Boxoffice-December.02.1950

STUDIO PERSONNELITIES
Barnstormers
RKO Radio
TIM HOLT was guest oi honor al the sixth annual
Tim Holt day celebration November 25 in El
Ceniro, Brawley, Calexico and Mexicali in the Imperial
valley area, in connection with the oHicial
arrival of Santa Glaus in those communities.
Brielies
Warners
With Gordon Hollingshead producing and Jack
SchoU megging, camera work was launched on
"In Old New York." musical short in the Hit
Parade of the 'SOs series.
Cleffers
Metro
ALBERT SENDREY is composing the music
"
)r "Father's Little Dividend.
Warners
ALEX WORTH will compose
Streetcar Named Desire,"
the score lor "A
MAX STEINER is composing the score lor the
John Wayne starrer, "Operation Pacific."
Meggers
Columbia
JOHN ENGLISH will direct "Whirlwind," the new
Gene Autry starring western, being produced by
Armand Schaefer.
Paramount
HAL WALKER was signed to direct "Junior," upcoming
Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis starring comedy,
to be produced by Hal "Wallis.
Options
Republic
Columbia
LUCILLE BALL and JOHN AGAR will star in
Producer Sam Katzman's "The Magic Carpel,"
which will be directed by Lew Landers. PAT'RICIA
MEDINA and RAYMOND BURR were signed for featured
roles in the production. A comedy spot was
handed GEORGE TOBIAS.
Producer Robert Lord of Santana Productions
signed LUDWIG DONATH for a character lead in
the Humphrey Bogart topliner, "Sirocco," being
directed by Curtis Bernhardt.
Male lead in "No Help From Heaven" will be
DANE CLARK. Femme lead opposite Clark will
be CATHY O'DONNELL. Ralph Murphy will direct
the Lou Appleton-Monty Shaff production, to start
early next year.
As the first of two pictures, PAT O'BRIEN will
star in "Criminal Lawyer," with Rudolph Flothow
producing and Seymour Friedman as the director.
JANE WYATT will star with O'Brien. MIKE MAZURKI
will portray Pat O'Brien's bodyguard.
Independent
male lead in "The the Bridge," being
Set for
produced and directed by Hugo Haas, was Robert
DANE,
GLORIA GRAHAME was signed by Producer Tom
McGowan to star in "The Hyde Side," which is
slated to roll next month with E. A. Dupont
directing.
Metro
GORDON GEBERT, child actor, has been cast
as Ray Milland's son in "People in Love." EILEEN
CHRISTY, young singer and actress, was set for
a supporting part in the picture, hei-ng directed
by Fletcher Morkle.
VAN JOHNSON will star with June Allyson in
"Too Young to Kiss," a romantic comedy to be
produced by Sam Zimbalist.
Monogram
Assembled lor roles in "Rhythm Inn" by Producer
Lindsley Parsons were Dixieland musicians including
WINGY MANONE, PETE DAILEY, MAT-
MATTY
the picture
SMITH, FRITZ and RALPH
were CHARLES
LOCK and WALTER GROSS. Set for
FELD
SANFORD.
Paramount
HOUSELEY STEVENSON and DAVE WILLOCK
were added to the cast of "Rendezvous," the
Harry Tugend production starring Joan Fontaine
and John Lund, MARY ANN and MAUREEN LYNN
REIMER, 14-month-old twins, were cast in the picture.
Also added was ANGELA CLARKE.
A top role in "Here Comes the Groom" was
honied ALEXIS Sl^ITH, JAMES' BARTON and CON-
NIE GILCHRIST were booked for comedy portrayal.
Starring Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman. the opus
IS being produced and directed by Frank Copra.
BERT FREED, Broadway stage actor, was added
to the supporting cast of Producer Hal Wallis'
"Quantrell's Raiders."
RKO Radio
BERNARD SZOLD and PAT PREST are cast additions
to Producer Edmund Grainger's "Flying
Leathernecks."
Republic
Assigned supporting roles in "Night Riders of
Montana," the new Allen "Rocky" Lane sagebrusher,
were ROY BARCROFT, CLAUDIA BARRETT
and MYRON HEALEY. Fred Brannon is directing
for Producer Gordon Kay.
20th Century-Fox
MICHAEL RENNIE, British actor,
long-term ticket.
nked
Actress JEANNE CRAIN was given a one-year
contract extension. She has just completed '"Take
Core of My Little Girl."
Universal-International
RICHARD CONTE and JULIA ADAMS, both signed
to long-term contracts, will be featured in the
upcoming Leonard Goldstein production, "The
Hollywood Story," which William Castle will direct.
Set for a major role was HENRY HULL,
Stage actor VAUGHN TAYLOR was handed a
supporting role in "Francis Goes to the Races."
CECIL KELLAWAY will portray a racehorse owner
in the film which Arthur Lubin is directing, Donald
O'Connor is starred.
Option on actress PEGGIE CASTLE was hoisted
for another year.
JEROME COWAN was handed a character lead
in "Little Egypt."
DOROTHY SHAY, singing star, will have the
femme lead in ""The Real McCoy," next Abbott
and Costello comedy, which will roll in January
with Howard Christie producing, Charles Lamont
directing.
Warners
TOMMY FARRELL was signed for a featured role
in "Strangers on a Train." He is the son oi
actress Glenda Farrell, JOHN BROWN, radio comedian,
was signed lor key supporting role. ROL-
a
LAND MORRIS and EDWARD CLARK are cast additions.
DORIS DAY will enact the title role in "The Helen
Morgan Story," biography of the nightclub singer,
now being prepared by Producer Robert Arthur,
The script is being written by Dean Reisner.
Scripters
RKO Radio
Producer Samuel Goldwyn booked JOEL SAYRE
develop the tentatively titled "I Want You," an
to
original by Samuel Goldwyn jr ,
dealing with army
ground lorces training,
"Girl Gangs," from the original by Inez Robb,
will be screenplayed by VIRGINIA KELLOGG for
Producer Samuel Bischofi,
Republic
RICHARD TREGASKIS, war correspondent and
author, has been assigned to the screenplay ol
"Wings Across the Pacific," aviation drama to be
produced and directed by Allan Dwan.
20th Century-Fox
WALTER BULLOCK has been teamed with Charles
O'Neal on "Golden Girl," which George Jessel will
produce.
Story Buys
Metro
Frank Capra, Paramount producer-director, sold
his original story, "Westward the Women," the to
Culver City studio, where it will be directed By
William A. Wellman, The outdoor action feature
deals with the experiences of a guide who brings
the first group of women westward during frontier
days.
Paramount
"Trumpet Smith," a comedy by Ben Finney, was
acquired for production by Irving Asher, with P. J.
Wolfson assigned to the script. It is a story of exservicemen
who suddenly find themselves back in
uniform.
Technically
Columbia
Whirlwind." Gene Autry start ill be pholo
to
graphed by WILLIAM BRADFORD.
Metro
HAL ROSSON will photograph "Love Is Better
Than Ever."
Film editor on "People in Love" will be ROB-
ERT WATTS.
Monogram
WESLEY BARRY was set as assistant director on
"Rhythm Inn," with WILLIAM SICKNER as cameraman,
DAVID MILTON as art director and EDWARD
J. KAY as musical director.
Paramount
DANIEL L. FAPP, cinematographer, was given an
option hoist lor another two years.
Dance director on "Rendezvous" is FRANCES
GRANT.
RKO Radio
Producers Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna signed
MAC JOHNSON as art director on "T'he Middle of
the Night."
Republic
With JOHN MAC BURNIE at the camera, crew
assignments lor "Night Riders ol Montana" also
include ART VITARELLI. assistant director, and
FRANK HOTALING, art director.
20th Century-Fox
Dance sequences in "The Guy Who Sank the
Navy" will be staged by SEYMOUR FELIX,
Crew lor "David and Bathshebo"' includes R, L,
HOUGH, assistant production manager; F. E. JOHN-
SON, assistant director; CHESTER C. McCOWN,
technical adviser; LEON SHAMROY, cameraman, and
BARBARA MAC LEAN, film editor.
Universal-International
Warners
LE ROY PRINZ has been assigned as dance director
on "Painting the Clouds With Sunshine."
Title Changes
Monogram
"Trail Dust" to SIERRA PASSAGE.
'
"Montana Marshal to MONTANA DESPERADO.
RKO Radio
"Present for Katy" (Wald-Krasna) to THE MID-
DLE OF THE NIGHT.
20th Century-Fox
"The Belle of Market Street" to GOLDEN GIRL,
RKO Sets Starting Dates
For Seven of 12 Features
HOLLYWOOD — Definite starting dates
have been set for the first seven in the
initial year's output of 12 features to be
made for RKO by P>roducers Jerry "Wald
and Norman Krasna. Set to roll are:
"Cowpoke." starring Robert Mitchum. to
be megged by Robert Parrish, December 15;
"The Harder They Fall" and "A Present
for Katie," both January 2; "Strike a Match,"
January 16: "The Blue Veil." which Curtis
Bernhardt will direct, February 1: "Size 12"
and "Girls "Wanted," February 15.
Sidney Solow Named
To Award Committee
HOLLYWOOD— Sidney Solow, west coast
manager ot Consolidated Film Laboratories,
has been named chairman of a special committee
on documentary awards for the forthcoming
23rd annual Oscar derby of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
To UNESCO Film Panel
HOLLYWOOD— Producer Robert Stillman
has been appointed the Society of Independent
Motion Picture Producers' representative
on the UNESCO film panel, of which
actress Myrna Loy is chairman.
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