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STUDIO PERSONNEUTIES
Paramount
JOHN DEL VALLE has rejoined Nat Holt Productions
to beat the drums for the two sagebrush
ventures which Holt will turn out for release by
this company. Del Valle recently completed a special
exploitation assignment for Lippert Productions
United Artists
RICHARD WEAVER has joined Robert Stillman
Productions, releasing through UA, as eastern publicity
director headquartering in New York.
Briefies
Metro
Producer Fred Quimby has slated "Lighthouse
Mouse" as a new Tom and Jerry cartoon.
RKO Radio
George Bilson produces and Richard Irving directs
"Fugitive Dog," a short now before the cameras,
featuring Gary Gray, Gordon Gebert and the mcvie
dog, Flame. Included in the supporting cast are
Frank Cady, Anne Nagel, Harry Strang, Harry
Harvey, Steve Roberts, Helen Brown and Richard
Reeves.
Cleffers
Metro
Due to conflicting commitments, DAVE RASK'N
replaced Bronislaus Kaper as scorer on "A Lady
Without a Passport."
Monogram
Signed to do the musical score for "County Fair"
was OZZIE CASWELL.
Republic
STANLEY WILSON and DALE BUTTS were assigned
to conduct and score "Hit Parade of 1950," while
AL RINKER and FLOYD HUDDLESTON were inked
seven oriainal songs for the film, in which the FIRE
HOUSE FIVE PLUS TWO, Dixieland jazz outfit, makes
its screen debut.
Loanouts
Independent
Cahn borrowed JEAN DIXON
Producer Edward- L.
from RKO to play the femme
Howard in "Delayed Action."
lead opposite lohn
Meggers
Columbia
LEW LANDER was signed to meg
for Producer Sam Katzman.
'Chain
Gang"
Eaglele Lion
JOHN HOFFMAN was sianed by Jack Schwarz
Productions to direct "I Killed Geronimo," which
is to be produced by Jack Rabin.
Metro
JOHN STURGES was set to direct "The Magnificent
Yankee" for Armand Deutsch.
HAROLD KRESS was uoped from a film-editina
post to direct "Shep of the Painted Hills" for Producer
Chester Franklin.
Slated for production by JOE PASTERNAK is "Los
Angeles, 5 p. m.," authored by the producer.
Monogram
Forthcoming stint for Producer BARNEY GRnARn
is "What the Public Wants," an oriainal bv Gerard
based on a series of revues he staged on Broadway.
Paramount
Studio took ud its option on the services of Director
RUDY MATE for one film during the next year.
Studio picked uo its yearly option on the services
of Producer IRVING ASHER.
RKO Radio
H. C. POTTER was inked to meg "High Frontier,"
aviation drama to be produced by Robert Sparks.
Republic
Assigned to meg the Allan "Rocky" Lane western,
"Frisco Tornado," was R. G. SPRINGSTEEN Gordon
Kay produces.
William Lackev has been assigned to orodnce
"Millions for Rackets," original screenplay by Gertrude
Walker, dealing with an expose of a crooked
insurance racket.
Options
Columbia
TOM LONDON was set for "Blazing Sun."
Because of conflicting commitments, IOHN
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PIDGELY will replace William Bishop in the cast
of "Al Jennings of Oklahoma." Cast in a principal
role was GLORIA - HENRY.
WAYNE MORRIS and- PRESTON FOSTER will be cofeatured
in two pictures, "The Tougher They Come,"
to be produced by Wallace MacDonald, and "The
Big Gusher," to be produced by Milton Feldman.
Independent
IOHN BAPRYMORE JR. will be toplined in the
third film projected by Alan LeMay and Director
George Templeton, "Quebec," which will be filmed
in Technicolor on location in that Canadian city.
The first two LeMcfy-Templeton ventures, "The Sundowners"
and- "High Lonesome," were for Eagle
Lion release.
Metro
Inked for the femme lead oooosite Fred Astaire
in "Royal Wedding" was SARAH CHURCHILL,
daughter of Winston Churchill. Charles Walters
megs and Arthur Freed produces the film.
FREDRIC MARCH is slated for the role originally
intended for Edward G. Robinson in the Four Eves
Sequence of the Robert Sisk production, "It's a Big
Country."
DON TAYLOR, leading man, asked for and received
a" release from the balance of his term
ticket in order to freelance. His last chore at the
studio was in "Father of the Bride."
RRUCE COWLING replaces John Hodiak. who was
suspended for refusing the assianment, in the cast
of the Tom Lewis t>roduction, "Cause for Alarm."
Radio announcer ART BAKER was assigned to The
Loretta Young starrer. Tay Gcrrnett directs.
Inked for "Watch the Birdie" was CHARLES LANE.
Jack Donohue megs the Red Skelton comedy for
Producer Harry Ruskin.
Paramount
Inked for the Hal Wallis oroduction, "Dark City,"
was DEWEY ROBINSON. William Dieterle directs.
Sianed for the rjicture were FRANVT.YN FARNUM,
I.STIOA FT.I.TOTT and FRANZ ROEHM. MocDet
lANlN^ PERREAU was inked for "Bevond the Sunset."
A!so sianed for Producer Irvina Asher's Glenn
Ford, Edmnn- 1 O'Rrien and Rhonda Fleming starrer
was RAY TEAL. Leslie Fenton directs.
Cast for crn important role in Producer-Director
Rill" Wilder's "Ace in the Hole" was "S^BAPA
RUSH. Set for a top role was JAN STERLING.
RKO Radio
ELEANOR TENNANT, tennis coach, was inked to
Dlav herself in Filmaker's "Mother of a Champion,"
t^ be directed by Ida Lupino and produced by
Collier Young.
GIG YOUNG and MARY ANDERSON were signed
for the toD roles in "Seven Witnesses," to be directed
by George Archainbaud for Producer Lewis J.
Rachmil. Character actor HARPY SHANNON was
sianed. JOHN KELLOGG and WILLARD PARKER
also were inked for the picture.
Republic
Assianed the second femme lead in the John
Crtrrnll-Marie McDonald vehicle, "Hit Parade of
19^0 " was ESTELITA FODRIGUEZ. John Auer serves
a Droducer-di rector. Assigned a featured role was
G n ANT WITHERS.
20th Century-Fox
ROBERT BARRAT was sianed to oortr^v Gen.
Douglas MacAr'hnr in the Tvron*> Power-Mirholine
Prelle starrer, "American Guerrilla in the Philippines."
Fritz Lang directs for Producer Lamar
Trotti.
AGNES MOOREHEAD draws a featured snot with
p ichard Basehart and Paul Doualas in "Fourteen
HoiirS ." Henry Hathaway directs and Sol Siegel
produces.
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