Canadian Film Weekly (Dec 3, 1947)

Page 14 The most ambitious program 20th Century-Fox has ever offered — 48 pictures — will be released during 1948, Andrew W. Smith, Jr., general sales man ager, announced at a 20th Cen. tury-Fox division sales managers’ meeting in New York. The line-up will include two roadshows — “Forever Amber” and “Captain From Castile,” as well as Darryl F. Zanuck’s production of Laura Z. Hobson’s “Gentlemen’s Agreement,’’ which had its twin world premiere last week at the Mayfair Theatre in New York and the Apollo Thea .tre in Chicago. ‘Captain from Castile” will be sold on a 50-50 basis similar to ‘Forever Amber.” The 20th Century-Fox studio headed by Darryl F. Zanuck, will make available a total of twenty additional specials. The list also includes four specials from Sir Alexander Korda’s London Films and three others from Edward Alperson’s Alson Pictures Corporation. The remaining 18 releases will be supplied by independent producers, including six from Sol Wurtzel, six from Reliance Pictures, three from Frank Seltzer and three from Samuel Baerowitz, former MGM producer. The 1948 program includes ten productions in Technicolor, seven furnished by 20th Century-Fox and three by Korda. Seventeen of the 23 productions from the 20th Century-Fox Studios and two from Korda are either already filmed or now before the cameras. In his announcement, Smith pointed out that picturization of pre-sold novels and international hit plays dominate the 1948 product from his company. He also directed attention to the fact that in 1948, 20th Century-Fox will present the largest galaxy of stars and featured players ever to appear in that company’s prior product for a" year’s period. Product announced by Smith for the year 1948 includes: “Daisy Kenyon,” starring Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews and Henry Fonda, with Peggy Ann Garner, Ruth Warwick and others. Directed and produced by Otto Preminger. “Thunder in the Valley,” in Technicolor. Based on Alfred Ollivant’s novel, ‘‘Bob, Son of Battle,’ starring Lon McCallister, with Edmund Gwenn, Peggy Ann Garner, Reginald Owen and others. 20th Century-Fox Canadian FILM WEEKLY 20th-Fox Looks Great In “48 Feature Program Lists 48 Ficrurest And Is the Most Ambitious. Ever Set By Company “Forever Amber,” in Technicolor. Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, with Anne Rev ere, Richard Haydn. and many others. Otto .Preminger, director. “Captain .From Castile,’ in Technicolor. From Samuel Shellabarger’s best-seller, rone’ Power, with Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, John Sutton, Anne Revere, Alan Mowbray and 5000.. others, and introducing the new star, Peters. Henry King, director. “You Were Meant for Me,’ with a musical background. Starring Jeanne Crain, Dan. Dailey and Oscar Levant and featuring. Barbara Lawrence. Lloyd Bacon, director. “Ballad of Furnace Creek, ie spectacular drama of the are boomtowns, with Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, Glenn Langan, Reginald Gardner, Albert Dekker, Fred Clark, Robert Warwick’ and others. H. Bruce Humberstone, director. “Gentleman’s Agreement,” Darryl F. Zanuck’s production of Laura Z. Hobson’s best-selling novel, starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and John Garfield, with June Havoc, Celeste Holm, Dean Stockwell, Anne Revere, Jane Wyatt and many others. Elia Kazan, director. “Give My Regards to Broadway,’ a musical romance in Technicolor. With -Dan Dailey, Nancy Guild, Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter, Barbara Lawrence Charles Ruggles, Jane Nigh and others. Lloyd Bacon, director. “Call Northside 777,” starring James Stewart and featuring Richard Conte, Helen. Walker, Lee J. Cobb, J. M. Kerrigan and others. Henry Hathaway, director. “Deep Water,” starring Dana Andrews, Jean Peters and Dean | Stockwell, with Cesar Romero, Anne Revere and others. Henry ’ King, director. “Street With No Name,” a behind-the-scenes story of the FBI. With Mark Stevens, June Haver, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Widmark and others. william Keighley, director. “The Walls of Jericho,” with Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Anne Baxter, Anne Dvorak, Walter Abel, Marjorie Rambeau and others. John M. Stahl, director. Starring Linda Darnell, © starring Ty Jean. “Sitting Pretty,” a comedy by F. Hugh Herbert. Starring Clif ton Webb, Maureen O’Hara, Rob-. bert Young ‘and others. Walter Lang,director. “Green Grass of Wyoming,” in in Technicolor. Based on the pop ular book, sequel to ‘Thurider-° head, Son of Flicka” With Peggy _ Cummins, Ives, Robert-Arthur, Charles Co- Lloyd Nolan, Burl burn, Geraldine Wall and “Thun derhead, the Wild Horse.” Louis © King, director. “The Snake Pit,” based on the famous novel illand,with Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Minna Gombell, Helen Craig, Katherine Locke and others. Anatole. Litvak, director. “Summer Lightning,” in Technicolor. Based on George Agnew Chamberlain’s novel,. “Scudda Hoo, Scudda Hay,” With Lon McCallister, June Haver, Walter ‘Brennan, Henry Hull, Anne’ Revere, Natalie Wood,-Edward Gargan, and others. F. Hugh Her bert, director. “Escape,” from John Galsworthy’s play. Starring Rex Harrison and Peggy Cummins. Joseph Mankiewicz, director. “Road House” from Margaret Gruen and Oscar Saul’s novel, “Dark Love.” starring Ida Lupino, Victor-Mature and Mark Stevens. Edward Chodorov, director. “Apartment for Susie, ” starring Jeanne.Crain, with Richard Widmarkand others. George . Seaton, director. “This Is the Moment,” in Technicolor. A romantic comedy, based on the operetta, “Lady in Ermine.” Starring Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., with Reginald Gardner and others. Music and lyrics by Frederick Hollaner and Leo Robins. ‘Ernst Lubitsch, director. “The Iron Curtain,” an original Story dramatizing subversive ac tivities on this continent. With ‘an all-star cast. “Burlesque,” based on the current Broadway. stage hit, with original music. Starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey. “Call Me Mister,” based on the current Broadway musical comedy hit. . The Sir Alexander Korda productions for release by 20th Cen lowing: by: Mary Jane. Ward. Starring Olivia De Hav December 3, 1947 tury-Fox in 1948 include the: fol“An Ideal ‘Husband, ” in “Technicolor. Based on Oscar Wilde's . '. famous play. Starring Paulette Goddard; with Diana Wynyard, Hugh . Williams, Sir Aubrey Smith, Constance Collier, ‘Michael Wilding and others. Alexander ones director. “Anna Karenina,” based on Tolstoy's novel and play. Star. _ ring Vivien Leigh in the title role, . with ‘Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore and others. Julien Duvivier, ‘director. “J Will Repay,” in Teckinicolor. Sequel to “Scarlet : Pimpernel” and “Return of the Scarlet Pimpérnel.” Starring Rex Harrison. “Bonnie Prince . Charlie,” in _ Technicolor.’ Based on a’ novel. Starring. David Niven, Margaret . Leighton and Will Fyfe. Robert Stevenson, director. From Alson’ Productions will _ . come the .following: “The Tender Years,’ based on a story by Jack. Jungmeyer, Jr. Starring Joe E. -Brown, with Jeannie Gale, Josephine Hutchin© son, Richard Lyons and others. “If This Be My-.. Destiny,” based on an’ original story by Frank Davis, who ‘wrote the screenplay for ‘A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.” Starring Robert Cummings. “Rose of Cimmaron,” based on an outdoor drama by W. R. Burnett, author of “Little Caesar,” “High Sierra’ and “San feos nio.’’ Five of the six Wurtzel productions* include: ‘Dangerous Years,” ‘“Half-Past Midnight,’ “Arthur Takes Over;” . “Tucson” and “Ticket to Nowhere. ” The sixth release will be announced ms ‘later. Edward Small of Reliance Pictures: announces these six pic-tures for 20th Century-Fox release in 1948; Two new adventures of Bulldog Drummond, titled “The’ Challenge” and ‘13 Lead Soldiers;” “The Creepers,” a mystery drama; “Santa Fe Uprising,” saga of the lawless Old West; “Killers of the Sea,” a story of man’s fight against sea monsters, and “The Cat Man,” the melodramatic story of a murderer on the loose. Samuel Baerowitz will make three releases, starring Tom Conway, well-known for his characterizations in the “Falcon” pictures. “Oh, Brother” is the first of _ the three pictures Frank Seltzer and his associates will make for 20th Century-Fox release next year,