James E. Newcom

出生 : 1905-08-29, Wayne, Indiana, USA

死亡 : 1990-10-06

略歴

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James E. Newcom (August 29, 1905 – October 6, 1990) was an American film editor who had over 40 films during his long career. All 4 of these nominations were in the category of Best Film Editing 12th Academy Awards-Gone with the Wind. Shared with Hal C. Kern. Won. 17th Academy Awards-Nominated for Since You Went Away. Nomination shared with Hal C. Kern. Lost to Wilson. 23rd Academy Awards-Nominated for Annie Get Your Gun. Lost to King Solomon's Mines. 43rd Academy Awards-Nominated for Tora! Tora! Tora!. Nomination shared with Inoue Chikaya and Pembroke J. Herring. Lost to Patton.

参加作品

トラ・トラ・トラ!
Editor
1941年12月8日の日本軍による真珠湾攻撃の全容を、日米合作オールスター・キャストで映画化した超大作。
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Production Supervisor
All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as "foot inspector", advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed race Captain Lin Nan. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.
A Farewell to Arms
Supervising Editor
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.
Until They Sail
Associate Producer
Four sisters in New Zealand fall for four U.S. soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.
The Wings of Eagles
Associate Producer
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Associate Producer
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Trial
Associate Producer
A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters.
Westward the Women
Editor
There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.
Go for Broke!
Editor
A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, then France, distinguishing themselves in skirmishes and battles; gradually and naturally, Grayson's prejudices evaporate with dawning realization that his men are better soldiers than he is.
Cause for Alarm!
Editor
A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter.
Right Cross
Editor
A sportswriter forms a ring triangle with a fight manager's daughter and her Mexican-American boxer.
Annie Get Your Gun
Editor
Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Key to the City
Editor
At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home. Written by Ron Kerrigan
The Red Danube
Editor
A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.
Walk a Crooked Mile
Editor
A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, join forces. Will they manage to stop the spy ring from achieving their aim?
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Editor
Eddie Tayloe's grandfather leaves him six thousand dollars and the money belt it came in, freeing Tayloe to leave his dull newspaper job in Texas and move to New York to become a playwright. Along the way, his car breaks down and a girl walking along the highway asks for a lift. It turns out she's a nice girl, named Perry, running away from a job at a gasoline station. Soon they're off to New York together, but part ways once they arrive. Time passes and Eddie is failing to sell his play; Perry is failing to find a job. Odd circumstances, involving an old pickpocket named Mandy, bring them together again.
Lured
Supervising Editor
Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.
Dishonored Lady
Supervising Editor
Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.
The Strange Woman
Supervising Editor
Isaiah, a 19th-century businessman, has his eye on the beautiful and very young Jenny. Finally of age, she accepts his marriage proposal, but their love affair quickly turns sour. Ephraim, Isaiah's college-age son, comes for a visit, immediately striking up a chemistry with Jenny. She promises marriage -- if he murders his father first. But Jenny also swoons for John, the fiancé of her best friend, Meg.
Young Widow
Supervising Editor
A young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.
Young Widow
Supervising Film Editor
A young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.
Guest in the House
Supervising Editor
Evelyn, an emotionally vulnerable and unstable woman, stays at the home of her doctor Dan Proctor. There she meets and falls in love with his brother, Douglas, who is happily married to Ann. Evelyn then sets forth to break up the happy marriage and win the love of Douglas.
Up in Arms
Editor
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.
Above Suspicion
Editor
Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.
Keeper of the Flame
Editor
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero.
Cairo
Editor
Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Conwoys with robot-planes.
Tortilla Flat
Editor
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
The Vanishing Virginian
Editor
The perineal District Attorney and conservative southern patriarch cherishes the old ways and does his best to adjust to change.
The Get-Away
Editor
A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.
彼女はゴースト
Editor
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, who was accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington (Landis), the intended victim. With Topper's help, Gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results.
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
風と共に去りぬ
Associate Editor
1860年、南北戦争に揺らぐジョージア州タラの地に生きる美しいヒロイン、スカーレット・オハラ。激情に突き動かされ愛に生きた彼女の半生を描いた、マーガレット・ミッチェルのベストセラー小説を映画化。
Made for Each Other
Editor
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
Nothing Sacred
Editor
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
The Prisoner of Zenda
Editor
An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.
スタア誕生
Editor
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Tough Guy
Editor
An unhappy child, accompanied by his dog, runs away from home and is befriended by a gangster on the lam.
The Bishop Misbehaves
Editor
On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she plans to rob Mr. Waller, the man who has cheated her father out of thousands of pounds, Donald agrees. A robbery at a pub is arranged, but the Bishop of Broadminster, an avid mystery fan, and his sister stumble into it. Playing detective the Bishop complicates matters and each side, the Bishop, the unscrupulous Waller, the gang Hester hires, and Hester and Donald, each get the upper hand along the way.
The Murder Man
Editor
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Meet the Baron
Editor
A charlatan posing as Baron Munchhausen is invited to be guest speaker at a girls' school.