The Washington times., 1930-01-14
MICK IS
"SOLD" ON
MOVIES
BY DOROTHY HERZOG

A Solomon is in demand. List:
For barnyard atmosphere and
noise. a number of chickens
feathery Variety were engaged
to prance. They supported
John Mccormick. The chickens
were engaged for the week, at
so cent per. Studio life in no
way interfered with their egg
laying capacity. They laid.
It's an old custom. Yes. they
laid. The owner claims the
eggs belong to him. The Fox
Company claim they belong to
them, No compromise has been
effected, but Fox still have the
eggs.
Page a Solomon or buy a
gas mask.
To Rome
John Mccormick will finish
his initial vocalloid in q few
weeks. He will also complete
his one picture contract with
Fox, and until March he will
retire to the 153-acre estate he
has purchased within a blocks
walk Of residential Hollywood
BoolVard. In March. Mccormick
SteamS to Rome to serve as
the official interpreter for the
American representatives at
tending the Easter Papal Con.
ference. Mccormick speaks
fluent Italian. Hence, the honor
conferred upon him. Later, he
goes to his castle in Ireland,
Moore Abbey, where he remains
until October. He has received
a flattering offer from a Brit
ish motion picture company to
produce a vocalloid in England.
But he intimateS he prefers to
make another picture in Holly
wood. Perhaps because of his
estate here. Perhaps not.
Appropos Of his picture. Nc.
Cormick has recorded IA songs.
To reproduce a song in the
talkieS-a song not especially
written for the pictures-it is
necessary to purchase the world
rights through its publisher.
The world rights have BEEN pur
chased for every song except
those he sings in French. Ger.
man and Italian. From, these
IA recorded vocal numbers.
eight will be selected for the
picture. and no announcement
of their names will be r1ade
until the film is ready for re-
lease.
In speaking Of world rights
to songs. this bureau learned a
rather interesting fact. A group
of Americans trekked to Europe
some time ago and bought up
sole rights to 10000 songs for
distribution in various coun.
tries. Should picture company
desire to incorporate one Of
these in a picture, they must
settle with this company. The
time and expenditure Is prodi-
giouS. For this reason, If no
other, the music departments of
studios are economically i'm
portant. It also indicates that
the compoSer-whether he be a
jazz or classic compoSer-is a
significant money-Saver to the
lots.
Victor McLaglen and Eddie
Lowe, as you know, are to CO.
star in a marine shooter yclep.
Broad Minded" A scene in
the picture calls for Vic to seize
a Sizeable female and toss her
bodily to Eddie, who returns
her via the air route to Vic
without his compliments "Is
this" asks a worried soul, "a
case OF broad,casting?"
News
A choice cleaning. That Lois
Wilson is to be Richard Dix
leading woman in the stars
second RKO-er, Il Love YOU"
Being a choice cleaning opineS
this scribe. A few years ago
Lois and Richard were seen
together in sundry flickS. Then
they each drifted their separate
ways amid the lament of
columnists who were thus COM
PEELED to abondon a favorite
and an oft rumored engage
ment story.
Richard and Lois lunched
together at the RKO restaurant
yesterday noon. Passing Evelyn
Brent's table, Dix spotted Betty
Downing a chocolate sundae.
Are you that brave?" he
marveled.
This won't put avoirdupois
on me- admitted Betty
Lucky, I call it," sighfully.
Richard doesn't diet, but he
watches his calories. Most of
do