplay. Ken Englund. Ca."!!: Beltv Grahle, Robert Young. Adolphe Menjou. Reginald Gardner. Vir- ginia Grey. Mtta-Fex Pix In Production WINTRR TIME, comedy: prod.. Willlaih Le Baron: dir., John Brahm, asst. dir.. Sol Wurtzel; screenplay. Arthur ^ooer and Lynn Starling; cainera. Clias. Clarke. Cast: snnja Henie, Jack Oakle. Cesar Romero. Cornel Wilde, Woody Herman and his band. S. Z. Sakall. SONG OF BEBNADETTE (lMI-44), drama: prod.. Wil- liam Perlberg; dir., Henry KinK: asst; dir.. Joe Bclim: screenplay. George Seaton: c.nineia. Arthur Miller. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford. Vincent Price. Roman Barre*"" D'nsle. Sig Ruman, Ann Revere. Edith HOLY MATBIMONV, comedy: prod., Nunnally Johnson; air.. John Stahl; asst. dir.. William Eckhardt: screenplay, nunnally Jolinson; camera. Liicicn Ballard. Cast: Monty woolley. Grade Fields. Una O'Connor, Laird Crcacar. Mel- ^■'''•Cooper, Eric Blore. • ■'JJCER TUOBY, LAST OF THE CASCSTIiKS, drama: prod.. Lee Marcus; dir., Robert Florcy; a.sst dir.. Jasper "lystone; screenplay. Crame Wilbur and Jerry Cady: cam- era. Glen MacWiniam. CasI: Preston Foster. Kent Taylor, i-ois Andrews, Victor McLaglen. Anilioii\ Qiimii. William Pwt. Jr.. Matt Brlggs. . "v^t'DIA (1944-43), comedy In Technicolor, prod.. «iili.-iin Perlberg; dir.. Edmund Goiildini;: as.l. dir. Pcic.v I?*""": no screen credits: camer.-i. Leon .Sliainm.t t".i-i '«roihy McCulre. Robcjt Voiinis. Iiia CLiiii.-. H":;iii;>td "'Jrtlmcr. OIca Baclanova. EI>o jHii-i..en. Frank Twi'de:: GIRLS III.; LEFT HKIIINIt. rumod.x-rtra iia m{ Technteolor: prod., William LcBaron; dir., Busbv Berke- ley; asst. dir., Thomas Dudley: camera .Edward C'roii- laggei\ Cast: Alice Faye. Carmen Miranda, James Elllsiin, Benny Goodman and orchestra, Pliil Baker. Kdward Evarelt Horton. Charlotte Greenwood, Eugene Pallette. Tony De Marco. Uutctf Arlisto premised f'anil- 8h*M- New _ ^ 'W-*! Plele* lag Caltiag Ta la Reeek • « .« t <^ ■••een 1 1 • • • ■•••ser I • a I a l.oaw-LewlB .... I I « a a Preasbarger s I a i i HtroBberg i i • « j ^yttit 2 I • a |. BkaiBMB a I • a a Refers 2 I • a i I'laema Guild j i a a • Totals M 27 a t *1 rrmnknl '«»-•♦ (agaey , t * i « | ■••Be ■ I a I a • IheraMB ■ a I i « .T*^"* » "l ~ ~1 Plclures in ciiltiiig luom or awaiting release: FALSE COLORS 4IM1-44). «-estem. prod.. Harn- Sher- man; dir., George Archahibaud: asst. dir. Glenii Cook; ™^S?"''**'' Colien; camera, Russell HarUn. Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jiininy Rogers, Tom SeldeK Claudia Drake. United Artist PictMres la PradnctlaB LATELY (lMS-44>. formerly Mcl.BOO'S ^SI^"*' „«»«>•«»-<»«••>"»: Pi'od., WllUam Cagney; dir.. William K. Howard; asst. dir., Lowell Farrell: screenplav, John van Druten; camera. Theodor Sparkuhl. Cast: James Cagnay Grace George, Marjorle Main, Battle McDanlel, Marjorle Lord, William Henr.v. George aeveUnd. Ed Mc- Namara, Bobert Barrat. Norinan WIUls. HI DIDDLE niDDLE (19U-44), comedy, prod., Andrew L. Stone; dir.,- Andrew L. Stone; asso. prod.. Edward F. Finney; amt. dir.. Hank Kewler. Cast: Adolphe Menjou, «?".??**'' "•«■''• De"nl» b"Kee£e, BHIle Burke. Walter KIngsford. George Metaxas. BIDEBS OF THE DEADLINE llBtt-»>. western; prod.. Harry Sherman: dir.. Leslie Selander; assl. dir.. Glenn Cook. Cast: Bill Boyd. Andy Clyde. Jimmy Rogera. Frances Woodward. STAGE DOOR CANTEEN, drama; prod., Sol Lesser; dir.; Frank Borzage:' original screenplay, Delmer Daves: cam- era, Harry Wild. CasI: William W. Terry, Clier\i Walker, Marjorle Blordan. Lon MeCallister, Fred Brady. Dorothea Kent. Margaret Early, Michael Harrison. Katharine Cor- nellJCatharlhe Ilephurii. Edgar Bergen. Xavier Cugal, Benny'Goodman. Kay K.vscr. Gertrude lawreni-e, Helen Hayes. UuYersal Features ,.. Serlah Westerns ,.. Promised C6m> Shoot- New '43-11 pleied lag CnlUag T* g* M 31 s 13 I 4.3 a 1 • > S • 2 • ToUl n 4S } It 1 Pictures In cutting room or awaiting release: WE'VE NEVER BEEN LICKED, drama; prod. Waller Wanger; dir.. John Rawlins; no writing credits; cainera, Milton Krasner. Casi: Richard Quine, Anne Gwynne, Noah Berry, Jr., MarUia O'DrlscoU. Harry Davenport. William Frawley. Edgar Barrier. Bill Stem. WlUlan) Bleese. SON OF DBACULA. formerly DESTINY (tent, title), horror: asso. prod.. Ford Beebc; dir., Robert Slodmak; no writing credits; camera, George Robinson. Cast: Louis AUbritton, Robert Paige, Eveyin Ankers, Frank Craven, J. Edward Bromberg, Samuel S. Hinds and Lon Chaney. LABCENY WITH MUSIC (tent, title), formerly CBOBB TOUB FINGERS (tent, title), musical; asso. prod., Howard Benedict; dir., Edward Lllley; no writing credits; camera, Hal Mohr. Cast: AlUu Jones, Kitty CarUsIe, Leo Carrillo, WlllUm Frawley, Lee Patrick, Gus Schilling, Samuel 8. Hinds. Alvino Rey and His Orchestra and The King Sisters. ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID, musical comedy: asso. prod.. Ken Goldsmith; dir.. Erie C. Kenton; no writing credits: camera, John Boyle. Cast: His Andrews Sisters, Patrlc Knowles, Grace McDonald, Charles Butterworth, Billy Gllbart, Edith Barrett and The JIvIn' Jacks and Jills. BIT THE ICE, formerly OH, DOCfOB (tent, title), comedy; prod., Alex Gottlieb; dir., Charles Lamout; serecn- plsy by Robert Lee<i, Frederic Rlnaldo and John Grant; orlgliul story by True Boardman; camera, Charles Van Enger. Cast: Bud Abbott and Lou Costeilo, Glnny SImms, Patrlc Knowles, Elyiie Knox, Marc Lawrence and Johnny Long and His Orchestra. FOR ALL WE KNOW, formerly FLK8H AND F.ANTA8Y, co-prod., Charles Boyer and Julicn Duvlvier; dir., Julien Duvivler; no writing credits: camera, Stanley Cortz and Paul Ivano. Cast: Charles Boyer, Edward G.Robinson. Bar- bara Stanwyck, Robert Cunnnlnies, Betty Field, Gloria Jean, Alan Curtis, Tlionias Mitchell. Anna Lee, C. Aubrey Smith, Dame May Whltly, Edward Fielding, June Lang, Frank Mitchell, Charles Wiuninger, Grace McDonald, Lane Chandler, Clarence Mu^e, Mary Ann Hyde, Frank Cravan. Ervllle Alderson and Kate McKenna. YOU CO TO MY HEART, musical; asso. prod., Bernard Burton; dir., Felix Feist; no writlng^credits; camera, Paul Ivano. Cast: Patric Kiiowle.i, Evelyn Ankers, Rosemary Lane. Neil Hamilton. NEVER A DULL MO.MENT. comedy: prod.. Howard Benedict: dir., Seward Webb; no writing credit:,; camera, Charles Van Enger! Cast: The Ritz Brothers, Frances Langford, Mary Beth Hughe.s, Stuart Boyd Crawford, George Zucco, Franklin Pangborn, Elisabeth RLsdon. THE LONE STAR TRAIL, outdoor-adventure; as.so. prod., Oliver Drake: dir.. Ray Taylor; screenplay. Oliver. Drake; original stor^', Victor Halperin: camera, William SIckner. Cast: Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jeimlfer Holt, Tlie Jimmy Wakeley Trio. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, operatic drama'In techni- color; prod., George Waggner; dir., Arthur Lubin; original story based on composition, 'Phantom of the Opera.' by Gaston Lareaux: camera, Hal Mohr. Cast: Nelson Eddy. Susanna Foster, Claude Rains and Edgar Barrier, Jane Farrar, Hume CroD.vn. J. Edward Bromberg, Fritz Feld. GET GOING, formerly HKADM I'P. comedy with songs; asso. prod.. Will Cowan: dir.. Jean Yarbrough. Cast: Grace .McDonald. Robert Paige. Vera Vague. Walter Catlctt. Mit- burn Stone, Jennifer Holt, .Maureen Cannon, Lots Collier. Nana Bryant and Frank Faylcn. OIKO TICKKTK TO LONDON, my.stcry drama; prod.-dir., Edwin L. Marcn: camera, Milton Krasner. Cast: Miclieic Morgan, Alan Curtis, c. Aubrey Smith, Dooley Wilson. Torquhi Ohvier. rnlversal Pis Now In Production CORVRTTCS IN ACTION, melodrama; prod.. Howard Hawk'-: dir.. Richard Ro^son: no writing credits; camera. Tony Caudio. Ca'l: Randolph Scntl. Noah Beery. Jr.. .T:i' ic< Biov.i). H.niv Fit7'.cil'l. Andv Devlne. TViomas C;-iii'r,-. Tu.-i:. Kr'i:!'!. Hii'ijid Lane snd F.lla Raliie.,. IIKHx r<» IHil.li "i i.- tiilc) riiHiedy with sonK~: piou (C<ii<l:Miirrl on pnse 27) LoDger Holdovers in Latin America Pile Up Backl($ of U. S. Pictures SAG OK's Dual Union Cards Via Manpower Lag Hollywood. May 4. Members of (he Screen Actors Giiild are permitted to carry dual membership cards in Aim unions as a result of the xcheral wartlirte-short- age of manpower. Rule aRainst dual cards was adopted by SAG when Willie Bloff and his gang were try^ ing to itain control of actors and oUier talent groups In the Aim in dustry. Two exceptions are made in the S.\G relaxation of the two-way membership. Actors are not allowed to hold cards in the Screen Directors Guild or In tlie "feamsters Union. HflMDoiieltrMScreei Add Abo $40^ Fire Detroit, May 4. 'Who Done It?'' is turnin( out to be. more than a fliitt title in the 140,000 Are which destroyed the LoiAa, in Coloina, Mich., last week. Otftclal.s of the town and from nearby Benton Harl>or are iiivesti- gatlng incendiarism followins a re- port I hat a heavy explosion pre- cc<led the bla.s(. There were several other blasts'later which drove back Aremeii and resulted in complete destruction of the house. The town previously has had several mysteri- ous and costly Ares includins the destruction of its canning factory and lumber yard. Feature picture nn the night of Ihe fire wa.s 'Whn Dune It?" t Texas Fires San Antonio. May 4. Fire caused practical total loss to two Texas theatres, the Palace, at Whitowright. operated by T. M. Ha.s-ty. reported nearly a total loss, and the Palace, at Timpson, operated by L. W. Watts, which too was burned to the ground. Watts is general inanager of a small group of houses in ea.st Texas and Louisiana in asso- ciation with Frank Keasler. t Backlog of product is being piled I up In the Laitin-.\merican market, with some U. S. major distributors eight to nine months behind Ameri- can releasing dates. Longer hold- overs of top product are held re- sponsible (or the situation, with Latin-American exiiibs Anding it proAtable to hold over Americuii pictures two to tour weeks instead of Uie usual one week. Similar sit- uation has been .developing in the last tlx months in Australia, where engagement.s of four to six week:i, unheard of for ina<it features before, are now common. Brazil is reported cooperaiiiiu probably to the greatest extent in getting maximum playing time out of a feature, this enabling exhibs tu conser\-a product and meet wartime demands to save raw stock. Most recent examples o( the way in which product is pitiiiK up are 'Panain:i Hattie' (M-G.i and 'Now, Voyager' (WB). Latter has not been released in Braxil and several other countries as yet, according to last reports, while 'Hattie' has gone out oil dis- tribution only in Panama, of all the Latin-American countries. Foreign managers are ho|>eful that the same situatiQii will develop in Great Britain, where considerable opiMMition to playing extended runs has developed. Foreign department toppers figure it is the only solution for the raw Aim c6nservation pro- gram, pointing out that there won't be so many top features (o go around in a tew months. U.S. steel's Industrial Film for Geni Release Washington, May 4. U. S. Sleet Corp. is planning a public release in the near future for To Each Other.' new documentary Aim on the company's wartime ex- pansion program and war produc- tion achievement. The Aim. whith features Walter Brennan. was preemed in Hoboken yesterday (.1.) at the annual meeting of Steel Corp. stockholders. Pic runs 35 minutes and was the work of several camera crews which spent weeks shooting fiiotage from coast to coast ill major steel centers. Brennan plays a veteran sleel worker, who has returned to the mills for the durntion. He narrates the .story which shows construction o( new pinnis and production of steel plate and other products, and Ihe launching and construction of .<ihlps. Team for U's'Angela' Hollywood, May 4. Susanna Foster teams up with Donald O'Connor. 17, as co-star In (fniversaI's Aim version of 'Angela Is 21.' now known simply as'Angela,' after a brief interim as 'Birthday.' Bernard Burton produces the pic- lure, with Wanda Tuchock and Eu- liene Conrad writing the screenplay from the .story b.v Sinclair Lewis. Joining Allied? Minneapolis, May 4. A dclecation from the newly or- Knni^ed North Central Allied Inde- pendent Theatres, Inc.. is In Detroit attending the meeting of the National Allied Stales board of directors a.s 'ub.'ici'vei'.c.'. Delegation is headed by Donald Outlman, president, and in- cludes Harry (jreen. Bill Volk. Ben- nle Bcrgcr * and Martin LcbedofT. prominent independent circuit own- ers. Confciciico*: wore to be held with president Aaron Ry.scnberf; uf Na- lioiiul Allied States relnlive to the Alli'iH c:ii'iiv:in. It was indicated thjil ::if-ip '.vhiiIm be du^cii-ii'Mis rcl- ,Tlivv l i the ne-.v m<i:i|i join.nK na- li'in:il A'lie-I S'nie- COL ANNUAL SALES CONV. IN N.Y^ cm S.F. Columbia Pictures will hold its an- nual sales convention in three ses- sions this season. General sales man- ager A. Montague has set Chicago, May . 11-13, for one confab; New York. May 26-28, and San Francisco, June S-6. Jack Cohn, v,p., and home office executives, wilt be present at the Chi. and N. Y. meetings. All three .sessions will be presided over by Montague. Sales executives present at the Chicago and N. Y. gatherings will be Rube Jacktci-, Louis Astor. Louis Weinberg and Max Weisfeldt. Central Divlaion manager Carl Shalit and mid-west division manager Phil Dunas will head the delegation in Chicago; N. Y. division manager . lat Cohn and mid- east division manager Sam Galanty will head the delegation in New York, and western division manager Jerome Safron in Frisco. N.Y. 306 and Empire Ops Union Merger Up Again The outlook for a merger of Local 306, Moving Picture Machine Opera- tors of ' N. Y., chartered by the American Federation of Labor, ami its Stale-chartered union rival of many year.-, F.mpire, is reported favorable. Going cold on previous occasions, a new move toward effecting a com- bination between the two operator organizatiun.s wa.s recently inili:ilcd but, due to various detalix which it lA understood remain to be worked out, a Anal deal may not be reached Imniedtalcly. Ho^^ever, yat step in this direction, taken at other times In order to einjxiwer Local 306 to go ahead, was an approval of a meriter by the 306 niember.ship during the past week. Empire opei-atnrs arc employed In around 7J independent theatres in the Greater N. Y. area, mostly in Brooklyn, and on Long Island. Its .strength ha.s been mastly through control of the booths of the Century circuit, operating in Brooklyn and on Long Lsland. Theatre Rape Trial Set With a jury fully picked in Bron.<c (N. Y.I County c<ulrt. an early trial of the manager of the Bronx Opera Hou.se, now clo.ved. and eight other* who are charged with rape, is ex- pected. Manager U Herman Bloom. The men were indicted on charges of coinmlttiiig the crime March 11, b!i.scd on a complaint Alcd by a 17- ycar old girl, alleging she was at- tacked in the Ihealre. House is in- deiu'i.doiilly cmlrollefl. It „waa clo.sc<l on order fif the License C^m- mis-ioner.