▁about ▁two ▁news re el ▁cam er amen , ▁originally ▁titled ▁News ▁Re el , ▁Harold ▁Sh um ate ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁screen writer . ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁R K O ▁further ▁announced ▁that ▁Sarah ▁Y . ▁Mason ▁and ▁William ▁Ul man , ▁Jr . ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁on ▁the ▁screen play . ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁earlier ▁worked ▁on ▁another ▁film , ▁H ock ▁Sh op . ▁ ▁In ▁April , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁two ▁cam er amen ▁from ▁the ▁Pat he ' ▁news re el ▁group ▁were ▁being ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁consult ▁on ▁the ▁film , ▁still ▁tent atively ▁titled , ▁News ▁Re el . ▁Further ▁Pat he ▁participation ▁was ▁developed ▁when ▁Jack ▁Con n olly , ▁Pat he ▁News ▁general ▁manager ▁was ▁flow n ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁to ▁consult ▁on ▁the ▁picture . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁R K O ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁film , ▁now ▁no ▁longer ▁being ▁called ▁News ▁Re el , ▁but ▁simply ▁an ▁un t itled ▁film ▁about ▁the ▁news ▁re el ▁business , ▁would ▁begin ▁film ing ▁in ▁early ▁May . ▁ ▁R K O ▁announced ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁that ▁Eric ▁L inden ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁Also ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁May ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁R K O ▁was ▁changing ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁from ▁News ▁Re el ▁to ▁Head line ▁Sho ot ers .