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— Production Outlook Is Better Than Ever (Continued from page 12) Country" and has two others, "Three Love Stories" and "American Beauty" in preparatory stages: "Actors and Sin," written and directed by Ben Hecht and comprising two expisodes, is due for early release by United Artists. And 20th Century-Pox is going full steam ahead on a pair of others, "We're Not Married" and "The Full House." STORY VARIETY A-PLENTY Otherwise, generally speaking, exhibitors can look for the film capital to supply, in quantities proportionate to other years, the varied types of celluloid entertainment that have long since been established as movie staples. Times being what they aie, there is perhaps a shade more emphasis upon topical fare—the topic being warfare, either the current Korean conflict or the first two world wars. One of RKO Radio's heavily budgeted entries is Producer Edmund Grainger's "The Korean Story," while Republic, with "The Wild Blue Yonder" now in release is readying "Marines Have Wings" as a followup. Warners has a passel of 'em, including the aforementioned "Retreat, Hell!" as well as "Darby's Rangers" and "The Fighting Marine." On Stanley Kramer's docket at Columbia is "The Caine Mu- based on the best-seller by Herman tiny," Wouk, while for the same studio Sam Katzman is making "A Yank in Indochina." Paramount has a pair of GI comedies in "Jumping Jacks." the Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis starrer produced by Hal Wallis, and the Bob Hope topliner, "The Military Policeman." Completed at 20th Century-Fox is "Five Fingers," the Monogram slate includes "Down Periscope" and Metro has "The Making of a Marine" on the front burner. MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZAS All is not blood and sweat and tears, however. As still further manifestation of Hollywood's decision to open the purse strings a mite, many studio schedules are heavy with the lush, multi-starred type of musical extravaganzas which were so popular in the year when money didn't matter—much—and which only recently have begun to stage a comeback. Some of these are an adroit blend of tunefilm and biography—as witness Warners' current and popular "I'll See You in My Dreams," the life story of Songwriter Gus Kahn: 20th Century-Fox's upcoming "The I Don't Care Girl," which traces the career of Eva Tanguay; Paramount's "Somebody Loves Me," wherein Betty Hutton portrays Blossom Seeley: and Republic's "Song of Youth," dealing with Stephen Foster as a young man. Still others are in the more-or-less familiar, frothy, songfilled category of light-hearted "escapist" fare, of which Paramounts' projected "The Golden Circle"—draw-ing its title from the studio's widely-touted roster of new- acting contractees—Metro's "Belle of New York" and "Singin' in the Rain" and Warners' "She's Working Her Way Through College" are typical examples. Films with a religious and or spiritual motif, the ever-popular crime subjects, swashbuckling costumers with virile heroes and bosomy heroines, fantasies, comedies, romantic drama.s—they're all present and accounted for. Biblical spectacle— always sure-fire at the ticket window— will characterize "Pilate's Wife," an upcoming Wald-Krasna opus for RKO Radio: the historical adventures range from Metro's "Scaramouche" to Universal-International's pirate actioner, "Against All Flags," 20th Century-Fox's release of the Wanger- Frenke production, "The Lady in the Iron Mask," and Columbia's "Caption Blood. Fugitive." In the realm of fantasy there is the Kramer project for Columbia, "The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T," an Abbott and Costello starrer. "Jack and the Beanstalk," which Warners will release, and, of course, an impending contribution by Walt Disney, maestro of the animated cartoon field, who is at work on "Peter Pan" as part of his RKO Radio distribution schedule. The comedies will range from unadulterated slapstick—witness Paramount's "Aaron Slick From F^mkin Crick"—to sophisticated fare such as Columbia's "The Marrying Kind" and Metro's "Pat and Mike." SAGEBRUSHERS RIDE ON Westerns? Relax. There'll be plenty of horseflesh and sagebrush, running the gamut from big-bankrolled, so-called supers down through the modestly budgeted, bread-and-butter "series" subjects—enough of them in each category to assure a steady flow to those showmen who rely upon the gallopers as an important segment of their programming and profits. Of note in this regard is the lessened emphasis upon the cavalry-vs-Injuns theme, which in some quarters was thought to have been overworked just a trifle in 1951. The paleface-against-redskin facet isn't being entirely dropped however, with Columbia's "The Sabre and the Arrow." Monogram's "Fort Osage" and Universal- International's "Battle of Apache Pass" looming as examples of this sagebrush school. Other biggies set for early release include "High Noon" made by Stanley Kramer for United Artists release, Warners' "Carson City," Columbia's "Cripple Creek" and Paramount's "Shane. " There have been a few changes in the "series" field: Roy Rogers is no longer riding the range for Republic, but will soon appear as the co-star with Bob Hope and Jane Ru.ssell in Paramount's comedy western, "Son of Paleface," while Tim Holt, after many years with the company, left the RKO Radio corral and, reportedly, plans to concentrate on TV. Still doing business at the old stand, though, are Charles "The Durango Kid" Starrett who ambles thataway for Columbia, and Gene Autry, who produces and stars in .several annually for distribution by the same company. Rex Allen and Allan "Rocky" Lane continue as top hands at Republic, while Wild Bill Elliott. Whip Wilson and the Johnny Mack Brown-Jimmy Ellison team are on the Monogram payroll. America being the sports-loving nation that it is. upcoming picture schedules are dotted with entries ranging from horseracing (Columbia's "Boots Malone") to baseball (20th Century-Fox's "Pride of St. Louis" and Warners' "Alexander, the Big Leaguer"), football ("All-American" at Universal-International) and boxing (U-I's "Hear No Evil"). There's some stress, too. on pictures with a "message," whether they be an attack upon some social problem such as Paramount's indictment of alcoholism, "Something to Live For," barrages against Communism and the Iron Curtain, of which Monogram's "The Steel Fist" and Metro's "The Big Lie" are examples, or entertainmentcoated preachments for Americanism, as exemplified by "Mr. Congressman." which Leo now has in work. REVIVALS OF OLD HITS The theory that good story themes (like old generals! never die is bringing forth an unusually heavy agenda of—you should pardon the expression—remakes. One of the biggest gros.sers of all time. Warners' "The Jazz Singer," has been dusted off and will be brought up to date in a new version. Currently in production at 20th Century-Fox are "What Price Glory," and "Les Miserables," while Metro—with "The Merry Widow" awaiting release has scheduled a new treatment of the silent hit. "Flesh and the Devil." as well as musical version of "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" and "Peg O' My Heart." Biographical subjects appear to be retaining a strong grip upon the affections of the picture-makers and, it is to be hoped, the paying public. Typifying this type of celluloid are Samuel Goldwyn's forthcoming "Hans Christian Andersen," based on the life of the famed Danish spinner of fairy tales: Paramount's "The Houdini Story," 20th Century-Fox's "The Pi'esident's Lady," a biography of Andrew Jackson and his wife, and Warners' "The Will Rogers Story" and "The Eddie Cantor Story." STAGE HITS AND NOVELS Incomplete would be any production year if it did not contain an array of film versions of stage successes and best-selling novels. That a Broadway stage hit can still command a top price as concerns the acquisition of screen rights thereto was demonstrated w'hen 20th Century-Fox opened the purse strings to purchase "Call Me Madam" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" while Warners has completed filming of "Where's Charley?" and Stanley Kramer, who will make them for Columbia, picked up "The Happy Time" and "Member of the Wedding." Over at Paramount "Stalag 17" is in the works and Hal Wallis. for release through that company, is about to launch "Come Back, Little Sheba." In the best-seller category Columbia scriveners are doing their derndest to delete the four-letter words from James Jones' "From Here to Eternity," while Metro will make "Moonfleet" and RKO Radio has "The Left Hand of God" on its docket. In toto, and as heretofore noted, an encouraging aura of optimism in production circles, strengthened by a diversified lineup of potent boxoffice properties, renders it reasonably safe to predict that 1952 is going to be a healty year for industryites who aren't averse to a .spot of enthusiastic hard work. BOXOFFICE 15
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