PICTURES BY -COLUMBIA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 192, 15 August 1931, Page 18 (Supplement)

PICTURES BY -COLUMBIA

I ’ , PROGRAMME TOR 1931-32. > • Columbia’s rapid progress during the year was climaxed recently by the announcement of its 1931-32 program, the most elaborate ever undertaken by the company. The success of such films as 44 Africa Speaks.” “Charley’s Aunt,’’ 4 4 Brothers,” 4 ‘The Criminal Code,” “Tol’able David” and 44 Dirigible,” has brought about a determination that during the coming year Columbia will ; concentrate upon turning out a superior quality of production. The company | "ffers for the coming year an impressive line-up of 26 major productions supplemented by two series of outdoor action dramas, 104 short subjects and 8 ra vehicles produced in foreign language. ie Listed among the 26 major productions are:—Two vehicles starring Barbara Stanwyck, three productions !t . starring Jack Holt alone, one feature a co-starring Holt and Ralph Graves. |( j Two Edgar Wallace stories, selected to from the author’s prodigious list. “Pagan Lady” from the famous stage play, which will star Evelyn Brent, i-j. who will be supported by such artists <t » as Conrad Nagel, Roland Young, Wil,Q Ham Farnum, Gwen Lee, Lucille Glea son and others. As a result of the treL j mendous success achieved by the currig rent series of outdoor production static ring Buck Jones, the company will q make another series with the rugged star. They will also make eight Tim i; McCoy productions, which will be an ' entirely different group of action pictures—a fast moving series of human ! dramas of the colourful West. a- Marilyn. Knowldeik, aged four, atlis traded so much attention on the streets ad of San Francisco and Oakland that heriw parents took her to Hollywood, where ag Paramount discovered her and cast her I in 44 Women Love Once.”