The Fearmakers (United Artists) (1958)

OFFICIAL BILLING DANA ANDREWS) 75% in THE FEARMAKERS 100% Starring Dick Foran 50% Marilee Earle 50% and presenting Mel Torme 50% Produced by Martin H. Lancer 20% Screenplay by Elliot West & Chris Appley 20% Directed by Jacques Tourneur 20% Released thru United Artists 15% THE STORY (Not for Publicttion) Captain Alan Eaton (Dana Andrews) returns from the Korean war to take up his old spot as partner in a Washington, D. C. public relations firm. He discovers that some peculiar things have happened since he went away. First, one of his partners died under circumstances, leaving the organization run by Jim McGinnis (Dick Foran). Suspicious Secondly, some of their big accounts have left, only to be replaced by mysterious or nefarious organizations. And again, Jim is always trying to brush off Eaton whenever he gets too curious. Eaton, using the help of Lorraine (Marilee Earle) secretaryreceptionist, decides to investigate the partner's death and find out just what's going on, and why he is being kept in the back ground of the firm's business. His discoveries uncover a vast behalf of a nationwide network of phony front groups manufacturing fear to sell conspiracy in their peace-at-any-price program to the public, After a hand-to-hand struggle with McGinnis, Eaton hands him over to the police, and agrees to testify before a Senate Investi gating Committee. Running Time: 83 Minutes THE CAST Alan Eaton ........ Dana Andrews Jim McGinnis Dick Foran Barney Bond Mel Torme Lorraine Dennis .... Marjorie Earle Vivian Loder ...... Veda Ann Borg Harold Loder ..... Kelly Thordsen Col. Buchane ...... Robert Fortier Senator Walder ..... Roy Gordon PRODUCTION STAFF Produced by Associate Producer Leon Chooluck .. Jacques Tourneur Rite Martin Lancer Directed by .. From a Novel by Darwin L. Teilhet Screenplay by Elliot West & Chris Appley Director of Photography Sam Leavitt Film Editor ...... J. R. Whittredge SOUNC Ee ee a. John Kean © 1958 United Artists Corporation DANA ANDREWS. g 7/4 FEARMIAKES ‘starring DICK FORAN-MARILEE EARLE and presenting MEL TORME Produced by MARTIN H. LANCER Screenplay by ELLIOT WEST & CHRIS APPLEY Directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR Released thru UNITED ARTISTS bso ek Rs alt tas "i FEARMAKERS : IS THE _SHOCKMAKER | » OF THE YEAR! The incredible expose of international intrigue in the H-Bomb era! 4 :;Cols. x 100 Lines—400 Lines. (29 Inches) Mat 401 ‘THE FEARMAKERS’ DEPICTS HOMEGROWN TERROR AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE! (General Advance) A film of terror and political intrigue, set not in some foreign country, but right in the United States, “The Fearmakers,” will Still F-38 Mat 2B In “The Fearmakers,” drama of political intrigue, Dana Andrews is being questioned by Dick Foran, while Mel Torme and Marilee Earle look on. The picture, a United Artists release, will open REN seas ate the 2-30.25. 2 neatre. be shown here at the ........ Theat¥e *stertins” 61-2. 2s . Starred in the picture are Dana Andrews, with Dick Foran and Marilee Earle in top roles. Songster Mel Torme has a dramatic, ‘The Fearmakers’ Drama of Suspense (Prepared Review) An undercover expose of phony national poll-takers and their evi! potentialities is disclosed in a tight suspense film called “The Fearmakers,” which opened yesterday subatemneeetie foo. Theatre through United Artists release. The picture stars Dana Andrews with Dick Foran and Marilee Earle having important roles. Mel Torme, in a dramatic, non-singing role, proves he has fine acting possibilities and we should be seeing more of him in such parts. “The Fearmakers” tells the story of a public relations outfit in Washington, D.C. that tries to soften the public into a dangerous complacency leaving it wide open for foreign propaganda. Dana Andrews plays the role of a man who suspects the agency is up to no good, while Dick Foran is cast as the fellow who tries to soft-soap Andrews into going along with the tide. Martin H. Lancer produced and Jacques Tourneaur directed the screenplay by Elliot West and Chris Appley. non-singing role in the picture. Martin H. Lancer produced and Jacques -Tourneur directed the picture. Screenplay was authored by Elliot West and Cris Appley. The picture is a United Artists release. Dana Andrews was selected to play the part of a returning Korean war veteran who wants to £0 back to his place as a partner in a public relations firm in Washington, D.C., only to discover some peculiar things had happened in his absence. For one thing, one of his partners had died mysteriously and Andrews suspects murder. For another, some of the firm’s best accounts have been lost, and some rather nefarious ones taken their place. Also, the remaining partner, played by Dick Foran, is very anxious to keep Andrews in the background of the firm’s activities. When Andrews together with his girl friend, played by Marilee Earle, set out to discover what’s behind it all, they come upon a fantastic scheme to terrorize the people of the United States by softening them up for foreign propaganda. Many of the famous sites of Washington, D.C., a_ climactic are shown in the film, including scene that takes place at the Lincoln Memorial. More Publicity Material on Page 2