Motion picture production encyclopedia (1952)

PRODUCTIONS 1949 503 THE BIG STEAL RKO. Executive producer, Sid Rogell. Producer, Jacl< J. Cross. Director, Don Siegel. Screenplay, Geoffrey Homes, Gerald Drayson Adams. Original story, "The Road To Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser. Photography, Harry J. Wild. Operating cameraman, Charles Straumer. Art direction, Albert S. D'Agostino, Ralph Berger. Set decorations, Darrell Silvera, Harley Miller. Music score, Leigh Harline. Musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff. Edited by Samuel E. Beetley. Sound technicians, Phil Brigand!, Clem Portman. Production manager, Ed Killy. Assistant director, Sam Ruman. Script supervisor, Dick Kinon. Hair stylist, Caria Hadley. Makeup, Gordon Bau, Robert Cowan. Crip, Jim Kurley. Costumes designed by Edward Stevenson. Gaffer, Jim Almond. Still man, Ernie Bachrach. CAST — Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro, Don Alvarado, John Qualen, Pascual Garcia Pena. Reviewed 6-14-49. THE BIG WHEEL Popkin-Stiefel-Dempsey-UA. Executive producer, Harry M. Popkin. Producers, Samuel H. Stiefel, Mort Briskin. Associate producer, Joseph H. Nadel. Original screenplay, Robert Smith. Photography, Ernest Laszlo. Operating cameraman, George Clemens. Production designer, Rudi Feld. Set decorations, Ray Robinson. Musical director-score, Nat Finston. Edited by Walter Thompson. Sound technicians, Ben Winkler, Mac Dalgleish. Assistant director, Maurie Suess Script supervisor, Arnold Laven. Makeup, Mel Burns Dance director, Maria Donovan. Crip, Tex Hayes. Gaffer, James Putevin. Still man, Frank Tanner. CAST — Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Michael O'Shea, Spring Byington, Mary Hatcher, Hattie McDaniel, Steve Brodie, Lina Romay, Allen Jenkins, Dick Lane. Reviewed 1 1-4-49. BLACK MAGIC (Made in Ifaly) Edward Small-UA. Executive producer, Edward Small. Producer-director, Gregory Ratoff. Associate producer, Dario Sabatello. Screenplay, Charles Bennett. Original novel, "Memoirs of a Physician" (Cagliostro) , Alexandre Dumas. Additional dialog, Richard Schayer. Photography, Ubaldo Arata, Anchise Brizzi. Art direction, Jean D'Eubonne, Ottavio Scotti. Set decorations, Gino Brosio. Edited by James McKay, Fred Feitshans, Jr. Sound technician, Frank Cleverly. Production assistant, Jerome Cappi. Assistant director, Arrigo Colombo. Makeup, Don Cash. Costumes designed by Georges Annenkott, Nino Novarese. CAST — Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff, Frank Latimore, Valentina Cortese, Margot Grahame, Stephen Bekassy, Berry Kroeger, Gregory Gay, Raymond Burr, Charles Goldner, Lee Kresel, Robert Atkins, Nicholas Bruce, Franco Corsaro, Aniello Mele, Ronald Adam, Bruce Belfrage, Alexander Danaroff, Lee Lenoir, Tamara Shayne, Giovanni Van Hulzen, Peter Trent, Giuseppe Varni, Tatiana Pavlowa. Reviewed 8-18-49. BLACK MIDNIGHT Lindsley Parsons-MONO. Producer, Lindsley Parsons. Associate producers. Ace Herman, Roddy McDowall. Director, Oscar Boetticher. Screenplay, Clint Johnston, Erna Lazarus. Original, Clint Johnston. Photography, William Sickner. Operating cameraman, John Martin. Art direction, Dave Milton. Musical director, Edward J. Kay. Edited by Leonard Herman. Sound technician, John Carter. Script supervisor, Bobbie Sierkes. Makeup, Ted Larsen. Grip, Wm. Johnson. Gaffer, Lloyd Garnell. Still man, Talmadge Morrison. CAST — Roddy McDowall, Lyn Thomas, Rand Brooks, Damian O'Flynn, Kirby Grant, Gordon Jones, Fav Baker. Reviewed 1 1-21-49. BLAZING TRAIL COL. Producer, Colbert Clark. Director, Ray Nazarro. Original screenplay, Barry Shipman, Photography, Ira H. Morgan. Operating cameraman, Jimmy Coss. Art direction, Charles Clague. Set decorations, Frank Tuttle. Edited by Paul Borofsky. Sound technician. Jack Goodrich. Production manager. Jack Fier. Assistant director, Gilbert Kay. Script supervisor, Vi Newfield. Hair stylist, Flora Jaynes. Makeup, Dave Grayson. Grip, A! Becker. Gaffer, Bud Williams. Still man. Bob Wallace. CAST — Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Marjorie Stapp. Fred Sears. Steve Darrell, Jock O'Mahoney, Trevor Bardette, Steve Pendleton, Robert Malcolm, John Cason. Hank Penny. Slim Duncan. Reviewed 7-29-49. BLONDIE HITS THE JACKPOT COL. Producer, Ted Richmond. Director, Edward Bernds. Original screenplay. Jack Henley, based on Chick Young's strip "Blondie." Photography, Vincent Farrar. Operating cameraman, Jimmy Goss. Art direction, Perry Smith. Set decorations, George Montgomery. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff. Edited by Henry Batista. Sound technician, Russell Malmgren. Production manager. Jack Fier. Assistant director, Carter DeHaven. Script supervisor, Frances McDowell. Hair stylist, Ida Fogetti. Makeup, Ray Sebastian. Crip, Pat Sutherland. Gaffer, Al Later. Still man. Homer Van Pelt. CAST — Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Lloyd Corrigan, Ann Carter, Danny Mummert, James Flavin, Dick Wessel, Ray Teal, Alyn Lockwood. Reviewed 8-26-49. BLONDIE'S BIG DEAL COL. Producer, Ted Richmond. Director, Edward Bernds. Original screenplay, Lucile Watson Henley, based on comic strip by Chic Young. Photography. Vincent Farrar. Art direction. Perry Smith. Set decorations, George Montgomery. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff. Edited by Henry Batista. Sound teachnician. Lodge Cunningham. Production manager. Jack Fier. Assistant director. Carter DeHaven. Script supervisor. Pearl Leiter. Hair stylist, Hazel Keats. Makeup, Dave Grayson. Grip, Pat Sutherland. Gaffer, Al Later. Still man. Homer Van Pelt. CAST — Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Collette Lyons, Wilton Graff, Ray Walker, Stanley Andrews, Alan Dinehart, III, Eddie Acuff, Jack Rice. Chester Clute, George Lloyd, Alyn Lockwood, Danny Mummert. Reviewed 3-9-49. BLONDIE'S SECRET COL. Producer, Burt Kelly. Director, Edward Bernds. Original screenplay, Jack Henley, based on comic strip by Chic Young. Photography, Vincent Farrar. Operating cameraman, James Goss. Art direction, George Brooks. Set decorations, Louis Diage. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff. Edited by Richard Fantl. Sound technician, Russell Malmgren. Production manager. Jack Fier. Assistant director, Carter DeHaven. Script supervisor, Wyonna O'Brien. Hair stylist. Helen Hunt. Makeup, Robert Melding. Crip, Pat Sutherland. Gaffer, Al Later. Still man, Joseph Walters. CAST — Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Thurston Hall, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert. Frank Orth, Alyn Lockwood, Eddie Acuff, Murray Alper, William "Bill" Phillips, Greta Granstedt, Grandon Rhodes, Daisy (dog). Reviewed 1-21-49. BODYHOLD COL. Producer, Rudolph C. Fiothow. Director, Seymour Friedman. Original screenplay, George Bricker. Photography, Henry Freulich, Philip Tannura. Operating cameraman, Andy Anderson. Art direction, George Brooks. Set decorations, Sidney Clifford. Musical director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff. Edited by James Sweeney. Sound technician. Jack Goodrich. Production manager. Jack Fier. Assistant director, Fred Briskin. Script supervisor, Dorothy Wilson. Hair stylist, Ida Forgette. Makeup Bob Shifter. Grip, Pat Sutherland. Gaffer, Bill Johnson. Still man, Joe Walters, CAST— Willard Parker, Lola Albright, Hillary Brooke, Allen Jenkins, Roy Roberts, Gordon Jones, Sammy Menacker, Frank Sully, John Dehner, Billy Varga, Henry Kulky, "Wee Willie" Davis, Matt McHugh, George H. Lloyd, Ruth Warren, Ray Walker, John R. Hamilton, Ken Ackles. Ed "Strangler" Lewis. Reviewed 12-16-49.