Whom the stars shine
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Whom the stars shine |
| Original title | 4 Girls in Town Four Girls in Town |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1956 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jack Sher |
| script | Jack Sher |
| production | Aaron Rosenberg |
| music | Alex North |
| camera | Irving Glassberg |
| cut | Fredrick Y. Smith |
| occupation | |
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Whom the Stars Shine is an American fictional film from 1956 directed by Jack Sher . Numerous national and international young stars of the 1950s play the main roles in this ensemble piece, including the Americans George Nader and Julie Adams , the German Marianne Koch , the Italian Elsa Martinelli , the Italian-British Gia Scala , and the later psycho co-star John Gavin and Charlie Chaplin's son Sydney Chaplin .
action
Los Angeles, mid-1950s. The four girls mentioned in the original title Four Girls in Town are four young actresses from just as many countries, all of whom dream of achieving their career breakthrough in Hollywood. This time the chances are not bad, because a female leading actress is being sought for a monumental Bible film after the intended American colleague has thrown out. The filming location will be New Orleans , and studio boss James Manning is spoiled for choice, the young women in question are the local Kathy Conway, a pragmatic country man from Minnesota, the widowed, domestically-loving and practical Ina Schiller from Austria , the seductively spirited Italian Maria Antonelli and the French Vicki Dauray, who left her husband and child behind in Paris for this chance - but very different types. Manning entrusts the examination and selection to the young director Mike Snowden, who then asks all four young women to take test shots.
Kathy develops an interest in Mike beyond the purely professional, but is all the more disappointed when he leaves a Hollywood party at the side of the Viennese Ina. The attractive young actor Tom Grant, on the other hand, shows a personal interest in Vicki, while the publicist Ted Larabee promises to encourage her. Neither of them know that they are struggling to find a married woman. Ina gets to know his moody friend Johnny Pryor through Mike, a composer she likes, while Maria tries to sleep up by getting involved with a playboy and multimillionaire, the hotelier Spencer Farrington junior. When Kathy's mother shows up in the city of angels, she embarrasses her because she never tires of saying that everyone should recognize immediately what star qualities their daughter has. In the face of this psychological pressure, Kathy promptly beats the test recordings. But she soon realizes that her priorities are elsewhere: Mike is developing more and more personal interest in her. Then suddenly everything turns out very differently than the four girls in town expected: The originally planned actress has changed her mind again and now wants to take on the role of the Bible film. After all, Ina and Maria do not go away empty-handed. They each receive a film contract from the studio as well as a marriage proposal from the men who adore them. Vicki, who comes away empty-handed, is not disappointed because she realizes that her family is most important at home in Paris.
Production notes
Whom the Stars Shine started on January 16, 1957 in New York. The German premiere fell on April 12, 1957.
Marianne Koch played her part, an Austrian who was enthusiastic about classical music, under the anglicised pseudonym Marianne Cook. Oscar winner José Ferrer has a small guest appearance .
Joseph Gershenson took over the musical direction .
The film structures were designed by Alexander Golitzen and Ted Haworth , and the equipment by Russell A. Gausman . Rosemary Odell was responsible for the costume designs. Bud Westmore was a makeup artist. Cinematographer Clifford Stine was used for special shots.
Reviews
In its May 8, 1957 issue, Der Spiegel wrote: “In this somewhat timid but sometimes amusing self-parody of Hollywood, the German Federal Film Prize winner Marianne Koch is allowed to show how Americans imagine a German ideal woman. Her name is Schiller, but she comes from Austria so that the collective guilt doesn't harm her, understands a lot about serious music, has a knot in the neck, is closed, domestic and has mentally difficult things to deal with. Her seldom, but violently flashing, cheerfulness seems destined to dine on the home evenings of a youth group. "
"Clichéd but captivating story (...) Excellent film composition by Alex North."
“The pleasant entertainment without any more in-depth demands primarily offered the Universal Studio the opportunity to test its newly contracted foreign talents in four little love stories. Accordingly, there are only a few harmless ironic swipes at the American film industry. "
"Formula-like, romantic comedy that presents enough young talents."
Individual evidence
- ↑ NEW IN GERMANY: Whom the Stars Shine (USA). In: Der Spiegel . tape May 19 , 1957 ( spiegel.de [accessed January 6, 2019]).
- ↑ Whom the stars shine. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 9, 2018 .
Web links
- Whom the stars shine in the Internet Movie Database (English)