Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

472 PROD U CT I O N S 1949 Photography, William Bradford. Operating cameraman, Bill Whitley. Art direction, Harold MacArthur. Set decorations, George Montgomery. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikof f ; musical supervisor, Paul Mertz. Songs, "Rim of the Canyon," Hy Heath, Johnny Lange. Edited by Aaron Stell. Sound technician, Russell Malmgren. Assistant director, Carl Hiecke. Script supervisor, Dorothy Wilson. Hair stylist, Beth Langston. Makeup, Paul Malcolm. Crip, Art Walters. Gaffer, Paul Seckler. Still man, Bill Crosby. CAST — Gene Autry. Nan Leslie, Thurston Hall, Clem Bevans, Walter Sande, Jack O'Mahoney, Francis McDonald, Alan Hale, jr., Amelita Ward, John R. McKee. SUMMARY — Knee hurt during a stage-coach race, Autry limps to ghost-town. Finds girl claiming to have talk with man, long believed dead, from whom bandit, now escaped from prison, stole thousands. All protagonists meet in ghost town and bandit is killed, money found. Days in production, 13. Reviewed 10-14-49. RINGSIDE Lippert-SCREEN GUILD. Producer-adaptation-additional dialog, Ron Ormond. Associate producer, Ira Webb. Director, Frank McDonald. Original screenplay, Daniel B. Ullman. Photography, Ernest Miller. Operating cameraman. Archie Dalzell. Art direction, Fred Preble. Set decorations, Ted Of fenbecker. Edited by Hugh Winn. Sound technician, Glen Glenn. Assistant director, Austin Jewell. Script supervisor, Moree Herring. Makeup, Paul Stanhope. Grip, Noble Craig. Gaffer, Frank Jenkins. Still man, James Doolittle. CAST — Don Barry, Tom Brown. Sheila Ryan, Margia Dean. Joey Adams, Tony Canzoneri, Mark Plant, Joseph Crehan, Lyle Talbot, William Edmunds, Edit Angold. John Cason, Harry Brown, Frankie Van, Dan Toby, Chester Clute, Jimmie Martin, Ned Roberts. SUMMARY — Brothers, both good fighters; one's eyes impaired in fight to obtain money tor other to be musician, who then takes up fighting under assumed name, to help brother in hospital, to fight and perhaps kill man who injured brother's eyes in fight. Days in production, 12. Reviewed 7-15-49. ROPE OF SAND PARA. Producer, Hal Wallis. Director, William Dieterle. Original screenplay, Walter Doniger. Additional dialog, John Paxton. Photography, Charles B. Lang, Jr. Special effects, Gordon Jennings. Process, Farciot Edouart. Operating cameraman, Guy Bennett. Art direction, Hans Dreier, Franz Bachelin. Set decorations, Sam Comer, Grace Gregory. Music score, Franz Waxman. Songs, Josef Marais. Edited by Warren Low. Sound technicians, Harold Lewis, Walter Oberst. Production managers, R. A. Blaydon, A. Durkus. Assistant director, Richard McWhorter. Script supervisor, Marvin Weldon. Hair stylist, Merle Reeves. Makeup, C. Silvera. Grip, Ed Crowder. Gaffer, P. Drew. Still man. Bud Fraker. CAST — Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet, Sam Jatfe, John Bromfield, Mike Mazurki, Kenny Washington, Joset Marais, Miranda. SUMMARY — Lancaster tries to recover diamond cache accidentally discovered some years before; almost prevented by Henreid, head of diamond syndicate's police, using girl as lure. Days in production, 46. Reviewed 6-28-49. ROSEANNA McCOY Samuel Coldwyn-RKO. Producer, Samuel Goldwyn. Director, Irving Reis. Screenplay, John Collier. Original novel, Alberta Hannum. Photography, Lee Garmes. Operating cameraman, Harry Webb. Art direction, George Jenkins. Set decorations, Julia Heron. Music score, David Buttolph. Song, "Roseanna," Frank Loesser. Edited by Daniel Mandell. Sound technician, Fred Lau. Production manager, Raoul Pagel. Assistant director, Joe Boyle. Script supervisor, James Yarbrough. Hair stylist, Marie Clark. Makeup, Robert Stephanotf. Grip, Ralph Hoge. Costumes designed by Mary Wills. Gaffer, Vic Jones. Still man, Harold McAlpin. CAST — Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Charles Bickford, Raymond Massey, Richard Basehart, Cigi Perreau, Aline MacMahon, Marshall Thompson, Lloyd Gough, Peter Miles, Arthur Franz, Frank Ferguson, Elizabeth Fraser, Hope Emerson, Dan White, Mabel Paige, Almira Sessions, William Mauch. SUMMARY — Hatfield and McCoy feud brought to end by love of Roseanna McCoy tor Johnse Hatfield, after overcoming families' hate and coming through terrific shooting tray of two families. Days in production, 62. Reviewed 8-17-49. ROSE OF THE YUKON REP. Associate producer, Stephen Auer. Director. George Blair. Original screenplay, Norman S. Hall. Photography, John MacBurnie. Operating cameraman, Enzo Martinelli. Art direction, Frank Hotaling. Set decorations, John McCarthy, Jr., James Reed. Music scor.? Stanley Wilson. Musical director, Morton Scott. Edited by Harry Keller. Sound technician, Dick Tyler. Assistant director. Herb Mendelson. Script supervisor, Bob Walker. Makeup, Sam Kaufman. Grip, Ben Bishop. Gaffer, Babe Stafford. Still man. Bert Anderson. CAST — Steve Brodie, Myrna Dell, William Wright, Emory Parnell. Jonathan Hale. Benny Baker, Gene Gary, Dick Elliott, Francis McDonald, Wade Crosby, Lotus Long. Eugene Sigaloff. SUMMARY — Intelligence major, recognizing newspaper photo of friend he thought dead, sent to track him down in Alaska as deserter. He turns out to be traitor trying to sell uranium to Russia and major captures him — and falls for traitor's girl. Days in production, 7. Reviewed 1-21-49. ROUGHSHOD RKO. Executive producer, Jack |. Gross. Producer, Richard A Berber Director. Mark Robson. Screenplay, Geoffrey Homes, Hugo Butler. Original, Peter Viertel. Photography, Joseph F. Biroc. Special effects, Russell A. Cully. Operating cameraman, James Daley. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Lucius O. Croxton. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, John Sturtevant. Music score, Roy Webb. Musical director. C. Bakaleinikoff . Edited by Marston Fay. Sound technicians, Jack Grubb, Clem Portman. Production manager, Sam Ruman. Assistant director. Nate Levinson. Script supervisor, Bill Shanks. Hair stylists, Florence Gurnsey, Mabel Carey. Makeup, Gordon Bau, Roland Ray, Carl Herlinger, Sr. Grips, Mike Graves, Mike Fitzgerald. Costumes designed by Renie. Gaffer, Homer Plannette. Still man. Art Saye. CAST — Robert Sterling, Gloria Grahame, Claude Jarman, Jr., John Ireland, Jeff Donnell, Myrna Dell, Martha Hyer, George Cooper, Jetf Corey, Sara Haden, James Bell, Shawn McGlory, Robert B. Williams, Steve Sava°e. Edward Cassidy. SUMMARY — Sterling and young brother drive horses to their ranch when they learn convicts, escaped from prison, have killed and stolen and are looking for them since Sterling helped send them to prison. Show girls, stranded, complicate matters but after killing convicts. Sterling falls tor one of girls Days in production, 56. Reviewed 5-11-49. RUSTLERS RKO. Producer, Herman Schlom. Director, Lesley Selander. Original screenplay, Jack Natteford, Luci Ward. Photography, J. Roy Hunt. Operating cameraman. Edwin Pyle, James Daly. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Feild Gray. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, James Altwies. Music score, Paul Sawtell. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff. Edited by Frank Doyle. Sound technicians, John Tribby, Terry Kellum. Assistant director, John Pommer. Script supervisor, Mercy Weireter. Hair stylists, Hazel Rogers, Kay Shea. Makeup, Gordon Bau, Jack Barron. Grip, Frank Williams, Gaffer, Frank Uecker. Still man, Ollie Sigurdson. CAST — Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Martha Hyer, Steve Brodie, Lois Andrews, Harry Shannon, Addison Richards. Frank Fenton, Robert Bray, Don Haggerty, Monte Montague, Stanley Blystone. SUMMARY — Using pressure to collect legitimate roulette winnings, two men unknowingly take marked money. Accused of being members of gang rustling cows for ransom, pair establish sheriff as actual gang leader. Days in production, 12, Reviewed 3-23-49. RUSTY SAVES A LIFE COL. Producer, Wallace MacDonald. Director, Seymour Friedman. Screenplay, Brenda Weisberg. Original characters created by Al Martin. Photography,