'meg", verb of unknown meaning, 1930

[Joel S. Berson]

Variety, 1930 Nov. 12 (Wed.), p. 4, col. 5.  Microfilm.

"Universal will not foreignize 'Half Gods.' George Melford, slated to
meg, has been switched to 'Boudoir Diplomat.' Arthur Gregor, who was
to direct the latter, is off the payroll temporarily. He will return
to make the Spanish "Resurrection."

"meg', verb, not in OED Online; unknown meaning, unknown transitivity.

["meg" is quite clear, but perhaps some other three letters were
intended.  This is a "briefly rewritten extract" from "Variety's
Hollywood Bulletin" (published Saturdays), which was "placed as a
wrapper upon the regular weekly 'Variety'" and which "does not
circulate other than on the Pacific Slope."  If anyone, such as
Garson, can turn up the unrewritten item from the Hollywood Bulletin,
dated I assume Nov. 8, perhaps it contains enough context to
determine what "meg" means.]

Joel

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