UNITED ARTISTS FILMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22260, 7 November 1935, Page 16

UNITED ARTISTS FILMS

NEW SEASON'S PRODUCTIONS WIDE AND VARIED ARRAY Now on the threshold of the 1936 season, the 17th since its inception, United Artists Corporation, one of the leading film distributors, has announced a carefully planned schedule of 28 fulllength pictures, together with 18 Walt Disney cartoons in technicolour, which makes its output not only numerically greater than that of last year, but also one with an even wider appeal. All these films will be released in New Zealand by the J. C. Williamson Picture Corporation, Limited." Founded on a policy of individually produced pictures, United Artists has set an enviable standard for the motion picture industry. The first of the new season's products to be released is the brilliant romantio drama "The Dark Angel," with ' Merle Oberon, Fredric March and Herbert Marshall. Of main interest among the other productions is the new Charlie Chaplin film "Modern Times," which is based on mass production methods in a modern factory. Immediately following this picture Chaplin will produce a story in which Paulette Goddard will have the leading part. Samuel Goldwyn, wellknown for his spectacular films, will produce six pictures, and his players will include Eddie Cantor, Fredric March, jVterle Oberon, Herbert Marshall, Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson and Joel McCrea. Mary Pickford and Jesse L. Lasky, both familiar names, will be responsible for four films, while another six will be produced by David O. Selznick, who recently formed an alliance with United Artists. The first of this series will be "Little Lord Fauntleroy," with Freddie Bartholomew, whose brilliant, portrayal of young David Copperfield is still fresh in the memory.

Seven pictures will be produced by Alexander Korda, the director who is recognised as having put British films in their present strong position by " Henry VIII." They will include two unusual stories by H. G. Wells, "Things to Come" and "The Man Who Could Work Miracles." Robert Donat, Charles Laughton and Roland Young are three artists who will appear in his productions. Reliance Pictures, who were responsible for "The Count of Monte Cristo," will produce seven films, including Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Last of the Mohicans." Walt Disney will release nine of his inimitable Silly Symphonies and nine Mickey Mouse cartoons in technicolour.