Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

PRO PUCTIONS 1947 545 Bob Steele, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, John Hamilton, Linda Johnson, Gregory Marshall, Francis Ford, Eddie Acuff, LeRoy Mason, Jack Norman. Reviewed 12-3-47. Days in production, 7. BANJO RKO. Producer-original screenplay, Lillie Hayward. Director, Richard 0. Fleischer. Photography, George E. Diskant. Special effects, Russell A. Cully. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Walter E. Keller. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, Adolph Kuri. Music score, Alexander Laszlo. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff. Edited by Les Millbrook. Sound technicians, Earl A. Wolcott, Clem Portman. Assistant director, Scott Beal. CAST — Sharyn Moffett, Jacqueline White, Walter Reed, Una O'Connor, Herbert Evans, Louise Beavers, Ernest Whitman, Lanny Rees, Theron Jackson, Howard McNeeley and "Banjo." Reviewed 4-15-47. Days in production, 41. BEAST WITH FIVE PINCERS WB. Producer, William Jacobs. Director, Robert Florey. Technical advisor, Dario Sabatello. Screenplay, Curt Siodmak. Original story, William Fryer Harvey. Dialog director, Jack Daniels. Photography, Wesley Anderson. Special effects, William McGann, H. Koenekamp. Art direction, Stanley Fleischer. Set decorations, Walter Tilford. Music score, Max Steiner. Edited by Frank McGee. Sound technician, Oliver S. Garretson. Assistant director, Art Lueker. Musical director, Leo F. Forbstein. CAST — Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carroll Naish, Charles Dingle, John Alvin, David Hoddman, Barbara Brown, Patricia White, William Edmunds, Belle Mitchell, Ray Walker, Pedro de Cordoba. Reviewed 12-20-46. Days in production, 52. BEAT THE BAND RKO. Executive producer, Sid Rogell. Producer, Michel Kraike. Director, John H. Auer. Screenplay, Lawrence Kimble. Original play, George Abbott. Original music and lyrics, John Green, George Marion, Jr. Adaptation, Arthur Ross, Lawrence Kimble. Photography, Frank Redman. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Lucius O. Croxton. Set decoration, Darrell Silvera, Shelby Willis. Songs, Leigh Harline, Mort Greene. Edited by Samuel E. Beetley. Sound technicians, Jean L. Speak, Earl B. Mounce. Assistant director, Harry D'Arcy. CAST — Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry, June Clayworth, Mabel Paige, Andrew Tombes, Donald MacBride, Mira McKinney, Harry Harvey, Grady Sutton, Gene Krupa and his band. Reviewed 2-20-47. Days in production, 30. BEAUTY AND THE BANDIT MONO. Producer, Scott R. Dunlap. Director, William Nigh. Original screenplay, Charles Belden. Original based on O. Henry characters. Photography, Harry Neumann. Set decorations, Vin Taylor. Musical director, Edward J. Kay. Edited by Fred Maguire. Sound technician, Franklin Hansen. Assistant director, Eddie Davis. CAST — Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga, Frank Yaconelli, Ramsey Ames, Vida Aldana, George J. Lewis, William Gould, Glenn Strange, Dimas Sotello. Reviewed 1-3-47. Days in production, 14. THE BEGINNING OR THE END MCM. Producer, Samuel Marx. Director, Norman Taurog. Screenplay, Frank Wead. Original, Robert Considine. Photography, Ray June. Montage, Peter Ballbusch. Art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters. Special effects, Warren Newcombe, A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahrus. Set decoration, Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Cleaso-i. Music score, Daniele Amf itheatrof . Edited by George Boemler. Sound director, Douglas Shearer. Assistant directors, Stanley Goldsmith, Frank Myers. Scientific technical advisors. Dr. H. T. Wensel, Dr. Edward R. Tompkins, Dr. David Hawkins, W. Bradford Shank. Military technical advisors, Col. William A. Considine, Lt. Col. Charles W. Sweeney. CAST— Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Audrey Totter, Hume Cronyn, Hurd Hatfield, Joseph Calleia, Godfrey Tearle, Victor Francen, Richard Haydn, Jonathan Hale, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Warner Anderson, Barry Nelson, Art Baker, Ludwig Stossel, John Hamilton, Frank Ferguson, Tom Stevenson, John Gallaudet, Nella Walker, Edward Earle, Martin Kosleck, Moroni Olsen, Norman Lloyd, Jim Davis, Charles Trowbridge, Frank Wilcox, Henry Hall, Paul Harvey, Larry Johns, Robert Emmett Keane, James Bush, Trevor Bardette, William Wright, Damian O'Flvnn. Reviewed 2-19-47. Days in production, 45. BELLS OF SAN ANCELO REP. Associate producer, Edward J. White. Director. William Whitney. Screenplay, Sloan Nibley. Original, Paul Gangelin. Photography, Jack Marta. Art direction, Gano Chittenden. Musical director, Mort Glickman. Edited by Les Orlebeck. Sound technician, Fred Stahl. Assistant director, lack Lacey. CAST — Roy Rogers and Trigger, Dale Evans, Andy Devine, John McGuire, Olaf Hytten, David Sharpe, Fritz Leiber, Hank Patterson, Fred S. Toones, Eddie Acuff, Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers. Reviewed 5-22-47. Days in production, 42. BELLS OF SAN FERNANDO SCREEN CUILD. Producer, James S. Burkett. Associate producer, Duncan Renaldo. Director, Terry Morse. Original screenplay, Jack DeWitt and Renault Duncan. Photography, Robert Pittack. Art direction, Frank Dexter. Musical director, David Chudnow. Edited by George McGuire. Sound technician, Percy Townsend. Assistant director, Willard Sheldon. CAST — Donald Woods, Gloria Warren, Shirley O'Hara, Byron Foulger, Paul Newlan, Anthony Warde, Monte Blue, Claire DuBrey, David Leonard, Gordon Clark, Gilbert Calvan, Felipe Turich. Reviewed 327-47. Days in production, 1 1. BETTY CO-ED Col. Producer, Sam Katzman. Director, Arthur Dreifuss. Original screenplay, Arthur Dreifuss and George H. Plympton. Photography, Andy Anderson. Art direction, Paul Palmentola. Set decorations, Fred Martin. Musical director, Paul Mertz. Songs, Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher, J. P. Fogarty, Rudy Vallee. Edited bv Henry Batista. Sound technician, Jess Bastian. Assistant director, Lee Vallee. CAST — Jean Porter, Shirley Mills, William Mason, Rosemary La Planche, Kay Morgan, Jackie Moran, Jane Isbell, Edward van Sloan, George Meader, Patsy Moran, Ray Bennett, Jan Savitt and orchestra. Reviewed 2-28-47. Days in production, 10. BEYOND OUR OWN Religious Film Association. Producer, Jack Chertok. Director, Sammy Lee. Screenplay, Doane Hoag. Photography, Robert Pittack. Music score, Rudy DeSaxe. Edited by Jack Ruggiero. CAST — Charles Russell, DeForrest Kelley, Trudy Marshall, Pierre Watkin. Richard Loo, Philip Dumbri lie. Reviewed 11-7-47. THE BIC FIX PRC. Producer Ben Stoloff. Assistant producer, Marvin D. Stahl. Director, James Flood. Screenplay, George Bricker and Aubrey Wisberg. Original story by Sonja Chernus and George Ross. Adaptation, Joel Malone. Dialog director, Stewart Stern. Photography, Virgil Miller. Photographic effects, George J. Teague. Art direction, Perry Smith. Set decorations, Armor Marlowe. Music score, Emil Cadkin. Musical director, Irving Friedman. Editorial supervision, Alfred DeGaetano. Edited by Norman Colbert. Sound technicians, J. N. A. Hawkins, John L. Myers. Assistant director, Howard Koch. CAST — James Brown, Sheila Ryan, Noreen Nash, Regis Toomey, Tom Noonan, John Shelton, Charles McGraw, Charles Mitchell, John Morgan, Nana Bryant, Howard Negley. Reviewed 5-5-47. Days in production, 14.