Boxoffice-12.1953

National Screen Council chose 20th Century-Fox's
first CinemaScope production,
"The Kobe," as the "best picture for the
whole family" to go into release in October,
those active in its production were
the recipients of BOXOFFICE Blue Rib-
bon awards. Shown here with their
plaques: top, Frank Ross, who produced'
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STUDIO PERSONNELITIES
Cleffers
Allied Artists
:mg Dimitri Tiomkin, HERSCHEL GILBERT
Meggers
forced to withdn
Columbia
JEAN NEGULESCO, borrowed from 20th Century-
Fox, will direct "The Pleasure Is All Mine," this
studio's Cinemascope venture, which stars Betty
Grable, Jock Lemmon and Marge and Gower Champion.
The picture wilt roll in January as a Jonie
Taps production in Technicolor.
Options
Allied Artists
Wild femme "The Bill Elliott's lead in Fortyis
Niners VIRGINIA GREY. The Vincent M. Fennelly
production is being megged by Thomas Corr. Set to
support Wild Bill Elliott were DENVER PYLE, GREG
BARTON, EARL HODGINS and DEAN CROMER. Also
signed were RALPH SANFORD, STEVE CARR and JACK
O'SHEA,
Columbia
PHIL CAREY drew the male lead in Producer Wallace
MacDonold's "The White Stallion," being megged
in Technicolor by Fred F Sears. Set as the femme
lead was DOROTHY PATRICK.
KARIN BOOTH is enacting the femme lead oplast
of the 1953 Jungle Jim series, now before the
Scripters
AlUed Artists
WARREN DOUGLAS is penning "Crashing Timbei
lumber camp drama, as a Lindsley Pai
duction to star Borry Sullivan.
20th Century-Fox
"Jumping Sisters," a story of the Royal Canadian
air force's parachuting nurses, is being developed by
VIRGINIA KELLOGG as o forthcoming Samuel G.
Engel
production.
Universal-International
Aoron
Rosenberi
Story Buys
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Set
were film rights to
by F, Scott Fitzgerald,
ig vehicle for Elizabeth
!ct was Richard Brooks,
Paramount
"Catch o Thief," a suspense novel by David Dodge,
s purchased and handed to Alfred Hitchcock to
)duce and direct, with Cory Grant set for the
irring role. The screenplay is being prepared by
Ugh
Republic
produce. John Butler
Lippert Productions
PAULETTE GODDARD was signed for the starring
role in "Woman With a Gun," a suspense droma to
be produced in London from a novel by George
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Veteron comic EDDIE QUILLAN was cost with Gene
Kelly, Von Johnson and Cyd Charisse in "Brigadoon,"
Cinemascope musical to be megged by Vincente Minnelli
and produced by Arthur Freed.
Joe Pasternak's upcoming musical, "Hit the Deck,"
Paramount
ORESTE KIRKOP, young French-Italian operatic star
now touring Europe with the Sadler's Wells troupe,
was inked to a term ticket under which he will report
to the studio next February.
Joining the cast of "Conquest of Space" was ROSS
MARTIN.
20th Century-Fox
Handed a one-year contract renewal was actor
CAMERON MITCHELL.
As the first picture under a new long-term ticket
RICHARD BURTON will star in the Samuel G. Engel
production, "A Man Called Peter
oil next year
ROBERT WAGNER will be the title-roler
Vanity," upcoming CinemaScope version of
toricol novel by Samuel Shellabarger, which
Technically
Allied Artists
"The Forfy-Niners" is being photographed by
ERNEST MILLER.
Columbia
MILTON FELDMAN was named assistant director
on "The Human Beast."
Warner Bros.
"The Talisman" will be photographed in Cinema-
Scope by PEVERELL MARLEY, while RUSS SAUNDERS
Title
Changes
Allied Artists
rd" to LOOPHOLE.
Columbia
THE WILD ONf
Line" to WES
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(Pete Smith short) to THE MAN
USE.
RKO Radio
"Rangers of the North" to DANGEROUS MISSION.
Universal-International
to CREATURE FROM Tl
to THE BLACK SHIELD OF FAL-
Universal-Intemational
BARBARA RUSH was given an option hoist and set
for "Men of Iron."
BARRY SULLIVAN was fagged to star with Shelley
Vi/inters in the Albert J. Cohen production, "Playgirl,"
which Joseph Pevney directs. Honded top supporting
roles were GREGG PALMER and RICHARD LONG.
JACK PALANCE joined Jeff Chandler and Ludmillo
Tcherina in the topline cost of Producer Albert J.
Cohen s Sign of the Pogon," Technicolor costume
drama to be megged by Douglas Sirk.
Cast as a bandit chief m "Valley of the Kings,"
starring Robert Taylor and Eleonor Parker, was VIC-
TOR JORY. The picture is being directed on location
in Egypt by Robert Pirosh.
ANN MILLER has been set to stor with Jane
Powell, Debbie Reynolds and Vic Domone in Producer
Warner Bros.
ROBERT DOUGLAS and NICK CRAVAT drew qhor-
"The Talisman," upcomiing CinemaScope
acter ports in
historical drama starring Virginia Moyo, Rex Horrison
ond George Sanders. The Henry Blonke production
reefed by David Butler, LESTER MATTHEWS
Bri cast the
LAURENCE HARVEY, British stoge and screen actor
was inked to a six-picture ticket, his first chore to
be a topline in "The Talisman."
Wayne-Fellows Productions booked KEN TOBEY for
"Ring of Fcor," the CinemaScope suspense drama
starring Clyde Beatty, Mickey Spillane and Marion
Studio Crew at Phoenix
For 'Ring' Production
PHOENIX— "Ring of Fear." the Wayne-
Fellows Productions film to be released
through Warner Brothers, is being made in
Phoenix rather than Deming, N.M. High
winds in Deming caused the studio company
and the Clyde Beatty circus to leave there
and set up location here at the state fairground.
Robert Fellows is producer and D.
Ross Lederman is associate producer. Being
directed by James Edward Grant, who wrote
the original .story and screen play, the cast
includes Clyde Beatty, Sean McClorey, Pat
O'Brien. Gonzales Gonzales and Mii-iam Cai-r,
in addition to the Beatty Circus personnel.
THE ROBE' HONORED—When the
the film version of the Biblical novel by
'
Lloyd C. Douglas, Director Henry Koster,
scenarist Philip Dunne, and, bottom,
Michael Rennie, who had one of the
starring roles.
Columbia's picture, formerly called "HjT^v,. '"''
Blood," has been changed to "The Wild One|B(,^'*iil
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