Cinema . . . Snapshots.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20277, 20 August 1937, Page 4

Cinema . . . Snapshots.

Claudette Colbert.

Claudette Colbert should be feeling happier about her Immediate future than her

recent past. She will be directed by comedy-mas-ter Lubitsch in Blue beard ’ s Eighth Wife.” liighly successful stage comedy in i which Madge Titheradge starred in London. Another brig li t possibility is she may play in “ TovariV.ii ” wit h Charles Boyer. 4 Either of these should give her that big comedy chance she just lias not had since “ She Married Iler Boss.”

“ Moonlight Sonata.” Marie Tempest, doyen of the British stage and Its best-loved actress, attained her 72ncl birthday this year, and has celebrated her 50th on the stage. “ Moonlight Sonata,” in which she appears with Paderewski, is her first “ talkie ” appearance, but she made one silent film In 1921, entitled ‘‘ Mrs Plum’s Pudding,” which was produced In Hollywood by Universal. Her life on the stage has been one long list of triumphs, and her career in talking pictures is actually the sixth experienced by this remarkable woman. Starting as a concert singer, she later sang in opera, and then became a musical comedy actress before appearing In straight plays and distinguished herself as the finest light comedy actress of all time.

{bout Picture People.

FROM FILM WEEKLY. Joel McCrea has become the olive branch between Sain Goldwyn and Paramount. Original bone of contention was Gary Cooper. Paramount just couldn't forgive Sain for capturing Gary’s signature. Now, however, Paramount want Joel for “An Empire Is Horn,” the Wells-Fargo saga which Frank Lloyd is. producing. It would fit in quite nicely after “ Dead End ” on which Joel has Just started. And as Mr Goldwyn Is lending Joel, Paramount will forget about Gary. Incidentally, the “ unknown actor ” for the part in “ Hurricane ” which Joel slopped out of Is Jon Hall. Cousin of James Hall, co-author of the story, he has appeared in small parts as Lloyd Crane. Harold Lloyd, whom you probably haven’t forgotten, starts work again. Picture Is called “ Professor Beware,” and Harold will appear as a professor of archaeology in a co-ed college. Harold almost rivals Chaplin for the time lie takes off between pictures. it’s a good eighteen months he made “ The Milky Way.” Everybody welcomes Lloyd’s nearannuals, but I’m always afraid one day he’ll roally stop and nobody’ll notice. Funny thing though, lie does not seem to get out of practice. Harold’s leading lady will probably be Marsha Hunt, Paramount's very promising starlet who never seems to I bo given the chances she lias earned several times over by performance. Comedian's heroines are often only stooges, but Harold did nicely by Constance Cummings in “ Movie Crazy.” So perhaps his emergence from his shell will bo lucky for Marsha. Vlotor Schertzlner—director, composer and pretty well everything else of the original singing success, “ One Night of Love ” —is making a musical for Grand National. Title, ” Some- | thing to Sing About.” Song-and-dance star, James Cagney. Cagney has sung and danced on tho screen before, but he must bo a bit rusty. lie’ll follow the fashion and appear as a band-leader. Idea seems to be to make two for the price of one, a Schcrtzinger musical and a Cagney feature. News puts “ Dynamite,” which was postpones the 'departure from Grand National. Hope Hampton, silent star of the early nineteen-twenties, is the latest singing star at Universal. Miss II imp|.*n. popular In a picture called “The Gold Diggers" back in She sang at, the Chicago (»pera, C ;md at the Opera Coini.ni.> in Paris. Sin* also married a millionaire. Jules Brulafour. His millions can’t keep her oIT the screen. First picture will be “ Riviera.” Jerome Kern operetta, which Universal kept on lee till they could ihni the Hope, tiiey say. Is it. Not starting for a month or two yet.

FLASHES. A rKLYYN DOUGLAS Is Or, * 1 Moore's new leading man - Tho Sound of Your Yo.ce,” sta ing any day now. \DKLKINE CARROLL and Frnr began directing recently. piINST LUBITSCH may Appear Napoleon in c cil b. De MCI ’ Buccaneer.” Lubitseh used to uu actor and always longed to p Napoleon. M v RT,KM; DIETRICH Is reviving , v ' iit ... „• painted with g dust. _ ..