Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

480 PROD UCTIONS 1949 Crooks thereby learn of fountain but Tarzan keeps them from it. Days in production, 38. Reviewed 1-19-49. TASK FORCE W8 (Technicolor). Producer. Jerry Wald. Directororiginal screenplay, Delmer Daves. Photography, Robert Burks, Wilfrid M. Cline. Technicolor direction, Natalie Kalmus, Wm. Fritzsche. Special effects, Roy Davidson, Edwin DuPar. Art direction, Leo K. Kuter. Set decorations, George James Hopkins. Music score, Franz Waxman. Orchestrations, Leonid Raab. Edited by Alan Crosland, Jr. Sound technician, Charles Lang. Production manager, Eric Stacey. Assistant director. Bill Kissel I . Technical advisers, Captain S. C. Mitchell, U. S. N., Captain James Dyer, U. S. N., ret. Makeup. Perc Westmore. Costumes designed by Leah Rhodes. CAST — Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris, Walter Brennan, Julie London, Bruce Bennett. Jack Holt, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Richard Rober, Art Baker, Moroni Olsen, Ray Montgomery, Harlan Warde. James Holden, Rory Mallison, John Gallaudet, Warren Douglas. SUMMARY — Difficulties in bringing U. S. Navy to realize value of airforce through the years, finally brought to successful fruition when Commander succeeds in obtaining enough carriers to bring about victory on sea against Japan. Days in production, 58. Reviewed 8-30-49. TELL IT TO THE JUDGE COL. Producer, Buddy Adler. Director, Norman Foster. Screenplay, Nat Perin. Original, Devery Freeman. Additional dialog. Roland Kibbee. Photography, Joseph Walker. Operating cameraman, Irving Kline. Art direction, Carl Anderson. Set decorations, William Kiernan. Music score, Werner R. Heymann. Musical director, Morris Stoloff. Edited by Charles Nelson. Sound technician, George Cooper. Production manager, Jack Fier. Assistant director, Sam Nelson. Script supervisor, Dorothy Cummings. Hair stylist, Helen Hunt. Makeup. Fred Phillips. Grip, Pat Sutherland. Costumes designed by Jean Louis. Gaffer, George Hager. Still man, Irving Lippman. CAST — Rosalind Russell, Robert Cummings, Gig Young, Marie McDonald, Harry Davenport, Fay Baker, Katharine Warren, Douglass Dumbrille, Clem Bevans. Grandon Rhodes, Louise Beavers, Thurston Hall, Jay Novello. SUMMARY — Comedy of errors keeps in-love-butdivorced attorney couple apart, partly brought about by grandfather of girl. He's against attorney husband, who innocently is mixed up with girl witness. Days in production, 51. Reviewed. 11-16-49. TENSION MCM. Producer. Robert Sisk. Director, John Berry. Screenplay, Allen Rivkin. Original, John Klorer. Photography, Harry Stradling. Operating cameraman, Samuel Leavitt. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Leonid Vasian. Set decorations, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore. Music score, Andre Previn. Edited by Albert Akst. Sound, Douglas Shearer, A. Norwood Fenton. Production manager, Ruby Rosenberg. Assistant director, George Rhein. Script supervisor, William Hole. Hair stylist, Sydney Guilaroff. Makeup, Jack Dawn. Grip. Dick Borland. Still man, Jerome Hester. CAST — Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan. Lloyd Cough, Tom D'Andrea, William Conrad, Tito Renaldo. SUMMARY — Wife's lover almost killed by husband, who had planned entire murder but couldn't carry through; goes home to find wife actually had killed lover. Police track down husband but finally break wife to confess. Days in production, 32. Reviewed 11-1 7-49. THAT FORSYTE WOMAN MCM (Technicolor! . Producer, Leon Gordon. Director, Compton Bennett. Screenplay, Jan Lustig, Ivan Tors, James B. Williams. Original novel, "A Man of Property" from "The Forsyte Saga," John Galsworthy. Additional dialog. Arthur Wimperis. Photography. Joseph Ruttenberg. Technicolor consultants, Henri Jaffa, James Gooch. Operating cameraman, Herbert Fischer. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart. Set decorations, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore. Music score, Bronislau Kaper. Edited by Frederick Y. Smith. Sound, Douglas Shearer. Ralph Pender. Production manager. Hugh Bosewell. Assistant director, Bob Barnes. Script supervisor, Eylla Jacobus. Hair stylist, Sydney Guilaroff. Makeup, Jack Dawn. Grip, Leo Monlon. Costumes designed by Walter Plunkett, Valles. Still man, Virgil Apger. CAST — Errol Flynn, Greer Garson. Walter Pideeon, Robert Young, Janet Leigh, Harry Davenport. Aubrey Mather, Gerald Oliver Smith, Lumsden Hare. Stanley Logan, Halliwell Hobbes, Matt Moore, Florence Auer, Phyllis Morris, Manorie Eaton, Evelyn Beresford. SUMMARY — Soames' pride in his wife's beauty is all he gets out of his marriage which Garson had not wanted to make. She falls in love with niece's fiance who is killed. Taking refuge in arms of renegade Forsyte artist, she finds happiness. Days in production. 71. Reviewed 10-24-49. THAT MIDNIGHT KISS MCM (Technicolor). Producer, Joe Pasternak. Director, Norman Taurog. Original screenplay, Bruce Manning, Tamara Hovey. Photography, Robert Surtees. Technicolor consultants, Henri Jaffa, James Gooch. Operating cameraman. A. Lindlsey Lane. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames. Set decorations, Edwin B. Willis. Arthur Krams. Orchestrations, Leo Arnaud, Conrad Salinger. Musical director, Charles Previn. Musical supervision, Jose Iturbi. Song, "I Know, I Know, I Know," Bronislau Kaper, Bob Russell. Edited by Gene Ruggiero. Sound, Douglas Shearer, Conrad Kahn. Production manager, Sergei Petschnikoff . Assistant director, Adolph Zimmer. Script supervisor, Les Martinson. Hair stylist, Sydney Guilaroff. Makeup, Jack Dawn. Grip, Albert Hunter. Costumes designed by Helen Rose, Valles. Still man, Durward Graybill. CAST — Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi, Ethel Barrymore, Mario Lanza, Keenan Wynn, J. Carrol Naish, Jules Munshin, Thomas Gomez, Marjorie Reynolds, Arthur Treacher, Mimi Aguglia, Ampara Iturbi, Bridget Carr, Ampara Ballester, Ann Codee, Edward Earle, Georce Meader, Shelia Stein. SUMMARY — Grandmother organizes opera company to give granddaughter singing chance, with Iturbi as director. Tenor and girl quarrel and Iturbi tells girl looks and singing ability don't often go together; she introduces Lanza who takes over tenor's part. Days in production, 47. Reviewed 8-24-49. THELMA JORDON Hal Wallis-PARA. Producer, Hal Wallis. Director, Robert Siodmak. Screenplay, Ketti Frings. Original, Marty Holland. Photography, George Barnes. Operating cameraman, J. Warren. Art direction, Hans Dreier, Earl Hedrick. Set decorations, Sam Comer, Bertram Granger. Musical director-score, Victor Young. Edited by Warren Low. Sound technicians, Harry Lindgren, Walter Oberst. Production manager, C. Mick. Assistant director, Chico Day. Script supervisor, Irving Cooper. Hair stylist, Dorothy Cole. Makeup, Wally Westmore, R. Ewing, J. Stinton. Grip. Doug Turnmire. Gaffer, H. Kelly. Still man, M. Bullock. CAST — Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey. Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel, Stanley Ridges, Richard Rober, Minor Watson, Barry Kelley, Laura Elliot, Basil Ruysdael, Jane Novak, Gertrude W. Hoffman. Harry Antrim, Kate Lawson, Theresa Harris, Byron Barr, Geraldine Wall, Jonathan Corey, Robin Corey. SUMMARY — Ruthless woman gets asst. D.A. to fall in love with her so he will throw case when she murders her wealthy aunt. Previewed under title of "The File on Thelma Jordan." Days in production, 42. Reviewed 10-31-49. THERE'S A GIRL IN MY HEART Sandre-ALLIED ARTISTS. Producer-director, Arthur Dreifuss. Assistant producer, Leonard J. Shapiro. Original screenplay, Arthur Hoerl, John Eugene Hasty. Additional dialog, McElbert Moore. Photography, Philip Tannura. Art direction, Danny Hall. Set decorations, Neil McCuire. Musical director, Herschel Burke Gilbert. Songs, "There's a Girl In My Heart," Arthur Dreifuss and Robert Bilder; "The Roller Skating Song," "Be Careful of the Tidal Wave," "We Are the Main Attraction," "Any Old Street," Robert Bilder. Edited by Richard Currier. Sound technicians, Vic Appel, A. C. Overton. Production manager, Lincoln Widder. Assistant director, Mack Wright. Script supervisor, Mary Chaffee. Hair stylist, Josephine Sweeney. Makeup, Kiva Hoffman. Dance director, Louis Da Pron. Costumes designed by Barbara Brier. CAST — Lee Bowman, Elyse Knox, Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, Lon Chaney, Ludwig Donath, Ray McDonald, Joel Marston, Richard Lane, Irene Ryan,