Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

490 PRODUCTIONS 19 4 9 SUMMARY — Snapshot ot gangsters, who have just murdered butcher, inadvertently taken by reporter leads him to suspect rustling of cattle and illegal sale of meat. He and bride track down gang at ranch and round up crooks after acting as handyman and cook for place. Days in production, 7. Reviewed I I -8-49. TRAIL OF THE YUKON COL. Producer, Lindsley Parsons. Associate producer, William F. Broidy. Director, William X. Crowley. Screenplay, Oliver Drake. Original, "The Cold Hunters," James Oliver Curwood. Photography, William Sickner. Art direction, Dave Milton. Musical director, Edward ). Kay. Edited by Ace Herman. Sound technician, |ohn Carter. Assistant director, Wesley Barry. Script supervisor, Nona Vas. CAST — Kirby Grant, Suzanne Dalbert, Bill Edwards, Dan Seymour, William Forrest, Anthony Warde, Maynard Holmes, Jay Silverheels, Iris Adrian, Cuy Beach, Stanley Andrews, Dick Elliott, Bill Kennedy, Harrison Hearne, Peter Mamakos, Chinook (dog). SUMMARY — Father and son ban robbers to obtain money previously stolen from them. Mountie after them, father is killed and boy tries to make restitution by tracking down original robbers. Reviewed 7-28-49. TRAPPED Bryan Foy-EL. Producer, Bryan Foy. Director, Richard Fleischer. Original screenplay, Earl Felton, George Zuckerman. Photography, Guy Roe. Special effects, Roy W. Seawright. Operating cameraman, Lee Davis. Art direction, Frank Durlauf. Set decorations. Armor Marlowe. Music score, Sol Kaplan. Musical director, Irving Friedman. Edited by Alfred DeGaetano. Sound technician, L. J. Myers. Production manager, D'Estelle Iszard. Assistant director, Emmett Emerson. Script supervisor, Richard Walton. Hair stylist, Edith Westmore. Makeup, Ern Westmore. Grip, Louis Kusley. Gaffer, Wilton Wooten. Still man, Geo. Hommel. CAST — Lloyd Bridges, John Hoyt, Barbara Payton, James Todd, Russ Conway, Bert Conway. SUMMARY — Convict, tied in with counterfeiters, released in order to help T-men but he passes up chance and ties in with counterfeiters. T-Man, pretending to be gambler, acts as decoy tor convict's g.f. and finally rounds up gang. Days in production, 24. Reviewed 9-23-49. TRAVELING SALESWOMAN Joan Davis-COL. Producer, Tony Owen. Director, Charles F. Riesner. Original screenplay, Howard Dimsdale. Photography, George E. Diskant. Special effects, Fred Wolff. Operating cameraman, Irving Klein. Art direction, Carl Anderson. Set decorations, George Montgomery. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff. Songs, Allan Roberts, Lester Lee. Edited by Viola Lawrence. Sound technician. Josh Westmoreland. Assistant director, Jack Corrick. Script supervisor. Rose Loewinger. Hair stylist, Dotha Hippe. Makeup, Bob Meading. Grip, Al Becker. Gaffer, Al Later. Still man, Bill Crosby. CAST — Joan Davis, Andy Devine, Adele Jergens, Joe Sawyer, Dean Reisner, John Cason, Chief Thundercloud, Harry Hayden, Charles Halton, Minerva Urecal, Eddy Waller, Teddy Infuhr, Robert Cherry, William Newell, Ethan Laidlaw, Harry Woods, Harry Tyler, Alan Bridge. SUMMARY — Complications ensue when soap mfg.'s daughter goes on road to garner new accounts in order to get bank loan. Days in production, 1 5. Reviewed 12-28-49. TREASURE OF MONTE CRISTO LIPPERT. Executive producer, Robert Lippert. Producer, Leonard S. Picker. Associate producersoriginal screenplay, Aubrey Wisberg, lack Pollexfen. Director, William Berke. Photography, Benjamin Kline. Special effects, Ray Mercer. Operating cameraman, Perry Finnerman. Musical director-score, Albert Glasser. Edited by Stanley Frazen. Sound technician, Richard Van Hessen. Assistant director, Ralph Black. Script supervisor, Mary Chaffee. Grip, C. O. Morris. Costumes designed by Sara Simon, Frank & Imback. Still man, Buddy Longworth. CAST — Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Steve Brodie, Robert Jordan, Michael Whalen, George K. Davis, Margia Dean, Michael Vallon, Sidney Melton, Brian O'Hara, Robert Boon, Jentza Novak, Jimmy O'Neil, Curtis Jarratt, Charles Reagan, Larry Barton, Rube Schaeffer, Don Junior, Jack Power, Jamison Shade, Johnny Casino, Kem Tang. SUMMARY — Trying to help girl in distress, ship's mate marries her to help her get inheritance then discovers he is victim of plot to pin a murder rap on him. Days in production, 11. Reviewed 9-14-49. TROUBLE PREFERRED Sol Wurtzel-20th-FOX. Producer, Sol M. Wurtzel. Production assistant, Clifford R. Gans. Director, James Tinling. Original screenplay, Arnold Belgard. Photography, Benjamin Kline. Art direction, Eddie Imazu. Set decorations, Fay Babcock. Music score, Lucien Cailliet. Musical director, David Chudnow. Edited by Roy Livingston. Sound technician, Frank Webster. Assistant director, Maucie Vaccarino. Hair stylist, Irene Beshon. Makeup, Ray Lopez. CAST — Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, Charles Russell, Mary Bear, Paul Langton, James Cardwell, June Storey, Paul Guilfoyle, Marcia Mae Jones. SUMMARY — Training policewomen and results ot first case which is a suicide-desertion of foundling. Husband recovers and the family is brought together again after trainees break all regulations to do so. Reviewed 1-3-49. TUNA CLIPPER L. Parsons-MONO. Producer, Lindsley Parsons. Associate producers, Roddy McDowall, Ace Herman. Director, William Beaudine. Original screenplay, W. Scott Darling. Photography, William Sickner. Operating cameraman, John Martin. Art direction, Dave Milton. Set decorations, Ray Boltz. Musical diectorscore, Edward J. Kay. Edited by Leonard W. Herman. Sound technician, Tom Lambert. Assistant director, Wesley Barry. Script supervisor, Nona Vas. Technical advisor, R. L. "Doc" Puccinelli. Makeup, Webb Overlander. Grip, Bill Johnson. Catter, Lloyd Garnell. Still man, Eddie Jones. CAST — Roddy McDowall, Elena Verdugo, Roland Winters, Rick Vallin, Dickie Moore, Russell Simpson, Doris Kemper, Peter Mamakos, Richard Avonde, Michael Valion. SUMMARY — Becoming a tuna fisherman to clear absent friend's credit with gambler, McDowall is estranged from family who want him to be a lawyer. McDowall finds gambler collecting money from friend as well as himself — runs him out of town. Days in production, 12. Reviewed 3-10-49. TUCSON Sol M. Wurrzel-20th-FOX. Producer, Sol M. Wurtzel. Production asistant, Clifford R. Gans. Director, William Claxton. Original screenplay, Arnold Belgard. Photography, Benamin Kjline. Art direction. Eddie Imazu. Set decorations. Fay Babcock. Music score, Darrell Calker. Musical director. David Chudnow. Songs, "Nobody's Lost on the Lonesome Trail," "Ringin' the New Year In;" music by I. B. Kornblum, lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert. Edited by Frank A. Baldridge. Sound technician, Frank McWhorter. Assistant director, Paul Wurtzel. Hair stylist, Irene Beshon. Makeup, Ray Lopez. CAST — Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards, Deanna Wayne, Charles Russell, Joe Sawyer, Walter Sande, Lyn Wilde, Marcia Mae Jones, John Ridgely, Grandon Rhodes, Gil Stratton, Harry Lauter, Cass County Trio. SUMMARY — Intercollegiate rodeo among universities and colleges of southewestern states, complicated by rivalry among ranchers. Reviewed 4-28-49. TULSA Walter Wanger-EL (Technicolor). Producer, Walter Wanger. Associate producer, Edward Lasker. Director, Stuart Heisler. Screenplay. Frank Nugent, Curtis Kenyon. Original story, Richard Wormser. Photography, Winton Hoch. Technicolor direction, Natalie Kalmus, Richard Mueller. Special effects, John Fulton. Operating cameraman, Harvey Gould. Art direction, Nathan Juran. Set decorations, Armor Marlowe, Al Orenbach. Music score, Frank Skinner. Music conductor, Charles Previn. Orchestrations, David Tamkin. Music director, Irving Friedman. Song, "Tulsa"; music, Allie Wrubel ; lyrics, Mort Greene. Edited by Terrell Morse. Sound technician, Howard Fogetti. Production manager, James T. Vaughn. Assistant director, Howard W. Koch. Script supervisor, Arnold Laven. Hair stylists, Joan St.