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Shangri-L'Affaires, whole no. 11, November 1942
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ON THE SET WITH WALT DAUGHERTY Yes, I have a real bit of news to start off this new column with. Live there a fan with soul so dead, who never to himself hath said, "Yes, I've heard of Fritz Lang's picture, 'The Girl in the Moon'." Well, fans there is where the news omes in. Fritz Lang is now discussing the rights for his famous pic with Paramount Pictures in Hollywood where he is at present directing Seton Miller's production of "Ministry of Fear". Lang originally produced and directed the original "Girl In the Moon" pic for his own company in Berlin in 1933. Paramount wants all rights to the script and Langs service to direct the opus. Twentieth Century Fox has just scheduled 11 more horror films for the ensueing year but as yet no list of thier names are available. Coluimbia is now in its fifth day of shooting on "THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE" starring Bela Lugosi. M. G. M. is now in production of "THE CANTORVILLE GHOST", Oscar Wilde's story ofan English Ghost persecuted by a modern American family that takes over a Castle. The cast will include Charles Laughton, Margaret O'Bien, Robert Young, Rags Ragland, Mary McLeod, and William Tannen. Truly a fantasy of note to be noted. "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" technicolorproduction of Univeral with the usual John Hall and Maria Montez to dazzle is in its 47th day at Universal. "THE MUMMY'S GHOST" (god help us) will be forced upon us very soon with Lon Chaney, John Carradine and Acquanetta taking the horrors.... mean honors...or do I? C B S has been putting out a Mystery program known as "THE WHISTLER". About one out of every three of these programs has been a fantasywith a real good one once in a while. Columbia has purchased the picture rights on this series and possibly we may see one of these with the fantasy angle in production in the near future. At any rate two of them will be onefilms in a few months. I had quite an interesting talk with Claude Rains on the PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE set at Warner Brothers last week.He told me to really expect something of the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA as it is not only a good fantasy but the music and the technicolor is terrific. Rains takes the original Chaney role although not quite so horrible. The character now relies on psychological horror. Art Barnes is considering an offer from Universal to do script work on the U. payroll. "Heaven Can Wait" has a fantasy angle with almost a touch of Thorne Smith in the script. Laird Cregar takes the role of the devil. "DONOVAN'S BRAIN" written by Curt SIODMAK will be produced in September by Republic Studios. That's about all for now but I'll be seeing you in "Passage to Marseille", "White Cliffs of Dover", and "See Here, Private Hargrove -10-
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ON THE SET WITH WALT DAUGHERTY Yes, I have a real bit of news to start off this new column with. Live there a fan with soul so dead, who never to himself hath said, "Yes, I've heard of Fritz Lang's picture, 'The Girl in the Moon'." Well, fans there is where the news omes in. Fritz Lang is now discussing the rights for his famous pic with Paramount Pictures in Hollywood where he is at present directing Seton Miller's production of "Ministry of Fear". Lang originally produced and directed the original "Girl In the Moon" pic for his own company in Berlin in 1933. Paramount wants all rights to the script and Langs service to direct the opus. Twentieth Century Fox has just scheduled 11 more horror films for the ensueing year but as yet no list of thier names are available. Coluimbia is now in its fifth day of shooting on "THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE" starring Bela Lugosi. M. G. M. is now in production of "THE CANTORVILLE GHOST", Oscar Wilde's story ofan English Ghost persecuted by a modern American family that takes over a Castle. The cast will include Charles Laughton, Margaret O'Bien, Robert Young, Rags Ragland, Mary McLeod, and William Tannen. Truly a fantasy of note to be noted. "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" technicolorproduction of Univeral with the usual John Hall and Maria Montez to dazzle is in its 47th day at Universal. "THE MUMMY'S GHOST" (god help us) will be forced upon us very soon with Lon Chaney, John Carradine and Acquanetta taking the horrors.... mean honors...or do I? C B S has been putting out a Mystery program known as "THE WHISTLER". About one out of every three of these programs has been a fantasywith a real good one once in a while. Columbia has purchased the picture rights on this series and possibly we may see one of these with the fantasy angle in production in the near future. At any rate two of them will be onefilms in a few months. I had quite an interesting talk with Claude Rains on the PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE set at Warner Brothers last week.He told me to really expect something of the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA as it is not only a good fantasy but the music and the technicolor is terrific. Rains takes the original Chaney role although not quite so horrible. The character now relies on psychological horror. Art Barnes is considering an offer from Universal to do script work on the U. payroll. "Heaven Can Wait" has a fantasy angle with almost a touch of Thorne Smith in the script. Laird Cregar takes the role of the devil. "DONOVAN'S BRAIN" written by Curt SIODMAK will be produced in September by Republic Studios. That's about all for now but I'll be seeing you in "Passage to Marseille", "White Cliffs of Dover", and "See Here, Private Hargrove -10-
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