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DAILY NEWS. FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1930 52 BANCROFT'S "ROLLING DOWN TO RIO" George Is a Tar, No 'Caveman' in New Talkie; Dix's 'Cimarron in Production Closeups By IRENE THIRER. Doug's Advice Solves Mary's Picture Puzzle By GKOItGE SHAFFER. Hollywood, June 5. Douglas Fairbanks' sadden return to Hollywood, which Mary Pickford All the quarreling between George Bancroft and Paramount has been very nicely patched up, with no hard feelings anywhere.

It looks though, as if Bancroft won't take up his "Caveman role where the film was stopped some several weeks ago (when the star's voice went fNEW YOWCM BROOKLYN ft MM TIMES SQUARE I I FIATBUSH AT DE KALt A. Year Ahead of Other Pictures! "IPliP Different! Daring! Real! I lb" TODAY (f- WD D.D. DAM Vlf back on him). They were saying yesterday that George is studying the lines of a new script, called "Rolling Down to Rio." The actor has two more pictures to go, before his Paramount con tract expires. Maybe, with relations as pleasant as they seem now, the higher-upswill bring along one of those new contracts whereby the old one is torn up, and the saiary chectc goes up.

Bancroft still is a big number with the flicker fans, and he deserves good pictures. And now property department must go after 1,000 cov ered wagons. They're needed for "Cimarron." the picturization of Edna Ferber's novel, in which Richard Dix will be starred at Wesley Ruggles' megaphone. Although no leadying lady has been chosen as yet (there are hopes lor Lois llson, who is familiar with this movie locale througn her appearance in "The Covered a certain brown-eyed flapper named Roberta Gale" has been given an important part. Roberta is a Clara Bow type, casting directors think.

She's only 15. She sings a bit. dances somewhat, and is cute. Wherefore, she ought to do well in 1 11 jtW "Shadow of The Law" rARAMOOXTS Strttint I93t Rommnce with Natalia Hiahml Manas StuHing tUfim TOOMEY Hunted and haunted the law wanted his life a woman his lore Dramatically unique I On the Stjije AT XEW YORK Is Bdkl la a gala orchestral feature! Extra Sptciol Stage Shtml "LANTERNS' Partington's Stupendous PubBx Surprise with the Chinese Whoopee Re-rue sod Pickard's Cbtoeac Syncope tors talkies. While they're turning out the ten hundred covered wagons, Max Ree, art director, is supervising the making of several thousand costumes to be used in the picture.

A camera crew is taking street shots of Oklahoma City, even though the star is not present in them. Dix is finishing up his role in "Dead Game," with Mary I.awlor of the Broadway stage as his leading lady. A large number of Indian braves will be brought from Pawhuska to Hollywood, to take part in the studio scenes. It is believed that "Cimarron'' will not be completed until Christmas time. Remember when Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" was your favor ite novel, when you were about 15.

You'll see it on the talkie screen this season, but we'd better inform you that its title has been changed to "Take This Woman" box office business, you know, although, it shouldn't be hard to get the jAT BROOKLVVNIIi There is Only One wl Mrs- JESSE CRAWFORD i earnival KeveU" I Hoot Gibson and Sally Filers, below, co-star in "Trigger Tricks They'll be really married, June 27. 1 r-S a a. I McDermott Ptibfix Stase Show with I JCOt I gammy Lewi Pani Moore, Marietta! FS? Mary t'ickford now admits she hastened by cables to Europe, has solved Mary's studio perplexities, but may start her toward assuming a lot of other worries on the stajre. Mary wanted Doug here to obtain his advice on the unsatisfactory filming of "Forever Yours," which last week brought departure of Marshall Xielan and Mary's decision to scrap much of the picture ha had made. Consults Her Husband.

Mary and Doug talked it all now announces that Barney Glazer will remain as virtual director of the dramatic side in the film; that Kenneth MacKemi remains as leading man because of excellent work, that two or three new sequences rntist be added, replacing some of those discarded and that re-shooting will begin on Monday, June IB, and end July 1. In the meantime, Glazer, who according to Mary "wrote the best script I ever had," is working over bis story. Miss Pick ford's office explains it thus. "Marshall Neilan was not in a full sense the director of the vuu mil. Sa Willi Ilnviiht A EARLABELJ fffjllji Paramount TALKwradyl Jt X.

"Fit to be Tied" yH Come before six, weekdays sec a complete sliiw in comfort al matinee prices, TO cilno later! IP 1 won't wait a life time for You fans to patronize Ann Harding productions. The blonde actress is fast climbing to the top of the popularity ladder. When she has finished "Take This Woman," she is scheduled to be starred in "Romance Harbor." And before either of these two films hits picture; he was merely in charge of the camera ancles and photo cranny. Mr. Glazer handled the HI dramatics." Lawyer Aided Solution.

This problem solved, presum youve got to get through now or what sends love starved men through steel to -face steel? Now the inside story Is TOLD in .1 nhly with the aid of Attorney Dennis O'tiiien. who suddenly bobbed I 4 into the situation here from New York a few days ago, Mary is assigning herself another chunk of hard work by announcing she will lead a stage troupe in the same story later this summer. "I probably will form another company," Marv declared, after explaining she had weighed the advisability of taking her talkie cast onto the stage intact. New Company of Fine Actors. ''The company probably will contain all the line actors available NUMBERED ME HI 1 in Hollywood at the time, but I Broadway, there are two others to come "Holidav'' and "The Girl of the Golden West." Add another movie wedding for the month which rhymes with moon and spoon.

The big social event of Hollywood will, of course, be Bebe Daniels' marriage to Ben Lyon, set for June 14. But we learn that Hoot Gibson and Sally Filers aren't going to have such an inconspicuous affair themselves." 'Most everybody who's anybody in the film colony has been invited to attend the nuptials of the cowboy actor and the petite actress. These are set for June bally was Once engaged to Matty Kemp, who seems to have faded from the limelight almost as quickly as he sprang into prominence. While Gloria Swanson is vacationing at a California beach resort, plans are under way for the production of her next talkie. She has just finished "What a Widow," you know.

And those who know say it Gloria at her peppiest. Frank Dolan. formerly of The News editorial staff, has just reached Hollywood, with a Pathe contract in his vahse. He 11 work on the next Swanson vehicle. Talking about ex-newspapermen, we learn that Sam Marx, who went to Ho lywood just the other week to try his scenarioistic luck (a six months optional contract), has already been appointed head of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scenario department.

And the Warner Brothers are asking practically pleading with newspapermen throughout the country to submit original screen scripts, all of which will be given special attention. Arthur Schwartz, composer of "The Little Show," has been signed by Warner Brothers to write three original movie operetta scores. New movies at first-run houses, starting today: Capitol "In Gay Madrid" with Ramon Novarro. Cameo "Cain and Artem," foreign film. Paramount "Shadow of the Law" with William Powell.

Globe "Not Damaged" with Lois Moran. Roxy "Born Reckless" with Edmund Lowe. 55th Street "Hungarian Nights, foreign film. the hopes desires hear, ffc hunger or men who look at life through pnron bars Em shall have to wait to see who are available before I can do anything about casting," continued" Mrs. Fairbanks.

Mary's stage cast will perform in Beverly Hills, San Francisco and elsewhere this autumn. Mary will devote the profits from her stage venture to the motion picture relief fund, her pet charity. Universal is making "All Quiet on the Western Front" again, this time in German. But unhappily the studio found it impossible to regather all members of the original cast, tfo has constructed a new cast around Lew Ayres and Billy Bakewell, in their original portrayals. Paul Kohner will direct and will follow Lewis Milestone's version with as much fidelity as possible in what additional scenes have been found necessary.

i ar HH PH f'KS A-al -A al. Warner Bros. Refrigerated WINTRR HARHRN Theatre, Broadway at 50th Street firs ivononot The Strand offers "Mammy" with Al Jolson, at popular prices, Tomorrow, at the Winter Garden, "Numbered Men" with Conr Conrad Nacel and Raymond nackett starts a continuous run. The Eighth btreet offers travel film. Read the Sunday Ne-ws Other picture" houses keep their current attractions..