The Year Was 1938 – May 17
News Around Hollywood Sam Briskin, producer, left RKO last November, being recalled to Columbia to an executive producer post. He had been there between 1926-1934.
The Year Was 1938 – May 10
News at the Studios 20th Century Fox calls off their 2 million dollar building plan for two reasons: 1) the unsettled state of the foreign markets, and 2) the current…
The Year Was 1938 – May 9
Actors in the News Comedienne Joan Davis was taken to the hospital after a fall when doing a knockabout dance number with Buddy Ebsen in “My Lucky Star” at 20th…
The Year Was 1938 – May 7
John Ford returns from Hawaii after a five weeks there, and meets with Zanuck about his next film for 20th Century Fox. An action film about midget subs in the…
The Year Was 1938 – May 6
Opening day for ‘Jones Family in Paris’ from 20th Century Fox and ‘Torchy Blane in Panama’ from WB, two series that will continue in 1939 . Long pending deal whereby…
The Year Was 1938 – May 5
It’s Tough Being a Kid at 24 The Jackie Coogan case is in the news. At question was how did the fortune he earned as a child actor (e.g. Chaplin’s…