The Film Daily (1945)

TW DAILY Wednesday, August 8, Minimum 37 Features on RK0 1945-46 Schedul Program Includes Four From Goldwyn, 2 Disneys And Three Internationals (Continued from Page 1) dependent producers, are scheduled. independent producers to release through RKO in the new season include Samuel Goldwyn; International Pictures, Inc. (William Goetz-Leo Spitz); Walt Disney, Frank Ross and Sol Lesser. Six or more features are scheduled for Technicolor treatment, in addition to the Disney productions. Among properties listed for 194546 release by RKO are: "The Spanish Main," in Technicolor, said to be the most costly production in the company's history, with Paul Henreid, Maureen O'riara and Walter Siezak, a Frank Borzage production with Robert Fellows as executive producer and "The Bells of St. Mary's," Rainbow Production produced and directed by Leo McCarey, co-starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman, from a story by McCarey with screenplay by Dudley Nichols. "The Robe," from Lloyd C Doug• las' best seller, will be made in Technicolor by Frank Ross, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, while "The Strange Adventures of Sinbad," in Technicolor, is to be produced by Stephen Ames from a screen setting by John Twist and George Worthing Yates. Two Ginger Rogers starrers are scheduled, "Heartbeat" directed by Sam Wood, ard produced by Robert and Raymond Hakim, and "The Great Answer" (tentative title). Gary Grant also is scheduled to star in two films. In "Notorious" Ingrid Bei'gman will co-star with Alfred Hitchcock as producer-director. Second, "A Very Remarkable Fellow," will be produced by Harriet Parsons. Four Goldwyn Films Samuel Goldwyn is down for four productions. "Wonder Man," in Technicolor, stars Danny Kaye with Virginia Mayo and Vera-Ellen, and the same trio will co-star in "The Kid from Brooklyn," also in Technicolor, while the others will be "Earth and High Heaven," from the Gwethalyn Grahan novel, and "The Bishop's Wife," from Robert Nathan's novel, probably starring Terese Wright. Three from International International Pictures' three contributions will be "Tomorrow is Forever," co-starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles and George Brent, based on Gwen Bristow's Ladies Home .Journal novelette; "Up Front — ^With Mauldin," from the cartoon series, and "Along Came Jones," costarring Gary Cooper and Loretta Young, which marks Cooper's debut as a producer-star, Re-release for "Pinocchio" Walt Disney's feature length contributions will be "Make Mine Music," in Technicolor, combining show business names with Disney characters. Cast thus far includes Dinah Shore, the Andrews Sisters, Benny Rathvon Sees Fine Entertainment Season In RKO Announcement of Talent^ Stories Commenting on RKO Radio's 1945-46 program, N. Peter Rathvon, president of RKO Corp., yesterday said, "A flow of good pictures is guaranteed by the type of films announced by RKO Radio. Under the guidance of Charles W. Koerner, vice-president in charge of production, our pictures have steadily grown in public favor, with their timeliness, drama and entertainment qualities. Our own productions, augmented by those of our important independent affiliates, make an impressive list of top talent and fine stories. They add up to a season of fine entertainment." Goodman, Nelson Eddy, the Pied Pipers, the King's Men, Sterling Holloway, David Lichine and Riabouchinska. Re-issue of "Pinocchio" is also included on the 1945-46 schedule. Dick Powell will co-star with Walter Siezak in "Cornered," produced by Adrian Scott with Edward Dmytryk directing from a script by John Paxton, and will star in the tentatively titled "If This Be Known." Lasky-LeRoy Prodduction "Thanks, God, I'll Take it from Here," will be a Jesse L. LaskyMervyn LeRoy production, with LeRoy directing. Co-stars Claudette Colbert and John Wayne, in a script based on an unpublished novel by Jane Allen and Mae Livingston. Two Joan Fontaine starrers are scheduled, "All Kneeling," from Ann Parish's novel, and "All Brides Are Beautiful," from Thomas Bell's book. Pat O'Brien and Adolphe Menjou will star in "Man Alive," with Ellen Drew and Rudy Vallee, and O'Brien and Walter Siezak will co-star in "Galveston." Stars of "Johnny Angel," based on Charles G. Booth's Liberty serial, "Mr. Angel Comes Aboard," will be George Raft, Claire Trevor and Signe Hasso. "George White's Scandals" will co-star Joan Davis and Jack Haley, with production by White and direction by Felix Feist. Haley will also co-star in "Sing Your Way Home," with music and lyrics by Allie Wrubel and Herb Magidson. Cantor to Produce Davis Western Eddie Cantor will produce and costar with Joan Davis in a musical Western, tentatively titled "The Calico Kid," and Dorothy McGuire, George Brent and Ethel Barrymore will co-star in "Some Must Watch," produced by Dore Schary with Robert Siodmak directing. "Sister Kenny," from Dudley Nichols original, will star Rosalind Russell; Randolph Scott is the star of the big budget Western, "Badman's Territory," while "First Yank Into Tokyo" features Tom Neal, Barbara Hale and Marc Carmer. Co-stars of "Desirable Woman,-" will be Joan Bennett and George Brent with production by Val Lewton. Principals of "Eieadline at Dawn," are Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas and Bill Williams, from the novel by William Irish, adapted by Clifford Odets. Robert Young, Frank Morgan and Barbara Hale will co-star in "Lady Luck" (tentative) while co-stars of "Who Is My Love?" (tentative) will by Myrna Loy and Paul Henreid. "They Dream of Home" is a service man adjustment story. Three Series Continued First of a series based on Chester Gould's comic strip will be "Meet Dick Tracy, " with Morgan Conway playing the title role, and the Tarzan series will be continued with "Tarzan and the Leopard Man," starring Johnny WeissmuUer, Brenda Joyce and Johnny Sheffield in a Sol Lesser production directed by Kurt Neuman. Tom Conway will star in "The Falcon m San Francisco," with Rita Corday and Sharyn Moffett. Leon Errol starrers will be "Mama Loves Papa," with Elisabeth Risdon, Edwin Maxwell and Emory Parnell, and "Riverboat Rhythm," with Glen Vernon, Joan Newton and Frankie Carle. "Radio Stars on Parade," will star Wally Brown, Alan Carney and Frances Langford with Ralph Edwards' "Truth or ^Consequences" company, Skinnay Ennis and band, Don \Vilson and Tony Romano, RKO's new Western star, James Warren, will appear in "Wanderer of the Wasteland," from the Zane Grey novel. "Dmg Dong Williams," based on the Richard English Collier's stories, will introduce Richard Korbel, boy pianist, while principals of "A Game of Death," from Richard Connell's short story, "The Most Dangerous Game," will be John Loder, Audrey Long and Edgar Barrier. Company's shocker contribution will be "Isle of the Dead," starring Boris Karloff with Ellen Drew, Marc Carmer, Katherine Emery, Helene Thimig and Alan Napier, produced by Val Lewton. Cast of "Hotel Reserve" includes James Mason, Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell, Herbert Lom and Julien Mitchell. 143 One-reelers, 33 Two-reelers One-reel shorts, totaling 143, include 104 twice weekly issues of Pathe News, 18 Walt Disney Technicolor cartoons, 13 "Sportscopes" and seven "Flicker Flashbacks." Thirtythree two-reelers include 13 "This is America" releases, six Edgar Kennedy and six Leon Errol comedies, four "Headliner Revivals" and four Ray Whitley musicals. Theat. Ads Up In Chi. Chicago — Theater owners here report that city's newspapers are now allocating more advertising space to places of amusement. *%B ^%f^ 'M 8| JLOOXJ %^IZ uosduioqi jcaq-sai 'm See Swiss Market fol I: (Continued from Page 1) European Theater which has/ij declared surplus will probablj^ takers in Switzerland. Business not been good enough in the theaters in the country to offer m hope for the sale of new equipm according to a study released to by Nathan D. Golden, U. S. Dep ment of Commerce pix chief, based upon reports, from Roberl Cowan, U. S. vice-consul in Zuri Nearly 90 per cent of the pro tion equipment in Swiss theati of German origin. Cowan re with most of the remainder Du General condition is fairly good, though most of the machines an years or more old. 16 mm. Interest High Swiss exhibitors are in the habi buying second-hand, and are bee ing extremely interested in the I sibilities of 16 mm. projection, they appear to offer a bright mai for American manufacturers to re with Army surplus, especially si the Army surplus will include a s able quantity of 16 mm. projector: Establishment of new theatersi Switzerland is highly unlikely , view of the agreement between tribs. and the two Swiss exhibitor i sociations that no new houses sho be serviced with films. This mon oly arrangement has functioned si 1935, keeping the number of openings in that time to abouli dozen. The story on sound equipment about the same as that for pro^ tors. No American sound systems being used in Switzerland tod largely as the result of a cai agreement reached in 1930 betw American and German manufact ers which reserved the Swiss mar for the Germans. The outright s policy of the Germans is more p ular than the rental-and-service j icy most American sellers have lowed in Europe, and if Gern equipment is available it will be hi to sell American machines. German Biz Questionable Arc lamps and accessories hi been mainly of German origin, bu is uncertain how much of this equ ment post-war Germany will be p mitted to produce or export. There ai-e three production stud in Switzerland, but because country has no common langus production has never been a ma industry there. If production she be revived after the war, howeM much new equipment will be quired. Col. Billy Rendon Dead New Boston, O. — ^Col. Billy Ri don, pioneer actor, and one time erator of The Lyric, died of a ce bral hemorrhage.