Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006)
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- 55min
- Documentary
- 2006 (USA)
- TV Movie
This documentary about the innovative, Texas-born theatrical producer & director Margo Jones includes dramatizations of significant moments of her life expressed using her own words, the words of her long-time friend Tennessee Williams,...
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| Bruce DuBose | ... |
William Goyen (voice)
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| Horton Foote | ... |
Self / playwright
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David Goodwin | ... |
Tom Wingfield / The Glass Menagerie scene
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| Marcia Gay Harden | ... |
Self - Narrator
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| Judith Ivey | ... |
Margo Jones
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| Jim Johnson | ... |
Theater Patron
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Margo Jones | ... |
Self / director (archiveFootage)
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| Louise Latham | ... |
Self / actress
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Jerome Lawrence | ... |
Self / playwright of 'Inherit the Wind.' (archiveFootage)
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Stephen Levall | ... |
Archie Kramer - 'Summer and Smoke'
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| Lydia Mackay | ... |
Alma Winemiller / Summer and Smoke
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Maurice Merrell | ... |
Self / Margo's hairdresser
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Matt Moore | ... |
Loud Worshiper
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Elise Reynard | ... |
Laura Wingfield / The Glass Menagerie
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| Morgana Shaw | ... |
Body double
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Helen Sheehy | ... |
Self / Margo Jones biographer
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Cliff Stephens | ... |
Preacher / Inherit the Wind
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Patsy Swank | ... |
Self / journalist
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| Richard Thomas | ... |
Tennessee Williams
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| Janet Waldo | ... |
Self / wife of playwright, Robert E. Lee
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Earnest Wallace | ... |
Self / actor at Round-up Theatre
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| Ray Walston | ... |
Self - Interviewee (archiveFootage)
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Jerome Weeks | ... |
Self / theatre critic
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Ouida White | ... |
Amanda Wingfield / The Glass Menagerie
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Bernedette Whitehead | ... |
Self / actress
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| Tennessee Williams | ... |
Self / playwright (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Kay Cattarulla | ||
| Rob Trachin | ||
| A. Dean Bell | ... | (theater sequences) |
Written by
| Kay Cattarulla | ... | () |
| Gretchen Dyer | ... | () |
| William Goyen | ... | (dialogue) |
| Margo Jones | ... | (dialogue) |
| Rob Tranchin | ... | () |
| Tennessee Williams | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Kay Cattarulla | ... | co-producer |
| Gila Espinoza | ... | associate producer |
| Raphael Parry | ... | producer (Margo's Theater Sequences) |
| Rob Tranchin | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
| Richard Connors | ||
Editing by
| Ginny Martin | ||
Editorial Department
| M.B. Boehm | ... | additional editor / on-line editor |
| Christine McConnell | ... | additional editor |
| Joe Bill Worthington | ... | additional editor |
Production Design by
| Robert H. Winn | ||
Costume Design by
| Leila Heise | ||
Makeup Department
| Claude Díaz | ... | hair stylist |
| Paul Huntley | ... | Ms. Ivey's wig |
| Candice Laurie | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Carla Palmer | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Joe Bellotti | ... | unit production manager |
| John Grossenbacher | ... | production services manager |
| Sylvia Komatsu | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jackie Boyer | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Bob Perrenot | ... | additional graphic design |
| Tom Pribyl | ... | broadcast design artist |
| Chris Rotenberry | ... | additional graphic design |
Sound Department
| Nick Ballarini | ... | sound utility |
| Kevin D. Brown | ... | post-production audio |
| Chris Frazee | ... | sound utility |
| Darrell Henke | ... | sound mixer |
| David Rosenblad | ... | post-production audio / re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Mark Roy | ... | location sound |
| John Zecca | ... | location sound / sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Emilie Aronson | ... | lighting assistant |
| Keith Buresh | ... | lighting designer |
| Floyd Cable | ... | additional photographer |
| Todd Davis | ... | best boy electric |
| Larry Ellis | ... | additional photographer |
| Jim Fischer | ... | dolly grip |
| Lee Gonzalez | ... | additional photographer |
| Steve Hines | ... | lightning/grip |
| Michael Kleis | ... | additional photographer |
| Allen Moore | ... | additional photographer |
| Ren Sherman | ... | assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Rachel Greene | ... | casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lisa Albertson | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Leila Heise | ... | wardrobe |
| Barbara Hicks | ... | costume thanks |
| Tom Jackels | ... | costume thanks |
| Barbra Kauffman | ... | costume thanks |
| Johnny Kauffman | ... | costume thanks |
| Roy Kirkpatrick | ... | costume thanks |
| Rosemary Kolbo | ... | costume thanks |
| Janet Lawler | ... | costume thanks |
| Ken Weber | ... | costume thanks |
Music Department
| Mason Daring | ... | music supervisor |
| Antal Doráti | ... | singer |
| Brad Hatfield | ... | piano |
| Bill Holman | ... | music supervisor |
| Billy Novick | ... | music supervisor / sax soloist |
| Bill Reynolds | ... | drums |
| Dave Shacter | ... | music editor |
| Igor Stravinsky | ... | composer: additional music |
Script and Continuity Department
| Dawn Cooper | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Richard Adler | ... | project participant |
| Johnette Alter | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Ruth Altshuler | ... | funding |
| Steve Anderson | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Herbert Ascherman | ... | archival source |
| Hugh Bell | ... | archival source |
| Evelyn Bettis | ... | funding |
| Beverly Blumenthal | ... | funding |
| M.B. Boehm | ... | production projectionist |
| Malcolm Brachman | ... | funding |
| Diane Brierley | ... | funding |
| Hal Brierley | ... | funding |
| Carol Campbell | ... | production assistant |
| Sis Carr | ... | project participant |
| Raiberto Comini | ... | archival source |
| Brock Cravy | ... | intern |
| Eileen Darby | ... | archival source |
| Albert R. Devlin | ... | consultant |
| Julia Isabel Dyer | ... | consultant |
| Bess Enloe | ... | funding |
| Gail Ewing | ... | funding |
| Zelda Fichandler | ... | project participant |
| Dorace Fichtenbaum | ... | funding |
| Ray Fisher | ... | archival source |
| Marianne Galloway | ... | auditions assistant |
| Martha Bumpas Gaylord | ... | funding |
| Reginald Gibbons | ... | William Goyens' "Margo" used by permission |
| Rebekah Guajardo | ... | production assistant |
| Adrian Hall | ... | project participant |
| Nancy Hamon | ... | project participant |
| Nancy B. Hamon | ... | funding |
| Darrell Hargrove | ... | engineer |
| Squire Haskins | ... | archival source |
| J.B. Henderson | ... | archival source |
| Darrell Henke | ... | engineer |
| Peter Hicks | ... | props & props assistant |
| Patricia Hill | ... | consultant |
| Shepley Winings Hober | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Deb Johnston | ... | production coordinator |
| Judy J. Jones | ... | archival source |
| Richard C. Jones | ... | archival source |
| Justin Klerr | ... | archive source |
| Cristina Kowalczyk | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Jason Kumpel | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Paula Lambert | ... | funding |
| George Platt Lynes | ... | archival source |
| Stanley Marcus | ... | project participant |
| Margaret McDermott | ... | archival source |
| Juanita Miller-Johnson | ... | project participant |
| Mrs. Peter O'Donnell | ... | funding |
| Rick Owen | ... | engineer |
| Katherine Owens | ... | consultant |
| Patricia Patterson | ... | funding |
| Sharon Philippart | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Therese Powell | ... | production assistant |
| James B. Pringle | ... | project participant |
| Caren Prothro | ... | funding |
| Hope Reed | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Doris Roberts | ... | William Goyens' "Margo" used by permission |
| Tyeson Seale | ... | intern |
| Helen Sheehy | ... | consultant |
| Harriet Slaughter | ... | project participant |
| Roy A. Somlyo | ... | project participant |
| John Springer | ... | archival source |
| Daryl Stanton | ... | engineer |
| Miriam Sternberg | ... | funding |
| Waldo Stewart | ... | funding |
| Linda Stogner | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Lisa Taylor | ... | publicity and promotion |
| Marshall Terry | ... | consultant |
| Jane Wetzel | ... | funding |
Thanks
| Carol Brandt | ... | special thanks |
| Kirk Browning | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Brunig | ... | special thanks |
| Diana Clark | ... | special thanks |
| Glenn DuBose | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Hamburger | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Jalonick | ... | special thanks |
| Judy J. Jones | ... | special thanks |
| Richard C. Jones | ... | special thanks |
| Mary McDermott | ... | special thanks |
| Rena Pederson | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Ritchie | ... | special thanks |
| Carol Roark | ... | special thanks |
| Deborah Robison | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Sura | ... | special thanks |
| Amie Treuer | ... | special thanks |
| Maria Tucci | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2006) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Alley Theatre (special thanks)
- Angelika Catering (catering)
- Arena Stage (special thanks)
- Bel Air Hotel, Los Angeles, CA (special thanks)
- Bettmann/Corbis (archive)
- Bon Ton Vintage Market (costume thanks)
- City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs (funding)
- Cleveland Play House (special thanks)
- DRM Productions (sound post-production)
- Dallas Children's Theater (costume thanks)
- Dallas Foundation (funding)
- Dallas Morning News (archive)
- Dallas Museum of Art, Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (special thanks)
- Dallas Public Library (Texas/Dallas History and Archives Division)
- Dallas Theater Center (costume thanks)
- Dallas Theater Center (special thanks)
- Eugene McDermott Foundation (funding)
- Getty Images (archive)
- Graybill (archive)
- Henry Holt and Company (special thanks)
- Historic Films (archive)
- Hoblitzelle Foundation (funding)
- KERA Studio Partners (funding)
- Kitchen Dog Theater (special thanks)
- MPTV Images (archive)
- Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (special thanks)
- New York Public Library of Performing Arts (The Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound)
- Photofest (archive)
- Portraits Copyright Gittings (archive)
- Ray Walston Estate (special thanks) (archive)
- Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (special thanks)
- Rose Marine Theatre (special thanks)
- San Jose Repertory (special thanks)
- Sir Reel Sound (sound post-production)
- Stoneleigh Hotel Dallas (special thanks)
- Symphony Space, NYC (special thanks)
- Teatro Dallas (special thanks)
- Tennessee Repertory (special thanks)
- Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) (funding)
- Texas Council for the Humanities (funding)
- Texas Woman's University (archive)
- The Huntington Library (archive)
- The Library of Congress Carl Van Vechten Collection (archive)
- The National Endowment for the Arts (funding)
- The University of the South (Permission to quote the works of Tennessee Williams by arrangement with)
- Undermain Photo Archive (special thanks)
- University of California at Davis (archive)
- University of Texas, Austin (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center)
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (special thanks)
- Vintage Martini (costume thanks)
- WPA Film Library (archive)
- Wardrobe Stock Rental (costume thanks)
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This documentary about the innovative, Texas-born theatrical producer & director Margo Jones includes dramatizations of significant moments of her life expressed using her own words, the words of her long-time friend Tennessee Williams, and interview footage of Ray Walston, the actor whom she discovered in Houston after founding one of the earliest professional theatre companies outside New York City. Written by Kyle Myers |
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