Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

476 PRODUCTIONS 1949 rector, Melville Shyer. Makeup, Earl Young. Still man. Stack Craves. CAST — Richard Travis, Pamela Blake, Rochelle Hudson, Steven Ceray, Creg McClure, Caylord Pendleton, Michael Whalen, Anna May Slaughter, Ralph Peters, Lisa Ferraday, David Holt, Dodie Bauer, Herbert Evans, Roy Butler, Jean Clark, Bess Flowers, John McCuire, Alan Hersholt, Jack Mulhall, George Meeker, William Lester, Jean Sorel, Burt Wenland. SUMMARY — State Dept. official killed by man to obtain documents. Man, with secretary of official, boards Constellation, planning to pass papers to foreign diplomat during journey but he is killed. In trying to escape when plane lands, diplomat and actual murderer are killed. Days in production, 9. Reviewed 7-27-49. SLATTERY'S HURRICANE 20th-FOX. Producer, William Perlberg. Director, Andre de Toth. Screenplay, Herman Wouk, Richard Murphy. Original, Herman Wouk. Photography, Charles C. Clarke. Special effects, Fred Sersen, Ray Kellogg. Operating cameraman, Lou Kunkel. Art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Albert Hogsett. Set decorations, Thomas Little, Bruce Macdonald. Music score, Cyril Mockridge. Orchestrations, Herbert Spencer. Musical director, Lionel Newman. Edited by Robert Simpson. Sound technicians, Arthur L. Kirbach, Roger Heman. Production manager, F. E. Johnston. Assistant director. Ad Schaumer. Script supervisor, Kathleen Fagan. Hair stylists, Irene Brooks, Gladys Witten, Elaine Ramsay. Makeup, Ben Nye, Harry Maret. Crip, Walter Pitchman. Costumes designed by Kay Nelson. Gaffer, Charles Graham. Still man, Gene Richee. CAST -Richard Widmark. Linda Darnell, Veronica Lake, John Russell, Gary Merrill, Walter Kingsford, Raymond Greenleat, Stanley Waxman, Joseph De Santis, Dav<d Wolfe, Amelita Ward, William Hawes, Lee MacGregor, Dick Wessel, John Davidson. SUMMARY — Ex-Navy flier, mixed up in dope smuggling racket, woos boss' secretary until he again meets old Navy buddy's wife, whom he had romanced during the war. Helping people during terrible hurricane brings him to his senses — back to the Navy, decency and his girl. Days in production, 47. Reviewed 8-3-49. SLIGHTLY FRENCH COL. Producer, Irving Starr. Director, Douglas Sirk. Screenplay, Karen DeWolf. Original, Herbert Fields. Photography, Charles Lawton. Art direction, Carl Anderson. Set decorations, James Crowe. Music score, George Duning. Musical director, M. W. Stoloff. Songs, Allan Roberts, Lester Lee. Edited by Al Clark. Production manager, Jack Fier. Assistant director, Paul Donnelly. Script supervisor. R. Loewinger. Dance director, Robert Sidney. Crip, E. Blaisdell. Costumes designed by Jean Louis. Gaffer, O. Hileman. CAST — Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche, Janis Carter, Willard Parker, Adele Jergens, Jeanne Manet, Frank Ferguson, Myron Healey, Leonard Carey, Earle Hodgins. SUMMARY — Film director plays Pygmalion to Galatea Lamour to save his colossal picture on which star has faded. Lamour falls for Ameche but he rebuffs her — then brings her to stardom. Days in production, 35. Reviewed 2-3-49. SON OF A BADMAN Western Adv. -SCREEN CUILD. Producer, Ron Ormond. Associate producer, Ira Webb. Director, Ray Taylor. Original screenplay, Ira Webb, Ron Ormond. Photography, Ernest Miller. Operating cameraman, Archie Dalzell. Art direction, Fred Preble. Set decorations, Ted Offenbecker. Musical director-score, Walter Greene. Edited by Hugh Winn. Sound technician, Glen Glenn. Assistant director, Austen Jewell. Script supervisor, Moree Herring. Grip, Noble Craig. Gaffer, Frank Jenkins. Still man, James Doolittle. CAST — Lash La Rue, Fuzzy St. John, Noel Neill, Michael Whalen, Zon Murray, Jack Ingram, Steve Raines, Chuck Carson, Don Harvey, Edna Holland, Bill Bailey, Francis McDonald, Frank Lackteen, Sandy Sanders, Doye O'Dell. SUMMARY — U. S. Marshal out to capture masked man and cattle rustlers. Masked man is really respected local doctor, secretly leader of rustlers because his father had been lynched. Days in production, 6. Reviewed 5-13-49. SON OF BILLY THE KID Western Adv. -SCREEN CUILD. Producer, Ron Ormond. Associate producer, Ira Webb. Director, Ray Taylor. Original screenplay, Ron Ormond, Ira Webb. Photography, Ernest Miller. Operating cameraman, Archie Dalzell. Art direction, Fred Preble. Set decorations, Ted Offenbecker. Music score, Walter Greene. Edited by Hugh Winn. Sound technician, Clen Glenn. Assistant director, Austin Jewell. Script supervisor, Moree Herring. Grip, Noble Craig. Gaffer, Frank Jenkins. Still man, James Doolittle. CAST — Lash La Rue, Al "Fuzzy" St. John, Marion Colby, George Baxter, Terry Frost, June Carr, Johnny Jones, House Peters, Jr., Clark Stevens. SUMMARY — Money stolen from stagecoach by gang recovered through Billy the Kid, who, according to legend was not killed but escaped and lived thereafter peaceably under other name. Days in production, 6. Reviewed 8-12-49. SONC OF INDIA COL. Producer-director, Albert S. Rogell. Associate producer, Manning J. Post. Assistant to producer. Lee Frederic. Screenplay, Arthur Arthur, Kenneth Perkins. Original, Jerome Odium. Photography, Henry Freulich. Art direction, Sturges Came. Set' decorations, Sidney Clifford. Music score, 'based on N. Rimsky-Korsakof f 's "Song of India"), Alexander Laszlo. Musical director, M. W. Stoloff. Edited by Charles Nelson. Sound technician. Jack Goodrich. Assistant director, Arthur Black. Script supervisor, Pearl Leiter. Hair stylists, Gertrude Reed, Maybelle Carey. Makeup, Paul Malcolm. Grip, Ray Rich. Gaffer, Paul Seckler. CAST — Sabu, Gail Russell, Turban Bey, Anthony Caruso, Aminta Dyne, Fritz Leiber, Trevor Bardette, Robert H. Barrat, David Bond, Rodric Redwing, Ted Hecht. SUMMARY — Modern prince of India with his fiancee hunt in forbidden jungle, but Sabu sets free captured animals. Prince tries to have beasts kill Sabu, unsuccessfully; he himself is killed and Sabu takes over throne and marries girl. Days in production, 22. Reviewed 2-28-49. SONC OF SURRENDER PARA. Producer-screenplay, Richard Maibaum. Director, Mitchell Leisen. Original story, Ruth McKenney, Richard Branston. Photography, Daniel L. Fapp. Special effects, Gordon Jennings. Process, Farciot Edouart. Operating cameraman. Buzz Boggs. Art direction, Hans Dreier, Henry Bumstead. Set decorations, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer. Musical directorscore, Victor Young. Songs, "Song of Surrender," music, Victor Young: lyrics. Jay Livingston, Ray Evans. Edited by Alma Macrorie. Sound technicians, Don McKay, John Cope. Production manager, Roy Burns. Assistant director, John Coonan. Script supervisor, Irving Cooper. Hair stylist. Vera Tomei. Makeup, Wally Westmore, Charles Berner, Bill Wood. Grip, Irving Newmeyer. Costumes designed by Mary Kay Dodson. Gaffer, Earl Crowell. Still man, G. E. Richardson. CAST — Wanda Hendrix, Claude Rains, Macdonald Carey, Andrea King, Henry Hull, Elizabeth Patterson, Art Smith, John Beal, Eva Cabor, Dan Tobin, Nicholas Joy, Peter Miles, Ray Walker. SUMMARY — Innocent wife of elderly museum custodian becomes enamored of sophisticate who woos her with music. Days in production, 45. Reviewed 1 >1 2-49 SORROWFUL JONES PARA. Producer, Robert L. Welch. Director, Sidney Lanfield. Screenplay, Melville Shavelson, Edmund Hartmann, Jack Rose. Original story, "Little Miss Marker," Damon Runyon. Screenplay adaptation, William R. Lipman, Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman. Photography, Daniel L. Fapp. Special effects, Gordon Jennings. Process, Farciot Edouart. Operating cameraman, Buzz Boggs. Art direction, Hans Dreier, Albert Nozaki. Set decorations, Sam Comer, Bertram Granger. Music director-score, Robert Emmett Dolan. Songs, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans. Edited by Arthur Schmidt. Sound technicians, Harold Lewis, John Cope. Production manager, Curtis Mick. Assistant director, Oscar Rudolph. Script supervisor, Lupe Hall. Hair stylist, Nellie Manley. Makeup, Wally Westmore. Grip, Irving Newmeyer. Costumes designed by Mary Kay Dodson. Gaffer, Earl Crowell. Still man, G. E. Richardson.