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— I The (iuidina Hands oi the Biaaer Hits DIReCTORS They Co-ordinate the Showmanship Ingredients 6 Sbireci 12 Oop Mih of '50 -'51 THERE are those in the industry who feel that no matter how good the story, how generous or even opulent the budget, or how popular and competent the stars, a picture is only as good as its director. Even patrons who are production-wise to coming attractions pay attention to the director credit in selecting screen entertainment. Most producers have been directors before becoming producers, and many of them perform a dual role. However, many directors are content to remain always that skilful man with the megaphone who brings orderly film sequences out of the chaos of actors, sets, cameramen and other technicians with which he is surrounded, waiting for his commands in the studio or on location. He has been selected by the producer because of his imagination and practical methods of bringing life to a dead script. He knows how to deal with emotional crises in the cast as well as with technical problems which may come up as the story takes shape. He is aware of the varying tastes of the general audience toward which he has to aim for financial success, yet he must also be thinking of prestige awards and his own personal demands of his art. That he seldom makes more than one or two hit pictures a year is understandable. Not only is he a hard-working man but he is tied up for such periods of time that he does well to direct one hit picture a year. During the 1949- 50 season, Henry Koster directed three hit pictures, but for 1950-51 he has only one, and no other director has more than two to his credit. There are six directors who made two hits each this season, the same as last year. And those with one hit each number 49. but it must be remembered tliat some of them shared their directing chores. Most of them megged alone, however, and in the two-hit class, only one—Hal Walker had any hits at all last season. This does not mean that Lloyd Bacon, who heads the list, is a novice at his profession, but only that this year two of his pictures were boxoffice hits. The same is true for David Butler, who used to alternate as actor and director and has made many hit pictures in the past. Roy Del Ruth, former scenarist for the Mack Sennett studios and who once directed the Ben Turpin comedies, was never better than with his expert guidance of "On Moonlight Bay." As for Joseph L. Mankiewicz, his Academy Awardwinning "All About Eve" and provocative "People Will Talk" speak for themselves. Norman Taurog. who has acted on the stage and in silent movies and specialized in directing children has directed clever and popular films in "Rich. Young and Pretty" and "Toast of New Orleans." Hal Walker, the Ottumwa, Iowa, boy who started on the stage and then came to Hollywood to act. has been directing for about ten years now and seems to have the secret of hit ingredients. There are a number of those who directed only one hit whose efforts should be noticed because of this one contribution to the hit field. Ken Annakin and Harold French share the honors for "Trio." but the results are such that if it always took two directors to make as good a picture, two directors would be the rule instead of the exception. Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton also share honors for an exceptional picture. "King Solomon's Mines." George Cukor helped to win laurels for star Judy Holliday with "Born Yesterday" and Michael Gordon did the same for star Jose Ferrer with "Cyrano de Bergerac." Henry King had two hit pictures last year, but the impact of his single one. "David and Bathsheba" this year, is enough for any director in one season. With Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, who are listed as both directors and producers of "Tales of Hoffmann" this year as they were of "Tlie Red Shoes" last year, the single hit is enough. The same can be said for George Sidney with his "Show Boat," even though he had two to his credit last season. Richard Thorpe also made one of the season's great artistic triumphs as well as a great boxoffice hit in "The Great Caruso." And in this connection it might be added that Irving Reis gave the musicloving public something unusual in his "Of Men and Music." The following directors are credited with tioo hit films each: LLOYD BACON; Call Me Mister (20th- Foxi. Frogmen, The
LLOYD BACON DAVID BUTLER ROY DEL RUTH JOHN FORD: Rio Grande (Rep) HAROLD FRENCH: Trio (Parai CLYDE GERONIMI: Alice in Wonderland (RKOi MICHAEL GORDON: Cyrano de Bergerac (UA) ALEXANDER HALL: Up Front (U-I) BYRON HASKIN: Treasure Island iRKOl RICHARD HAYDN: Mr. Music (Para) STUART HEISLER: Dallas iWB) WILFRED JACKSON: Alice in Wonderland (RKOi HENRY KING: David and Bathsheba (20th-Fox) HENRY KOSTER: Harvey CHARLES LAMONT: Abbott (U-Ii and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (U-Ii SIDNEY LANFIELD: Lemon Drop Kid. The (Para) WALTER LANG: On the Riviera Fox) DAVID LEAN: Oliver Twist (UA) (20th- HAMILTON LUSKE: Alice in Wonderland (RKO) GEORGE MARSHALL: Fancy Pants (Para) ANDREW MARTON: King Solomon's Mines (MGMi LEWIS MILESTONE: Halls of Montezuma (20th-Fox) DAVID MILLER: Our Very Own (RKO) VICTOR MINNELLI: Father's Little Dividend iMGMi CHRISTIAN MYBY: Thing From Another World, The iRKO) ARCH OBOLER: Five (Col) ROBERT PIROSH: Go for (MGM) LEO POPKIN: Well, The (UA) MICHAEL POWELL: Tales of Hoffmann (Loperti EMERIC Hoffmann (Lopert) PRESSBURGER: IRVING REIS: Of Men and Music (20th- Fox) JEAN RENOIR: River, The (UA) RUSSELL ROUSE: Well, The (UA) RICHARD SALE: I'll Get By (20th- Foxi VICTOR SAVILLE: Kim (MGM GEORGE SEATON: For Heaven's Sake (20th-Fox) GEORGE SHERMAN: Tomahawk (U-Ii GEORGE SIDNEY: Show Boat (MGMi RICHARD THORPE: Great Caruso, The (MGMi GEORGE WAGONER: Operation Pacific (WB) RAOUL WALSH: Captain Horatio Hornblower (WB) ORSON WELLES: Macbeth (Repi NORMAN TAUROG JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ BOXOFFICE 85
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