Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-19 | Page 16 | Hollywood Now Casting Films with Stars in Wholesale Lots

Star Has 'Difficulties In B lackface Return - 2 Eddi Cantor... H goes blacifac again in a coming motion picture and vn ndi the aititfanc of David Butlar, director, to get the burnt cork on. Hollywood Now Casting Films With Stars in Wholesale Lots By SHEILAH GRAHAM Copyright, 1937, for The Telegram HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 19 The era when one star could carry a picture alone hat departed for good. Nowadays, every big name on th lot that happens to be available ia crammed into each epic. Particularly at M-G-M, where the tops in supercasting and super-writing super-writing is under way for "The Three Comrades." Joan Crawford la being considered consid-ered or the leading feminine part. Robert Taylor and Spenoer Tracy play two of the three comradea. The third will be either Jimmy Stewart or Robert Montgomery. The story, by Erio Remarque, adapted adapt-ed for the acreen by R. C. Sherrlff (of "Journey's End" fame, and currently the script child of Scott Fitsgerald, concerna the 1928 depression de-pression period in Germany, when courag and wealth were at a very low point. Miss Crawford's role Is that of an impoverished, half English-half German aristocrat Production begin be-gin when Robert Taylor returna from hia "A Yank at Oxford" Jaunt in England. The wigs are ready, the rostumrs prepared, the script complete, but "Maria Antoinette." In which Norma Nor-ma Shearer had hoped to make her firat appearance on 'he acreen since the death of Husband Irving Thalberg. la atlll waiting to get before th cameras. There are two reasons for the delay. On, Miaa Shearer ia very anatoua to have Charlea Laugh ton play Louis XVI, and, as Laughton refused to Journey Hol-lyw Hol-lyw cod ward, had planned to bring th mountain to Mahomet by making the film in London. But now Metro haa decided against making the film abroad. Charles Boyer, next In line for the role, haa turned it down In favor of a vacation in hia native France. And ao Miss Shearer's next film is likely to be "Pride and Prejudice," or a modern comedy. . Th Four Marys," by Fanny Hea-allp Hea-allp Lea. starts production next week. The cast tncludca Myrna Loy, Rosalind Russell, Franchot Tone and Melvyn Douglas. The two missing Marys will be choaen after the picture geta under way. The story begins with th first Mary, a great-grandmother. Mary number two ia the mother of the third Mary, a divorce who work aa a book reviewer. Th last Mary la a spoiled modern. Potted notes of th week. . . . Ginger Rogers haa finally been chosen to star In "Having Wonderful Wonder-ful Time." But not until aha completes com-pletes "Vivacious Lady," which re-aumea re-aumea In three weeka, when Ginger returna from her Canadian vacation. vaca-tion. . . . Mitai Greene first starring star-ring picture In Hollywood will be "Fiddieaticka," with muaic by Brown and Henderson. Mltxi reports re-ports October 1, after tha cloaing of "Babes in Arms." . . . Gladys Swart hout. back in Hollywood preparing pre-paring for her next Paramount picture. pic-ture. "Th Yellow Nightingale." in which John Bolea ia opposite number. Jack Benny rides Into Differ picture money with a new contract con-tract to make thre picture at. 1100.000 per picture. . . . John Barrymore la really fettlnf down to work afaln and draws a top spot In "City Hall Scandal " with Lynna Overman and Charlea Bickford. . . . Alice Faye, Louise Hovick Iwhich ia another way of aayinf Gypsy Roa L and Joan Davie will be "Sally, Irene and Mary" In tha film of that name. If David Belsnick clears th ecreen rights to "Rupert of Hent-sau," Hent-sau," top mal spot will go to Ronald Ron-ald Dolman. . . . Th Rita brothers will be starred In 'Mr. Nlckleby Stta Down." a fare musical by Newspaperman Alfred Prowitt, concerning con-cerning a ait-down strike. , . . Irene Dunne and Herbert Marshall are costarred in 'Tha Mad Miaa Man-ton." Man-ton." The picture presents Irene aa a lady detective. Conway Tearle. who haa not been too lucky In Hollywood theaa paat years, depart for Broadway next month to eoetar with Tallulah Bankhead In "Anthony and Cleopatra." Cleo-patra." . ... Myrna Loy ceaaea being tha Ideal acreen wife long enough to ahow you life on a farm for M-G-M's Teat Pilot." Clark Gable ia tha boy who cracks up In her father's wheat field, and falls even harder for Miaa Loy.