The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 15

ISA THs OSDEN STANDARD EXAMINER SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 29 1940 S5S i isiiiiiii mm a many magazine stories are purchased for film material They Good Story Is Vital mwti iuwc pal wsp ItlGOdE OF Kid Team Puts-Spark Plug bring as high as with origi nal special stories written by rec Yes To wm 1 I I A 1 1 $3 STURDY OAKIE FOUND ClIAPLRi ake Cinema Success 111 u-IUiMUiil In Musicals Box: Otlices ognized writers bringing an average of $15000 to $25000 Originals are often written in the studio writing departments but their authors arc under studio con- 1 cJIHEfM-LAHD'S 'WORST TASKS' and no extra salary is paid HOLLYWOOD Sept 2S (API- SCEfERfiW One of Deanna Durbin DCSt pic Fourth Marx Star Agents For Actors Writers Producers turcs was written in three days It's to be wedding bells at midnight for Actress Binnle Barnes An important novelist had been And after that it's to be a fam brought from the east by Universal But Ho Taught Shirley to write a special story for JJeanna ily Right now the outlook is for a family of four within a month Actors Who Tackle Ban After six weeks on salary at $1500 For the British actress is to be weekly the writer had hot ytt had 4 11 1 Few Tricks On How Jo Grab Spot an inspiration weu ivuijvvm movie fan magazine writer who'd come mother to two nieces ana a nephew "for the duration" And when the-trio arrives they'll grt By MAY MANX Standard-Examiner Staff HOLLYWOOD Sept 28-Iissen-tial to a good motion picture is a good story Production and direction share equal importance but no matter how lavish the its budget be set at $100000 the cost of a "B' movie dit Often Gringo At Me a Prospect HOLLYWOOD Sept 28 (API- just completed writing an interview on Deanna for a movie suddenly had an idea For three a sister who has been in Hollywood four years Eating as it's done in the movies davs she worked took Until last night Blnnie warn 1 1 By PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Some whittling! from the sturdy Oakie ofttimes comes under "the heading manuscript to the studio and sold Sure JUSt WOCn "er weouing wa or the $4000000 entailed on "Gone XXiVi 4- tVio cfnru that it for $2500 The picture earned of disagreeable work-not pleas- coming off A Sunday afternoon ceremony was spoiled when the Universal over two millions! Rugged Jack Oakie eln counts I Actors who tackle screen' ba'n- fhA Htvi 20th-Foxs "Tin Fan Los Angeles baseball club won its way into the Pacific Coast league If you are subject to having "brain children" that seek expression from your then first get Vtt and gunfire of 1 blank' cart And Hollywood yells lor story good stories adaptable Alley' 'Supposed to be a 1916 ex-vaudevillian turned ragtime com-a hizh tight collar playoff For Mike rannovitcn tno bridegroom-to-be Is the club's ra for films! ridges with greatest bravado frequently will cringe at the prospect of having to nibble on beefsteak or cold turkey them published That's the first step Your published material can be placed with a reliable So says Zeppo Marx one of the four Marx the handsome brother of Chico Harpo and Groucho Successful for many dio announcer vvnen wnme nWru she'd go to work in a new picture Monday they decided on a mid- I who only charges ten per cent of The actresses who have held up tonignt ax tne the actual sale of your story to a nlrfit ceremony bravely through lust about every AGENT ZErrO MARX Aids writers studios Hollywood adopts home of Film Comic Joe Browh studio! Then your brain child besides a thing from cyclones to motherhood have been known to almost faint at the very sirht of a chicken Five of tne six sons of Moish years on the stage radio and the movies Zeppo decided to quit acting and to turn his efforts toward agenting for actors writers and producers He now has an office with a personnel of 10 highly nice fat check "it's In the movies diamond stickpin and fob watch with various gay ornaments Well Don Ameche couldn't keep on playing a piano forever or people might think he'd invented it Oakie says "So" they had to use me I'm not costing much anyway these are his old clothes" I commented that it must be an agreeable change to be working with Alice Faye and Betty Grable after two nietures with juveniles now" Landsman a Jewish rarmer oi sandwich It's not the Quality of food that's another Broadway hit brought the princely sum of $200000 Small wonder that authors are inspired to send their "bi)ain children" to Hollywood for a movie career The government of Turkey has Zeerust- South Africa are in tne services" one being with the British navy and four with the South African army served on the movie set that NEW TEAM Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney (above) are the Emucal team to win laurels in Hollywood Thel rtke Up the Band" and "Babes In Arms" have put them in the highest musical ranks offered to buy all crops its farm ers cannot sell makes eating scenes one of the most heartily detested of cinema ordeals The viands and cooking The actor said he hadn't minded i Gains Radio Famo are of the best The difficulty lies In the quan- that must be consumed And (MM trained efficient people wno conduct all business affairs for 80 of Hollywood's best known authors actresses writers and "directors Only works of-uccessful people are handled by this well known top-notch agency however people Whose names are already well known who are authors of books stories and plays Many writers employ agents highly trained business men with excellent contacts to sell their brain children See Story Shortage Mr Marx says that despite the "Little Men" particularly and as for "The Young People" he really had fun with Shirley Temple When Shirley was queen of the lot people always trying to ceo over her I sometimes saw her rjv He hudder before she Mickey and Judy Sneak Up On Audiences As Now Combine By ALICE PARDOE WEST Standard-Examiner Staff ir-Uev Roonev and Judy Gar- v'e time that must be devoted to its consumption In the movies meals just arent nerved eaten and forgotten about They go on and sometimes for COME EARLY Ph S23 raidAbotit $1500 stage play a novel or a good story in one of the national magazines goes through a studio process before it actually comes to the screen First it is handed to 'the writing department of the studio where expert writers who have sold to national magazines or have had many published books to establish their reputation go to work on them to write the first screen play These writers usually are paid about $1500 a week Secondly the screen play is handed over to the scenario department where it is written for work before the could begin to sparkie ior some 'iviv days srushy visitor And that's one rea Ann Sheridan and George Brent land! This team been graau- snnt five davs eatin MBJiSOaig It theratens to be one of Hollywood's most popular screen combinations Both have earned plenty of laurels of their own but paired single dinner scene in 'Honeymoon for Three" They had kissed for just C62 seconds In th nirtnrp-a new film long- fact that monthly 300000 original stories pour into the mails addressed to the film studios there is still a story shortage Brain chll dren of 300000 writers are crying together they- are bunding one 1 s-vWI a distance record-wmcn nowerfut box office son why Jack Oakie is ace-high with her now: he snarled at the Wonder Tot and stols every scene she didn't nail down i Shirley Giggled If all the Temples" hadn't heen on vacation at Palm Springs when "The" Young People" went into rehearsal Oakie never could have been -in the cast When Mrs Temple saw the list of players she pointed to Oakie's name and said "Get his out of this! I can't have that man in my baby's picture! Why I've heard terrible things cameras For example well take the picture "Brigham Young" The idea of a picture with reliigous persecution as its them to parallel Hitler's persecution of the Jews in movie eating and kissing fTnmft Menus Different drawing attractions of the day In these war-threatening times musical shows will again come to their own and even if the films are BUDDIES If! DAYTIME! RIVALS III DAfiE BOOMING ROMANCE! BOOMING THRILLS BOOMING ACTION IS49's lUt'hmmi Sintafiss it every ucHinj it yea expect iHi fcil Rrwf "hA tn consume the top1 ivr 91 nhrimn cocktails and not musical we shall note a great Europe was first suggested by a vftunc college graduate Eleanor great quantities of roast beef baked potatoes and string beans fivnriav food filming deal of singing in them for singing tends toward casting out the doom Harris new in the writing department at 20th Century Fox studios for adoption The majority are Being returned rejected without a reading A favorable reading was just given "The Rocky Road to Jericho" by Frank CV Robertson of Spring-ville Utah and a scenario of this he says it's his Is on file However with "Brigham Young" just filmed the picture must run its course and public opinion will decide if another Mormon story such as Robertson's "Jericho" Is to be filmed Robertson who Is the author of 67 novels had one of his stories filmed several years ago Professional Group Writers whose names are known Mickey and Judy have already The sirl whose salary might be -C V-eal And be assured his about $75 a week wrote an outline played a good part In putting mu- you can nronosed storv The idea at home during that timet sicaj3 on a popular level for their menus -Babes in Arms" fell just inree nlaces short of being one of the was read by the scenario depart ment about the way he talks and all" However Darryl Zanuck has been using Oakie for many years and anyway this was the last picture on Shirley's abbreviated contract So the plump actor "ten best" for 1939- On the Louis a well known i 1 i A who was writing the strength of their popularity In this film they were teamed in another musical Strike Up the Band" MATi JOSEril WEST formerly of Ogden Max Joseph West 34 formerly of screen olay of one of his novels did not contain any of tnose -victuals Hollywood servants are trained to avoid such clashes ot menus whenever possible During those fiv days Brent not only had to shovel In quantities sf food but hisdialogue also called for him to make romantic -v nnd eneaee in comedy "The Rains for a Fox movie was called into the confer which from all reports is threatening to outdo "Babes in Arms" ence He accepted the offer to In this offering Mickey adds another accomplishment to his "Jack write a screen play to be entitled "Brie-ham and spent al Ogdeh is included in a cast oi radio players who will present a new national radio dramatic program starting Sept 30 entitled "The Sparks of Friendship" Mr an fBert Ransome" Is fea knowing nothing of the dispute remained and behaved perfectly naturally Whenever Miss Temple would drift over and begin twisting his lapel or leaning on his kneei he'd give her a shove and mutter "Get away you little brat" And Mamma Temple would call anxiously "Shir-leee! Come here whose works have received national recognition Their brainchildren are paying dividends In publishers' checks But they believe they have material suitable for screen stories Take Margaret whose i -ii faiontR" list He does a trao And says Brent it's no easy job most a year doing research work- to make romantic speeches nnmber with Paul White- 'mka romantic speeches going into the history of tne mor -mmith half full of roast man's orchestra that Is "quite the talk" In this feat of mastering the drums Mickey brings 'himself just tured in another villain character role of the type for which he has mons and their migration west ward When the screen play was com n't i it 1 vi 1 1' become wfll known in west coast i Mi for which Mr Bromfield and national raaiocai-8 GV' ML' 1 Wkv 111' rMtchti hav been naid it beef or attempting to be bright and funny with a stomach pro-testing against an over-exposure to Cjimp cocktail' Urenda' Marshall's eating ordeal in "East '6t the River" while it Involved no five-day endurance was in some ways more se- little closer to his film father Lewis Stone in the Andy Hardy series for both are leaders of an amateur orchestra and both axe I I 1 1 fn VI I 1 1 The production treats a new was in turn handed over to an ex theme the- Idea of two oia maias who resid4 in a small town called "Friendship" The story features artists of trap drums darling" This was something absolutely new and Shirley loved it But Oakie completely won her by teasing her about having a beau: '-'I hear that boy-friend you're crazy about climb" over the back fence every evening to sse you Aw don't play Innocent Zasu Pitts lives right next door to you and she told It is little wonder that Mickey r- Tl 1 1 mm pert scenario writer in the studio department Mr Lamarr Trotl Mr Trotl whose name is credited with many of the big Fox pictures works on a salary of presumably $1500 a week From Mr Bromfield's screen a young irl Penny Lee wno is being pursued by members of a' big If vere than Brent ur at i'Mana juay are maxing sucn a popu-i 'thaf wav to her liar team for both come from first book "Gone With the Wind" was taken from the publisher's galley and even before publication the book-was -sold to David Selznick studio for- $55000 And how did this happen? All studios keep a big reading staff in their scenario department These professional readers are people with studio experience-who are story scouts By reading a book or a story they can tell if it has the essentials for a good "screen or a movie If the book or story is acceptable they make a 500 word synopsis of the story and send it into the heads of the scenario department There these city gang I who oeneve sue Knows the location' of $50000 burled by She simply couldn't stand the famous vaudevillean parents which or she makes them "naturals" for the play he sets the story for camera -t- -in't Ypt she led stase" Mickey made his stage de action sets description oi cnarac me all about it" So the flustered Miss Temple would triggle happily and after another gangster who was slam The manner in which the two old maid3 Mtfrtha and Abigail Sparks help to eutwit the persecutors ters and locales FHAHK U0RGAI1 make a convincing pretense of but at the age of two years and ntSWMIuS ct them in in the "Our with The scenario is then presented to 1 I A MITIO-OOIBWTN JMAYd riCTUtl Darryl Zanuck production chief aeries He has steadily makes an exciting ana tnmung series of -first episodes- The -pro- uLi -vraHoria Rambeau whq vang- of the for a final okay Air climbed until he is now No 1 juve Zanuck is very exacting and the nlavs an Italian restaurant owner nile actorr Judy made her screen Outstanding script may be changed many times im as Mama Ravioli jv 4 K)in nnd colorful small -town humor synopses are read before it is finally approved ana Herbert Marshall hasn't been to her present position mainly along wiUj a goodly share of thrills set to a which in this in -vi- tv in the same room ones are returned to be lengthened and for added details A 10 to' 12-tjaere manuscriot of the book or through her soulful way oi singing ifv rrambled tzzs and bacon wm A III she had talked glowingly about the actor for several days' the elder Temples decided the Golden Oakie really must have a good heart In' a few days he began trying to coach her in scene-stealing methods particularly to thwart another youngster who was trying to hog the camera When he suggested a way to jostle and throw the other girl off balance Shirley said "I've used that trick for years" ChaDlin Ha4 Mm Licked and sincere characterization of the cident was set for over two millions of dollars A producer is assigned the picture -by Zanuck Kenneth two were first teamed in "Love rpu avw-w story is made and turned to the producers and the actors arid actresses to be read "Gone With the Wind" was read by a studio staff who made McGowan was named for "Brigham Young" and Henry Hathaway the Finds Artdy Hardy" and Hollywood them for six weeks it wm recognized their potentiality imme director Then follow many story DEBS PLAY DEBS 1 diately" conferences A search is begun for Some of ths' musical numbers toon nougu lut in Coffee and Doughnut Scenes Coffee cake probably jiever again the title role of "Brigham Young" Manv olavers are given screen tests that Mickey and Judy do so well a oil "Strike up tne tsana- are uur HOLLYWOOD Sept 29 will taste quite so goou a thousand-word synopsis which eventually was read by David Selznick head of Selznick International studios who later produced the film He was impressed and the story was purchased with all screen in actual character make-up for the robody" "Sing! 0 ttpt ADDED ENJOYMENT Pete Smith' "1939 Football Thrills? Color Cartoon Latest World-wide News part The cast is chosen a busi Tjhrey Bogart and Ida Lupino since Love Affairs" thev had to eat it throughout one sip! Sing!" "I Just "Let's get some real debs for these debutante parts" Director Dave Can't Make My ness nroduction manager and an 6 Oakie is the most expert as well as the most shameless attention-grabber on the screen and nearly all players fear being eclipsed by him But he admitted that in "The Dictator" Charlie Chaplin had him licked Since Chaplin practically Butler suggested to an assistant the art director confer on sets and And Hollywood where carpenters and electricians are put E2ehavew an old Eva Tanguay numberriHeaven Will Protect the Working Girl" "Curse of an Aching Heart" "Drummer Boy" and other day rights reserved A producer's reputation depends entirely on the good pictures he turns out He must be convinced anything' possible yielded four of to work on the mammoth produc tion Costume designers are called entire seven-nour liuuao "High Sierra" And incidentally there's scarcely a star in Hollywood who really enjoys coffee and they're featured In so many lunch counter scenes Last Show Tonight 8:50 "Boom Town" 9:30 the real "to the manor born" many more They're bent on screen careers in to the story conferences and they too spend many days in research department learning the Nelson Eddy and Jeanette Mac-Donald will have- to look to their laurels with these yongsters close these four to the exclusion if ne styles of clothing worn for the pe cessary of the social swirl One is Mimi Forsaythe on their heels 18 riod There or course are excepnuua Pat O'Brien thoroughly enjoyed trnawing on a fried chicken drum- of the late Arthur vv A year later the picture is com- 1 1 daughter There Is little wonder that Do Armstrong former president of a New York metals corporation She wrote the book on pantomme Oakie wasn't surprised to find he couldn't get away with fly-catching or scenery-chewing gestures But he did think he might fool Chaplin in the sound department until one day when they were watching the rushes in a projection room and the star said- "Ah-ha wise do you think you can steal scenes with those strange vocal noises?" They made some retakes next day and after that Oakies behaved as a supporting actor should lores Del Rio Is casting adoring for ine iiiiuus Vkne-All American" But he that the story is will make the best picture possible for the money he plans to invest in its production Producers read as many as a hundred stories a week in the synopsis form- One that attracts them is given consideration The producer calls the agency for the complete story It in turn is then presented to the studio and names of players and stars are considered for the leading characters Important is the fact that a published story or has proven by the success of Its sales eyes in the direction of the famed The New Season Is on Its Way was "educated mostly In Lurope with finishing touches in Connecti Wik precaution nov -ip t-at b-hj young man Orson Welles for it pleted and someone's "bram child has made its movie debut $50000 for Screen Rights -While best sellers bring an average of from $30000 to $50000 for screen rights and Broadway play hits bring from $100000 to $220000 has been discovered" that beneath his mustache there is a handsome cut She weighs 118 pounds is live feet four with hazel eyes and brown heart-throbbing fan-getting hero hair and (donates her earnings to You see he went to Hollywood with the motioh picture relief fumd Jane Patten 21 Is a former uni- Dicgor and Dollar Eclcriainmonl Than Ever Dcforo itv of Washington coed and a his' lip adornment and none of the studio folks had ever seen him without it Now that he has taken it off after the completion of his' Now comes the most popular member 6t a noted Pacific coast PARTS FOR AIRPLANt "Timln ne tnnst rtomilar in fried chicken lor a roonw ueiufe that Besides he got in on only the closing phases of the chicken eating in the Rockne scene A eroup of boys portraying Notre Dame football- players had done most of the heavy eating 'RELATIVE AGE' TAXING FAVORED lumber ramuy one nas an jnrvw OP PDPSSFH WOOD and adopted at any film "Citizen Kane" he is quite the and contract Scombines blue eyes apis price A play that has been a cinema sensation Good looks add IT'S 20 dark hairiand also is five feet four TO RU Broadway stage hit! For it has Louise Currie 23 is the daughter ed to brains talent and temperament well one just never can Till proven audience value ONE AFTER ANOTHER "You Can't Take It With You" 2 pm tell what might happen of Charles Gunther Oklahoma City banker Elliott Roosevelt often escorted her to Washington so If President Roosevelt thinks he Truly one of the cial affairs when she was In the capital She is five feet three is busy' with all his problems right from the pens of Moss Hart and George Kaufman received an all-record check Hollywood payed $220000 for the screen rights to the play That check was split between the two authors and its Broadway producer now well so is his son Jimmy outstanding com blonde arid blue-eyed HERE THEY COME Bing Crosby alary Blartaln Oscar Levant "mmnn en the nmn" This young man promises to be edies of all time The real name of Mary Bovard gALT LAKE CITY Sept 23 fm Tf state Tax Commissioner one of Hollywood's important pro 18 is Mary Veich She comes from a Chicago candy family weighs "The Man Who Came to Dinner" f- ieatham naa nis way umii will be assessed on "rela- 110 is five feet three blonde blue- ducers with "Pot O' Gold" all lined up with Jimmy Stewart starring and Jack London's "Martin Eden" all set' to' go into production with rather than an "actual eyed-V Butler found realism with tne UVB age" basis rwHhinsr the former system as Franchot Tone and Geraldine Fitz quartet ELWOOD Ind Sept (AP) Plastics and pressed wood will be used in the manufature of airplane parts in a new factory to begin operation here in the next few months MIlo Miller president of the National Trailer corporation said today the National Aircraft corporation would start production of plastic wings fuselage and floats for two and three-passenger training planes within 60 days Officers of the trailer corporation have formed the new aircraft concern he reported to use patents belonging to the Rose Aviation corporation of New York City which set up an experimental laboritory here three months ago Miller said the plant would employ up to 500 men "I oBrlv equitable" Lcatham gerald Franchot has been away from the screen just long enough "They act like debs" says ne MICKEY ROONEY JUDY GARLAND "STRIKE UP TH5 0AND" said it had been approved by the rnnvHnn of the National Asso LIONEL BARRYMORE LEW AYERS LORAINE DAY "DR KILDAIRE GOES HOME" to-make his new appearance appre ciated and with Geraldine doing ciation of Assessing at Baltimore! to wear the latest smartest gowns She Is also up for the film "A such fine work these days these Md from whicn ne is just re- Woman's Face" two initial films should do much to launch young Roosevelt on a very The many fans who liked Robert colorful career Incidentally "Martin Eden" was the book that Taylor with his recent mustache will be disappointed to see it shaved WALLACE BERRY LEO CARRILLO in 5 "WYOMir40M TCTOR MATURE LOUISE PL ATT BRUCE CAROT in "CAPT CAUTIOM" inspirted Albert Richard Wetjen famous Saturday Evening Post writer to try the writing profes off in his! next film He will play a Pensacola cadet In "Flight Command" and he can't have a 'mus sion He said "If one lug can do Vi' 1 II i rv -v- i 4 MS'' ffizM H-iM Thrilling ills' A ALSO Finland's One of llilUHH aS" Invasion Mvf "SKI Best 1 PATROL" oxe 1 FfI 5:30 P' to TROUBLE' 1y IkSaU 6:00 I 4ile gUyed ii5 4:10 7:05 10:00 I "Patrol" 2:40 5:35 8:30 tache- and! actually keep within the it why can't another so naval regulations His fans will be Woman ASKS Alimony Vay I was very happy to get the good And Many IMre cn no more disappointed about its re moval than is Robert Taylor him Of $250 Per Month He said he would present it with his recommendation to the remainder of the tax commission Three-Ton Autopsy Is Helcf At Arkansas 'U' 'WATTLE ROCK Ark Sept 28 (AP) The University of Arkansas medical school's department of Pathology last night performed what its officials described as the largest autopsy In this state's history Tessie 7000-pound circus elephant which died Thursday was the subject Using axes saws and other carpenter shop instruments physicians and students discovered Tessie died of tetanus and that she also suffered a lung congestion self for he is used to having it now and likes it new3 that Joan Crawford is "crowding them in" in "Susan and God" Her box office status is rising steadily as a sophisticated comedienne and it is very evident i 4 a at Suit for divorce was on file Saturday in Second district court by Kathryn Humphery against Gra Including "Hit Carson- 'Thief of Bagdad" "Dulcy' "Haunted Honeymoon' "Third Finger Left Hand" "Moon Over Burma' "Quarterback" "I Want a of Fortune" "Cherokee Etrip Rivers EndH and more in the making mat joan nas round her proper niche in fumdom and that she will probably illuminate the list of A little while ago there was a rumor that the honeymoon of Bill Powell and Diane Lewis was waning This! hardly rings true when we hear "of the gorgeous birthday present Diane received from Bill It is a ring holding an immense pear-shapa diamond encircled with emeralds i ham Humphery They -were married Sept 5 1933 at Salt Lake City and have no children She alleges cruelty and asks alimony alleging $250 monthly is a reasonably amount for support money and that $4500 Is a reasonable sum as alimony and property settlement THE favorites once more On the strength of her fine work as Susan she will play the lead in "She Was His Boss" another comedy role which will give her an opportunity.