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WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE – Leith Stevens
GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
In 1933 Paramount Pictures purchased the film rights of the novel “When Worlds Collide” by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer. Director Cecil B. DeMille intended to move the project into production after filming wrapped on “This Day and Age,”but lack of a script and funding caused the studio scrap the project. In 1949 producer George Pal envisioned the story as a big-budget science fiction movie. His proposal was initially turned down by studio executive Barney Balaban, but following the success of his film Destination Moon in 1951, Balaban had a change of heart and gave a green light to the project. Pal was assigned production with a budget of $936,000 – much less than he believed was necessary to implement his vision. Rudolph Maté was tasked with directing, and Sidney Boehm would write the screenplay. Given budgetary constraints, Pal opted to go with a cast of unknowns, including Richard Derr as Dave Randall, Barbara Rush as Joyce Hendron, Peter Hansen as Dr. Tony Drake, Larry Keating as Dr. Cole Hendron, and John Hoyt as Sydney Stanton. Read more…
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