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...Movie Producer Merian C. Cooper (Grass, Chang, King Kong), who is devoting most of his time to the new process, says that Cinerama can do anything regular movies can do, and do it better. "The basis of drama doesn't change at all, but the method of presenting it changes radically," he says. Instead of moving the camera's eye, Cooper plans to direct the viewer's eye to the most dramatic spot. With panning made unnecessary, the scope of Cinerama's screen will increase the effectiveness of straight-on shots. Other techniques will have...
...details of Joe's technical secrets are locked in the heads of Producer Merian C. Cooper and Director Ernest B. Schoedsack, who also created the mighty Kong. Since it cost $1,800,000 to piece the secrets together in a single film, they are likely to stay there for some time to come...
...Three Godfathers (Argosy; M-G-M), made by independent producers, is the work of such talented people as Director John Ford (The Informer, The Long Voyage Home), Producer Merian C. Cooper (The Long Voyage Home, Fort Apache) and Scripters Laurence Stallings (What Price Glory) and Frank S. Nugent (Fort Apache). The finished product gives the viewer the kind of shock he might get from seeing all the Flying Wallendas fall off the high wire at once. Godfathers is close to being an unintentional parody on the old-fashioned western...
...change in the producers' lineup was announced. Finding his Pioneer Pictures handicapped by producing color pictures only, John Hay ("Jock") Whitney finally merged it with Selznick International, David Selznick heading the combine with Merian Cooper and Henry Ginsberg at his side. All releases will be through United Artists, Mr. Whitney's contract with RKO-Radio being allowed to lapse...
...Merian C. Cooper, then executive producer on the lot, also saw Astaire's possibilities. Mr. Astaire will be glad to tell you that I accurately predicted to him in New York, before he ever came out here, what his future in pictures would...