Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

PROD UCTIONS 1949 471 Lukather. Script supervisor, Reese Buvrey. Hair stylists, Joan St. Oegger. Anna Malm. Makeup, Ern Westmore, Dave Grayson. Crip, Truman Joiner, Gaffer, W. Wooten. Still man, Theodore Weisbart. CAST — Arthur Franz, Jean Heather, Jim Davis, Ray Collins, Wallace Ford, Leatrice Joy, James Kirkwood, John Doucette, Burk Symon. SUMMARY — Embittered farmer prevailed upon to consent to marriage of orphaned daughter to excircus man after finding of wild stallion by circus man. Fight between stallion and maddened elk. Days in production, 26. Reviewed 3-15-49. REIGN OF TERROR Walter Wanger-EL. Executive producer, Walter Wanger. Producer, William Cameron Menzies. Associate producer. Edward Lasker. Director, Anthony Mann. Original screenplay. Philip Yordan, Aeneas MacKenzie. Photography, John Alton. Special effects, Roy W. Seawright. Operating cameraman, Les Shorr. Art direction. Edward llou. Special art effects, lack R. Rabin. Set decorations Armor Marlowe, Al Orenbach Musical score, Sol Kaplan. Orchestrations, George Parrish. Music conductor, Charles Prevm. Musical director, Irving Friedman. Edited by Fred Allen. Sound technician, John Carter. Production manager James T. Vaughn. Assistant director, Ridgeway Callow. Script supervisor, Arnold Laven. Hair stylists. Joan St. Oegger, Gwen Van Upp. Makeup, Ern Westmore, Jack Pierce. Grip, Truman Joiner. Costumes designed by Jay Morley, Gaffer, W. R. Wooten. Still man, Ted Weisbart. CAST — Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Arlene Dahl. Richard Hart, Arnold Moss. Norman Lloyd, Charles McGraw, Beulah Bondi, Jess Barker, Georgette Windsor, Bill Challee. SUMMARY — French Revolution b.g. Robespierre attempts to set up dictatorship instead ot Republic: foiled by discovery ot book with list ot names ot persons he intends murdered when he's tops. Days in production, 30. Reviewed 7-14-49. RENEGADES OF SONORA REP. Associale producer, Gordon Kay. Director, R. G. Springsteen. Original screenplay, M. Coates Webster. Photography, John MacBurnie. Operating cameraman, Enzo Martinelli. Art direction, Frank Arrigo. Set decorations, George Milo. Edited by Tony Martinelli. Sound technician, T. A. Carman. Assistant director, Johnny Grubbs. Script supervisor, Joan Eremin. Makeup, Howard Smit. Grip, C. B. Lawrence. Gaffer, Austin P. Heric. Still man, Don Keyes. CAST — Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Frank Fenton, Mauritz Hugo, George J. Lewis, Holly Bane, Dale van Sickel, Marshall Reed, House Peters. Jr. SUMMARY — Barcroft murders four people in stealing sacred Indian belt; tries to escape Indians, with gold. Indians cause massacre. Lane charged with fourth murderer, proves his innocence and exposes Barcroft, after returning belt to tribe. Days in production, 8. Reviewed 1-7-49. RIDE, RYDER. RIDE! Equity-EL ICinecolorl. Producer, Jerry Thomas. Director, Lewis D. Collins. Original screenplay, Paul Franklin. Photography, Gilbert Warrenton. Cinecolor consultant, Henry J. Staudigl. Operating cameraman, Joe Novak. Set decorations, Vin Taylor. Music score, Darrell Calker. Musical director. David Chudnow. Edited by Joseph Gluck. Sound technician, Victor Appel. Production manager, Bart Carre. Assistant director, Ralph Slosser. Script supervisor, Dorothy Hughes. Makeup, Herbert Offord. Grip, Al Bollinger. Gaffer, Frank Jenkins. Still man. Bert Lynch. CAST — Jim Bannon. Little Brown Jug, Emmett Lynn, Marin Sais, Edwin Max, Peggy Stewart, Steve Pendelton, Jean Budinger, Jack O'Shea, Fred Coby, William Fawcett, Steve Clark, Billy Hammond. SUMMARY — First in new Red Ryder series has Ryder proving gangster is selling guns that are out of alignment thereby causing trouble between gangster and hoodlums he has been harboring in terrorized town. Days in production, 7. Reviewed 3-2-49. RIDERS IN THE SKY Autry-COL. Producer, Armand Schaefer. Director, John English. Screenplay, Gerald Geraghty. Original, Herbert A. Woodbury. Photography, William Bradford. Operating cameraman, James Goss. Art direction. Harold MacArthur. Set decorations, Frank Kramer. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikof f . Music supervisor, Paul Mertz. Edited by Henry Batista. Sound technician, George Cooper. Assistant director, Paul Donnelly. Script supervisor, Dorothy Cumming. Hair stylist, Irene Beshon. Makeup. Newt Jones. Grip, Donald Murphy. Still man, Don Christie. CAST — Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, Pat Buttram, Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Livingston, Steve Darrell, Alan Hale, Jr., Tom London, Hank Patterson. Ben Welden, Dennis Moore, Joe Forte, Kenne Duncan, Frank Jaquet, Roy Gordon, Loie Bridge. SUMMARY — Framed on killing gambler, rancher gets help from Autry, ex-investigator, thru intervention of daughter. Autry, sold ranch apparently without water rights, works with girl to expose trickster and real murderer. Days in production, 16 Reviewed 12-7-49. RIDERS OF THE RANGE RKO. Producer, Herman Schlom. Director, Lesley Selander. Original screenplay. Norman Houston. Pho tography, J. Roy Hunt. Operating cameramen, Richard Davol, Emmett Bergholz. Art direction, Alberl S. D'Agostino, Feild Gray. Set decorations, DarreL Silvera, Jack Mills. Music score, Paul Sawtell. Musica' director, C. Bakalinikof f. Edited by Robert Swink Sound technicians, John Cass, Clem Portman. Assistant director, John Pommer. Script supervisor, Charles. Martin. Hair stylist, Josephine Sweeney. Makeup. Jack Barron. Grip, Henry Burton. Gaffer, Orville Beckett. Still man, Oliver Sigurdson. CAST — Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Jacqueline White. Reed Hadley, Robert Barrat, Robert Clarke. Tom Tyler, William Tannen. SUMMARY — Weak brother of girl rancher mixes with crooks who try to rustle cattle from ranch to pay off brothers' debt. Gangster's aide kills boss, cowboy Holt is accused but he escapes and proves innocence. Days in production, 12. Reviewed 10-19-49. RIDERS OF THE WHISTLING PINES Autry-COL. Producer, John English. Original screenplay, Jack Townley. Photography, William Bradford. Operating cameraman, Jimmy Goss. Art direction, Harold MacArthur. Set decorations, William Kiernan. Musical supervisor, Paul Mertz. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff . Edited by Aaron Stell. Sound technician, Lambert Day. Assistant director, Carl Hiecke. Script supervisor. Donna Norridge. Hair stylist, Flora Jaynes. Makeup, Leonard Engleman Grip, Walter Meins. Gaffer, George Hager. Still man. Homer Van Pelt. CAST — Gene Autry, Patricia White, Jimmy Lloyd. Douglass Dumbrille, Damian O'Flynn, Clayton Moore. Harry Cheshire, Leon Weaver, Lois Bridge, Jerry Scoggins, Fred S. Martin, Bert Dodson, Roy Gordon, Jason Robards, Britt Wood, Len Torrey. SUMMARY — Believing he has accidentally shot father of girl, ex-forestry service man sell guest camp and starts to leave when prevailed upon to help clear away parasite threatening timber. Men, who are out to discredit Forestry Service, exposed by Autry. Days in production. 15. Reviewed 3-16-49 RIMFIRE Lippert-f'CREEN CUILD. Executive producer, Rob ert Lippert. Producer, Ron Ormond. Associate producer, Ira Webb. Director, B. Reeves Eason. Original screenplay, Arthur St. Clair, Frank Wisbar. Photog raphy, Ernest Miller. Operating cameraman, Archie Dalzell. Art direction, Fred Ritter. Set decorations. Theodore Offenbecker. Music score, Walter Greene. Edited by Hugh Winn. Sound technicians, Earl Cram, Sr., L. B. Dix. Assistant director, Herb Mendelson. Script supervisor, Moree Herring. Makeup, Paul Stanhope. Still man, James Doolittle. CAST — James Millican, Mary Beth Hughes, Reed Hadley, Henry Hull, Fuzzy Knight, Victor Kilian, Chris-Pin Martin, Margia Dean, Jason Robards, John Cason. SUMMARY — Inspector's efforts to learn whereabouts of gold stolen from gov. uncover murder plol by sheriff who is part ot gang who hid horde. Days, in production, 8. Reviewed 3-28-49. RIM OF THE CANYON Autry-COL. Producer, Armand Schaefer. Director, John English. Screenplay, John K. Butler, Original story, "Phantom ,45's Talk Loud," Joseph Chadwick