Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

478 PRODUCTIONS 1949 CAST — Rod Cameron, Gale Storm, Don Castle, Johnny Mack Brown, Donald Curtis, John Miljan, Jonathan Hale, John Eldredge, Adrian Wood, Wes Christensen, James Harrison, Duke York, Steve Clark, I. Stanford Jolley, Marshall Reed, Philo McCollough. SUMMARY — Dishonest real estate men sell dry grazing land in East and nesters move in next to cattle empire owned by Cameron and Castle. They refuse to supply water to nesters, despite appeal ot girl; bank robbery, cattle rustling complicate matters — Eventually Cameron blows up dam to let everyone have water. Days in production, 20. Reviewed 4-22-49 STATE DEPARTMENT — FILE 649 Sigmund Neufeld FILM CLASSICS (Cinecolor). Producer, Sigmund Neufeld. Director, Peter Stewart. Original screenplay, Milton Raison. Photography, Jack Creenhalgh. Cinecolor consultant, Clifford Shank. Art direction, Edward Jewell. Set decorations, Elias H. Reif. Music score, Lucien Cailliet. Musical director, David Chudnow. Edited by Holbrook N. Todd. Sound technician, Ben Winkler. Production manager, Bert Sternbach. Assistant director, Stanley Neufeld. Technical advisor. Dr. Yu-Shan Han. Costumes designed by Rudy Harrington. CAST — Virginia Bruce, William Lundigan, Jonathan Hale, Frank Ferguson, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Raymond Bond, Milton Kibbee, Victor Sen Yung, Lora Lee Michel, John Holland, Harlan Warde, Carole Donne, Barbara Woodell, Robert Stephenson, Lee Bennett, H. T. Tsiang, Joseph Crehan, Ray Bennett, Nana Bryant, Fred Coby. SUMMARY — Foreign service hero in China in constant danger of life, finally sacrifices self to bring about Chinese revolutionary war leader's death. Reviewed 2-9-49. THE STORY OF MOLLY X Ul. Producer, Aaron Rosenberg. Director-original screenplay, Crane Wilbur. Photography, Irving Glassberg. Special photography, David S. Horsley. Operating cameraman, Kyme Meade. Art direction, Bernard Herzbrun, Emrich Nicholson. Set decorations, Russell A. Gausman, A. Roland Fields. Music score, Milton Schwarzwald. Edited by Edward Curtiss. Sound, Leslie I. Carey, Glenn E. Anderson. Production manager, Dewey Starkey. Assistant director, Jesse Hibbs. Script supervisor, Connie Earle. Hair stylists, Joan St. Oegger, Ann Locker. Makeup, Bud Westmore. Grip, Everett Brown. Costumes designed by Rosemary Odell. Gaffer, Norton Kurland. Still man, Sherman Clark. CAST — June Havoc, John Russell, Dorothy Hart, Connie Gilchrist, Cathy Lewis, Sara Berner, Sandra Gould, Katherine Warren, Charles McGraw, Elliott Lewis, Wally Maher. SUMMARY — Hardened woman criminal finally sent to prison where she tights cooperation, partially due to fear police will find bullet from her gun which she thinks killed pal. Finally cooperates and is cleared of murder. Days in production, 35. Reviewed 1 1 -9-49. THE STORY OF SEABISCUIT WB (Technicolor). Producer, William Jacobs. Director, David Butler. Original screenplay, John Taintor Foote. Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline. Special effects, Roy Davidson, H. F. Koenkamp. Technicolor consultant, Mitchell Kovaleski. Operating cameraman, George Nogle. Art direction, Douglas Bacon. Set decorations, Lyle B. Reifsnider. Music score, David Buttolph. Edited by Irene Morra. Sound technician, Oliver S. Garretson. Assistant director, Phil Quinn. Script supervisor, Jean Baker. Hair stylist, Myrle Stoltz. Makeup, Karl Herlinger. Grip, Chuck Harris. Costumes designed by Leah Rhodes. Gaffer, Frank Flanagan. Still man, Mac Julian. CAST — Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Lon McCallister, Rosemary DeCamp, Donald MacBride, Pierre Watkin, William Forrest, "Sugarfoot" Anderson, Wm. J. Cartledge. SUMMARY — Fitzgerald, from Ireland with niece Temple, picks yearling Seabiscuit over protests of trainer. Develops horse to great winner, while romance goes on between jockey and niece. Days in production, 50. Reviewed 10-25-49. STRANGE BARGAIN RKO. Producer-director, Will Price. Screenplay, Lillie Hayward. Original, J. . H. Wallis. Photog raphy, Harry J. Wild. Operating cameraman, Charles Staumer. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Carroll Clark. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, James Altwies. Music score, Frederick Hollander. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikof f . Edited by Frederic Knutson. Sound technicians, Frank Sarver, Terry Kellum Production manager Harold Lewis. Assistant director, Sam Ruman. Script supervisor, Mercy Weireter. Hair stylist, Fae Smith. Makeup, Joe Norin. Grip, James Kirley. Gaffer, James Almond. Still man, Gaston Longet. CAST — Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Henry Morgan, Katherine Emery, Richard Gaines, Henry O'Neill, Walter Sande, Michael Chapin, Arlene Gray, Raymond Roe, Robert Bray. SUMMARY — Murder, looks like suicide — backed up by murdered man's original request of former employee to help him make his suicide look like murder, so his wife can get money. Employee suspected but finally wife admits murdering husband. Days in production, 17. Reviewed 9-19-49. STRANCE GAMBLE Hopalong Cassidy-UA. Executive producer-actor, William Boyd. Producer, Lewis J. Rachmil. Director, George Archainbaud. Original screenplay, Doris Schroeder. Photography, Mack Stengler. Operating cameraman. James Knox. Art direction, Jerome Pycha, Jr. Set decorations, George Sawley. Music score. Ralph Stanley. Edited by Fred W. Berger. Sound technician, Earl Sitar. Assistant director. Bill Farella. Script supervisor. Charles Morton. Makeup, Phil Scheer. Grip, Carl Miksch. Gaffer, Ed Petzoldt. Still man, Art Marian. CAST — William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks. Elaine Riley, James Craven, Robert B. Williams. Albert Morin, Joel Friedkin, Herbert Rawlinson, Francis McDonald, William Leicester, Joan Barton, Lee Tung Foo. SUMMARY — Girl trying to locate mine, handicapped by counterfeit gang using mine to work in. Hopalong helps her clean out gang. Days in production, 8. Reviewed 10-18-49. THE STRATTON STORY MCM. Producer, Jack Cummings. Director, Sam Wood. Screenplay, Douglas Morrow, Guy Trosper. Original, Douglas Morrow. Photography, Harold Rosson. Special effects, A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe. Montage, Peter Ballbusch. Operating cameraman, Robert Martin. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse. Set decorations, Edwin B Willis, Ralph S. Hurst. Musical director, Adolph Deutsch. Edited by Ben Lewis. Sound, Douglas Shearer, Charles E. Wallace. Production manager, Dave Friedman. Assistant director, Sid Sidman. Script supervisor, Les Martinson. Hair stylist, Sydney Guilarotf. Makeup, Jack Dawn. Technical advisor, Monty Stratton. Grip, Lloyd Isbell. Costumes designed by Helen Rose. Still man, S. C. Manatt. CAST — James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead, Bill Williams, Bruce Cowling, Cliff Clark, Mary Lawrence, Dean White, Robert Gist, Gene Bearden, Bill Dickey, Jimmy Dykes, Mervyn Shea. SUMMARY — Stratton grows up on farm, crazy about baseball. Becomes leading baseball figure; then shooting accident causes leg amputation. Return to normal life brought about thru wife's great understanding and play with baby son. Finally, with false leg, hits winning game in All-Star game. Days in production, 51. Reviewed, 4-20-49. STREETS OF LAREDO PARA. (Technicolor). Producer, Robert Fellows. Director, Leslie Fenton. Screenplay, Charles Stevens, Elizabeth Hill. Photography, Ray Rennahan. Technicolor direction, Natalie Kalmus, Monroe W. Burbank. Operating cameraman, Archie Dalzell. Art direction, Hans Dreier, Henry Bumstead. Set decorations, Sam Comer, Bertram Granger. Musical director-score, Victor Young. Songs, "Streets of Laredo," Jay Livingston, Ray Evans. Edited by Archie Marshek. Sound technicians, Harry Lindgren, Walter Oberst. Production managers, C. Kenneth De Land, Andy Durkus. Assistant director, Francisco Day. Script supervisors, Marvin Weldon, Claire Behnke. Hair stylist, LaVaughn Speer. Makeup, Wally Westmore, Carl Silvera, Roland Ray. Grip, Darrell Turnmire. Costumes designed by Mary Kay Dodson. Gaffer, Howard Kelly. Still man, Donald English. CAST — William Holden, William Bendix. Mac