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Theatre.
"FURY"
HOLLYWOOD
* RALPH MORGAN'S
AMBITION
featured
now
NEW COLUMBIA
- FEATURE
Three of Columbia's Ralph Morgan's greatest ambi- contract players, Leo Carrillo, Ma- tion is to act in the same picture.] rian Marsh and Deorge Bancroft, with his brother, Frank Morgan. were assigned to J
Ralph Morgan revealed his secret picture entitled "T" Promised To desire following a visit by his bro-Pay," which will be placed, In-pro- ther, Frank, to the stage of Metri- | duction
atory soon, The Goldwyn-Mayer's SPEED, in which | by Lionel Houser and Ralph is appearing with Wendy an expose of the usurious pawn- Barrie, James Stewart, and Wel-brokers' racket. don Heyburn.
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"Strangely," said Ralph, "Frank and I have not worked together in the same picture since we came to Hollywood. The only other time we faced each other profes- atonally was years ago on Broad- Way. when we played in HER CARDBOARD LOVER.
"Even though I know Frank will 'steal the picture from me, an op- portunity for us to appear to- gether in the same flim would be my greatest satisfaction."
TURNED ACTRESS BY CHANCE
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and
Anita Loos, screen writer author of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES turned actress by ac cident, when she went to watch
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Mr. Carrillo, one of the screen's most popular leading men, had Columbia's prominent roles in
Me Forever" and " You "Love Could Only Cook" Miss Marsh was featured in the company's "Crime and Punishment," and "Lady of Secrets," while George Bancroft's latest important part is as the managing editor in the Frank Capra production, "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town,"
BLINKETY-BLINK
Margot Grahame ruined several scenes in a movie yesterday just because she couldn't keep her eyes open and it wasn't that she was Kleeps.
Columbia
Now filming in the picture, "Counterfeit," with Ches- ter Morris, Marian Marsh, Llöyd Nolan and others, Miss Grahame was making a scene in which she was required to fire a revolver.
A new romantic team of unusual the big earthquake scene in M-G appeal is introduced in the Metro---M's SAN FRANCISCO, for which
It was a new experience for the Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "Fury," she wrote the screen play. Direc- now showing at the King's tor WS. Van Dyke directed "ex-actress and it developed that every time she pulled the trigger, she The co-starring leada tras" to register panic, told sever- are Sylvia Sidney and Spencer al men to pick up women and closed her eyes tightly in anticipa- Tracy, and their acting in many carry them out of the shaking of the dificult scenes of. this cafe set and an "extra" in the powerful screen play approaches excitement picked up the diminu- new heights.
tive playwright and carried her out through the crowd.
MARGO FOR “LOST HORIZON'
The story, prepared for the screen by Lang and Barlett Cer- mack from in original by Norman Krasna, is a hard-hitting depletion of group lawlessness in America.. Tracy and Miss Sidney are typical Américan couple planning to marry. He is arrested as a Margo, beautiful young Mexican suspect in a community where a stage and screen acrtess, who has
en-
tion of the sound of the explosion,
MARY ASTOR WITH COLUMBIA
Mary Astor, one of the screen's most popular leading women, who was seen recently as the feminine lead in Columbia's "And So They Were Married" and who plays the leading role in "Trapped by Televi- released, alon," shortly to be was placed under long-term gagement in the N. York stage pro-
by the company. Misa duction "Winterset." wag en-Astor had previously been signed gaged by Columbia Pictures for under. a three picture agreement. The new contract will give Colum- bia ati option. on the services of the star for a number of years, on the present basis of three pictures a year.
FASHIONS TO BE kidnapping has just occurred, and just completed a successful contract
FILMED IN COLOUR
LONDON DRESS EXPERT SOUGHT
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circumstantial evidence blackens his case. Rumours spread, and troublemakers in the town stir up
a demonstradon that ends in the important role of "Marie" in. furious attack on the prison in which Tracy is being held.
The mob, in a frenzy when baffled in its efforts to drag out the Innocent victim, fires the prison. But fate takes a hand
"Lost Horizon the Frank Capra production in which Ronald Col- man is starred.
Margo made her acreen debut in Hecht and MacArthur's picture
Miss Astor has been starred and
Mr. Walter Wanger a Hollywood/ and, guided by the vengeful spirit "Crime Without Passion" in which companies and has many personal
dlm producer. arrived in London recently, and made the unusual statement that he does not intend to make alms in England'
“I am sorry to be different from niners." he said with a smile, "but I have no plans to make pictures here yet"
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Owe of his next productions
of Tracy and his twa younger brothers, relentlessly pursues the men and women responsible for the murder on carefully concocted evidence. Twenty are convicted?
The denouement in the court- room achieves as emotional ten- ston seldom equalled in motion It leaves you literally on pictures. the edge of your seat up to the
would star Sylvia Sidney. the fadeout.
American actress, and Charles Boyer, the French Hollywood actor, in Emily Bronte's "Wuther- Ing Heights." He does not think their accents will militate against the success of the picture.
COLOUR PLANS
Colour in films was inevitable, said Mr. Wanger. *He produced The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
in colour
He plans to make a fashions film, "Vogues of 1937.” In colour, engaging a famous London dress expert to design. the costumes.
He will also make "The Arabian Nights" in colour.
De many
An excellent supporting cast ia headed by Frank Albertson and George Walcott, as Tracy's
Walter Abel, as brothers:
she achieved an outstanding per- sonal triumph. Later she was signed by Paramount and was featured in Rumba" and "Robin Hood El Dorado."
BING WINS COLUMBIA LONG-TERM
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featured by all the big producing
triumphs to her credit. Some of her latest pictures include, "Red Hot Tires," ΑΣ Am A' Thief," "Straight From The Heart," "Dinky." "Page Miss Glory" - and "Man of Iron.”
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FILM OFFER FOR Herman Bing, who has fussed LORD WARWICK and spattered his apoplectic way brief scenes to through many the walk away with the entire pic- exstruct attorney: Bruce Cabot, as ture, has been placed under the leader of the mob, Walter long-term contract by Columbia. Brennan, as a small-town deputy: Bing's outstanding comedy per- Edward Elis, as the sherl, and formance in the new Grace Moore others too numerous to mention in starring picture "The King Steps Out" la directly responsible for his being placed under Columbia
smaller roles.
"Fury" is strong fare, strongly presented. It is a challenge to every right-thinking adult America, not as a preachment, for it is stated with complete ob-
fectivity, but as gripping real life drama that recurs constantly on the front page of the nation's papers!
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN
"In four years time there will be po black and white pictures," he said, "If it were not for cer tain problems of cost, time, and shortage of equipment. I would make all my films this year in colour.
"There will come to
Imagine going for a fishing trip types of colour films. Some will and winding up as a movie actor be full of brilliant colours and It happened to Raymond Walburn. others will be done in pastel who before embarking for Call- shades, according to the subject, fornia, where he intended to pursue with the enthusiasm peculi- ar to the sport, his insadable hob- by for fishing, was a popular stage actor- with q long lirie of Broad-
"Just as talk brought dialogue writers to Hollywood so there will be an influx of artists when colour becomes general;"
Mr. Wanger was the first man į way successes to his credit. The
to show films for a season at the | thought of a screen career had no Covent Garden Opera
several years aku,
House serious place in his mind. What
he wanted to do was 'catch a few of the sea monsters that William Farnum, John Barrymore and a
George Bancroft, Lionel Stander, few of the older sportsmen of the Douglass Dumbrille and
film colony had been publicized as snaring.
many
The old lady rupped on the win-1 others. dow of the tiny station booking- The picture. that really started office.
"I want a ticket for Florence." "she announced.
After vainly hunting through several large railway guides the clerk came back to the window with a somewhat ruffled head and temper.
"And where is Florence, any- way?" he demanded.
Columbia signed him to a con- Walburn was "Broadway. BL tract before he had time to unpack Since then he has made 11 more his tackle, and at this writing he films, and will shortly be seen in still hasn't had a chance to do any Grace Moore's forthcoming musl- of the fishing he originally went to cal romance, The King Steps Out" California for. At present he is Born in Plymouth, Indiana, Wal- playing a featured role in support burn made his stage debut at the of Gary Cooper and Jean Arthat age of 12 in "Soldiers of Fortune in Columbia's new Frank Capra "Mr. Deeds Goes to the place was Oakland, California, production.
Six years later he made his first Town," coming soon to the Alham what's her, the little dog sit-Broadway appearance in The bra Theatre, in company with
"(Continued on Previous CoL) ting over there with the luggage,", Grey hound" answered the old lady sweetly.
banner for some time to come.
seez.
BILAN COSTER Mervyn LeRoy, producer for Warner Brothers, has now screen tests made of the Earl of Warwick in London, and, I under- Mr. Bing has had a long and | stand,'» definite offer has been successful career in pictures. He made to him. established his reputation
The terms of the offer are that comedian many years ago, and he should receive £100 a week kas a large following among for the first 20 weeks, and there cinema fani. Since the start of is an option for a further 20 the present season he has appear-weeks at the same figure, follow- ed in nearly a score of productions.ed by a five-year, contact rising Some of the latest of these are, each year. at the rate of £50 & "Thunder in the Night." "Fighting weekly
Youth" "Redheads on Parade," Tests have evidently been very "His Family Tree," "Three Kids successful, and Hollywood wants and a Queen," "Hands Across the Lord Warwick to be a fim star.
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