Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

492 PRODUCTIONS 1949 Powell. Musical director, Alfred Newman. Edited by Louis Loeffler. Sound technicians, Winston Leverett, Harry M. Leonard. Production manager, Sid Bowen. Assistant director, Eli Dunn. Script supervisor, Wesley Jones. Hair stylist, Marie Walters. Makeup, Ben Nye, Allen Snyder. Crip, Logan Brown. Gaffer, Jack Brown. Still man, Anthony Ugrin. CAST — Cene Tierney, Richard Conte. Jose Ferrer, Charles Bickford, Barbara O'Neil, Eduard Franz, Constance Collier, Fortunio Bonanova, Ruth Lee, Ian MacDonald, Bruce Hamilton, Alex Cerry, Larry Keating, Mauritz Hugo, John Trebach, Myrtle Anderson, Larry Dobkin, Jane van Duser, Nancy Valentine, Clancy Cooper, Eddie Dunn, Randy Stuart, Helen Westcott, Mack Williams, Howard Negley, Robert Faulk, Charles J. Flynn. SUMMARY — Psychiatrist's wife, tortured by secret penchant for shoplifting, involved with fortune teller charlatan who uses her to cover his blackmailing which finally leads to murder. With wife's help, psychiatrist assists police to unmask murderer. D3ys in production, 40. Reviewed 11-23-49. WHITE HEAT WB. Producer, Louis F. Edelman. Director, Raoul Walsh. Screenplay, Ivan Coff, Ben Roberts. Original, Virginia Kellogg. Photography, Sid Hickox. Special effects, Roy Davidson, H. F. Koenekamp. Operating cameraman, Mike Joyce. Art direction, Edward Carrere. Set decorations, Fred M. MacLean. Music score, Max Steiner. Orchestrations, Murray Cutter. Edited by Owen Marks. Sound technician, Leslie Hewitt. Assistant director, Russell Saunders. Script supervisor, Irva Mae Ross. Hair stylist, Gertrude Wheeler. Makeup, Perc Westmore, Eddie Allen. Grip, Rudy Mashmeyer. Costumes designed by Leah Rhodes. Gaffer, Paul Burnett. Still man, Frank Bjerring. CAST — James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, Steve Cochran, John Archer, Wally Cassell, Mickey Knox, Ian MacDonald, Fred Clark, G. Pat Collins, Paul Guilfoyle, Fred Coby, Ford Rainey, Robert Osterloh. SUMMARY — Psychological killer, whose life of crime has been dominated by mother, taking rap for lesser crime in order to be safe in prison while heat is on. Finally trapped by O'Brien, pretending to be crook tho actually detective. Days in production, 40. Reviewed 8-25-49. THE WINDOW RKO. Producer Frederic Ullman, Jr. Director, Ted Tetzlaff. Screenplay, Mel Dinelli. Original, Cornell Woolrich. Photography, William Steiner. Operating cameraman, Fred Bentley. Art direction, Albert D'Agostino. William E. Keller, Sam Corso. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera. Music score, Roy Webb. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikof f . Edited by Frederic Knudtson. Sound technician. Earl Wolcott. Production manager, Walter Daniels. Assistant directors, Fred Fleck, Earl Harper. Script supervisor. Bill Shanks. Hair stylist. Ruby Falker. Makeup, Gene Romer. Grips, Mike Graves Frank Williams. Gaffer, S. H. Barton. Still man, Ollie Sigurdson. CAST — Barbara Hale, Bobby Driscoll, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman. SUMMARY — Boy, always crying "wolf," sees murder committed by next-door neighbors. Tells his parents who, not believing him, laughingly tell neighbors tale. They try to get boy but he, thru luck and intuition, outwits them. Days in production, 44. Reviewed 5-10-49. WITHOUT HONOR Hakim-UA. Producers, Robert and Raymond Hakim. Director, Irving Pichel. Original screenplay, James Poe. Photography, Lionel Lindon. Operating cameraman, Lothrop Worth. Art direction, Perry Ferguson. Set decorations, Robert Priestley. Orchestrations, Murray Cutter. Musical director-score, Max Steiner. Edited by Gregg Tallas. Sound technician, William Lynch. Production manager, Lewis J. Rachmil, Assistant director, Harold Godsoe. Script supervisor, Mary Gibsone. Hair stylist, Josephine Sweeney. Makeup. Harry Ray. Grip, B. P. Jaques. Gaffer, Stan Williams. Still man, John Miehle. CAST — Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Franchot Tone, Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett, Frank Marlowe, Margie Stapp, Harry Lauter, Lester Dorr, Peter Virgo, Patricia Ann Ewing, loan Dupius, Harrison Hearne. SUMMARY — Unfaithful wife, furious when lover breaks off affair, knocks him down and thinks she has killed him. Puts body in laundry when husband comes home and there is showdown. Lover's wife turns up, he revived, takes him back. Days in production, 18. Reviewed 11-27-49. WOMAN IN HIDING Ul. Producer, Michel Kraike. Director, Michael Gordon. Screenplay, Oscar Saul. Original Saturday Evening Post serial, "Fugitive from Terror," by James R. Webb. Adaptation, Roy Huggins. Photography, William Daniels. Special photography, David S. Horsley. Operating cameraman, William Dodds. Art direction, Bernard Herzbrun, Robert Clatworthy. Set decorations, Russell A. Causman, Ruby R. Levitt. Music score, Frank Skinner. Musical director, Milton Schwarzwald. Edited by Milton Carruth. Sound, Leslie I. Carey, Robert Pritchard. Production manager, Lew Leary. Assistant director, Frank Shaw. Script supervisor, Mildred Valle. Hair stylist, Joan St. Oegger, Helen Turpin. Makeup, Bud Westmore, Del Armstrong, |ohn Holden. Grip, Ben Hawkins. Gaffer, Lloyd Hill. Still man. Bill Walling. CAST — Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, Stephen McNally, John Litel, Taylor Holmes, Irving Bacon, Don Beddoe. Joe Besser, Peggy Dow. SUMMARY — Girl, supposedly drowned, escapes from killer husband who had killed father unknown to her, to obtain control of money and business Chased across country finally works as waitress for Duff, ex-investigator now cafe owner. He protects her when crazed husband tracks her down. Husband killed. Days in production, 42. Reviewed '2-14-49. A WOMAN'S SECRET RKO. Executive producer, Dore Schary. Producerscreenplay, Herman J. Mankiewicz. Director, Nicholas Ray. Novel, "Mortgage on Life," Vicki Baum. Photography, George Diskant, Special effects, Russell A. Cully. Operating cameraman, Charles Burke. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Carroll Clark. Set decorations. Darrell Silvera, Harley Miller. Music score, Frederick Hollander. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff . Edited by Sherman Todd. Sound technicians. Frank Sarver, Clem Portman. Production manager, Wm. Dorfman. Assistant director, Doran Cox. Script supervisor, Mercy Weireter. Hair stylists. Hazel Rogers, Fae Smith. Makeup, Gordon Bau, James Barker, Jack Barron. Grip, James Kurley. Costumes designed by Edward Stevenson. Gaffer, S. H. Barton. Still man, Alex Kahle. CAST — Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams, Victor Jory, Mary Philips, Jay C. Flippen, Robert Warwick, Curt Conway, Ann Shoemaker, Virginia Farmer, Ellen Corby, Emory Parnell. SUMMARY — Singer, whose voice has gone, tries to train uncultured girl with same type ot voice, to replace her but girl's vulgarity is too strong. Eventual shooting fray clears up yarn told in flashbacks. Days in production, 44. Reviewed 2-8-49. THE WOMAN ON PIER 13 RKO. Executive producer, Sid Rogell. Producer, Jack J. Gross. Director, Robert Stevenson. Screenplay. Charles Grayson, Robert Hardy Andrews. Original, George W. George, George F. Slavin. Photography, Nicholas Musuraca. Operating cameraman, Fred Bentley. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Walter E. Keller. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, James Altwies. Music score, Leigh Harline. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff. Edited by Roland Gross. Sound technicians, Phil Brigandi, Clem Portman. Assistant director, William Dorfman. Script supervisor, Irving Cooper. Hair stylist, Larry Germain. Makeup, W. H. Phillips. Grip, Ralph Clement. Costumes designed by Michael Woulfe. Gaffer, Charles Beckett. Still man, Gaston Longet. CAST — Laraine Day. Robert Ryan, John Agar, Thomas Gomez, Janis Carter, Richard Rober, William Talman, Paul E. Burns. Paul Guilfoyle, G. Pat Collins, Fred Graham, Harry Cheshire, Jack Stoney. SUMMARY — Ex-Communist, executive for shipping company, trys to bring about "no-strike" rule, visited by Communist chief who, reminding him of former affiliation, threatens exposure unless he plays along. He does so but when wife's brother is brought to Commies, he rebels. Days in production. 30. Reviewed 9-19-49 as "I Married a Communist."