IN FILMLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20620, 19 July 1930, Page 11 (Supplement)

IN FILMLAND.

reversal's " The King of Jazz, has been re-made for the fore.gn ™rket in nine separate languages—Spanish, Poitutiese, Italian, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Swedish and iilovakian.

Harold Lloyd, has assembled for his support in "Feet First. inf> '" f{ l,13( Paramount picture now in prouimon, a eroup of Hollywood players lnciuduiß Barbara Kent, leading lady in " <^<' orno Danger." and Robert McWadc, Lihiane Leighton, and Henry Hall.

Filming has started on Cyril Maude's first Paramount all-talking picwne, " Grnmpv." under t.h« direction of George Cukor and Cyril Gardner who -dirndl the dialogue in " All Quiet On Lie ern Front." Phillips Hnimes and Francos Wade are playing the juvenile leads.

Paul Cavanagli, an English actor, whose first appearance on the New )i nrk stage won him ;i film contract \yiill Paramount. plays the villain in ' Grumpy Cyrl Maude, the creator 01 tiin original stage title role, is starred, ami Phillips Holmes and trances Wide ha-.e ihe juvenile leads.

Notable additions to the supporting cast of " Love Among the Millionaires, Clara Bow's next all-talking Paramount picture, include Skeets Gailagner, Stuart Erwin and Mitzi Green. Stanley Smith !S featured in the leading male rme. Production is in progress at the Hollywood studios, under ilio direction oi Frank Tattle

Ernest Yiiches. a Casiilinn actor. has been placed under contract fur work in Met ro- G old wyn - Mayor foreign lanif-.iage dialogue productions. For the past 20 years Vilches has been at the head of his own theatrical companv. He ■- said to be the only acu-r possessing personal autographs ol every member o! European royalty. Jeaneite Mac Donald. the queen of " The Love Parade,'' and the princess <A " The Vagabond King, portrays a modern girl in " Let. s Go Native. a recently completed Paramount musical comedy, in which she ;s w.ni Jack Oakic. Others m the notable <"a*t are Sheets Gallagher Eugene Fallette, William Austin and Kay brancid.

Jack Buchanan, the English si age comedian, who is appearing fill Broadway m " Wake "Cp and .Dream." will make Jlis debut in the Met rcM Jokiyn-Maver company in an original story by I'. O. Wodehouse. The author ot " Jeeves, antl " Mr- Mulliner Speaking.'* has arrived at the Cuiver City stiuhos and is now at work on his first screw; assignment. Jack Oakie, Skcets Gallagher and Leon Ei-roll, officiate collective'? as masters ot ceremony in Paramount s ail-star aim revue, Paramount on Parade, ' whicn is now enjoying an extended run at the Prince Edward Theatre. Sydney. nine Paramount stars and :eut tired players are taking parr, in the 20 entertaining interludes ■which make up mis production. Paramount lias a new remedy " find " in Jack Haley, the leading comedian in the all-eoiour screen musical cmedv "Follow Thru," m which < .'harks Sogers and Nancy Carroll arc starrer]. Haley also had the chief comedy role m the original stage production trorn which the film play is adapted. (;thers in the cast are ZeJma O'Neal. Eugene Pallette and Claude King.

Reginald Berkeley's successful comedy, " French Leave." and Frederick Lonsdale's " On .\ppjoval.". nre both in the course of production at British and Dominions studios at EL-tree. Fiie latter comedy, to in: made a?, a super, is being directed by Torn V> ails, and .stars a number of the .i'dwyoh cast, of " Rookerv Nook.'' Jack Raynwnd is directing " French Leave." The palace of the. late Russian tzar, and the luxurious castles of his royal followers are among tile historic buildings duplicated in Hollywood fiv i irstNational Studios, in filming '.heir first all-colour operetta. - .Song uf tiie Flame." Petrograd Square, the gathering piace of 'lie revolutionists. Mnail Russian villages, Petrognui streets, the river hank with its shacks and palaces, and Kasanov Ca&tle. are among the. many structures built for the put are. " The Little Cafe." has been rele<:tH as the title for Maurice ('hevaher n next Paramount all-talking picture, shortly to go into production m Hollywood. Tlie new film :s based on the musical comedy, which has played successfully 111 New York. Lnriwig Berger, who made Paramount.'s The Vagabond Kmc." will direct "The Little t'afe." in which the star will appear as a romantic Parisian, who is an inefficient waiter by dav and a spendntf count by night.

Not since his unforgettable " Broken Blossoms." lias Richard BartJielmess, the First National and Vitaphone star, appeared against tlie exotic and my-nc background 01 (Chinese philosophy and customs. 11l " Son of the Gods," his newest and most lavish starring vr>hi< if. he once atrain appears amid the snrroundings of tJiis ancient civilisation. The story is based on Bex Beach's famous novel, and the scenes are laid in American Chinatowns and the French Riviera.