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:zm^ss^JZittl ThP Power Heliind the Scenes PRODUCERS Unsung Heroes Who Make or Break the Pictures 8 WaL 21 ofS.euSon 6 ms WHOEVER said. "I care not who makes the nation's laws if I may write its songs" understood clearly how much more the latter entered into the hearts of the people. Thus it might be said for the producers of motion pictures, that no matter who makes the laws, those who make the pictures which entertain the public are closer to the roots of the people's affections than those who make themselves responsible for their protection and good conduct. A motion picture hit producer has made something on which a vast audience has placed its seal of approval. His skill has brought forth a product with general mass appeal in the entertainment field, and he can land doubtless does) feel the customary elation which comes after a creative effort of any kind makes its public appearance. For the 1950-51 sea.son. eight producers made 21 of its hits, while 37 others had only one hit each. During the 1949-50 season, 35 producers had one hit each, ten had two each, and only one, Sol C. Siegel, produced three hits. In 1950-51. five producers had three hits each and three had two hits each. Of the five men that produced three hits for the season, three of them—Arthur Freed, Joe Pasternak, and Darryl F. Zanuck—had two each last year. Robert L. Welch had one hit last season and William Jacobs none, so their product jumped considerably, boxofficewise, for 1950-51. However, neither Welch nor Jacobs are new in the business. None of these producers is. They have all served full apprenticeship before becoming masters of their art, as will be shown by studying their backgrounds and careers. Taking them in the order in which they are listed, we find Arthur Freed came up via the song route, having many popular screen songs to his credit before becoming a producer. That is probably why he made three such effective musicals for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as those listed, including the outstanding "Show Boat." William Jacobs, native of Chicago and educated at the Mo.sely Institute, developed into a producer from a .screenplay writer. He produced three delightful hi* musicals for Warner Bros, for the season. Joe Pasternak, who scored two hits in 1949-50 and has three hits for 1950-51, was fortunate in having Mario Lanza in two of those three. He is one producer who has held the reins of productional power on both sides of the Atlantic. Robert L. Welch, one of whose hits of the season starred Bing Cro.sby and the other two Bob Hope, out of the university became an actor-producer at the Hedgerow Theatre in Philadelphia. He went to the Pasadena Playhouse, then was a writer and producer on the Kate Smith. Fred Allen and Jack Benny shows, as well as the originator of the Henry Aldrich shows, coining the expression, "Coming, Mother." Also, he produced all the U.S. Armed Forces radio shows during World War II. Darryl F. Zanuck, the Nebraska boy who made good in pictures to the extent that he is listed in that bible of distinguished attainment. Who's Who, has three unusual pictures to his credit this year, each differing from the other: one a religious epic starring Gregory Peck, another a sophisticated vehicle for Bette Davis, and the other an adult theme for Cary Grant's thespian talents. Louis P. Edelman, Harvard graduate, entered the motion picture industry as a prop boy at the Metro studios and went on to the sound and story department, then to the Warner and to the Fox studios, and to Columbia in 1942. He is the first of those listed here for two hits, both made in the Warner studios. Leonard Goldstein, one of the few western-born producers, used his talents in a number of studios before coming to Universal and producing the Ma and Pa Kettle series, along with such successes as "Tomahawk" and "Up Front." William Perlberg, Cornell graduate who served in the U.S. Navy during World War I, has aLso worked in a number of studios in varying capacities, but mostly as a producer in late years. While now with Paramount, his two hits for the season were made for 20th Century-Fox. Sol C. Siegel, who .scored with three hits for the 1949-50 season, has only one hit to his credit for 1950-51 but it is Danny Kaye's "On the Riviera. " Other notable hits who.se producers had only one credit for the .season include "Born Yesterday" (S. Sylvan Simon), "Cyrano de Bergerac" (Stanley Kramer i, and "King Solomon's Mines" iSam Zimbalisti. Producers credited with 1950-51 top boxoffice attractions are listed below. THREE WINNERS ARTHUR FREED: Show Boat (MGM) Royal Wedding (MGM) Pagan Love Song (MGM) WILLIAM JACOBS: Tea for Two (WB) On Moonlight Bay (WB) Lullaby of Broadway (WB) JOE PASTERNAK: Great Caruso, The (MGM) Rich, 'young and Pretty (MGM) Toast of New Orleans (MGM) ROBERT L. WELCH: Mr. Music (Para) Fancy Pants (Para) Lemon Drop Lid, The (Para) DARRYL F. ZANUCK: David and Bathsheba (20th-Fox) All About Eve (20th-Fox) People Will Talk (20th-Fox) TWO WINNERS LOUIS F. EDELMAN: Operation Pacific (WBi West Point Story. The (WB) LEONARD GOLDSTEIN: Tomahawk (U-I) Up Front (U-I) WILLIAM PERLBERG: For Heaven's Sake (20th-Fox) I'll Get By (20th-Fox) ONE WINNER ROBERT ARTHUR: Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (U-I) ROBERT BASSLER: Halls of Montezuma (20th-Pox) JOHN BECK: Harvey (U-I) PANDRO S. BERMAN: Father's Little Dividend iMGM) CLARENCE BROWN: To Please a Lady (MGM) 80 BAROMETER Section
Para ARTHUR FREED LOUIS EDELMAN LEONARD GOLDSTEIN MERIAN C. COOPER: Rio Grande (Repi ANTHONY DARNBOROUGH: Trio I i WALT DISNEY: Alice in Wonderland iRKO) SAMUEL G. ENGEL: Frogmen. The (20th-Foxi FRED F. FINKLEHOFFE: At War With the Army iParai JOHN FORD: Rio Grande (Rep) SAMUEL GOLDWYN: Our Very Own (RKO) LEON GORDON; Kim (MGM) CLARENCE GREEN: Well, The lUA) HOWARD HAWKS; Thmg From Another World, The (RKO> CY HOWARD; That'.s My Boy iPara) FRED KOHLMAR; Call Me Mi.ster i20th-Fox) STANLEY KRAMER: Cyrano de Bergerac
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