Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

466 PRODUCTIONS 19 49 who rig sails when crooks stop engine. Days in production, 8. Reviewed 4-27-49. MY DREAM IS YOURS M. Curtiz-WB. I Technicolor) . Executive producerdirector, Michael Curtiz. Associate producer, George Amy. Second unit director and montage, David Curtiz. Screenplay. Harry Kurnitz, Dane Lussier. Adaptation, Allen Rivkin, Laura Kerr. Photography, Ernest Haller, Wilfrid M. Cline. Special effects, Edwin DuPar. Technicolor direction, Natalie Kalmus, Richard Mueller. Operating cameraman, George Nogle. Art direction, Robert Haas. Set decorations, Howard Winterbottom. Musical director, Ray Heindorf. Songs: music, Harry Warren; lyrics, Ralph Blane. Edited by Folmar Blangsted. Sound technicians, C. A. Riggs, David Forrest. Production manager, Al Alleborn. Assistant director, Robert Vreeland. Script supervisor, Fred Applegate. Hair stylist, Ray Forman. Makeup, Joe Hadley. Dance director, LeRoy Prinz. Grip, Stanley Young. Costumes designed by Milo Anderson. Cartoon sequence directed by I. Freleng. Gaffer, Chas. O'Bannon. Still man, Eugene Richee. CAST — Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, Eve Arden, S. Z. Sakall, Selena Royle, Edgar Kennedy, Sheldon Leonard, Franklin Pangborn John Berkes, Ada Leonard, Frankie Carle. SUMMARY — Radio agency adv. man's discovery leaves on expiration of contract and agency man "discovers" Doris Day. She first falls in love with first singer who had left agency, then realizes Carson is the man. Days in production, 74. Reviewed 3-1 5-49. MY FOOLISH HEART Coldwyn-RKO. Producer, Samuel Goldwyn. Director, Mark Robson. Screenplay, Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein. Original short story, "Uncle," J. D. Salinger. Photography, Lee Garmes. Special effects, John Fulton. Operating cameraman, Harry Webb. Art direction, Richard Day. Set decorations, Julia Heron. Music score, Victor Young. Orchestrations, Leo Shuken, Sidney Cutner. Musical director, Emil Newman. Song, "My Foolish Heart," Victor Young, Ned Washington. Edited by Daniel Mandell. Sound technician, Fred Lau. Production manager, Raoul Pagel. Assistant director, Ivan Volkman. Script supervisor, Jimmy Yarbrough. Hair stylist, Marie Clark. Makeup, Blagoe Stephanoff. Grip, Ralph Hoge. Costumes designed by Mary Wills, Edith Head. Gaffer, Vic Jones. Still man, Hal McAlpin. CAST — Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, Kent Smith, Lois Wheeler, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith, Gigi Perreau. Karin Booth. Tod Karns, Philip Pine, Martha Mears, Edna Holland, Jerry Paris. Marietta Canty. Barbara Woodwell, Regina Wallace. SUMMARY — At boarding school, girl falls in love with "party crasher" who later is killed in war. She, being pregnant, in desparation persuades girl friend's beau to marry her. Unhappy life causes daughter's unhappiness; mother finally straightens out. Days in production. 38. Reviewed 10-17-49. MY FRIEND IRMA Wallis-PARA. Producer. Hal B. Wallis. Associate producer, Cy Howard. Director, George Marshall. Screenplay, Cy Howard, Parke Levy. Original, CBS radio program created by Cy Howard. Photography, Leo Tover. Special effects. Gordon Jennings. Process, Farciot Eduart. Operating cameraman. Tommy Morris. Art direction, Hans Dreier, Henry Bumstead. Set decorations, Sam Comer, Grace Gregory. Music score. Roy Webb. Musical directors, Irvin Talbot; (songs) Victor Young. Songs, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans. Edited by LeRoy Stone. Sound technicians, Gene Merntt, -Walter Oberst. Production manager, R. A. Blaydon. Assistant director, Oscar Rudolph. Script supervisor, Claire Behnke. Hair stylist, Nellie Manley. Makeup, Wally Westmore. Grip, Chas. Sickler. Costumes designed by Edith Head. Gaffer, H. H. Graham. Still man, Don English. CAST — John Lund, Diana Lynn, Don DeFore, Marie Wilson, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Hans Conreid, Kathryn Givney, Percy Helton, Erno Verebes, Gloria Gordon, Margaret Field. SUMMARY — Irma's b.f., Lund, tries to put Dean Martin over as a singer; her roommate, secretary to millionaire, wants to marry him but Irma thinks gal should marry Martin and mixes things up plenty. Friendship broken. Irma leaves suicide note, but reconsiders in time to win jackpot on radio show. Days in production, 40. Reviewed 8-16-49. THE MYSTERIOUS DESPERADO RKO. Producer, Herman Schlom. Director, Lesley Selander. Original screenplay, Norman Houston. Photography, Nicholas Musuraca. Operating cameramen, Fred Bentley, Willard Barth. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Feild Gray. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, Jack Mills. Music score, Paul Sawtell. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikof f . Edited by Les Millbrook. Sound technicians, Phil Brigandi, Clem Portman. Assistant director, John E. Pommer. Script supervisor, Dan Ullman. Hair stylist, Hazel Rogers. Makeup, Jack Barron. Grip, Tom Clement. Gaffer, Charles Beckett. Still man, Gaston Longet. CAST — Tim Holt. Richard Martin, Edward Norris, Movita Casteneda, Robert Livingston, Frank Wilcox, William Tannen, Robert B. Williams, Kenneth MacDonald, Frank Lackteen, Leander DeCordova. SUMMARY — When cousin is acused of murdering father, Martin, with help of Holt — who have left their ranch jobs on hearing Martin left part of uncle's estate — uncover real murderer and crooks trying to sell uncle's land, with help of publ ic administrator. Days in production, 14. Reviewed 8-17-49. NAVAJO TRAIL RAIDERS REP. Associate producer, Gordon Kay. Director, R. G. Springsteen. Original screenplay, M. Coates Webster. Photography, John MacBurnie. Operating cameraman, Enzo Martinelli. Art direction, Fred A. Ritter. Set decorations, John McCarthy. Jr., James Redd. Music score, Stanley Wilson. Edited by Arthur Roberts. Sound technician. Frank T. Dyke. Assistant director. Richard Moder. Script supervisor, Dorothy Yutzi. Hair stylist, Lynn Burke. Makeup, Howard Smit. Grip, Whitney Lawrence. Gaffer, Babe Stafford. CAST — Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Robert Emmett Keane. Barbara Bestar, Hal Landon Dick Curtis, Dennis Moore, Ted Adams. Forrest Taylor, Marshall Reed, Steve Clark. Black Jack (horse). SUMMARY — Band of outlaws, holding up shipments along Trail, captured by Lane, who saves town's merchants from ruin, friend from being convicted of holdups and helps another friend to get married. Days in production, 10. Reviewed 10-17-49 NEPTUNE'S DAUCHTER MCM. (Technicolor). Producer. Jack Cummings. Director. Fdward Buzzell. Screenplay. Dorothy Kingsley. Additional dialog. Ray Singer, Dick Chevillat. Photography, Charles Rosher. Technicolor directors, Natalie Kalmus, Henri laffa. Operating cameraman, John Nicholaus Jr. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Fdward Carfagno. Set decorations, Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams. Orchestrations, Leo Arnaud. Musicai director, Georgie Stoll. Songs. Frank Loesser. Edited by Irvine Warburton. Sound, Douglas Shearer, Ralph Pender. Production manaeer, Wm. Kaplan. Assistant director, lack Greenwood. Script supervisor, Grace DuBray. Hair stvlist, Sydney Guilaroff. Makeup Jack Dawn. Dance director. Jack Donohue. Grip, Frank Barnet. Costumes designed by Irene. Still man, Frank Shuerue. CAST — Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn, Xavier Cugat. Ted de Corsia, Mike Mazurki. Mel Blanc, Juan Duval, George Mann, Frank Mitchell. SUMMARY — Bathing beauty goes into swimming suit business and tries to help girl friend capture romantic polo player but mixup occurs because b.f. is really in love with Skelton, who has passed himself off to her as polo player but is really stable boy. Days in production, 58. Reviewed 5-18-49. NICHT UNTO NICHT WB. Producer, Owen Crump. Director, Don Siegel. Screenplay, Kathryn Scola. Novel, Philips Wylie. Photography, Peverell Marley. Special effects, Harry Barndollar, Edwin DuPar. Montages, James Leicester. Operating cameraman, George Nogle. Art direction, Hugh Reticker. Set decorations, G. W. Berntsen. Music score, Franz Waxman. Orchestrations, Leonid Raab. Musical director, Leo F. Forbstein. Edited by Thomas Reilly. Sound technician, Oliver S. Garretson. Production manager, Lou Baum. Assistant director, Oran Haglund. Script supervisor, Rita Michaels. Hair stylist, Cherie Banks. Makeup, Ward Hamilton. Grip, Warren Yaple. Costumes designed by Leah Rhodes. Gaffer, Robert Neville. CAST — Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford. Rosemary DeCamp, Osa Massen, Art Baker,