20th Century-Fox Dynamo (February 1960)

ANATOLE LITVAK MARTIN MANULIS LEO M'CAREY DICK POWELL MARK ROBSON LESLIE STEVENS DAVID WEISBART RICHARD ZANUCK THEY ARE PRODUCING AN UNPRECEDENTED FEATURE PROGRAM SCHEDULED TO TURN OUT 25 SPECIALS ON GRANDEST Continued from page 12 not only for film-making, but also Broadway stage hits running back to 1926. His better known stage successes include “The Great Gatsby”, “Her Card- board Lover”, “The Constant Wife” and “The Furies”. He journeyed to Hollywood when films took on sound, as dialogue director on “River Of Romance” and “All Quiet On The Western Front”. As a director he made “Dinner At Eight”, “Keeper Of The Flame”, “The Royal Family”, “Bill Of Divorcement”, “Little Women”, “David Copper- field”, “Holiday”, “The Women”, “Susan And God”, “Philadelphia Story”, “Winged Victory”, “Adam’s Rib”, “Gaslight”, “Born Yesterday”, “A Star Is Born”, “Bhowani Junction” and “Wild Is The Wind”. NUNNALLY JOHNSON: A former newspaper- man, novelist and contributor to The Saturday Evening Post, he began writing for the screen in 1932. Subsequently he advanced to director-pro- ducer, continuing to write his own screenplays. Among his better known pictures, the list includes “The House Of Rothschild”, “Thanks A Million”, “Jesse James”, “Grapes Of Wrath”, “Tobacco Road”, “Keys To The Kingdom”, “The Moon Is Down”, “How To Marry A Millionaire”, “The Gun- fighter”, “Desert Fox”, “The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit” and “Three Faces Of Eve”. ELIA KAZAN: This outstanding director-pro- ducer became a “box office name” on Broadway well before being induced to create a motion picture for this company. His first was “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.” He heightened his film directorial sta- ture with “Boomerang”, “Sea Of Grass” ,“Panic In The Streets”, “Pinky”, “Streetcar Named Desire”, “Viva Zapata”, “On The Waterfront” (for which he won the 1954 director’s Academy Award), “East Of Eden”, “Baby Doll” and others. He has just completed producing and directing his first 1960 production, “Wild River”. ANATOLE LITVAK: He joined the American production sphere after winning fame in Europe with such international successes as “Be Mine To- night” and “Mayerling”. Since then he has pro- duced or directed “Tovarich”, “Blues In The Night” “This Above All”, “Snake Pit”, “Sorry, Wrong’ Number”, “The Journey” and others. MARTIN MANULIS: This year marks his de- but as a producer of feature motion pictures. Since 1937, when he began directing Summer stock com- panies, his theatrical star has soared with the velo- city of a rocket. This 42-year-old Brooklynite earned lame in television after directing Broadway and road stage plays. In TV he produced “Studio One”, Climax” and the “Playhouse 90” shows. On Sept. 1, 1958 he became executive in charge of all tele- vision production for this company. LEO M’CAREY: He has been directing since the days of the Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase comedies. He is not only a distinguished director and producer, but he has for many years enjoyed high rating as screen and song writer. In 1940 he SCALE EVER ATTEMPTED won two “Oscars”, one for writing the original story and another for directing “Going My Way”. Among his better known works are “Road House”, “The Kid From Spain”, “Indiscreet”, “Ruggles Of Red Gap”, “The Awful Truth”, “Going My Way”, “The Bells Of St. Mary”, “An Affair To Remember” and “Rally ’Round The Flag, Boys”. DICK POWELL: He unquestionably rates one of the most versatile men in the entertainment world. After stage and night-club appearances, he made his film debut in 1932 as an actor in “Blessed Event.” He starred in “42nd Street”, “Gold-diggers Of Broadway”, “Wonder Bar”, “Flirtation Walk”, “Thanks A Million” and other screen musicals, be- fore devoting himself to directorial chores. He pro- duced and directed “The Enemy Below” and “The Hunters” for this company. He also is a leading TV producer. He will produce and direct “Big River, Big Man” and “Solo” for this company for 1960 release. MARK ROBSON: Producer-director of “From The Terrace”, his first for this year, Robson started as film editor and cutter. Born in Montreal, he made low-budgeted pictures for RKO. His first “big picture” was “The Champion”. He followed that with “Home Of The Brave”, “My Foolish Heart”, “The Bridges At Toko-Ri”, “Trial”, “Bright Vic- tory”, “Return To Paradise”, “Peyton Place” and “The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness”. LESLIE STEVENS: He will co-produce “The Continued on page 76 13