FILM TOPICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18991, 16 April 1936, Page 13

FILM TOPICS

.jjBHBERT Marshall seems lost to 1 P London. He has signed a five-year Contract in Hollywood for three ten ture pictures a year. Previously ho has refused to work exclusively for anv one studio. “* * * rBED Mac Murray and Dean .Tagger * appear together in “13 Hours by Air."* This is the sixth occasion on which they have acted together, and they are great friends off-screen as ' 1 well as on. t* * * yiCTOB McLaglen and Freddie Bars'. 1 - ■ tholomew star together in “The Professional Soldier. ■’ ’ Each won an award in the first annual ballot of the foreign press in Hollywood—\ let or for “The Informer,” and Freddie for his parts in “David Coppeyfield ’■’ and “Anna Karenina.'’ » » * rBEDRIC March has just completed * the most vigorous assignment of his career, appearing in almost every scene during the filming of “Anthony Adverse,’’ in which he plays the title role. The picture was before the cameras for 86 days, using a cast, oi , 93 principals and 2500 extras, and requiring 1150 scenes to be photographed j on 131 sets. I ** * j ■THE Bennetts are evidently popular * with English film producers. Constance has already arrived to play in “Everything is Thunder,'’ and Joan is on her way over. She is to have the lead in the,Edgar Wallace story, “Tito Northing {Tramp.” Charles Buggies is also goitig to England to play in “The World Without a Mask.”

TIT EKE is • much ado in the studio , when .Tun Kiepuni goes on the so; to sing. His page wheels round a white-pointed trolley currying throat sprays, and gargles to keep the famous voice in good order. •* # * tri-EIS Irving, appearing ia new u Bergner film, lost six pounds in weight iu one afternoon. In heavy armour he had to gallop on horsehack beneath the full glare oi the studio lights. * * IGNORANCE of the vagaries of aamp- * fires.resulted in Barbara Stanwyck suffering a badly scorched hand while filming scenes for “A Message to Garcia. ” The star was working with Wallace 'll eery and John Boles in a bit; of jungle built on a sound stage, where she was cooking corned beef hash over a campfire. A sudden burst of flame enveloped her right hand, which hail already become dry and parched through long proximity to the (ire. She was removed to the studio first-aid stu tiph, where she received treatment The Shooting schedule was rearranged • to shoot close-ups in order to avoid 1 showing the bandaged hand. I.* * * TABLES just received from America ' tell of the success of a new song. “The Music Goes ’Round and Around.” Tt has a new tempo called “swing rhythm,” and is to be introduced to New Zealand via the screen, dance bands, records, and wireless. A Hollywood company has secured the world rights for the song hit, and it is to be the featured number in a musical film. I