The Next Voice You Hear...
| The Next Voice You Hear... | |
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| Directed by | William A. Wellman |
| Produced by | Dore Schary |
| Written by |
George Sumner Albee (story) Charles Schnee (screenplay) |
| Starring |
James Whitmore Nancy Davis |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Edited by | John Dunning |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates | June 29, 1950 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $421,000[1] |
| Box office | $788,000[1] |
The Next Voice You Hear... is a 1950 drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preempts all radio programs for days all over the world. It stars James Whitmore and Nancy Davis as Joe and Mary Smith, a typical American couple.[2] It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee.[3] The voice is never heard by the (film) audience.[4]
The production of the film, from script stage to screen, was extensively covered as the subject of producer Dore Schary's 1950 book (with Charles Palmer) Case History of a Movie.
Cast
- James Whitmore as Joe Smith
- Nancy Davis as Mary Smith
- Gary Gray as Johnny Smith
- Lillian Bronson as Aunt Ethel
- Art Smith as Fred Brannan
- Tom D'Andrea as Harry "Hap" Magee
- Jeff Corey as Freddie Dibson
- Billy Bletcher as Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited)
- Cecil Brown as Himself - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Frank Cady as Baldy - Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited)
- George Chandler as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
- Thomas Browne Henry as Doctor (uncredited)
- Chet Huntley as Radio News Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
- Sherry Jackson as Girl in Church (uncredited)
- Douglas Kennedy as Mitch (uncredited)
- Frank Mills as Man in Church (uncredited)
Music
The score for the film was composed by David Raksin and conducted by Raksin and Johnny Green. The "hymn-like" theme used for the main and end titles would later be published as "Hasten the Day," with lyrics by Norman Corwin.[5]
Surviving portions of Raksin's score, excluding some source music, were released on compact disc in 2009 on the Film Score Monthly label.
Reception
According to MGM records the film earned $668,000 in the US and Canada and $120,000 overseas, resulting in a loss to the studio of $65,000.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ METRO IS TESTING LOW-BUDGET PLAN: STUDIO ALLOWING $600,000 FOR NEW DORE SCHARY PICTURE, 'NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR' OF LOCAL ORIGIN ADMISSION TO PLAY: CAN OF FOOD By THOMAS F. BRADY Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 17 Feb 1950: 29.
- ↑ "George Sumner Albee - Summary Bibliography". isfdb.org. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Hughes, Scott (June 20, 2003). "God - The Hollywood Years". London: The Guardian (arts.guardian.co.uk). Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ↑ Kaplan, Alexander (2009). David Raksin. "David Raksin at MGM (1950-1957)". Film Score Monthly (CD online notes). Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. 12 (2).
External links
- The Next Voice You Hear... at the Internet Movie Database
- The Next Voice You Hear at AllMovie
- The Next Voice You Hear... at the TCM Movie Database
- A Case History of a Movie at Internet Archive