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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH, 1938

Take A Pencil, Answers To These

WILL YOU EVER BE A FILM STAR?

covering all phases of his work as talent expert and talent de-

a

veloper.

How would you like to be able to give yourself a screen test in your own home? Of course, you haven't got a camera, a projection machine and all of the other costly parapher-ested in Hollywood may answer the nalia associated with the movies.

You don't need them.

Talent scouts don't use them when they hunt out new faces for the screen. They plumb character for the extent of its talent flair.

Persons who are seriously inter-

questions, His only advice to them is to be honest with themselves.

Try them yourself, and see what sort of a chance you would have!

Counting two points for each correct answer--it is obvious from the way the questions are framed what is wanted-you can feel quite confident if you score a hundred.

With eighty points you would Next, they consider the physical side and how it will reproduce in stand a fair chance, with fifty an movie shadows and angles. Toget even chance-but for anyone under, her, these comprise sort of an ex-say, thirty points, there is no hope traordinary intelligence test.

every

Fifty questions, covering phase of what is necessary tổ quali- fy for work in the movies to-day, appear in this article.

All major picture companies to day are reaching out with nets to gather in people who should be on

the screen.

Some years as People Apply for Paramount which only 300

at all!

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPEAL

1-Are you under 5ft. 10in. in height and well proportioned?

2. Are you free from all serious physical disabilities?

weight?

Are you under 140 pounds in

4. Are you able to walk natural- many as 15,000y and gracefully? entrance to the "laboratory" of

qualify.

When time comes for commence- ment exercises and the journey to Hollywood even this group, more often than not, is whittled down to six or seven persons.

To give the public an idea of what it really takes to register on the screen to-day-being a pretty girl or a handsome lad counts about ten per cent. in the examination-an expert has prepared fifty questions,

HOW TO OBTAIN

BEAUTIFUL SKIN

5-Have you a good figure?... 6Have you a photogenic face? 7. Is your face round in shape?

Are your eyes largé? 9Are they deepest? 10. Are they wide apart?

Is your forehead well propor- tioned?

12.-Is your hairline too far down on your forehead, or does it come forward too far at your temples?

13. Are your ears well propor- tioned and set close to your head?! 14. Is your nose well shaped? 15-Is it prominent?

16. Are your mouth and lips the proper size and shape?

17. Do you show too much gum line when you smile?

18.-Have you an straight set of teeth?

attractive

19. Have you a strong or weak- chin (men) ?

Jot

Jot

50

Down Down The Questions!

is

HOLLYWOOD'S NEWEST "CINDERELLA” Dorothy Lamour one of Hollywood's most recent discoveries. She is only 22, a former cabaret singer, too timid to try for a film opening until a test was for- ced upon her. With her striking appearance and poise, you wouldn't think she had an inferiority complex, would you? Her very first film- was "The Jungle Princess.”

20.--Have you a normal, protrud- ing, or receding chin (women)?

21.-Does your profile photo- graph well?

22. Have you attractive hands (women) ?

28. Are your feet of normal size (women) ?

24 Have you good posture? 25:--Do you move gracefully?

PERSONALITY

26.-Do you make friends easily? 27. Do you “wear well" (do your friends remain your friends)?

Hollywood Wants New Faces But Please Read These "Dont's"

of

Hollywood is looking for new, you have a varied wardrobe face. And if you are an aspiring good clothes. Nothing indicates film star, it is no good trying to desperation in getting a chance so

quickly as poor clothes. imitate some other star.

This, anyhow, is the advice

28.-Are you attractive to men (for women)?

29.—Are you attractive to women (for men)?

30-Have you a good education? 31.-Are you well read? 32. Have you travelled exten- sively?

33-Has your work brought you in contact with many people?

34-Have you any outstanding quality that makes you distinctive either individually or in a group?

ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE

35.--Are you considered intelli- gent?

36. -Do you grasp things quick-

97.Have you a retentive mem-

[ly?

01y?

38-Is your diction good?

$89. Have you any local accent?

40. Have

voice you good quality? -

41. Have you good tone modula. tion?

of

4. Don't try to look like any other Hollywood is looking

42-Are you easily moved emo tionally?

for

A soft, smooth, unblemished skin-Mr. Tay Garnett, the director and star, this surely is the desire of every writer, who listed the greatest dan-new and different faces. woman. But frequently it happens that an otherwise pretty face is mar gers to be avoided by all those seek- red by pimples and blackheads; sun ing a film career.

and wind, too, play havoc with delicate

skin, causing chapped lips and other Here is his of "don'ts”:

Bores.

1. Don't come to Hollywood for a As a skin preservative. there is

career unless you have money nothing better than She-ko, a fragrant, cooling, non-irritating ointment, spe- enough to live comfortably for at cially devised for the curative treat-least six months, without a cent of ment of the skin. Its antiseptic heal salary.

ing properties, are also of great benefit

In cases of eczema, ringworm, itch, wet

and dry sores, and similar skin trou- 2. Don't try to crash the films as bles. Also for the first aid treatment a sideline. You will find yourself of cuts, scratches, burnsy scalds, bruises, spending hours waiting for inter and other minor injuries. Obtainable views, and the time executive have from-chemists everywhere

SHE KO

Fragrant

Boothing

Cooling.

to give to seeing you may not coin- cide with the time you can get off: from a regular job.

DRESS WELL

5. Don't turn down jobs when you are starting your career. need experience and to be frequently on the screen.

43.-Can you express yourself fluently and convey emotions vivid- ly?

44-Have you had any drama- You tic experience? seen 45.-If not, what kind of work have you done most closely related to it?

6. Don't develop an "act." This is trying to appear contrary to you own personality, and is easily re- cognised as artificial,

7. Don't fail to be nice to those on your way up, fór you may meet

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

46-Do you sing?

47. Do you dance?

48. If so, have you performed professionally. If not, have you bad, the same ones on your way down, any training?

Are you accomplished in any- 8. Don't fail to save money. The special activitiesTM (sports, instru- come back trail in Hollywood isments, etc.)? harder to climb than the one for

3. Don't seek an acting job unless the newcomer.

50. Have you ever been sidered for a screen tastr

con-