Evening star., 1933-08-07

title. turn that auStere military lnStltu-
ton coed.
AL Jolson will make Wonder Bar. "
his recent stage vehicle, for the flickers,
Adolph Menjou. Aline MacMahon, Dick
Powell Warren William, Bette Davis
and Glenda Farrell in the cast. And
then there is piece called Broadway
and Back which probably will have a
few melodies and taps in it somewhere,
as it concerns three generations OF q
family in the theater. There must have
been at least one dancer or yodeller
! among them. Barbara Stanwyck. Ann
Dvorak and Patricia Ellis will appear
in 1t.
/ On the more serious side Of things
the studios have found stories for Les
lie Howard. Paul NUM-. Edward G
! Robinson. Ruth Chatterton. Richard
/ Francis and other of their stars.
| The slender and sensitive Mr.. How
ard is to do Bruce Lockhart's British
Agent" and two other pictures. yet un-
announced; Paul MUM will make two
specials" called The Massacre anC
The World Changes; Edward G. Rob-
inson will be starred in Napoleon HIS
Life and Loves. in which Ann DvoraE
and Bebe Daniels apparently will be
the loves. and in Dark Hazard" q
story by the author of Little Caesar"
Ruth Chatterton will head the cast Of
''Mandalay" and make a film with the
suave Adolph Menjou, and Richard
Barthelmess is working in Shanghai
Orchids one of three features Sched-
uled for him.
William Powell and Philo Vance will
become one and the same again irl
The Kennel Murder Case" and he
will also make The Gentleman From
San Francisco" and picture with Kay
Francis. incidentally, Miss Francis is
going medical again in a production
| known as Registered Nurse" She will
also play in The House on 56th
Street" with Warren William. and in
Seven Wives with Menjou. Whale
mouthed Joe E. Brown has been as
signed to The Crowned Head" and
Steamboat Sam" Gin which the prob
| lem of keeping the river out of his
mouth will have some one busy ano
third film to be decided upon later
In addition to his part in "Footlighi
Parade" James Cagney is listed fol
starring in two other plays.
\ N extensive search is under way II
Hollywood for a double" for Sec
retary of the Treasury Woodin.
Some one who looks so much lik.
Mr.. WoOdin that even his best friend!
will think the Secretary has begun s
movie career" is wanted to impersonats
him in an R-K-O comedy called 'Tht
Preferred List" which is to be satire
on the recent J. P. Morgan senatorial
| Investigation.
Richard Boleslavsky. director O
''Rasputin and the Empress" has beer
assigned to make Hall of Justice" fol
the Metro GoldwynM Mayer studio.
Robert Benchley who has heretofore
done most of his screen acting in two
reel after dinner" speeches. will play
the part of a columnist in M-G-M.
Dancing Lady starring Joan Craw
ford.
William Gargan. who has been cas-
/ in "Headli Shooters the R-K-C
Radio picture, was once a conductor
for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co.. bu
he was canned" for bumming a cigar
! ette from passenger.
John Monk Saunders will turn from
writing to directing in the production
of R-K-O Radios THE Balloon Buster
The story recounts the amazing wal
experiences of Lieut.. Frank Luke, jr.
as an aviator at the front
|
Robert Young will play the male leac
! opposite Ann Hardiny in her next star
/ ring vehicle. Beautiful" which R-K-C
will put into production within a few
/ days.
|
Herbert Marshall will make his re-
appearance on the screen in "Solitair.
Man." new MGM picture. writer
by Bella and Samuel &pewack, tht