The Next Voice You Hear...

The Next Voice You Hear...
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... (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.[2] It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee . The voice is never heard by the (film) audience.[3]

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

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.[4]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Scott (June 20, 2003). "God - The Hollywood Years". London: The Guardian (arts.guardian.co.uk). Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  4. ↑ 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).

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