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M. G. M. STUDIOS
Ten phutoplays are in work cur- rently at the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer studios. Practically every star on the lot is occupied in the current group of new films and a "dozen other pictures are in various stages of preparation or editorial discussion. The following are the pictures now under way:
"Age Of Indiscretion" is being directed by Edward Ludwig. with Phi Goldstone as producer, and the cast includes May Robson. Paul Lukas, Madge Evans, Helen Vinson, Ralph Forbes, and David Jack Holt. The story is an origin- al for the screen by Leon Gordon. "Anna Karenina" is being directed by Clarence Brown under David O Selznick's production supervi- alor."It co-stars Greta Garbo and Fredric March, with a cast includ- 1 Freddle Bartholomew, Maureen "O'Sullivan. Basil Rathbone, May Robson Constance" Collier, Gyles Isham, and Reginald Denny.
"China Seas," story by Crosble Garstin, has Tay Garnett as diree- tor and Irving Thalberg as pro- Cucer. The cast is headed by Wailice Beery, Jean Harlow and Clark Gable. Lewis Stone, C. Aubrey Smith, Rosalind Russen, Dudley Digges, and Carol Ann Beery are the supporting players,
The Flame Within" is being directed by Edmund Goulding. Ann Harding is starred and the supporting players are Herbert Marshall, Maureen O'Sullivan. Louis Hayward and Henry Stphen- son.
"Murder In The Fleet," an original story for the screen by Edward Sedwick who is also directing, hay In its east, Jean Parker, Una Mer- kel, Jean Hersholt, Lewis Stone, Frank Shields and Robert Taylor. Lucien Hubbard is the producer.
Mutiny On The Bounty" is being directed by Frank Lloyd,' with Irving Thaiberg as producer. In the cast are Charles Laughton. Clark Gable and Robert Montro- mery.
"No More Ladier" film version of the Broadway stage success, is be- ing directed by EH, Grimth. The cast is headed by Joan Craw- ford. and Robert Montgomery. Edna May Oliver, Charlie Ruggles, Franchot Tone, and Reginald
+
Denny appear prominently in the cast. Irving Thalberg is the pro- Public Hero No. 1, written ara directed by J. Walter Ruben, has Llonel Barrymore, Chester Morris Jean Arthur; Walter
Jean Arthur, Paul Kelly and Joseph Calleia heading the cast Lucien Hubbard is producing.
Typee, a story by Herman Mel ville, is being directd by Richard Thorpe with Phil Goldstone as producer. Mala and Lotus Long tead the cast.
Masquerade, a romantic story with a Viennese background, has Robert Z. Leonard as director and Bernard Hyman as porducer. Wil llam Powell and Myrna Loy are co- starred. and Mady Christians. Virginia. Bruce, Frank Morgan, Henry Travers and Reginald Owen are in the supporting cast.
ONE-COSTUME FILM
Although Gertrude Michael has most important role in Paramount's Four Hours To Kill, in which she
Behind The Screen In Hollywood
Maurice Chevaller, star of the 20th Century production, "Folles * Bergere. captured the front pages of Hollywood recently by indulging In the highly entertaining and piquantly dangerous pastime of selecting the world's ten most beautiful women,
Refusing to rush in, where Vol- taire would have feared to tread, the most widely-known French- man of the present day decided to compromise on a request to pick his ten most beautiful women by selecting what he considers the "Ten Most Fascinating. Women.”
Says Maurice:
$4 Beauty is really a fascination produced in the impressionable male through all his five' senses That is why no two "men agree, and why any man can look his be- loved straight in the eyes and swear she is the most beautiful woman in the world.
"Mere physical perfection is not enough. I would not want the Venus de Milo even if you put arms. "..on her ' 1
HER FIRST ROLE.
WITH GARBO
May Robson, Grand Old Lady of stage and screen, has been working at the same studio" with Greta Garbo for several yearsyet she has never seen her.
She has worked on stages ad- joining a Garbo stage, has had her dressing-room Just a few doors from Garbo's-but never the twain have met..
When Producer David O. Selz- nick learned Miss Robson was an enthusiastic admirer of Garbo's talents and that he has never missed any of the Swedish star's pineteen pictures, he wanted to do something unusual to honour the veteran trouper's Atty-second year as a stage and screen actress.
Bo he invited Miss Robson to accept an important role in Gar bo's new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "Anna Karenina.”
Now, not only will Miss Robson see and meet Garbo for the first time, but she will also get ac- quainted with her and play many vital scenes with her
In the Tolstoi classic, Miss Rob- son plays the role of Counters plays opposite. Richard Barthel. Vronsky, the witty dowager mother mess, she has only one new coa- tume to wear in the production.
This is a black crepe gown, made along semi-formal lines and lavish ly trimmed with bands of silver
icx.
With it Miss" Michael wears a black, crepe turban hat, worn quite far back on the head and adorned with rare feathers.
STARS BY BALLOT
Walter Wanger, who is making pictures for Paramount, has not yet selected a leading lady for his film. Private Worlds. He is going. tu select her by ballot and has asked all the cinema "fans" in America to write and tell him the actress they think most suitable.
The story of Private Worlds is adapted for the screen from the novel of the same title by Phyllis Bottome, famous British author The action is laid in a modern hospital for mental diseases and the book is regarded as one of the greatest works of the past decade.
of Fredric March, Garbo's lover in the story.
The selection of Miss Robson for the Countess Vronsky character makes a total of nineteen, roles thus far completed in an impres-- sive cast that will include forty featured players and stars. Ciar- ence Brown is directing
OSTRICH FEATHER DANCE FROCK
Grace Bradley, who plays op Posite George Raft in Paramounts Stolen Harmony, is wearing one of the new luxurious dance frocks.
It is cut in white chiffon with a normal waistline, the skirt requires yards and yards of the sheet material and it is trimmed with massed ostrich feathers.
This is the type of evening frock which will be worn by the most fastidiously, dressed women this Bummer, according to Travis Ban- ton, Paramount designer.
Chevallers list, always subject to revision, isi
de Malgret, of
Clare Brokaw, New York writer and magazine editor!
1. Comtease Parks.
2.
3.
Kay Francis,
4.
Marlene Dietrich
5.
Merle Oberon,
6. Greta Garbo
Anna Sten.
B.
Clara Bow.
9.
Loretta Young.
10. Annabella, French
actress.
"Kay Francis, Marlene Dietrich, Merle Oberon, Greta Garbo and Anna Sten I would group' together without explanation for their selection, since anyone who has seen them on the screen or met them personally would agree with me. In the case of Miss Oberon 1 Inst add, however, that it was with great pleasure that I played the roles of sweetheart and hús- band to her in 'Folies Bergerel'
"Clara Bow is a memory of the past I shall never forget. She had an insouciance toward life that was wonderful.
tragedy.
and yet Was her
"Of all the younger generation I have met. Loretta Young is the most fascinating. She is not only gifted in beauty, but in talent, and "just now is developing and matur-
ing.
"The lady I call Annabella is an actress
who appeared in the French version of my latest plc- ture. She has beauty, glamour, poise and magnetism. She should be better known than she is."
· BREWSTER'S MILLIONS
Lil Damita, dashing young Con- tinental actress whose name has been linked "romantically with more than one royal house, will be American once again on screens when United Artists, re- leases "Brewster's Millions,” the new British & Dominions musical comedy starring Jack Buchanan..
seen
MOVIE NEWS
Love Me Forever .
Victor Schertzinger, noted coni- paser-director who is in charge of Columbia's "Love Me Forever," has written
new Sank entitled "Whoa," a fax-trot which will be sung by Miss Moore, star in the
This picture.
is Schertzinger's second musical contribution to the production, the Drst being the title song, "Love Me Forever." which he wrote several weeks ago. It is a Schertzinger tradition to compose a song for every produc- tion he directs. He wrota " Love' Passes By" and "1 Live In My Dreams" for "Let's Live To-night," the picture starring Lilian Harvey and Tullio Carminati, and the tremendously popular "One Night For Love" for Mish Moore's 'lást
production.
ALBERNT SIGNED
Luis Alberni who contributed many laughs In One Night of Love," has been engaged for the comedy role in Columbia's new Grace Moore feature, "Love Me, Forever" which bore the working title "On Wings of Song" and is now in production under the direc tion of Victor Schertzinger. Leo Carrillo plays opposite the star, with Robert Allen in the romantic lead and Michael Bartlett, noted American operatic tenor. * 1′′ feature role. Mr. Alberni carried a similar part in Columbia's "Let's Live To-night.”
Coming from the legitimate stage, Alberni started his screen career a number of years ago. Ba first appeared in Paramount fea- "tures. Last year he had prominent roles in over a dozen productions," Including "I Believe In "Goodgye Love." "Black
"Count. of "Glamour." Cristo," Some of his other Colum- bia productions in addition to Child of those named the
were Manhattan""Above the Clouds" and "The Captain Hates the Sea"
The vivacious French star, whose wardrobe for *Brewster's MI- lions" comes from the atelier of Elsa .screen
Schiaparelli, i fervent
a rooter for individuality. Says Lill: "I don't believe that any two women can wear the same frock, or the same hat or the same coiffure. Clothes should be an ex- pression of one's personality and
an advertisement not
for couturier. I would rather make my own dresses. If I could not afford to have them designed for me. I am happy to say that Ame- rican women are beginning to re- cognize the fashion-value of in- dividuality."
"The Comtesse de Maigret," says Chevaller, "would.come first on my list breause the moment I set eyes on her I was fascinated. She has been on the stage, and should she be brought to the screen would, I predict, become the most glamor- ous of all the stars. A brunette. she is tall and slender, and is radiant in both mind and body.
BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL
"Clare Brokaw i just about the most fascinating woman have met in the United States. She is brilliant as well as beautiful," and although serious-minded. has wit and all the social charms.
In "Brewster's Millions," Misa Damita has ample opportunity to demonstrate
She her theories. wears thirteen complète ensembles all desiged exclusively for her by Madame Schiaparelli...
Wallace Beery and Adolphe Menjou
· in "The Mighty Barnum” (
Wallace Berry as the shrewed Phineas T. Barnum, self-styled “Prince
of Humbugs," and Adolphe Menjou as Mr. Walsh, his tippling aide in
20th Century's "The Mighty Barnum," released thru United Artists
which comes to the King's Theatre, next week,
and Lionel, Barry more as ber grandisther in "The Colonel coming to the King's Theatre on Thursday,
You," Cat,"
Monte
FAMOUS TENOR FOR PARAMOUNT
Jan Klepura, the famous singer, who has been called the "King of Tenors" has been signed to a con- tract by Paramount and will leave for Hollywood early in the New Year.
This engagement portends the appearance of serious music in films, for Klepuh is a singer of opera as well as ballad and light opera music.
He has made three firms in Eng-. land and, in each, his performance was hailed by the critics with de- light.
AIR HAWKS
TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME
Broadcast by Z.B.W.
on 355 Metres
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WEDNESDAY
12.30-2.15 pm-European Pru
gramme.
12.30 p.m.-Recorded Music. 1 p.m-Local Time and Weather
Report
1.15 pm-Hong Kong Hotel Or-
chestra.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins,
Rugby Press News, etc. 215 pm-Close Down. 4-7 pm-Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-European Programme. 7-7.17 p.m."Water Music"," Suite (Handel) played by the London. Philharmonic Orchestra, ..17-7.30 p.m.-Four Songs by Win- nie Maville (Soprano)... 1. Sleep On ("Helen") (Ofen-
bach),
2. My Man (Adams),
3. Arcady is ever Young ("The
Arcadians) (Monckton.
4. The Pipes of Pan ("The Ar
cadians") (Monckton), 7.30-8 pmSelections from Musi-
cal Comedy. Selection. He Wanted Adven-
ture. Vacal Gemis-Ball at the Savoy.. Song-Wanting you. (The New
Tibbett. Moon") Lawrence (Baritone). Selection. Words "and Music. 8 p.m.Local Time and Weather
Report.
8.30-9 p.m.-Variety.
Piano Solo. I love again.-
Patricia Rossborough. Song-One Good Tune deserves:
another.
Sea:
Song.I think I can-Jack Bu-
chanan. Instrumental-My South
Sweetheart. Instrumental-Blue Sparks. Song-Back to those happy days Song.-Maybe I'm wrong again
Leslie Hutchinson. Organ Solo. Famous Tauber
Melodies Harold Ramsey.. Humorous.---When I get my rag
out.
"
HumorousThe Council Schools. are good enough for me NOT- man Long: Vocal Walkin: the Chalk
Line The Four Aces. Instrumental.-It don't mean a thing: Happy feet; Everybody loves my baby; I got Rhythm. Memories of you; Rain; Goodbye- Blues-Harry Roy and "his Tiger Ragamuffins. Band, Irving Berlin Waltz
Songs.
4
9-9.25 p.m.-Marck Weber and.
his Orchestr B.
Songs without words-Potpourri. Potpourri of Waltzes, No. 3 (Ro-.
brecht.)
Contrasts.-Potpourri of Famous
Melodies (Robrecht). 9.25-9.35 p.m."Tom Costello in Song Memories" sung by Tom Costello and Chorus. 8.35-10.15 p.m.—A Relay from Da-.
ventry.
"The Derby. The 152nd renewal
of the Derby Stakes.
A running commentary by R.C.
Lyle, relayed from the Grand Stand, Epsom Racecourse." .10.20-11 PM-A Relay. from
Daventry.
The Bournemouth Municipal Or- chestra, leader-Bertram Lewis conductor, Richard Austin. Relay from the Pavilion
Bournemouth
10.15 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins 11 p.m-Close Down
BERLIN. PROGRAMME
-9 p.m., DJQ, DJB Arnouncement
(Germ. Engl.)
German Folk Song
Programme Forecast (Germ.,
Engl.)
Letter Box
9.15 p.m., Music and Topical Events 9.14 p.m. News in English on DJQ
and in Dutch on DJB
10 p.m. Relayed from Frankfurt: An Evening in the Homeland: “Songs from the Moser"
Columbia completed the cast for Air Hawks" yesterday when Bill Irving and Harry Strang were engaged for the two remaining parts for this feature. Ralph Bellamy and Tala Birell head the cast, while Wiley Post world famous aviator, will be seen in an Important role. Other players in- clude Wyrley Birch, Robert Mid- diemas, Victor Kilian, Douglas.11.15 pm, News in German on
Dambrille, Geneva Mitchell and Ed Vati Sloan, Albert Rozell të directing.
Irving, who has been before the screen for a number of years, in cludes among his many ap- pearances those in "Manhattan Parade," "Bolero," "We're Not Dressing" and "Loud Speaker."
Strang is a popular character actor whose services are always it demand,"Hell Bound," Widow
1 Scarlet Allas Mary Smight, "Misleading Lady" "Ace of Aces!
1 p.m., Pastor Mörike's Life Re- miniscences (in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Poet's death) ...
DIQ and DJB“
11.30 p.m., String Quartet in flat
major, op. 127 by Beethoven.. The Berbér Quartet
S
12.15 am, News in English on DJQ
and in Dutch on DJB 12.30 am.. Close down, DJQ, DJB
(Germ., Eng)
Summed Up
"Tried to borrow-ten: bob from the mismas, to put on Bobeleigh.
"Any luck?"
and Gambling" are a few of biNah. All she said wa What a atore recent pictures.
Jame excuse.