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 |
| Editing by | John Dunning |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | June 29, 1950 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) is a 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. It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee. The voice is never heard by the (film) audience.[1]
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.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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.[2]
Surviving portions of Raksin's score, excluding some source music, were released on compact disc in 2009 on the Film Score Monthly label.
[edit] References
- ^ Hughes, Scott (June 20, 2003). "God - The Hollywood Years". London: The Guardian (arts.guardian.co.uk). http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,980629,00.html#article_continue. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Kaplan, Alexander (2009) (CD online notes). David Raksin at MGM (1950-1957). David Raksin. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: Film Score Monthly. Vol. 12, No. 2. http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/notes/next_voice_you_hear.html.
[edit] External links
- The Next Voice You Hear... at the Internet Movie Database
- The Next Voice You Hear at AllRovi
- The Next Voice You Hear... at the TCM Movie Database
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