Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)

.iiiiiiiiiiiiiini iiiiniiiiiiiii miiiiimiimi i i fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin i hi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i iiiiiiiiiiinii iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiimmi mum immiiimiiiimii n iiiiimi iiiimiiiimi i iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiimiiiimiiimiii iiiiimmmimmiiiimiimii PREVIEWS OF THE TRADE SHOWS A COMEDY ROLE for Sidney Qreenstreet is the novelty of Warners' "That Way with Women", in which Mr. Greenstreet, shown above surrounded by solicitude, stars with Dane Clark. The picture, produced by Charles Hoffman and directed by Frederick de Cordova, will be shown nationally to exhibitors March 70. HI&H JINKS from "High Barbaree", MGM's picture starring Van Johnson and June Allyson. The picture will be shown to the exhibitors March 11. It was produced by Everett Riskin and directed by Jack Conway. DRAMA IMPLICIT in this scene from Columbia's "The Guilt of Janet Ames". Nina Foch and Rosalind Russell, right, are the principals above. The picture, to be tradeshown March 4, stars Miss Russell and Melvyn Douglas, and was produced by Helen Deutsch and directed by Charles Vidor. STARS AT THE BEDSIDE of Sterling Hayden, in Paramount' s "Blaze of Noon". Mr. Hoyden's visitors are William Holden, Sonny Tufts, Anne Baxter. The picture, which showmen will see March 3, was produced by Robert Fellows and directed by John Farrow. for cinematography, has been signed to a new long term contract by 20th CenturyFox, as a result of his work on the Technicolor production, "Forever Amber," which studio executives believe will put Shamroy in the running for a fourth award. David O. Selznick has purchased Anthony Hope's novel of some decades back, "Ruppert of Hentzau," which was produced 24 years ago by Selznick's brother, the late Myron Selznick. French actor Louis Jourdan has been assigned the title role, and Valli, Selznick's new Italian discovery, will be co-starred. . . . "The Mortal Coil," an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's story, "The Giaconda Smile," has been acquired by Universal-International. Zoltan Korda has been engaged to direct. Peter Lorre will have a leading role with Vera Ralston and John Carroll in "Crime Passionelle," which will be John Auer's initial assignment under his new associate producer-director pact with Republic. . . . Fortunio Bonanova, who has formed his own producing company in Mexico City, will make "Don Pancho," a romantic drama with a Southern California background. Bonanova will star in both English and Spanish versions. .. . . Allen Rivkin has been signed to a producer-writer contract by RKO Radio. His most recent screenplay credit is that studio's "The Farmers Daughter," which co-stars Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten and Ethel Barrymore. Samuel Bischoff has borrowed Sidney Lanfield from Paramount to direct "The Pitfall," first of four productions which Bischoff will make for United Artists release. Dick Powell has been signed for a starring role. Joan McCracken, who won fame on Broadway with her comedy dancing in "Oklahoma," has been signed by MGM for a top role in "Good News," Technicolor musical featuring June Allyson, Gloria De Haven and Peter Lawford. . . . Shakespearian actor Ian Keith will appear in the "Romeo and Juliet" sequences of the 30th Century-Fox production, "Forever Amber." Loretta Young and Andrews In "Memory of Love" Loretta Young and Dana Andrews have been signed by RKO Radio to co-star in "Memory of Love," romantic drama which John Cromwell will direct and Harriet Parsons produce under the executive supervision of Jack Gross. . . . Alan Ladd is scheduled to make his first appearance as a Western star in "Whispering Smith," a tale of the empire builders of Wyoming in the 1890's. Sidney Biddell will produce for Paramount, and Leslie Fenton will direct. umiiiimiiimimiiimiiimiiiimiimiiiiimimiiriiiimiiim MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MARCH I, 1947 41