AMERICAN SETTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 174, 24 July 1936, Page 10

AMERICAN SETTING

AN ENGLISH FILM EDGAR WALLACE STORY I Albert de Courville began production in England recently of a talkie in I which all the action is in America and all the players except one are American—but he will not film any of it in 'America. This is the first time a big 'English talkie has been made with an all-American setting. I The film is an adaption of Edgar Wallace's "The Northing Tramp" and thfi leading players are Constance Cummings, Hugh Sinclair, and Noah I Beery. I “I am prepared for a lot of criti|cism when our film reaches the I United States," Mr. de Courville said. “but I do not see why we should not try to make films of American subjects. Hollywood has made enough English stories! “I shall be helped by having 26 American players, including David Burns and William Butler Hixson and others of the cast of the play, ‘Three iMen on a Horse’ now running in the (West End. In the past it has been idiflicult to get enough good American ' players for this sort of thing. I "Our film will be made almost entirely.in the Shepherd’s Bush studios of Gaumont-British. We shall use I backgrounds already filmed in I America for the picture . | "After a lot of searching we have also discovered in Surrey a spot which will do splendidly to represent the American-Canadian border. There we have built shanties and customs houses and have covered over a piece of road which was too civilised for our purpose.” Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, now teamed in Paramount’s “Desire" also appeared together in "Morocco," Miss Dietrich's first picture in Holly-

Goldwyn Film Flashes. Elizabeth Bergner and her directorhusband, Paul Czinner, have been signed to a five-year contact by Samuel Goldwyn on behalf of United Artists. The combination will make three pictures for U.A. release at the new Korda studio at Denham. The lirsl. of the trio will be Sir James Barrie's "The Boy David," the second George Bernard Shaw's “St. Joan," and the third. Jack London's "Little Lady of the Big House." “Tlic White Angel is Finished.” The final sequence of "The White Angel," formerly called "Angel of Mercy” starring Kay Francis has been filmed. This production, one of the most elaborate and important of the season, presents on the screen the life-story of Florence Nightingale. The cast of the principals is the largest ever assembled at the Warner Bros. First National studios for any pictures with the single exception of "Anthony Adverse.” “Veterans of Future Wars.” In this era of timely topics, on the motion picture screen, Warner Bros, announce a forthcoming production sc timely that it borders on the futuristic. "Veterans of Future Wars" is the title that will be borne by a picture now in active preparation at the company’s studios. Dalton Trumbo one of the Warner scenarists, is at work on the screen play, which will be in the hands of the production executives very shortly. Then the "shooting" (that is cemera shooting) will begin as soon as possible. A report from the studios announcing "Veterans of Future Wars" express the anticipation that the film “will not only make fine entertainment but will create much discussion.” Details concerning cast, direction, etc., will be available in the very near future.