Variety (Mar 1946)

i*u:'ri:ttRS V«'«TncaJay, yLwAi 6, I9|fi Johnston Ignores Fidler's Blast On Him; Wanger s 'Scarkt St.' Soit . • "II(illy\V()(Hl. March 5. S,t Despite :.,ttie ';;Sl,000;000 .1ibor^^.su:^^ ISlt'd against JimrJi^ t'ldlei bv W.ilui Wanscx diiil Diaiid, Prot'dCtwOA loi his riu .iiUek Sunday (24) on Sen- let Stveel/', the. POninH''ritHUir 'co.fl Imucd his- outspukctt avtockt! aaainst the itlta, 'ipdi^Sfc IB; --lakt - SMiAttay's I J) bio<idc.i-.t with chariies tjil'iotcd agauiMt El-it .lohiBttin, .Mo'lion. Pk- ■tiure. A,--sn. ot, Ainenba p'roxy.; ■ .'. Fidler". cfiiimpd that . Jc-ibiiston w.iis not adhering to the 'ialler's pIod«e. that Ji'e Avo'uicl proinote,, "cleai-i,; iu- spirationat lilm'- .ui d il-uus-cd li61Jy%foO(^;[;wf'S. ;tin;fti«g/(iyf -.an ., iii' . cressing . n.u.i-i'iber ot-. ■■'clsctue'' . .i>fets that Avere jaixiiithCial to tho/t-iTOru • of the c(jii!iti'>:. ; MPAA sjabke'sniei-i •Erfcetcd the/cl'iarges ,\\-itb .thutJdPi'- ous s-ilence,; ,"Ko coii'iii'ietit." one spokr^nian said, -iSlo stcpti ai-e -bt'iiig taken i;nd none arf plaiinod.-'. ■ In the ■■libel actiiNt, Mai'lin Gang, attorney foi;,;VVati.!^eT^ :deplai'ed FJil- Jer"s slaleirt-i6-i.it I'aiseji,.. iii te.8i}l iiiu's- tion 0,1: whetfeei' a .i'sViiio. e4*nT.h"i-eihta-- toi' ean uUiiin iirS taws • govei-ning.' Irijediorti. ^dt' ^th©; \ ^liess -while..ci-iiieiziins. oiie pradwct la seir ■anollier; VV-ausei-'s eotni.s»'t.,a]..'io filed a con-ijaiaiht with the' FCC. - In .ad- dition ■ to' Fidloi-. Hct't'iidaiTls. are tl-ie ,ABG . netvi-oi-k. C''al-ter;' prodticts, iinel the; Sittall ^i'- Scit'er .a.^ehey;, ■ , ■ . 'Ftdier rpportediy , atten-fpted' l.o get b%ck at: Wapfger .i»g'«tln..i.n la.st 5im- day s -'tSFMiSSrasiVHii^ WangeV -were "■■ stdflien t'l'pm h'i.'j Ease-off on Hat-Passing G^*o\^ iH'imbei oJ htiuawks ■ iroin: cxhibii^tirotigKt'■(,)« .l>y the iie\v ;t'anesr di'i v^-^1hat. patroj'is arc taesinivin.tf to ,<lipw sis.i)S reseiilmeht at too tpsny' titisatVe . collections, rpsnlt'ed' iii-' prompt issiiaiico of .an- .exphu'i.atory- .note. . fay the 'eoinmit'tei;; i.n.. chafge> of V 'lhe\eanei?iv fiaiiipaisiii-./^ ' .."The : the-iitfe di;,lve; iay' .caiWer.'' fitnd.'i/dui'iii.ii the week. 0,1;' April Sl-SS;"':it''.-wa!; iTiiVde. :eleai'.' "in- volvcs no ie.%hibitb,r ' :,pLed-ge.s,,',- .■Theatres,-ot eoui'se., are ^tb be; ill- .- ■vi'ted to liariieipate. but- their course of .aetipn -witl. be: -y'ptun- vary.''- .:'.:. .':.. .... ; v.. New Censorship Wave of Pix Due? Suit Filed ii Atlanta 'Scarkt'SiiiM Grounds (tf taprice aid Abuse' Atlanta, March "i Fni\eis.il Film E\clun'>cs, Iiif oisti Ijilois and Diana Piodiictioni .Irto.v prtjduc^vs, laist -weck' ftled Suit in FiiUon Siipenoi- C»ui-t seeking an 1 liinuilon against the Crty of Atlanta and Its tenhmbhip authoiities from b. innins; the showing ol "Scarlet Siieel' in Atlanta. Temiing tho action m localh ban- tling the pic was based on lapiiLC and (onsulutes an abase ot 'disiit- 'tiui-i,'" the . suit- naitres- the, city,.'its odiceis and asents, the Atlanta Soaid of CeniOis, and Miss ChriAline Smith Atlanta's motion picliue cen- sor, as defendants. Suit also chaiges that the boaid and the fllm cen'sor acted without legally delegated authority in a iniintisr vvhich:Yio.lates the petition-: eis' constitutional lights of free ■.speech: uiid. expreissiori. , . '■': ■■.'■ ..' . .'■: Jl(l^e Hush Dorsey scheduled a htji 111.4 foi March 25 iVtlanta City Council, andcipatini! th s action on the pait ol Univ and producers:bf ..''Sciiyet ■.Street" pre- \ ioii-.h pa-.bed a resolution upholding Vliss Smitli s action in piohibitini; c.\hi b i tioli - of the fihri. Trend :fo\vards oiiy 'and state cfiii- ] ftieamvi^^^^ t i;Or.sh,ip o£ picture's has attained such rbCetv booked'' tor Shb,ya,ihg: •.Jtl^lSlfiri-. oiopoittons that it ha-> leached the tila ^lant 10 miles fioni Atlanta's 'a tcntion of Tilm company officials j titv limits. IWarch 11 and 12 Trolley I Postwar leaetion to-waids t,ijekulg s,(.a \ ice connects the two town'* utovvn ori>cr&'n, ihcirais ha^ Atlattta Constitutioii .' pressure :groupii. out. ot. hidittg;,. aiid 1 ,fitiii, , reyiew.er., iti:; aimounciiig, the, • iiuiny biuenose: expej-ts. .now. are;, Marietta, elate, predicted: '"ItWouldn't, I j>ii-ding theti-isclvos - .for ,:a«; ,o.lticiivl-F be.'s,,ur,pi'i-s!rig if Atlanta; theatregoers; ^ ciimpai^a ,against iHiiiH,: : ; ;;:, didn't tourn' up; the. roads .bei-Ween Pioposals toi slate censoiship he i e and the B( II bombci metrop- tcript !by ; :ABC'.. attorney . on the [ ISmtinds that it wcMild pr'e.iudiee his ; loom in several state;, with the bill case in tlHvlibel action. .Fidler said i bi'Oii.siiat- u,p, in Kentucky alreiicly | he would teHiiPCf'' the/e<iitori;al in. an^;;.kii.lted. :, Reeent, ftareup. of, the city Bttcmpt to ^et 1' on the .nt ne'vt ccnsoi-board tliict in Atlanta on. | Sunday dOi Commentator is also, 'Scarlet Stiect' is lesaidcd in the Eonsiderm" an it^iitation to Wangei ftiade as a possible buildup to a stale to appeal n a deo.ite on his bio,ad- {censoiship boaid in Geoigia iWeni- cast, each to t«kv. (nc minutes Ftd- phis cens*>r ciackdown « lated in ler woiilti take tlie .stand/.: that [ somevv'hai th^'.'s'aniie'e " "Street' should n t have been made,! Tendency to seek out means of With Wangfeir defpiditt^:£he,;gictuve,; ; ,cerisormg ^publre morals is a^natural In hi? note t«» Johnston,',Fidter'do- d. any war. .A,nd, as clared that recent nionth-s, hav.e-seen j'lisuai;; tbC' screen j.s the .fir.Kl object oils' iMauetta> ' Jones then Con- ^Continued on page 12) sn mcrcise m the nmnbei ot sex, crime and dnoice' tUm^. Aie such films, Mr. Johnston the inspiiational guidance that Amenta needs'^'' he continued I i ealue of course, that you have kieen a busy man since \ oi> assumed oHice but, M.x John--ton no ; business c;,m be more, important than of attack because fn^ured the most ready foothold for pressure groups ■ That raost of this trend is for of- ficial censoiship is seed tn the fact that the Motion Picture As-sn of America code approval lias been ,!iVipported in' the fnain by the ,Legioft ot Dt cencj S'milai appiaisal group V,,,.., .^V. .., . ...... V ...... ^ .„.,..,,..... „r.,-. .......^ the elimii,'f if>ii ot fisqne scenes and is being considerea by the Prptes- situations iiom the sciecn toi the ' tant "Vlotion PiLtint Council Be- protection ot oni children's moials" I c i use naving siuh a huge mein- Fidler smned of} with the notation | btisnip, in comparison with the that "while most studios are making I Legion ot Decency, this is seen as desn picture*;, a very few pioducers move towaids vi/hoLesale checking on are undoing the good woik ot the 'screen pioduct to go hand in-hand i inajont\ I Slory's Importance In Mnsicals Stressed ^By Freed; *Vaude Days Over' "Tiitciiy'- Wtlsie ',: aione': vvpn't ■ W:ih , emash b,o. ftake.s tor pix;in the' post-; war days -1(0,' cotne:;, 'urIcss, '•oiiibined with: solid .strirv: inaterial. Arthur Freed. Metro :produein-. who .speci--)!- izos in musicals, declares. "The days of vaudcyiUe on the screen are ' about, over.", he added. , w,ith the ; iVIPAA's pre-pro<htCtioti setf'-censcn'ittg.' liVith both the Le- gion and Protestant Council going over picliires,; ,r:So.ng with the MPAA, mueb 0:f: :the:, press-iire ,£or ex-tc-i:i5.i'ori: of city; -and state eensorehip prob- nbly wb,ul,cl';lje, ti'tteS-., ,-;,■:,; 'With thc^ ,iPi.Dducitipii Code Admin - iitration .still refusing, art okay ■ on i moat of the advertising and acces- 1 sories .:for ! pvferly s.a ;.;tributi6n this <,\-ec.k ivith. a - lurge ■ ''Ybu , can't, /thro"*'. ,sohve spiig.i'. to-.j. part of: the.- ad, matisr'iiil .t-imsiiitirtg gethei even it 1hc> 'C Jioor', nc them | puiely ot t^oc and minus alt woik" Lip with any old stoiy and e%!i*.'ct ol any kind First plavdate Is to get handsome ictiii n'. !■ ( o I as- Loews, Rithitiond, -Va , tvitnoirow serted. "We've found that ihe booli - 'Thursuayi. :. ' : . ' ; '! is : as imporiant as :tho, inu-ic. l.ml i Prodticcr ■Howard .iiiigh,c.V,hctti up • that's What \ve're going to ;-i;i(!H to,' . ;:,'Go»itiriu:ed:;on page 271 , ■ ; . There's goOcV .busiiicss,;ahea'd. .Ota it-, ,■ ■■ ■-■ ,: i-.-v-;.—.Iv .;. - ' will ;be: l'6r.;t,he miire; selec.tiv'; ;iri-ii- ,■ MtalS. ', :, ■.:■. While in New 'Voik Fiecd luiddlfd '--writh; Cole .Porter pi') the niilKic for "The Pnate, loin-ni Lunl-Fon fanne ; te.giter, which Avill '. ,.-,t'.,ir Judy Gailand and C( i c Kcl'y lies ; BDsV back'oh' the Coa.st. A musical- \;c')-si.un uf ■: 'F,ug'eiie O'Neiir.s ''Ah ! VVildcrnc.ss.'' ,\yilt p,rer cede 'The Pu. le on' the shooting sked A lemake ol Shovkooat" and the -, ,b-iog " 6l ,jei!Oi-).-ie ■ kVni'; tagged "Till the Clouds Roll Bv \s.ll ,il o go,',;b.fet'b'|e •, the c'aitiCras ;thiS; ,y(f4r. With Freed prtiduLing MereiHiHiiiig ' ,While :■ s.ori);^';,':i;ec.eSSli>n,' in 'film grosses is foireScen iiy; top": ;dist:ri bu-^ tlon execs with the passing of pres- ent inflationary trends, they do not anticipate that b.o. take will ever slip back to pve-wair Icyel-S^ A num- ber ot factors within the industry itself are creiitfed: ^iyith inoviM the whole plane of film grosses to a new high-tevol.,■■:'■'■.;,,:'■*,'';;; Better.merqhahijise* and merchan- dising are regarded as principal lac- tors. : Films are just in all respects better than they were before the war. one distrib topper Summed ,it lip. : and-so ^are, naturally ,:gettitig bigger ^audietice^. ,1'his; is entirely, .separate from the fact that ipcopip now have more :fhohey : to spend than formerly;" ' Improved rtiel'hods of selling a pic- ture,. Isv better';.publicity. exploita- tion and general handling, is rated :an.other prime factor. High-powered campaigns that precede evei-y im- portant f-ilm from well beffore the time it goes into production right through its fu'st; runs are making, a strong imprint in the groa-s columns, it :i.s conecdeitl. This; hias beeh'i'accorri-, panted by improved ad campaigns. The Outlav a-, bung , which ha\e pushed up b o results picture i.s going ititp dis- | Trend toward use of best-selling books, as basis,,for pictures is tied in with the factors of both better merchandise aiid merchanclising iii ■aehisving -, the , new,.' ■ high gross, plateau. Not only have;-'the. hooks made for a higher-gr^de, product, it IS pointed- but,; but;;',v-a.st:.press . and i<.;Ota:-of-mpUth pubiicity that, ac- ,>,:ompanif.s, a., be.'it-seller; U potent in liK-reajing the .scope of the fiim aii- ditnce. Upsurge ifl: literary Klatas: of piclui-fjs , oi-<n(|iht on by; bt'St-scUei* ,(;'>n,v (,r...ion!'! '.haa ; ftaisi-; art important .ftlTcct. 1 (JO, it, in -;opitied; in i'ausilig >tnHn>n aful writers, to .Strive.;hardr<r: for comparitivcJy higher tone in ■oi,.g.l.Ciiil.>f,..;--..■'- :■,-■■■'•,■■■,'' '; ',^ : ■-■ "' ,: Recognitioii for Those Original s Hollywood "Mauh "i Frcclancp writers aic taking hcait that then iinpoilaiict ii ihp fuluio may Ihcrcaso liom the lad that the following ihe noiinn.uious toi "best originals," for the Academy awardsi, certainly don t \pc,iir well foi the iiu(u,stry. The nominations aie the King Bios' 'Dillmii'i'' (Mono), "Mai le-I oinse," May ei-Buist> n rehase A a Swiss-nukc ' Salty O Romke" (Par); "Musio for Milions" iM-G) and Wlu( \', ^t' Coiporal Hargrove" (M-CJ). The avvaids wil be made rhmsda\ i7i ' The inoie iinpnitant stieenplavs aie adaptations ciilwi „( pi,,,,^ novels. Appaienth the wiiteis of oiiginals get the biushod, Red Cross Film Drive Overcom ng Exhib Block to Theatre Collections Cancer Film Short ;■ : MoUyu-ood. March. 5. Laiiy Maiks and Bill MaiiholT, "Dufly's Tavein" writers, have just tompleted fiKn short for the Aniei- ican Cancer Societv in w hich Spcn- cei Tiacv will appeal Sholt will be leUasod in Ap'il J.C.Flinn,VetPic Exec, Dies at 58 :John C. Flinn, veteran. nim indlis-; tiy executive and newspapeiman, formeily with 'VMiiFiy, died in Ml Sinai hospital. New 'V<iik, Satuiday (2)- attej; an operation earlier in the week He had been an e\cc in nearly, all branches of the picture business since Ifll,'). Betore that-he had been a reporter and drama critic with the old N Y lleiald He was an editorial and business de- partment executive on Vahikty for several yaais, and in 1942 he left to become, executive secretary' of the Society of Independerit Motion Pic- ture Produceis He held that Holly- wood post at his death. Flmn was long known as a film industry diplomat.' and because ol this he held -many important po- sitions III the busine.s.s. An oiilstand- mg athlete in his youth, he became a repoiter on the Heiald m 1907, and in his last foui veals with that paper he wa^ its a.ssistant drama ci itic His b.ckgioiind with the Herald served him m good stead iViany, years later, .whcji he' .hiinerl: Vabikty. On VARinv he serv'ed vari^ ousiy , as a , reviewer of lUms and pla.ys,:and ii,s, an advi.sor on ctiilorli-il and bu.siness department policies. In ISP) Flinn left the llcialtj to embark on his picture .career. In that yeai he lomed le-.Kr L,i i,^ m adyet'tising,, aiid publieity. with , t'lc tasky Feature Co., which later be- came what is , now Paraniount -Pic- tures. When, Lasky merged Witti Famous Players. Flinn became ad- publicity head ot the n.eigtd fiun He left that post in 1<»2? to become v,p. in charge of jid^iublicity of the W W Hodkm on Coi p Latei he b<c. me piesidont and a; ducctoi of Metiopohtan Picluies (Continued on page 58) Concerted elToit b\ the n i|j„imi committee for the ii'.m ;;intlits:'ii'y'sj Red Cioss Dii\e to oveuoni ivm. bitpr resistaiicc to, ■ theatre ,;,e(jll'ccV,, tions is/aJreaciy bearing i'ruit, -Qvcr«:''- ;whelining; exhib support :is iiui}r;it.(!ti;,: 'in; reports froriv: braiicli ■;ai;ea' ■clistrib ' Chan men to William J Xuppo na- tional; disti'ib cl-ijiirniaij': !Vlore:,thai'i 20 C''i,rp,iiit.'! have io;d,;itc ii^surcd KiitJtjer that each, ni; i,h^ij;:,,, thealics would partieipaii Rtanm of the indie cxhibs is-iepouioh in'.t as fa\oiable AUhoiiv,h \uy i(v\ o\- hibs have declined lo |-iailuip.iie, national Red Cioss ch.ni nian H.isll OConnoi has foi tlie fiist ' ik m- .strncted ■ every local ■ Kcci Ci-cn? chapter to cooperate 10 liie,, fullc'st:;, extent with the industry's i';:n-pa:.!;i!,. iMaicli aO-Jb Lotal ihipiiis luic tofoi e had leliaincd liom aii\ c- tive participation, allowing the: cx- hibs to caiij on by themsohis Despite indiealions that tht mi- lent diive mi{,ht top all pi f\ ions tampait'iis, howcvci the -.le.uiih. growing, exhibitor opposition ajiam.st, tluatie collections of anv I iiul pie- sagCb the piobabilitv that the llid Cross Drive might become the l;i.st, ,(jr, next to the last, , bo,\-pa.ssi|ig campaign. Dii\e to tolled lu ids foi the Amoilean Cancei Soiiily lijs been skcddcd loi Api il but Allied Stales, lopie.sciuative iil ts- hib oigs thiougliout the iotinii\, li.is already protested, aganiM any lur- Ihei collections allii Ihi Kt <1 ( lo'-s drive. Allied .stand is echoed by other indie e.xliib groups. . Allied prexy Jack Kir,scii liits wril--,. ten Chailes Skouias iiidi^liv i,nu<r campaign ditectoi, lli.a hi' oicun/.i- tion IS against any lol m of Ihtalie tCoiitinutd-'on iiagc 22j Chi Pinks 3 Mex Piv < . ;■;■' ; , '; Ohica'4o. ,-\j-ari-h 't. ■ Three Mexican pix----felaffa'.-;,''Di.ary,;; »f A Wo nan ' and The Abandoned, and A/tocas 'The Fli'jhl veie pinked by Chicago s poli(> iii«tio»>! picture censor board in fiouiaiy " !»•» h> Nine cuts weie made in 87 p v n'- Vt¥i viewed oy the oo<i>d [hiinig the, 'Tl ./^ Ttioilh Howaifi IliUhes' 'OntlaA ' ^ iji£' AMUS. TAXES FOR DEC. VERY FANCY $33,741.M W,i.^h ngtor, March 5 \,!t (j'i DfjvoffKc for D<NL'mber • ) *.<. 4 in'il !4!» he '<it» ' i ' t ,) i'< „i H ift.m l_l,)( T*-!' V t> ' ■ <■>( I \o\emb(f' *y< c i% ;'>4'»!(; 1' j lu uhf',;<i i,i • * 'A'.',i,'i ;< Deci mU r. 1^44 ;.(;), » ', ' i,' ' ' b( s) D<fen(Mi ,-j Vf/Mfcc ' '» Bioad.aj ij"/-".^fj ■i'l, I the ■pti'r<:ia,<{.':-'/';lKiii*'t-: T"!a*^:;>;-' 't*. <. ¥')./k ..|?...t<;;rf!i»| ■ Jl<.4*^^:;<'.:;fe::5i/,i(..>;;'„ t ' ijf ■Manhinsifi -^ai'/-^ <--: Z!if i [ ;''-■■'■ .;>»i4 ,<■' tax,: vlilki:^/>f- .a ',,«<*'/■.'Siilftr::';')'?/'ii. I < t )0 ,t, I ■' ' t ' ■ }/t ' < 1 'Jl ■ ■>/'/• •• b't h "j Hi , * 1 ',1 I 'Jf; .i>'/fr ■'I'* ;.:f:/;»i',ji*,»,'^;;t■ , ^ (, ;<j.iw.^.s!is;wi¥;.. gfit the green Jight with foui n.inor 'utiV • cut*. . • I 'V 4... , KAYE AND MARCH WEST FOR GOLDWYN CHORES f h' •s.iiriiJd Goldvi/>ii lais aie ' ' I (',,1 • thii week to !«•- ,ittA fi iw/J pietuie* Danny -''''/ ii,iruU-U-ii a thrt'<-weik 1 i' i i'oittmnii.ii, tl Y , last ' ' ' *;a^'(,itijf( Monday Ii) (in ' t I c:f>li) jfu ' S' (II ( ':.,'f:^, i.t ■;;fi:iiiirt ,',!)>.!•/,■ ,; ■' rl \h fi > , t/fti i ,1 Dirt) In ^tf/!■ If ((/;<< (J In tiir * fi'tf '/tfffa tit *>>tt Lilt." "Air Vtf.,' ui.f t, t i,M-/my, " ''-'If, ILLNESSES COST PRODS. PLENTY IN LOST TIME Hollywood Match 5 Fllm studios lo-t a total ot 2!) shooting days duiing Fibiiiaiv through; illness of key hVehibers ;or production troupes. .Mondi.rv 1o.>k i.s-.'; estirnated between $2,')0,00Q and i iOI) 000 Chn f siiflrMi \s.is (naiUs R,. Rogcis, \diove "Angel on My Slioiil-; tier';', was sluittcrod. for nine , days V hile Aidiie Majo and Claude Rains weie l,i ri tip Ruhaid Whoil's iflnpKs cost Mel 1-0 yeven it'hi-ikecntive Ehooting :days an "Till the. Clou<l.« ftotl By." Meanwhile BciieTiicf Bogeau.s' ".VTr, A Ce a nd I he 'Queen'' is m.arking ;tim.e. bfcaiisc of Cicoi'ije Rafts illness Mrs. Balaban Belter ,:,Bai;iiey: Bahitiani tireMiieht iif Paiamounl, in Mi„ini oi hi^ tliud t,ri|j::.siflce;; th(s''^holidays ■ to: tisit hi* wife, who has been in Florida foi' her heallh, is scheduled io letuin lo I the lioincornco Monday Ml) Re- ipoilfd Mis Bul.ibali IS ioiiM<lcial>ly improved. Wlwii (he Par picsidcnt went to •Vllaifii Fel). a,"), he was acebmpanieci, ..by tii.R ton, . 'Burt.: w-lio i.s; recuper- »fting fioin !i jungle ailment iie con- tiJitted while. 111 seivice and Will le- t( airi ID .Miami foi a i-ime. He le- "(ifly /.«« hoMiJtali/ed in New Yoikii L. A. to N. Y. Edwaid A Blatt Biuce Cabot Edwaid Dmytiyk ■VMrgiiiiii Fields ' Wallci Goel/ Marlin Clloodmati ;; T'hehiia KirschlLcf '; ''/ : , ;■ Lou Levy Ann .■VIcCorinick_ I'eggy O Day Arnold Pics<-bi4iger Fiedenik Piessbuigci William H Smalley C K Stem Liirry Storch/ -::'; '■;' " " • ;ircne Tblrer, ,..' Rgcco Vocco Hal Wailis: , : .Ttilian Young;,, ,. ' N. Y. to L. A. iMluaid L Alpeisoii Bclita C.eoige M Cohan, Ji RiL'.sel Crotise Linela Darneil ■ ;■ Tdce Dillard, Jr. .Syh ia Fine .; ''-: John C. Flinn,; Ji^;,■;;■:■;^,: .; ': James R. Giaingcr Caly Oialil John Houseman Ilowaid Hut,hcs Danny Kave ' Diane Lew is ;,.,'.'■>' ; Htiward'iaind.say Ben Ly on. :'/ , Arthur S. Lyons Johnny M)ers William Powell Pail Ilia Roc Lon .Schreiber ■'■■.-;':;: ;■:'■ : Fraiik- Sinati-a';:. Harry, Stevens',;, ;: ,-■:;'■,.,'-.■; ' Bettiiy Vchiita -n : ; I'llwaid W.iid Milton Weiss N. Y. lo LONDON Ca))t Haiold Aiileii Filippo 'Del Guidice : - , Lou Kiiilkcr , - Jack Rubin : Stetson Hannrn Swaffei 'Wood raw