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99% sure. The dailies were pretty thorough in detailing Morgan's coast hopping in 1934. After she shot MARIE GALANTE, she went east for club dates and returned in mid-October specifically to shoot SWEET MUSIC and start her Warners contract. She appeared on Rudy Vallee's radio show - from LA - on No...

A new thumbs-up review from something called THE DISSOLVE:

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Was Morgan's number for that film shot in New York? RICHARD M ROBERTS No. L.A. The start of her short-lived contract with Warners Are you positive? Because it sounds like Morgan was still on the East Coast doing Radio and Warners shot her audition there. Vallee was still in New York until just befo...

I admit it. I enjoy making Ginsburg out to be a cold-hearted banker with no sense of humor. But why do those fellas always seem to end up at comedy shops? Schlesinger Productions had the same fate befall it when Leon retired and handed the reins over to Warners. What I find even more interesting is...

This one’s a doozy, one of the “experts” over at imd(um)b apparently thinks independent film producer C. C. Burr was a woman: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122991/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 I give you the imdb bio: C.C. Burr (1891–1956) Producer | Miscellaneous Crew | Director C.C. Burr was born on January 30, ...

They had to find work somewhere after Roach foolishly allowed Ginsberg too much autonomy at cutting the fat from his studio. Whoever was running Universal's shorts dept at the time was wise to snatch this talent up. Yeah, but sadly, despite all of the Roach talent, I've never seen any of these Warr...

Michael Hayde SATURDAY AFTERNOON Space was so limited, I had to sacrifice my middle initial. Seriously, thank you, Paul, for asking me to participate. I'm only sorry LITTLE ELF's co-author couldn't join me. My birthday's next month, and this set and a Blu-ray player will be the gift. Counting the d...

I never considered the stage debacle of TOO MUCH JOHNSON to be that big of a mystery. Welles set out to create a multi-media production and when it came time for opening night he only had a one-media production. The lesson he could had taken from this experience is that sometimes it takes longer to...

I don't *think* I've asked this question before on this forum: In October 1934, Helen Morgan filmed her numbers for SWEET MUSIC at something called I B C Studios. I don't know if this was something actually owned/controlled by WB/First National or if they rented out independent space. Anyone here h...

I have to take issue with several of Scott Simmon’s surmises of doubt regarding why the footage for TOO MUCH JOHNSON was never used in the Mercury Theater Production of the play, which you can read here: http://www.filmpreservation.org/userfiles/image/preserved-films/TMJ-press-photos/TMJ-workprint-e...