The Year Was 1938 – May 22
Sharing Birthdays on This Day Laurence Olivier turned 31 today. He was hard at work on the stage in England. He had made a couple of films in Hollywood, beginning…
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Sharing Birthdays on This Day Laurence Olivier turned 31 today. He was hard at work on the stage in England. He had made a couple of films in Hollywood, beginning…
News Around Hollywood Robert Montgomery’s 34th birthday. Until September he was the president of the Screen Actors Guild. The Oscar nominated actor, for 1937’s ‘Night Must Fall,’ has his next…
The News Around Hollywood Just finishing ‘Love Finds Andy Hardy,’ a long term contract at MGM is awarded to Cecilia Parker for her work in the family series. She began…
News around Hollywood Today child actor Virginia Weidler was added to the RKO production ‘Mother Carey’s Chickens.’ She was borrowed from MGM where she was at work in ‘Too Hot…
News Around Hollywood Darryl F Zanuck expounds on the biz – some are saying that negative costs must come down to meet a lesser box office take, but he points…
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.
In the News Fay Bainter’s stock in Hollywood rose with her performance in Warner Brothers’ film ‘Jezebel’ which not only garnered her an Oscar but also earned her a contract…
In the News ‘Room Service’ with the Marx Brothers to begin shooting today at RKO under director William A Seiter. . Director Herbert Leeds leaves for Callander, Ontario, Canada where…
Komedy King Makes a Move Hal Roach announces his deal to go with United Artists for distribution of his films bringing to an end his 12 year arrangement with MGM.…
All Things Robin Hood ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ opens – a WB release, directed by Michael Curtiz, with Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHaviland, Basil Rathbone, Alan Hale. Also opening –…