Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

474 PRODUCTIONS 19 49 Richard Hanser. Photography, Joseph Braun. Music score, Paul Sawtell. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff. Edited by William Thompson. Sound technician, Clem Portman. Production manager, Jay Bona field. SUMMARY — Customs ot pygmies and giant Wattusi tribes of Africa. Reviewed 7-22-49. SCENE OF THE CRIME MCM. Producer, Harry Rapt. Director, Roy Rowland. Screenplay, Charles Schnee. Photography, Paul C. Vogel. Special effects, A. Arnold Gillespie. Operating cameraman, James Harper. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Leonid Vasian. Set decorations, Edwin B. Willis, Alfred E. Spencer. Music score, Andre Previn. Edited by Robert J. Kern. Sound, Douglas Shearer, John A. Williams. Production manager, Dave Friedman. Assistant director, Jack Greenwood. Script supervisor, John Banse. Hair stylist, Sydney Guilarott. Makeup, Jack Dawn. Grip. Henry Forrester. Costumes designed by Irene. Still man, Otto Dyar. CAST — Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria De Haven. Tom Drake, Leon Ames, John Mclntire, Donald Woods, Norman Lloyd, Jerome Cowan, Tom Powers, Richard Benedict, Anthony Caruso, Robert Gist, Romo Vincent, Tom Hellmore, Caleb Peterson, William Haade. SUMMARY — War of two rival race track bookie gangs causes death of detective. Van Johnson ordered to solve murder, believes night club entertainer tied up with gang. Climax ot picture gun fight with Johnson victor. Days in production, 31. Reviewed 6-22-49. SCREEN ACTORS Industry Film Project-MGM. Producer, Grant Leenhouts. Director, Hal Elias. Original, Arthur V. Jones. Adaption, Grant Leenhouts. Additional dialog, Grant Leenhouts. Edited by Frank Hull. THE SCREEN WRITER Industry Film Project-20th-FOX. Producer, Grant Leenhouts. Director, Jerry Webb. Original, Paul Gangelin. Adaption, Jack Roberts. Additional dialog, Lyle Robertson. Edited by Bernie Cooper. Production manager, Ray Klune. SEARCH FOR DANCER Falcon-FILM CLASSICS. Producer-director, Jack Bernhard. Associate producer, George Moskov. Screenplay, Don Martin. Original, Jerome Epstein, based on character created by Michael Arlen. Photography, Paul Ivano. Art direction, Boris Leven. Music score, Karl Hajos. Edited by Asa Boyd Clark. Sound technician, Ferol Redd. Costumes designed by Robert Martien. CAST — John Calvert, Albert Dekker, Myrna Dell, Ben Welden, Douglas Fowley, Michael Mark, Anna Cornell, James Griffith, Mauritz Hugo, Peter Brocco, Peter Michael, Jack Daley, Billy Nelson. SUMMARY — Disappearance of money from gamblers' partnership brings Falcon in to track down money; he accused and he has to clear himself and in so doing involves many other people. Reviewed 41 8-49. THE SECRET GARDEN MCM I Technicolor ) . Producer, Clarence Brown. Director, Robert Ardrey. Original novel, Frances Hodgson Burnett. Photography, Ray June. Special effects. Warren Newcombe, A. Arnold Gillespie. Operating cameraman, Dale Deverman. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary. Set decorations, Edwin B. Willis, Richard Petferle. Music score, Bron.slau Kaper. Musical director, Andre Previn. Edited by Robert J. Kern. Sound, Douglas Shearer, Standish j. Lambert. Production manager, Jay Marchant. Assistant director, Jack Gertsman. Script supervisor, Jack Aldworth. Hair stylist, Sydney Guilarott. Makeup, Jack Dawn. Grip, Mervyn Price. Costumes designed by Walter Plunkett. Still man, Otto Dyar. CAST -Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell, Gladys Cooper, Elsa Lanchester, Brian Roper, Reginald Owen, Aubrey Mather, George Zucco, Lowell Gilmore, Billy Bevan, Dennis Hoey, Mathew Boulton, Isobel Elsom, Norma Varden. SUMMARY — Child raised in India is brought to England by hunchbacked uncle on death ot her parents. Finds life difficult with uncle who tears his orphaned son may grow crooked as is father. Girl brings happiness to both. Days in production, 52. Reviewed 4-22-49. THE SECRET OF ST. IVES COL. Producer, Rudolph C. Flothow. Director, Philip Rosen. Screenplay, Eric Taylor. Original story, Robert Louis Stevenson. Photography, Henry Freulich. Operating cameraman, Emil Harris. Art direction, Cary Odell. Set decorations, Sidney Clifford. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikof f . Edited by James Sweeney. Sound technician. Jack Goodrich. Production manager, Jack Fier. Assistant director, Paul Donnelly. Script supervisor, Jean McNaughton. Hair stylist, Sherry Banks. Makeup, Bob Shifter. Grip, Hal Hanks, Gaffer, Walter Holt. CAST — Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown, Henry Daniell, Edgar Barrier, Aubrey Mather, Luis van Rooten, John Dehner, Paul Marion, Douglas Walton, Jean del Val, Phyllis Morris, Maurice Marsac, Harry Cording, Alex Frazer, Tom Stevenson, Billy Bevan, Guy de Vestel, Charles Andre. SUMMARY — French soldiers captured and imprisoned in Scotland during Napoleon's campaign, includes St. Ives. Thru carving of wooden figures he meets and falls in love with Scots girl; soldiers, all but one who is killed, escape thru tunnel. St. Ives and girl, in disguise, get to London and safety. Days in production, 14. Reviewed 5-31-49. THE SET-UP RKO. Producer. Richard Goldstone. Director, Robert Wise. Screenplay, Art Cohn. Original poem, Joseph Moncure March. Photography, Milton Krasner. Operating cameraman, Ed Pyle. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, James Altwies. Musical directorscore, C. Bakaleinikoff . Edited by Roland Gross. Sound technicians, Phil Brigandi, Clem Portman. Assistant director, Edward Killy. Script supervisor, Dan Ullman. Technical advisor, John Indrisano. Hair stylists, Hazel Rogers, Gale Roe McGarry. Makeup, Gordon Bau, Joe Norrin, Bill Phillips. Grip, Jim Kurley. Gaffer, James Almond. Still men, Gaston Longet, Ernest Bachrach. CAST — Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford, Percy Helton, Hal Fieberling, Darryl Hickman, Kenny O'Morrison, James Edwards, David Clarke, Phillip Pine. Edwin Max. SUMMARY — Almost washed-up pug gets in fight in which manager has taken bribes tor him to fold. Pug suddenly gets feeling of victory and after three rounds, manager tells ot bribe. Pug, inturiated, goes on to win but gangsters beat him up afterwards and break hand. He's finished. Days in production, 26. Reviewed 3-21-49. SHAMROCK HILL Equity-Vinson-EL. Executive producer, Joseph Levinson. Producer-director. Arthur Dreifuss. Associate producer, Lincoln A. Widder. Screenplay, Arthur Hoerl, McElbert Moore. Original, Arthur Hoerl. Photography, Philip Tannura. Operating cameraman, Al Myers. Art direction, Danny Hall. Dream sequence designed by Neill E. McGuire. Set decorations, Murray Waite. Musical director, Herschel Gilbert. Songs. "A Fine, Fine Day," "Don't Take Your Troubles to Bed," "Do You Believe," "The Leprechaun Song," Robert Bilder; "Madcap Mood." words by George O. Walbridge, music by Robert Bilder. Edited by Arthur A. Brooks. Sound technician, Victor Appel. Assistant director, Nate Levinson. Script supervisor, Violet Neufeld. Makeup. Kiva Hoffman. Dance director, Nick Castle. Grip, Chas. Morris. Costumes designed by Barbara Brier. Gaffer, Geo. Neff. Still man, M. B. Paul. CAST — Peggy Ryan, Ray McDonald, Trudy Marshall, Rick Vallin, John Litel, Mary Gordon, Tim Ryan, James Burke, Lanny Simpson, Douglas Wood, Patsy Bolton. Barbara Brier, Tim Graham. SUMMARY — Choosing garden of deserted house as perfect spot to tell fairy tales to children, Peggy is almost ousted by Litel who wants to put television station there. Law on her side but he out to make trouble until Peggy appeals to leprechauns who create a miracle; flowers grow in garden overnight! Days in production, 10. Reviewed 4-15-49. SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON Argosy-RKO. (Technicolor). Executive producers, John Ford. Merian C. Cooper. Associate producer, Lowell Farrell. Director, John Ford. Screenplay. Frank Nugent, Laurence Stallmgs. Original stories in Saturday Evening Post, James Warner Bellah. Photog