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hbrary shelves containing hooks on ethics and religion. Sold Copies Wanting Hard to Be Producer Dafcyf Yomg Brooklyn Dancer, I Is a Stnrt Toward Reinn One Is a Start Toward Being One 'Magnificent Obsession' Plot Based on Newspaper Story Without any direct advertising or publicity simply by wa5 'j spontaneous word- of mouth Will Be Seen in the Coming 'Rear Window9 Lloyd C. Douglas, author of "Magnificent campaign orders hesan flooding the publisher's office. At the end of the vear over By JAXE CORBY When Harriet Parsons produces a motion picture she gets no surprises. Everything has been worked out ahead of time the camera angles, every line of dialogue, every facet cf character, every detail of wardrobe.

A budget-saving, nerve- a past master at writing about miracles. But none he put into his books were quite as miraculous as the one he himself achieved. a half-million conies had henri Here was a man, one of the most widely read authors in Isold and in 1931, two yeais tne world, who didnt even jafter publication, ft hit the ton world, who didnt even Magnificent Obsession." the, of the best-seller list and stayed book was published in there for 18 months, went take up writing until middle-age after putting in a quarter-century's service as a Lutheran You'll have no doubt whatsoever after watching Georgine Darcy, a Brooklyn girl of 20, perform in Alfred Hitchcock's new suspense thriller, "Rear Window," that actions speak louder than words. In this picture starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly md Wendell Corey, Georgine portrays a ballet dancer who lives across the courtyard from Stewart's apartment. She is constantly practicing her ballet routines and ig attired in brief rehearsal outfits or less.

It Ls for this reason that Jimmy, who never meets her 19J9, and most of the first edi- through 40 editions, and even- tion copies found their way totually sold 2,000,000 copies. saving procedure. Filming time-saving, too. AbfTrrn saving her own time the producer is not overly particular. I "I worK a ten to 12-hour day at a studio when I'm on a picture, she said.

"When you're responsible for putting together all the talents that go into producing a picture, start minister. With his first attempt at wri'- ing Douglas created a literary sensation with "Magnificent Obsession." And the novels that followed "Green Light," "Dis ing with finding the right story and mavbe helping rewrite it and never letting go of it tilli during the film, calls her "Miss Torso." I et ft I fie r. I It was because of Cteorgine's shapeliness and not her dancing that she won the role. It began while she was appearing at the El Rancho in Las Vegas, doing a torrid number, dressed only in a black lace leotard. There was very little of Georgine that didn't puted Passage," "The Robe" and "The Big Fisherman" sent his name to the top of the best-seller lists often, chalking up a total of over 8,000,000 copies.

Even in Hollywood, where it isn't too unusual for a be--selling novel to become a box office attraction, IJoyd Douglas' books set outstanding records. Universal -International has just made "Magnificent Obses show. Harriet Parsons Jack Fisher, a dancer, took a picture of her in the daring costume, showed it to the boys in the Paramount casting department, who, in turn, enthusiastically showed it to Alfred Hitchcock, knowing that he was still searching for a "Miss Torso." Whereupon, Georgine was promptly cast for "Rear Window." It's her first motion picture and will be shown at the Rivoli Theater starting August 4. Her part isn't big, but you'll see a lot of white cork and briar wood, walls panelled in grass cloth and a cork floor. As a woman.

Miss Parsons is naturally interested in home decoration, as a producer, dou bly so. because this is one of the picture. She's a good- the subjects in which any pro-j Georgine Darcy in ducer must be something of an expert, if only to pass on the set the final cutting, you ve got to stretch the working day a bit." Harriet Parsons is a film producer who worked hard training for it to make a niche for herself in a field that is almost the exclusive property of men. The Screen Producers Guild of working producers In Hollywood has 140 male members and Harriet. She is the only woman contract producer at a major studio, though occasionally a very few other women have had a fling at independent or small studio production.

'Susan Slept Here' In town to launch her newest picture, the Technicolor comedy, "Susan Slept Here," Howard Hughes' production frr RKO release, now at the Victoria Theater, Miss Parsons was lavish in praise of Debbie Reynolds, young actress who ro-stars with Dick Powell and Anne Francis. "Debbie always had a spark, but this is the first time she's had the chance to show it," she aid. "Starting off as a noisy, fighting-mad gamine, she does a real transition, growing up into a charming young woman." In her Sherry-Netherland mite, cool and collected in the midst of a deluge of newspapers, television and radio interviews, she talked of "Susan Slept Here." filmmaking in general and a weekend in Brewster, X. which had netted her on an antique-hunting expedition a pair of antique brass photograph frames for her home in Benedict Canyon, a place which she described as being close to and apparently THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY CinemoScope film in color, telling a suspense story aboard a plane, is scheduled to open at the Brooklyn Pox on Wednesday. William Campbell and John Wayne, shown here, are included in the cast of 22 stars.

designs which have to have the producer's final approval, along with dress designs, dialogue sion" in Technicolor with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman. It opens Wednesday at the Loew's State Theater. Written In 1928 "Magnificent Obsession" was written in the Summer of 1928 while Douglas was riding out a bitter controversy in his Los Angeles church. The idea stemmed from a sermon Douglas used to give on the subject, "Personality Expansion." Under the title of "Salvage," Dr. Douglas sent it to publisher after publisher only to have it rejected.

To make matters worse, he got conflicting reports. Finally, when Douglas had just about given up completely, the novel was accepted by the small firm of Willet, Clark and Colby, which specialized in publishing Sunday school texts. With the title changed to GEORGINE DARCY, dancer featured in "Rear Window," Aug. 4 ot the Rivoli. She has danced in the Broadway musicals, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Of Thee I Sing," in the latter wth Paul Hartman.

Although she gets no chance for a complete routine in "Rear Window," she appears throughout the film doing, in all, many more steps and movements than she would normally do in a complete ballet routine. Georgine, gifted with a fine sense of humor, says, "Girls who get Hollywood success handed to them on a silver platter give me a pain. I had to work a long time in carnies and one-nighters to get where I am, wherever that is. All 1 get to do in 'Rear Window' is wiggle a lot. But some day I'll get some lines to say.

I'll kill 'em." looking blonde with a 34x22x34 figure. She's been dancing since she was 12. During her training period, Georgine, subwaying from her home in Rtooklyn, studied and received scholarships with Todd Bolender of the Civic Center Ballet Company, with George Ballan-chine at the American School of Ballet and with Chris Volkoff, formerly with the original Ballet Russe. and the other multimillion de tails of film making. Enthusiasm Required Even more than a large amount of assorted technical knowledge on a lot of subjects, producers have to bring considerable enthusiasm to their work to be successful.

When it comes to being a successful woman Droducer. "a woman At 14, Georgine joined an Olsen and Johnson road show, touring with it for two years. Then came many TV appearances with the "Show of Shows," Milton Berle and Ed Sulli- has to want tn he a nrnrinrpriVan's "Toast of the Town. NEW MOTION PICTURE by LLOYO C. DOUGLAS, author of "THE ROBE" by Ihe sMo thai on, unn 'TUT r.

UN MH I TB CTnOV with "Ben Hur," which has 42 I more than anything else in the world," Miss Parsons said. pi nil That's the way it was with Den-MUT KOllS her. Daughter of Louella Par- sons, the famous In Sorilia. 1955 0mSu II JO A M. Tooilt 12 Midaitt sJk 1 11 lit lit fltlti trim HI STEIiOPHONIC SHNI major speaking roles and 97 key sets.

Three top male stars are being considered for the title role, according to Zimbal-ist. npfpnt riiscnvprip'S chpdrline she wanted to be and set out to I become a film producer, serv-'f MGM Studio "Ben Hur" as a brand newnew light on tne perind of tne 34hi JOHNSON MuMBlim big-scale production has beenlstorv, 7 B.C. to 3.8 A.D., will given a Spring, 1055, starting date, according to an announce PERFORMANCES by JANE WYMAN ROCK HUDSON be utilized in the design of sets and wardrobe, it was stated. Entirely new and fresh locales also are being sought for the picture, with serious consideration heine given Palestine as ui in a riuicf snip in the process, practically living in cutting rooms, camera and property departments, spending endless hours with unit production managers and assistants. She even acted in pictures as a youngster.

After she was graduated from Wellesley she settled for a job on MGM's scenario staff, and took the picture business from there. far from Beverly Hills. Clamour-Career Type From the looks of her Miss Parsons could have stepped out of one of her own pictures and the role of a glamour-type career girl. She wore a gray shantung suit, with a string of pearls around her neck, an ment by Dore Schary, studio production head. Producer Sam Zimbalist, who made "Quo Vadis," faces an even more imposing produc- well as seveai Aieauerranean COOL-AIR-CONDITIONED tion task in every departmentiand European countries.

other around her wrist, and SOT STAR pearl earrings. Her house, she said, is the What she likes about film producing is the excitement of MEIOVAUOEVIUE PALACE JttUlMW-Mtmi PARADE cne "I've been looking for for 15 years. Three minutes from 10th i Of Beverly Hills, but countrified, fr-cl 1 WEEK! P.M. the great new star sensation BARBARA RUSH that rising young star Ont of the great emotional experiences ol a lifetime! DMnOpta it. "There's nothing more exciting in the world than to start with an idea and see it develop into a godd motion picture," she said.

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