American Film on Lines of "Cavalcade"

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 260, 30 July 1937, Page 16

American Film on Lines of "Cavalcade"

WITH Joel McCrea ami Bob Burns selected for the two most important male roles, and other members of, the cast to be named in the near future. Frank Lloyd plans to start camera, work within a few weeks on his next Paramount production, “An Empire is Born.” story of Wells Fargo and one of tlie most interesting chapters in American history, which is to be filmed by the noted, producer and director along the lines of his famous “Cavalcade.” In the role of a pony express rider. Boh Burns, whose sudden rise to film fame has been in comedy roles, will make his first appearance in a picture of dramatic plot. Burns will start work in “An Empire is Born” as soon as he completes his co-starring role with Martha Raye in “Mountain Music,” now before the cameras in the Paramount studios under the direction of Robert Florey. Lloyd and his associate. Howard Estabrook, have completed the script of this production and now are devoting their attention to selecting a cast, construction of sets, costumes and other details preliminary to the start of camera, work.