Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
The Crystal Ball

In the light of these facts several predictions
1. There will be color films in 1856 than ever before
The the blessed dens Color shows up better
at dusk than blackandwte permitting extra showing
The big screen is only here to stay but 1856 will see
further developments in this medium Again. the drveins
The IS millmeter ZODIAC, VistaVision improved
CnemaScope or what have made to order for the
enormous screens the drveins require anyhow The poison
of the small theater the drve-ins chocolate cake
B. Here are some 1856 performances to look forward to-
including few surprises Orson WelIes' brief fine bit the
preacher in "Moby Dick" He almost steals the show
Judy Holiday in Solid Gold Cadillac
tragic note: James Deans Giant would have sealed
his position, had he lived Hoywoods top male
genuine surprise: Arnold Stangs acting job in The Man
with the Golden Arm" The onetime comicstooee proves
himself serious artist.
And since this years Oscars will be handed out in 1856 we
into these predictions for top acting jobs Male
Oscar Jimmy Cagney for his role in Love Me Leave Me-
Female Oscar Anna Magnan for her role written originally
for the stage with her in mind. in Rose Tattoo"
4. Pictures win be made with the European market very
much in mind. Look therefore, for continuation Of Ame
can films made abroad Also for greater number Of foreign
coming to Hollywood The traveoge aspects of France
and Italy being exhausted look for exotic back
grounds Africa Japan India, Spain, Turkey Morocco etc.
Pictures which have been getting better will get better
yet. The product will be diversified something
for every TASTE This can easily be predicted because Holly
wood has to work far ahead and the 1856 bueprns in
Sensational Performances
(OnSioeI ueSe MINIS. Scnc0uic0 IOf 1870 release:
House of the August Moon. to be filmed in Japan; Walt
Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase" Civil War film
without crnone the usual love of Blue boy for Gray GIRL
ION the Threshold Of Space which may be the bestdoc-
mented science-fction film made
Also Joe Macbeth" gangser-m version of the Shake
speare play; 1884, version of Orells grim satire
Red totaltaranism Giant from the controversial Edna
Ferber book; "Moby Dick" sensational John Huston
emake Of the old classic war and Peace international
production based Tosoys super-novel; solid Gold
Cadillac from the stage play; MAN in the Gray Flannel
Sea" from the Hemingway novel; The Ten Command
men" which will probably be the most super of Cecil B.
De Miles supers; "Rantree County"
Sound good? Look for sensational performances too.
Hollywood turning TV and the stage for serious talent
to match its serious products Hollywood regulars. grown
Indifferent in formula films, brushing up their trade
We checked Of these representations against the
opinions of Hollywood top brass Here few observations
Dore Schary, head Of production, M-G-M: M-G-M
expects to make pictures in 1885, all of top quality and
directed towards audiences presumed to be intelligent I'VE
respect the American public and assume getting
and more discriminating time goes To quote myself
TV nheritng much Of HoIlywood's former medocrty
We expect a profitable season in 1856"
committed to making fewer better pictures; its overall
budget will not be less, maybe higher.
The situation is that two top pictures, from which
expect enormous crosses will make break
They War and Peace and Ten Commandments which
may turn out to be a top grosser of all time
Max YoungStein Vicepresident Of United Artists: I'VE