FILM NOTES

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21121, 23 March 1934, Page 6

FILM NOTES

New Productions "The Three Cornered Hat."* made famous by the Russian Ballet as a choreographic drama, is being filmed in Spain by Harry d'Arrast, a Hollywood producer, with Eleanor Boardman in a leading part. * * * Al Rogell has been signed by Charles | R. Rogers to direct Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen in "No More Women." The picture is described as a swashbuckling tale of two deep-sea divers in search of sunken treasure. A large part of the film will be shot on location at San Pedro and on the high seas. . » * Gloria Stuart is about to out-do all other actresses in the extent of tune ! covered in a picture, since she has just (completed the leading feminine role oi ! "Iteloved." a new musical romance in j which she is first seen as a young girl. I aid then followed all through her life . until she is an aged woman of 90. And ijehn Boles, who is featured with her. ; progresses from babyhood up to tne ', point where he is 9(1.

"You Can't Buy Everything" is announced as the final title for May Hobsou's new film, formerly known as "A Rich Widow." This is an original screen story dealing with the career of a woman operator on Wall Street. Lewis Stone. Jean Parker, and William Bakewell are included in the cast, and Charles Riesner directed. May Robson is an Australian actress who played a successful part in "Lady for a Day." * » * One of the warmest reunions Hollywood has known took place between Mrs Patrick Campbell and C. Aubrey Smith. Mrs Campbell, who is now playing with Norma Shearer in "Rip Tide." achieved her greatest success on the legitimate stage in "The Second Mrs Tanqueray." Smith, who just fini ished a role in Garbo's "Queen Christina," was then her leading man, a I matter of more than 2U years ago. ' v * * Lorctta Young will have the leading role opposite Ronald Colman in "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back. ' Colman'rf first picture for Twentieth Century Pictures. Miss Young is at present a member of the cast supporting Ceorge Arliss in "The House of Rothschild." "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back" has been adapted from a novel by H. C. McNcile, the author of Ronald Colman's first and greatest talking screen success. "Bulldog Drummond." Colman is now back in Hollywood after an extended holiday in Europe which followed his completion of "The Masqueracler."

Fireman's poles and artillery fieldpieces may be far apart, but they are two of the odd things which the Paramount studio property department had to assemble for "Duck Soup," the new farce of the Four Hilarious Marx Brothers. All pictures made by these comedians call for a wide variety of incongruous objects, and "Duck Soup' is no exception. Other things on the list are a dirigible and a boy's peashooter. a motor-cycle and side-car. a Hold map of a non-existent country, and one large white rabbit with six baby white rabbits. Included in the supporting cast, which was directed bv Leo MeCarov, are Raquel Torres, Louis Calhcrn. a'nd Margaret Dumont. It is practically certain that the opening attraction at the new Liberty 'theatre, Sydney, .will be Sir Charles