Boxoffice-October.01.1955

STUDIO PERSONNEUTIES
Meggers
Allied Artists
BYRON HASKIN will direct the Joel McCrea
arrer, "The First Texan," which will be produced
1 Cinemascope by Walter Mirisch.
Options
Columbia
RALPH GAMBLE was set to portray the late
Jimmy Walker, one-t-ime moyor of New York, in
the Tyrone Power starrer, "The Eddy Duchin Story."
Contractee KATHRYN GRANT was cast in Phoenix
Productions' Bette Dovis starrer, "Storm Center,"
being megged by Daniel Taradosh.
Independent
JOHN LUPTON was added to the cast of "The
Great Locomotive Chase."
Cost additions to "Around the World in 80 Days"
include ROBERT NEWTON and BUSTER KEATON.
Michael Todd Productions inked JOHN CARRADINE
for the Todd-AO entry, which Michael Anderson
directs with David Niven m the stellar part.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
JACK DEMPSEY wos set to portray himself in
"Somebody Up There Likes Me," the upcoming film
biography of boxer Rocky Groziono, which Charles
Schnee will produce.
Stage actor SCOTT MARLOWE drew a feotured port
in "Gaby," the Leslie Caron starrer, which Curtis
Bernhardt is megging for produc2r Edwin H. Knopf
Inked to portray a comedy maid in "The Swon,"
starring Grace Kelly and Alec Guinness, was EDITH
BARRETT. The Dore Schary production is being
piloted by Chorles Vidor.
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Allied Artists
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Calculated Risk to SUDDEN DANGER,
20th Century-Fox
"The Wrong Mon" to THE OTHER MAN.
Certificate for 'To Hell'
Audie Murphy
HOLLYWOOD—Univer.sal's
starrer, "To Hell and Back," has been
awarded a certificate "of outstanding merit,"
with four stars, by the Southern California
Motion Picture Council. This organization
is affiliated with the National Screen Council,
which each month selects "the best picture of
the month for the whole family," and which
selection is the recipient of the BOXOFPICE
Blue Ribbon Award.
Republic
MARJIE MILLAR, TOM DRAKE ond SLIM PICKENS
are the cast topliners in the William J. O'Sullivan
production, "A Shot in the Dark," which is being
piloted by R. G. Springsteen.
20th Century-Fox
inked for top roles in "The Other Man," which stars
Van Johnson and Joseph Cotten, were RUTH ROMAN,
JACK CARSON ond BRAD DEXTER. The last-nomed
also was set for a featured lead in "The Day the
Century Ended." Both ore Buddy Adier productions,
the former being megged by Henry Hathaway, the
tatter to be piloted by Raoul Walsh. Character
comedian PEDRO GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ was signed
for
the picture as were BRUCE BENNETT and SHAWN
SMITH.
Inked for "Carousel," starring Gordon MacRae and
Shirley Jones, was GENE LOCKHART. The Henry
Ephron production tias Henry King os the megaphonist
United Artists
Producer-dtrector-writer Norman Krosna bookc!
EDWARD ARNOLD for the cast of the Olivia do
HaviMond vehicle, "The Ambossador's Daughter."
Universal-International
Added to the cost of "Congo Crossing," Technicolor
odventure drama starring Virginia Mayo, George
Noder and Peter Lorre, was MICHAEL PATE. The
Howord Christie production is being directed by
Joseph Pevney.
Warner Bros.
Marking her return to pictures after o lengthy
obsence due to illness, GAIL RUSSELL wos inked for
the fcmme lead in "Seven Men From Now."
JESSE WHITE drew a featured role in "The Bod
Story Buys
Independent
Producer Hornet Parsons obtained on option on
^creen rights to "Miss Hargrcaves," a novel by Frank
Baker, as o proboble addition to her agendo.
Film rights were ocquircd to "Fear Strikes Out,"
an outo-biogrophical tome by Jim Picrsoll, Boston
Red Sox outfielder. It deals with his mentol collapse,
OS a victim of omnosia, and his subsequent recovery
through electro-shock treatment.
Technically
Columbia
MILTON FELDMAN will serve os the ossistant di
rector on "The Harder They Foil."
Warner Bros.
OWEN MARKS will edit "The Bod Seed."
Set OS comoromon and art director, respectively, on
Seven Men From Now" were LES THOMAS ond
WILLIAM CLOTHIER. NATE EDWARDS was set as
production monager on the Botjac entry.
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