SCREEN GOSSIP

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1935, Page 8 (Supplement)

SCREEN GOSSIP

Charles Boyer, the popular French leading man, will make one picture ,a year for RKO Radio. ♦ * * *

A further Margaret Kennedy story, “Come Live With Me,” will shortly be produced, under the supervision of Basil Dean. Victoria Hopper and Stephen Haggard will have the leading parts. j •.* ■■ * . * * ■ 1 The leading role in “Ten Minute Alibi,” from A. Armstrong’s famous play, is taken by Phillip Holmes. Opposite him is Aileen Marson.

Bill Robinson, acclaimed as the world’s greatest tap dancer, demonstrates the terpsichorean wizardry which has made him an international favourite in * “Hooray for Love,” RKO Radio musical featuring Arm Sothem and Gepe Raymond.

Representations of hundreds of the i -world’s rarest books were made for use in RK.O. Radio’s “Chasing Yesterday,” starring 16-year-old Anne Shirley, who rose to. fame in “Anne of Green Gables.”' # * * * Alexander Korda, through London Films, announces six pictures: “Elizabeth of England,” “Whither Mankind?” "Lawrence of Arabia,” “Elephant Boy,” \ “Young Mr. Disraeli” and “Nijinski.” i Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 'have bought “The Hands of Orlac,” a 12-year-old Viennese film. It will be remade under Karl Freund’s direction, and it is . probable that Peter Lorre will be borrowed from Columbia to star in it. # *. * *

Mae West selects as the six most romantic men she has known: Gary Cooper, Clark. Gable, Paul Cavanagh, George Raft, James Cagney and Bmg Crosby. The late Rudolph Valentino is her hero. ’ ' ' * * * • The first of Gracie Fields’ new musical film* under her 1935 contract-by which she receives £50,000 per film—is entitled “Look Up and Laugh” It has now been completed and is due for English release.

Hlifisa Landi, who is both actress and author, with four published books to her credit, has recently made a resolution to leave -writing strictly alone while working 1 on a picture, and vice versa.

Gary Cooper never wears make-up in his pictures because he believes that it tends to destroy the reality of a man’s face on the screen.

Joe E. Brown, James Cagney and Dick Powell had such fun out of playing in flie Shakespearean drama “Midsummer’s Night Dream” that they have decided to start a “Midsummer’s Night. Dream” Club; the idea being to do a stage version of the drama each year. All the cast members and the techmeal crew have promised to join. •*, * •

James Elroy Flecker’s play “Hassan” is now being cast at Ealing for early production. Various colour processes are being tested and should a suitable method be found this production will be Traria in colour. This would be the first English all-colour motion film since the advent of talkies. The original Delius music will be incorporated. >■„ *. • * ! * ■, * Casting for “The Three Musketeers” is well under way. Paul Lukas will be Athos, Onslow Stevens will be Aramis; Alan Hale is being considered for Porthos; the actor who will portray D’Artagnan was mooted to be Francis Lederer, but this is not definite. Margot Grahame will be “Milady,” Rosalind Pinchot the queen, and Heather Angel Constance.