The Film World

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 36, 15 March 1935, Page 23

The Film World

Film Gossip from Elstree and Hollywood

FTMR: their recent success in "Chyined," it is not surprising to henr that Joan Crawford and Clark Gable are again appearing together in "Forsaking All Others,’ their next M.G M. pieture, due for relenase in New Aeuand this week, In "Forsaking All Others," Joan and Gable are joined hy

Robert Montgomery who is appearin: with them for the first time, The story (adapted from a play in which Tally lah Bankhead appeared) shows Gabi and Montgomery as rivals for Joan, Ji is being directed by William S Van Dyke, maker of the immensely pon lar "Thin Man," NV R. R. L. GRAN'T, representative in New Zealand tor British International Pictures, has received advice trom his London offiee that the feature film to ‘be released in the Empire in connection with the King’s Jubilee, is to be dispatched to New Zealand by air mail, so that it may be released here in the first week in May. This film, which was made by B.1.P, at Elstree, will probably constitute one of the biggest single packages yet forwarded to the Dominion by means of the Anglo-Australian air service. WARNERS announce the cast of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" as follows:-Bottom, James Cagney: flute. Joe HN. Brown; Lysander, Dick Powell; Helen, Jean Muir; Puck, Mic key Rooney; Oberon, Donald Woods: Snont, Frank McHugh: Snng, Engene Pallette; Theseus. Tan Hunter; Ti tania, Anita Lonise, "We are out fo make sereen history." adds Jack Warner, OBL McORBA is no longer Mar lene Dietrich’s leading man in "Caprice Espagnole." Reasons for the change are conflicting. First says Joo! walked out. Second, that Yon Stern-

berg tol him he wasn't suited for the part, Anyhow, Spanish actor Cesar Romera has taken his place. UNIVERSAL and. Paramount haye "swapped" a-blonde for a brunette. Blonde Gloria Stuart goes to the latte" in exchange for Frances Drake, ‘who is to have the feminine lead in Uuiyersal’s "Transient Tady." WILL HAY plays the part of a well intentioned but muddleheaded country clergyman in "Dandy Dick," his latest BI.P, comedy, which, like the enormously suecessful "Those Were the Days," is based an a faveea by the late Sir Arthur Pinero, Tt is a part whieh should form a perfeet vehicle for Mv, Hay’s intensely serious, "uneons¢iously" ridiculous, style of humour, AWRENCR TIBBETT is returning fo the screen fo play in a new musical pieture Tibhett seored grest snecesses as singer-actor in such films as "The Rogne Song," "Ney Moon," and "The Prodigal" He has been out of pictuves for the past two years and Darryl Zanuck, who has signed him on his new contract, frankly admits that he is bringing the: singer back to Hollywood in the hope that he will rival the triumph recently scored "by Grace Moore in "One Night of Love." Trt js interesting to recall that Tibhbett and Miss Moore played fovether jn "Nev Moon’: both were snbseqnently allowed ta leave Hollywood: and both have now been recalled to satisfy the demand for musical pic fures : . (CONSIDERED by many competen! judges to be.Europe’s’ greatest living aefress-an artist in the DnseRernhardt class-Viennese Flizaheth Rergnor was a star of the Berlin stage unti] the arrival of Hitler cansed her ta lenye Germany On the stage she has played Shakespeare’s heroines, Ophelin. Rosalind, Viola Juliet: Shaw’s Saint Joan: and Tessa (her greatest part) in "The Constant Nymph" She made her British film debut in "Catherine the Grent," and followed this by electrifying London theatregoers in "Escape Me Never," Danghter of a Viennese doctor, she is 84 rears old. with red-brown hair and amazingly expressive hrown-velvet eyes-her most striking physica) fea: fre She loves dogs; skates ana swims expertly. She has been directed in. all her films by her husband, Paul Czinner, Garho and Gary Cooper are her favourite film stars WALLAcn BHERY will have the part formerly plarefd by Ton Chaney jn M.G.M.’s forthcoming talkie yorsion of "The Marines Have Laniled." William Haines will play the

same pole that he had in the silent picture, , A NEW YORK message states that Ben Heeht and Charles MacArthur have signed Noel Coward to act in their nex¢ film, whieh is now in production. CHARLES LAUGHTON has been glyen the part of Jayert, the police inspector, who hounds down Jean Valjean, in Twentieth Century’s "Les Miserables," hus he will again act opposite Fredric Mareh, who plays Valjean.