| 词条 | Tony Owen (producer) |
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BiographyOwen was born in Chicago and worked in that city as a journalist. In the late 1930s he produced game programs for the Detroit Lions, and in 1940 became a vice president of the football club.[2] He served in the army during the war, but was invalided out. He moved to Los Angeles in 1942 and got work as an agent.[1] He married Donna Reed in 1945 and they would go on to have four children.[3] Todon ProductionsOwen and Reed formed their own company, Todan Productions. Owen moved into film production with Duel in the Jungle (1953). It established a formula of using two American leads, an American director, and 80% British crew, to qualify for the subsidies of being a British film and because it was cheaper to make. "As an independent I can give everybody a percentage," said Owen. "This includes a star who will take a cut in lieu of his regular salary of say, $300,000." Owen added that "I believe the American public loves seeing foreign backgrounds. They're a definite plus value." [4] Duel in the Jungle made $3 million. This launched Todon on a series of films.[4]He followed it with two film directed by Ken Hughes and distributed by Allied Artists: Little Red Monkey (1955), with Richard Conte, and Timeslip (1955) with Gene Nelson and Faith Domergue. Then came Portrait of Alison (1956) with Terry Moore directed by Guy Green; Dial 999 (1956), with Gene Nelson directed by Montgomery Tully; and The Intimate Stranger (1956) with Richard Basehart and Mary Murphy. In 1956 a report said Todon was "perhaps the biggest Anglo-American company next to Warwick."[4] As he made Beyond Mombasa Owen said he'd produced six films and "all of them stink but they made money... But not the final one I made with my wife. In fact, this is the first one I've done that isn't lousy - and I'm worried."[4] "I'm no genius," he said later. "I just wanted to make commercial films."[1] In May 1956 Owen said Todon would make eight films with an overall budget of $9,250,000. [5] That month it was announced Maxwell Setton would run the company in London, to make six films, starting with The Nylon Web which became Town on Trial.[6] Others included The Long Haul (1957) with Victor Mature and Diana Dors, directed by Hughes; I Was Monty's Double (1958) with John Mills directed by John Guillermin[7]; Owen said "the last one [film] died the death of a dog at the box office. So I came back and started working in television."[1] Owen developed a series for his wife where she would play the secretary of the Secretary of State. A number of scripts were written but they did not feel confident, and eventually developed a show where Reed played the wife of a pediatrician. This became the hugely successful The Donna Reed Show.[1] Filmography
Unmade films
References1. ^1 2 3 4 What Makes Tony Run With 4-Speed Drive?By John Crosby. The Washington Post, Times Herald 20 Dec 1959: G14. 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19840515.2.18&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1|title=Memorial Service for Tony Owen|website =Desert Sun|date=15 May 1984}} 3. ^Donna May Shift Time But Not Her ScheduleBy Lawrence Laurent. The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959); Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C]10 Mar 1959: B17. 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 A TOWN CALLED HOLLYWOOD: Studio Has 4 McGowans, Not to Mention a MegowanScheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (1923-1995); Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]26 Aug 1956: D2. 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 TODON WILL MAKE 8 MOVIES IN YEAR: Independent Puts Production Costs at $9,250,000--Seeks Studio Space in LondonBy THOMAS M. PRYOR Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1923-Current file); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]14 May 1956: 21. 6. ^Schallert, E. (1956, May 26). Drama. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/166936851?accountid=13902 7. ^BRITISH WAR BOOK BOUGHT FOR MOVIE: Todon, Independent Concern, Obtains Rights to Story of Montgomery's 'Double' Ray and Ryan to Co-StarBy THOMAS M. PRYOR Special to The New York Times. New York Times (6 June 1956: 36. 8. ^METRO WILL FILM GRAZIANO STORY: Studio Buys Biography of Middleweight Ex-Champion Who Turned to Acting By THOMAS M. PRYORSpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (20 Jan 1955: 35. 9. ^2 STUDIOS ACQUIRE STORIES FOR FILMS: Paramount Lists French and U. S. Works -- Universal to Do 'Quantez,' WesternBy THOMAS M. PRYORSpecial to The New York Times. New York Times28 Oct 1955: 22. 10. ^Drama: 'Cruel Tower' Will Star Ericson; Viking Queen Role Bids for OberonSchallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 11 Jan 1956: B9. 11. ^By A.H. WEILER. (1957, Dec 22). BY WAY OF REPORT. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/114291444?accountid=13902 12. ^STUDIO PLANNING ONE FILM A MONTH: AB-PT Announces Schedule of First Five -- Ryan to Do Third Security MovieBy THOMAS M. PRYORSpecial to The New York Times. New York Times 3 Jan 1958: 16. External links
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