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Section 1PAGE 7, 1 THE SUN, BALTIMORE, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1937 i "Snow White And Seven Dwarfs" On Screen Soon i Films II- Warners Go English Walt Disney, $1,200,000 And The Brothers Grimm U. S. Producers Will SPSS iJfUff UVf Spend $2,000,000 Mak ingBritish Films Cast ing Begins Soon III' k- iMO sill. 2y PizL. km I ISA less than a month to go be fore "Walt Disnys first feature picture, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," has its premiere in Holly-nood as a preliminary to its showing By JOAN LITTLEFIELD London.

JRVING ASHER and Laura La Plante are spending Christmas in Holly on screens throughout the country, movie fans are asking what all the Disney shooting is about, anyway. wood, partly to visit old friends and partly to enable Mr. Asher to cast the There are various answers, the first and most complete of which is that films Warner Brothers are to make in England from such contract players the picture represents the realization cf Walt Disney's great ambition. The as Kay Francis, Paul Muni, Joan If rd TIN'- 1 1 r-; 1 -t TW hi I i J-1 I'- itil: Mv 1 Blondell and Dick Powell. creator of Mickey Mouse and the Silly Symphonies could have gone on and Mr.

Asher discovered more talent i on, devising new and absurd stunts for his madcap menagerie. He was sure for his Hollywood company than any other man in England. For years, he has been making competent though inexpensive pictures at the Tedding- of universal applause. But applause wasn't enough. He had to have more ton studios for British quota purposes, room to permit the creatures of which have given such stars as Ian imagination to disport themselves for Hunter and Errol Flynn their chance in pictures.

For years, he has been the edification of others. The only way to do it was to present the world with a full-length animated feature urging the Warners to make big pie tures here. Now his wish is about to be gratified. In 1938, Warners is to Betty Grable and Rufe Davis do a little strumming in "This Way, Please," which also features Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Ned Sparks and Mary Livingston and will open Saturday, December 11, at the Stanley snend S2.000.000 on British films. It has bought the rights in three West End play successes an amusing com Gladj-s George and "William Ilenry appear, respectively, as Jacqueline Fleurist, charming wife of a French, lawyer, and Hugh Fariman, son of an American millionaire, in "Madame opening at 6 P.

M. Tuesday at Keiths edy of family life, "George and Mar British garet the adventure drama of the doctor turned burglar, "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse and a neat detective drama, which originated in America, "Blondie White." Film Notes Reissues Bette Davis Recalls The Hands That Helped Phyllis Kennedy Signed For "Vivacious LoJy" Actress Given Featured Part In Film Starring Ginger Rogers And James Stewart HotAYwooa, Phyllis Kennedy, recently signed by RKO Radio to a term contract has been awarded a featured part in "Vivacious Lady," which Ginger Rogers $1,000,000 Shop Window In addition, Warners has a magnifi Ahead Miriam Peiris Arranged cent new West End "shop window' picture. Work Started Three Years Ago Work on it was started about three years ago and with it came a turning point in screen history. First a special camera had to be developed at a cost of $73,000.

More than a quarter of a million dollars additional went into the preliminary experimental work. After the story wss selected the Disney army of animators had to draw, discard and redraw thousands of pictures until they got the right mood for the actions of the characters. More than 2,500,000 separate pictures had to be produced for the completed picture, all done in pastel shades of technicolor. As many as 570 artists worked' on the production and included 32 boss animators, 102 assistants, 167 in-between-era (younger students of animation who fill in the inconsequential bits of action), 29 layout artists, 65 effects animators who draw smoke, water, arising on the site of Daly's theater. It will be ready by Easter and more Famine Of First than $1,000,000 is being spent on it Intricate Dances For "The Drum" Robert Taylor Plays Darts Grade March Before leaving England, Mr.

Asher Pictures For There Are Fifty Persons Behind Each Hollywood Success And She Gives saw the completion of and James Stewart will make. Also in a film which marks the debut of a Shift Studio Eyes lb the cast will be James Ellison, Fay beautiful Swede, Aino Bergo, whom he Them Credit Past Successes Bainter, Virginia Weidler and Donald Crifp. thinks may be his greatest star dis London. CINGALESE girl called Derani-yagala, but who uses Miriam covery yet. She is fair-haired and A George Stevens will direct the Pan wide-eyed, with a face that has char TH a famine of first-grade pic By HUBBARD KEAVY dro S.

Berman production. The story. acter as well as beauty. One of Mr. Peiris as her professional name, has Asher's talent scouts discovered her tures scheduled for March, stu written by I.

A. R. Wylie, chronicles Hollywood (JP) arranged some charming and intricate dios are looking over their stock of OVIE stars don't get to the top the romance of a noted New York dances for Alexander Korda's Techni clouds and things like that and 158 past successes with reissuing in mind all by themselves. color picture, "The Drum." She comes young women adept at inking and singing in an operetta in Vienna. She was signed up almost immediately, took a flat in Sloane street, and distinguished herself by learning English in ten weeks.

dancer who, at the peak of her fame, exchanges her career for marital happiness in a small town. For several weeks production has It often has been said there are fifty painting the Disney figures on trans of a well-known Ceylon family and was presented at Court this lummer, persons behind every Hollywood sue cess. Ifi" i 'IwBB and her ambition is to found a troupe of Indian dancers in London and pre parent celluloid sheets. Cast And Stars Come At Low Cost In one sense of the word, Disney been at low ebb because of unrest in the production ranks and the usual number of A films have not gone before the cameras, epics that would in the normal course of events reach the They Include such helpers as make up men and advisers of all kinds- sent her own stage and cabaret shows. frcm hairdressers and fellow players SUNDAY MONDAY PAUL fftUNI In saved money on the start and the Approaching Screen Robert Taylor theaters in the late winter.

to photographers who tell them how "THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" to pose and critics who, bluntly or Kurt Hatch has the role of the adopted fatlier in "I Have Sinned," which is presented with Hebrew dialogue and titles, starting today, at the Europa Theater Has New Hobby New York Pressure kindly, point out faults. They also Instead of trying out London's exotic Slows Producers include mothers and fathers. Hollywood. night life, Robert Taylor spends much ETTLEMENT of the West has ever 1 luv -ri S6UNDAY MONDAY Errol Flynn Joan Uondell With New York executives demand Tilm Memories of his free time in a local "pub" within a stone's throw of his country f3 been a rich source of story ma jj "The Perfcci Specimen" jj ing lowered budgets and revised production methods, many producers have Usually Short i For lu cers Pit rch used supporting cast, for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were taken over bodily from the old Grimm fairy tale and received nothing for their services. Unlike other cinema stars, however, this picture will mark their one and only appearance before the public.

If and when it goes into oblivion, they will have no further existence outside the pages of Grimm, the imagination of the old German's readers and the memories of those who have seen the Jisney rendition. On this point DUney la firm. He not known how soon they may change Hollywood memories reputedly are as short as a busy day. I wondered studios, and they have been reluctant For Screen Production Hoixywooo. Reginald Taviner's original story, whether Bette Davis a typical ex to put pictures before the cameras that SUNDAY MONDAY "Scots am) Saddles" terial.

One of the great dramatic movements of history, it has a fundamental appeal unequaled in any similar event The screen for years has taken advantage of this basic drama which has been presented with a minimum distortion of fact Actualities were so fantastic that nothing Hollywood did could be out of the way and possibly house, playing darts with the habitues. He has become so keen on the game that he is taking a trunkful of dart-boards back to Hollywood with him. Maureen O'Sullivan and Vivien Leigh, who play opposite Taylor in "A Yank at Oxford," were at school together flt the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Rochumplon, nt'ftr London. ample of tedious work and many dis they may have to leave others to appointments before success came I- complete. could remember the names of her Warners and Fox are supposedly sincerely believes, he says, ttiat the whole roint would be lost and audi- fortified, but the others will be forced BirfTK DAVIS SUNDAY MONDAY Mirlene 0tnch Hsrbart Msrthstl In benefactors.

Could she? She could recall all of them. And before I knew it, she had listed them in the order Ten years ego they both had ambi for that reason Western pictures struck a chord of universal appeal lacking in ence would feel let down were he to (to use old films to fill the gap, a condi-put thm In anything other than the'tion that will be welcomed by Home "Fortuneers," has been bought by RKO Ridio and will be produced as a film feature by Isn Marcus. Hero of the sUny Is a newspaper reporter who exposes a for turn: tell ing racket. Ila ia nawiated by hia sweet-lifiirt, who ii'iftiiiiK-w tlti tuneteller to gain the confidence of the racketeers. "ANGEL" a part in "The Wild Buck." The role more sophisticated phases of life.

"The of her meeting with them. of the customers who will be able to production for which they were cre brought her first criliciil attention, tions. Maureen wanted "to fly airplanes," but even in these days Vivian's dfam.it wish wo to )m actreM. Medical students from several Lon Coveted Wngon" and "Cimarron" aie So here is the case history of an catch up on pictures they missed. Bette lists Raymond Moore, director of the Cape Cod playhouse, as one of among the great In film history.

Comes now "Wells Fargo" to take its place among the fine and splendid SUNDA Y- -MONDAY usherette who, with the aid of many people, became a movie star: ated. $1,200,000 Stake In Enterprise don hospitals played the Oxford un Cracic Allen t(Dean her helpers. Moore gave her roles with Ginjof Rojeri Kaihirine Hep hurt dergraduates who ragged and "de- his company three summers in a row. John V. A.

Weaver, playwright- 'STAGE DOOR" Men" In New Musical endeavors of the cinema for it justifies all the adjectives that resourceful Minor Watson and Laura Hope Crews, Altogether Disnev is said to have husband of Peggy Wood, was the first stars of the Moore Company, gave press agents can concoct staked and three years in the project of realizing his ambition Bette counsel and advice. Martha Raye And George Burns Also Are In The Cast Of "College Swing" and blazing a new trail in screen en Authenticity Leaps From Screen to put out a professional hand. Bette was an usher in the Cape Cod Playhouse in Dennis, where Miss Wood was a star. Weaver gave her letters of introduction to New York theater men and through these intro tertainment. me Slo.OOO camera is Provided First Broadway Role With Martha Kaye, George Burns said to have made possible an en Peopled with fine players, bearing and Gracie Allen at the head of a large an authenticity that leaps from the tirely new treatment of color and to provide an illusion of third dimensional depth that has never before bagged" Taylor at Denham recently.

Livss Of Great Musicians Being Made In Films Gerald Fitzpatrick is making a series of films based on the lives of great musicians at Shepperton, by the Thames. He has already finished "Chopin," "Liszt" and "Carmen," which features its composer, Bizet. Anton Walbrook, the prince consort of "Victoria the Great" has taken a house at Hampstead Heath, where he can indulge in his hobbies of riding and golf. He has films to make on the Continent and in Hollywood before cast, the new musical, "College Swing," has gone into production. She feels more indebted to Marion Gering, now a film director, than most people.

He gave her her first big screen, possessing a genuine heart ductions she got her first real job as an actress. TODAY MOM. Joan Blondell ERROL FLYNN "The Perfect Specimen" Other cast names include Bob Hope, interest that has not been duplicated in any recent offering, it is great and been seen on the screen-Rainstorms, Interesting shadow ef Others Who Helped Charles Butterworth, Ben Blue, Edward Everett Horton, Florence George, sweeping drama, emotional, exciting TUE8. WED. McLsn GLENOA FARRELL "The Adventurous Blonde" and inspiring.

Frank Lloyd made Along The Line Betty Grable, Jackie Coogan, John V'- in Howard Estabrook wrote Payne, Slate brothers, Nell Kelly, There follow the names of stage "Cimarron." The two, under the aus THURS. FRI. MARLENE DIETRICH Broadway role, in "Broken Dishes." It brought her to Hollywood's attention. Donald Meek, star of the show, gave her invaluable advice. David Werner, who signed her to a contract for Universal Studio, contributed to her professional education.

During her short but uneventful stay at Universal, Bette met three people managers and directors who gave her fects, jewels that sparkle, all heightened by new discoveries in color, will be included among the effects which are said to surpass in scope anything which can be done in the ordinary motion-picture studio. In one scene the audience will see Snow White's stepmother changed before its eyes pices of Paramount combined on this Skinnay Ennis, June Ray, Tully Marshall and Irving Bacon. "ANGEL" Hvbart Marshall Molvyn Douglat with such gratifying results that 1938, during which "Wells Fargo" will be "College Swing" has a campus back bits. One of these was Cecil Clevelli, who was directing Blanche Yurka. He had enough confidence in Bette SAT.

EBSBBSB SMITH BALLEW In Zan Qray't ROLL ALONO COWBOY" he does another for Herbert Wilcox. J. L. released, will have to strive to ap ground with Gracie Allen coming into control of the college as "dean of to introduce her to Miss Yurka, who SUN. WON- TUE8.

proach it men." I was enough impressed to give Bette Lloyd and Estabrook have taken a Gene Autry in into a witch by brewing a supernatu ral potion and drinking it In an other the trees in the forest will as- il di IS corporation and made it a vital and LLM.l.T-i.ll.l'Ifi.lM'lll- Springtime in the Rockies living element in the building of the who helped her Johnny Johnston, publicity director, who became a fast friend; Mary Bartol, a publicity writer, who convinced Bette girls must be as well-groomed off the screen as on, and Ray Jones, who showed her how to In Wedding Bells Comedy mumc weirc, monster-iute lorms as WED. THURS. West They have taken prosaic inci SHIRLEY TEMPLE "HEIDI" TODAY WON. JEAN HE HOLT Snow White flees among them in terror. Stumps in the pools turn into dents and invested them with the gla Shirley Temnle in mour of empire building.

Whether crocodiles in this scene; bats replace tues. niT7 DDftTllirOC OI HEIDI Wells and Fargo, Express Agents, de leaves on the trees and the eyes of wed. mis. unwiiikiiii in "Life Begins in College" livered the first fresh oysters to Buf FOR ONE WEEK ONLY1 RONALD OLMAfM FRI. SAT.

animals form weird montages as the pose for still pictures. Murray Kinnell Next On List Next on the list is Actor Murray falo, or convoyed gold from California filARLEHE DIETRICH THURS. FRI. to pay the Union army, they did it j'luvcases vi onow whiles imagination are registered on the Disney Jchn Lodcr in King Sclcmon's Mines "ANGEL" i Herbert Marthell Mrlvyn PoP'ilH screen. with a romantic flourish that makes exciting screen fare.

All this has been captured by the picture and added to HINLli BICKFORD and MARSHA SAT The radical departures in this from Kinnell, who suggested Bette for the feminine lead in "The Man Who HUNT in "THUNDER TRAIL" JV I -'i Played God." George Arliss is on her list for having confidence in her. She animated pictures of the past have created the conviction in Hollywood that the future of the animated production is unlimited. Henceforward, got the part She credits Richard with HELEN HAYES MYRNA L0Y ill A ml IN COLLEGE REX it is beaeved. nothing that the imagi Barthelmess for helping her get the lead opposite him in "Cabin In The nation can devise will be impossible Cotton." lor depiction on the motion-picture SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Shirle Temple Jean Mertholl HEIDI WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY Marian Dietrich Herbarl Marihall ANGEL She says Perc Westmore, makeup it is an impelling love affair which provokes tears from the most hardened. McCrea And Dee In Heart Interest Joel McCrea and Frances Dee provide the heart interest in portrayals that equal any emotional flights the screen has offered; Bob Burns as a shiftless trapper and Bernard Siegel as a loyal and monosyllabic Indian provide the humor; villains, valiants screen.

expert, ''showed me how to make my self look better than I really do." Her Claims Biggest Feet Extant In Ilollyicood FRIDAY tUtla Dal Henrf Fonda THAT CEKTAIN WOMAN SATURDAY All-Star Cart ANNAPOLIS SALUTE biggest picture was "Of Human Bondage." She credits Director John Cromwell, Producer Pandro Berman and Leslie Howard there. She says Ernie and history furnish the excitement. 15c Hallcr, who is photographing her now in "Jezebel," and Tony Gaudio made ADULTS EVERY DAY To 5.30 r. M. The plot opens with the formation SUNDAY AND MONDAY Irene Dunne Randolph Scott High, Wide and Handsome TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Shirley Temple Jean Hersholt HEIDI THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Herbert Marshall Barbara Stanwyck BREAKFAST FOR TWO SATURDAY Nino Martini Joan Fontaine MUSIC FOR MADAME of Wells Fargo with McCrea as a messenger.

The life of the concern is her "camerawise." She named a dozen or so more a hairdresser, a secretary and several players. traced through the private fortunes Cecil Cunningham, Soon To Appear In "Daughter Of Shanghai," Is Proud Of Her Dogs Hollywood. Cecil Cunningham, who is working currently with Anna May Wong, Philip Ahn, Charles Bickford and Larry Crabbe in "Daughter of Shanghai," brags that she probably has the largest feet in Hollywood. "No dealer in Hollywood or Los Angeles carries my size in stock, said She also gives credit to the critics. Especially does she bow down low to and problems of this man.

He extends the company's activities to the muddy streets of St Louis, lays out the Pony Express trail, saves San Francisco lOKOflRD Philip K. Scheuer of the Los Angeles Times. i noLT 01 town "He once said that I was the best unnrii actress on the screen," Bette explains. I li "I disagreed with him, but he was from a panic provoked by the crash of a crooked bank, establishes the Butterfield stage line, routes Confederate soldiers who attempt to waylay a gold shipment to Washington. 4CI A.

OM JOHN BOLES OTlllXG wia e.r ir nus 7 Vv KiRWFY SI' 'A nice to say it. BR0APWAY IDWAID ADNOLD JACK OAKIE EDDIE Ihammono I SHUltr H0H-J0HH TRIM! Naish Given Role PFAfiODY furl ovn i TECMHICOLOSI ySUSGrtST in A svtl mm J. Carrol Naish has been added to r. All sT IsV "Fisht For Your Lady" In general, McCrea scampers back and forth across the continent rescuing the nation, aiding individuals, comforting distressed and beautiful FRL-'NAVYBLUESGOLD ji if, tunui I a in A lUflMO the cast of "Her Jungle Love, romantic melodrama to be filmed in technicolor, with Dorothy Lamour and nw rw Cecil recently. She was good-natured and even seemed a bit proud of the fact, as she continued: "I wear a 9, triple and even that squeezes a bit I have to have my shoes made to order, so why keep it a secret any longer? Ia fact I've been hiding my light under a bushel long enough, but I have never attempted to hid my feef that would be out of the question.

If there's any fame in big feet, I de-fessd hero arid sowt" MAAQOTOAAMAMC women and enjoying life to the utmost. if Ntw MABCH OP TIME -S-t MARLINE Ray MUland heading the cast. Naish just recently completed his part with John Earrymore, Lynne Overman and Charles Bickford in "Night Club Episodic in treatment, it unfolds in staccato fashion the history and drama of an era while it adheres to a single theme, that of a nation in the making. IXW.C. OH STAGt-IM PtKtOH HOLLYWOOD HOTEL Rwu Cix ef SO Oawt'et twlnftnt Artltt mm.

DIETRICH, NEXT: 8TARTS TUE8DAV 6 P. GLADYS GEORGE "I Burgess Meredith is one of the featured players who will be seen in "There Goes the Groom," opening December 10 tfee nipEodramfl i.