THE TALKIE WORLD

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 99, 20 January 1933, Page 14

THE TALKIE WORLD

Pars from the Studios

J/DDIE CANTOR sings three humorous songs in his next picture, “The Kid from Spain.” Lyda Roberti shares the comedy honours in this United Artists’ film witli Cantor. She has a comedy song of her own, a well as the several songs she does with Eddie.

“Salt Air” will bring back to the screen the comedy starring team of Charles Murray and George Sidney. This will go into production as soon as the comedians finish their current engagement in the Los Angeles State revival of "Abie’s Irish Rose.”

Carrying the current popularity of African screen stories into the reann of drama and romance, Paramount has announced the purchase of“ Safari,” an original by Paul Harvey Fox. The story, which concerns n party that penetrates tire African jungles on a hunting expedition, will be prepared for filming during the current production season. No cast or director has been assigned.

Lupino Lane received a very welcome visitor to tire 8.1. P. Studios this week in the person of Ernst Lubitsch, the famous Hollywood director, who came to watch the production of Lane’s latest film, “Letting in the Sunshine.” They had met last during the production of “The Love Parade,” in which Lane played the comedy lead.

If Gloria Swanson bad accomplished nothing else worth while during the making of “Perfect Understanding” in Europe, site could easily rest upon her laurels for having captured for films Sir Nigel Playfair, celebrated London actormanager, who found working with Miss Swanson such a lark that he now announces he will henceforth divide his time between the stage and screen.

James* Rennie, the Canadian airman-actor-dramatist, who is reputed to have the finest speaking voice on the New York stage, is to play opposite Anna Neagle in the British and Dominions talking picture, “The Little Damozel.” Mr. Rennie, who is married-to Dorothy Gish, was in London four years ago. when he played in "Blackmail” at the Globe.

Charles Laughton will shortly return to Universal City, where he made his American film debut in “The Old Dark House,” to play the male lead in “The

Kiss Before the Mirror,” Richard Sch,-lyer’s screen adaptation of the sensational Viennese stage play.

Henry Garat, young French stage and screen idol, will make his debut us an American screen star opposite Janet Gaynor in "Princess at Your Order.” Described as a gay romance with intoxicating music, the vehicle served as starring material in German for Kathe von Nagy ami Willie Fritsch, and in French for Miss Lilian Harvey (now under contract to Fox Film) ami Henry Garat.

Karloff, Universal’s star who lias made an important place for himself on the screen through playing characters witli amazing faces and no voices to speak of. has finished "The Mummy” at Universal City. “The Mummy”"is the story of the remarkable adventures of a .3700 years old mummy brought back to life by an ancient formula in the hands of a modern scientist.

“His Night Out” is the title given to Harry Hughes’s new 8.1. P. film comedy on which production Ims now commenced. and clearly indicates the cause of the complications which will Involve Claude Hulbert tn bis first starring role.

Ethel Morrison, the Wellingtonborn actress, is now in London, and has a prominent part in the musical play, "The Land of Smiles.”