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Dore Schary, new Executive Vice President in Charge of Production at the RKO Studios, is rapidly becoming one of the exciting figures in Hollywood film making. You saw his handiwork in the amusing but significant “Farmer’s Daughter and now in the courageous film treating with anti-semitism, “Crossfire. We present here the film credo of Dore Schary.
The Editors
AN EDITORIAL BY DORE SCHARY
r|~'His is my credo, the things I believe in deeply, vitally, regarding motion pictures:
I believe in the contribution they have made to the world, and I II be glad to examine the record at any time with anyone. It’s something to be proud of, something that everyone connected with the industry is proud of. But we have reached a milestone. The question now is, where do we go from here?
I believe the answer lies in introducing the many intelligent adult subjects which have not yet been touched upon. A whole field of important issues lies fallow and we intend to plow it. For instance, justice in politics (not partisanship, mind you) ; respect for law, minority problems. There are great stories in these issues. I believe audiences will thrive on this more adult diet. Proof of this is shown in their response to Crossfire,” a picture in which we pulled no punches in dealing with the savage, undermining influence of bigotry and intolerance.
I believe that every producer worth his salt must gamble. The biggest box-office hits have been made by men who were willing to get away from formula pictures and take a chance. This is healthy both for the studios and for the theaters. It’s a matter of leading with your chin and accepting the fact that you may get hurt. But it’s the only way of making the screen grow up” and develop a definite point of view on things.
I believe it’s time we spent less and said more on the screen by the careful preparation of each story. Give a movie a real story and a real point of view, and you won t need to spend a million or two to make it worth while. For this reason, I think that low-budget pictures should be approached with the same careful preparation as “A” pictures. They should be experimental in nature and should give opportunity to new writers, directors, and actors.
I believe whole-heartedly in the future of motion pictures.
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