Modern Screen (Dec 1954 - Dec 1955)

he copped the lead in Broadway's Me And Juliet, made a successful recording of the song from High Noon — and some thirteen less successful discs. But with Davy Crockett he came into his own, turning out the top recording of the ballad, and selling over two million copies. The grateful type, he is to be seen regularly these days attired in a coonskin cap and showing no disposition to remove it, except for the most formal occasions. • The weirdest assignment in town went to Walter Schuman, who was asked to do the background music for The Night Of The Hunter. One scene proved just a little difficult. Bob Mitchum giving vent to maniacal laughter as two children elude his attempts to kill them! Mitchum is standing in water up to his waist, knife in hand, screaming and watching the two kids in a rowboat paddle away just out of his reach. The music for it will be out on records soon, and we wouldn't miss it for the world. • Perry Como is officially the most relaxed crooner around, but Bing Crosby is in a class by himself. Hat on head and pipe in mouth he's been known to record while drifting down a channel in a boat, while surrounded by forty basketball players, with a golf club in hand, between holes and — most incredible of all — at seven in the morning. He has done his show from the maternity wing of a hospital and from a spot in Canada so cold that while he sang "In The Still Of The Night," all around him ice-blasters were going full speed. And the song had all the quiet grace it would have had in a candle-lit room. The secret, according to a producer who's known Bing for nineteen years, is that nothing — but nothing — fazes him. "He's so well organized, he's relaxed." Ralph Phillips— WFBR — Baltimore, Md. "My favorite MUSIC FROM HOLLYWOOD is by Frank Sinatra. Two movies mark the high point in his career. From Here To Eternity won him an Academy Award and his recording from Young At Heart won him a gold record. It couldn't happen to a greater guy." Jay Michael — WCAE-Pittsburgh, Pa. "My favorite MUSIC FROM HOLLYWOOD is the great big top movie song 'Unchained Melody.' When you hear that haunting strain it really does things to you. My listeners feel the same wa\ about it." Month's Best Movie Albums "MOVIE THEMES FROM HOLLYWOOD" by Dimitri Tiomkin and his orchestra. Coral Records CRL-57006 (12" LP) "High And The Mighty," "The Champion," "A Bullet Is Waiting," "Strange Lady In Town," "Dial M For Murder," "Return To Paradise," "High Noon," "Land Of The Pharaohs," "Duel In The Sun," "Lost Horizon," "I Confess." Dimitri Tiomkin, who won this year's Academy Award for his scoring of "The High And The Mighty," presents brilliant and sparkling arrangements of movie themes in the grand Hollywood manner. "love me or leave me" by Doris Day with orchestra conducted by Percy Faith. Columbia-CL-710 (12" LP) "It All Depends On You," "You Made Me Love You," "Stay On The Right Side, Sister," "Mean To Me," "Everybody Loves My Baby," "Sam The Old Accordian Man," "Shaking The Blues Away," "Ten Cents A Dance," "I'll Never Stop Loving You," "Never Look Back," "At Sundown," "Love Me Or Leave Me." From the soundtrack of the MGM film Doris Day really shines right out with her wonderful voice and personality in presenting ten tunes made famous by Ruth Etting, whom Doris plays in the film. WALT DISNEY'S "THE LADY AND THE tramp" by Kay Armen and The Marion Sisters. MGM Records XI 145 (45EP) "Bella Notte," "La La Lu," "The Siamese Cat Song," "He's A Tramp." Four sides from the score of Disney's feature cartoon, two of them by Kay Armen, who sang in MGM's Hit The Deck. The other two sides are by The Marion Sisters. Two novelties and two ballads. "academy award favorites" by Jack Shaindlin and his orchestra. Mercury Records MG 20061 (12" LP) "Three Coins In The Fountain," "Secret Love," "Mona Lisa," "It Might As Well Be Spring," "You'll Never Know," "White Christmas," "The Last Time I Saw Paris," "When You Wish Upon A Star," "Thanks For The Memory," "Sweet Leilani," "The Way You Look Tonight," "The Continental." Twelve of filmdom's most nostalgic songs brought to life by Jack Shaindlin's scintillating arrangements. Will Bradley and Al Gallodoro are featured instrumentally. The beauty and sound of this record album is due to the most modern recording techniques. Note the fullersounding strings, richer bass tones, and clearly distinct reed tones. "THE best of FRED astaire" Epic Records LN 3137 (12" LP) "A Foggy Day," "They All Laughed," "Cheek To Cheek," "I Can't Be Bothered Now," "They Can't Take That Away From Me," "A Fine Romance," "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off," "Slap That Bass," "Change Partners," "Things Are Looking Up," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Dig It." 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