Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

PRODUCT IONS 1949 477 CAST — Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, William Demarest, Bruce Cabot, Thomas Gomez, Tom Pedi, Paul Lees, Houseley Stevenson, Ben Welden, Emmett Vogan, Mary |ane Saunders. SUMMARY — )ones wins bookie bet trom tather who leaves child as security. )ones takes child home after learning father killed by gangsters because ot race fix. When Jones and gangsters cooperate, child hurt. Jones reforms. Days in production, 41. Reviewed 41 2-49. THE SOUNDMAN Industry Film Proect-COL. Producer, Grant Leenhouts. Director, Aaron Stell. Original, Jack Roberts. Adaption, Grant Leenhouts. Additional dialog. Grant Leenhouts. Edited by Aaron Stell. Production manager. Jack Fier. SOUTH OF DEATH VALLEY COL. Producer, Colbert Clark. Director, Ray Nazarro. Screenplay, Earle Snell. Original story, James Gruen. Photography, Fayte Browne. Operating cameraman, James Goss. Art direction, Charles Clague. Set decorations, George Montgomery. Edited by Paul Borofsky. Sound technician, Lambert Day. Production manager, Jack Fier. Assistant director, Gilbert Kay. Script supervisor, Pearl Leiter. Hair stylist, Ida Fogette. Makeup, Bob Schiffer. Grip, Al Becker. Gaffer, Al Later. Still man, Don Christie. CAST — Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Gail Davis, Fred Sears, Lee Roberts, Richard Emory, Clayton Moore, Jason Robards, Tommy Duncan and his Western All Stars. SUMMARY — In war between miners and ranchers — who claim water from mines is polluting streams and killing cattle — Starrett investigates death of brother and closing of mine. Days in production, 7. Reviewed 9-16-49. SOUTH OF RIO REP. Associate producer, Melville Tucker. Director, Philip Ford. Original screenplay, Norman S. Hall. Photography, John MacBurnie. Special effects, Howard and Theodore Lydecker. Operating cameraman, Enzo Martinelli. Art direction, Frank Hotaling. Set decorations, John McCarthy, Jr., James Redd. Music score. Stanley Wilson. Edited by Harold Minter. Sound technician. Earl Crain, Sr. Assistant director, John Grubbs. Script supervisor, Marvin Weldon. Hair stylist, Louise Burke. Makeup, Bob Mark, Howard Smit. Grip, C. B. Lawrence. Gaffer, S. Swaney. Still man. Ira Hoke. CAST — Monte Hale, Kay Christopher, Paul Hurst, Roy Barcroft, Douglas Kennedy, Don Haggerty, Rory Mallinson, Lane Bradford, Emmett Vogan, Myron Healey, Tom London. SUMMARY — Gangsters force ranchers and miners in Territory to pay tor protection with editor heading fight against them, with Rangers' help. Editor is killed by no-good brother of Hale, a Ranger, who is fired. Hale finally clears out gang to vindicate himself. Days in production. 8. Reviewed 8-3-49. SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS United States-WB. (Technicolor). Producer Milton Sperling. Director, Ray Enright. Original screenplay, Zachary Gold, James R. Webb. Photography, Karl Freund. Technicolor direction, Natalie Kalmus, Morgan Padelford. Operating cameraman, Ray Ramsey. Art direction, Leo K. Kuter. Set decorations, Howard Winterbottom. Music score, Max Steiner. Orchestrations, Murry Cutter. Songs, "Too Much Love," Ray Heindorf, Ralph Blane. Edited by Clarence Kolster. Sound technician, Charles Lang. Production manager, Frank Mattison. Assistant director, Les Guthrie. Script supervisor, Wandra Sybald. Hair stylists, Myrl Stoltz, Sally Berkeley. Makeup, Perc Westmore, Ward Hamilton, Burris Grimwood. Grip, Warren Yaple. Costumes designed by Milo Anderson. Gaffer, Lee Wilson. Still man, Edwin H. Clarke. CAST — Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Dorothy Malone. Douglas Kennedy, Alan Hale, Victor Jory, Bob Steele, Art Smith, Monte Blue, Nacho Galindo. SUMMARY — Civil War gun-smuggling with Scott doing it for money rather than patriotism; his greed gets gang into serious complications. Days in production, 58. Reviewed 2-15-49. SPECIAL ACENT Pine-Thomas-PARA. Producers, William H. Pine, William C. Thomas. Director, William C. Thomas. Screenplay, Lewis R. Foster, Whitman Chambers. Original material, Milton Raison. Photography, Ellis Garter. Operating cameraman. Kit Carson. Art direction, Lewis H. Creber. Set decorations, Alfred Kegerris. Music score, Lucien Cailliet. Edited by Howarc1 Smith. Sound technician, Tom Lambert. Production manager, Doc Merman. Assistant director, Howard Pine. Script supervisor, Sam Freedle. Hair stylist, Eunice Proudlove. Makeup, Paul Stanhope. Grip, Buzz Gibson. Gaffer, W. J. McLellan. Still man. Bill Thomas. CAST — William Eythe, George Reeves, Laura Elliot, Paul Valentine, Carole Mathews, Tom Powers, Raymond Bond, Frank Puglia, Walter Baldwin, Truman Bradley (narrator). SUMMARY — Two bandits hold up train, kill crewmen and take payroll. Escape but one sprains ankle so they hole-up money before hiding in old mine shaft. Special agent uses money bag as decoy and finally rounds them up. killing one. Days in production, 15. Reviewed 4-26-49. SQUARE DANCE JUBILEE LIPPERT. Executive producer, Robert L. Lippert. Associate executive. Murray Lerner. Producer, Ron Ormond. Associate producers, Ira Webb, June Carr. Director, Paul Landres. Screenplay, Ron Ormond, Daniel B. Ullman. Original, William Nolte. Photography, Ernest W. Miller. Operating cameraman, Archie Dalzell. Art direction, Fred Preble. Set decorations, Fred Offenbecker. Musical director-score, 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. Gaffer. Frank lenkins. Still man, Jimmy Doolittle. CAST — Don Barry, Mary Beth Hughes, Wally Vernon, Spade Cooley, John Eldredge, Thurston Hall, Britt Wood, Chester Clute, Tom Kennedy. Max Terhune, Tom Tyler, Clark Stevens, Lee Roberts, Marshall Reed, Slim Gault, Cliff Taylor, Hazel Nilsen, Ralph Moody, Alex Montoya, Hal King, Cowboy Copas, the Broome Brothers, Herman the Hermit, Ray Vaughn, the Tumbleweed Tumblers, the Elder Lovelies, Claude Casey, Buddy McDowell, Johnny Downs, Dana Gibson, Charles Cirillo, Dot Remey, Les Gotcher. SUMMARY — Talent scouts looking tor western acts for Cooley television show, stumble on shooting of ranch foreman; rescue wounded man and disclose rustling racket, while taking most of ranch hands and girl to N.Y. for TV show. Days in production, 8. Reviewed 11-7-49. STAGECOACH KID RKO. Producer, Herman Schlom. Director, Lew Landers. Original screenplay, Norman Houston. Photography, Nicholas Musuraca. Operating cameramen, Fred Bentley, Willard Barth. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Feild Cray. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, Jack Mills. Music score, Paul Sawtell. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff . Edited by Les Millbrook. Sound technicians, Earl Wolcott, Terry Kellum. Assistant directors, Sam Ruman, Harry Templeton. Script supervisor, Mercy Weireter. Hair stylist, Fay Smith. Makeup, Jack Barron. Grips Tom Clement, Harry Dagleish. Gaffer, Frank Eucker. Still man, O. Sigurdson. CAST — Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Jeff Donnell. Joe Sawyer, Thurston Hall, Carol Hughes, Robert Bray, Robert B. Williams, Kenneth MacDonald, Harry Harvey. SUMMARY — Badmen try to take all profits from ranch they are running for absentee owner; he decides to visit place with daughter, who, dressing as a boy, turns out the gang. Days in production 12. Reviewed 6-14-49. STAMPEDE ALLIED ARTISTS. Executive producer, Scott Dunlap. Producers-screenplay, John C. Champion, Blake Edwards. Director, Lesley Selander. Original novel, Edward Beverly Mann. Photography, Harry Neumann. Operating cameraman, Len Powers. Art direction, Ernest Hickson. Set decorations, Vin Taylor. Musical director-score, Edward Kay. Edited by Richard Heermance. Sound technician, L. John Myers. Production manager, Gene Anderson. Assistant directors, Rex Bailey, Harry Jones. Script supervisor, Grace Baughman. Hair stylist, Loretta Francel Bickel. Makeup, Fred Phillips. Grip, George Booker. Gaffer, Joseph Wharton. Still man, James Fullerton.