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starring<br />
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which<br />
: March<br />
STUDIO PERSONNELITIES<br />
Barnstormers<br />
Eagle Lion<br />
Western singing star EDDIE DEAN was inked to a<br />
contract as grand marshal for the annual Journal<br />
'uniors celebration in Portland. Ore., staltmg May<br />
22. While in the northern state, dates have been<br />
set for Dean to do a three-week swing around a<br />
circuit of smaller theatres, doing personals.<br />
Universal-International<br />
Blurbers<br />
Warners<br />
MILT MARKER, former International News Service<br />
bureau manager in Los Angeles, has joined Alex<br />
Evelove's studio publicity staff.<br />
Briefies<br />
Paramount<br />
"Big Sister Blues," fifth in the current series of<br />
'echnicolor Musical Parade featurettes, went before<br />
he cameras with Alvin Gonzer meggmg from a<br />
cript by lack Roberts. Virginia Maxey, night club<br />
Universal-International<br />
The Red Ingle<br />
Cleffers<br />
Metro<br />
ROBERT FRANKLYN was signed to orchestrate two<br />
Passing Parade short subjects, "Souvenir of Death,"<br />
and "The Fabulous Fraud." John Nesbitt wrote and<br />
narrated the briefies.<br />
for "Mr. Blandings Buildi<br />
the<br />
Warners<br />
set by Michael O<br />
RAY HEINDORF<br />
nger-dir<br />
Technicolor musical.<br />
Composer DAVID BUTTOLPH has begun scoring<br />
"John Loves Mary," filmization of No<br />
-<br />
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Broc<br />
Can<br />
SAMMY CAHN and JULIE STYNE checked in<br />
begin writing the songs for "The Gay Nineties<br />
Alex Gottlieb's production<br />
WILLIAM LAVA was signed to prepare the origin<br />
score for "The Big Punch," toplming Wayne Morri<br />
Lois Maxwell and Gordon MacRae, with Sher<br />
Shourds directing.<br />
Loanouts<br />
Eaglele Lion<br />
Producer Edward Small has borrowed GORDON<br />
DOUGLAS from Columbia to direct his forthcoming<br />
production, "G-Men vs. Scotland Yard,"<br />
Enterprise<br />
LILLI PALMER has been borrowed from Milton<br />
Sperling's United States Pictures to star with Dana<br />
Andrews in "No Minor Vices," a modern. New York<br />
social comedy. Lewis Milestone is producing and<br />
directing from an origincfl screenplay by Arnold<br />
Manoff,<br />
Meggers<br />
Metro<br />
RICHARD THORPE drew the directorial post<br />
on "Sun in the Morning," which will star Lassie<br />
and Claude Jarman Robert produce<br />
Sisk jr. will<br />
from an original story by Marjone Kinnan Rowlings.<br />
ANDRE PREVIN will do the musical score.<br />
20th Century-Fox<br />
Reliance Pictures inked JEAN YARBROUGH to direct<br />
"The Creeper," which Bernard Small and Ben<br />
Pivot are producing.<br />
Options<br />
Columbia<br />
•Ten-yec(r-old blues singer TONI HARPER makes<br />
her film debut in "Sweetheart of the Blues." The<br />
comedy lead in Sam Katzman's production was set<br />
for ALICE TYRRELL. The leading male comedy spot<br />
was drawn by BENNY BAKER. Gloria Jean and<br />
Ross Ford have the romantic leads.<br />
The femsie lead iri "T^XQ'S Sandman" was awarded<br />
to GLORIA HENRY She will appear with the<br />
in Ihe Hoosier Hot Shots action musical which Hay<br />
Nazarro is directing for Producer Colbert Clark.<br />
JANE NIGH drew the leading feminine role in<br />
"Winner Take Nothing." VIRGINIA GREY and<br />
BLAKE EDWARDS received important casting as-<br />
Eagle Lion<br />
Producer Walter Wanger set SUSAN HAYWA"P<br />
to star in "Anne of the Indies," a Technicolor film<br />
ctbout an I8th century femme pirate.<br />
KATHLEEN OMALLEY checked in to join the<br />
"Let's Live a Little" company, which stars Hedy<br />
Lamarr and Robert Cummings tor United California<br />
Productions.<br />
RICHARD DENNING was signed for the star role<br />
and TOM DUGAN and HARLAN WARDE were named<br />
for support in John Sutherland Productions' "Lady<br />
at Midnight." Sherman Scott is the director.<br />
Metro<br />
EDMUND BREON is a cast addition to "Julia Misbehaves,"<br />
the Greer Garson comedy<br />
Monogram<br />
SCOTTY BECKETT drew the title role in "Michael<br />
O'Halloran," which Producers Frank Mellord and<br />
Julian Lesser are filming under their Windsor Pro-<br />
An additional casting assignment for Jeffrey Bernerd's<br />
"Stage Struck" went to EVELYN BRENT.<br />
Paramount<br />
ILKA CHASE, stage and screen actress and authoress,<br />
was booked for a character lead in "The<br />
"<br />
Totlock Millions, Wanda Hendrix, John<br />
Lund and Barry Fitzgerald. The Richard Mmboum<br />
production will be piloted by Richard Haydn. Into<br />
the cast goes ROBERT STACK<br />
in Cast the Hal Wallis opus, "Sorry, Wrong<br />
Number," was CLIFF CLARK, veteran character<br />
CAROLE MATHEWS drew a top supporting spot<br />
in "The Great Gatsby," and HENRY HULL was<br />
signed for an important role in this produchon<br />
starring Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Corey<br />
and Ruth Hussey Elliott Nugent directs with Richard<br />
Maibaum as producer<br />
RKO Radio<br />
BETSY DRAKE, discovered by screen scouts when<br />
in she appeared on the London stage "Deep Are<br />
the Roots," was inked to a long-term contract,<br />
20th Century-Fox<br />
SI WILLS makes his first screen appearance m<br />
seven years in Frank Seltzer's "The Gay Intruders."<br />
Ray McCarey is the director. Inked for roles in this<br />
first film to satirize Hollywood's conception of<br />
psychiatry, were JOHN EMERY, TAMARA GEVA,<br />
HUGH FRENCH and ROY ROBERTS.<br />
JULIUS TANNEN was booked for a role in Preston<br />
Sturges' "Unfaithfully Yours," the Rex Harrison-<br />
Gene Tierney starrer.<br />
Universal-International<br />
JEFFREY LYNN is slated to co-stoT with Deanna<br />
Durbin and Don Taylor in "Washington Girl." Robert<br />
Arthur's production which Frederick De Cordova<br />
IS directing.<br />
HARRY SHANNON. EDDIE COBB, FRED KOHLER<br />
JR. and HOWLAND CHAMBERLAIN checked in for<br />
roles in the Donald O'Connor-Marjorie Main starrer,<br />
"The Wonderful Race at Rimrock."<br />
Additional supporting role assignments for "The<br />
Saxon Charm" went to ADDISON RICHARDS and<br />
JOHN BARAGREY. Signed for a top role in Joseph<br />
Sistrom's production which toplines Robert Montgomery<br />
and Susan Hayward, was the character<br />
actor, HENRY MORGAN—not the radio comedian.<br />
New York stage and radio actor PETER CAPELL<br />
was inked to play a top role in "Rogues' Regiment,"<br />
story of the present day French Foreign Legion,<br />
which stars Dick Powell, Marta Toren and Vincent<br />
Price. This production starts late this month with<br />
Robert Florey directing for Producer Robert Buckner.<br />
"^<br />
Warners<br />
Co-starring with Viveca Lindfors in "Be Nice to<br />
Emily" will be RONALD REAGAN.<br />
BRODERICK CRAWFORD was ticketed for a<br />
leading role in "A Kiss in the Dark." Harry Kurrutz<br />
will produce from his own screenplay. Replacing<br />
Joan Crawford in the starring spot opposite David<br />
Niven is JANE "WYMAN. Delmer Daves will direct<br />
the comedy by Everett Freeman.<br />
TOM WILSON, LESTER DCRR, TOMMY WIGHT,<br />
ROD RODGERS and FREDERICK BEREST were added<br />
to the "Sunburst" cast. Directed by Felix Jacoves,<br />
the film stars Dane Clark and Geraldine Brooks.<br />
Inked for feature roles in "One Sunday Afternoon"<br />
were RAY THOMAS, MARY FIELDS, WILLIAM<br />
MURPHY. PAT FLAHERTY and RALPH DUNN.<br />
Scripters<br />
Columbia<br />
Walla<br />
production about the U.S. naval academy, is being<br />
scripted by HOWARD J. GREEN.<br />
MAURICE TOMBRAGEL is developing his original,<br />
"Boston Blackie's Honor," as next in the series<br />
starring Chester Morris, to be produced by Rudolph<br />
Flothow.<br />
BARRY SHIPMAN will develop his original story,<br />
"Smoky Mountain Moon," as on action musical on<br />
Producer Colbert Clark's slate.<br />
Paramount<br />
The option of writer ARTHUR SHEEKMAN<br />
Republic<br />
JOHN K. BUTLER will write the screenplay from<br />
his own original story, "The Castaways," yarn<br />
about sponge fishermen in Key West and Tarpon,<br />
Florida. Sidney Picker will produce.<br />
LILI HAYWARD was ticketed to work on On original<br />
for Producer-Director Joe Kane titled "Powder<br />
River," to star William Elliott.<br />
20th Century-Fox<br />
FRANK DAVIS was inked to a writer's ticket with<br />
the first assignment slated to be on untitled original.<br />
Universal-International<br />
DANE LUSSIER was signed by John Beck of Westwood<br />
Productions to do the script polishing stint<br />
with Director Andrew Stone on "The Countess of<br />
"<br />
Monte Cristo, will star Sonja Heme.<br />
Warners<br />
LESLIE BUSH-FEKETE checked in to work on the<br />
screenplay of his own original, "Until Proven<br />
Guilty," slated as a Joan Crawford starrer on Jerry<br />
Wald's production schedule.<br />
Story Buys<br />
Eagle Lion<br />
by<br />
Kathe<br />
Six-Shooter Junction," an oil field yarn<br />
e Phillips, was set by Producer Robert<br />
s next film under the Equity Pictures<br />
Independent<br />
Tim Whelan of Picture Plays, Ltd<br />
,<br />
an-<br />
? purchase of screen rights to Alfred<br />
novel, "The Devil Goes to Santa Bar-<br />
nklin folli ing ublK<br />
Metro<br />
Remembra<br />
3m Revolt<br />
"<br />
Rock, historical<br />
lary days to the<br />
uction by Sidney<br />
the book next<br />
20th Century-Fox<br />
"Mother Is a Freshman," by Rafael David Blau,<br />
has been acquired for production by Walter Morosco.<br />
Richard Sale and Mary Loos are writing the screenplay,<br />
which tells of a young mother who enrolls<br />
as a freshman in the same college where her dough-<br />
United Artists<br />
; concluded negotiations with Mrs.<br />
Carl Fisher fc the purchase of the biography of<br />
her husband, The Fdbutous Hoosier." To be<br />
filmed under t ? title of "The Miami Beach Story,"<br />
career of the late developer<br />
of the Indianapolis Speedway and Miami Beach.<br />
Warners<br />
"Be Nice to Emily," a romantic comedy by Matt<br />
Taylor, was acquired as a' starring subject for Viveca<br />
Lindfors. Lester Fuller is scripting tor production<br />
by Alex Gottlieb. The yarn concerns a Swiss girl<br />
who shelters three U.S. fliers during World War II<br />
and comes to visit them in this country after the<br />
Technically<br />
Eagle Lion<br />
ERNEST LASZLC replaced Stanlev Cortez as cameraman<br />
on United California Productions' "Lets Live<br />
a Little."<br />
Crew assignments for John Sutheiland Productions'<br />
"Lady at Midnight" went to MARTY COHNE,<br />
film editor, and JACK GREENHALGH, cameraman.<br />
FRANCIS D, LYON will edit Arthur Lyons' production<br />
of the Thomas B, CoBtain best-seller, "The<br />
Monogram<br />
Producer-Director Roy Del Ruth signed PHILIP<br />
TANNURA as director of photography for "The Babe<br />
Ruth Story."<br />
Paramount<br />
Costumes for "The Tatlock Millions" are being<br />
designed by EDITH HEAD<br />
RONNIE LUBIN will serve as dialog director for<br />
"The Tatlock Millions."<br />
RKO Radio<br />
Republic<br />
Signed to a new one-year lensing<br />
REGGIE LANNING.<br />
20th Century-Fox<br />
THOMAS MCULTON was reoptioned for another<br />
BOXOFFICE :<br />
13, 1948
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