Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

470 PRODUCTIONS 1949 race; horse was wild until Duff, making good brag, with Ann's help, tames it. Horse wins but complications ensue with Duff, on side of law, shooting it out with his own family, who are crooks, in order to win his girl, Ann. Days in production, 33. Reviewed 2-2-49. THE RED DANUBE MCM. Producer, Carey Wilson, Director, George Sidney. Screenplay, Cina Kaus, Arthur Wimperis. Original novel, "Vespers In Vienna," Bruce Marshall. Photography, Charles Rosher. Special effects, Warren Newcombe. Operating cameraman, )ohn Nickolaus, Jr. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters. Set decorations, Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt. Musical director-score, Miklos Rozsa. Edited by James E. Newcom. Sound, Douglas Shearer, A. Norwood Fenton. Production manager, Ed Woehler. Assistant director, George Rhein. Script supervisor, Amalia Kent. Hair stylist, Sydney Guilaroff. Makeup, Jack Dawn. Grip, Frank Barnes. Costumes designed by Helen Rose. Still man, Durwood Graybill. CAST — Walter Pidgeon, Ethel Barrymore, Peter Lawford, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Louis Calhern, Francis L. Sullivan, Melville Cooper, Robert Coote, Alan Napier, Roman Toporow, Kasia Orzazewski, Tamara Shayne, Konstantin Shayne, Janine Perreau, David Hydes. SUMMARY — English officer handling misplaced persons in Vienna, comes up against Russian brutality as regards handling of those who wish to leave Russia when aide falls for Russian ballet dancer. International complications smoothed out by U.N. but not until ballet dancer is liquidated. Days in production, 50. Reviewed 9-20-49. RED DESERT Donald Barry-LIPPERT. Producer, Ron Ormond. Associate producers, Ira Webb, June Carr. Director, Ford Beebe. Screenplay, Daniel B. Ullman, Ron Ormond. Original, Daniel B. Ullman. Photography, ing cameraman, Archie Dalzell. Art direction, Fred Ernest Miller. Special effects. Ray Mercer. OperatPreble. Set decorations, Theodore Offenbecker. Musical director, Walter Greene. Edited by Hugh Winn. Sound technicians. Glen Glenn, Earl Snyder. Assistant director, Austin Jewell. Script supervisor, Moree Herring. Makeup, Paul Stanhope. Grip, Noble Craig. Still man, James Doolittle. CAST — Don Barry, Tom Neal, Jack Holt, Margia Dean, Byron Fougler, Joseph Crehan, John Cason, Tom London, Holly Bane, Hank Bell, George Slocum. SUMMARY — Undercover agent Barry, passing as gambler, tracks down bullion and jewelry thief whose only clew is the tattoo on his arm. Days in production, 6. Reviewed 12-27-49. RED, HOT AND BLUE PARA. Producer, Robert Fellows. Director, John Farrow. Screenplay, Hagar Wilde, John Farrow. Original, Charles Lederer. Photography, Daniel L. Fapp. Operating cameraman, Haskell Boggs. Art direction, Hans Dreier, Franz Bachelin. Set decorations, Sam Comer, Ross Dowd. Orchestrations, Van Cleave; associate, Troy Sanders. Musical director, Joseph J. Lilley. Songs, "I Wake Up," "Now That I Need You," "Hamlet," "That's Loyalty," by Frank Loesser. Edited by Eda Warren. Sound technicians, Hugo Grenzbach, Gene Garvin. Production manager, Charles Woolstenhulme. Assistant director, William H. Coleman. Script supervisor, Charles Morton. Hair stylists, Hedvig Mjorud, Gertrude Reade. Makeup, Wally Westmore, Bill Wood, Charles Boerner. Dance director, Billy Daniels. Grip, Irving Newmeyer. Costumes designed by Edith Head. Gaffer, Roy Roberts. Still man, Jack Koffman. CAST — Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest, June Havoc, Jane Nigh, Frank Loesser, William Talman, Art Smith, Raymond Walburn, Onslow Stevens, Joseph Vitale, Barry Kelley, Robert Watson, Jack Kruschen, Percy Helton, Erno Verebes, Philip van Zandt, Henry Guttman, Don Shelton, Herschel Daugherty, Dorothy Abbott, Julia Faye, John Marchak. SUMMARY — Aspiring actress seeks fame and fortune via publicity route; falls for sincere little theatre director who thinks her kidnapping by gangsters a publicity -stunt. Tries to rescue Hutton who takes care of gang herself. Days in production, 42. Reviewed 7-1-49. RED LIGHT Roy Del Ruth-UA. Producer-director, Roy Del Ruth. Associate producer, Joseph Kaufman. 2nd unit director, D. Ross Lederman. Original screenplay, George Callahan. Photography, Bert Glennon. Art direction. F. Paul Sylos. Musical director-score, Dmitri Tiomkin. Edited by Richard Heermance. Sound technician, Frank Webster. Production manager, Joe C. Gilpin. Assistant director, Mel Dellar CAST — George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Gene Lockhart, Barton MacLane, Henry Morgan, Raymond Burr, Arthur Franz, Arthur Sheilds, Frank Orth, Philip Pine, Movita Castenada, Paul Frees, Claire Carleton, Eddie Gargan, Soledad Jiminez. SUMMARY — When Raft's ex-army chaplain brother is murdered in revenge on Raft, brother gasps answer's in Bible before dying. Gideon Bible not in hotel room. With help of Virginia Mayo, Raft tracks down 5 previous occupants of room, finds Bible marked "Vengence belongs to Lord" and murderer killed. Reviewed 8-16-49. THE RED MENACE REP. Executive producer, Herbert ). Yates. Director, R. G. Springsteen. Screenplav, Albert DeMond. Gerald Geraghty. Original, Albert DeMond. Photography, John MacBurnie. Special effects, Howard and Theodore Lydecker. Operating cameraman, Joe Novak. Art direction. Frank Arrigo. Set decorations. John McCarthy, Jr., James Redd. Music score, Nathan Scott. Edited by Harry Keller. Sound technician, T. A. Carman. Assistant director, Arthur Vitare Mi. Script supervisor, Joan Eremin. Hair stylist, Lyn Burke. Makeup, Howard Smit. Grip, C. B. Lawrence. Gaffer. Wilbur Kinnett. Still man, Ira Hoke. CAST — Richard Rockwell, Hanne Axman, Betty Lou Gerson, Barbra Fuller. Shepard Menken. Lester Luther, William ). La My. Lloyd G. Davies, Norman Budd. SUMMARY — Disgruntled veteran, brought under Communist influence, mixes with misfits who would make a "better world" thru violence. Ancient moral code finally helps to clear up thinking and actions, after party liner is almost killed at meeting for gettin" out of line. Days in production, 14. Reviewed 5-25-49. THE RED PONY Charles K. Feldman-REP. (Technicolorl . Producerdirector, Lewis Milestone. Assistant to producer, Norman Lloyd. Original story-screenplay, John Steinbeck. Photography, Tony Gaudio. Technicolor director, Natalie Kalmus, Francis Cugat. Special effects, Howard and Theodore Lydecker. Operating cameraman, Tommy Morris. Production designer, Nicolai Remisoff. Art direction, Victor Green. Set decorations. John McCarthy, Jr., Charles Thompson. Music score, Aaron Copland. Edited by Harry Keller. Sound technicians, Victor Appel. Howard Wilson. Production manager, Nate Watt. Assistant director, Bob Aldrich. Script supervisor, Don Weis. Hair stylists, Peggy Gray, Louise Landmier. Makeup, Bob Mark, Grip, Glen Kaiser. Costumes designed by Adele Palmer. Gaffer, Sid Sweeney. Still man, Don Keyes. CAST — Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern, Shepperd Sfrudwick, Peter Miles, Margaret Hamilton, Patty King, |ackie Jackson, Beau Bridges, Little Brown Jug, Nino Tempo, Wee Willie Davis, Tommy Sheridan. SUMMARY — Boy's love and fight for his Red Pony over objections of stern father and understanding of mother, climaxed by pony's death and fight by boy with buzzards. Days in production, 70. Reviewed 2-3-49. RED STALLION IN THE ROCKIES EL (Cinecolor). Producer, Aubrey Schenck. Director, Ralph Murphy. Second unit director, Yakima Canutt. Screenplay, Tom Reed. Original, suggested by story by Francis Rosenwald. Photography, John Alton. Cinecolor consultant, Arthur Phelps. Second unit camera, Guy Roe. Special effects, Roy W. Seawright. Operating cameraman, Les Schorr. Art direction, Walter Koessler. Special art effects. Jack Rabin. Set decorations, Armor Marlowe. Music score, Lucien Cailliet. Musical director, Irving Friedman. Song, "Circus Song"; music, C. Harold, Lewis ; lyrics. Ralph Murphy. Edited by Norman Colbert. Sound technician, Hugh McDowell. Production manager, Herb Hirst. Assistant directors, Emmett Emerson, Lee