MOVIETONE CITY—Louis Bromfieid's "The Rains Came" has developed into the greatest world-grossing

motion picture of all time. I have just seen it and I say unconditionally that it is positively sensational. It has everything. Based upon a great book, with the finest cast ever assembled in one picture and possessing spectacles that are positively terrifying in realism and thrills, but great as the spectacular sequences are, the story holds you every second. It would be a great picture without the spectacles. It has comedy, pathos, thrills and drama and is loaded with sex. _ _ It is so unprecedentedly great that we are going to lose no time in making it available to our accounts. Therefore, we will release it on Sept. 15. Negative of "The Rains Came" will be shipped to New York on Sept. 1. I am more convinced than ever that we must fight for top prices and right percentages on our top 24 specials. Therefore, do not let anyone be rushed into making unsatisfactory contracts. Darryl Zanuck is tremendously excited and enthused over "Drums Along the Mohawk," "Brigham Young," "Swanee River." "Little Old New York," of "Grapes Wrath" and all his big ones. He is pouring huge sums into all of these specials, so it is, obviously, up to us to see that the right sort of terms are obtained.

Based on what I have seen in the past several days, I am confident we will attain our Kent Drive quota as our weekly contribution to the new season's :

NEW DYNAMO “STANLEY” EXCEEDS “JAMES” GROSS ON THE COAST

Scene Of Sensational Opening Of Zanuck’s Thriller In New York!

Noses Out Technicolor Hit At Two Los Angeles Theatres Sensational Smash In New York City Where Minimum Of Three Weeks Indicated By Seven Days’ Gross

on While Zanuck’s “Stanley and Livingstone” was winding up its sensational first week at the Roxy theatre in New York, the grosses piled up at the Coast, at Loew’s State in Los Angeles and Grauman’s Chinese theatre in Hollywood, it was exceeding those houses by “Jesse James.” the record grosses Climaxing a spectacular advance exploitation campaign, “Stanley and Livingstone” was well on its way toward menacing if this comes about, for earned by “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”, which was playing the same houses at this time last year. No one will be surprised the audience reaction and newspaper reviews were terrific, a wire from the Coast stated on Thursday night. re-write box office his- That a two-fisted advance, spectacular exploitation campaign is all that “Stanley and Livingstone” locally requires to tory was indicated by the result of the New York and Los Angeles efforts! From Production Chief Zanuck came the following wire regarding the Coast day-and-date openings “ in several years and the mob ‘Stanley and Livingstone’ premiere at the Chinese theatre was unquestionably the greatest this town has seen in front of the theatre was by far the largest at any opening in the past three years. of the inability of the audience “It was necessary to call police reserves on several occasions and picture did not start until 9:15 o’clock because to reach the theatre. Livingstone earned at Grau- “But, even better than the news of the premiere here Tuesday night is the news of today’s grosses ‘Stanley and man’s Chinese in Hollywood and Loew’s State down in Los Angeles. This compares with the “We did today $2,251 at Loew’s State and $2,506 at the Chinese theatre, for a total at the two houses of $5,757. ‘Test Pilot’, $5,320, and following combined grosses at the same two houses on these pictures: ‘Jesse James,’ $2,650; ‘In Old Chicago,’ $4,300; since ‘Alexander’s Ragtime Band, ‘Boys’ Town,’ $5,100. Of course, this means ‘Stanley and Livingstone’ has beaten all grosses at those two theatres for which we can all be mighty thankful.” was launched And on Thursday the crowds continued to pour into the two Coast theatres, leaving no doubt that “Stanley and Livingstone Friday forenoon. on a career that made even the “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” records seem wobbly, according to a telephonic report from Hollywood the fact that the World s Meantime, in New York City, despite the presence of the strongest screen attractions on Broadway this Summer and every opposition. Fair was. averaging a daily draw of 193,000 since the last week-end, “Stanley and Livingstone” was outdrawing and outgrossing everything else that has played at the Roxy in the last It was- WWhjg second only to “Jesse James” and “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” topping on Page 10 five years, according to the Roxy’s Irving Lesser. Continued ! !

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Special Supplement New York, N. Y„ Aug. 12, 1939 WOBBER ELATED OVER RELEASES FOR DRIVE!

WARD E. SCOTT Practicability Of Weekly Delivery Of Drive Quota The first advance rent- als figures for the 18 - Stressed By Their Excellence, He Wires! week seventh annual S. R. Kent Drive are in MOVIETONE CITY—“From what I have seen and Divided into two com- what I know of the studio’s plans regarding the Drive LOCAL CAMPAIGNS PICK petitive groups — the Na- releases I am more convinced than ever that, with the tionals and Internationals right deals, we will have no trouble reaching our weekly —the branches are out to Drive quota.” UP TERRIFIC MOMENTUM re-write history during the So said General Manager of Distribution Herman Wob- 1939 Drive. ber this week following five days of product screenings and That is emphasized by conferences with Production Chief Darryl F. Zanuck. More Local Staffs Build Their Own the first advance rentals “I have never been more enthusiastic about the future figures, which show a half prospects of any season,” Prize Pots Supplementing The score of branches already he added, “than I am about definitely set for quota de- those for this one. The ADSALES FORCES Rich National Cash Awards livery during the Drive’s in- productions we have seen troductory stanza. are the best any company SET FOR RECORD Reports to New Dynamo from district and branch man- The National group, compris- ever has produced.” agers, scores of salesmen and bookers indicate the Kent ing the larger territories, is paced by none other than the Drive’s momentum is increasing daily. This was the second product The adsales departments champion office of the 1938-39 conference Messrs. Zanuck and are out for new records Meantime, Division Managers Kupper, Sussman and season, Clyde W. Eekhardt’s Wobber have had in less than And they mean to effect Gehring this week were speeding up circuits’ sales nego- Chicago. two months. them in the coming Kent tiations in a determined effort to enable their respective The International group, com- When here prising the smaller territories Drive. divisions to get the Drive off at maximum strength. in June, the of the United States and Can- Up in Minneapolis Drive Leader M. A. Levy was working on sales chief Never richer in means to ada, is commanded by Charles several chain deals, preparatory to departing on his second swing screened W. Clark’s Oklahoma City. do a record business, the around the branches. “rushes” of studio’s output indicating But the most enthusiastic reports came from the branch man- Ward E. Scott’s Midwest have “H oilywood that, the adsales forces are agers and local Drive leaders. piled up the highest 18-week’s Cavalcade,” advance among the districts. “The Rains mobilized for what should That the situation is under splendid control must be conceded William -J. Kupper’s West Came” and in view of the text of the reports from the branches. be the greatest campaign have the highest divisional ad- others. All hands continue to mobilize themselves for a share of the in which they have partici- vance figures, according to the “But,” he 12 national cash prizes for total delivery—six in each group—but pated. attractive official returns as of the begin- stated, “the managers, salesmen and bookers continued to form^ local ning of this week. high expec- Already cash prizes have been prize pools. Continued on Page 5 announced for Drive returns, Both Chicago and Oklahoma tat ions I Herman,. wWobber,, but the adsales managers and City report extraordinarily high had when j was here their assistants are going to go figures for the first week—and I SECOND SWING AROUND THE both figures are well over their last have been greatly exceeded after something more than prize money for themselves. respective quota! by what I have seen in the past OFFICES STARTS NEXT WEEK They are, definitely, in a fight- That individual effort is as few days. I know this: the stu- | j ing mood! strong as it was in any past dio has done everything humanly I ; SAN FRANCISCO—The second series of branch meetings possible Nothing but a new 18-week pre-Drive period is indicated by to give us the greatest = in connection with the Kent Drive will get under way next j box office adsales record in every territory the fact that already more than lineup ever available week-end. General Manager of Distribution Herman Wobber i will satisfy them. J a score and 10 salesmen have for a whole season, let alone a will meet Drive Leader Levy here. The former has been With that territorial goal in | ; their first week’s quota. Drive period. “ viewing Drive product at the studio for the past week, view, the 37 adsales departments j Outstanding among the “To me ‘The Rains Came’ is ( The first meeting will be held in Los Angeles. Western s in the field have been divided 18-week’s advance rentals the greatest motion picture ever Division Manager W. J. Kupper will come to the Coast and j into two groups by National Ad- | among salesmen are those produced by any one. ‘Holly- visit his branches with the Drive leader. Mr. Wobber will sales Director Ed Hollander. j j credited Chicago’s veterans, wood Cavalcade,’ done in Techni- ! be present at meetings at several of the Coast offices, but he The Steamrollers are in com- j Ernest Grohe and Harold color, is far beyond my highest will have to remain here for a fortnight closing Important mand of Field Representative | \ Loeb; Oklahoma City’s expectations and will challenge = circuit deals and working on other vital matters awaiting his Don Reed. j James and Osborne and all existing records ! personal attention at the Home Office. He will make the i and we will W. W. Caldwell will command New Orleans’ Shallcross. release it at a time when the in- third swing around the branches, starting about Oct. 1. the Dynamiters. j The presence of Fuller’s Continued on Page 5 Continued on Page 4 Continued on Next Page

CHICAGO, OKLAHOMA CITY SALESMEN WEALTHIEST ON ADVANCE!

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4 NEW DYNAMO ivcm * UKIYC ADVANCE RENTALS RUN AHEAD OF LAST YEAR!

• MANY ALREADY SET KENT DRIVE KENT DRIVE ON FIRST WEEK QUOTA! NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CENTRALS WORRYING WEST GR 0 UP GROUP SALESMEN’S FIGURES RUNNING Following is the standing of each branch member of the Following is the standing of each branch member of STRONGER THAN PAST DRIVES Ntaional Group, comprising exchanges with larger percent- the International Group, comprising exchanges with smaller ages of territorial returns, based on 18-weeks’ advance percentages of territorial returns, based on 18-weeks’ ad- rentals reported as of Aug. 5 against the 18-week quota vance rentals reported as of Aug. 5, against the 18-week Continued from Page 3 DISTRICT —t of the seventh annual S. R. Kent Drive: quota of the seventh annual S. R. Kent Drive: Kansas City and Ben Rein- Head Drive Head Drive

gold’s St. Louis in second PI. Branch Manager Booker Leader PI. Branch Manager Booker Leader respective- and third place, ...... 1 CityClark . . . . Friedel Friedel . . Oklahoma 1 Chicago .... Eckhardt . .Wagner . . .Van Dyke ly, in the National group, advance! I and the district leadership 3 Haven ..Simon ...... Germaine . . .Wright . . . New L DIVISION —I 3 St. Louis . . Reingold ..Patke ... Feld of Scott’s Midwest is a . Skorey . . . . .Anthony . . . .Anthony 4 Washington ..Wheeler .. . .Young . . . Norris 4 Calgary great tribute to the enter- ...... Cringan . . . .Cringan . Winnipeg Huber . .Tidwell Following is the standing of each 5 Dallas Beiersdorf . .Tidwell 5 prise of the branch per- district and division based on 18- 6 Memohis . .Sheridan . . . Sheridan sonnels there and at Clark’s . . . 7 Salt Lake City. Walker ... . .Smoot . Blasius weeks’ advance rentals reported as of 7 Atlanta .... . Wilson . . . Ford . .Doris Oklahoma City as well. Aug. 5 against 18-week total delivery . .Larsen . Metzger

three ...... Kerr . Corbett Those Midwestern . . 9 St. John March quota for the 18-week period of the 9 San Francisco .Ballentine . . Flanagan .Flanagan almost unbe- branches boast an .P. Lundquist .H. Lundquist 10 New Orleans . Landaiche ...Broggi Broggi seventh annual S. R. Kent Drive: 10 Minneapolis ..Podoloff . corralled from figure . . . lievable 11 Cincinnati ....Grady .. Burkart 1 1 Albany . . . . Grassgreen . .Houlihan . Sichel bookings on past hits. DISTRICTS repeat 12 Detroit Sturm Knapp 12 Vancouver . . . . Patterson . ..Teel . .Teel Manager Especially true is this in St. PI. District ...... Brooks . . . 13 Seattle . . . . Edmond .Osborne 13 Cleveland ....Schmertz . Hunt Scott

Louis. 1 Midwest Ward E. Scott 14 Des Moines . . . Mayer . . . . .Jacobs . , . . .Jacobs 14 Los Angeles . . Dillon Youngs 2 Canada J. P. O'Loghlin ...... district have offices ..Blumenfeld , Blumenfeld 15 Montreal . English . .Casey .Pearson In no 15 Buffalo Samson . South H. G. Ballance 3 , . . . . come anywhere near the phe- 16 Boston ...... Callahan ..Berg Berg 16 Charlotte Longdon , Hardin Hardin Lakes ( ) Great . 4 . . . nomenal revenue figures Kansas 17 Philadelphia ..Gross ... ..Kelly Davis 17 Milwaukee Lorentz . . ..Kahn Edgerton Atlantic Edgar Moss City, St. Louis and Oklahoma 5 Blenderman 18 Omaha ...... Scott . . . . .Miller 18 New York .... Buxbaum * Lee ( ) * City have already assured 6 Coast Mendelsohn 19 Portland . . . Powers . . . .Whitcomb . .Whitcomb themselves on hits of the past. 7 Prairie M. A. Levy 8 Northeast Tom H. Bailey STILL STRONG 9 Mid-East G. A. Roberts DIVISIONS William C. Gehring’s Cen- Division Manager trals — K-6 delivery and 1938 PI. W. J. Kupper Kent Drive champions—are not 1 West W. C. Gehring indulging in any chance-taking. 2 Central 3 East W. Sussman They are piling it in superbly, for divisionally they trail the West by only 1.1 points for the publication 18-week period’s advance. But third in the first of the 18-week’s advance William Sussman’s East is 8.51 standings. behind the Centrals. rentals However, right now the The highest percentages Prairies are 4.2 points be- total delivery of 18-week’s hind the present occupant quota have been effected of third place, Harry Bal- F. J. Kelly T. P. Tidwell Florence Patke K. L. Dotterer Leo Sanshie G. J. Broggi by the International offices, lance’s South. And Dixie’s the smaller teritories. total now is 4.3 behind that However, branch com- mind that the dollar earned For instance, Oklahoma of the Canadians and 2.7 petition is definitely more in St. John or New Haven City’s leadership of that greater than the Great active than in any prior or Portland is just as valu- ADSALES FORCES group is some 4.1 per cent Lakes. Drive. Branch managers able and has just as many greater than the advance Thus, among the champion and local Drive leaders are cents and represents just rentals figure credited the SET FOR RECORD Centrals the best job, insofar producing a competitive as complete an earning ef- Nationals’ leading office, as Drive 18-week prospects are spirit that definitely as- fort as the dollar collected Kansas City. Continued from Page 3 concerned, is being done not by sures a record increase over in New York or Chicago or From time to time special The Internationals’ tail-end- the Prairies, but by the two a prior Drive in every sin- Philadelphia, New Dynamo awards will be announced. ing branch, Charles Powers’ districts that trailed the latter gle territory. has designated the two di- This will be an extremely Portland has an 18-week per- in the K-6 52-week’s returns Confidential reports to New visions as National and In- novel competition and full cog- centage of total Drive quota Canada and Great Lakes. from district ternational. Dynamo and nizance will be taken of unusual that is exactly 7.17 greater than “National” is Edgar Moss’ Atlantics are branch managers, salesmen and The term performances. that of the Nationals’ last of- Lakes bookers indicate that even applied to the group repre- fifth, 2.6 behind Great That the adsales effort will be- fice, Harry Buxbaum’s New without an “Alexander’s Rag- sentative of the larger ter- and 2.2 ahead of the Coast, come a much more important York. Prairie one-half time Band,” which launched last ritories because the offices which tops by feature of Drive activity than In fact, Portland’s present ad- point. year’s Drive, the international in that classification are all it has in any past year is cer- vance rentals percentage would total at the end of the first fort- geographically located in Bailey’s Northeast, in fact, tain. place it right after Sturm’s night will substantially exceed the United States. is only three-tenths of a point Never have the adsales man- Detroiters, who stand 12th in last year’s same period. “International” term within arresting the Prairies The agers been better organized than the Nationals’ standing. In fact, there is little doubt is used for the other group and 3.6 richer than Roberts’ they are now. They are out to only last year’s Drive di- now among the division mana- because in that category Not tail-ending Mid-Easterners. deliver a higher percentage of visional champion, but the 1938 gers regarding weekly attain- are the six Canadian adsales quota than the film de- Big Push’s No. 1 district, Jim ’38 ment of the Drive quota. branches as well as 13 RUN AHEAD livery crew delivers against its O’Loghlin’s Canada, also shows Apparently, at the studio U. S. exchanges. total film revenue quota. And particularly fine form. That the 1939 Drive will where he screened Drive re- Narrow margins narrow for — this goal the plucky adsales be the greatest and most leases, Mr. Wobber’s most en- this preparatory period of the The Canadians, whose offices forces have set for themselves, lucrative in company his- thusiastic expectations regard- Drive chapter — separate the are grouped in the International fully aware that this Drive tory is something made a ing product value were exceed- branches in both groups. lineup, owing to the size of should bring about the annihila- foregone conclusion by the ed. That is indicated by the Let us take up the National their quotas, are only 4.78 points tion of all existing records. superior calibre of product text of his wired weekly edi- group, first. behind Midwest. In fact, the two-division cam- available. torial (published on page one) This group is led by Chicago. That spells danger for the paign is really right now under This indication is further and by his more detailed mes- Bear in mind that Chicago Midwesterners. way, but it will not get in full strengthened by the better sage reported in this supple- smashed all records for over- It is apparent the Canadians terms obtained in contrac- ment to New Dynamo. quota and territorial business swing until the Drive is launched. The first week of the season mean to try for a Drive cham- tual negotiations with cir- NATIONAL STATUS there for the month of July. pionship for the third straight found Don Reed’s East some two — cuits. Bookers’ reports are exceed- Nevertheless, Eckhardt’s of- season. points stronger than Caldwell’s But, the branches’ ad- fice has prepared itself so well ingly encouraging. Every avail- group. As for Drive Leader vance rentals figures for able foot of useable film is be- for the Drive that, in addition The make-up of the two Levy’s own district, the the 18-week period at this ing booked for the early weeks, to already having more than Prairies, substantially in groups follow: which won the date are while the field’s hopes tor maxi- quota for the first week, it also K-6 season’s delivery hon- excess of those reported for mum revenue from “Stanley leads the larger territories on REED’S STEAMROLLERS ors, their showing in the the corresponding period of and Livingstone” are being vig- percentage ot its 18-week fig- Chicago Detroit advance rentals at this time the 1938 Drive at the same orously protected through a ure already on the books. That New York Boston ranks them seventh. time. strict surveillance on the part figure, however, is only eight- Atlanta Indianapolis That this must be disap- This healthy sign indi- of dollar delivery individuals in tenths of a point greater than Pittsburgh Albany pointing to the enterprising cates the field is adhering seeing that this Zanuck spec- Kansas City’s advance rentals. Buffalo New Haven Drive leader is a foregone to the practice of the same tacle is properly advertised lo- And Fuller’s Blues are only Cincinnati Washington conclusion. Frankly, Levy calibre of enterprise that cally. one-half point richer than Rein- Philadelphia Milwaukee had expected his Prairies to featured the first six For the sake of clarity gold’s St. Louisans. Cleveland Charlotte start no farther down than Drives. and bearing the fact in Continued on Page 11 Continued on Page 19 — : —

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TIMELY — n 1939-40 NOTES j PAIR He Delivers! DRIVE RELEASES AVAILABLE IN — —“ NOVEMBER — ^ As of Aug. 11 AUGUST OCTOBER 4 Hotel for Women “Rains” Sept. 13th; — 6—The Escape 11 —Chicken Wagon Family (WC) 13— Hollywood Cavalcade (T) 18 Stanley and “Cavalcade” on — Livingstone 20—Cisco Kid 25—Quick Millions (JF) 27 —20,000 Men a Year October 15 SEPTEMBER 1 —Sherlock Holmes NOVEMBER 8—Chan at Treasure Island 3—Pack Up Your Troubles (WR) Continued from Page 3 15—The Rains Came 10—Drums Along the Mohawk (T) TRANGE and surprising are dustry is celebrating the 50th 22—Stop, Look and Love 17—Too Busy to Work (JF) anniversary of motion pictures. S the facts revealed by an 29— Here I Am a Stranger 24—Swanee River (T) “ ‘Drums Along the analysis of the first advance Mohawk’ NOTES: (WC) Jane Withers with Leo Carrillo. (JF) Jones Family. (T) In belongs right rentals reports for the Drive. up there with ‘The Technicolor. (WR) Jane Withers with the Ritz Brothers. For instance, Chicago leads the Rains Came’ and you, of course, Nationals, the larger territories, know both are based on best sell- ers that but the Central division’s No. 1 were as sensationally office in the matter of highest popular in their day as ‘Grapes percentage of 18-week’s quota of Wrath’ is today. LOCAL CAMPAIGNS SHOW “ represented by present advance ‘Here I Am a Stranger’ is rentals figures is none other exactly what we had hoped it than Toronto. would be, a powerful, two-fisted • GREAT EMPLOYEES’ PEP emotional drama packed with unusually OLLOWING are the branches good performances and situations. F whose reported 18-week’s Continued from Page 3 “As for Jane Withers’ ‘Pack advance rentals reported this Detroit Branch Manager Lester Sturm and his salesmen, bookers Up Your Troubles’ with the Ritz week represent the highest per- and adsales manager are putting into effect a means that will pile Brothers, her second for the sea- centage of their 18-week Drive’s up a rich cash stake available to members of the competing zone son, you may expect the best pic- total delivery quota in their re- teams being formed there by local Drive Leader A. D. Knapp. Each ture in which she has appeared. DARRYL F. ZANUCK spective divisions: week the nine members of the dollar delivery crew will contribute Division Pacer The combination of stars solves $1 to an 18-week “purse” to go to the winning team when the Drive West Oklahoma a very perplexing problem—and Central Toronto is over. Mr. Sturm estimates the final prize will be worth between Sonja Henie, Tyrone Power, to the advantage of box offices.” East New Haven $162 and $170. Rudy Vallee, Edna May Oliver, • All sorts of competitions continue to bob up at the branches, ANNOUNCES THE Mary Healy and others; “Fron- with the local Drive leaders getting remarkable support and cer- DRIVE LINEUP tier Marshal” with Randolph ND here you have the tainly being the means of stirring up unprecedented enthusiasm Scott, Nancy Kelly, Cesar Ro- A branches with the highest and competition among the employees. Before going to San Francisco mero and Binnie Barnes; “Elsa percentages among members of However, the outstanding feature of Drive “extra money” activity to close important circuit deals Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” for the K-7 their respective districts: at the moment continues to be furnished by Ward Scott’s three product, Mr. Wobber with Ann Sothern, Linda Dar- District Pacer Midwestern announced the K-7 releases for nell, James Ellison, Elsa Max- Midwest Oklahoma exchanges, Oklahoma City, Kansas City and St. Louis. the first four months of the sea- well and others, and Canada Toronto The amount of extra revenue these three offices, with every “Chicken son, including South Dallas employee taking a hand, will get from re-issue playtime on some the first 15 weeks Wagon Family” with Jane of the Withers, Leo Lakes Chicago dozen old hits is flabbergasting. Exhibitors, particularly those in seventh annual S. R. Kent Carrillo, Spring Atlantic Washington the small situations, are giving remarkable cooperation. Drive. Byington, Marjorie Weaver, Coast Salt Lake The Drive releases schedule is Cora Sue Collins and others. Prairie Des Moines General office employees are seemingly more active in this Drive’s unquestionably The seventh annual Kent Northeast New Haven preparations than any in the past, if that is possible, for the past the strongest, from office Drive itself will be official- Mid-East Cincinnati Drive record of all workers is one of which this company has every box standpoint, in ly launched with the thrill- good reason to be proud. Nevertheless, New Dynamo at no time has this company’s history. • ing “Stanley and Living- received the huge volume of mail from employees reporting on Included in the Drive releases stone,” now in its second NTERESTING, too, is an- Drive activity, results so far, plans or submitting suggestions as are: week at the Roxy theatre I other observation. Pitts- it has been receiving in the past several weeks. These helpful Three (3) Technicolor su- com- in New York, with Spencer burgh and Memphis are tied for munications are most welcome. per specials: “Hollywood Tracy, Cedric Hardwicke, first place on K-7 feature prod- Judging from these Cavalcade,” “Drums Along reports, there will be a tremendous amount Nancy Kelly, Richard uct sales. But, the two are of non-theatrical the Mohawk” and “Swanee business represented in the first weeks’ Drive Greene, Walter Brennan, also running almost neck and figures. Much of River.” These will be avail- this business is being corralled by girls by mail. Henry Hull, Henry Trav- neck in the matter of advance Where girls have able within a period of seven been organized for this sort of Drive participation ers and others. “Stanley rentals, according to the of- the returns are reportedly very weeks—from Oct. 13 to the good. and Livingstone” is avail- ficial records. Adsales returns week beginning Oct. 24. promise to enjoy a spectacular increase. This is able for general release Two best-selling novels apparent not only from the campaign National Director Ed Hol- Aug. 18. HE margins dividing the lander has “The Rains Came” and mapped out, but by the greater interest being manifested The following Friday will in in the adsales “Drums Along the Mohawk.” T various branches the two dollar by all branch employees from the exchange bring the Jones Family in In addition, there will Drive groups are relatively manager down the line. There is no doubt that adsales delivery be re- “Quick Millions.” Labor Day is leased the first production in the _ small, compared with those that on its way to establish a new 18-week record in the coming Drive. will bring “The Adventures of were observed in the first ad- new Cisco Kid series, starring Sherlock r “ " ™ O’— <» — r o«j Holmes” with Basil vance rentals standings pub- Cesar Romero. Rathbone, Ida Lupino, Alan lished in the last three cam- In no past season has this Marshal, Nigel Bruce and paigns. Widest margin sep- company’s first four months’ or others. ! Stars and “Names” in New K-7 ! arating any two offices is the full season’s, for that matter, Sidney Toler’s most intrigu- Wilson’s space found between product included the array of ing mystery of the series, Atlanta and Landis’ Indianapo- Releases stars who will appear in the “Charlie Chan at Treasure lis. That totals 5.3 points. for Drive j August, September, October and Island,” will follow on Sept. 8. 1 Ann Sothern Next widest margin is between Myrna Loy ft November releases for which In this excellent mystery ap- Pittsburgh, a total Linda Darnell Tyrone Power Atlanta and | definite dates have been set. pear not only Toler, but Cesar l James Ellison George Brent of five points. | Elsa Maxwell Brenda Joyce Here are a few of the bigger Romero, Sally Blane, Pauline • | ? Lynn Bari Maria Ouspenskaya box office names who will appear Moore and many others. |j Jean Rogers Mary Nash HE Overseas Drive is whip- | in these vehicles: “RAINS CAME” : John Halliday Joseph Schildkraut T ping itself into fine shape, f Tyrone Power, Shirley 1 Jane Withers H. B. Warner OUT SEPT. 13 according to latest reports. Leo Temple, Alice Faye, Don Carrillo Roland Young 1 | And then—on Sept. 13 Again the war threat prevails * Marjorie Weaver Gladys George Ameche, Nancy Kelly, Spen- 3 comes the production every Spencer Tracy 1 abroad. And restrictions are 1 Richard Dix cer Tracy, Fred MacMurray, exhibitor ! Cedric Hardwicke * awaits: Zanuck’s greater than they were a year Edward Norris Myrna Loy, George Brent, Nancy Kelly Alice Faye picturization of Louis J. j ago. But Walter Hutchin- : Basil Rathbone, Richard Richard Greene Don Ameche Bromfield’s “The jj Rains son’s enterprising Overseas de- I Walter Brennan Withers, J. Edward Bromberg Greene, Jane Ritz Came” with Tyrone Power, partment predicts an over- Henry Hull Alan Curtis 1 Brothers, Richard Dix, Gla- Myrna Henry Travers Loy, George Brent, quota affair—and quite an am- | Stuart Erwin i dys George, Roland Young, l Charles Coburn Brenda Joyce, Maria Buster Keaton i Ous- bitious quota it has set for it- Scott, Cesar Ro- I Jones Family George Givot Randolph penskaya, H. B. Warner self, too. Good luck, boys! Basil Rathbone ^ 1 mero, Henry Fonda, Clau- | Eddie Collins \ and thousands of others. ! Nigel Bruce • Mack Sennett dette Colbert, Edna May The following | week “Stop, ill Ida Lupino IVISION managers are Ritz Brothers • Oliver, Stuart Erwin, A1 Jol- Look and Love” will l Alan Marshal be turned Claudette Colbert i D burning the midnight oil, Sidney Toler son, Andrea Leeds and loose. | Henry Fonda t speeding up negotiations on im- = Cesar Romero many, many others, who are On Sept. 29th “Here I Am A 1 Dorris Bowden Edna May Oliver : portant circuits dealings. listed elsewhere on this Stranger” will be released. The John Carradine In Al Jolson f status of these accounts will | page. this drama will appear Richard | Randolph Scott Fred MacMurray have an important bearing on Mary Healy Andrea Leeds Greene, Brenda Joyce, Richard | f Milland Edward Arnold PICKING UP Dix, the size of early Drive weeks’ ! Ray 1 Roland Young, Gladys

ft Lew Lehr Henry Armetta delivery from involved offices 1 MOMENTUM George and others. Lowell Thomas Ed Thorgersen and no one is more aware of | j When the Drive officially gets “The Escape” is down for Helen Claire Vyvyan Donner f j Oct. following that fact than division mana- Ilka Chase Paul Douglas underway among the produc- 6, by a spectacu- Z \ gers Kupper, Gehring and Suss- tions with which the field will lar presentation, on Oct. 1 13, of man. work are “Second Fiddle” with Continued on Page 19 -

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PROLOGUE TO Seventh Annual S.R.Kent Drive Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Joseph M. Schenck in Motion Picture Industry

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HE first advance rentals reports for the five groups on volume of Drive play- so much enthusiasm in a Drive at Ben lished elsewhere. Keep your eyes on De- T the 18-week Drive are finally in. dates secured, adsales and percentage of Simon’s office. And Earl leads the na- troit this year. • You’ll find the standings elsewhere in this Drive quota already obtained, as of the tion’s salesmen for over-quota delivery ARRY BUXBAUM and Joe Lee were ending follow: already guaranteed for the first week of issue. But, meantime, congratulations to week Aug. 5, H a bit happier this week. With Bill the Drive. the leaders—and particularly to Charles PLAYDATES Sussman they were applying the finishing Clark’s Oklahomans, whose territorial PI. Team Captain Salesman • touches to several im- 1 3 McConnell advance is the highest of any branch. And EEKLY meetings of branch person- portant subsequent run 2 1 Taylor . Murphy judging from the first returns, Bill Gehr- 3 2 Blumenthal W nels to discuss Drive progress are circuit deals that will ing’s Centrals, last year’s Drive champion 4 4 Harris Diamond scheduled at practically all exchanges. mean much to the Drive.

Feldman . Wheeler division, are prepared to defend their 5 5 Managers report a fine spirit and all of Bear in mind that in the championship. They’ve started 1.1 be- ADSALES them—without a single exception—agree first week of last year’s Salesman hind Bill Kupper’s West and 8.51 stronger PI. Team Captain that “this local Drive leadership is the Drive, the New Yorkers 1 5 Feldman . Wheeler than Bill Sussman’s East. But, then, finest Drive development and should have pushed into their deliv- 2 3 McConnell . . Norris mates, this is only the beginning yes, — 3 2 Blumenthal been done several years ago,” as Eddie ery figure a rentals fig- sir, only the beginning. 4 4 Harris Diamond Callahan of Boston puts it. ure on “Alexander’s

. Murphy 5 1 Taylor • Ragtime Band” that HEERS went up in the field when an- PER CENT OF QUOTA was equal to the weekly PI. Team Captain Salesman KLAHOMA CITY’S Drive Leader Drive total delivery C nouncement was made by Mr. Wobber 1 3 McConnell O George K. Friedel has so many irons quota given that “The Rains Came” would be avail- 2 1 Taylor . Murphy Boston. R. A. Cringan in the fire and the branch employees so able for release in September. But, heed 3 2 Blumenthal • Diamond enthusiastic over their that wire anent print de- 4 4 Harris SEATTLE’S Drive Leader Robert H. 5 5 Feldman . Wheeler winning opportunity livery on this great at- LJ Osborne, back from a hard-earned that no one should be va- traction. What a whale cation, lost no time swinging into action. LERT Detroit Branch Manager Lester surprised if not only of a difference the switch The Seattleans were among the 1938 A Sturm was a Home Office visitor this “ exchange, but every ex- in dates will make to prize winners and Manager Herndon Ed- week. The Detroit first-run and the Co- isting territorial record Drive revenue, for the mond predicts that with Bob stirring up Operative circuit deals for 18-week business is transfer enables the com- things at that office, “nothing can stop us were in the process of smashed. Incidentally, pany to conduct a spec- from repeating.” And here’s hoping, negotiation this week— I Salesmen Osborne and tacular advance Seattle! cam- James are cutting a dra- and when these deals paign on and to figure and • are definitely set, the ; very deep matically introduce the T AST year, at this time, Joe Huber of Wolverines’ Drive pos- they are up there among Technic ol or special, Winnipeg and Verne Skorey of Cal- sibilities will zoom high. the first 10 on advance “Hollywood Cavalcade.” gary had a rentals ratings. wager up. We’ve heard noth- H. Metzger • ing about a return bet, but we understand "N accordance with in- HICAGO’S Drive Leader Van Dyke is H. Lundquist that Calgary’s Drive Leader G. R. An- I structions of early TTMtOM Cincinnati the job. has stirred up thony is anxious to do a little investment C right on He last Spring, all vaca- P Drive Leader Ed Eckhardt’s if Huber’s Cringan is willing. You’ll have a competition that will make tions are terminated. Burkart comes the report that “it is just conspicuous in the Drive as it to decide that between you, boys! office as In other words, all em- a question of prints with us.” “Kentucky” in the 52-weeks’ K-6 delivery con- was ployees who planned is being re-issued and getting the same the Breezers won ERE’S the “star-team” names the test—and in the latter A. D. Knapp taking a Summer vaca- response in that territory as “Jesse Incidentally, among H New Haven personnel has appropri- the championship. tion will have returned James” is enjoying in St. Louis. And will observe ate in the booking contest: the larger territories, you to their branches, their sleeves rolled up, Mrs. Annabella Kelly, who hasn’t yet that Chicago’s advance rentals rank the “Marjorie Weaver” Tendler. fully prepared for the hard work that is tasted adsales prize money, figures this best. “Arleen Whelan” Doohan. ahead of them to effect new records for is the year she will get in that profitable “Alice Faye” Weissman. • Drive activity. Let’s go! habit, “Nancy Kelly” Donner. HOSE Prairie lads will have to show • their rent- “Sonja Henie” Curran. T more speed than advance [IDWEST1 District Manager Ward E. can shuffle OE HUBER states: “They Tichitelli. als figures reflect to successfully defend “Tyrine Power” M Scott and St. Louis Manager Ben in fashion they want J the offices any the district honors they won for 1938-39. • Reingold were in New York this week on where competition is concerned, but when here are the “monickers” for the As a district they rank 17 points behind ND sales matters. It was a happy week for the final answer is in, you’ll find Winni- pace - setting Midwest, A New Haveners involved in the adsales Ward, for he ascertained that his district there among the first three.” That and 13 points behind peg up phase of the Drive campaign: was first on advance rentals. The Mid- backed with enter- runner-up Canada and sort of fighting spirit, “Hustler” Wright. west’s chances of winning first district done a world of good in Winni- third-place South. Come prise, has “Knock ’Em Dead” Germaine. place are definitely 75 per cent greater peg and been the means of that office win- o n, Minneapolis, D e s “Rip-Roaring” Hoffman. than they were in the 1938 campaign. extra money. Drive Moines and Omaha. Snap ning considerable “Killer-Pop” Popolizio. • Leader R. A. Cringan and the office em- into it. This is a big “Two-And-One-Half-Gun” Richitelli. O rest for the Drive leader. He will are collecting a lot of extra play- chance for local Drive ployees ’Pears to us as if New Haven intends be on his way to San Francisco to first two months of the Big Leaders Lundquist, Ja- N time for the to get a lot of fun out of this Drive. confer with Mr. Wobber by the time these cobs and Fred Miller to Push. lines are being read. Drive Leader Levy • go to bat. UFFALO is determined to break the has been working on several important • OWARD METZGER, who is leading B jinx.” Syd Samson’s branch has deals while waiting for orders from the LBANY’S Drive Lead- H the Denver campaign, is injecting broken its territorial records year after distribution chief to head West to make in er Elmer Sichel is what you would call a “lot of class” year. It also has worked A the second swing around the branches. of Jim Morrison’s employees. as hard as any prize- not allowing any grass to • the efforts grow under his feet. The branch per- And, by the way, Hugh Rennie and Larry winning contingent. But T. LOUIS’ volume of repeat bookings sonnel has been divided into two com- Paulson, already are launched on what always it fell short of S on “Jesse James” continues to grow. lead- petitive groups. One group is captained seems a red-hot contest for branch the score entitling it to It will be very interesting to know just by Winnie Allen and includes Salesman ership. prize money. Buffalo how much extra reve- Fred Sliter, W. Carrigan, D. Senecal, E. • Drive Leader Lou Blu- nue Reingold’s Missou- Hillis, E. O’Hare, G. Powell, J. Reilly, F. can’t reach Ballentine’s San menfeld has money that rians garner through RINTS McMahon and Booker Dan Houlihan. too quickly. They need pic- backs his claim this the record volume of P Francisco Scott Lester, adsales manager, heads the that territory. “Elsa Max- year “things will be dif- “Jesse James” repeat tures badly in team including Salesman Ben Dare, B. well’s Hotel for Women” ferent.” We hope Buf- bookings they have se- Borrell, E. Dale, K. Heavenar, A. Has- got the best introduc- falo wins! cured. brouck, M. Barna, P. McGee, H. Wisper, tory campaign any- and Assistant Booker Sichel. where in the Golden PEAKING of what FTER viewing prod- G. R. Anthony • Gate City where Elsa is S the office staff can uct for three dates ASHINGTON’S Drive Leader Glenn A well-known; in fact, we do a report comes from at the studio, Mr. Wob- W Norris is getting a lot of action at believe San Francisco is New Haven that “Marjorie Weaver” Ten- wired: “I have abso- Sam Wheeler’s office. Incidentally, Glenn her home-town. dler through a letter got four helpful non- lutely no doubt after dug up a nerw situation and sold a K-7 theatrical bookings—and from the State seeing the completed contract. It’s the Ivanhoe theatre at tWO-FISTED\ Harold Reformatory. You never can tell where pictures available for A. M. Van Dyke Ivanhoe, Ya. You will be glad to know Lundquist, Minneap- you’ll find that extra dollar! Drive release that we T that Ira Sichelman, who was injured re- olis Drive leader, hasn’t • will obtain that $1,000,000 weekly reve- cently, enough to have to stay home, has a kick in the world. The OM YOUNG’s Memphis was anything almost completely recovered. salesmen there are put- T but pleased with the windup of the B. Burkart e ting forth an unprece- K-6 delivery contest. But, with a volume RIOR to digging into the Drive, I. J. ND by the way, Washington’s Nor- dented effort, feeling of K-7 contracts sufficient to catch Ira P Schmertz’s Cleveland personnel en- ris has split the personnel into five that inasmuch as Minneapolis is Levy’s Cohn’s Pittsburgh, the Tenneseeans will A joyed themselves Sunday at their annual competitive groups. The standings of headquarters they will have to show the Continued on Page 9 picnic at the Shore Country Club. Drive way to the rest of the country. We’re still Leader Nate Scott reports progress, but getting a “kick” recalling Harold’s words the Forest City veterans rank 13th in the at that Minneapolis meeting last month. ' 18-office standing of larger territories on You Never Get points below • Aim To Beat advance rentals. That’s 22 | | pace-setting Chicago. So, up and at them, ETROIT’S Leader Arthur Knapp, after Anywhere By Cleveland. You can do better! D a conference with Branch Manager Quota-And You j • Lester Sturm, who returned from the | Wishing EW HAYEN’s Drive Leader Earl New York conference Thursday, lined up Cannot Lose! lust j | \ N Wright is getting remarkable co-op- one of the wealthiest local campaigns pre- eration. Frankly, there never has been vailing at any branch. Details are pub- 1 -!

NEW DYNAMO 7 MEMPHIS NABS PIRATES FOR K-7 SALES THRONE!

For weeks Tom Young’s Memphis salesmen have been threatening the K-7 feature sales leadership of the K-6 circulation champion office, Ira Cohen’s Pittsburgh. This week the Tennessee exchange succeeded in arresting the Pirates for that throne. Thus, the Memphisans have climaxed their fastest-selling season’s efforts to plant themselves at the head of the column on sale of feature product contract. That the two will be at it hot and heavy for weeks to come to definitely determine which shall lead the parade is a foregone conclusion with those who have analytically been following the sales fortunes of Memphis and Pittsburgh. The Tennessee group has been gaining consistently on the Pittsburghers for the past five weeks. The latter got QUAKERS off to a faster start, but slowed down a bit. However, they are still insistent that not only will they continue as pacer, GAIN 15 PEGS but they predict they will have their entire territory sold up on the feature product by the early part of October. ON Meantime, division, district and branch managers were K-7JNEWS Following is the standing of every branch, district and division on the sale of the 1939-40 (K-7) feature product, based on total contracts (included recorded concentrating on negotiations to close the few remaining franchises) sold, against total possibilities, as of August 8: Many Changes Made BRANCHES circuits in their respective territories. Healthiest in the matter of circuits already in the fold is Harry Ballance’s in Auk. July Aug. July Newsreel and 8th Branch (Manager) 31st 8th Branch (Manager) 31st South, which is only six points behind Edgar Moss’ Atlan-

I . . . . 1 20 tic which still leads the district in every sales. Shorts Sales * phase of K-7 Memphis (Young) 2 21 Vancouver (Patterson) ...... 14 Outstanding 3 Atlanta (Wilson) . . . . place gain among the branches on K-7 feature prod- 4 22 Los Angeles (Dillon) ...... 19

1 Washington (Wheeler) . . 3 23 Denver (Morrison) ... 22 uct sales status this week was made by Grassgreen’s Memphis is stretch- Albany. The 5 Salt Lake (Walker) . . . . 8 Seattle . . 24 (Edmond) . 21 latter jumped from 16th to seventh place. Gross’ Philadelphians ing its margin of all- 6 Winnipeg (Huber) . . . . 6 25 Omaha (Scott) ... 23 also distinguished themselves, going from 12 to ninth place. These 7 Albany . . . . (Grassgreen) .... 16 26 Oklahoma City (Clark) ...... 25 around K-7 sales lead- 8 Dallas (Beiersdorf) 5 27 Des Moines (Mayer) ... 27 two maneuvers were costly particularly to Reingold’s St. Louis, ership over Pittsburgh. 9 Philadelphia (Gross) ...... 12 28 Longdon’s Charlotte and Podoloff’s Minneapolis. 10 St. Louis (Reingold) .... 7 29 New Orleans (Landaiche) ... 26 However, this week indications were that St. Louis would regain True, the two are tied for 1 . . . . 9 30 lost territory. Manager Reingold, with District Manager Scott, were Minneapolis ...... 12 (Podoloff) 10 31 Buffalo (Samson) . . . 34 the K-7 feature sales hon- 13 St. John (March) ... in York working . New with Division 13 32 Toronto (Bailey) . . 28 Manager Kupper, on the St.

14 Milwaukee (Lorentz) ...... 11 ors, but on both the short 33 Portland (Powers) . . . 30 Louis Amusement Company deal. With this 15 Cincinnati (Grady) 18 34 Calgary (Skorey) . . . 33 subjects and News selling- out of the way, the St. Louisans’ path for a 16 Haven . . . New (Simon) 35 New York (Buxbaum) ...... 32 17 Boston (Callahan) swift cleanup of their territory was paved. job, Memphis has stretched ... 17 36 Chicago (Eckhardt) . . . 36

18 San Francisco (Ballentine) ... 29 37 Montreal (English) . . . 35 Lester Sturm’s Detroiters were also hope- the space between it and the * 19 Kansas City (Fuller) ...... 20 Tied. ful this week, for negotiations were well un- western Pennsylvanians. DISTRICTS der way for deals with the Detroit first-run In fact, on Movietone-Terry- Alls July Aug. July and the Co-Operative circuit, Gehring was in 8th District (Manager) 31st 8th District (Manager) 31st toon short Detroit this week-end working with Sturm subjects, Memphis 1 1 0 5 o on the latter deal. tops Pittsburgh by seven points. 2 South (Ballance) 7 Mid-East (Roberts) . . . 8

3 Northeast (Bailey) ... 3 8 Canada (O’Loghlin) . . . 7 Eastern Division Manager On Movietone News sales, the Sussman was 4 ... 4 9 9 working with New York’s Buxbaum and Lee Memphis branch is only 1.4 g Coast ( ... 6 — ) on several important richer than Pittsburgh. circuits in that territory, DIVISIONS while Mr. Wobber was in the midst of nego- Many changes took place in Alls July Aug. July tiations with the McNeil-Naify chain in the the status of branches on short 8th Division (Manager) 31st 8th Division (Manager) 31st San Francisco circuit. 1 West (Kupper) ... 1 3 Central (Gehring) . . . 3 subjects sales. 2 East (Sussman) ... 2 By the end of the month, these circuits will These, however, reflected, to a account for the addition of some 600 impor- degree, the changes made in ... 1939-40 1939-40 — , tant situations to the already fat list of con- i—— Tom Young the K-7 feature sales struc- tracts on record. ture. Grass- K-7 SHORTS CINCINNATI, SAN FRANCISCO JUMP HIGH green’s Al- ! K-7 NEWS Grady’s! Cincinnatians took an excellent jump. The Ohioans are fa a n and i-< now 15th, practically tied with Lorentz’s Milwaukee y ... SALES —— and March’s Gross’ — SALES ——— St. John. They were formerly 18th. Following is the standing of all Phil adel- Even longer was the jump enjoyed by Ballentine’s San Francisco. branches, districts and divisions on sale Following is the standing of all phi a each of 1939-40 Movieetone short subjects branches, districts and divisions on total The latter marched from 29th to 18th place, within 1.3 points of jumped to product and Terry-Toon (K-7), based on 1939-40 (K-7) Movietone News con- Callahan’s Bostonians. Right behind the San Franciscans, however, contracts sold against tracts sold against total much high- possibilities as possibilities, as are Fuller’s Kansas Citians. The latter have several big deals in of August 8: of August 8: er places in BRANCHES work that should shoot them farther up the ladder. Schmertz’s the n ews- BRANCHES Cleveland, pushing forward from 24 to 20, is only one-tenth of a Aug. July Aug. July reel s ales to of 8th Branch (Manager) 31st 8th Branch (Manager) 31st mark the rear the Missourians. - race. A 1 1 Memphis Landis’ Indianapolis rocketed 1 Memphis (Young) 1 (Young) . . 1 from 31 to 28, while Lester Sturm’s bany is now Washington (Wheeler) 3 2 Pittsburgh (Cohn) *>, Detroit, enjoying one of its most eventful weeks, quit the cellar for 3 Washington 3 Pittsburgh (Cohn) (Wheeler) . . fourth, a 2 3 the much cozier 30th post. Eckhardt’s Chicagoans refused to step 4 Salt Lake (Walker) 7 4 Atlanta (Wilson) gain of 5 Cincinnati aside for English’s Montreal, with the result that the latter is now 5 Philadelphia (Gross) 9 (Grady) ...... 5 eight. Phil- 6 Albany in last place. 6 Albany (Grassgreen) 13 (Grassgreen) . . 12 7 Winnipeg (Huber) a d e 1 p hia 7 St. Louis (Reingold) 8 7 Divisionally, Kupper’s West is still first, 3.5 ahead of Sussman’s 8 Philadelphia (Gross) . . 23 went from 8 Dallas (Beiersdorf) 4 East. Gehring’s trail latter 9 Cleveland Central the by 10.6 points. 9 Winnipeg (Huber) 6 (Schmertz) . . 15 23rd to 8th 10 Portland 10 Atlanta (Wilson) 1!5 (Powers) . . 6 Sam Gross 1- 11 place, a Los (Dillon) . 11 Charlotte (Longdon) 5 Angeles . 8 12 St. Louis (Reingold) . most nail- 12 Minneapolis (Podoloff) 10 . 9 rr: i 13 Minneapolis (Podoloff) . . . ing Huber’s Winnipeg. 13 Milwaukee (Lorentz) 11 . . . 10 JANE WITHERS TO MAKE PERSONAL 14 Charlotte i I (Longdon) . . Schmertz’s Cleveland jumped 1 Cincinnati (Grady) 17 11 15 Kansas City (Fuller) 14 15 San Francisco (Ballentine) . . 21 from 15 to 9, getting APPEARANCES IN SOUTH AMERICA, within one- 16 Cleveland (Schmertz) 20 16 Salt Lake (Walker) . . 18 17 Dallas tenth of a point of the Phillies. 17 Los Angeles (Dillon) 15 (Beiersdorf) . . 13 18 ENGLAND, AUSTRALIA NEXT WINTER 18 San Francisco (Ballentine) ... 23 Kansas City (Fuller) . . 17 i Ballentine’s San Franciscans 19 19 Seattle (Edmond) 16 Milwaukee (Lorentz) . . 14 i leaped from 21 to 15, while Lan- 20 Denver (Morrison) 22 20 New Haven (Simon) . . 16

Boston (Callahan) . dis’ Indianapolis Oklahoma (Clark) 18 21 . 19 strolled from 27 21 MOVIETONE CITY—Mrs. Ruth Withers this week made Denver . to 24. Omaha (Scott) 21 22 (Morrison) . 20 On the other hand, Port- known that the studio had given Jane Withers permission to 23 Indianapolis (Landis) 25 23 Des Moines (Mayer) . . 22 land dropped four, Los Angeles 24 New Orleans (Landaiche) .... 19 24 Indianapolis (Landis) . . 27 consider personal appearance offers submitted by theatre three and Charlotte 25 Seattle . three. But. 25 Boston (Callahan) 24 (Edmond) . 24 operators in England, South America and Australia. In all Walker’s (Mayer) 26 Buffalo (Samson) . . 29 Salt Lake Citians hop- 26 Des Moines 27 probability, Jane will go on this foreign per- ped two, while Portland (Powers) 26 27 Omaha (Scott) . . 25 Dallas gave up sonal appearance (our starting late in De- (March) 29 28 New Orleans (Landaiche) . . 26 four. 28 St. John 29 New Haven (Simon) 28 29 Oklahoma (Clark) . . 28 cember, when she will have completed the Samson’s Buffalo is now 26th, 30 Calgary (Skorey) 30 30 New York (Buxbaum) ...... 30 fourth and final K-7 special.

31 Chicago (Eckhardt) . . 32 a gain of three. Sturm’s Detroit 31 Detroit (Sturm) 35 Jane, with “Chicken Wagon Family” and 32 Buffalo (Samson) 32 32 Detroit (Sturm) . . 34 mounted from 34 to 32, while “Pack Your Troubles” completed, is 33 Chicago (Eckhardt) 31 33 Vancouver (Patterson) ...... 31 Up

Vancouver forfeited a pair. 34 Vancouver (Patterson) 33 34 Montreal (English) . . 33 about to start on the third of her K-7 re-

35 Calgary (Skorey) . . 35 On short subjects, Wheeler’s 35 Montreal (English) 34 leases, “High School.” Executive Producer 36 Toronto (Bailey) 36 36 St. John (March) . . 36 Washington climbed into the Sol M. Wurtzel has agreed that all four 37 New York (Buxbaum) 37 37 Toronto (Bailey) . . 37 runner-up post, some two points DISTRICTS DISTRICTS of Jane’s 1939-40 pictures will be completed ahead of Pittsburgh. by December. The fourth picture will be Aug. July Aug. •July the tentatively titled “Jubilo,” in which she Albany is sixth in this stand- 8th District (Manager) 31st 8th Districts (Manager) 31st 1 Atlantic (Moss) 1 will co-star with Gene Autry. She also is ing, a gain of seven. Reingold’s Atlantic (Moss) South (Ballance) 2 South (Ballance) 2 slated to make the tentatively titled picture, St. Louis added one, but Dallas Midwest (Scott) 3 Mideast (Roberts) 3 “Down to Earth,” before December. ( Jane Withers lost four and Winnipeg three. Coast ( ) 5 Coast — ) 4 — will enable Jane to Wilson’s Atlanta, walking from Prairie (Levy) 4 Northeast (Bailey) 5 This busy schedule Mideast (Roberts) 7 Prairie (Levy) 6 take a three-months’ vacation. This will mean she will be 12 to 10, almost grabbed Winni- Northeast (Bailey) 6 Midwest (Scott) 7 able to go direct from Los Angeles to Australia for several peg. But, Charlotte six. dropped Great Lakes ( 8 Great Lakes ( ) 8 — ) — weeks’ personal appearances there. Then she will continue Grady’s Cincinnati advanced Canada (O’Loghlin) 9 Canada (O’Loghlin) 9 on to England for further engagements there. From Eng- from 17 to 14 and Cleveland from DIVISIONS DIVISIONS land she will be able to proceed by boat to Rio de Janeiro, to 20 to 16. Aug. July Aug. July Division (Manager) 31st 8th Division (Manager) 31st Buenos Aires, Santiago (Chile), Mexico City and back to Los Up, too, on shorts went San 8th 1 West (Kupper) 1 1 West (Kupper) 1 Angeles in April. Francisco, Indianapolis, Des 2 East (Sussman) 2 2 East (Sussman) 2

Moines, St. John and Detroit. 3 Central (Gehring) 3 3 Central (Gehring) . 3 i !

8 NEW DYNAMO DETROIT DELIVERY IS TOPS FOR K-7’ S START The Larger Territories Show Better Earning Form — East and Coast Lead Divisions and Districts — Central Paces West, But Drive’s Opener Will Decide

The branches, with the exception of Chicago and Calgary, and the district that won the honors for accumulated 52-weeks’ delivery last season, showed a reversal of form at the outset of the K-7 year, being swamped and outclassed by outfits that finished to their rear in the old campaign. But it was still one of the Central branches, Lester Sturm’s Detroit, that launched the 1939-40 total delivery effort in possession of the throne. However, among the districts the Prairies, which emerged as champions from the K-6 campaign, turned out to be the janitors for the first week of the new season. That the returns reported for the first, week of the industry’s Golden Jubilee season do not constitute an accurate picture of the situation that greeted K-7 must be con- ceded by all who know what the field is doing. For example, there is no doubt in any one’s mind that the Prairie offices, which had been up among the headliners for months in the old season, are marking time until the first week of the seventh annual S. R. Kent Drive in an effort to get their district manager, Drive Leader M. A. Levy, K-7 TOTAL DELIVERY off to a flying start. It is apparent that no office is resorting to any chance with regard to that first week FIRST WEEK’S STANDING of the Drive, all being determined to play a full part in that chapter’s anticipated big Following is the standing of every branch, district and division on one delivery. This is apparent from the presence of Kupper’s West in last position, divi- week’s 1939-40 (K-7) total delivery based on one week’s total delivery quota, as of Aug. sionally, when those “in the know” are fully aware that the Western branches have been 5: “building” for an auspicious start of the Big Push for quite a few weeks. BRANCHES Aug. ’38-’39 Aug. ’38-’39 However, although they are fully preparing themselves for a swift Drive start, 5th Branch (Manager) Final 5th Branch (Manager) Final L Detroit (Sturm) ... 20 Seattle 12 . (Edmond) . . . 18 Sussman’s East launched the new season as divisional pacer, but it did so with a mar- 2 San Francisco (Ballentine) 21 ... 31 Kansas City (Fuller) ...... 24 3 Toronto (Bailey) 22 St. ... 16 Louis (Reingold) . gin of only one point over Gehring’s K-6 delivery champion Central...... 13 1 Washington (Wheeler) . . ... 23 Cincinnati 17 (Grady) . . . . 15 5 Salt Lake (Walker) ... 19 21 Pittsburgh The Centrals, which absorbed a substantial increase in revenue, larger than that (Cohn) . . . . 27

6 New York (Buxbaum) . . ... 25 Vancouver 28 (Patterson) ...... 32 inherited by either East or West, divisionally, both in Drive and K-7 seasonal quotas, 7 Calgary (Skorey) 26 Milwaukee ... 7 (Lorentz) ...... 20

: ; , 8 Los Angeles (Dillon) ...... 27 Des Moines . are determined to defend — — 25 (Mayer) ...... 1 9 Chicago (Eckhardt) 1 28 Minneapolis (Podoloff) . . . . the divisional championship . . 6 10 Cleveland ...... (Schinertz) 33 29 New Haven (Simon) ...... 21

11 Portland . . . Indianapolis (Powers) 30 . . 22 . . . they have possessed since His Division Leads (Landis) . . 26 12 Oklahoma City (Clark) . . 31 Montreal (English) . . . . 8 their creation. Gehring 13 Albany (Grassgreen) .... Still 32 Memphis (Young) . . . . 10 Canada 11 Atlanta (Wilson) ... 11 . . . frankly concedes that. 33 Omaha (Scott) . 11

Buffalo . . 15 (Samson) . 30 31 New Orleans (Landaiche) .... 3 The fact that the big Great 16 Philadelphia (Gross) ...... 29 35 St. John (March) Chi- 17 Denver Lakes branches — Detroit, Best On Ads (Morrison) 36 Charlotte (Longdon) ...... 9

18 Dallas (Beiersdorf) 23 37 Winnipeg (Huber) . . cago and In- . . 5 dianapolis — 19 Boston (Callahan) . . . . 31 are among Jim O’Loghlin’s Canadi- DISTItICTS the leaders ans found that effective Aug. \38-\39 Aug. ’38-’39 5th District (Manager) and stronger advertising paid them big Final 5th District (Manager) Final 1 . . . . 8 than' ever dividend in 1938-39. 2 . . . . 2 7 And at the end of the both as re- 3 Atlantic (Moss) 7 8 South (Ballance) . . . . 1

1939- . . . . gards the first week of the new 1 Mid-East (Roberts) 6 9 Prairie (Levy) . . . . 1 present and JO season the Dominions 5 Northeast (Bailey) . . . . 9 potential were still outselling their DIVISIONS Drive U. S. colleagues on adver- Aug. ’38-’39 Aug. ’38-’39 5th Division (Manager) Final 5th Division (Manager) Final s t r ength is tising accessories. 1 .... 3 3 . . . . 2 They finished the week some thing 2 Central (Gehring) ... 1 that the by pacing the other eight Eastern and districts. Montreal Western di- Last season lance’s South, O’Loghlin’s in their respective group on outclassed the other 36 Lester Sturm visions can- Canada and Scott’s Mid- basis of official delivery for the adsales. not ignore. branches on west. first week of the K-7 season The Centrals’ smaller terri- The beginning of the Mid-East was two points against one week’s 1939-40 tories are nowhere near as pow- second K-7 week found behind Atlantic, but only quota (not the Drive quota, be- Calgary’s Davies leading erful as their larger ones. And eight - tenths richer than cause there is no relation be- that means trouble for branches the procession, with Chi- Northeast which topped the tween the Big Push and the 52- in the East and West. cago’s Monette second. Midwesterners by eight- week season’s standings): Kupper’s West, first on Drive But among the top 10, tenths, too. The latter NATIONAL advance rentals rating, started Canada was represented rank first in potential Drive 1 Detroit 10 Philadelphia the new season divisionally 2.3 by not only Calgary, but earning power. 2 Frisco 11 Dallas 3 Washington 12 Boston behind the East and 1.3 to the also by St. John, Vancou- 1 Canada trailed Midwest by 4 New York 13 Kansas Toronto. rear of the Central. ver, Montreal and only one-tenth of a mark and 5 Los Angeles 14 St. Louis On the other hand, it is a led Dixie by 4.3. The Prairies (> Chicago 15 Cincinnati 16 Pittsburgh Western district — the Coast — were a hairline behind the 7 Cleveland 8 Atlanta 17 Minneapolis is Coast is only season was almost Southerners. that tops. But, William Sussman of the new 0 Buffalo 18 Indianapolis eight-tenths of a point ahead of 20 per cent greater than the Digging analytically into the INTERNATIONAL this is figures in Great Lakes, which can boast vided in the 52-week total de- smaller ones. Whether district’s and bearing 1 Toronto 11 Des Moines in information 2 Salt Lake 12 New Haven having the finest district job on livery competition. They are an omen of what may happen mind the forwarded delivery since the beginning of the Drive remains to be seen. by branch managers, it is ap- 3 Calgary 13 Montreal separated only for prize pur- 1 Portland 11 Memphis January. Only the 1938 Drive However, the most lucrative of- parent that the big guns will poses in the Kent Drive total 5 Oklahoma 15 Omaha the high score enabled the Prairies delivery, but in no other ac- fice for the week among not be placed in open display 6 Albany 16 New Orleans to offset the figures the Lakes tivity. smaller territories lagged some by most exchanges until the in- 7 Denver 17 St. John district, thanks largely to Eck- nine points behind the larger troductory chapter of the 1939 8 Seattle 18 Charlotte On the basis of the first Winnipeg hardt’s Chicago, accumulated territories’ pacer’s delivery, ac- Drive. 9 Vancouver 19 week’s K-7 delivery returns fol- 10 Milwaukee since January 1st. cording to the official figures. However, Sturm’s Detroit, lowing are the branches that The difference in the scores of And it is now apparent that Ballentine’s San Francisco and lead their respective divisions the Nationals’ and Internation- the Prairies and O’Loghlin’s THE DISTRICTS Wheeler’s Washington, along and districts: alists’ leaderships at the end Canada will have to break rec- The Coast’s first week’s with Buxbaum’s New York, are DIVISIONS of of the season’s first week was ords to finish ahead of the delivery topped that off to a better pre-Drive start Division Leader Great Lakes by only eight- nine points with the Detroiters Great Lakes district on accumu- Last Washington than they were in 1938, ac- tenths, on the long end. Bailey’s To- lated K-7 and Drive delivery. Central Chicago but Moss’ Atlantics cording to the figures before the trailed the latter by 3.6. ronto trailed Ballentine’s San This is indicated by confidential West Frisco writer. effort of the Francisco by four-tenths of a reports New Dynamo has re- DISTRICTS In the 52-week SOME LOWDOWN point, with the Golden Gaters ceived from the managers of District Leader K-6 season Coast finished Coast Frisco No doubt some district and 7.3 behind the Detroiters. the exchanges comprising the eighth. Lakes second and Lakes Chicago Atlantic seventh. Roberts’ branch managers are wonder- Wheeler’s Washington, pac- Great Lakes exchange. Atlantic Washington - Bailey’s ing how their K-7 season’s first ing the Easterners, is depart- Mid-East Cleveland Mid East and BIG ONES UP Northeast Albany Northeast, sixth and last, week standing on delivery would mentally fourth, 1.3 behind To- The group of larger territor- Midwest Oklahoma respectively, in the K-6 de- stack up their offices were they ronto and 2.5 wealthier than ies, comprising what will be Canada Toronto livery campaign, showed separated into two groups cor- Walker’s Salt Lake Citians. South Atlanta known in Drive activity as the materially better earning responding with those that will Buxbaum’s New Yorkers Prairie Des Moines Nationals, were the most active power than such higher figure in the Drive. Using their needed only two-tenths of a in the first week of the new sea- The larger territories’ aver- 1938-39 standing districts Kent Drive identification labels, mark to capture the Mormons, son. The branches are not di- age delivery for the first week as Levy’s Prairies, Bal- this is the way the offices stand Continued on Page 14 —

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PRESS-TIME NEWS OF THE KENT DRIVE! Continued from Page 6 r go into the Drive substantially stronger Short Sub- than in any effort j past —and equipped to On Shorts jects Man- mess up the plans of many an ambitious ager W. J. Clark stated this week rival office. it, Go to Memphis! that Movietone and Terrytoon are • so well ahead of their schedule that no office need entertain any worry N the South, this coming Drivo is a I as to prompt delivery of prints. sort of coming-out celebration for “The needs of every exchange,” he Harry Ballance, judging from the corre- said, “have been anticipated this At least 22,200 people will be actively engaged in making the seventh annual S. R. spondence we have re- season by our Drive-minded Movie- Kent Drive a record-smashing success. At least 10,000 exhibitors will play an active ceived from Atlanta, tone Producer Truman Talley and part. In addition, there are the some 5,000 employees of the studio, the 1,300 Charlotte, Dallas, Mem- Terrytoon Producer Paul Terry.” domestic field workess, the 900 people at the Home Office and the laboratory. phis and New Orleans. The two organizations are giving If the confidential figures forwarded district Harry is back to nor- New Dynamo by and branch managers the $2,000 in short subjects prize be malcy and his offices may accepted as an accurate criterion of what will happen in the Drive, at least money, while Movietone is giving are to turn in a whoop- 33 new national and company records will be broken in the 18-week period. an additional $1,000 for News de- Shipments for the first week of the to ing first-week to show livery. Drive promise be greater than those made him how glad they are during the most lucrative week of the 1938 campaign, judging from the overtime that he is well again! service prints on re-issued hits will play, plus the normal bookings of later releases • and K-7’s. LD reliable Fred Movietone News delivery for the first week of the Drive, on the basis of closed K-7 contracts that will be operative then, will O Dolle, the Kentucky - by be at least 12 per cent, in excess of the Indiana circuit mag- News revenue for the first week of January of this year. nate, again has in- The starting fact will be that a majority of the revenue that the Midwestern district’s formed Indianapolis Manager George three branches, Kansas City, St. Louis and Oklahoma City, each of which ranks Landis that he “can write his own ticket.” high in advance rentals, will come from re-issue of some dozen hits of past seasons. And Fred is the sort of gentleman who A total of 487 different prizes, cash and goods, will be available to the branches, means what he says. locally, thanks to the enterprise of local Drive leaders. These, of course, supplement the national cash awards that the company will give for outstanding total delivery, short subjects delivery, News revenue and for adsales. E’RE still chuckling over that first Not only does this Drive observe the 30th anniversary of Chairman of the Board WK-7 Technicolor Terrytoon! One rea- Joseph M. Schenck in the entertainment industry, but it also is being held during son why the Terrytoons are pushing for- the company’s 25th anniversary as an international film distributor, the 50th anni- ward so rapidly is that every man in the versary of motion pictures, the 25th year of employment with the company by field knows that Paul Terry, its producer, 13 employees and the 20th year with the company by 137 other workers in the field, is pouring back into production every at the studio or at the Home Office. penny of profit in a determination to place the series at the top of the cartoon group. And it’s only a question of time! showings during the weeks of Sept. 18 and 25. Further details will be given • you later. IRST-RUN bookings will merit more F careful handling than in past Drives. While the backlog is very rich in possible ARTIN MOSKOWITZ, assistant to revenue, the big money M Mr. Wobber, and Print Department in the Drive will depend Manager Harry Mersey are doing a lot more than ever on the of fancy manipulation to fulfil] all of quality of first-run the demands for prints. A new record bookings lined up dur- for demand of prints on old releases has ing the 18-week period. already been set, reflecting the field’s Insofar as the first-runs extraordinary activity in the re-issue are concerned, this com- line. pany never was in a • healthier condition than R. will not it was when the new WOBBER return to the M Home Office until the latter part of season was officially launched. the month. On Aug. 18th he will meet Overseas Sales Director Walter J. Hutch- Martin inson in San Francisco. From there the ansas city Drive Moskowitz two will spend a week or so at the stu- K Leader Kubitzki’s dio. Meantime, the second Drive series charts are getting good results. These of branch meetings will have got under forms are regularly supplied the sales- way. men at the end of every week. They tell him at a quick glance the Drive value of every possibility as of the previous week- OMING at a time when “The Rains earned. Guard it well! Thanks, Mr. themselves. Congratulations, to Mr. Hut- end. Came” will be showing throughout Michel! chinson and his Overseas organization. • the country, the trade showings of “Hol- • It is an inspiring job they are doing. lywood Cavalcade” T begins to look as September will see UST "in case,” the alert Jack Sichel- • should serve as an I J man, assistant to Mr. Wobber, is build- every Boston record shattered. We incomparable stim- ARY HEALY, the starlet who spent this from letter received from ing a fat “kitty” for that first week. gather a we ulant. M a month in her home-town. New And if you don’t believe that “kitty” Drive Leader Sam Berg and from confi- • Orleans, and who before going to the comes in handy, you should be here at dential information the boys gave us on studio was secretary to Manager Ernest irst box office the Office some after- the occasion of the first Drive meeting Home Saturday V. Landaiche, will probably be luring F reports on “Stan- noon when Statistician Jim Glynn be- there. players into a Drive bet. Mary is for ley gins to get the delivery figures. • and Livingstone” Watch her former colleagues at New Orleans certainly constitute “kitty” and be nice to “kitty,” Jack! 100 per cent plus and Ernest told her OR number of repeat bookings ob- great for Nice “kitty!” news the they would back with action any bets tained for the first four weeks of the F field. The fact that • she made. Drive the honors must go to St. Louis’ this production could • Florence Patke. Most of them, as you outgross “Jesse N New York this week, Buffalo Man- have guessed, are on “Jesse James.” James” at two houses I ager Sid Samson singled out “Drums ENE McEVOY of Bill Sussman’s East- in Los Angeles will Along the Mohawk” to do for his office G ern division department reports that particularly intrigue what “Jesse James” did for Kansas City, never have his circuit bookings sheets HE following salesmen loom the big- the dollar delivery St. Louis and Oklahoma City late last been so crowded as they are for the next Tgest bets for the first week’s delivery, crew. winter. The story is laid in Samson’s three months. And these represent “big according to the advance rentals figures territory. money” accounts! J. Sichelman just received by the writer: OE FLANAGAN, Salesman Office • J San Francisco Lo- HEN we’ve got all our Chicago circuits Grohe cal Drive leader, reports interesting de- HE exact amount that every employee Wclosed, you’ll find the Central divi- Loeb . . . . . Chicago Tat the branches figuring in the prize velopments there. The office personnel sion still leading the parade.” And that Osborne . Oklahoma money connected with the K-6 delivery has been split into five competing teams. comes from the loyal, hard-working Ted James . Oklahoma activity was determined this In This is the year George Ballentine ex week. Shaw, assistant to Shallcross Orleans Central Division Man- New pects his office to return to prize-win- some branches, certain employees did not Wright New Haven ager Gehring. ning. He will cheer loudest when Mr. get on the payroll until after the season • . . Cincinnati Bugie Wobber closes the big circuit deal on had got considerably well under way. which the latter is now working. You’ll geit the checks at the coming Drive T the Home Office some of the folks meetings. A have already begun to make “pools” HOSE contemplated trade showings • • as to what the field will deliver in the Tfor exhibitors of “Hollywood Caval- first week. This is an annual pre-Drive cade” in Hollywood, New York, Chicago, XECUTIVE Vice-President w. c. you, the IND Overseas Kent Drive custom—and we would fear the Drive Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Atlanta, E Michel inquired about the Drive’s M will not get officially under way un- where such activity was not evident! Minneapolis, San Francisco, Kansas City prospects the other day. Told that they til Sept. 3. But, judging from advance and Toronto will mean much to the Drive. “never were brighter,” the always ac- reports, these fighting managers are go- • Such a gathering, with the branch man- commodating Mr. Michel said: “Well, I ing to stage an even more dramatic OUR branches have arranged “drive agers and dollar delivery crews present, know one thing: those boys will be in Drive than that which they held last F parties” for the week-end. Two are will give the latter an unusual chance there getting that last nickel if their year. There is more turmoil than ever annual affairs, but the other two must to solidly line up the last three months past record is any criterion.” That, boys abroad, but the Overseas branches con- be in the nature of an advance “celebra- of the Big Push. Plan is to hold these and girls, is the reputation you have tinue to give an admirable account of tion.” 10 NEW DYNAMO

MORE SMASH OPENINGS FOR “STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE" Continued from Page 2 On Friday it banged its way into a second week—and that verb is used advisedly, for the opening of the first day of the second week was attrac- tive of the same huge crowd and long lines that waited for the doors to open at the premiere. Here was the New York opposition to “Stanley and Livingstone,,” all of which attractions were elaborately advertised and with each taking considerably greater newspaper display lineage than has been utilized on the Zanuck special: “Four Feathers” at the Capitol, “Beau Geste” at the Paramount, “The Old Maid” and “Each Dawn I Die” at the Strand (latter being succeeded by the former Thursday night), “Mr. Chips” at the Astor, “In Name Only” at the Music Hall, and “They Shall Have Music” at the Rivoli. However, the opposition to the day-and-date show- ® ere are ";e c™w*s ings in Los Angeles . Below two scenes of the and Sixth, Seventh Dans , are 7 ** that poured into the First Weeh-EntI crowds “Stanley and Liv- Hollywood was practically Roxy during the last two days of the thriller’s first week. ingstone” drew at the Roxy theatre on Saturday and Sunday.Sunday, the same. Scene at bottom was taken in the inner |‘ j lobby Thursday night. Ton scenesoono was taken SaturdaySatnrHav afternoon at 3 o’clock.nVlork The I Top was afternoon at 3 The The newspaper reViewS On A total of 120,729 people paid to see “Stanley and Livingstone” scene below was taken at 2 o’clock afternoon. | on Sunday both Coasts were superlative in at the Broadway house in its first seven days there. L„ every way, agreeing with the extremely enthusiastic notices “Stanley and Livingstone” earned in the trade press last week. The latter reviews were reprinted in New Dynamo last week. THE REVIEWS Howard Barnes in the New York Herald-Tribune wrote the following: “It has considerable dramatic force. With Spen- cer Tracy giving a sensitive and commanding portrayal and Sir Cedric Hardwicke offering a persuasive char- acterization, the film has emotional and ideological content as well as being an intriguing record. What distinguishes it as much as anything, to my mind, is the show’s lack of hokum. Hav- ing set out to celebrate a strange quest and encounter in the heart of darkest Africa, it does just that with little juggling of actual facts. “ ‘Stanley and Livingstone’ is more documentary than conven- tionally dramatic in treatment, but that gives it a peculiar and entertaining appeal.” Bland Johaneson of the New York Mirror observed: “Mr. Spencer Tracy does such a truly magnificent job of acting Stanley that every inch of ‘Stanley and Liv- ingstone’ resounds with strange truth. Opening A feature of the yesterday, the picture pro- drawing power of voked a spontaneous hurrah “Stanley and Living- of applause. And it is a stone” is the number of curious picture, a first ex- women that it has been cursion into spiritual mo- attracting to the Roxy tives in adventures. It has theatre. Note that fem- simplicity, dignity, reality inine ticket-buyers domi- and a deep emotional pull. nate all pictures on this “Mr. Tracy has given no finer page. performance and Hollywood has turned out few such restrained and tasteful true stories.” Kate Cameron of the New York Daily News reported: 120,729 PEOPLE APPLAUD "STANLEY" “The arduous adventures of IN FIRST SEVEN DAYS AT THE ROXY WIRE FLASHES! the New York Herald’s star re- porter is being graphically re- lived in an absorbing production. Friday morning the Roxy Theatre, New York, reported OUTGROSSES “PACIFIC” BY $1,009 The highlight of the film is that 120,729 people had paid to see “Stanley and Livingstone” Stanley’s defense of himself and during the first seven days of its engagement there. This was DIEGO, CAL.—“Stanley and Livingstone” is off to a great SAN his indictment of the stiff- representative of the biggest draw any of the strong vehicles start. On its first day, Wednesday, it had outgrossed the business necked members of the British enjoyed at the other motion picture theatres on Broadway, done at the opening of “Union Pacific” exactly $1,009. Audience by Geographical Society. Here equal to what “Four Feathers” at the Capitol and “They Shall applauds completion of performance. at every Spencer Tracy comes into his Have Music” at the Rivoli drew combined. SENSATIONAL IN SAN FRANCISCO own as he delivers the stirring — speech with suppressed passion SAN FRANCISCO “Stanley and Livingstone” is doing outstand- that is intensely moving. It is can printed the following: placing thrilling historic ing business at the Paramount. It opened to 33,341, beating “Second his one chance for great dra- “Darryl F. Zanuck adds drama on the screen.” Fiddle” which enjoyed spectacular success at the same house. matic acting and he makes the another to his long list of Archer Winsten of the New most of it. Henry King has notable contributions to the York Post added the following: BIG OPENING ENJOYED IN BOSTON done a good job in bringing the screen with ‘Stanley and “Too much cannot be said in story to the screen in so inter- Livingstone.’ Masterfully praise of the straightforward, BOSTON—If the audience’s reaction, the newspaper reviews and esting and dramatic a manner.” told, the filmization provides honest performance of Spencer first day’s business are any criterion, “Stanley and Livingstone,” After going into a lengthy thrilling drama, romance Tracy, nor could any one have which has just got under way at the RKO theatre here, is due for a analysis the film’s many as- enough and imposing real- portrayed Dr. David Livingstone run. Management reported a sellout exactly one hour and 10 min- of sets, from the production and ism. Spencer Tracy’s per- than Sir Cedric Hardwicke.” utes after the ticket sale started. “ acting standpoints, Sidney B. formance is of the highest ‘Stanley and Livingstone’ is FINE REPORT FROM WASHINGTON Whipple of the New York World- order. Tracy is at his peak the best break the Fourth Estate — Telegram emphasized that by all for the film. It’s carefully has had on the screen since the WASHINGTON, D. C. “Stanley and Livingstone” opened big at means “this film is worth see- constructed, superb in many beginning of the Stereotype the Palace here Thursday. Friday newspaper termed it the “best ing.” respects and marks a defi- Era,” wrote the New York Times’ picture of its kind.” Raves greeted Spencer Tracy’s performance. The New York Journal-Ameri- nite high point in the art of critic. NEW DYNAMO 11

A Xeu\ Glamorous Star da D r is fh; j | ^ girl of the week. In fact, she is THE talk of exhibitordom. j j Her debut in “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” was a sen- i

I sational success from every angle, judging from comments j of exhibitors and newspaper critics. Her next appearance I j LINDA DARNELL IS A j will be in “Public Deb No. 1” in which she will play the j I title role. SENSATIONAL HIT IN “HOTEL FOR WOMEN"

Shrewd Showmen Flood Studio And Home Office

With Congratulatory Wires And Letters After

Noting Great Public Reaction

Linda Darnell, Dallas’ latest candidate for film fame, scored an instant triumph in her first screen effort, “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women.” This much was certain this week. It was made so by the flood of tele- grams and letters the studio received from exhibitors all over the country. And the studio was not alone to be so flooded. Mr. Wobber, too received numerous wires from theatre operators who were greatly enthused by Zan- uck’s latest “discovery.” What made her triumph all the more important was that advance reports were particularly lavish. But, Miss Darnell came up to the highest expectations of exhib- itors and newspaper critics. This glamorous creature’s debut is a dramatic success from every angle. She made it that because of her exceptional performance, for she is not only beautiful and wears MIDWEST clothes beautifully, but she is a brilliant actress. WEST, That much exhibitors and critics agreed. Not since Zanuck introduced Sonja Henie to motion picture theatregoers has any one LEAD DRIVE ADVANCE girl effected the furore that has followed in the wake of Miss Darnell’s performance. Although not given anything like the dramatic advance campaign that heralded Continued from Page 4 Yorkers need 3.4 to catch the Sonja Henie’s screen debut, “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” not being scheduled Thus, even before the Quakers. for New York’s Roxy for another fortnight. Miss Darnell’s first showing, definitely took Drive has been launched, a Bailey’s Toronto is off to the public by surprise. And there was no end of surprise among the critics, too. strenuous district duel for a fast start insofar as the Some of the latter had been tipped off in advance of the local showing, thanks to the the championship develops, 18-week period is con- between Kansas City and cerned among the Interna- alertness of branch managers who staged trade showings. St. Louis, but with Okla- tionalists. The Maple Leaf But generally very little, if anything, was known about Miss Darnell in the key cities homa City, also a Midwest- office is 1.4 behind Clark’s where “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” was shown this week. ern branch, though in the pace-setting Oklahoma However, right after the first day’s showings in many cities, exhibitors wisely, but International group, boast- City. speedily, into print special ads personally endorsing this new star. The ing a higher percentage Simon’s New Haveners rushed with than either Missouri dele- are 4.2 behind Toronto. critics followed through with the result that today the Dallas girl is the toast of the gation. But, then New Haven can trade. Wheeler’s Washi n g t o n claim advance rentals score Everything Zanuck predicted this newcomer was she turned into fact through her tops the Eastern offices in that is greater than that of first appearance. the National group, rank- any other office in Suss- ing fourth, 2.6 behind St. man’s East, topping that Notwithstanding the absence of any spectacular advance campaign in Milwaukee, Louis, but only nine-tenths of Washington by 2.4. Oklahoma City, Providence, Baltimore, Cleveland, Dayton, Indianapolis and Houston, ahead of Beiersdorf’s Dal- However, two other “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” built to such an extent, on its own merit and sen- las. Canadian exchanges, Skor- that in those situations it was being rightly held over. ey’s Calgary and Huber’s sational story contents, most of Cohn’s Pittsburgh, which this Winnipeg, knocking Co-operative newspaper advertising campaigns launched the picture in every situ- week was tied by Tom Young’s are hard Haven’s Memphis for K-7 feature sales on New door. ation, with the best “break” being obtained by houses in Hearst cities where the papers leadership, follows Dallas, need- Calgary is nine-tenths be- went the limit in advance and current publicity. hind the Connecticut crew ing 1.9 to chum with the Tex- However, by far the best campaign was used in San Francisco. There this first K-7 ans. and two points better off than Winnipeg. Cosmopolitan production was given a vigorous campaign. However, it was built mostly But, Pittsburgh is caught be- on Elsa Maxwell’s local popularity. Hailing from the Golden Gate, Miss Maxwell’s screen tween two Southern branches, Tom Young’s Memphis fol- low, one one-half point behind friends there. for with Dallas ahead of it, the debut was awaited with rare interest by her Pirates have no easy job ahead Winnipeg, but practically tied But, while they applauded the performance of Miss Maxwell, these San Franciscans with Walker’s Salt Lake Citi- as exactly five points behind were surprised by the work and appearance of Linda Darnell. Critics there character- them stand Paul Wilson’s At- ans. ized her one of the best “finds” in years. lantans. One-half point behind Salt Lake stands Morrison’s Denver, They predicted she would enjoy the same measure of popularity that Tyrone Power Landis’ Indianapolis, eighth, which paces March’s St. John can boast today. is 5.3 behind Atlanta and only by six-tenths. this one-tenth of a point more pow- Ernest Landaiche’s New Or- So many critics and exhibitors coupled Miss Darnell and Power that Zanuck er in potential delivery than leans is 10th in the Interna- week decided to make plans to team the two. Ballentine’s San Francisco. tional group, seven-tenths be- Meantime, he announced Linda Darnell would play the title role in another exploi- Podoloff’s Minneapolis is 10th, hind St. John, but 1.1 cozier tation K-7 special, “Public Deb No. 1.” This one wall go before the cameras early next nine-tenths behind the Golden than Grassgren’s Albany. month. The other roles have not yet been filled. Gate aggregation and only six- Patterson’s Vancouver fol- tenths excellent ahead of Grady’s Cin- lows Albany, needing 1.8 to Miss Maxwell, as well as Ann Sothern, drew notices from the newspaper cinnatians. nail the Knickerbockers and critics. Sturm’s Detroiters, 12th, trail heading off Edmond’s 1938 In Cleveland, District Manager Nat Holt of RKO asked his Palace theatre patrons Cincinnati by 2.9 and head an- Drive prize-winning Seattle by to make comments on Miss Darnell. The response was so enthusiastic that he forwarded other Mid-Eastern delegation, 2.9. But, Seattle is actually Schmertz’s Cleveland by only tied with Mayer’s Des Moines. all the cards to Mr. Wobber to pass on to Production Chief Zanuck. one-half point. Only two-tenths of a mark Dillon’s Los Angeles are ex- behind the Northwesterners and actly one point under Cleveland the Iowans stand English’s and one-tenth ahead of Sam- Montrealers. son’s Buffalo. Phil Longdon’s Carolinians, Do Your Full Share in INTERNATIONALS 16th, are three-tenths below Montreal and 2.7 above Lo- Callahan’s Boston is right at rentz’s Milwaukee. Buffalo’s heels, four-tenths of Scott’s Omaha is 18th, 1.5 a point to the Bisons’ rear, and under Milwaukee and 1.6 eight-tenths Exploiting New Personalities richer than Gross’ stronger than Powers’ Port- Philadelphians. Buxbaum’s New land. ! —

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The Latest Always — At Your Service! Claudette Colbert and Henry Fonda in "Drums Along the Mohawk" ! SHO iTAL Comment

T PAYS to be persistent and I to stick to a task until it is done. Salesman Jerry Murphy, as persistent a chap as we have in the field, again proved the truth of that claim. Jerry finally Published In The United States Every Week In The Interest Ol Sales closed a K-7 deal with Promotion By The Distribution Department Of the ex- hibitor operating the Purcell- 20TH CENTURY—FOX FILM CORPORATION ville theatre at Purcellville. This company’s product has been SIDNEY R. out KENT, President of that situation for two sea- HERMAN WOBBER, General Manager of Distribution sons. • Roger Ferri Editor “tjtRONTIER MARSHAL” is A doing a bigger business than did “Stage Coach” at the same house where exhibitors are smart enough to give the former as fine a campaign as the latter got. In each and every one of SALiSOR\ALS these situations, “Frontier Mar- shal” has held over from three to four extra days. OTANDINGS for the first week of the new season are published • kJ this week. They become exceptionally interesting when com- S of Aug. 15, 1939, in agree- pared with the comparative status of divisions, districts and branches A ment with Sol Lesser, this in the K-6 delivery effort. But it will be with increasing interest company is withdrawing from that all of will us watch their standings as the new season pro- circulation the following George gresses. This is just the beginning, but it is apparent from Mr. O’Brien pictures : “Thunder Wobber’s Coast message, published on page one, that bigger days, Mountain,” “Whispering Smith much bigger days, are of ahead us. How we capitalize those bigger Speaks,” “O’Malley of the Moun- attractions depends entirely on how we sell and book today. To- ties” and “Boulder Patrolman.” morrow becomes the real test for all of us! But today is the These subjects are being turned determining factor! back to Les- • ser with all TVTR. WOBBER’S free-hand policy is giving every member of the rights as per our dollar-delivery organization from division manager down to contrac- the assistant bookers an exceptionally fine chance to display their tual agree- earning power. No division manager, no district manager, no branch ment with re- manager, no salesman, no booker ever had a greater opportunity spect to the U. S., its terri- than that which Mr. Wobber is making possible. You never were in possession of more knowledge regarding production plans or torial posses- sions and the distribution policy. It is no simple venture on which Zanuck and Dominion of his organization have embarked. It will take good salesmanship, Canada, and efficient booking and efficient operation to capitalized that effort. are to become But you can do it. This company, in making its record investment his (Lesser’s) in production has, at the same time, displayed its greatest con- r o fidence in the earning power of every individual in the distribution p perty. ANY readers have written dicates announcing they will organization. Therefore, the in suggesting names for the feature daily strips • M depicting field has been two competing groups of the adventures of the Jones instructed to accept no bookings ND still we get announcements of star acquisition. Andrea branches in the coming Kent Family and the Cisco Kid. The on these pictures and to see the A Leeds has been placed in the cast of “Swanee River.” She Drive. In every case the names former has been talked about latter are withdrawn and junked replaces Nancy Kelly, who up until now has been featured in cos- are of a comparative nature. for some time, but nothing has prior to Aug. 15. tume roles. Many of you and many of your exhibitors have suggested That is out. A dollar is a dollar yet materialized. There is a • Nancy be allotted roles in which she can sport glamorous, modern anywhere. The size of the popular “Charlie Chan” series DSALES Director Ed Hollan- clothes. That is exactly what she will wear in her next pictures, branch, as we have pointed out now being run by some 152 news- A der is doing an especially according to the studio announcement. Another proof that the studio elsewhere, has nothing to do papers in this country and in fine job rehabilitating the de- is eager to work hand in hand with the distribution and exhibition with it. The separation of larger Hawaii. partment, ends of the business. and smaller territories is for • which seems to have prize distribution exclusively. taken on a new lease. The mul- • NE week’s history • of Public tiplicity of details and fixed dollar that St. John earns is just as O Debs No. 1 of past years, HE big and just as important [E Prairies did a right-about as charges with which that depart- T to this company’s revenue as that which is derived from reported by the metropolitan ment has to contend are no aids New rface on delivery. Up until York. Quotas are based on territorial earning capacity. newspapers: one who married for big business, but Hollander Geograph- last week the Prairies led almost ical makeup is a secondary consideration. For instance, the Dallas three times tried to commit sui- and his field forces have plunged week after week since the first territory makes the York territory insignificant in cide, another was running around into the with deter- New seem geo- of the year. But in the first new season a graphical size. But in earning power with a visiting sheik, a third was mination that leaves the metropolitan territory chapter of the new season, that no doubt is thrice greater than that of the Dallas office. filing a suit for divorce from a they will enjoy their It isn’t geographical district reversed the order and best year. size It’s earning power. And lest of notorious character whom she Here’s hoping luck any us get on the wrong- finished in last position, 12 and good road, let’s forget had secretly married and one congratulations never that there are just as many cents to the points behind the pace-setting — and to Hollan- New Haven dollar as there are that in of the bidders for the 1939 title der on his to Boston, Chicago, Philadel- Coast, which topped the Great accomplishments to phia, Dallas was arrested. or New York. Division of branches into two groups Lakes by only eight-tenths. And date. for Drive competition was effected to serve just one purpose: a that indicates that the Great • wider distribution of prize money! And for no other reason. ENRY KING, the flying di- Lakes are fully prepared to fol- HIFT in release date of “The low through on their amazing H rector, is on the loose again. • S Rains Came” is something K-6 delivery performance which With his cameraman and sev- ROM the first outline of plans we have received the studio, Brenda Joyce should cheer. from the Prairies’ title. eral assistants he has work- threatened Critics, exhibitors and theatre- been F that contemplated press-preview of “Hollywood Cavalcade” will ing in the East, “shooting” • goers are going to be consider- be an historic affair. Motion picture editors from all over the coun- ENVER’S Adsales Manager scenic backgrounds and gather- try will assemble ably elated over her perform- in Hollywood for that first showing. The event this week jumped into ing data that he will utilize in D Gwin ance—and the greatness of this will be internationally broadcast. The industry’s greats of today previously making “Little Old York.” his car—which he had magnificent picture will further New and yesteryear will be there. Every studio will cooperate with ours This one truly looks like one of packed with advertising acces- help launch her auspiciously. in making this preview the outstanding feature of the industry’s Zanuck’s biggest specials. In sories and samples—and chugged And her own fine work will en- celebration of its Golden Jubilee. Surely, all this must leave no his way through the territory. the cast, as you know, appear doubt in your able exhibitors to cash in on her mind that in “Hollywood Cavalcade” we have a Tech- Before he returns to his ex- Alice Faye, Richard Greene, nicolor vehicle of certain personal triumph when unusual importance and unlimited box office expects to have com- Fred MacMurray, Andy Devine change he they present “Here I Am a potentialities. and others. pletely remedied the adsales sit- Stranger,” in which she plays uation in Denver, which has been opposite Richard Greene and that • managers have this running behind the procession. will be released a few weeks RANCH Good luck, Gwin! following “The Rains Came.” B year set what amounts to a company territorial record for I EXTRA PERFORMANCE | CYTRA NTERESTING news: one of • traveling. In the past three I months, the expense figures LA I the major radio networks is R. WOBBER has so many nM show the 31 U. S. managers . NECESSARY AT ROXY i negotiating with Basil Rathbone M important deals and mat- I and Nigel Bruce for a series of ters pending that he will have have traveled more than three j weekly “Sherlock Holmes” to remain on the Coast and in times the distance they covered Thursday Irving Lesser of the Roxy Theatre in New York j broadcasts. The two already the field for a couple of weeks. during the same period last year. announced business there ! had been so terrific on “Stanley and j have played Sherlock Holmes Then he will return to New York • Livingstone” that the management had decided to give an i j and Dr. Watson, respectively, in to take care of many other im- F YOU think the story re- i extra performance of the Zanuck thriller during the second ! “Hound of the Baskervilles” and portant matters. No swivel- I vealed in “Elsa Maxwell’s * week. The second week was to start Friday. The manage- will seen j in a few weeks they be chair executive, Mr. Wobber Hotel for Women” is a honey, I ment’s highest expectations were attained by “Stanley and > in “The Adventures of Sherlock is going Livingstone” keeps abreast of what you’re in for a greater treat and no one will be surprised if this Spencer S with Ida Lupino. j Holmes” on in the field. He will make a when Zanuck presents “Public Tracy - Richard Greene - Nancy Kelly - Sir Cedric Hardwicke | • swing around all of the branches Deb No. 1.” Here is the most j super special forces a third week. “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for j NCIDENTALLY, do not be on the occasion of the third trip glamorous subject Hollywood has I surprised if one of these days in the Drive series, starting in tackled since the screen became you hear of the newspaper syn- 1 October. audible. NEW DYNAMO 13

! Spencer Tracy And Nancy Kelly In 66 Stanley And Livingstone SIDELIGHTS | HIGHLIGHTS i, ...

LTHOUGH the division paced on total deliv- New Dynamo’s Studio Special supplement we N A ery since its inception and finished first in I are picturing some of the major stars who the recent K-6 race, it is apparent that Bill will be seen in the 1939-40 productions. As you Gehring’s Centrals do not intend to relinquish that view that page you will be as amazed as we were distinction without a stiff fight. This fact is of insofar at the great wealth our K-7 product stressed by returns for the first week of the sea- as starpower is concerned. We have given you son. The Centrals inherited the major percent- this so that better illustrate your layout you can age of 1939-40 quota boost, but one observes that sales talk with exhibitors. If you need additional they very first week of the new season finds them inserts of this star layout don’t hesitate calling on divisionally only one point behind Bill Sussman’s us. We have anticipated such a demand and East and 1.3 stronger than Bill Kupper’s West. have an extra printing made of this stellar splurge. But notify us immediately, else the ESTER STURM’S DETROIT is now giving other fellow may beat you to it. L John Dillon’s Los Angeles a little stiffer oppo- sition for leadership on territorial revenue aver- the ND, by the way, if Zanuck’s negotiations for aged per Movietone News print. However, Angelinos are still some $15.16 richer. Here is A the services of a singing feminine star to co- how the U. S. branches stand on this effort: star with Alice Faye in Irving Berlin’s “Say It Music” materializes, this 1 Los Angeles 12 Washington 22 Minneapolis With 2 Detroit 13 Cincinnati 23 Atlanta company’s 1939-40 lineup can 3 Buffalo 14 New York 24 Salt Lake boast having in its cast nine of 4 New Haven 15 Boston 25 Portland the first 10 most popular box 5 Seattle 16 Albany 26 Memphis 6 Philadelphia 17 Dallas 27 Des Moines office stars. And by the latter 7 Frisco 18 Kansas 28 New Orleans the stars so phrase we mean 8 Indianapolis 19 St. Louis 29 Oklahoma voted by millions of readers 9 Chicago 20 Milwaukee 30 Charlotte of the fan magazines and 10 Cleveland 21 Denver 31 Omaha daily newspapers that con- 11 Pittsburgh ducted popularity polls last January. INCE publication of Zanuck’s acquisition of • S the screen rights to Georges Drumcurt’s novel, HE East vs. West adsales “With Henry M. Stanley in England,” sequel to T K-7 contest that has been the original story, “Stanley and Livingstone,” just started should make for many readers have inquired as to whether it is the increased competition and studio’s intention to make the former story for higher returns from that de- - TIMELY — this season’s release. The answer is no. Zanuck partment. National Adsales Director Hollander purchased this story for probable production next utilizing to has many novel angles that he intends season. This story deals with Stanley’s dramatic * maximize adsales returns—and they will bear career after he came back from the second trip What with such fruit. Of that we are certain. OBSERVATIONS into the jungle, gave up his journalistic career, Caldwell in two ace field representatives as Bill entered politics and won a seat in the House of supervise the West and Don Reed in the East to Parliament. competition the contest, you may rest certain that EMAND for “Elsa Max- And Washington and Atlanta, • will be red-hot. D well’s Hotel for Women” with the latter four points EEP your eyes on Oklahoma City’s Salesmen • ahead of the former, are in posters exceeded the highest ex- K Osborne and James in the first weeks of the there fighting to overtake the where we sit and from the confidential pectations of the adsales de- Kent Drive. We base this statement on advance ROM Steel City and Tennessee ag- F information entrusted us, that first week of partment, which has rushed a reports filed in New York for the first eight call a reprint. latter held gregations. No pushover for the Drive is going to be what you would The was weeks of the coming Big Push. Both will start any office is this race for K-7 say that because not the full strength up a few days because of the the Drive well over their respective quotas. In “lulu.” We sales honors. reflected in the advance fig- damp weather which slowed up fact, the enterprise of Charles Clark’s Oklahomans of many branches is • ures reported for the first week. But we cannot drying of the lithos. In view of has been such that the office already has its first help being astonished by the advance rentals fig- the sensational nature of the IDNEY TOLER, who is do- week’s Drive quota “in the bag.” So watch out Eck- ures credited the 1938-39 champion office, story, “Stanley and Living- S ing an exceptionally fine for Oklahoma, you offices in its competitive divi- hardt’s Chicago. The Chicagoans, two weeks be- stone” posters, too, should go job as Charlie Chan, was born sion! fore the Drve officially gets under way, are well like hot cakes. Circus this one, in Missouri. Not long ago, Gov. • over quota. for it’s a circus of thrills and Stark of Missouri visited him HE same sort of spectacular exploitation stunts emotions. • on the “City in Darkness” set. T that brought millions daily to motion picture • When the now famous Governor theatres are being advantageously utilized by ILL SULLIVAN of Panama is in New York HE full-page production pic- who “broke” Tom Pendergast, other industries that are thus supplementing their To hear Bill tell it, the Carib- B on business. T torial layouts make excel- former “boss” of Kansas City, newspaper and radio advertising campaigns. In section of the Overseas department is going bean lent material for display at the heard Toler planned visiting his this business, we have fallen into the rut of just enjoy the greatest Drive in its history. Condi- to exchanges. Many branches are home town, Warrenburg, Mo., buying so many hundreds of lines of newspaper tions in Latin America are reportedly better than making use of them for dis- next Fall, he invited the star display advertising space and re- is more loose money ever. It seems that there play purposes. We are arrang- to the Governor’s mansion at any previous year. lying on it almost 100 per cent there than at this time of ing for special frames for Jefferson City. And that day seemingly now to do the pulling job. There is Business with European countries has Toler will two-page layouts of stars and be “governor for a nothing the matter with this brought about this prosperity. But, whatever scenes from future releases. day”—by invitation of the real and the Caribbeans and Central Ameri- business that good pictures the answer be The idea is to furnish the governor. Now that IS a home- “the greatest two-fisted stunts that "make” cans should enjoy what Bill terms display that coming. branches with a news and that dramatically at- season ever.” will catch exhibitor’s eye the tract people’s attention cannot • exchange. when he visits your EPORTS from the prairie remedy. More about this in the next is- OY DARNELL, dad of Linda Darnell, with R country seem to indicate of- • sue. R the newspaper men, saw his daughter, Linda, fices servicing that territory lsewhere in this issue we • should make her screen debut in “Elsa be in for a very prosper- E are reprinting a tell-tale ob- himself Maxwell’s Hotel for Women,” ENRY FONDA got ous season. Crops never were servation made by Ray Lewis, better, is of at Herman Beiersdorf’s Dallas H some very interesting pub- which one the rea- editor-publisher of the Canadian sons one finds so exchange. Herman had hoped licity recently. It was in the why many Moving Picture Digest, regarding of a widely oublished in- smiles at George Fuller’s Kan- for the world premiere on this form prospects in Canada. It is our G. L. James in which he expressed sas City exchange. Things production and from the anxie- terview intention from time to time to his thoughts while on the never looked brighter for out- ty we found in Dallas among print territorial observations of regional news- “Drums Along the Mohawk” lo- standing business in the Oma- showmen, newspapermen and paper editors regarding actual conditions. We public to honor a home-town cation at Cedar City, Utah. ha, Des Moines and Kanstas hope in this way to present to our readers an un- that seemed like Fonda, among other things, said City territories, judging from girl’s debut, biased picture of actual conditions prevailing in natural place for the world he was especially enthused over the crops reports from there. the not only our country, but abroad as well. his role not only because he premiere for that production. • • In any case, Herman got a lot thought it was his best, but be- HAT trip to Hollywood HE nation’s best artists will continue to create of valuable publicity for the cause it was created by the T planned for newspaper T the posters and pictorial accessories for this girl, whose movie contract be- same author whose work, critics in conjunction with the major productions, according to the came front-page news and the “Farmer Takes a Wife,” also company’s press-preview of “Hollywood new company policy. That this policy will mean subject of Dallas newspaper editorial. made by this company, first many Cavalcade,” is to be no ordinary brought him into motion pic- better selling paper can’t be questioned, for the cross-country jaunt. It can be • tures. posters and other materials available on “Elsa an educational affair for the certainly continue L DAVIS, Philadelphia Drive leader, is stag- • Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” movie writers. And what bet- being the talk of exhibitors. All records for sale A ing a great campaign. Everybody is partici- N the Midway of the World’s ter time could be than the silver of posters and heralds should be broken on “Elsa pating. We never observed a better prepared O Fair Playland in New anniversary of motion pictures will Maxwell’s Hotel for Women,” for they are cer- Drive in Philadelphia. Sam Gross’ Quakers York there are many “barkers,” to make the critics better in- first place and with the tainly that good. be in there fighting for — who did a dignified “spiel.” But formed as to the difficult task of right contracts piling up, we personally would what impresses us most is the creating screen entertainment. • not be surprised if the office finishes among the reference that five make to OMRATH’S, a circulating library in New • first three. “What do you mean among the first Movietone’s Fashion Forecast W York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Baltimore, three?” will probably be Davis’ greeting of that series. These “barkers” plug QUICK analysis of figures Boston, Washington and Pittsburgh, is a good statement. But, Philadelphians, it’s intended as girl shows and every one of A some branches have fur- criterion of what the public is reading. We have a compliment, based on what we know of other them in the course of his “bark” nished this office regarding rev- asked that concern to check up for us the cir- branches in your division are doing. likens the girls to the “world’s enue they will derive from re- culation of “The Grapes of Wrath” with such beautiful women in the Movie- issues shows the money runs in- best-sellers as “Drums Along the Mohawk” and tone fashion reel.” to almost six digits. That is “The Rains Came,” both of which we are also OOKS as if the veterans are going to get off • quite an accomplishment. We picturizing. The report was that, as of the same L to a spectacular start in the coming Drive. IREWORKS are in store in have counted a total of 1,317 length of time, the sales on “The Grapes of We have in mind the over-quota advance rentals F the sales race. That’s evi- bookings on hits of other sea- Wrath” were 112 per cent greater than “The already credited for the Drive’s first week to such denced from the fact that Tom sons. These take in 17 branches, Rains Came” and 165 per cent greater than veterans as Chicago’s Ernie Grohe and Harold Young’s Memphis has caught which makes the territorial av- “Drums Along the Mohawk”—and remember both Loeb. And you can bet your last nickle that up with Ira Cohn’s Pittsburgh erage of total reissues for the the latter were No. 1 in the year when they were Goodamote and Milton Simon will be in that class in the scramble for K-7 fea- Drive’s first week a surprising- first placed on sale and still enjoy a tremendous before the Big Push gets officially under way. ture product sales leadership. ly high one. distribution. 14 NEW DYNAMO TRADE SHOWINGS FOR “HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE”

LATE NEXT MONTH f . (i Detroit Shows Way On Delivery j IN 11 IMPORTANT SPOTS | In First Week Of New Season! PREVIEW IN LOS ANGELES | THEN NEW YORK, CHICAGO, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, OTHER CITIES “ ‘Hollywood Cavalcade’ is so different, so big, so important and so rich in box office potentialities that there is only one sure way of effectively emphasizing these assets to exhibitors and that is by showing them this great Zanuck Technicolor production.” So stated Charles E. McCarthy, director of publicity, advertising and exploitation, on his return to the Home Office late this week following a week of conferences with Production Chief Darryl Zanuck, General Manager of Distribution Herman Wobber and Studio Publicity Direc- tor Harry Brand, at Movietone City. Thus, arrangements are being made for a series of trade show- ings of “Hollywood Cavalcade” in Hollywood, New York and the district headquarters cities throughout the United States. At the 4-Star Theatre in Hollywood the press-preview will be in the nature of an industry celebration. There “Hollywood Cavalcade” will be shown for the first time to representatives of the world’s press and to other producers, directors, writers and stars as well as Coast exhibitors. However, the Coast preview will carry an admission price of $11, with the proceeds to go to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, according to present plans. Continued The Coast preview will be held on either Friday, Sept. 15, or from Page 8 banians for a higher rating. the present K-7 volume by the Monday, Sept. 18. although Skorey’s Calgarians The latter pair are concentrat- end of next week, there is no Immediately thereafter district trade showings are planned are only one-tenth behind them. ing on the “biggest year in his- doubt that the start of the to. be held in New York. Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, tory” in their respective terri- Drive will give readers a more Minneapolis, Cleveland, Kansas City, San Francisco and Toronto. THE BRANCHES tories. Word to that effect conclusive idea of the relative The exact cities for the showings, however, were to be deter- Dillon’s Los Angeles are comes in identical phraseology driving strength of the 37 from Albany mined this week-end by Mr. McCarthy and the division managers. eighth, 1.7 behind Calgary and and Oklahoma, branches than can the pre- After viewing “Hollywood Cavalcade” at the studio, Mr. Wob- one-half point above Eckhardt’s which is something for Atlanta Drive period. ber agreed with Zanuck and McCarthy that the only way to fully Chicago. to worry about. In any case, the larger terri- impress exhibitors Samson’s Buffalo and Gross’ tories are better with the entertainment greatness and the box Further indicative of the equipped than office Philadelphians, virtually tied, they were a year possibilities of the production was to show it to them. finer strength of the larger ago at this The district are less than a point behind At- time, better equipped in showings will amount to celebrations, for, in territories is the presence com- addition lanta. Morrison’s Denver was parison with the strength to the exhibitors, representative newspaper writers will of Schmertz’s Cleveland in the four-tenths of a point behind smaller also be invited to attend. 10th place. The Ohioans outfits showed in the the Quakers, but a mere one- new season’s It is expected that these showings will be held during the are 2.8 behind the Southern first week. tenth ahead of Beiersdorf’s Dal- The Drive’s weeks of Sept. 18 and 25, well in advance of the national release Californians and one-half inauguration may las. tell an entirely date (Oct. 13) of “Hollywood Cavalcade.” point ahead of Powers’ different story, Callahan’s Boston is only Portlanders. six- for there is no doubt that a ma- one-hundredth of a point behind jority of the offices are mark- Wilson’s Atlantans are 14th, Dallas. ing time for a spectacular but bunched with Clark’s Okla- With a total of at least 1000 splurge in the Big “RAINS CAME” ADS homans Push’s open- and Grassgreen’s Al- contracts certain to be added to ing round. IN NEWSPAPER MAGAZINES FULL-PAGE ON SEPT. 10 The shift in release date of Louis Bromfield’s “The CENTRALS MOP UP ON ADS! Rains Came” from Oct. 13 to Sept. 15 has necessitated a change in advertising plans. The Central division launched the Owing to the lack of time and because they go to press new sea- son again as the best some six weeks in advance of issuance, it wiil be impossi- advertisers 1939-40 ADSALES DELIVERY ble for the Advertising Department to prepare display of this com- ad copy for the national magazines. pany’s releases. And one of However, full-page multi-colored advertisements will be inserted its branches BRANCHES in the widely read American Weekly and the This Week Magazine, and districts commanded in featured by the nation’s leading newspapers. Most of these news- their respective groups on Aug. ’38-’39 Aug. ’38-’39 7th papers carry the magazine in their Sunday editions. Branch (Ads. Manager) Place 7 th Branch (Ads. Manager) adsales delivery for the first 1 Calgary (Davies) 20 It is estimated that some 50,000,000 newspaper readers will thus 2 Chicago (Monette) 8 21 Winnipeg (Smith) week of the new season. . . . . 10 be reached with these “The Rains Came” ads. 3 St. John (Corbett) .... 5 22 New Orleans (Johnson) . In fact, among the 10 leading . .... 3 The full-page ad will appear in the Sept. 10 issue of the two 4 Vancouver (Hislop) .... 18 23 Seattle (Thorpe) 29 branches on adsales, the Cen- 5 New York (McManus) . 24 Detroit .... 36 (Sturm) . . . publications, the same week when “The Rains Came” will be nation- . 33 6 Atlanta ( ally released. tral division was represented Hackney) 24 25 Boston (Krivitsky) .... 28 7 St. I. mns (A. McManus) . .... 16 26 Indianapolis The by six exchanges, five of which (Orsenigo) . . 21 American Weekly is distributed every week by the follow- 8 Toronto (Glasier) 27 Albany (Lester) ing were Canadians. 9 Montreal Sunday . . newspapers: (Brault) . . 1 28 New Haven (Weinstein) . 34 But far ahead of its U. S. col- 10 Los Angeles (Youngs) . . . 2 Albany Times-TJnion Minneapolis Star-Journal 29 San Francisco (Lewis) ...... 15 11 Minneapolis Atlanta American Nashville Tennessean leagues was Chicago, not far (Clayson) ...... 12 30 Washington (Miller) .... 14 12 Dallas (Bandy) Baltimore American New York American behind Calgary’s Davies who 3 I Denver (Givin) 37 13 Pittsburgh (Vandergrift) Boston Advertiser Pittsburg Sun-Telegraph leads the international proces- .... 30 32 Omaha (F. Miller) . . . . 6 Buffalo Courier-Express Portland 14 Buffalo (Stamp) 31 33 Milwaukee (Heimbueger) 32 Oregonian sion. Chicago Herald-Examiner San Antonio Light 15 Cincinnati (Kelly) .... 22 34 Memphis (Gibbons) 27 Elliott in 16 Oklahoma (Whelihan) . Cleveland Plain Dealer San Francisco Examiner McManus New York . .... 13 35 Charlotte (Lowery) 25 17 Kansas City (Crawford) . Detroit Times Seattle Post-Intelligencer was No. 1 among the Easterners 7 36 Portland (Fox) . . . . 9 18 Philadelphia (Mintz) . Houston Post Syracuse (N. Y.) American and fifth departmentally, though .... 19 37 Des Moines (Gold) . . . . 4 Los Angeles Examiner Washington Herald-Times 19 Salt Lake (Blasius) .... 23 not far behind Corbett of St. Milwaukee Sentinel John and Hislop of Vancouver. DISTRICTS The This Week Magazine is distributed each Sunday (or Satur- The Western division had Final Final day) by the following newspapers: Aug. ,38- ,39 Aug. ’38-’39 Hackney of Atlanta in the fifth Atlanta Journal Milwaukee Journal 7th District (Manager) Place 7th District (Manager) Place Baltimore Sun Minneapolis Star-Tribune berth, Arthur McManus sev- 1 Canada . (O’Loghlin) .... 3 6 Atlantic (Moss) . . . . 6 Birmingham News-Age New Orleans Item-Tribune 2 enth and Los Angeles’ Youngs Midwest (Scott) 2 7 Coast ( ) 5 Boston — Herald New York Herald-Tribune 3 Great ( Lakes ...... 10th. — ) 7 8 Northeast (Bailey) . 8 Buffalo Times Omaha World-Herald 4 South (Ballance) . . . . 4 9 Prairie (Levy) . . . . 1 Chicago Daily News Philadelphia Record However, district to give 5 Mid-East (Roberts) . . . . 9 Cincinnati Enquirer Pittsburgh Press O’Loghlin’s pacing Canadians Cleveland Plain Dealer Portland Oregon-Journal was Scott’s Midwest, with the DIVISIONS Dallas News St. Louis Globe-Democrat Great Lakes a couple of points Filial Final Detroit News San Francisco Chronicle Aug. ’38-’39 Aug. ,38- , 39 behind the latter. However, the Indianapolis Star Spokane Spokesman-Review 7th Division (Manager) Place 7th Division (Manager) Place Los Angeles Western division trailed both Times Washington (D. C.) Star 1 Central (Gehring) . . . . 1 3 West (Kupper) 2 Memphis Commercial-Appeal Central and East on adsales. 2 East (Sussman) 3 !

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! 22,200 READY TO PLAY ACTIVE PART IN!

MAKING SEVENTH DRIVE A RECORD-BREAKER i L ]

The East 9s Defiant Drive Leader Mops Again West’s Advance Highest Eastern Division Manager William Sussman is burn- Drive Leader M. A. Levy and his Prairie branch man- Western Division Manager William J. Kupper has been ing the midnight oil working with district and branch agers, Joe Podoloff of Minneapolis, Joe Scott of Omaha paving the way for this Drive for at least three months. managers in closing important circuits. He and his able and Stan Mayer of Des Moines, who enabled him to win Recently his assistant, Edwin H. Collins, made a trip to assistant, Clarence A. Hill, have lined up excellent Drive the President’s prize by making his district No. 1 in the the Southern and Midwestern branches to check on those support from the national circuits recent 52-week’s K-6 season’s total delivery. office’s Drive preparations.

WilF Follow i ; Your Progress jL_,_„

They Learned from Drive Teacher They Will Furnish the Means General Manager of Distribution Herman Wobber, flanked by two A Drive-minded and a sales-conscious studio is doing a master- ex-Drive leaders, Central Division Manager W. C. Gehring, at left, ful job in providing the greatest Drive ammunition in history. Dar- and Canadian District Manager J. P. O’Loghlin, at right, never was ryl Zanuck, right, is pictured on way to lunch with Sol Wurtzel. The more enthusiastic regarding prospects for a record-breaking Drive former has set three Technicolor specials for the Drive. than he is now over the 1939 Big Push. Sidney R. Kent

Laboratory Set for Speed Alan Freedman, head of the laboratory, has his per- sonnel fully mobilized. Realizing that prints are indis- Promotion Machine Working pensable to successful distribution, he promises the Showmen Coming Through! Here Roger Ferri is seen working on the current issue usual swift service he has given this corporation. Like Here we have none other than Morris Mechanic, our of New Dynamo. Having completed the first trip with the studio, the lab is Drive-minded and anxious to play first-run Baltimore, Md., account for years and years. the Drive leader, he is compiling a manual for the local its important part 100 per cent. And a single slip-up in The co-operation he has pledged to give the Washington Drive leaders and the weekly Drive publication. print delivery can mean the loss of thousands of dollars. exchange is typical of that reported by all branches. 16 NEW DYNAMO

and his assistant, W. C. Bailey; —— , 1938-39 Finals., DRAMATIZE NEWS the Walsh Construction Com- pany, and its capable engineers, CAMERA THRILLS ON AIR headed by Chief Engineer John D. Macdonald, assisted by J. M. Calvo and James Weaver. DELIVERY ON SHORTS These big-hearted men of

A MOVIETONE ’ NEWS HOOKUP “ ' great accomplishments for the —””e ‘ 52 Weeks benefit of civilization put their immense project and its person- Following- is the final standing of all branches, districts and divisions on the 52-week period of the 1938-39 (K-6) season on Short REMARKABLE EXPLOITATION nel of daring sandhogs at the Subjects, as of July 29: GETS WORLD-WIDE ATTENTION command of the newsreel and BRANCHES radio workers to insure the suc- July July July July cess of the program and the 29th Branch (Manager) 22nd 29th Branch (Manager) 22nd Listeners to 110 stations of the Columbia Broad- newsreel story that was made of 1 Chicago (Eckhardt) ... 5 20 Buffalo (Samson) .... 19 2 Charlotte (Longdon) .... 21 Toronto (Bailey) 20 casting System’s Coast-to-Coast network its it. They even planned the plac- 3 and Oklahoma City (Clark) . . ... 1 22 Omaha (Scott) .... 22 ing of one of world-wide short wave lengths, were given a thrilling the big steel rings 4 Albany (Grassgreen) ...... 4 23 Portland (Powers) 21 which form the outer shell 5 Winnipeg (Huber) 3 24 Salt Lake (Walker) .... 24 half hour Saturday night the of the on “Americans at Work” 6 Minneapolis (Podoloff) . . ... 6 . . . tunnel to conform with the 25 Philadelphia (Gross) . 26 7 Dallas program when the radio company dramatized the life broadcast (Beiersdorf) ... 7 26 Boston (Callahan) 25 and picture taking. 8 Seattle (Edmond) 8 of adventurous newsreel cameramen, using three These rings, which are 32 inches 9 ... 9 28 wide, 10 Detroit (Sturm) ... 10 Movietone News aees as its subjects. are set every twenty 29 Milwaukee (Lorentz) . . . . 28 11 Des Moines (Mayer) ...... 11 hours and it took a lot of jock- 30 Denver (Morrison) 30

12 New York (Buxbaum) . . 11 After a 15-minute dramatization of newsreel work from eying by the ... 31 St. John (March) 31 obliging Walsh 13 Montreal (English) ... 12 32 Kansas City (Fuller) ...... 32 the studios of WABC, in New York, with professional Construction Company engi- 14 St. Louis (Reingold) ...... 13 33 Vancouver (Patterson) ...... 33 15 San Francisco neers (Ballentine) ... 16 . to 34 Cleveland . actors taking the parts of the newsreel workers, listen- have one ready for the (Schmertz) . 34 occasion. 16 Los Angeles (Dillon) ...... 15 35 Pittsburgh (Cohn) 35 ers were taken to a location where newsreel lensmen were 17 New Orleans (Landaiche) ... 18 36 New Haven (Simon) ...... 36 All in all, in order to enable 18 . actually engaged photographing a story. Memphis (Young) . . 23 37 Atlanta (Wilson) 37 both the radio and newsreel to do 19 Cincinnati (Grady) ... 17 The scene of this remarkable broadcast was the new midtown satisfactory work, the Walsh DISTRICTS vehicular tunnel, the $58,000,000 PWA project, which will link people allowed the invaders to July July July July Manhattan Island with Long Island, through Queens County, New work in their tunnel for many 29th District (Manager) 22nd 29th District (Manager) 22nd 1 Prairie (Levy) ... 1 6 ( York City. hours, thus insuring setups that Coast — ) 2 •> Working at the deepest point of this gigantic engineering under- enabled everyone concerned to (Ballance) 3 South ... 3 8 Mid-East (Roberts) . . . . 8 taking were Cameramen A1 get the best out of the unusual 4 Midwest (Scott) ... 4 9 Atlantic (Moss) 9

Gold, veteran ace of our news- event. 5 Canada (O’Loghlin) . . . . 5 reel, and Larry Kennedy, the DIVISIONS “Flying Irishman,” who ordi- His K-6 Champion July July July .July narily makes his newsreel con- 29th Division (Manager) 22nd 29th Division (Manager) 22nd 1 Central (Gehring) 1 3 East (Sussman) 3 tribution from the high alti- WINDUP Centrals Still Bid! 2 West (Kupper) 2 tudes attained by airplanes, and Soundman Ben Box, a technician OF SHORTS, NEWS , ,.1938-39 Finals™,, who has been everywhere, in- cluding the Green Hell of the K-6 RACES I Chico, to record natural sound I for Movietone News. To this precarious pit in the bowels of 10 Offices Finish DELIVERY ON NEWS the earth under the East River’s bed, the Columbia Broadcasters Season 100% on 52 Weeks brought their field sets for the concluding half of the presenta- Newsreel Following is the final standing of all branches, districts and divisions on Movietone News delivery for the 52-week tion. period of the 1938-39 (K-6) season, as of July 29: Under the able guidance of The final official BRANCHES Buster Morgan, the radio chain’s standings for 52 weeks’ July July July July foremost director, and with the K-6 delivery on 29th Branch (Manager) 22nd 29th Branch (Manager) 22nd Movie- 1 Cincinnati (Grady) ... 1 20 popular John Reed King an- Milwaukee (Lorentz) ...... 20 2 Dallas (Beiersdorf) ... 2 21 York (Buxbaum) . . . . . nouncing, an exciting picture of tone-Terrytoon short New . 21 3 . . Washington (Wheeler) ... 3 22 Omaha (Scott) . . . 22 the Movietone News lensmen at subjects and Movietone 4 Oklahoma City (Clark) . . ... 4 23 Montreal (English) . . . 23 work was broadcast to millions News have been com- 5 Indianapolis (Landis) ...... 5 24 Detroit (Sturm) ... 24 6 Charlotte (Longdon) ...... 7 25 Chicago (Eckhardt) of radio fans. While all this piled. ... 25 7 Philadelphia (Gross) ...... 6 26 Portland (Powers) ... 26 was going on, General Manager 8 Minneapolis (Podoloff) . . ... 9 27 Boston (Callahan) . . . 27 Ed Reek had another crew, Sol Grady’s Cincinnati had 9 Pittsburgh (Cohn) ... 8 28 Memphis (Young) . . . 29 Roizman, cameraman, and Lew no trouble winning the 10 Salt Lake (Walker) ... 10 29 Denver (Morrison) ... 28 11 Atlanta (Wilson) ... 11 30 Seattle (Edmond) Walz, soundman, making a pic- 1938-39 territorial cham- ... 30 12 Los Angeles (Dillon) ...... 12 31 New Haven (Simon) ture for the newsreel of his men ... 31 13 Des Moines (Mayer) ... pionship for accumulated .... 13 32 New Orleans (Landaiche) . ... 33 being interviewed. 14 Kansas City (Fuller) ...... 14 33 Albany delivery on Movietone News. (Grassgreen) ...... 32 THE SETUP 15 St. Louis (Reingold) ...... 15 34 Buffalo (Samson) ... 34 16 Winnipeg (Huber) ... 16 St. John . . But Eckhardt’s Chicagoans 35 (March) . 35 17 Cleveland (Schmertz) ...... 17 36 Toronto (Bailey) Producer Truman Talley, who were hard pressed by Longdon’s ... 36 18 Vancouver (Patterson) . . . . . 18 37 Calgary (Skorey) . . . 37 promoted this bit of exploitation Charlotte. An eleventh hour 19 San Francisco (Ballentine) ... 19 for his newsreel, assigned Dan splurge on the part of the for- William C. Gehring DISTRICTS Doherty, his assignment editor, mer netted them the short sub- July July July July to act as technical adviser to the jects championship, with the 29th District (Manager) 22nd 29th District (Manager) 22nd broadcast script writer, Mar- Carolinians not far behind. 1 1 6 this writing over 6,000 requests 2 ... 2 7 garet Lewerth, and radio re- The Chicagoans and Carolini- 3 Prairie (Levy) ... 3 8 Northeast (Bailey) . . . 8 search man Stanford Merkin. for these booklets, which cost ans, thus, took Clark’s Okla- 4 Mid-East (Roberts) ... 4 9 Canada (O’Loghlin) . . . 9 ten cents apiece, have been re- The result was, according to homans by surprise. But the 5 Midwest (Scott) ... 5 ceived by the publishers. The Producer Leon Levine, assistant latter finished strong in third DIVISIONS average for the series is only director of educational pro- place, although not far above July July July July 5,000. These booklets explain grams for CBS, “one of the most another prize-winner, Grass- 29th Division (Manager) 22nd 29tli Division (Manager) 22nd successful broadcasts of the en- the purpose of the programs 1 ... 1 3 ... 3 green’s Albany. 2 East (Sussman) 2 tire series.” The “Americans and give a complete transcrip- Tom Young’s Memphis, al- at Work” program, incidentally, tion of the entire broadcast. Re- quests for records, which though not finishing in the mon- is the most popular half-hour cost ey, did succeed in leaping from News returns topped the broadcast presented by CBS $9.00, are also above average, we sea- pacing Sussman’s East. On 23rd to 18th place, but most of son’s fixed quota. from New York, and the news- are informed by the radio com- News, the Centrals fell well be- the excitement in the last week There was little difference in hind their performances on total reel show was the 65th weekly pany officials. of the K-6 short subjects deliv- the branches’ final standing on delivery, on short subjects reve- presentation. FINE TEAMWORK ery race, as reported in the Aug. News when compared with their nue and on adsales returns. For the of the news- Evidence of the public’s ap- success 5th issue o fNew Dynamo, was status at the beginning of the New Orleans and Memphis proval of the newsreel broadcast reel program, wholehearted confined among the offices with second quarter of 1939. In the moved up one place apiece dur- is seen in the demand for the thanks must be given to the New a prize possibility. final week, Charlotte galloped ing the 52nd week, according to City Tunnel Authority, booklets that the Columbia Uni- York Chicago leaped from fifth to into sixth place, ahead of Phila- the official returns. versity Press publishes in con- headed by Ole Singstad, the first place as the result of the delphia. Checks covering the prizes builder, nection with these programs. At world’s greatest tunnel last-minute splurge. The Coast wound up in sixth won in the $2000 Movietone- Mayer’s Des Moines also made place, a gain of one peg, nego- Terrytoon 52-week K-6 delivery an 11th hour effort to nail an tiated at the expense of Great race will be distributed to the Cleveland Showman Capitalizes on award, but the Iowans could get Lakes, which were not much winners during the second Kent no farther up the standing than ahead of Bailey’s Northeast. Drive trip, along with those rep- Advent of New Star, Linda Darnell 11th place, being stopped by Divisionally, Kupper’s West resenting the total delivery Sturm’s Detroit. However, at led the field on News delivery, awards. the end of the K-6 season’s 51st CLEVELAND—Nat Holt, district manager of the RKO week, the Iowans were 14th. houses in this territory, means to capitalize to the limit Holly- Gehring’s Centrals annexed r wood’s efforts to develop new stars. Exhibitors' Demand for Telegraphic the divisional delivery champion- | He proved that this week when to every person who pur- ship on short subjects delivery Bulletins on News Proves Very Large for at } chased a ticket to see “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel Women” as well as on total delivery. \ the RKO-Palace theatre he had handed a card on which the And among the districts

patrons was asked to answer the following questions: Levy’s Prairies did the same ' Immediate and great was the response of exhibitors to | (1) Were you impressed with the performance of Linda thing. I trade paper advertisements announcing the availability of I Darnell? (2) Do you think she has star possibilities? (3) telegraphic advance bulletins on the features of Movietone ON THE NEWS | j special do you care to make? What comment J News. Every mail brought scores of requests from exhibitors A half score of branches j The response was on a par with Holt’s highest expecta- who see the unlimited possibilities of making local capital of wound up the 52nd week of the j J tions. Some 5,600 patrons took time out to answer the ques- ; the News items. These bulletins sent out in advance of de- past season with an accumulated j tions and every one was of an enthusiastic nature. Every ! livery of the News print may be had by all accounts. The tele- Movietone News delivery in ex- j writer ventured the opinion that Linda Darnell certainly has grams are sent collect and list the commentators, thus afford- cess of their quota. j J star possibilities. All were impressed and “a glamorous per- ing showmen an opportunity to cash in on the popularity of I Moss’ Atlantics, Ballance’s j son,” “beautiful,” “stunning,” “splendid actress” and “very the News stars—Lowell Thomas, Lew Lehr, Ed Thorgersen, South and Levy’s Prairies, fin- | | good to look at” were some of the terms used. Vyvyan Donner and Helene Claire. ishing in that order, were the I three districts whose 52-week’s —

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! Dramatic, Animated Displays Used As Roxy

i Ballyhoo For “Stanley And Livingstone”

This “special exhibition” was used in the lobby in advance of the engagement. It features stills from the production, Congo stamps and other relics. The New York campaign was concentrated on huge advance newspaper display ads and exceptionally fine displays like those pictured on this page.

Fine "Breaks" j CANADA— In Life Weekly j The most attractive and | ( Facts, Indicate widely praised multi-col- Figures j ored S 1 amusement ad yet to be run in Life, the national 2 | ! pictorial weekly, featured A Greater Prosperity j j “Stanley and Livingstone.” ! In addition, elsewhere in 2 j By RAY LEWIS 1 its issue, Life features a j Editor-Publisher, Canadian Moving Picture Digest three-column review of j [ events that led to Stan- ORONTO—It sounds like a wedding of a bride, and it is a The above display, concentrating on the characters, but featuring j | ley’s grand wedding, this union of I adventure, reproduc- T prosperity with Canadians Spencer Tracy as the jungle-penetrating newspaperman, was con- j ing New York Herald stor a prosperity to have and to hold until death do us part. structed so that it attracted attention of passersby a block away. | ( • ies of the adventure. There is an old saying that it takes Exhibits inside the theater were used for two weeks in advance money to make money, there are a few angles which it of the opening of the engagement. but make necessary to have more than just the coinage of the realm to multiply dollars. In the West, God is on the side of the farmers. He has wiped out seven lean years with one of the fattest crops in the history of the West. • ANADA, from coast to coast, will be buying entertainment. C There is prosperity in our midst and that symbolical horn of plenty will give every exhibitor his chance to “horn in” on profits, little and big, in accordance with his particular capacity. “Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating his Christmas pie; he stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said, ‘What a good boy am I.’ ” Such a plum may be another name for a prune. Plumb for security—use your whole hand to beckon prosperity. The thumbing habit has developed a lot of bums. The influx of European industrialists, few in number, but of that particular type which has money and enterprise, will build up in Canada those enterprises which they so successfully managed in their respective countries. Two hundred and thirty- odd millions of dollars have come into Canada recently from other countries. • ALKING of the West, at St. Boniface, Manitoba, Swift’s An animated and dramatic display that was est is stressed. The terror of the jungle was per- T Canadian a few months ago opened up a new $2,500,000 built on the 50th street wall of the Roxy Theater. fectly brought out by flames that gave the display plant, which means employment for over 500 men. Crowds gathered and studied the display which a realism that attracted considerable attention. You have heard of all the excitement over tobacco crops, and, effectively sold the dramatic, romantic and adven- Every strategic inch of space was utilized to put incidentally, that the Imperial Tobacco Company has spent ture elements. Note the concentration on the over the importance and entertainment superiority close to $1,500,000 on a tobacco plant and machinery at Cap de characters and the manner in which the love inter- of “Stanley and Livingstone.” Madeleine, Quebec. Canada Breweries, Ltd., has spent $500,000 on its plant in Toronto. But, the spread of money -spending does not appear to be con- fined to any particular province. Returning to our West, we find that the T. Eaton Company (big department store syndicate) has opened up a new $800,000 store at Edmonton, and in the Turner Valley, Alberta, “oil, oil, oil” will make new millionaires. • HE country is rivered with oil. T Imperial Oil has a new enterprise in its $1,700,000 combina- tion unit for extending its Turner Valley oil market. In May, the British-American Oil Company’s new $1,500,000 East Cal- gary refinery, employing 90 men and with a capacity of pro- ducing 5000 barrels of oil a day, opened up. Economy Oils is also in that Turner Valley oil picture with a $500,000 refinery built in Calgary. At St. John, N. B., International Fertilizers has built an ex- tension to its factory of $400,000. Coming closer home, Steel of Canada will build at Hamilton, Ont., a rolling strip mill which is estimated to cost anywhere The above display, also used on the 50th street backgrounds and pictorial display, each attracting from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. side of the Roxy, vividly told the story of the its full measure of attention. The “Stanley and • thrill-packed safari of Henry Stanley. Action and Livingstone” display marks the first instance in “blown LL these may sound like moving picture figures. But this is dramatic stills from the production were the history of the Roxy wherein that house has and used to give movement to the display. A only a fragmentary report of “spending programs” already up” gone in for anything suggestive of ballyhoo. That Every stop in the heart-tearing journey was dram- in the making, and for which spending plans are in process. the management will go in more for this spec- atized. The dangers lurking in the then unexplored All of this should make exhibitors throughout Canada, and tacular means of attracting attention is a fore- jungle were pointed out. Facsimiles of the New distributors, forget that there was a depression, for we are to York Herald, which sent Stanley to “find Living- gone conclusion, for it never before received the have prosperity. stone,” were featured. Note the contrast in type, public attention this display attracted. Let’s talk about it, and enjoy it for a change! 18 NEW DYNAMO

r LATEST NEWS BULLETINS FROM EVERYWHERE

WOBBER NOW AT shower at the home of Miss SAN FRANCISCO Natalie Beiersdorf, the girls at SAN FRANCISCO—General In New York the office being in attendance. Manager of Distribution Her- Week’s Highlights man Wobber arrived here Wed- MARY HEALY nesday following a week-end of AT THE STUDIO conferences with Production TOTAL DELIVERY—Lester Sturm’s Detroit, Ballentine’s San NEW ORLEANS— Following Chief Darryl Zanuck in Holly- a month’s vacation here, Francisco, Wheeler’s Washington and Bailey’s Toronto were out- Mary wood. Here a number of im- Healy returned the studio standing, although none attained the new K-7 season’s quota. to to portant circuit deals awaited his play a feminine lead in “20,000 personal attention. He has in- DRIVE ADVANCE—Eckhardt’s Chicago, K-6 champion office, and Men A Year,” opposite Ran- structed Drive Leader M. A. Clark’s Oklahoma City led the National and International groups dolph Scott, according to a no- Levy to report to him early in 18-weeks’ advance rentals against the 18-week quota of the tice she received from Studio prior to beginning next week seventh annual S. R. Kent Drive. Casting Director Lew Schreiber. the second swing around the While here Miss Healy was giv- EXHIBITION—-“Stanley and Livingstone,” at its opening on the branches. Mr. Wobber will at- en a royal reception by the Coast, outgrossed the opening on “Jesse James.” In tend several meetings at the New York city and made a personal ap- the same production entered its second at the Per- Coast offices and then Western week Roxy. pearance in conjunction with sonal triumph of Linda Darnell first Division Manager W. J. Kup- featured the engagements the local showing of “Second per will accompany the Drive of “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women.” Fiddle.” leader. Mr. Wobber will make DISTRIBUTION Some 512 theatres were included in the circuit the complete swing on the third — deals closed by the field and approved by the Home Office this trip, starting on Oct. 1. week. Outstanding deal made this week involved the St. Louis MISS DRUCKER DIVISION HEADS Amusement Company circuit. IS RECOVERING IN SALES DEALS PRODUCTION—Release dates on “The Rains Came” and “Holly- Miss Rose Drucker, secretary to Roger Ferri, is Division Managers Kupper, wood Cavalcade” were changed. Former will be released Sept. 15 making rapid recovery at a Long Island, N. Y., Sussman and Gehring were busy and the latter on Oct. 13. Title of Jane Withers-Ritz Brothers hospital which she entered sev- working with district and comedy is “Pack Up Your Troubles.” Nancy Kelly plays the eral weeks ago. branch managers on important feminine lead in “Johnny Apollo,” Andrea Leeds has been bor- K-7 deals. Thursday, Gehring rowed from Goldwyn for “Swanee River,” Linda Darnell defi- and Short Subjects Manager W. nitely will be co-starred in “Public Deb No. 1,” playing the title VACATIONS J. Clark were in Detroit to role, and Mary Healy has been assigned an important role in AT AN END work out the Co-Operative cir- “20,000 Men a Year.” A long-term contract has been signed With start of the seventh an- cuit deal with Branch Manager nual S. R. Kent with Sidney Toler to play Charlie Chan. JOSEPH M. SCHENCK Drive just Lester Sturm. On the previous around the corner, vacations - OVERSEAS Japan and the Scandinavian countries continue to day in New York, Gehring and — among those who take their fur- lead the Overseas Department in accumulated 1939 Sturm worked out the Detroit total deliv- loughs during the warm season, first-run K-7 deal. Sussman, ery. Europe is still leading the foreign divisions. Raves come screened for Charles Coburn, are practically at an end this with York’s Buxbaum and from foreign managers, who have screened “Stanley and Living- New director of the famous Schenec- week-end. Many, however, are Lee, was working on important stone,” which will be given a spectacular trade showing in tady Mohawk Festival Drama taking their vacations after the metropolitan circuit deals. At London in September. Jane Withers will make a personal appear- and a majority of his company. Drive. The salesmen will have the Home Office, District Man- ance tour of South America, England and Australia, starting The picture highly praised by their usual two-week’s vacation ager Ward E. Scott and St. Lou- about January 1. all present. Spencer Tracy’s during the Christmas period. is Manager B. B. Reingold were INDIVIDUAL—Chicago’s Grohe and Loeb and Oklahoma City’s performance particularly was working out the St. Louis Osborne and James lead the salesmen in 18-weeks’ advance lauded by the spectators. Inci- CHECKS ARE Amusement Company deal, with rentals ratings for the Kent Drive. They and New Haven’s dentally, Md-East District Man- Griffith circuit negotiations to MADE OUT Wright, Cincinnati’s Bugie, Orleans’ Shallcross and ager George A. Roberts and follow. New Salt Checks covering prizes won Lake City’s Hallstrom are well over their Drive’s first week Cleveland Manager I. J. by branches that finished “in SIDNEY SAMSON quota. Schmertz, who formerly piloted the money” in the 52-week’s this exchange, visited the ex- 1938-39 total delivery and short A H. 0. VISITOR KENT DRIVE—The second series of Drive meetings will get under change last week-end. subjects contests being BUFFALO — Branch Mana- way in Los Angeles next week-end. Adsales Director Hollander were drawn up this week. These ger Sydney Samson was in New divides adsales managers into two competitive groups for “a rec- checks will be handed the man- York this week-end conferring ord campaign.” Chicago and Oklahoma City this week could OMAHANS HEAD agers of the winning branches with Eastern Division Manager point to an over-quota advance for the first week of the Drive. FOR COLORADO William Sussman on various at the next Drive meetings, Mr. OMAHA — Colorado is the Wobber announced last sales matters. He is expected week. back here on Monday morning. prize vacation land insofar as employees of Joe Scott’s Oma- late next month . . . J. V. nounced this week. Movietone TALENT SCOUTS M’CARTHY BACK O’Gara, newly appointed man- Producer Truman Talley and ha exchange are concerned. ON THE ROAD Cashier Dorothy Grabbert is FROM THE STUDIO ager of Trinidad, will join the Miss Donner have been working Talent Scout Joseph Pincus ranks of this back from a vacation she spent Benedicts later out the details of this release in York this week sent his Publicity and Advertising Di- in Denver, where Adsales Man- New month . . . On his way to New ever since the latter returned rector Charles E. McCarthy re- field men out on another trip York for conferences with Over- from her trip to Europe. There ager and Local Drive Leader turned to New York Wednesday seas Sales Director Walter J. she obtained advance showings Fred Miller also spent his time. Biller Hutchinson is Gus Mohme of of Fall and Winter fashions Tibbye Wolfson is now vacationing in that state, but Mexico . . . Manager A. G. which will be dramatically and Doyle of Japan leaves on Aug. colorfully presented exclusively Frances Williams headed for 21 for Tokyo. in the next issue of her series. the Coast for her annual fur- lough. EUROPE IS STILL HUTCHINSON TO FOREIGN PACER GO TO STUDIO DRIVE LEADER Official statistics for the first Within the next two weeks, WORKS ON DEALS 30 weeks of 1939 show that Ben Overseas Sales Director Walter MINNEAPOLIS — Prepara- Miggins’ Europeans are still the J. Hutchinson will go to Movie- tory to joining Mr. Wobber in Overseas divisional leaders on tone City. There with Mr. Wob- San Francisco early next week, accumulated business for that ber he will make the rounds of Drive Leader M. A. Levy was period, being slightly ahead of the studio and look at com- this week working with his Dell Goodman’s Far East. In pleted product, according to branch managers on several cir- third place is Harley’s British announcement made in New cuit K-7 deals. He is awaiting Isles. Then follow C. V. Hake’s York this week. Mr. Hutchin- instructions from Mr. Wobber Australasia, Central America son will confer with Production as to the exact date of his de- and South America. Doyle’s Chief Zanuck on future product parture for the Coast. The Di- Japan still leads the Overseas from the Overseas angle. This vision Managers will accom- countries in the 30-week rat- will be his first trip to the sole- pany him on the second trip ings, both on annual and season ly interest of the Overseas de- around the exchanges. bases. partment. Heretofore he has gone there either as guest of MISS JOHNSON Henry King MR. AND MRS. POWER the Domestic organization hold- IS PROMOTED RETURN AUG. 28TH ing its convention there or en around the “barn” circuit, the PARIS — Tyrone Power and route to and from the Far East MINNEAPOLIS'—Inspectress Summer stock theatres. Joseph his famous wife, Annabella, who and Australia. Eleanor Johnson has been pro- Holton, Charles Goetz and are touring the Continent on a moted to the position of chief Meyer Mishkin were making belated honeymoon, will return CLEVELANDERS GO inspectress, replacing Miss the swing. Hazel Charles E. McCarthy to New York on Aug. 28th, ac- ON AN OUTING Champlin, who has re- signed in favor of household cording to announcement the CLEVELAND — The local HENRY KING ON after more than a week of con- duties, the latter having recent- world’s No. 1 male star made branch personnel Monday held ferences at the studio. On his ly been married. Inspectress “SHOOTING” TRIP here. He will go direct to its annual outing at the Shore return he immediately put into Mildred Ouellette also resigned Movietone City to appear in Country Club. Fine weather en- MOVIETONE CITY—With a work the advertising campaign in order to join her family on Director “Johnny Apollo” in which a abled the employees to enjoy camera crew, Henry on “Hollywood Cavalcade.’’ the Coast. Miss cable states he will co-star with their annual splendid get-to- Ann Wyatt King has gone to the East. has been added to the staff. There he will supervise the NEWSY NOTES OF Nancy Kelly and Edward Ar- gether. Games of all sorts fea- making of nold. tured the affair, with a 100 per background shots FOREIGN CREW that he in cent turnout of employees, their MATRIMONIAL NOTE will use his forth- W. W. Sullivan, manager of coming special, “Little FASHION FORECAST wives, and families. FROM DALLAS, TEX. Old New Panama, will not return to his York” in which will appear STARTS ON AUG. 22 offices in Colon, from his New FESTIVAL GROUP DALLAS—Miss Jane Conrad, Alice Faye, Richard Greene, York trip, until the first of Production on the first of the typist in the cashier’s depart- Fred MacMurray, Andy Devine, September . . . Far Eastern four Technicolor Fashion Fore- LAUDS “STANLEY” ment, took the matrimonial oath Charles Coburn and others. Pro- Representative Dell Goodman casts for 1939-40 release starts ALBANY, N. Y. — “Stanley on Sunday. Early last week she duction will start early in Sep- will not return to his post until on Aug. 22, Vyvyan Donner an- and Livingstone” was last week was honored with a dinner and tember. NEW DYNAMO 19

Movietone News Pulls Great Exploitation Stunt WEST Truman Talley’s Movietone organization scored another pub- tunnel as Gold went into action. Pictures below were taken by GOES ON A licity stunt last week-end. It staged a dramatization of a news- a New Dynamo cameraman during the broadcast. It was the Coast-to-Coast broadcast over the CBS reel man’s job for a most dramatic exploitation stunt of the year—and not only network. A1 Gold, ace New York cameraman, played the leading RAMPAGE reached millions of radio listeners, but earned much space in the role. Dan Doherty officiated in a publicity contact capacity and did an exceptionally fine job. Entire broadcast was from the new dailies. Details are published elsewhere in this issue. Kupper’s West has determined on getting “revenge” in the com- ing Drive. After months of careful preparations, the West dug into the Kent Drive with an 18-week advance rentals fig- ure that places it division- ally first. Off to a faster start on K-7 selling, the Westerners are mak- ing no effort to hide their am- bition “to get a majority of the prizes in both standings on

William .1. Kupper

total delivery in the Drive.” This week, Kupper was wind-

ing up negotiations with severs 1 circuits pr'paratory to leaving New York for the Coast to start on a swing arourd his branches with Drive Leader Levy. He expects to be in San Francisco DRIVE late next week, with the first meeting scheduled for Los An- RELEASES ARE geles next week-end. An Open letter TO Linda Darnell I Although not issuing ary j challenges, the Western division SCHEDULED! manager speaks far more en- thusiastic of his offices’ prize- Continued from Page 5 winning chances than he has in Home-Town Booster I From Her “Hollywood Cavalcade,” the several years, insofar as Drive | first of the Drive’s three Techni- activity is concerned. color super specials. In the While making the Drive trip Dallas, Tex,, Aug. 1939. amazed us with your work as a new and very 6, latter appear Alice Faye, Don around his branches, Kupper will Linda Darnell, young actress. You were gorgeous in this Miss Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg, also fill appointments with vari- film not that you haven’t always been. Only 20th Century-Fox Studios, — Buster Keaton, Mack Sennett ous important film buyers, as once or twice did you show any sign of self- Beverly Hills, Calif. and many others. several focal circuits still re- dear Linda: consciousness. A lot of actresses who have My Cesar Romero will make his main to be closed in his divi- been working for years do that. I can under- I suppose I might as well forget your real sion. But on K-7 srles, as on over debut as the new “Cisco Kid” name, Monetta, because it seems pretty cer- stand why Darryl Zanuck is so elated on Oct. 20, with the next Fri- Drive advance, the West leads, is going your possibilities and why he cast you in tain now that your reel name, Linda, day bringing “20,000 Men A although on the season’s first “Johnny Apollo” to work opposite Tyrone to stick for a long time. Year” with a cast that so far week’s delivery it trailed be- to the 20th Power. Monday afternoon I went over includes, Randolph Scott and hind both East and Central. Century-Fox screening room here in Dallas Mary Healy. saw your first picture, “Hotel for Women.” He Remembers and Jane Withers’ second K-7 being screened for movie When the screening was over the lights The picture wasn’t comedy drama, “Pack Up Your theatre executives, Linda, but espe- went on suddenly and everyone turned to critics or Trouble,” formerly known as ADSALES father, Roy Darnell. He was your father. He was sitting there in the back cially for your “Roughnecks” and “We’re in from Page 4 over at the postoffice, room, tears welling in his eyes. He wasn’t working, as usual, the Army Now,” co-starring they ashamed of those tears, either. I guess as he CALDWELL’S DYNAMITERS where he’s been for 30 years, when with the Ritz Brothers, will be if he’d like to see your sat there in the darkness, watching his daugh- Calgary Kansas called him and asked the first release for November. is being acclaimed first picture. He said he’d love to after 5 ter, a movie actress who St. John Salt Lake think- The second Technicolor m., because he didn’t get off until that time. from coast to coast, he must have been Montreal New Orleans p. super special, ‘‘Drums Linda, though you’re fast becoming ing of her as a little girl. He must have been Winnipeg Seattle You see, Along the Mohawk,” will be star in a few days will start working thinking of the times he took you for a walk Vancouver Frisco a and released Nov. 10. In this Power, your old and bought you ice cream cones and wiped Toronto Denver as leading lady to Tyrone production appear Henry of the fam- your nose with his handkerchief. St. Louis Omaha dad didn’t follow you and the rest Fonda, Claudette Colbert, didn’t want Linda, this year you you were supposed to Los Angeles Memphis ily out to Hollywood, because he Edna May Oliver and thou- be a sophomore at Sunset High School and Minneapolis Portland to lose his seniority at the Dallas postoffice. sands of others. In 10 years he’ll be able to retire on a pen- co-captain of the football pep squad. Most Dallas Des Moines “Too Busy to Work” is the sion. Not that he’ll need it, because the way girls your age are still just kids, but there Oklahoma second Jones Family release of you’re going out there, you ought to have a you are out there, a movie star. Your dad This contest’s progress will be the season and will be available the bank full of money in less than 10 years. But says your sudden and sensational rise in pic- weekly reported in Drive for general booking Nov. 17. guys who have worked 30 years at one job tures was luck. But he knows differently. He publication and further analyzed This important month will be in the are like that, Linda. knows that careful planning by your mother New Dynamo. and hard work on your part had much to do closed with another Technicolor- Not only the adsales man- production, “Swanee River” agers, assistants and stenog- A Sight to See with it. And he remembers, too, the nights with Don Ameche, A1 Jolson Well, your dad arrived at the screening- he served as chauffeur, waiting for you at the raphers, but the entire office and Andrea Leeds, the latter room and you should have seen his beaming, stage door of the Dallas Little theatre or the personnel at every exchange is having been borrowed from smiling face as he entered. Your uncle and exposition or the style show when you were expected to play an active part Samuel Goldwyn this week. several other relatives were there, too, and struggling for experience. Neither cold winds in this magnificent effort to ef- fect record for the sale of of course a group of 20th Century-Fox folks nor blazing sun deterred him. a new advertising material. from the local exchange. And in the audi- We’re all proud of you, Linda. And your In view of the fact that the ence in the little screening room was Bill father is practically bursting with pride, al- is jammed with ex- Langley, who closed his studio to see you do though he changes the subject sometimes to Now- Build K-7 product ploitation naturals, the value of your first big-time acting. Bill felt pretty say he can’t wait until next fall to do a little the adevrtising returns will re- proud of the fact that he was the first man duck hunting. flect, in no uncertain manner, to teach you how to pose before a camera Love and kisses. September! treatment these attractions out at the Pan American exposition in 1937. EDDIE BARR, the are receiving locally. We all saw the picture, Linda, and you Dallas Dispatch-Journal. MEMPHIS FINALLY NABS PITTSBURGH ON K-6 SALES! MT«r n — n-.n — o — NEWS 1 N moPICTURES

New York, N. Y. Vol. VIII Aug. 12, 1939 No. 17

LINE UP KENT DRIVE AMMUNITION!! | Conferences among the gentlemen below, at the studio, resulted in the lining up of the j j ’ strongest box office attractions ever made available during any Kent Drive. September 15, for j 1 instance, will bring “The Rains Came.” In addition they made provision for the availability of ! i three Technicolor super specials, “Hollywood Cavalcade,” “Drums Along the Mohawk” and ! “Swanee River.” Pictured are: Darryl Zanuck, Herman Wobber and William Goetz. J

SECOND WEEK STARTS! Here is a picture of the crowd that gathered at the Roxy theatre in New York before the doors opened for start of the second week of the “Stan- ley and Livingstone” engagement. It was re- ported Friday morning that during the first week 120,729 people had ptid to see this widely praised production.

MISSOURIANS MEET! Governor Stark (left) and Sidney Toler met on the set where the latter was making “Charlie Chan in a City ef Darkness.” Toler hails from a small town in Missouri. During the call, the famous Governor learned that Toler planned a visit to his home town in October and invited him to go to Jefferson City, Mo., and act as “governor” for a day. Incidentally, this week Toler was signed to a long term contract by the studio.

I GLAMOROUS LINDA DARNELL EXHIBITORS’ TOAST!

Printed in U.S.A. Vew York, N. Y., August 12, 1939 No. 15

START CASTING “BLUE BIRD”

Darryl Zanuck is person- ally selecting the players who will appear in his Tech nicolor picturization of Mae- terlinck’s “The Blue Bird.” He plans to start “shoot- ing” this important produc- tion early next month, si- multaneously with another all-color special, “Swanee River.” You will find full partic- ulars in the following pages. Andrea Leeds This Samuel Goldwyn star’s services were borrowed for the feminine lead opposite Don Ameche in “Swanee River.”

In “Blue Bird” Spring Byington has been east as Shirley Temple’s mother in Maeterlinck’s “The Blue Bird,” another of Zanuck’s Technicolor super specials. Walter Lang will start directing this production next month, a studio dispatch reported this week. Principals in Two Strange Loves And they are none other than Brenda Joyce and Maria Ous- Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy and penskaya, give amazing per- George Brent who, along with formances in “The Rains Came.”

Sybil Jason Hear “Drums Along the Mohawk” This child star will again play “Here I Am a Stranger” Finished Henry Fonda, Ward Bond and Francis Ford are not too pleased in a Shirley Temple production, Production was completed by Director Roy Del Ruth on this with what they hear and see in the distance. This is a close-up for she will portray Angela in emotional drama. Among those in the above foursome are Richard from another of the three Technicolor specials to be released during Maeterlinck’s “The Blue Bird.” Greene and Brenda Joyce who carry the romantic interest. Richard the domestic S. R. Kent Drive. Claudette Colbert is co-starred The two last appeared together Dix, Roland Young and Gladys George also are featured. with Fonda. John Ford is directing. in “The Little Princess.” 2A STUDIO SPECIAL

nd SID TOLER GETS “Here I Am a Stranger” and ^endf'l CASTING OF BLUE | BIRO Joyce are photographically caught in a lighter moment from i | Zanuck’s emotional drama, in which are also featured Richard ! | LONG CONTRACT Greene, Richard Dix, Gladys George and others. Roy Del Ruth I | directed. BEGINS; STARTS SEPT.4 l ; TO PLAY “CHAN”

OVIETONE CITY—Casting according to Zanuck’s announce- ovietone city — Sidney this M Toler has definitely — and of characters for Maeter- ment week. Production is linck’s “The Blue Bird,” one of scheduled to start on September officially —made good as Charlie the major all-Technicolor spe- 5, which is about the time that Chan. There can be no question cials on Zanuck’s 1939-40 list, another all-Technicolor special, about that. Confronted with the progressed swiftly this week. “Swanee River,” will be placed most difficult task to face any Gale Sondergaard, who several before the cameras. actor, Toler not only filled well years ago won an Academy • the shoes of the late Warner Oland Oriental award for the best character ITTLE SHIRLEY has been as the sleuth, but his fan mail, in a comparatively performance, has been signed L rehearsing for her role in few months, has grown to the for the important role of Ty- “The Blue Bird” for the past lette. Collins, proportions of that which the Eddie the up-and- several weeks. That this is the creator of the screen Chan en- coming comedian, by demand of most important part of her ca- joyed at the time of his death. hundreds of theatregoers, has reer is something frankly con- And so this week Toler was been assigned the part of the ceded by those who have stu- signed to a long-term contract. dog in this Shirley Temple super diously followed the progress of special. this grand star. The impor- • tance of “The Blue Bird,” be- ECAUSE of the splendid cause of its universal popularity, P until now, Sidney Toler has B team they made in “The Lit- pales any vehicle in which she U worked under a from-picture- tle Princess,” Shirley Temple has appeared up to now. to-picture contract. However, and Sybil Jason will again ap- • his success has been such and pear together in an all-star pro- the public reaction to his charac- HE BLUE BIRD” will cost duction. This was assured when terization has been so univer- T more than $1,750,000 to little Sybil was given the part of sally good that when he com- make, according to Zanuck’s lat- Angela. This is unquestionably pleted the second of his 1939-40 the best acting role that the little est estimates. The scenic invest- past season, the honors would have been cast for roles in “The series, “Charlie Chan in a City Jason trouper has had. Unques- ment is the largest ever repre- unquestionably go to Fonda. The Grapes of in Darkness,” Toler was called scenes sented by a vehicle in which Wrath.” Author tionably the outstanding to the office of Production Chief Shirley has appeared. By the latter’s bid for those honors, ac- Steinbeck is personally very of “The Little Princess” were Zanuck, and in the presence of end of the week Zanuck expected cording to those who should elated over the selection of the those in which Shirley and Sybil Executive Producer Sol Wurtzel, to have lined up the starring know, will be further strength- pair and has complimented the appeared. who has been producing the juvenile leads for this special. ened by the performance he is studio. Nunnally Johnson has • Chan series ever since their cre- Meantime, the studio is giving giving in “Drums Along the completed the script of “The NOTHER important role in ation, and there given his long- attention to a Technicolor trailer Mohawk,” which is an all-Tech- Grapes of Wrath” and this film A “The Blue Bird” was given nicolor special. term contract. that will feature Maurice Mae- super form of the novel has been ap- to Spring Byington. She will terlinck, the author. This trailer, • proved by Steinbeck. This ap- play Shirley’s mother. Miss as announced some time ago in O FAR only Walter Brennan, proval was a part of the stipu- Byington’s success in the Jones ARTICULARLY pleased is New Dynamo, will be produced S the 1938 prize-winning char- lation in the company’s purchase Family production has made her P studio with the last two in Paris, France, where the acter actor, and Beulah Bondi, of the screen rights to the book. — one of the most popular charac- Chans “Charlie Chan At Treas- famous author resides. ter actresses in Hollywood. Not ure Island” and “Charlie Chan in a week passes where some other O a City of Darkness.” The for- studio does not ask for the loan IGHT after Shirley has com- mer production was recently of her services, but between her R pleted “The Blue Bird,” pro- screened at the Home Office and role in the Jones Family stories duction will start on her second everyone there agreed that it and other pictures, she is kept special for 1939-40 release, ac- LAST MINUTE was the best of the series. “A very busy right on this lot. cording to the production chief’s City in Darkness,” which was • present plans. This attraction screened for Distribution Chief ALTER LANG, who has di- will be started around the latter YOUNG SONGSTRESS UNDER CONTRACT Herman Wobber the other night, rected several of Shirley part of October or early in No- is considered by the latter as in- W MOVIETONE CITY—Mary McCarthy, a talented young Temple’s best pictures, has vember, for some seven weeks triguing as “At Treasure Island.” songstress, was placed under contract this week. Her first assign- made drawn the directorial job on of “shooting” will be the mini- It was after the studio had ment is a straight dramatic role in Jane Withers’ third 1939-40 “The Blue Bird.” Gene Markey mum requirement of “The Blue a thorough, world-wide checkup vehicle, “High School.” Jack Jungmeyer, Jr., Edith Skouras Toler’s will be the associate producer, Bird.” of the public’s reaction to and Harold Tarshis collaborated on the screenplay for “High characterization that he was School” which George Nichols is directing. given the new contract. STAGE PLAYER ALSO SIGNED • MOVIETONE CITY Another newcomer, John Kellogg, re- SEPT. 28TH WILL SEE START OF — HE “Charlie Chan” series is cruited from the New York stage, will make his debut in T uniquely in a class by itself. School.” In this production, too, will Lloyd “High appear Studio after studio has sought Corrigan. He is the writer and director who in 1934 won the in vain during the past six years OF WRATH” SHOOTING Academy award for direction of the Technicolor short sub- “GRAPES to imitate this series, but the ject, Cucuracha.” He has been appearing in pictures. “La public would not accept the pic- ovietone city — John zation of a current best-seller. BIG FOR tures. It was because this studio SLATE NEXT MONTH further attempts M Steinbec k’s sensational That this is to the advantage of had heard that MOVIETONE CITY With word from Tyrone Power that he be best-selling novel, “The Grapes all concerned is the consensus of — to imitate the series would will be here within the next two weeks, September will see the experi- of Wrath,” will definitely go into opinion of studio, exhibitors and made that it decided to start of “Johnny Apollo” with Nancy Kelly and Edward Arnold. series. production on Sept. 28. This was publishers. By the first of the ment with a “Mr. Moto” Shirley Temple’s “The Blue Bird,” “Swanee River” and “Little studios announced officially this week year the sale on this book is ex- However, the other Old New York,” as well as Sonja Henie’s “Everything Happens of their venture by Zanuck, who is personally pected to set an all-time high thought better at Night” also are scheduled to go before the cameras next efforts attending to every phase of this record, according to the pub- and after several feeble month. venture, the most sensational in lishers’ report this week. gave up. Meantime, it was dis- “Mr. Moto” his career. Every day scores of • covered that the GRACIE FIELDS’ SECOND VEHICLE series conflicted in story mate- letters reach the studio from O picture this company has readers of the novel. These sug- MOVIETONE CITY—All is in readiness for actual “shoot- rial with the “Chans” and the N undertaken to make has players for the various ing” on the second 1939-40 Gracie Fields starring vehicle that former was discontinued for this gest aroused the public interest that characterizations and also in- Monte Banks will direct. Robert T. Kane is executive producer. season, being replaced with the “The Grapes of Wrath” has. quire as to the studio in- “Ciscoe Kid” stories, starring how Thousands of readers have writ- tends to treat the subject mat- Cesar Romero. ten in their suggestions for the ter. principal roles. . Among those r,Head of L. D. S. Council in Salt Lake • • suggested for the role of the boy ! OHN FORD will definitely di- are Henry Fonda, Humphrey Lauds "Brigham Young" Screenplay HEN Warner Oland died J rect “The Grapes of Wrath.” Bogart, Spencer Tracy, and Wsuddenly abroad, the studio By the end of September, Ford Cagney. Who will ulti- was deluged with cables, wires James SALT LAKE CITY—Louis Bromfield’s screenplay of will have completed “shooting” get the role will be de- and letters from fans who urged mately “Brigham Young,” which will be one of Zanuck’s big pro- and final editing of his present termined within the next three the company to continue to make ductions for this season, has been enthusiastically endorsed — undertaking, a picturization of weeks. Zanuck had hoped to the “Chan” mysteries “if the by the head of the L. D. S. council of 12 apostles. As a another best - selling novel, secure Spencer Tracy, who right actor to play Chan can be result the venture is securing considerable publicity in the “Drums Along the Mohawk,” co- scores so admirably in “Stan- found.” And finding a successor local newspapers. The dramatization of the colorful life of starring Claudette Colbert and ley and Livingstone,” but that to Oland who would not take Brigham Young is being carried on with the full and active Henry Fonda. The latter pro- will be busy away the part’s illusion was no prize-winning star cooperation of the Mormon fraternity. duction is now in its second working in MGM’s “Northwest simple matter. Virtually every The following report appeared on the first page of the month of camera work. Almost Passage” when “The Grapes of important character actor was Salt Lake City Deseret News this week and is self-explana- a month was spent by that com- into production. given a screen-test. Finally the Wrath” is put tory: pany in outdoor location work Favorite for the role seems to veteran trouper Sidney Toler “Louis Bromfield, Pulitzer prize novelist, is ‘doing a good up at Cedar City, Utah. Fonda. was given a test and he got the be Henry job’ writing the scenario for the hew ‘Brigham Young’ picture • role. His resemblance to Oland’s • to be produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, HE GRAPES OF WRATH,” Charlie Chan was remarkable. Dr. John A. Widtsoe, member of the L. D. S. council of 12 T according to Zanuck, will be PEAKING of Fonda, his pop- He was a success from the very apostles, reported on his return from visiting Mr. Bromfield ready for release early in the S ularity has zoomed spectacu- start. As he continued playing in Los Angeles. first quarter of the 1940 chapter larly since his characterization the role, the studio backed his “An authority on the life of Brigham Young, Dr. Widtsoe of the 1939-40 season. This of the title role in “Young Mr. portrayal with better stories and said Mr. Bromfield is taking great pains to produce a faith- marks the first instance in the Lincoln.” If Hollywood were better casts, with the result that ful, interesting and entertaining story of the L. D. S. pioneer history of motion picture pro- polled for its choice for the best today the “Chans” compare with trek to Utah with President Young as the central figure.” duction where a company has male star’s acting performance the Jane Withers group in uni- released to the public a picturi- for the Academy award for the versal popularity. STUDIO SPECIAL 3A THRILLS, DRAMA AND ROMANCE ARE FEATURES!

I OF COLORFUL “DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK”)

ANDREA LEEDS WITH AMECHE, Joan Davis and > j MR. W0BBER THRILLER BY

I Chandler Teamed j

i JDLSON IN “SWANEE RIVER” — i MOVIETONE CITY — i PRODUCTIONS SCREENED! ! Chick Chandler has drawn I

I two more assignments. He — j By HARRY BRAND OVIETONE CITY “Swanee River” will be made in the beauti- will appear in “The Sim- { j MOVIETONE CITY—General Manager of Distribution M ful Sacramento river region, according to announcement made ! pie Life,” featuring Stu- ! has just this week. On Aug. 28, Director Sidney will art Erwin and Marjorie Herman Wobber seen three of the new season’s Lanfield lead his j j i company to that gorgeous region, where this company some years a Weaver. He has again super specials and acclaimed them as exceeding his fondest Joan ago made “Steamboat Round the Bend.” A Technicolor crew will been teamed with | expectations! supplement the regular staff of studio technicians, for the addition I Davis in the Jones Fam- j After studio screenings of “The Rains Came,” “Holly- of $225,000 to the original million-dollar budget enables the studio ily’s “Too Busy to Work.” i wood Cavalcade” and “The Adventures of Sherlock to make another all-color production of “Swanee River.” Holmes,” Mr. Wobber expressed the opinion that never in A NOTHER important announcement in connection with “Swanee the history of the industry has a company been fortified -CA- River” this week. It concerned the feminine lead. Originally, PLANS SET FOR with such box office dynamite as is represented in these Nancy Kelly was scheduled to play that role. However, Zanuck latest Zanuck achievements. has decided to use Nancy in a vehicle in which this glamorous All the terrific advance interest in “The Rains Came,” all the creature will wear modern clothes. Up until now Miss Kelly has “DEB” EXPOSE months of work and the highest budget in 20th Century-Fox annals, appeared in costume role and in adherence to hundreds of requests and all the inspired genius of Zanuck burst to glorious fulfillment in from exhibitors and her admirers, the production head has decided ovietone city — with this spectacular entertainment masterpiece which even in a projec- to give her a change from the siege of costume plays in which M “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for tion room truly staggers the imagination. she has been featured. Mr. Wobber agreed that the • Women” off to an auspicious towering star strength of Myrna start, Zanuck this week dug in- Loy, Tyrone Power, George Brent and a dozen other personalities, HUS, this week Andrea Leeds was borrowed from Samuel Gold- to his plans for another 1939-40 including the sensational young discovery, Brenda Joyce, in the cast T wyn for the feminine lead in “Swanee River.” She will play- exploitation “natural.” namely of thousands, combined with the pulse-pounding romance and cata- opposite Don Ameche, who will portray Stephen Foster, the famous “Public Deb. No. 1.” This ex- clysmic thrills of Louis Bromfield’s best-selling novel as directed by writer of America’s best songs, and A1 Jolson, who is to appear pose of a new type of custom- Clarence Brown, puts “The Rains Came” at the very pinnacle of as the shrewd showman, Christie, the man who first introduced made glamour girl constitutes mass entertainment. The earthquake, flood and fire scenes dwarf such Foster hits as “Swanee River,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” one of the most sensational by far any disaster scenes ever created. "Oh, Suzanna,” “Old Black Joe” and others. stories written for the screen. Impressing him as showman’s • a dream come true—a happy blend- • ing of the bigness, color, drama, romance and laughs which the 11/fISS LEEDS has become one of the screen’s most fascinating ONE other than the hit of glamorous title implies—“Hollywood Cavalcade” accorded the dis- dramatic actresses. Her most recent personal triumph is in N “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for tribution chief one of the greatest experiences of his career. Goldwyn’s “They Shall Have Music,” currently being shown through- Women” — Linda Darnell — will The Home Office executive saw a picture of tremendous import out the country. Like Myrna Loy, Andrea Leeds was born in Butte, play the title role. To enable never topped in 20th Century-Fox history—the romance-and-laugh Mont. A graduate of the Chicago Conservatory of Music, she made her to go into the cast of this laden saga of Hollywood from the days of Keystone Cops to the her debut in “Come and Get It,” which, incidentally starred Edward production, which will be started advent of sound—with Alice Faye, Don Ameche and scores of per- Arnold, another star whose services Zanuck has borrowed for a next month, Zanuck withdrew sonalities of the present and past recreating in Technicolor the 1939-40 special, “Johnny Apollo.” her from “Johnny Apollo,” fantastic drama, reckless fun and epochal progress of the modern • which will be before the cameras Bagdad under the direction of Irving Cummings. ITHIN the next few days Zanuck expects to be in a position at the same time. Nancy Kelly Mr. Wobber hailed “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” as W to announce Nancy Kelly’s next assignment. She is at present will play in the latter produc- another hit backing up with extraordinary mass appeal entertain- appearing on the screens of this country in “Stanley and Living- tion. ment the most potent ticket-selling title in detective thriller history. stone,” playing opposite Spencer Tracy and Richard Greene. She • Greater than “The Hound of the Baskervilles” and with the same had been scheduled to again appear opposite Greene in the latter’s “PUBLIC DEB NO. 1” is one personalities—Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce—portraying Sher- “Here I Am a Stranger,” but because of her assignment in “Swanee A of series of a showmen’s lock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Zanuck’s new production is superla- River,” she was withdrawn from the cast of the former, her role “ideal specials” that Zanuck has tively sure-fire for millions of theatre-goers ripe to be sold the most being taken over by Brenda Joyce, who makes her debut in Louis on his calendar for this season. exciting story about the detective ace of aces ever brought to the Bromfield’s “The Rains Came,” being teamed with George Brent. These are based on topical sub- screen. This super-thriller directed by Alfred Werker unfolds the jects of controversial a nature solution of a series of murders plotted with diabolical cunning and in every community, thus en- bares the incredible “crime of the century”—the attempted theft abling show to return to the ex- of $15,000,000 worth of British crown jewels from the Tower of j Publicity Head Enthuses Over ploitation procedure that for j London. years attracted millions to box New Policy on Withers Features One of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most celebrated characters, the j offices. “Public Deb. No. 1” will arch-criminal Professor Moriarty, makes his bow in “The Adven- be local in every community. = tures of Sherlock Holmes,” and there is a strange romance with The following self-explanatory wire was sent by Publicity • a happy ending running through the story. Director Charles E. McCarthy from the studio this week: N all-star cast of youthful j “‘Pack Up Your Troubles,’ which is the new title for the ( A players will be featured. It Jane Withers picture with the Ritz Brothers, is her best j | will dramatically tell the story entertainment. I cannot help feel but impressed with the ! ! HENIE | of how hundreds of thousands SONJA LEAVING EUROPE FOR extraordinary | j effort being put behind the new Withers series j of dollars are spent by the rich by the studio. Although I saw this in rough form, ‘Pack Up STUDIO WITHIN NEXT FORTNIGHT | | in pushing their daughters into | '' Your Troubles’ is easily the best of her pictures, showing j J the social spotlight. Cafe socie- great production value and also revealing a new Jane Withers, j MOVIETONE CITY—Sonja Henie will report to the studio | ty, as it really is, will be faith- j j who, instead of a chubby hoyden, has become a slim young on Sept. 1 for first 1939-40 special, j fully presented. her “Everything Happens I j For months, | • lady of high school age. The Ritz Brothers are swell and | Zanuck has had agents collect- I at Night.” She leaves Europe within the fortnight. Ray j i their comedy forms an integral part of the story. Whole of Milland, ( ing material for this original i borrowed from Paramount, will portray a British ! Wurtzel series, from now on, should have strength which it i swain vying for the Norwegian’s affections j story, which will be every bit against an Amer- j | never has had before.” ! lean rival. as unusual as is | The latter has not yet been selected. i 6^ “Elsa Max- well’s Hotel for Women.” R

4A STUDIO SPECIAL

MARY HEALY GETS Congratulations, Sidney Toler THE WEEK'S IMPORTANT ROLE ADDUCTION IDE IN “20,000 MEN’’ RELEASED OR DELIVERED TO NEW YORK ovietone city — Mary ELSA MAXWELL’S HOTEL FOR WOMEN—With Elsa Maxwell, Linda Darnell, James Ellison, Ann Sothern, Kay Aldridge, Jean M Healy, who scored a per- Rogers, Alan Dinehart, John Halliday and others. Zanuck pro- sonal triumph in “Second Fid- A duction. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. dle,” has drawn another im- portant assignment. This week CHICKEN WAGON FAMILY—With Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo, she was selected to play one of Marjorie Weaver, Spring Byington, Kane Richmond and others. the top feminine roles in “20,000 A Wurtzel release. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. Men A Year,” a dramatic com- STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE—With Spencer Tracy, Richard edy played against the back- Greene, Nancy Kelly, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Charles Coburn, pro- ground of the government’s Henry Travers, Walter Brennan, Henry Hull and others. A ject aiding the study of aero- Zanuck special. Directed by Henry King. nautics in colleges. This pro- JONES FAMILY IN QUICK MILLIONS duction, which Executive Pro- —With Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, June Carlson, Howell, ducer Sol M. Wurtzel will make Ken Florence Roberts, Billy Mahan, Eddie Collins, as one of his 1939-40 super spe- Robert Shaw and others. A Wurtzel re- lease. Directed St. cials, will go before the cam- by Mai Clair. eras next week. Alfred Green CHARLIE CHAN IN TREASURE ISLAND—With Sidney Toler, is scheduled to direct. Cesar Romero, Sally Blane, Pauline Moore, Douglas Fowley, Wally Vernon and others. A Wurtzel release. Directed by Norman Foster. andolph scott, who is STOP, LOOK AND LOVE—With Jean Rogers, Robert Kellard, Wil- R scheduled to play the male liam Frawley, Minna Gombell, Cora Sue Collins and others. lead, has just returned to the A Wurtzel release. Directed by Otto Brower. studio from New York where he went following the completion IN THE CUTTING DEPARTMENT of his current success, “Frontier Marshal” which has brought THE RAINS CAME—With Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George him excellent newspaper no- Brent, Brenda Joyce, Maria Ouspenskaya, H. B. Warner, Nigel tices. Miss Healy returned this Bruce, Marjorie Rambeau, Henry Travers, Laura Hope Crews week from New Orleans, her and others. A Zanuck special. Directed by Clarence Brown. home, where she went for a va- ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES—With Basil Rathbone, she made cation during which WURTZEL TO MAKE Ida Lupino, Nigel Bruce, Alan Marshall, Mary Forbes, Terry Kil- a personal appearance in con- burn and others. A Zanuck production. Directed by Alfred junction with “Second Fiddle.” Werker. Lou Breslow and Owen Francis HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE With Alice Faye, wrote the screenplay for “20,000 “THE CITY” WITH — Don Ameche, J. 'kJ| Edward Bromberg, Men A Year.” Buster Keaton, Mack Sennett, Alan Curtis, • Stuart Erwin, Lynn Bari, Ben Turpin and many others. A CORTEZ DIRECTING / Zanuck Technicolor super special. Directed by Irving Cummings. illian porter, termed HERE I AM A STRANGER—With Richard Greene, Brenda Joyce, artists as “the girl with L by Richard Dix, Roland Young, Gladys George, John Arledge, Russell the million-dollar face, figure ovietone city— icardo titled “Jubilo,” with Jane With- Gleason, Kay Aldridge and others. A Zanuck production. Di- and future,” is the seventh mem- M Cortez this week drew an- ers. Right after she has finished rected by Roy Del Ruth. ber of the stock school to gradu- other important directorial as- “Jubilo,” Jane will enjoy a well- THE ESCAPE With Kane Richmond, ate into featured roles during signment. Executive producer deserved vacation, part of which — Amanda Duff, Henry Ar- metta, Edward Norris, June Gale, Marvin the past 24-month period. She Sol M. Wurtzel has assigned she will spend on a contemplated Stephens and others. A Wurtzel release. Directed by Ricardo will play the role of Cuddles, him the megaphoning job on personal appearance tour of the Cortez. the high school “siren” in Jane “The City.” The latter is based United States. A CITY IN DARKNESS—Second Chan K-7 release, with Sidney Withers’ third 1939-40 special, on a screenplay written by John • Toler, Sen Yung, Lynn Bari, Pedro De Cordoba, Harold Huber, “High School.” Two dozen girls, Larkin. However, Noel Madison and others. A Wurtzel release. Directed by ho cast has nnouncement was made most of them with considerably yet been selected. Production Herbert I. Leeds. more experience than the bru- A of the purchase of another will start some time early in PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES—Formerly titled “Roughnecks,” nette, blue-eyed, California- story property, the dramatic ca- September, according to present with Jane Withers, Ritz Brothers, Lynn Bari and others. A born Miss Porter were tested reer of John Marvin Yost, the plans. Wurtzel release. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone. for the role. Other highly suc- • Pikesville, Ky., banker who cessful graduates of the stock crashed the first pages of the 1939-40 NOW IN PRODUCTION school are Mary Healy, Mar- ITH her second ve- nation’s newspapers not so long Bari, W hicle in the cutting rooms, ago. DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK—With Henry Fonda, Claudette jorie Weaver, Lynn Dor- His unique banking meth- ris Bowden, June Gale and Hel- Jane Withers is preparing to ods amazed the millions of read- Colbert, Edna May Oliver, Dorris Bowden, Robert Lowery, Eddie en Ericson. appear in “High School,” which ers of newspapers. This has Collins, Ward Bond, Big Tree, Francis Ford, Arthur Aylesworth, • has a San Antonio, Tex., back- been grabbed by the studio as Si Jenkins, Kay Linaker, Jack Pennick, Arthur Shields, Bob ground. Cliff Edwards, the the basis for what Ford, Wayne Frank, Roger Imhof, Paul McVey and many others. he simple life” with should be a ukulele-strumming comedian, has particularly timely screenplay. A Zanuck Technicolor super special. Directed by John Ford. T Marjorie Weaver and Stu- been signed for one of the lead- When it will be released, who HIGH SCHOOL Third of Jane Withers’ 1939-40 series, with Jane art Erwin goes into production — ing roles. This week Lunn Rob- will appear in it and who will Withers, Joan Davis, next week. This means that Marvin Stephens, Lillian Porter, Cliff Ed- erts, Paul Harvey and Clair Du direct are items that are to be wards, Lunn Roberts, Paul Harvey and others. by the end of next week Wurt- A Wurtzel re- Brey also were added to the determined later. lease. Directed by George Nichols. zel will have four more releases cast, which also includes Marvin before the cameras. The other • TOO BUSY TO WORK Second in the Jones Family release, with Stephens and Lillian Porter. — three are: Jane Withers’ “High the original members of the Jones Family cast and others. A Other roles were to be filled this “rpHE ESCAPE,” based on the School,” the Jones Family’s Wurtzel release. week. George Nichols is sched- A original story by Robert “Too Busy to Work” and “20,000 uled to direct. Ellis and Helen Logan, was ex- Men A Year.” Late this month GO INTO PRODUCTION NEXT WEEK • pected to be previewed this week. he expects to start “shooting” 20,000 Ricardo Cortez directed this MEN A YEAR—With Randolph Scott, Mary Healy and on the first of the new “Cisco NCIDENTALLY, some time Wurtzel production, in the cast others now being selected. A Wurtzel super special. Alfred Kid” series starring Cesar I during the next fortnight the of which appear the following Green director. Romero. studio expects to preview Jane players: Kane Richmond, Aman- THE SIMPLE LIFE—With Marjorie Weaver, Stuart Erwin, Chick • Withers’ second 1939-40 vehicle, da Duff, June Gale, Edward Nor- Chandler and others now being selected. A Wurtzel release. RITERS are reportedly “Roughnecks,” in which she co- ris, Henry Armetta, Frank William Beaudine, director. stars with the Ritz Brothers. W making splendid progress Reicher, Scotty Beckett, Leona This comedy drama was given a IN on the screenplays to introduce Roberts, Rex Downing, Jimmy PRODUCTION WITHIN NEXT TWO MONTHS screening at the studio last the new “Cisco Kid” series. Butler, Roger McGee, Richard MAETERLINCK’S “THE BLUE BIRD”—With Shirley Temple, letters from week for Publicity Directors C. Congratulatory Lane, Jack Carson, Matt Mc- Sybil Jason, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins, Spring Byington theatre operators continue to E. McCarthy and Harry Brand. Hugh and Helen Ericson. and others now being selected. A Zanuck Technicolor super offices Wurtzel. They agreed that it was the best pour into the of special. Directed by Walter Wanger. The selection of Cesar Romero of the Withers series to date. • LITTLE OLD NEW YORK—With Alice Faye, Richard Greene, for the title role has seemingly • IDNEY TOLER’S second fea- Fred MacMurray, Andy Devine and others. A Zanuck special. made a great impression upon EANWHILE, from England S ture in the 1939-40 series, here and abroad. Directed by Henry King. the exhibitors M comes word that Gene “Charlie Chan in a City in in this country are par- RIVER With Don Ameche, Jolson, Those Autry, the crooning cowboy, is Darkness,” is also being readied SWANEE — A1 Andrea Leeds ticularly pleased with the as- and others now being selected. attaining sensational success oil for an early preview. Directed With Stephen Foster music. A signment after noting Romero’s Zanuck Technicolor super special. his personal appearance tour. by Herbert I. Leeds, the cast Directed by Sidney Lanfield. personal triumph in “Frontier He will not return to Hollywood supporting Toler includes Lynn JOHNNY APOLLO—With Tyrone Power, Nancy Kelly, Edward Marshal.” until early in September, accord- Bari, Richard Clark, Harold Arnold and a stellar supporting cast. A Zanuck special. ing to his plans. However, im- Huber, Pedro de Cordoba, Dor- EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT—First of a series of two UNE CARLSON, the “kid mediately upon his return he othy Tree, C. Henry Gordon, with Sonja Henie. With Miss Henie, Ray Milland and others now being selected. Zanuck special. J sister” member of the Jones will start rehearsals for his co- Douglas Dumbrille and Noel A Family, has returned to the stu- starring vehicle, the tentatively- Madison. SCOTLAND YARD—With Warner Baxter and an all-star cast now being selected. Zanuck special. dio, very enthusiastic over the A Directed by Alfred Werker. reception she received at each of GRAPES OF WRATH—Based on John Steinbeck’s current best- the branch offices she visited seller, with an all-star cast. Walter Brennan and Beulah Bondi r "PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES" TITLE en route to and from New Y ork already set in cast. A Zanuck super special. Directed by John on her recent vacation. Little FOR WITHERS-RITZ BROS. COMEDY Ford. June is one of the most promis- BRIGHAM YOUNG—Screenplay by Louis Bromfield, author of ing young players on the screen j “The Rains Came,” with an all-star cast now being selected. I MOVIETONE CITY—Official announcement was made this and her presence in each ex- j Further details later. A Zanuck super special. week that the second release in the Jane Withers series, s change city was the occasion | FIRST CISCO KID STORY—Starring Cesar Romero in the title i formerly known as “Roughnecks” and “Tin Hats,” has been ! for much interviewing. June role, first of a series of three stories. Cast for first release now I definitely titled “Pack Up Your Troubles.” This is the comedy did herself a lot of good on her '| being selected. Further details later. A Wurtzel release. in which Jane is co-starred with the Ritz Brothers. “Pack Up so-called “vacation” trip, judg- j THE CITY—A new story based on screenplay by John Larkin. No = Your Troubles” is being readied for an early preview. I ing from newspaper clippings cast yet selected. A Wurtzel release. Directed by Ricardo forwarded by branch managers. Cortez. —— 1

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THE LATEST SURVEY OF 1939-40 LINEUP As of Aug. 1

THE RAINS CAME—Based on a book printed in almost "1 preparation. A total of $400,000 was spent in finan- every language, one of the most popular novels of our cing an expedition, headed by Mrs. Martin Johnson, time. It is a story of the State of Ranchipur in India, that spent five months in the jungle of Africa filming suddenly stricken by earthquake and ensuing flood, K-7 actual “last frontier” sequences, with thousands of that transforms the small, prosperous area into one of ZANIICK SPECIALS natives. However, this is a brief sequence in this suffering and pestilence. It has romance and thrills stupendous production whose cost will be some and spectacle and it involves a terrific financial outlay. of Aug. 11 As $2,250,000. It is a story of surging courage, of soar- Seldom has a story been offered the screen that offers 9— ing adventure, of sweeping romance. It is Following a story that what this one does. It has fire, earthquake, flood. are the 24 super specials that Darryl F. Zanuck, 70 years ago set the world ablaze. As a record of “The Rains Came” represents the highest price ever Vice-President in charge of production, plans to make for the indomitable achievement, in the face of almost un- expended by this company for a novel. Clarence 1939-40 year: surmountable obstacles, it has no equal. It is based Brown, Metro’s ace director, directed. George Brent 1 The Rains Came on the sensationally adventurous life of the world’s portrays Ransome. Myrna Loy has the best role of 2 Drums Along the Mohawk (T) greatest newspaperman, Henry M. Stanley, who was her career as Lady Esketh, Tyrone Power is co-starred 3 Hollywood Cavalcade (T) instructed to find in the jungles a famous scientist, as the romantic, colorful Major Safti. Maria Ouspen- 4 Swanee River (T) Dr. Livingstone, whose mysterious disappearance had skaya plays the Maharanee; H. B. Warner the Maha- 5 The Crapes of Wrath baffled civilization. A thrilling drama of romance rajah; Henry Travers, the Missionary; Marjorie 6 Brigham Young and suspense. Directed by Henry King, who made Rambeau portrays Mrs. Simon and Laura Hope 7 Maeterlinck’s “The Blue Bird’’ “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “Jesse James” and “In Crews enacts the part of Mrs. Hoggett-Eggbury. (T) 8 Stanley and Livingstone Old Chicago.” Others in the cast are the new “find” Brenda Joyce, Little Old New York The cast is one of the greatest assembled for any who is Fern; William Royle and thousands of others. 10 Mark of Zorro (T) picture. It is headed by Academy prize-winning Miss Joyce scores a sensational triumph and emerges 11 Irving Berlin’s “Say It With Music” Spencer Tracy, who plays Stanley; Sir Cedric from this super special as an excellent dramatic star. 12 Everything Happens at Night (SH) Hardwicke, international stage star, as Dr. Living- “The Rains Came” is not only one of the eight 13 Shadows in the stone; Richard Greene, and Nancy Kelly, who carry most expensive, but one of the greatest undertakings Night (SH) 14 Lady Jane the romantic interest; Academy character prize-win- of this company. Here we have a story of an India (ST) 15 Johnny Apollo ning star Walter Brennan, of “Kentucky” fame. never before seen on the screen—modern India of 16 The Postman Walks Alone Henry Hull of “Jesse James” fame, Charles Coburn, 1939, the India of Maharajahs, the India of class 17 Elsa Maxwell’s David Torrence, Montague Shaw, Brandon Hurst pitted against poverty and the Untouchables. And, Hotel For Women 18 and thousands of others. A Darryl Here I Am a Stranger Zanuck super as Tom Ransome in the hooks says: “You hate her, 19 special. Broke “Jesse James” record at Loew’s State you despise her. In one breath she takes from you Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 20 Dance With in Los Angeles and Grauman’s Chinese theatre in all that is worth having, and in the very next she the Devil 21 Hollywood. Now in second big Public Deb No. 1 week at New York’s opens her arms and smiles and gives you anything 22 Day-Time Wife Roxy. that any man could want.” That is “Mother india.” 23 Scotland Yard Budget on this production was the highest in the his- LITTLE OLD NEW YORK-—Mr. Zanuck asserts tha/t in 24 White tory of this company—$2,500,000. Of that amount Lady of the Orient (tt) this story the studio has not only one of the best $500,000 was spent on settings and another $500,000 known titles in the amusement industry, but also a NOTES: (T) Technicolor super special. (SH) With on the flood and earthquake sequences. In the cutting Sonja Henie. subject that will enable him to make a picture which (ST) With Shirley Temple, department. 3— (tt) Tentative title. can stand alongside of “In Old Chicago.” The studio is determined to stop at nothing in the DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK—This is a great way of expense to properly stage it. It was made by story taken from a big selling novel that has won Marion Davies many years ago and was a tremendous millions of readers. The production calls for a story man and the use of the tambourine in minstrel shows. box office success. Now, with the use of sound, mod- and background of great dramatic sweep. It’s a fas- Don Ameche will play Foster. A1 Jolson will be ern technique and modern methods of story telling, cinating story of raw, frontier days. It’s the story of Christie. The feminine romantic lead will be played for the first time the screen can really take advantage early settlers of Northern New York State, of hearty by Andrea Leeds, borrowed from Samuel Goldwyn. of the story of the little Irish immigrant girl who pioneers fighting for their very existence. Others in the cast will Not only be announced later. Sidney lived on the waterfront. did they fight Redcoats during the Revolution, they Lanfield will direct. Screenplay by Philip Dunne It is the story of Robert Fulton, inventor of the fought Indians. They saw their houses, crops and and John Taintor Foote. steamboat. It is the story of the gay blades of that barns burned. They saw their children burned at the STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE One of the indus- never-to-be-forgotten period when New York was in stake. They saw their women ravished and their men — try’s greatest undertakings. More than its infancy. Here is a story chockful of grandeur, scalped and killed. But they never gave up! They three years in color atmosphere—the New York of the old Vander- fought on and on irrespective of the odds, and finally bilts and the Astors. Heading the all-star cast that won out. 1 Henry King will direct are Alice Faye, Richard It is inspired by one of the greatest chapters in Amer- Greene, Fred MacMurray (borrowed from Para- ican history. It will be entirely done in Technicolor. mount), Andy Devine (borrowed from Universal), Claudette Cclbert and Henry Fonda will co-star. WURTZEL K-7 PICTURES Charles Coburn and others now being selected. It will Edna May Oliver, Dorris Bowden, John Carradine, o-„_J have in addition to a great story, big Robert Lowery, Charles Tannen, Imhoff spectacles that Roger and As of Aug. 1 1 should make it one of the outstanding productions Ward Bond also are in the cast. John Ford, director. __ of the season. Company has just returned to the studio from Cedar City, Utah, location. “Shooting” will not be com- SERIES MAETERLINCK’S “BLUE BIRD”—A Technicolor super pleted until September. special. The sum of $100,000 has been paid for the JANE WITHERS (4) rights to this story. This will be by far the most HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE—This special is being 1 Chicken Wagon Family expensive production in which Shirley has appeared. produced in Technicolor. Here’s the romance of the 2 Pack Up Your Troubles (*) Of course, it will star the world’s No. 1 box office star, ever-changing Hollywood scene—from the days of the Jubilo Shirley Temple. Here is one of the most important “custard pie” to the advent of the “talkies.” That’s (f) 4 High School Story (*•) stories ever acquired by this industry. It will be one the background for this absorbing tale. There’s of the super specials, for Miss Temple will head an nothing scientific or technical about it. Never once CHARLIE CHAN (4) all-star cast. Mr. Zanuck will produce it in the does the background overshadow the great personal same 1 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island lavish style as “Stanley and Livingstone,” “The Rains story that has been written. Irving Cummings di- 2 Charlie Chan in a City in Darkness Came,” and “Drums Along the Mohawk.” “The Blue rected the story. Mai St. Clair directed the humorous 3 Charlie Chan in Rio Bird” will be second of the Shirley Temple all-star and chase sequences. What “Alexander’s Ragtime 4 Charlie Chan in Washington super specials for the 1939-40 season. This world- Band” was to music, “Falling Stars” the Cavalcade — famous story is particularly adaptable to Technicolor. of Hollywood—is to the moving picture. CISCO KID (3) ($) Negotiations to acquire the rights to this story lin- It is the first story ever laid in the Glamour City in 1 In Portugal gered for many months, for several other producers the days before it became a city of mechanical guilds, 2 On Broadway sought them. In the cast so far have been set Gale unions, etc. the drama of Jack Michaels, a movie pio- 3 — Untitled Sondergaard, Sybil Jason, Spring Byington and Eddie neer, and of Vera Dale, the actress he made famous. JONES FAMILY (4) Collins. Romantic leads and others to be announced Michaels starts out as just an over-worked subordi- later. Director will be Walter Lang. Scheduled for nate with ideas and ambitions; he remains an over- 1 Quick Millions domestic release during Christmas-New Year week. worked subordinate, but not for long! His handling 2 Jones Family in Too Busy To Work of Vera from an understudy to a leading lady, with 3 Untitled THE GRAPES OF WRATH—John Steinbeck’s greatest its resulting romance, is the great personal story that 4 Untitled novel. Studio competing against all other producers, dominates this production. It’s simply handled in a paid $70,000 for the screen rights to this stirring story NOTE: (*) titled big way in this picture with Alice Faye and Don Formerly “Roughnecks” and later “Tin Hats,” of this generation which in the very first month of its Ameche set for the two leading parts. A1 Jolson, with Withers-Ritz Brothers co-starred, (f) With Gene Autry. sale reached the astounding total of 225,000, with ad- (•*) Stuart Erwin, Buster Keaton, J. Edward Bromberg, Tentatively titled “Texas Kid.” ($) A “Cisco Kid” series ditional printings already ordered by its publisher, Jed Prouty, Donald Meek, George Givot, Ben Turpin, replaces “Mr. Moto.” Viking Press. Comparable with “The Rains Came,” Lynn Bari, Alan Curtis, Roberty Lowery, Kay Arledge, “Drums Along the Mohawk” and “Gone With the and others. Harry Joe Brown, associate producer of Wind.” Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson who will “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” will oversee this big SPECIALS also be associate producer. John Ford will direct. production. Mack Sennett appears and served as More details later. Henry Fonda, Walter Brennan co-associate producer. It is very big in every sense of 20,000 Men a Year and Beulah Bondi are among those mentioned for the term. In the cutting department. James Oliver Curwood story top roles. Production starts Sept. 28. SWANEE RIVER—Another of Zanuck’s Technicolor Heaven With a Barbed Wire Fence MARK OF ZORRO—A $2,000,000 Technicolor super super specials. The story of a man, a great historic Gambling Ship story production. With Tyrone Power in the title role. The figure of early America, whose songs were sometimes The Escape (n) greatest romantic legend of early California—made credited to him; sometimes sold for a few much- Hold Me Tight famous by Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., will be brought needed dollars for the signatures of others. He was Stop, Look and Love back to the screen in all its picturesque glory. It’s a figure in the theatre—the backbone of the rising The Simple Life a battle of proud aristocracy against helpless labor, tide of minstrelsy, who lived, laughed, fought, starved Take Your Happiness with but one man with courage enough to denounce and occasionally feasted through a brief, dark but No Man Is Safe the wave of greed surging through the aristocracy glorious existence. This is a stirring dramatization Living High from which he sprang. Tyrone Power will head an of the eventful life of Stephen Foster, beloved com- Peter B. Kyne story all-star cast. One was the bandit crusading against poser of “Oh Suzannah,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” Dog story by James Oliver Curwood railroads in the West; the other, the Mexican fight- “Old Black Joe” and other important songs. This will ing for freedom against wealthy landowners. NOTE: (n) Was formerly known as “East Side, West Side.” be patterned to surpass “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT—What a title! In one of the Wurtzel specials the Ritz Brothers This story is consolidated with the colorful career of will be fea- To date, Sonja Henie pictures have been gay com- tured. The latter is in addition to their co-starring vehicle withwirn Iz E. P. Christie, the man who made famous the black- edies, primarily stories of young love. In her first Jane Withers. faced American minstrel, the originator of the street K-7 release she has a role of more importance, one parade and ballyhoo, the torchlight parade, the end L -J Continued on Page 6A — — —

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Continued from Page 5A one of our early releases. Elsa Maxwell, world fam- which gives more scope for her varied talents—the ous as the official hostess to American society and daughter of a political refugee sought by his ene- royalty, and the official hostess at both San Francisco mies. This part not only allows Miss Henie and will moments i SUMMARY OF K-7 PROGRAM New York World Fairs, make her screen of delightful comedy but places her in highly drama- debut in this picture. Linda Darnell, a new “discov- tic and emotional situations. A story you might read ~ | ery,” has been given the leading romantic role. She As of Aug. 1 on Page One of tomorrow’s newspaper, for every day > 1 ZZZZZZj was chosen from a large group of girls. The role, in this unsettled world of ours prominent men are Mr. Zanuck believes, will be her first important expelled from their native lands for a crime no greater FEATURE PRODUCT climb up the ladder to eventual stardom. He rates than daring to be different. Some of these are fortu- her one of the best “finds” in two years. Others in nate enough to find freedom in a more liberal nation. the cast are Ann Sothern, Jimmy Ellison, Mary Healy Others—many more than those who escape tyranny Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck 24 (who will sing), Barnet Parker, Sidney Blackmer, mysteriously disappear—silenced forever. Perhaps Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel 24 Kay Linaker, Joyce Compton, Lynn Bari, Katharine they are in Concentration Camps; perhaps they fill Produced by R. T. Kane in England 4 Aldridge, Amanda Duff, Lillian Porter, Jean Rogers, dungeons or perhaps, in trying to get away, they are June Gale, Helen Erickson, Dorothy Dearing, Kay dropped by bullets. Ray Milland has been borrowed Total K-7 (1939-40) Features 52 Griffith, Irma Wilson, Alice Armand, Alan Dinehart, Originally from Paramount to play the male lead. the Brewster Twins and others. Raymond Griffith is Richard Greene was considered for the role, but he the associate producer. Gregory Ratoff directed. Re- will be busy at the time appearing in “Little (The productions to be produced at the 20th Century-Fox leased Aug. 4. Old New York.” It will be an all-star cast affair. Studios in London, England, under 100 per cent financing by this Pitted against each other, with Sonja Henie in the PUBLIC DEB NO. 1 —Every bit as sensational and corporation, in addition to Gracie Fields’ “Sally of the Shipyards” middle—this will probably be the best cast ever glamorous as “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women.” It “Molly, God Bless Her,” will be selected from a group of 10 offered to any audience. While the subject is power- will be made on the same lavish scale. A dramatic specials to be made there. Selection will be determined by ful and strong, the picture is full of humor, gaiety, expose of the Park avenue glamour girl, the toast Messrs. Kent and Wobber, after completion and screening of the skating carnivals, moonlight and romance the love of Cafe Society, an unconventional, devil-may-care — productions.) of a girl and two men. In addition there are comedy group of beautiful youngsters whose escapades have clashes between the two most popular male featured become so dramatic and daring they have supplanted players in the industry today. Opposite types, clash- SHORT SUBJECTS the ex-chorine as much-sought front-page news. Here ing together over one girl, providing many amusing is an exploitation natural exposing a group of girls and romantic moments. The winter scenes were made who are today the target of professionals whose at Sun Valley, Idaho. All the skating scenes will Produced by Movietone: ranks the former have been raiding in increasingly into action naturally they would large numbers. Zanuck will produce “Public Deb be brought —just as Vyvyan Donner’s Fashion Forecasts in Technicolor 4 1” occur in the lives of the principals. Gregory Ratoff, Lowell Thomas’ Magic Carpets 4 No. and none other than Elsa Maxwell, who has who megaphoned “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” True-Life Dramas of Cameramen 6 arranged and managed the most fabulous “coming will direct. Ed Thorgersen’s Sports Reviews 4 out” debutante parties sponsored by society here and Novelties 4 abroad, will be in the all-star cast. Linda Darnell and SHADOWS IN THE SNOW—This story will be the Featurettes 4 Brenda Joyce, the widely publicized stars and sensa- most complete change of pace Sonja Henie ever had. tional hits of “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” and She will share the stage with S. S. Van Dine’s famous “The Rains Came,” respectively, will be among those Vance, solution of exciting Total 26 detective, Philo in the an to be featured in a particularly strong box office cast This story will and unusual murder mystery. be of stellar personalities. More details later. serialized—then issued in novel form before our Terrytoons (10 in Technicolor) 26 picture is released. In his masterly way, the late DANCE WITH THE DEVIL—It is the modern man’s Van Dine tied the skating triumph into the romance struggle for the welfare of mankind, an ordeal that and the solution of the mystery. eventually leads him into a bare-knuckled conflict with MOVIETONE NEWS his own brother. And it’s the love drama of a show- BRIGHAM YOUNG—Here’s a story that has every- boat entertainer; a moving dramatic tale laid against Issued Twice Every Week thing, a great central character, a sweep of motion, the background of the turbulent Mississippi. It is a record of events. In it are mirrored the human l I reputed to be the greatest story of a crusading clergy- days of the early West. The story begins in Liberty, man since Hall Caine’s “The Christian.” Don Illinois, about the middle of the last century. It’s best advantage—and, as previously advised, never Ameche and George Raft are set for the two leading story people. a majestic of a great man and his again will you see Shirley Temple in anything but roles. The authoress of the story is Eleanor Griffin, Throughout it runs a dramatic story of two young the highest budgeted pictures. Walter Lang will who was the authoress of “Boys’ Town,” the Academy people. It will be given the same production that has direct “Lady Jane.” Brenda Joyce will be in the cast. Award winner. Roland Brown wrote the screen been given “Stanley and Livingstone.” It will be on treatment. the same huge scale as “Jesse James.” As yet no JOHNNY APOLLO—By Roland Brown, the author of cast has been set, but it is one of the top productions “Angels with Dirty Faces,” and A. M. Engle. A ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES—A mystery of all times for our company. Louis Bromfield, au- strong story of crime and the underworld—of a rich drama based on the world-famous Sir Arthur Conan thor of “The Rains Came,” is writing the screenplay father at the head of a vast financial enterprise that Doyle story, with screenplay by Edwin Blum and based on the story by Eleanor Harris and J. J. Wooley. survives the panic of 1929, but becomes weakened due Gene Markel. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, who to the strain of the crisis. It has a powerful climax played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively, SAY IT WITH MUSIC—An Irving Berlin Musical. Built wherein a man again fits himself to take his place as in “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” are re-enacting on a similar, but larger scale than “Alexander’s Rag- an honorable citizen. It has romance and is one of the those roles in this production. Ida Lupino and Alan in time Band.” Just as Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” strongest plays in which Tyrone Power will have ap- Marshall play the romantic roles. Alfred Werker is this has a well-connected story, with romance running peared. Nancy Kelly and Edward Arnold will co-star. the director. In the cutting department. through it. Among the Berlin song hits to be heard will be “Always,” “Russian Lullaby,” “My Wife’s ELSA MAXWELL’S HOTEL FOR WOMEN—A Cosmo- THE POSTMAN WALKS ALONE—This amazing title Gone to the Country,” “At the Devil’s Ball,” “As politan production. In New York City there is a presents one of the greatest stories on the entire Deep as the Ocean,” “My Sweetie,” “Call Me Up hotel that caters entirely to women. This hotel is 1939-40 list. Samuel Ornitz, famed writer, brought Some Rainy Afternoon,” “When 1 Lost You,” “When the most famous and most unique in the world. Mr. the basic subject matter of this picture to the studio. I Leave the World Behind,” “Mandy,” “You’d Be Zanuck sent the authoress of this story, Kathryn It is the story of a common, everyday letter-carrier Surprised,” “All By Myself,” “Lady of the Evening,” Scola, to live at this hotel. No one knew the pur- in any American city. In this case he is a mail man “The Song Is Ended,” “Putting on the Ritz,” “Say pose of her visit. She lived there for six weeks. She and a member of the American Legion. Henry Fonda It Isn’t So” and “Because I Love You.” It will have met all the girls living there, went out to their parties will play the mail man. Victor McLaglen also may in the an all-star cast, headed by Alice Faye. with gigolos, etc.—in fact, she engaged personally in be all-star cast. More details later. DAY-TIME WIFE—Formerly titled “Part-Time Wife” every phase of life at the hotel, and equipped herself SCOTLAND YARD—The very title gives indication of and “A Deal in Hearts.” This is another one of those to unfold the most unique story this country has ever exciting adventure. It is the story of one of the most fast-moving, hilariously funny comedies. Originally, had. It has one of the most colorful backgrounds ever brilliant detective forces in the world. It’s the story this gay ccmedy was an English play, very success- filmed. Its plot has all the elements that go to make of an organization formed out of necessity for the fully produced last year and brought to Mr. Zanuck’s a great picture. The script is finished, and it will be safeguarding of life and limb in the early days of attention by our London office. It’s the story of an London—in those days prior to the time that cities

ordinary, every-day wife who was madly in love i were policed, when crime was rampant, when people with her handsome husband. It is the craziest, fun- were unsafe at home and when women never went niest thing that’s ever been developed on the screen upon the streets after nightfall. Its background is a constant laugh from the opening shot to its climax. SERIES FOR 1930-40 just as interesting as was “Lloyds of London,” and It will be made with a fine cast and at considerable it will be made in just as big and expensive a manner cost. Gregor Ratoff, who has made “Wife, Husband as “Lloyds of London.” The story deals largely with and Friend” and “Rose of Washington Square,” will one of the most intriguing cases that Scotland Yard 5—TECHNICOLOR SUPER SPECIALS— (1) “Hollywood direct. Caval- ever tackled, the story of a witty, elusive bank-robber cade,” (2) "Drums Along the Mohawk," (3) Maeterlinck’s "The I is whose ingenious lootings leave the Yard utterly HERE AM A STRANGER—Here a powerful Satur- Blue Bird,” (4) “Swanee River,” and (5) “Mark of Zorro.” day Evening Post story that ranks with Deeping’s baffled. Scotland Yard knows who is responsible, but SPECIALS— Produced immortal “Sorrel and Son.” It is the story of a son 4— INTERNATIONAL at 20th Century-Fox the gentleman seems to vanish into thin air before rejuvenating his father against the wishes of his British Studios in London, England. “Shipyard Sally” and “Molly, they can catch him! Bless Her," starring Gracie Fields, and others mother and step-father— and it is a great, powerful, to be announced This is an exciting adventure with intriguing situa- dramatic story of the love between father and son. later. been written by John Balderson. Nunnally Johnson Will been written by John Balderson and John Drake. Nun- star Richard Greene, Brenda Joyce, Roland 2—SHIRLEY TEMPLE— Maeterlinck’s “The Blue Bird" with an nally Johnson is the associate producer. Young, Richard Dix, Gladys George, Kay Aldridge, all-star cast, in Technicolor, and “Lady Jane.” He makes John Arledge and others. It is being produced for — relatively few pictures for us, but when his name is 2 SONJA HENIE “Everything Happens at Night” and S. S. high classification. William A. Seiter is the director. Van connected with a production, one can look for a big, Dine’s “Shadows in In the cutting department. the Snow.” outstanding success. Warner Baxter will head all- star cast now being selected. A1 Werker, who just LADY Shirley Temple’s 4—JANE WITHERS— (1) “Chicken Wagon Family” with Leo JANE— second of her two pro- finished Carrillo, (2) "Pack Up Your Troubles," with the Ritz Brothers, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” will direct. ductions for 1939-40 release. It is based on the classic (3) "High School” and (4) "Jubilo” (tentative written by Mrs. C. V. Jamison. It has been in the title) with WHITE LADY OF THE ORIENT — A melodramatic Gene Autry. best seller class—not for a few years, but for nearly story of an American blonde adventuress whose entire half a century. It has only recently gone into its 4—CHARLIE CHANS— (1) “Charlie Chan at Treasure Island,” life’s course is changed, and startlingly so by extraor- "Charlie 36th printing. In many schools it is obligatory read- (2) Chan in a City of Darkness," (3) “Charlie Chan dinary maneuvers of the Oriental. Alice Faye and in Rio, and (4) “Charlie in ing. It is unique as a Temple story; unique because it Chan Washington.” Warner Baxter head the cast, which includes Charles is a mystery story. It’s a story of New Orleans 4—JONES FAMILY— (1) “Jones Family in Quick Millions," (2) Winninger, Joseph Schildkraut, Arthur Treacher and peopled with Creoles and French and graceful and "Jones. Family. In. Too Busy To Work,” (3) Untitled, and (4) many others. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. charming human relics of by-gone days. It has its Untitled. 20,000 MEN A YEAR—Here is America’s dramatic climax in the celebrated 3 Mardi Gras. The picture CISCO KID STORIES— Starring Cesar Romero in the title role. answer to defiant shouts of war, the posturings of gives Shirley every possibility of showing to the very Titles to be definitely announced later. Continued on Page 7A A

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Continued from Page 6A race so that the winnings on money they wager can the saber-rattling dictators. President Roosevelt, be used to pay for an operation for a brother-rider realizing this is an electrifying’ appeal to the coun- who has been crippled in a turf accident. This one try, has won approval of his plan for the training of [story foundation for! has lots of excitement and unfolds a melodramatic 20,000 new aviators each year, a great reserve of love story. More details later regarding cast and flyers—young men selected from colleges. Prom this director. timely and unprecedented development in aviation, I K-7 SEALED LIPS A melodramatic adaptation of a stage the studio plans to make a major production, with MAJOR PRODUCTIONS — j hit of several years ago. The story of a the cooperation of the United States Government. man who i carries a secret to the electric chair, the secret of Commander Frank Wead is the author. He wrote j The following Zanuck 1939-40 productions are based on his identity, sacrificing his life to save from disgrace “Hell Divers,” “Ceiling Zero,” and “Test Pilot.” | best selling novels and popular books: those whom he loves. A soul-stirring story. “I Won’t There will be the conflict of many personalities. I Talk” and “It’s My Secret” are other titles being While the theme is aviation, it is not a picture of 1 Louis Bromfield's “The Rains Came” considered, but “Sealed Lips” is more intriguing and the air. It is the story of an old-time hard-boiled “Drums Along the Mohawk” leads itself to vigorous exploitation. pilot, kicked out of the Air Service because he can j Maeterlinck's “Blue Bird” 1 no longer pass the physical examination. He is an JANE WITHERS SERIES—There will be four releases John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” illiterate person who never went past the fourth grade in this series, starring one of the first 10 box office

“Here I a Stranger” in school—who finds himself at one of the smartest Am , stars. Jane Withers, who was so voted by exhibitors universities of the country, where he is pitted against “Mark of Zorro” and by ticket-buyers. Her first for the 1939-40 sea- ; the intelligentsia. It is the story of the conflict of son is “The Chicken Wagon Family” with Leo Car- “Lady Jane” [ personalities behind the scenes, the making of young j rillo, Marjorie Weaver, Kane Richmond, Spring students into flyers—and their obstacles. Randolph ! The following are important stage plays that will be Byington and others. Based on the novel by Barry j Benefield. Directed by I. Scott, who is currently scoring a personal hit in I transferred to the screen by Zanuck: Herbert Leeds. The second , “Frontier Marshal,” will play the male lead. Mary is “Pack Up Your Troubles” (formerly titled “Rough- ' Healy of “Second Fiddle” fame has been given an “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” necks” and “Tin Hats”), with Jane co-starring with important role. Alfred E. Green is the director. “Scotland Yard” the Ritz Brothers. Lynn Bari also is in the cast. Based Screenplay is by Lou Breslow and Owen Francis. “Little Old New York” * on story by Lou Breslow and Owen Francis. H. Bruce Humberstone is the director. Fourth of the series will THE ESCAPE—Formerly titled “East Side, West Side.” Following are his custom-made, original stories: co-star Gene Autry, No. 1 cowboy star, in “Jubilo” I Another outstanding special on the Wurtzel K-7 based on the famous story by Ben Ames Williams. j “Hollywood Cavalcade” lineup, based on the stage play and book of the same Rest of cast and other details later. New titles will be 1 title. “Stanley and Livingstone” A human story of New York, about three j given production. Third of the series will be “High orphaned nephews from Illinois who come into the Irving Berlin’s “Say It With Music” School,” with Jane starting in high j school. It is two-room East Side home of their Aunt Mamie. “Brigham Young” planned to make one high school picture with Jane |

Among the characters who play a major role in this ’ annually, “Swanee River” showing her as freshman, sophomore, junior story are a kindly old man, Pironi, who runs a grocery and senior. In cast Marvin Stephens will play oppo- 1 “Everything Happens at Night” , store in the slum neighborhood; his son, Louis, just site Jane. Cliff Edwards, Lillian Porter, Lynn Roberts, Van Dine’s “Shadows in the Snow” released from serving a five-year sentence in Sing I Claire Du Brey, John Kellogg, Lloyd Corrigan, Mary Sing; his daughter, Julie, who teaches in a public “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” McCarthy and Paul Harvey also are in cast. George j school; a rookie policeman is in with Nichols will direct. who love the “Public Deb No. 1” ! young teacher, and the night club entertainer-daughter j : “20,000 Men a Year” of Aunt Mamie. Also, there is environment of the { CISCO KID SERIES—The most important news to come from the Wurtzel camp. Decision to series most colorful sort, a struggle for livelihood, bad com- The following are based on widely read stories that ap- make a j based on the pany, etc. Mix these together and the result is drama | further romantic and dramatic adven- peared in nationally circulated magazines: ! tures and melodrama of a two-fisted quality. Ricardo j of this colorful outlaw followed numerous re- “Dance With the Devil” - quests from exhibitors throughout the world. In one Cortez is the director of this production. In the cast , story the Cisco are Kane Richmond, Amanda Duff, Henry Armetta, “The Postman Walks Alone” Kid will be seen in his homeland, j Portugal, a fugitive from America. In another he Edward Norris, June Gale, Leona Roberts, Scotty “Day-Time Wife” will be exploring and Beckett, Rex Downing, Jimmy Butler, Nick Copeland, ^ making new conquests of heart and pocketbook among the “con” gold-dig- A1 Hill, Sammy Finn and B-year-old Sandra Richards. men and gers, glamour girls, etc., of Broadway in York. Screen play is by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. New Cesar Romero will be starred as the Cisco Kid. Completed. until they are forced to take the situation into their A feminine star will play opposite him in each release. own hands. A surprising expose of what youth with HEAVEN WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE—An orig- More details later. First of the series will be started a will to win can do. Another adaptation of a stage inal story by Dalton Trumbo, who wrote “A Man to late this month. hit, with cast and director to be announced later. Remember,” one of last year’s most praised screen “Detour to Love” and “Happiness Preferred” are other hits, it tells the story of a 19-year-old boy, Joe Riley, CHARLIE CHAN SERIES—There will be four releases titles being considered for this story. in this universally unable to gain employment in New York. He heads popular series, starring Sidney Toler as the Oriental sleuth. Toler’s characterization West to claim the 40 acres willed him by his deceased NO MAN IS SAFE—What an exploitation title! And of Chan has been praised everywhere. recent ex- uncle. In the drama enters Nikola Novotny, 17, who what a story! Here is the story of a girl who selects A hibitor survey showed a demand for more releases in has escaped from an orphans’ home to try her luck the man she wants to marry. How she finally wins this series; hence, the studio announces four for in Hollywood. The pair meet and take to “riding him furnishes the plot for countless comic situations. 1939-40. The first will be “Charlie Chan at Treasure the rails” and during their eventful trip they make A sparkling comedy that will attract much interest. Island,” a mystery drama with the Golden Gate two friends, the Professor, a kindly old hobo, and A triangle complicates matters, but in the end the International Exposition for its locale. Edward Kauf- Tony, a youngster who has been “bumming” his way girl makes her conquest. More details later. man is the associate producer. In the cast also are for years. They also make an enemy of Hunk, a Cesar Romero, Pauline Moore, Sen Yung, John Carra- brutal, gorilla-like hobo who swears vengeance on LIVING HIGH—It is apparent from the subject matter dine, Sally Blane, Wally Vernon, June Gale, Douglas the four after an altercation in a hobo “jungle.” and from the title of the Wurtzel K-7 productions that Fowley, Douglas Dumbrille and Billie Seward. Nor- “Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence” is a drama of they will be extremely packed with exploitation pos- man Foster is the director. Second in series is the youth of today, a bewildered youth, skeptical, sibilities. All of them will carry a higher budget “Charlie Chan in a City in Darkness,” with Lynn Bari, with little confidence in civilization, viewing the fu- than is represented by any Wurtzel special of the past. Pedro de Cordoba and others, and Herbert Leeds ture without hope and living for today. High comedy “Living High” is, certainly, a showman’s title. The — directing; third, “Charlie Chan in Rio,” and fourth, story, already written, is based on the adventures of and stark tragedy and ultimate happiness mark the “Charlie Chan in Washington.” road of these youngsters seeking their heaven with a two couples living beyond their means, who get into barbed wire fence. In the cast are Jean Rogers, plenty of trouble. Their lives almost wrecked by the THE JONES FAMILY—There will be four in this lessons in Glenn Ford, Raymond Walburn, Marjorie Rambeau experience, these couples’ adventures offer established series. John Stone is the associate pro- and others. Ricardo Cortez is the director. In the life and how to live—and with a wealth of whole- ducer of the first release, definitely entitled “The cutting department. some hilarity. Jones Family in Quick Millions,” formerly known as “The Jones Family at the Grand Canyon.” Directed STOP, LOOK AND LOVE — Young love’s struggle INSIDE INFORMATION Another adaptation of a — by Malcolm St. Clair. Robert Shaw, young Dallas against an overly ambitious mother. The girl, ap- stage play. Trouble comes in bunches when the jockeys “find,” has the juvenile lead. Helen Erickson, Eddie proaching young spinsterhood, nearly loses her big at a big race-track get together and “arrange” a Collins and John T. Murray also are in the cast chance for happiness when her mother again inter- featuring the original Jones family. In production. feres. holds influence in this household, Father no Edward Kaufman will be associate producer on the but before the story ends gains his independence, he T. second release, “The Jones Family in Too Busy to the daughter wins the man she loves and the meddle- Work” with Joan Davis. The last two releases have some, scheming mother sees the error of her way. A not yet been titled. The original Jones Family cast comedy romance based on a stage play. Cast includes TYPES OF K-7 STORIES will be featured in each production, with cast addi- Jean Rogers, Robert Kellard, Cora Sue Collins, Jay tions, when required, being “name” players. Ward, Helen Freeman, Roger McGee and William Frawley. Otto Brower is the director. Delivered to SPECTACLES OUTDOORS PETER B. KYNE STORY—Based on story, “Corn Cob New York. The Rains Came 3 “Cisco Kid” Stories Kelly,” but a new title will be announced later. More Hollywood Cavalcade details later. THE SIMPLE LIFE—A Wurtzel production based on Drums Along the Mohawk DRAMAS an original story by William Anthony McGuire, deal- The Crapes of Wrath Stanley and Livingstone DOG MELODRAMA—Based on a story by James Oliver Maeterlinck’s Blue Bird Mark of Zorro ing with the hilarious adventures of a young married Curwood, featuring cleverest dog in Lady Jane Dance With the Devil Hollywood. More couple who live beyond their means. Marjorie Weaver Little Old New York Dance Hall details later. and Stuart Erwin will be featured as the young and Johnny Apollo MUSICALS misguided couple. Chick Chandler also is in the cast. Here I Am a Stranger Say It With Music Miss and Erwin will be re-united for the first Weaver Swanee River ROMANCES time since their triumph in “Second Honeymoon” Everything Happens at Night several years ago. William Beaudine will direct. BIOGRAPHICAL In Love With Love Brigham Young Public Deb No. 1 HOLD ME TIGHT—A hilarious comedy with moments of pathos and tenderness, telling the highlights of a DOMESTIC COMEDIES MYSTERIES The Adventures young couple’s first year of marriage. The modern 4 Jones Family of Sherlock Holmes Day-Time Wife Scotland Yard VYVYAN DONNER’S FASHION FORECAST — story of jitterbugs gone matrimonial. As timely a Shadows in the Snow series of super Technicolor productions featuring comedy as has been announced by any company for COMEDY DRAMAS 4 “Charlie Chans” the world’s most beautiful and best known models, and production for next season’s release. Based on Frank Hotel for Women COMEDY handsome men. The outstanding feature Craven’s stage success. 4 Jane Withers of the cur- Shipyard Sally rent season’s program of short subjects, the 193,9-40 Pack Up Your Troubles TAKE YOUR HAPPINESS—A domestic comedy drama MELODRAMATIC Jubilo (tt) series will be even more lavish and produced under of family obligations that keep a pair of lovers apart 20,000 Men a Year The Simple Life Continued on Page 10A 8A STUDIO SPECIAL

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Continued from Page 7 Terry Kilbum and many others. Directed by Alfred the personal supervision of Vyvyan Donner, unques- Werker. tionably the world’s greatest style authority. The SEPT. 8—CHARLIE CHAN IN TREASURE ISLAND name “Vyvyan Donner’s Fashion Forecasts” has be- —A Wurtzel production. With Sidney Toler, Cesar come an extraordinary magnet. Each release will be Romero, Pauline Moore, Sally Blane, Douglas Fowley, a preview of styles that will be worn the following- Wally Vernon, Sen Yung and others. Directed season. Exclusive models, but each practical and by PERTINENT FACTS—During the 12-month period of Norman Foster. locally available, will be featured. Each release will 1939-40, this corporation will produce a total of 10 pro- carry unlimited exploitation possibilities. A national SEPT. 15—THE RAINS CAME A Zanuck super spe- ductions at its studios in London, England. Robert T. — hookup with manufacturers of women’s and men’s cial. With Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George Brent, Kane, American producer, is in charge as Executive wearing apparel will be negotiated with each production, Brenda Joyce, H. B. Warner, Maria Ouspenskaya, British Producer. Working in collaboration with thus opening up new but permanent avenues for local Marjorie Rambeau, Laura Hope Crews, Henry Trav- Movietone City and under Vice-President in charge of exploitation. The cast of famous models will be fur- ers, Nigel Bruce, and others. Directed Production, Darryl F. Zanuck, the British productions by Clarence nished in advance, so that exhibitors may effect Brown. ad- are 100 per cent financed by 20th Century-Fox, with vance exploitation tieups. Here is a series that has stories selected with Domestic market requirements SEPT. 22—STOP, LOOK AND LOVE—A Wurtzel pro- proved itself at the box office. Fashion Forecast will uppermost in mind, featuring internationally known duction. With Jean Rogers, Robert Kellard, William be released every three months—in September, De- stars, many of which will be brought from Movietone Frawley, Minna Gombell, Cora Sue Collins and others. cember, March and June. Ilka Chase, stage star, will City, with American trained directors and adapted by Directed by Otto Brower. continue to furnish the commentary. In each release American trained writers. From the following British- there will be featured a minimum of 50 models. SEPT. 29—HERE I AM A STRANGER—A Zanuck spe- produced specials, a selection of a minimum of four cial. With Richard Greene, Roland Young, Brenda will be made for release as K-7 productions and as Joyce, Richard Dix, Gladys George, Kay Aldridge, MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE—This series, fea- part and parcel of the 1939-40 K-7 lineup of 52 re- John Arledge, and others. Directed by William A. turing commentary by Paul Douglas, popular radio leases. Which subjects will be released domestically Seiter. announcer, as well as a commentator for Movietone will be decided after a screening of each production. News, still remains the outstanding travelogue on the The selection will be announced by General Manager OCT. 6—THE ESCAPE—A Wurtzel production. Title short subjects market. There will a of be minimum of Distribution Herman Wobber. Following is a list may be changed. With Kane Richmond, Amanda six releases in this series. A standard product, with of the productions that are planned by this company Duff, Henry Armetta, Edward Norris, Marvin Steph- authenticity, specially produced with the finest voice to be made at its London studios for possible K-7 ens, June Gale and others. Directed by Ricardo of the screen and radio and the best photography to release: Cortez. support, this series brings the whole world to motion OCT. picture theatre audiences, entertainingly. Expeditions “HANDLEY CROSS”—One of Surtees’ famous “Jor- 13—HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE—First of four Zanuck all-Technicolor were sent out to various parts of the world to gather rocks” stories with the distinguished British star, super specials. With Alice Faye, Don unusual material for incorporation in this series. Sidney Howard, playing Jorrocks. Will be directed by Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg, Buster Walter Forde, who made “Rome Express” and “Chu Keaton, Stuart Erwin, Alan Curtis, Lynn Bari, Ben Turpin, Keystone TRUE-LIFE DRAMAS OF NEWSREEL CAMERA- Chin Chow,” two international hits. J. B. Williams Cops, Mack Sennett Bathing Beau- ties and MEN—Here is something new. The dramatic suc- will write the screen play. many others. Directed by Irving Cummings. cessors to the melodramatic Adventures of the News- OCT. 20—THE CISCO KID—First of a series of three “OLD FOLKS AT HOME”—Based on stage success, reel Cameramen. True-life dramas. Specially produced original stories built around the Cisco Kid character. one-reel dramas, with cast of aces with originator of stage lead role, Dame Marie Temp- a newsreel who First will place him in Portugal. Title later. A est, playing the part in the contemplated screen ver- actually took part in them. The new policy provides Wurtzel production. Starring Cesar Romero. Cast sion. Further details will be announced later. for the production of these subjects; no library mate- and director now being selected. rial. Each of the four releases will deal with the vari- SHIPYARD SALLY—Formerly titled “Sally of the OCT. 27—20.000 ous hazardous occupations indulged in by these lens- MEN A YEAR—Cast and other de- Shipyards.” Starring Gracie Fields at the. head of an tails will be men. There will be a smash thrill in each release. announced later. Randolph Scott has just international cast. A comedy drama produced against been assigned the The first for the 1939-40 season is entitled “Sand- male lead. Will be started in August. a background of shipbuilding. The action takes place Hogs” and is the story of men who live underground, NOV. 3—PACK during the building of the S.S. Queen Elizabeth, the UP YOUR TROUBLES—A Wurtzel building the great tunnels, waterways, etc. The sec- production. Will he given a new title. world’s largest trans-Atlantic liner. Directed by Second in the ond of the series will be on the only man who negoti- Jane Withers all-star series. With Jane Withers, Monte Banks, who directed all of the released Gracie ated alone the entire Colorado river in a rowboat, one Ritz Brothers and others. Directed Fields vehicles. This one has been completed. by H. Bruce of the most thrilling adventures of modern time. Humberstone. Titles and subjects for the remaining releases in this MOLLY, BLESS HER—A comedy drama based on an NOV. 10—DRUMS ALONG THE Zanuck series will be announced later. MOHAWK—A original story by Francis Marion, just approved by Technicolor super special. With Henry Fonda, Claud- Mr. Zanuck as the vehicle for the second Gracie Fields ette Colbert, Dorris Bowden, Edna Oliver, ED THORGERSEN’S SPORTS REVIEWS—Already es- May John 1939-40 starring vehicle. To be produced at the Lon- Carradine, Robert Lowery, Charles tablished by such K-6 releases dealing with thorough- Tannen and many don studio, with Monte Banks directing. It is a dram- others. Directed by John Ford. bred horses, golf and hunting dogs, this series next atization of the career of one of the world’s most season will also represent expansion, in subjects to be NOV. 17—JONES FAMILY IN beloved characters. TOO BUSY TO WORK covered and in production, according to Movietone —Second in the Jones Family series with Joan Davis. Producer Truman H. Talley. Several of these specials, A Wurtzel production. With “HANGMAN’S HOUSE”—Written by Donn Byrne, the Jones Family and like probably one or two in the Magic Carpets series, others. Director to be announced later. whose “Wings of the Morning” this company pro- may be made entirely in all-color. On the latter score, duced as the first Technicolor special made in Europe. NOV. 24—SWANEE RIVER—A Zanuck super special, more information will be given later. Featuring Ed Story is an exciting one of Irish insurrection against in Technicolor. With Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, A1 Thorgersen, the world’s best known sports screen and a background of horse-racing. William Conselman Jolson and many others. Directed by Sidney Lanfield. radio commentator, “Sports Reviews” for 1939-40 will has written the screen adaptation. combine with a technique, developed by Movietone, DEC. 1—CHARLIE CHAN IN A CITY IN DARKNESS of graceful, analytical “lowdown.” Each of these —A Wurtzel production. Second of the Charlie Chan “INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH” SERIES—There will be four releases will reveal the “inside story” of various series. With Sidney Toler, Sen Yung and others. at least three of these stories incorporated in the sports. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. series based on the adventures of the great British DEC. 8—SCOTLAND YARD A Zanuck special. With detective character, Inspector Hornleigh, Gordon — an all-star cast headed by Warner Baxter. A1 Werker ORIGINAL NOVELTIES—This series will be genuinely Harker playing the title role. In the cast also will be is the director. Script is by John Balderston and representative of something new under the short sub- featured Alastair Sim, Miki Hood and Wally Patch. William Drake. “Day-Time Wife,” originally sched- jects sun. Lew Lehr, No. 1 Funny Man of America, Detective series is a regular radio feature of the Brit- uled for this date, will be released later, for produc- will appear in a series of documentary comedies. In ish Broadcasting network. these Lehr will appear in person for a few seconds, tion has been postponed due to casting difficulties. merely in an introductory capacity. Thereafter, he DEC. 15—HEAVEN WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE OFFICIAL- . will give a running story in his inimitable dialect. — — — —A Wurtzel production. With Jean Rogers, Glenn “Dr. Lehr will take apart human and animal peculiari- Ford, Marjorie Rambeau, Raymond Walburn, and ties, and in his own involved manner he will give the others. Directed by Ricardo Cortez. public a myopic slant on things as they are. In this DEC. 22—MAETERLINCK’S “THE BLUE BIRD”— group also may be featured several other personalities 1939-40 RELEASE! Zanuck Technicolor super special. With an all-star and new featurettes for which negotiations are now cast headed by Shirley Temple. Cast and director nearing completion. There will be four releases in — SCHEDULE — * now being selected. this series. DEC. 29—A Wurtzel production will be released this AUG. 4—ELSA MAXWELL’S HOTEL FOR WOMEN— week with title, cast and other facts to be announced FATHER HUBBARD ADVENTURES—There will be a A Zanuck-Cosmopolitan production. With Elsa Max- later. series of thrilling adventure one-reel productions pro- well, Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, James Ellison, Kay JAN. 5—LT rrrrT MEW YORK—One of the big- duced in the wilds of the Arctic and the Antarctic, Aldridge, Joyce Compton, Alan Dinehart, John Halli- gest ' Hiis company has ever un- starring the “Parson-Explorer,” Father Hubbard, who day and others. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. \ Richard Greene, Fred is indisputably in a class by himself. These subjects heading an all-star cast. are a new feature of the Movietone short subject prod- 11—CHICKEN WAGON FAMILY— AUG. ; '** al. Directed by Henry uct and constitute one of 11 he production. First of a series of four Jar ' market. They are living nd releases. With Jane Withers, Leo Carri 1 heard for the first time 1 re Weaver, Kane Richmond, Spring Byingtor than three years to make ry Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. will be by Father Hubba AUG. 18—STANLEY AND LIVINGSTC MEWS super special. With Spencer Tracy | There TERRY-TOONS— w A Richard Greene, Sir Cedric Hardwi minimum of 10 will be li- otal of 104 issues, ] burn, Walter Brennan, Henry Huh ed iman H. Talley, color. Due to the succesi and many others. Directed by Henr; giant, Gandy Goose, and ir- greatest news- rent (K-6) season’s seri re AUG. 25—THE JONES FAMILY ilarly contribute in comprise the these characters again ii 3S. LIONS—A Wurtzel production. F They will be released at er four releases with the original J i. Produced and jrent countries, week. Produced under of addition, Eddie Collins. Robert Sha lalcolm Paul Terry, with an enl ry appear. Directed by Malcolm St. Camp- writers, gag-men, artists r 3. e Claire, Paul Reek, general Additional Technicolor e sd. SEPT. 1 — THE ADVENTURES len’s and fash- Produced at Terry-Toons le, HOLMES. A Zanuck special. With _ N. Y. Ida Lupino, Alan Marshall, Nigel Bruce, i»„ orts editor. — 1

STUDIO SPECIAL 11A

FACTUAL RESUME OF 1938-39 PRODUCT

“As of Aug. 11, 1939""'

SECOND FIDDLE—Irving Berlin’s second 1938-39 Bartlett, George Barbier and others. A Darryl Za- musical, based on story “Love Interest,” with original nuck production. Directed hy Irving Cummings. Re- music by him. Second of 1938-39 productions with SUMMARY OF K-6 PRODUCT leased Nov. 11. Sonja Henie. Co-starring Miss Henie and Tyrone | j JESSE JAMES A Technicolor super special, with Ty- Power, and featuring Rudy Vallee, Edna May Oliver — As of Aug. 1 rone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph and Mary Healy, with cast also including Lyle Talbot, Scott, Henry Hull, Brian Donlevy, Donald Meek, Slim and numerous others. A Darryl Zanuck super pro- Summerville, Jane Darwell and others. A Darryl duction. Directed by Sidney Lanfield. Released July FEATURE PRODUCT I Zanuck super special. Directed by Henry King. Re- 14. Produced by Darryl Zanuck .... 24 leased Jan. 27. FRONTIER MARSHAL—A romantic, action spectacle Produced by S. M. Wurtzel .... 28 20th Century-Fox-British 2 KENTUCKY A Technicolor super special, with Rich- of the lawless, godless days of the old Southwest. — ard Greene, Loretta Young, Walter Brennan, Bobs Originally planned as one of next season’s specials. Total K-6 (1938-39) Features . 54 Watson, Karen Morley and others. A romantic drama Co-starring Randolph Scott and Nancy Kelly and fea- of the turf. A Darryl Zanuck super special. Directed turing Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero, John Carradine SHORT SUBJECTS by David Butler. Released Dec. 30. and numerous others. A Sol M. Wurtzel special. Di- Produced by Movietone Magic Carpets 6 with rected by Allan Dwan. Released July 14. Scheduled Sports Reviews 6 TAIL SPIN—A melodrama of women with wings, for release July 28. Miscellaneous 6 Alice Faye, Nancy Kelly, Constance Bennett, Jane Newsreel Cameramen 4 Wyman, Kane Richmond, Edward Norris, Joan Davis, SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES—The third and final •Fashion Specials 4 Charles Farrell, Joan Valerie, Walter Byron and 1938-39 Shirley Temple starring vehicle, based on others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed hy story by Muriel Denison. Featured cast includes Total 26 Roy Del Ruth. Released Feh. 10. Randolph Scott, Victor Jory, J. Farrell MacDonald, ••Terry-Toons 26 George Sanders, Maurice Moscovitch, Lester Mat- WIFE, HUSBAND AND FRIEND—A domestic satire thews and many others, including Blackfeet Indians. Total One-Reel Shorts 26 with Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes, A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by William A. Total Cartoons 26 Eugene Pallette, George Barbier, Cesar Romero and

Seiter. Released June 23. Total Shorts Lineup 52 others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. Released March 3. YOUNG MR. LINCOLN—Based on the story, “Lawyer From the West,” portraying the young days of great (*) Produced in Technicolor. SUEZ—Spectacle, dramatizing the romance of the American hero. With Henry Fonda in title role. Others (**) At least nine will be in Technicolor and remaining 20 in = builder of the Suez Canal. With Tyrone Power, Lor- sepia and black and white print. in cast include Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen | etta Young and Annabella co-starred. Others in cast Whelan, Richard Cromwell, Eddie Collins, Francis include Joseph Schildkraut, Sig Rumann, J. Edward Ford, Pauline Moore and many others. A Darryl MOVIETONE NEWS Bromberg, Maurice Moscovitch, Rafaela Ottiano, Zanuck production. A Cosmopolitan picture. Directed 104 issues; two issues every week produced by Movietone News, Inc. Nigel Bruce, Miles Mander, Brandon Hurst, Guy by John Ford. Released June 9. Bates Post, Henry Stephenson, Sidney Blackmer and thousands of others. A Darryl Zanuck production. THE GORILLA Based on stage comedy by Ralph — Beryl Mercer, John Carradine and others. A Darryl Directed by Allan Dwan. Released Oct. 28. Spence. With the cast featuring the Ritz Brothers, Zanuck production. Directed hy Sidney Lanfield. Re- Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Anita Louise, Kane Rich- leased March 31. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING—A musical romance, mond, Edward Norris, Patsy Kelly, Joseph Calleia, based on the original story, “The Average Man.” and numerous others. A Darryl Zanuck production. THE LITTLE PRINCESS—Second 1938-39 Shirley Tem- Music by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel. Cast in- Directed by Allan Dwan. Released May 26. ple starring vehicle. In Technicolor. Based on cluded Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie, Tony Martin, Frances Hodgson Burnett story, with Richard Greene, Arleen Whelan, Binnie Barnes, Jack Haley, Warren ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE — A romantic Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero, Sybil Jason, Hymer, Herman Bing, George Barbier, Paul Hurst drama with music, spanning 20 years of Broadway. Arthur Treacher and others. A Darryl Zanuck pro- and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed Co-starring Alice Faye, Tyrone Power and A1 Jolson, duction. Directed by Walter Lang. Released March 17. by William A. Seiter. Released Dec. 23. with Douglas Fowley, Edward Cooper, Joyce Comp- story, ton, Louis Prima and his band, and many others. Or- JUST AROUND THE CORNER—The first 1938-39 Shir- MY LUCKY STAR—An extravaganza, based on in starring Sonja Henie with iginal songs by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel. Based ley Temple starring vehicle, with Charles Farrell, “They Met College,” Louise Hovick, Buddy on story, “I Love that Man,” by Jerry Horwin and Amanda Duff, Claude Gillingwater, Bert Lahr, Bill Richard Greene, Cesar Romero, John Larkin. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed Robinson, Joan Davis, Cora Witherspoon, Bennie Ebsen, Elisha Cook, Jr., Joan Davis, Patricia Wilder, Brewster Twins, Arthur Treacher and many others. by Gregory Ratoff. Released May 12. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Roy Del STORY OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL—Romance Ruth. Released Sept 2. of telephone inventor, co-starring Don Ameche, Lor- STRAIGHT, PLACE AND SHOW—A comedy based on etta Young and Henry Fonda, with Charles Coburn, Damon Runyon’s “Saratoga Chips,” featuring the Ritz Polly Ann Young, Sally Blane, Georgianna Young, Brothers, with Ethel Merman, Phyllis Brooks, Richard Spring Byington, Elizabeth Patterson, Bobs Watson, Arlen, Will Stanton, Sidney Blackmer, George Barbier Lockhart and others. Darryl Zanuck Gene A pro- and others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed duction. Cosmopolitan picture. Directed by Irv- A by David Butler. Released Sept. 30. ing Cummings. Released by April 14. THE THREE MUSKETEERS—A musical version of RETURN OF THE CISCO KID—A romantic outdoor Alexander Dumas’ classic, starring Don Ameche and drama, with Warner Baxter in title role. Others in the Ritz Brothers, with Gloria Stuart, Binnie Barnes, the cast include Lynn Bari, Cesar Romero, Kane Rich- Joseph Schildkraut, John Carradine, Douglas Dum- mond, C. Henry Gordon, Henry Hull and others. A brille, Miles Mander, Lionel Atwill, Pauline Moore, Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by Herbert I. and hundreds of others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Leeds. Released April 28. Directed by Allan Dwan. Released Feb. 17. HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES—a mystery drama SUBMARINE PATROL—R. Milholland’s best seller, based on story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with Basil formerly titled “Splinter Fleet.” A drama of the sub- Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Cast includes Richard chasers during the World War. With Richard Greene, Greene, Wendy Barrie, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Nancy Kelly, George Bancroft, Preston Foster, Slim Summerville, Douglas Fowley, George E. Stone, Joan 1938-39 Valerie, Warren Hymer, John Carradine, Maxie Ros- enbloom and many others. A Darryl Zanuck produc- tion. Directed by John Stone. Released Nov. 25. ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND — Irving Berlin’s K-6 RELEASE SCHEDULE classic, with Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, 1939- Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, Raymond Scott and his •As of Aug. 11, Quintet, King’s Men, Douglas Fowley, Chick Chand- ler, Jean Hersholt, Helen Westley, John Carradine, AUGUST FEBRUARY Wally Vernon and numerous others. Darryl Zanuck 5 Gateway 3 —Arizona Wildcat (W) A 12 Keep Smiling (W) 10—Tail Spin super special. Directed by Henry King. Released 19 Alexander’s Ragtime Band 17—Three Musketeers Aug. 19. 26 Speed to Burn 24— Pardon Our Nerve SEPTEMBER MARCH GATEWAY—Based on story “Ellis Island.” With 2—My Lucky Star 3 —Wife, Husband, Friend Don Ameche, Arleen Whelan, Binnie Barnes, Gregory 9 Safety in Numbers (J) 10— Inside Story — Ratoff, J. Edward Bromberg, Gilbert Roland, Maurice 16—Hold That Co-Ed 17—The Little Princess (T), (ST) 23—Time Out for Murder 24— Everybody’s Baby (J) Moscovitch, George Barbier, Sidney Blackmer and 30—Straight, Place, Show 31 —Hound of the Baskervilles others. A Darryl Zanuck production. Directed by APRIL OCTOBER Alfred Werker. Released Aug. 5. 7 Mr. Moto in Danger Island 7 — Meet the Girls — 14—Alexander Graham Bell (C) 14— Five of a Kind HOLD THAT CO-ED—Satire on college football and 21 Winner Take All 21 — Mysterious Mr. Moto — politics. 21 Hornleigh (B) Music by Walter Bullock and Harold Spina. 28—Suez — Inspector NOVEMBER 28—Return of Cisco Kid With John Barrymore, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Davis, 28—Climbing High (GB) George Murphy, Jack Haley, Ruth Terry, Donald 4—Always in Trouble (W) MAY 11 —Just Around Corner (ST) Meek, Johnny Downs, Billy Benedict, Paul Hurst, .5 Chasing Danger 18—Sharpshooters — 12 Rose of Washington Square Brewster Twins and others. A Darryl Zanuck pro- 25—Submarine Patrol — 19—Boy Friend (W) duction. Directed by George Marshall. Released DECEMBER 26—The Gorilla Sept. 16. 2— Road Demon JUNE 9 the River —Up 2— In Hollywood (J) FIVE OF A KIND—Comedy drama, featuring the fa- 16 Down on the Farm (J) — 9—Young Mr. Lincoln (C) 23 Thanks for Everything mous Dionne Quintuplets, who sing, dance and talk — 16—Chan In Reno 30—Kentucky (T) 23—Susannah of Mounties (ST) in this production for the first time in a feature length JANUARY 30— It Could Happen to You production. With Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Slim 6 While New York Sleeps JULY Summerville, John Qualen and others. A Sol M. 6—The Lady Vanishes (GB) 7— Mr. Moto Takes A Vacation Wurtzel special. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. Re- 13 Chan in Honolulu 14—Second Fiddle (IB) 20 Mr. Moto’s Last Warning 21 —News Is Made At Night leased Oct. 14. 20—Smiling Along (F) 21—The Ware Case (GB) RIVER- Satire of prison life 27 Jesse James (T) 28— Frontier Marshal UP THE — and on “tough- theme. NOTES: (W) Jane Withers vehicle. (J) Jones Family series. (ST) guy” With Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Shirley Temple special. (F) With Gracie Fields. (T) in Technicolor. Phyllis Brooks, Bill Robinson, Slim Summerville, (GB) Gaumont-British production. (C) A Cosmopolitan production. Arthur Treacher, Dorothy Dearing, Jane Darwell, (IB) Irving Berlin special. (B) A 20th Century-Fox British production, (tt) Tentative title. Mary Healy Continued on Next Page 1 —

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COMPLETE RECORD OF 1938-39 LINEUP

Continued from Preceding Page Blackmer and others. Directed by James Tinling. Robert Allen, Eddie Collins, Alan Dinehart and others. A Wurtzel production. Released Nov. 18. A Sol Wurtzel special. Directed by Alfred Werker. CHASING DANGER—Formerly titled “Dangerous Car- Rglgj^sod Dec. 9. ZAHUCK PRODUCTIONS go.” A comedy-drama of adventure in Algiers, with IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU—A romantic drama Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Henry Wilcoxon, Harold original story. Cast includes Stuart Huber, Joan based on an As of Aug. 1 1 Woodbury and Wally Vernon. Directed Erwin, Gloria Stuart, June Gale, Douglas Fowley and by Ricardo Cortez. A Wurtzel production. Released Irving Berlin’s Second Fiddle (x) others. Alfred Werker is the director. Release date, May 5. Frontier Marshal June 30. MEET THE GIRLS—Romantic mystery on the seas, *Jesse James BOY FRIEND—Fourth 1938-39 Jane Withers star- with June Lang, Lynn Bari, Robert Allen, Ruth Don- ^Kentucky ring vehicle. Formerly known as “Police School.” In nelly, Gene Lockhart, Erik Rhodes and others. Di- Rose of Washington Square support of Jane Withers are Arleen Whelan, Richard rected by Bruce Humberstone. A Wurtzel production. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (c) Bond, George Ernest, Douglas Fowley, Warren Hymer, Released Oct. 7. Young Mr. Lincoln (c) Robert Shaw and others. A Wurtzel release. Being di- PARDON OUR NERVE—Formerly entitled “Samson Thanks for Everythingf rected by James Tinling. Released May 19. And The Ladies.” A comedy-drama with modern Submarine Patrol (s) KEEP SMILING—First 1938-39 Jane Withers starring girls “falling” for the cauliflowered clan, with Lynn Wife, Husband and Friend vehicle, originally titled “Hello Hollywood.” Others Bari, June Gale, Michael Whalen, John Miljan, Theo- Tail Spin in cast include Henry Wilcoxon, Gloria Stuart, Jed dore Von Eltz, Robert Allen and others. Directed by Return Of The Cisco Kid Prouty, Douglas Fowley, Helen Westley, Paula H. Bruce Humberstone. A Wurtzel production. Re- The Hound of the Baskervilles Wright, Mary McCarthy and others. A Sol M. leased Feb. 24. Alexander’s Ragtime Band Wurtzel release. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. Re- Suez leased Aug. 12. Hold That ALWAYS IN TROUBLE—Second 1938-39 Jane Withers Co-Ed My Lucky Star (h) starring vehicle, with Joan Woodbury, Jean Rogers, Straight, Place and Show Andrew Tombes, Joseph Sawyer, Robert Kellard, (R) The Three Musketeers (R) Eddie Collins and others. A Sol Wurtzel release. SMILING ALONG—A 20th Century-Fox British pro- The Gorilla (R) Directed by Joseph Santley. Released Nov. 4. duction, starring Gracie Fields, with Mary Maguire, Gateway ARIZONA WILDCAT — Third 1938-39 Jane Withers Roger Liversey, Peter Coke, Jack Donahue and others. story, based on novel, “Salomy Jane,” with Leo Car- Directed by Monty Banks. R. T. Kane, producer. SHIRLEY TEMPLES Rplpciop/^ Tun 90 rillo, Pauline Moore, Henry Wilcoxon, Dorris Bow- §Just Around the Corner den, Etienne Girardot and others. A Sol M. Wurtzel INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH—A 20th Century-Fox *Little Princess release. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. Released British production, introducing an international pop- Susannah of the Mounties ular radio Feb. 3. detective character played by Gordon MR. MOTO TAKES A VACATION—Fourth of the se- Harker. Others in the cast include Alastair Sim, * All-Technicolor super productions, (tt) Ten- Hugh Williams, Mild Hood, Steve ries, with Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Iva Stewart, Geray and others. tative title, f Musical that replaces cancelled Victor Varconi, Lionel Atwill, Joseph Schildkraut and Directed by Eugene Forde. Released April 21. Eddie Cantor production, (s) Formerly titled George P, Huntley. A Wurtzel production. Directed “Splinter Fleet.” (h) Sonja Henie starring ve- by Norman Foster. To be released July 7. hicles. (d) Formerly titled “By the Dawn’s Early Third of the 1938- MR. MOTO IN DANGER ISLAND— Light.” (R) Specials with all-star casts and Ritz in 39 “Mr. Moto” series. Formerly titled “Mr. Moto j Brothers. §Originally announced under title, ; _ “Terror Island.” Starring Peter Lorre, Trinidad” and “Sunny Side Up.” (x)Formerly referred to as Hersholt, Amanda Duff, Robert Lowery, MAGIC CARPETS—There are six in this travel series, with Jean “When Winter Comes.” (c) Cosmopolitan produc- Charles Brown, Warren be produced by Movietone, with Truman H. Talley Paul Harvery, Leon Ames, tion. Hymer, Eddie Marr, Neely Edward, Richard Lane, in charge. This series of one - reel featurettes carry comments by the world Lowell and others. A Wurtzel production. Directed by Her- famous Thomas. Watson, Harold Huber and others. Directed by H. ADVENTURES OF NEWSREEL — bert I Leeds. Released April 7. CAMERAMEN MR. MOTO’S LAST WARNING—Formerly known as Bruce Humberstone. A Wurtzel production. Re- There are four releases in this series that Movie- 6. tone will produce. “Mr. Moto in Egypt.” With Peter Lorre, George leased Jan. Adventures of the Newsreel Sanders, Virginia Field, Ricardo Cortez, John Car- INSIDE STORY—A dramatic expose, with Michael Cameraman series is in a class by itself and incom- parable for thrills radine, Margaret Irving, Joan Carol and Teru Whalen, Jean Rogers, Chick Chandler, Douglas Fow- and action. They are the only Shimada. A Wurtzel production. Directed by Nor- ley, June Gale and John King. Directed by Ricardo true-life stories incorporated in a one-reel series. man Foster. Released Jan. 20. Cortez. A Wurtzel production. Released March 10. SPORT REVIEWS—Six in this series, also produced by MYSTERIOUS MR. MOTO—First “Mr. Moto” release SHARPSHOOTERS—A melodramatic comedy, based Movietone. This is a dramatized analysis of the sports of the day, with of the 1938-39 season. With Peter Lorre, Harold on the adventures of newsreel cameraman in a myth- the most popular sports com- Rhodes, Mary Maguire, Leon Ames, ical land, with Brian Donlevy, Wally Vernon, Lynn mentator of screen and radio, Ed Thorgersen. Huber, Erik FASHION Karen Sorrell, Forrester Harvey, Henry Wilcoxon, Bari, C. Henry Gordon, Douglas Dumbrille, Sidney SHOWS—There are releases in this series which will be done in and others. A Wurtzel production. Directed by Nor- Technicolor. This is the most expensive man Foster. Released Oct. 21. 27— series of the K-6 short subjects pro- gram. CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO—Second of the 1938-39 This series features commentary by Ilka Chase, Broadway stage star. Starred “Charlie Chan” series. Starring Sidney Toler as the in each Fashion fiURTZEL^ Show are the world’s most new Charlie Chan, with Phyllis Brooks, Pauline beautiful models. Vyvyan Donner is the producer. Moore, Kane Richmond, Edward Norris, Slim Sum- As Aug. 1 TERRYTOONS There are 26 cartoons merville, Sen Yung, Iris Wong Young, Robert Low- ZLll-U: — produced by Paul Terry at his enlarged ery, Ricardo Cortez and others. A Wurtzel produc- “n1 WITHERS (4) °“J New Rochelle, N. Y., ' 1 Keep Smiling (tt) studios. At least eight of these 26 cartoons tion. Directed by Norman Foster. Released June 16. — | will have 2 been in Technicolor. CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU—First of the 1938- ! —Always In Trouble (t) The others will be in sepia or

. 3 Arizona Wildcat (ttt) black and white. Production 39 series, introducing Sidney Toler as the Oriental de- — budget on the K-6 Terry- ! 4 Toons will tective and Sen Yung as his No. 2 son, with Phyllis — Boy Friend (xx) be 50 per cent greater than it was last (K-5) season. Brooks, John King and others. A Wurtzel produc- j CHARLIE CHANS (2) j tion. Directed hy H. B. Humberstone. Released 1 — Charlie Chan In Honolulu | ‘ 1937-38 2 Charlie Chan In Reno _, Jan. 13. , — r

NEWS IS MADE AT NIGHT—A newspaper romantic ' JONES FAMILY (4) j drama, formerly titled “The Big Drum.” With Pres- 1 I —Safety In Numbers > ton Foster, Lynn Bari, Russell Gleason, Minor Wat- 2—Down On The Farm ! K-5 FEATURE PRODUCT and others. Wurtzel production. | ' son, Paul Harvey A 3— (n) Everybody’s Baby [ | Directed hy Alfred Werker. Released July 21. * 4— In Hollywood ~~ Delivered THE JONES FAMILY SERIES—Featuring the origi- MR. MOTO (4) nal Jones Family cast, including Jed Prouty, Spring j AUGUST 18—*County Chairman 1 —Mysterious Mr. Moto 6 Can’t Have Everything 25 (J) Love on a Budget Byington, Florence Roberts, Russell Gleason, Shirley j — 2 Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (***) 13 —One Mile from Heaven MARCH Ernest, June Carlson, and Billy Mahan, — Deane, George 13 *Handy Andy 4 Sally, Irene and Mary * 3—Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation — and Marvin Stephens, in the following 1938-39 re- j 20 Love Under Fire 11 —Walking Down Broadway 4 Mr. on — Moto Danger Island 27 Fast, 18 leases: “Safety in Numbers” (released Sept. 9); j —Think Mr. Moto — Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm “Down on the Farm” with Louise Fazenda (released fWestern Gold 25— Mr. Moto’s Gamble Up The River (§> SEPTEMBER APRIL ! | Dec. 16) ; “Everybody’s Baby” with Reginald Denny 3 Thin Ice 1 Five of a Kind — — Island in the Sky (released March 24), and “Jones Family in Holly- | 10—Wild and Woolly 8—ttRawhide wood” (released June 2). All Wurtzel Productions. 10— (MJ) Borneo 15— In Old Chicago ! WINNER TAKE ALL—A Wurtzel production. Based Time Out For Murder 17—Wife, Doctor and Nurse 22— Battle of Broadway 24— (J) In Hot Water 29— Four Men and a Prayer : Speed To Burn on story by Frances Hyland, with Tony Martin, Gloria OCTOBER MAY i Meet The Girls (*) Stuart, Jean Rogers, Kane Richmond, Slim Summer- 1 —Life Begins in College 6— (J) A Trip to Paris ville, Henry Armetta, Pedro DeCordoha, Johnny Pir- While New York Sleeps 8— Lancer Spy 6—*Life Begins at 40 rone, Betty Greco, Inez Palange, Eleanor Virize, Inside Story 8—tfRoll Along, Cowboy 13— Kentucky Moonshine 15— Heidi 20— Rascals Robert Allan and others. Directed by Otto Brower. Pardon Our Nerve ($) (a) i 22—Chan on Broadway 27—Kidnapped 21. Sharpshooters Released April | 29—Ali Baba Coes to Town JUNE ’• SPEED TO BURN—A melodramatic comedy with a Road Demon NOVEMBER 3 —Josette 5 —Danger—Love at Work 10— <**) One Wild turf background, featuring Michael Whalen, Lynn ( Chasing Danger (x) Night 12— Dangerously Yours 17 Three Blind Mice Winner Take All — Bari, Henry Armetta, Marvin Stephens, Sidney Black- I 12—*Judge Priest 24— Mr. Moto Takes a Chance mer, Chick Chandler and others. Directed by Otto It Could Happen to You 19—Second Honeymoon JULY Brower. A Wurtzel production. Released Aug. 26. News Is Made At Night (2) 26—45 Fathers 1 —Always Good-Bye 26— (NW) Dinner at the Ritz 8 Panamint’s Bad Man ROAD DEMON—A thrill-drama with automobile racing — \ — DECEMBER 8—We’re Going to Get Rich (G) for a background, featuring Joan Valerie, Robert (*) With June Lang and Lynn Bari. (**) With Brian 3 Big Town Girl 15— Passport Husband j 10 Borrowing Trouble 22 I’ll Kent, Bill Robinson, Henry Armetta and others. ? Donlevy and Wally Vernon. (*•*) Formerly “Mr. Moto In (J) — Give a Million 17 No release 29—Little Miss Broadwa, Directed by Otto Brower. A Wurtzel production. 1 Egypt.” (tt) With Preston Foster. Formerly “Down (J) 24—Thank You, Mr. Moto 2 Released Dec To Earth.” (tt) Formerly titled “Hello Hollywood.” (ttt) 31 Love and Hisses (*) Rogers j — re-issues. TIME OUT FOR” MURDER—A mystery romance, for- Formerly Jane.” Formerly 7-1212.” JANUARY (t) K-4 Outdoor. j “Salomy (R) “Meridian 7-1212,” 7 City Girl K-5 Outdoor. merly titled “Meridian with Michael Whalen, (N) Formerly titled “A Very Practical Joke.” (§) Formerly (ft) Chandler, Rogers, | 7— Tarzan’s Revenge (J) Jones Family. Gloria Stuart, Chick Jean Jane 1 Titled “Hard To Get.” ($) Formerly Titled “Samson And 14 Change of Heart (NW) New World British Pro- and others. Wurtzel production. Released Darwell A S The Ladies.” (x) Formerly titled "Dangerous Cargo,” with 14—tfHawaiian Buckaroo duction. (**) Sept. 23. Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Henry Wilcoxon and Wally Ver- 21 Chan at Monte Carlo Formerly “Home Town { 28 Happy Landing G-Man.” WHILE NEW YORK SLEEPS—Based on the adven- non. (n) Formerly titled “Bundle of Joy.” (2) Formerly jj FEBRUARY (MJ) Last metropolitan reporter, with Michael Whalen, picture of the Martin tures of a titled “The Big Drum.” (z) Formerly titled “Mr. Moto 4 International Settlement Johnsons. Chandler, June | Joan Woodbury, Jean Rogers, Chick I in Porto Rico." (xx) Formerly “Police School.” 11 Checkers

this PLENTY OF ACTION Technicolor production Utah. John Ford and his company are now at Movie- other two are “The Rains Came,” which is now in the certainly possesses, judging from the “stills” we have tone City where production is being completed. Re- cutting room, but will be given trade showings in the been receiving on “Drums Along the Mohawk.” The ports from the studio are extremely enthusiastic. Henry United States during the weeks of Sept. 18 and 25, above three scenes depict the Indians’ attack on the Fonda and Claudette Colbert are co-starred. “Drums fort. Some 3,000 players appear in the various ex- Along' the Mohawk” is one of the three best sellers and^the current sensation, “The Grapes of Wrath,” terior sequences, all of which were made at Cedar City, that Zanuck is picturizing for 1939-40 release. The which goes into production Sept. 28.

ALFRED WERKER. who di- “ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES”—This Sir Arthur rected “Adventures of Sherlock THE RITZ BROTHERS are reportedly at their best in Jane Conan Doyle story has been completed. Studio information is that Holmes,” has drawn another im- Withers’ “Pack Up Your Troubles,” which is the negative will be in New York some time next week, following portant directorial assignment. the second release in the latter a preview on the Coast. That means that prints will be in the ex- He will megaphone “Scotland star’s 1939-40 series. Messrs. Wobber and McCarthy changes well in advance of national release. Above, Basil Rath- Yard” in which Warner Baxter label “Pack Up Your Troubles” as “the best of the Withers’ pic- bone, as Sherlock Holmes, and Ida Lupino, kneeling, have come already has been cast. Produc- tures.” McCarthy’s telegram is published on another page in this upon a murder which is just the beginning of the best of the tion will get under way next section. Picture is being readied for a preview. Jane’s next will Sherlock holmes stories. month. be “High School.” — a

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press preview. Seeing it a sec- ond time Basil Rathbcne as Sherlock Holmes ( makes me realize that NANCY KELLY RETEAMED WITH W fin here is an exciting in “The Adventures of Sherlock adventure j told with a minimum of heroics Holmes,” which will shortly be ready for screenings at the ex- and an inspirational feeling that change. The negative is expected at the Home Office some time permits exaggeration POWER IN “JOHNNY APOLLO” next week. Nigel Bruce plays Dr. Watson. Ida Lupino has no or the feminine lead. glorification of the real facts.” i 9 ovietone city — Nancy “TYARRYL ZANUCK should be M Kelly gets her wish! ” given some kind of She will play the feminine a medal,” continued Parsons, lead in “Johnny Apollo,” co- Miss starring with Tyrone Power and “for picturing a newspaperman Edward Arnold. This means who doesn’t carry a bottle of gin and a Police in his that for the first time since she Gazette joined this company Nancy back pocket. For us in the news- Kelly will dan modern clothes paper world this is an epic. The and be given the opportunity finished picture cost well over to show that she can be as $2,000,000, but certainly ihe re- glamorous as she is emotional. sults justify the expenditure. Up to now Nancy has appeared All in all, ‘Stanley and Living- in “Submarine Patrol” as a stone’ is a picture that will l.ve 1%/f OVIETONE CITY — It is tomboyish navy yard girl, as on among the better motion pic- -L'Aonly fitting that in the year the wife of the name role in tures of our time.” of its Golden Jubilee the screen "Jesse James,” a 19th century 9 should acclaim its past and pres- belle in “Frontier Marshal,” as Holly- ent glories and HE full panoply of a a stunt flier in “Tailspin” and — Zanuck has per- T wood premiere made the oc- as a 19th century British belle formed this service by his pro- casion a fitting opening of the in “Stanley and Livingstone.” duction of “Hollywood Caval- cinematic social season in the • cade.” Here is really a grand and glorious picture probably film capital. The only disap- N “Johnny Apollo” Nancy — pointments were the inability cf the grandest of all the Zanuck I Kelly will make her second successes! Spencer Tracy and Henry King, appearance with Tyrone Power. 9 the director, to share the glory The two were paired roman- of the evening. Tracy was on tically in “Jesse James,” last ^jTILL in the cutting room location in Idaho, making a pic- season’s No. 1 money-getter. In stages of completion, the ture for MGM, while King was this 1939-40 special, with a picture hrs been shown only to in the East for preliminary gangster background, Nancy those privileged to sit in on one work on “Little Old New York.” will sport the most luxurious of Zanuck’s projection room 9 wardrobe any star on the lot screenings—but those who saw ZANUCK DEVELOPS ANCY KELLY and Richard has been allotted. In fact, this first showing of the assem- N Greene, two of the stars, re- Nancy is in the hands of de- bled footage are justly raving “STANLEY’’ signers right now. Still photo- ceived ovations as did other about it. “Hollywood Cavalcade” graphs of this talented Irish 10 NEW NAMES IN celebrities connected with the as its title implies, is no burles- star leave no doubt that she is production. Mr. and Mrs. Dar- que. Though it is filled with a glamorous creature when at- ryl Zanuck’s guests included Mr. good-natured fun, it dramatizes tired in modern clothes and Mrs. Leland Hayward (Mar- — and the miracle of Hollywood’s LESS THAN YEAR THRILLS this is the big chance she has garet Sullavan), Mr. and Mrs. growth from a nickelodeon freak been seeking. Jack Warner, Virginia Bruce into a mighty enterprise. But 9 ovietone city— new and J. Walter Ruben, Joan Ben- with Don Ameche and Alice ANCY KELLY takes the M Hollywood high in the de- nett and Walter Wanger, Lili Faye splendidly leading the way role originally velopment of new screen stars COAST! Darnita and Errol Flynn, Mr. N allotted Lin- under Irving Cumming’s veteran da Darnell in “Johnny Apollo.” has been achieved by Zanuck, and Mrs. Richard Barthelmess, directorial guidance, it carries The latter will be featured in who in the last 12 months has Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fair- the spectator through a series of OVIETONE CITY — “Stan- another production. This makes brought ten new marquee names banks, Jr., Mrs. Louis Norton heart-touching episodes that ley and Livingstone” is the the second switch in which before the film going public. and Mrs. Marie Fox. makes for heavy box-office suc- talk of Hollywood. At Loew’s Nancy has participated in a Topping the list are Brenda 9 cess. State in downtown Los week. Originally, she was Joyce, from the campus of the Angeles R. AND MRS. WILL HAYS 9 and at Grauman’s Chinese thea- slated to play the feminine lead University of California at Los M were hosts to Stewart Mc- tre in Hollywood it is running opposite Don A m e c h e in “TT OLLYWOOD CAVAL- Angeles; Mary Healy, from a Donald of the Federal Housing ahead of “Jesse James.” And “Swanee River.” But, that part, -l * CADE” will review glowing secretary’s desk in a New Or- Administration, Jesse Jones of the latter was a sensation when too, called for costume, so Zan- memories, with its attendant leans office; Linda Darnell, the the Federal Refinancing Com shown at those houses last Janu- uck gave her role to Andrea train of supporting players beautiful daughter of a Dallas mission and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and postal clerk; ary. However, at the opening Leeds, whom he borrowed from drawn from the list of former Dorris Bowden, Mrs. Fred Fischer of the De- “Stanley and Livingstone,” ac- Samuel Goldwyn, and, instead, stars with whom the screen’s from the University of Louisi- troit family, and Mrs. Will cording to none other than Sid used Miss Kelly in “Johnny traditions are studded. The ana, and young Nancy Kelly, Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. William Grauman, shattered a 10-year Apollo.” names of Ernest Pascal, Hilary from stage and radio. Goetz entertained a party of 16. record for crowds and excite- 9 Lynn, 9 Mr. and Mrs. Sol M. Wurtzel Brown Holmes and Lou ment. OHNNY APOLLO” is the Breslow variously identified ANUCK sent Miss Joyce, were hosts to 20. Associate Pro- are 9 J stoi’y of the underworld, of with the authorship of this show- Z “The American Girl,” straight ducer Kenneth Macgowan and a rich father at the head of a manly screen play, which traces into the role of Fern in Louis T WAS an extraordinary pre- Mrs. Macgowan came with their vast financial enterprise that the story of Hollywood from Brcmfield’s “The Rains Came,” I miere that was held at the son and daughter, and Dr. Dor- survives the Wall Street col- custard-pie days to the advent where she held her own so well Chinese theatre. Excepting for othy Becker of New York. Mem- lapse of 1929, but that becomes of the talkies. Every foot of the with Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy the working press, there was not bers of the casts also headed that she will weakened due to the reactionary film is invested with showman- and George Brent a single bit of “paper.” As high parties. strain of the crisis. It is a story receive co-starring billing with as ship—and the wonder is that the $20 a seat was bid for $2 tick- 9 Richard of rehabilitation and exposes a idea had not occurred before Greene in her second ets, but there was none to be VERY studio and every star, grafting system that today is picture, “Here I Am a Stranger.” had. for Hollywood has a fascinating All Hollywood seemingly E producer and director of commanding front-page atten- 9 turned out, for story to tell—and Darryl Za- word had gone importance was on hand. Among tion from the newspapers. Ed- TUNNING Mary Healy hit nuck has made the picture that around all studios that Zanuck them were: Paulette Goddard ward Arnold has been signed to S top first tells this story poignantly, hi- the in her appear had turned out one of the great- and Charles Chaplin, Linda Dar- play the part of the father and — lariously, humanly. Don Ameche ance in the Sonja Henie-Tyrone est pictures of his career. Mean- nell and Robert Shaw, Alice Tyrone Power will play his son. and Alice Faye have never been Power-Rudy Vallee starr er, time, the columnists had been, Faye and Tony Martin, Lynn 9 better, and in their characteriza- “Second Fiddle,” wherein she in- nominating Spencer Tracy for Bari and Walter Kane, Dorris HE rest of the cast is now troduced Berlin tions will be recognized the ro- three Irving another Academy award for his Bowdon and Nunnally Johnson, T being selected. It will be songs. next role will in mance of figures familiar to past Her be performance in “Stanley and Amanda Duff and Philip Dunne, another three weeks or so be- “20,000 screen fame. Men a Year,” with Ran- Livingstone.” June Gale and McKinley Bry- fore “Johnny Apollo” will be dolph Scott. 9 9 ant, Brenda Joyce and Owen placed in production. Rowland 9 T OUELLA PARSONS in the Ward, Margaret Lindsay and Brown, author of “Angels with HERE are excellent charac- INDA DARNELL was a star “ Los Angeles Examiner re- Edward Norris, Marjorie Weav- Dirty Faces,” is one of the T terizations by J. Edward L from the moment “Elsa ported: “The glamorous, color- er and “Buzz” Borries, Ann writers of “Johnny Apollo.” Bromberg, Stuart Erwin, Lynn Maxwell’s Hotel for Women” ful days when Grauman’s Chi- Sheridan and Cesar Romero, Tyrone Power is now in Europe Bari, Alan Curtis, Donald Meek, reached the screen. Zanuck had nese figured so conspicuously, I Marian Burns and Kane Rich- winding up his belated honey- Jed Prouty, Buster Keaton, Ed- been so confident this girl would might even sa''. spectacularly, in mond, Joan Valerie and Grant moon with Annabella. How- die Collins, Chick Chandler and click as a star that he gave her our Hollywood social life, were Richards, Arleen Whelan and ever, they are due back in the others of a large cast. There will the lead in this picture solely recalled last night. Not since Alexander D’Arcy, Gloria Brew- States within the next several be greateful smiles and sighs, on the results of her screen 1929 has there been such a huge ster and Claude Stroud, Lynn weeks. Following “Johnny Apol- for the appearance in the tests. too, of Carver and Nicholas Nayfack, lo,” Tyrone is scheduled to ap- crowd sidewalk standees. The picture of such while celebrities 9 Claire Windsor and Melville pear in “Mark of Zorro,” which street was jammed for blocks so as Mack Sennett, Hank Mann, ANCY KELLY has become a Hall, Virginia Taylor and Ar- is the fifth Technicolor special that passing was almost impos- Ben Turpin, Jack Cooper, Chester nationally known actress thur Treacher. Messrs, and on Zanuck’s 1939-40 list, the sible. In order to facilitate get- Conklin, Snub Pollard, Herbert through “Jesse James,” “Sub- Mesdames Sidney Toler, Robert others being the completed ting the film celebrities into the Rawlinson, Marjorie Beebe and marine Patrol,” and “Frontier Montgomery, Julian Johnson, “Hollywood Cavalcade,” “Swan- theatre it was necessary to call others—all names that once were Marshal.” Lynn Bari is another Lew Wertheimer, Lucien Hub- ee River,” Maeterlinck’s “The riot squads to take care of the marquee-magic. 20th Century-Fox actress whose bard, Walt Disney, Allan Dine- Blue Bird’’ and “Drums Along thousands of people who name has gone into electric hart, Otto Kruger, John Stone, the Mohawk,” the last men- 9 crowded into the courtyard.” lights during the last year. Jean Harry Wurtzel, Lew Schreiber, tioned now being before the NOTHER vividly brilliant Rogers, Katherine Aldridge and 9 Hunt Stromberg, cameras. Harry Rapf, A contribution is make by A1 Dorris Bowdon also have made HE continued as follows: John Carradine, Charles Rogers, Jolson, who graciously apepars the grade. S “Every film celebrity was Jay Paley, Arthur Stebbins, in the picture to repeat the ren- 9 there and the lights and gala Robert Lord, Eddie Mannix, Lou SIGNED dition which made screen history HE list continues to grow. decorations could have been used Anger, Otto Brower, Milton in the first talking picture, “The TLillian Porter, brunette lovely as the background for a typical Bren, Abe Lastfogel, Sol Lesser, Jazz Singer.” Harry Joe Brown, of the stock school, this week Hollywood film, so much did it Sam Briskin, Fred Metzler, MOVIETONE CITY — j j himself a pioneer figure in screen was assigned to an important remind us of the good old days. Jules Stein, Julien Josephson, Mae Marsh, star of silent | j production, was associate pro- role in Jane Withers’ “High A thrilling evening and a worthy Jason Joy, Herbert Leeds, i picture days, was placed j ducer of “Hollywood Cavalcade.” School,” and Helen Ericson, setting to one of this year’s fin- George F. Wasson Jr., Mike under contract this week. ! j Ernest Palmer was photog- blonde est motion pictures. This re- Her first assignment will charmer who also is a Levee, Preston Foster, Norman j j rapher, and the picture is made member of the stock school, will viewer paid an enthusiastic trib- Taurog, Joe Penner, George i be announced later. j more memorable by the addition play a featured role in the Jones ute to Darryl Zanuck’s story Murphy, Sidney Lanfield, Allan of Technicolor. Family’s “Too Busy to Work.” when it was shown at a private Jones, Irene Hervey. STUDIO SPECIAL 15A

PICTORIAL NEWS 1 FROM MOVIETONE CITY

Will Have Two “Crushes”

Sonja Henie this week notified the studio she will re- A New Romantic port there on Sept. 1. This means she will be on her Team way from Norway within the next fortnight. She will None other than Richard Greene and Brenda Joyce, first make “Everything Happens At Night” and then A Great Pair Re-united who carry the love interest in the drama, “Here I “Shadows in the Snow,” the latter Am Van Dine’s last Don Ameche and Alice Faye reportedly score their A Stranger.” This Zanuck special was completed this novel. In “Everything Happens at Night” Miss Henie greatest triumph in the Technieolorized “Hollywood week by Director Roy Del Ruth. Greene’s next appear- will have two romantic leads. One of them will be Cavalcade.” This will be their first appearance together ance will be in “Little Old New York” with Alice Faye, Ray Milland, whom the studio borrowed from Para- since “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” Ameche’s next as- Fred MacMurray, Andy Devine and Charles Coburn. mount. The other co-star has not yet been selected. signment is the role of Stephen Foster in “Swanee River” Miss Joyce will be seen in “The Rains Came,” playing Miss Henie has been vacationing in Norway. After in which he will co-star with Andrea Leeds and A1 Jolson. Miss Faye will next make “Little Old opposite George Brent, before making her appearance she has made “Shadows in the Snow,” she will embark New York” with Richard Greene, Fred MacMurray and other in “Here I Am A Stranger.” on her annual skating tour, with a company of her own. stellar personalities.

“PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES.” But it doesn’t seem as if WHERE SHORTS ARE MADE BIG! It is in this modern, best- Stanley Field (at right) will be satisfied with doing only that. John Ford equipped studio in the East where Movietone Producer However, that is the title for the second 1939-40 Jane Truman Withers’ After he has completed the Talley vehicle, which formerly produces the Movietone short subjects which won so many was known as “Roughnecks” and “Tin Technicolor special, “Drums Hats.” you know, honors last season. Right now this stage is being readied for pro- As Jane is co-starred with the Ritz Brothers in Along the Mohawk,” this direc- duction of the first of four “Pack Up Your Troubles.” Above with the Ritz boys and Field is tor will tackle the screen ver- Vyvyan Donner Fashion Forecasts, with Lynn Bari, who has the feminine romantic lead. Following Jane sion of John Steinbeck’s sensa- Ilka Chase again slated to do the commentary. This studio adjoins Withers’ “High School” Cliff with Edwards and others, she will co. tional best-seller, “The Grapes the old Movietone News building. It is the finest plant of its kind star with Gene Autry in “Jubilo.” The latter will not be made of Wrath.” The latter screen- east of Movietone City, according to those in a position to expertly until the late Fall. Autry is making personal appearances in play was written by Nunnally make any comparison. Production on the first Fashion Forecast Europe. On January 1, Miss Withers will go on a world personal Johnson who will also be associ- will start on Aug. 21, according to Miss Donner, who last week appearance tour, according to present plans. ate producer. returned from a business trip to Europe. 16A STUDIO SPECIAL

Her Ambition Realized j Nancy Kelly, who is currently receiving fine = | notices for her performance opposite Spencer I j Tracy and Richard Greene in “Stanley and Living- j | stone,” has drawn the sort of role she has been 5 | r hoping to get for months. She will play a mod- I Vol. II New York, N. Y., August 12, 1939 No. 15 ! ern, glamorous sort of young lady opposite Tyrone j’ Power in “Johnny Apollo.” j JOSEPH M. SCHENCK Chairman of the Board EVENGE was very sweet for Alice Faye when she R made up for all of the pies that plopped into her DARRYL F, ZANUCK face during the filming of “Hollywood Cavalcade.” Vice-President in Charge of Production Alice had been looking forward to the day when the WILLIAM GOETZ picture would be finished. In preparation for it, she had consulted with the pastry chef in the studio cafe, Vice-President, Executive Assistant to Mr. Zanuck and together they compiled a recipe for the mushiest, juciest chiffon pie they could think of. Roger Ferri Editor • HEN the day came, Alice wasn’t working but she Wmade a special trip to the studio and hid just out- side of the door of the stage on which Don Ameehe was filming his final scene. Even the doorman was in league with her, for when he saw Don about to leave the stage he gave Alice the high sign. Don stepped out into the sunlight—but he didn’t see much of it. The next instant a big mushy pie hit him square in the T is all good news that continues to pour into the face, heaved by the unerring right arm of Alice Faye. I Home Office from our studio. Especially interest- She considered herself even for all the pies she had ing was the item to the effect that Nancy Kelly will be received in the same manner which were ordered her given an opportunity to play her glamorous self on the way by Don Ameehe who played a comedy director screen, starting with “Johnny Apollo,” in which she will in the picture. be re-teamed with Tyrone Power. Up to now the talented • Nancy has been seen in costume roles. HE uncanny experience of acting with his 18th cen- • Ttury great-great-great-great grandfather befell Hen- HE signing of Andrea Leeds for the feminine lead ry Fonda in “Drums Along the Mohawk.” The story is Tin the Technicolor special, “Swanee River,” is another based on the Revolutionary War history of the Mohawk important item. This Samuel Goldwyn star has been Valley of New York State, and in actuality Henry making speedy progress and is among the most popu- Fonda’s ancestors were prime figures in this history. lar young stars. And speaking of stars: just pass your To commemorate the memory of Henry’s ancestor, four optics over that galaxy of stars, on pages 8 and 9, who times removed, who helped build up this section and will be seen in 1939-40 attractions. Starpower? No who was finally scalped in the Indian raids which the end of it! picture re-enacts, Director John Ford chose Joe Merlo, • one of the actors in the cast, to play the role of Douw ON’T be confused by newspaper announcements of Fonda. D story acquisitions by our company. The fact that • these purchases are made does not mean the stories HE last name of this character will not be used in will be made this season. Zanuck’s policy is a far- Tthe picture, although the audience will hear him sighted one. He not only has his full quota of 1939-40 called Douw, because Ford thought it might be con- specials set up, but he has a reserve of some 12 other fusing to some audiences to hear the star’s real name stories on which screenplays have already been written. used as someone else’s character name. This touch to Follow this publication for your up-to-date, weekly the film helps give the picture more than professional product story. And be guided accordingly. interest to Henry Fonda who is only two generations • removed from the Mohawk Valley himself. The town HIRLEY TEMPLE’S “pal” of “The Little Princess,” of Fonda, N. Y., was named after Henry’s family, and S Sybil Jason, will appear with her in Maeterlinck’s it was from this town that his grandfather emigrated of the historical events depicted in the “The Blue Bird.” And, that, too, is fine news. The two West. In all who took part, although no made a very popular couple in the 1938-39 Technicolor film, there was a Fonda studio of this at the time Henry Fonda special. Different types, they comprise a splendid team one at the knew was coincidentally cast for the starring role. —and the roles they will portray in “The Blue Bird” should find them both playing to great advantage. • • NYONE who has spent a nickel in the United States UNNALLY JOHNSON’S treatment of John Stein- A will instantly recognize the Indian who plays the approved N beck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” has been role of Blue Back in “Drums Along the Mohawk.” Chief by the latter author. Millions are wondering just how Big Tree, an Iroquois Indian of the Seneca nation, who Zanuck is going to treat this sensational story. Yes, was chosen for this important role in support of Clau- even as you and I! Wisely, the production chief has dette Colbert and Henry Fonda, is the same Indian who, kept it a secret. That “The Grapes of Wrath” will be in 4912, posed for the Indian head on the current buffalo ready for release during the first quarter of 1940 is five-cent piece. Beside this distinctive claim to fame. particular good news to everybody, especially exhibitors. Chief Big Tree also posed for the famous statue and • wood by the end of the first week of September. painting, “The End of the Trail,” which adorns many ELL, Linda Darnell is “over.” She is set! Few stars Warner Baxter, too, will be back from his vacation, a front room in American homes. Whave inspired the enthusiastic response to her ef- ready to start “Scotland Yard.” forts that she won in “Elsa Maxwell’s Hotel for HE choice of Chief Big Tree was made after 20th Women.” And it is grand sales and box office news to NOTHER dispatch that makes good reading con- Century-Fox tried to round up every Iroquois In- know that Zanuck has assigned her the title role in A cerns Sidney Toler, the NEW Charlie Chan. And T 1,” dian in and around Hollywood for this Technicolor pro- another exploitation special, “Public Deb No. that it is good to know this fine, old trouper has earned a duction inasmuch as this story of the Revolutionary he will shortly place in production. Congratulations, long-term contract because of his splendid characteriza- War is laid in the Mohawk Valley of New York State Miss Darnell. tion of the Oriental detective. He tackled a HUGE the Iroquois played a large part. The result of • task, but he came up to the studio’s highest expecta- where that only two Iroquois Indians were OT since “Jesse James” have we received the excel- tions. Congratulations, Mr. Toler! the search was found in Hollywood. Chief Big Tree was hired for the N lent “still” photographs that we have been getting • role, but the other one could not be used on “Drums Along the Mohawk.” Every single “still” important HERE is much talk making the rounds anent poten- because he was too short and stout. is thing of real photographic art and we predict a a T tial prize-winning performances in “Stanley and for these pictures from the news- tremendous demand Livingstone.” And it is sound talk. But, wait until you seems to be paper and magazine editors. John Ford see “The Rains Came.” You’ve never seen better acting ICHARD GREENE has shown plenty of grit. Un- building what should be one of this company’s greatest than that which Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George R willing to delay production on his picture again, comments reaching New York grosses, judging from Brent, Maria Ouspenskaya and Brenda Joyce do! This the colorful young star went through a long and difficult the “rushes.” from those who have seen production has EVERYTHING! dancing sequence with Brenda Joyce on the “Here I • • Am a Stranger” set in spite of the excruciating pain ORE pleasant news: Richard Greene has discarded l^TEWSPAPERS this week splurged on stories anent he was suffering from his injured leg. He is still wear- M the brace he had been wearing about his leg for a steel brace on his left leg as the aftermath of J ’ the gambling ships off the coast of Los Angeles. ing a month. He is his own, normal self, a studio publicity that put him in the hospital Apparently Sol Wurtzel anticipated such a “break” an automobile accident department dispatch informs us. Dick was compelled to halted production on the picture for two months. in the situation, for on his 1939-40 lineup he lists a and wear the brace after an automobile accident in which gambling ship story. The ships have been doing a tre- • he suffered a crushed leg. That was three months ago. mendous business. They “entertained” about 5,000 The leg has completely healed and this week he finished ITH Director Roy Del Ruth trying to make up as people daily, according to the authorities. The gambling his role in “Here I Am a Stranger” and next goes into Wmuch time as possible on the picture, the company ship story will go into production within the next six the cast of “Little Old New York.” reached the dance sequence considerably ahead of sched- weeks. • ule. Greene when asked, insisted on going through • OAN DAYIS returns to the screen in the second with his part of the assignment so as not to upset J Jones Family release for this season, “Too Busy HESE Stephen Foster songs will definitely be an production schedules and interfere with the plans of to Work.” She has ben making personal appearances T important part of the action in “Swanee River”: the others. At the end of the day, however, he was a during the past several months—and with fine success, “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Nellie Was a Lady,” “Old weak and shaky young man but Director Del Ruth according to the theatre managers who used her ser- Folks at Home,” “Massa’s in the Cold, Cold Ground,” declared that his dancing was flawless. “I guess I must vices. Her presence in the Jones Family cast should add “Old Uncle Ned,” “Old Black Joe,” and “Swanee River,” have caught some of the college spirit in this picture,” to the merriment of “Too Busy to Work,” which is now of course. smiled Greene. in production. This is a story about the Little Theater movement. • Y the latter part of September, every star under B contract to this company and a dozen others whose services have ben borrowed from other studios, will be before the cameras at Movietone City. This we gather after looking at Zanuck’s “shooting” schedule for that BOOST NEW personalities: month. Sonja Heme, too, will have returned to Holly-

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