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STUDIO PERSONNELITIES<br />
Blurbers<br />
Warners<br />
BILL PEIRCE JR. checked out o( Transallantic Prouclions<br />
following the completion ol Alfred Hitchock's<br />
"Rope, which he served as public re-<br />
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gions chief.<br />
Briefies<br />
Metro<br />
Pete Smith started shooting his new short subject.<br />
"Pest Control," starring Dave O'Brien. The onereeler<br />
is being megged by David Barclay.<br />
short subjects sei<br />
Paramount<br />
Cleffers<br />
Columbia<br />
"Superman," serial The score for produced<br />
Sam Katzman. will<br />
nposed by MISCH^^<br />
BAKALEINIKOFF.<br />
Independent<br />
lUAN DUVAL and VICTOR GRANIODOS were<br />
signed to write the score for Film Classics' "Blonde<br />
Ice."<br />
Metro<br />
ROBERT ALTON has been assigned as director of<br />
musical numbers for "Words and Music," Technicolor<br />
story of Rodgers and Hart.<br />
Paramount<br />
FREDERICK HOLLANDER was set to compose the<br />
musical score for "A Foreign Affair," the Jean<br />
Arthur, Marlene Dietrich and John Lund starrer.<br />
RKO Radio<br />
EMIL NEWMAN was chosen to direct HUGO<br />
FHIEDHOFER'S score for Sierra Pictures' "loan of<br />
Arc."<br />
Universal-International<br />
Four musical directors w<br />
chores on current and forthc<br />
FRANK SKINNER, composer and "<br />
.Saxon Charm," nd Costello<br />
JcTo^fir'Th'e<br />
"Abbott<br />
Meet Frankenand<br />
"Washingto EDGAR FAIRCHILD,<br />
3irl";<br />
conductor for Deanna Durbin's song numbers in<br />
"Wdshington Girl"; LEITH STEVENS, musica<br />
rector for "Larceny" and "The Wonderful Race<br />
at Rimrock." and MIKLOS ROZSA, composer and<br />
conductor for "Roaues' Regiment" and "Kiss the<br />
Blood Off My Hands."<br />
Meggers<br />
Eagle _le Lion<br />
'Born to Fight,'<br />
fight ring, will roll with LEONARD PICKER producing<br />
and CHARLES RIESNER directing. Scott<br />
Brady plays the lead<br />
Paramount<br />
Producer of the film version of Edna Lee's novel,<br />
"Web of Days," will be ENDRE BOHEM. Paulette<br />
RKO Radio<br />
WILLIAM DIETERLE was handed the director post<br />
for Robert Sparks' production of "Weep No More."<br />
starring Joseph Gotten.<br />
Warners<br />
"<br />
DELMER DAVES will direct "The Turquoise, film<br />
version of the Anya Seton novel, to be produced<br />
by Henry Blanke Doves will also prepare the<br />
screenplay.<br />
Options<br />
Columbia<br />
SAM LEVENE drew a top spot in "Winner Take<br />
Nothing," joining Cameron Mitchell, who olays the<br />
pivotal part. Richard Quine and William Asher<br />
produce and direct. HENRY O'NEILL joined the cast<br />
to portray an amiable drunk.<br />
GLORIA JEAN was inked for the top spot in<br />
Producer Sam Katzman's new musical, "Sweetheart<br />
of the Blues," which Arthur Dreifuss will direct<br />
A suDDortina SDOt in "Rusty Takes a Walk" went<br />
to PEGGY MOFFETT. Co-featured in the film are<br />
Ted Donaldson and Sharyn Moffett.<br />
STEWART HARJ makes his film debut in the<br />
romdntic lead of "Texas Sandman," action musicol<br />
to be produced by Colbert Clark with the Hoosier<br />
Hot Shots heading the cast.<br />
Eagle Lion<br />
A feature role in the Paul Henreid starrer, "Hollow<br />
Triumph," goes to BENNY RUBIN<br />
Independent<br />
Producer Sig Noufeld has awarded the starring<br />
FRANCES' RAFFERTY. The screen "adaptatio"°of<br />
Douglas Carter's novel has a carnival background.<br />
GENE RAYMOND joined the 'Sofia" cast, which<br />
toplines Patricia Morison, Sigrid Gurie and Mischa<br />
Auer under John Reinhordt's direction. To be made<br />
in Mexico City, the film will be produced by Reinhardt<br />
and Robert Presnell sr. for Film Classics re-<br />
Metro<br />
FRANK MORGAN was set to join Van lohnson in<br />
"The Story of Monty Siratton," which will be directed<br />
by Roy Rowland with Idck Cummings pro-<br />
WINIFRED HARRIS drew a character role in<br />
"luha Misbehaves." Joining the roster are HENRY<br />
STEPHENSON and AUBREY MATHER. Greer Garson<br />
and Walter Pidgeon are starred Everett Riskin's<br />
in<br />
production.<br />
lANET LEIGH was selected for a lead role in<br />
"Words and Music." oortraving Dorothv Rodgers,<br />
wife of composer Richard Rodgers. TOM D^AKF<br />
drew the role of Richatd Rodgers and Arthur Freed<br />
IS producing. VERA-ELLEN was signed also in this<br />
Mickey Rooney starrer which Norman Taurog will<br />
is direct. The production a fitmusical based on<br />
of the song-team Rodgers and Hart.<br />
is Joining "The Three Musketeers" cast RICHARD<br />
RTAPLEY. Pandro S. Berman's production toplines<br />
Monogram<br />
JOHN GAILAIIDKT, WANDA McKAY CHART-'-,<br />
TDOWBRIDOE. NINA BRYANT and SELMER lACK-<br />
SON were listed as additional castings for "Stage<br />
S*nick," starrina Kane Richmond ond Audrev Lona.<br />
"William Nigh is th» director and Jeffrey Bernerd<br />
the producer RALPH BYRD was sianed for the<br />
in re-<br />
heavy role "Stage Struck" AUDREY LONG<br />
places Anne Gwynne in the femme lead. Mis*^<br />
Gwynne was forced to withdraw becouse of another<br />
commitment. CONRAD NAGEL hds been signed<br />
for a starring spot<br />
Paramount<br />
A Brorrdwav veteran, MARY YOUNG, was signed<br />
for the "Abinail. Dear Heart" cast. Mitchell Leisen<br />
is directina for Richard Moibaum, the producer.<br />
An addi'ion to ""The Great Gatsbv" company is<br />
PSHBY SUH.TVAN. who takes tl too supportim role.<br />
HOWARD DA SILVA has been booked for an important<br />
part in this lilmization of F. Scot Fitzner^ld's<br />
novel, wh'ch Elliott Nugent will dip<br />
Producer Richard Mo<br />
Nine-year-nid I ARRY OLSEN was sianed lor "Isn't<br />
It Romantic?" Dariiel Dare i': producing the romantic<br />
comedv with Norman Z. McLeod directina<br />
At^N DORAN drew a featured role in the Hal<br />
Walhs-A"ato!e Litvak production, "Sorry, Wrong<br />
pears in "Abiaoil, Dear Heart," currently before<br />
the cameras with Claude Rains, Manda Hendrix<br />
and Macdonold Carev starred.<br />
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