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Info the heart of a

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"The SHOW-OFF"

MARILYN MAXWELL

MARJORIE MAIN

VIRGINIA O'BRIEN

EDDIE "ROCHESTER" ANDERSON-LEON AMES

Screen Play by George Weils

Adapted from the Play by George Kelly

Directed by HARRY BEAUMONT-Produced by ALBERT LEWIS

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by HAROLD

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LONDON.

AT KIRKWOOD is to star with Vic Oliver in a new musical show at the London Hippodrome. This should bring her a big welcome back after her un- fortunate experiences in the United States,

At the end of 1944, Pat, who I hope I don't have one of those was then at the peak of her faces that inspire casting direc-West End stage popularity, tors to think of Ine only when signed what was said to be a there's sad role to be filed, such as £250,000 Hollywood contract for my first one in "Searching! Wind."

seven years. After But I'm what's known as a "charac-

sitting ter juvenile in the profession, and about for months over there, I suppose I must expect that,. doing nothing but draw her You'll soon see me in my second Then she went to New York to salary, she made one picture. picture, "Saigon," where I appear as Alan Ladd's flying buddy and have appear in a Broadway produc- another-poignant-characterisation astion-and-had to withdraw dur- a victim of war, doomed to die being rehearsals owing to a break cause of terrible injuries. In this down. Recently adventure romance of the Far East, which has Veronica Lake co-starring with Ladd, everybody else knows of my fate but me-and, of course, bring tears to almost everybody in the audience as I smile confidently

at the future.

Dangerous Period

1

I know this is the dangerous period in my young lim career. The second picture is always the hardest. You're sort of nursed through the Arst. But with the second comes proof of whether you have anything or not or whether you just managed to make an initial pleasing appearance. It's also the time when the actor corrects

mistakes he noted in his camera de- corum. Don't

think that any too casy.

I'm mightly grateful for my picture experience. I've already, learned plenty as an ́actor in just two roles. But I do hope I'll be given a chance

home.

she returned

Another star in the Hippodrome show will be rotund, cigar-smoking Fred Emney, Val Parnell, who is producing, tells me he hos nót thought of a tle yet.

The show will break fresh ground; It is neither musical comedy nor revue, but "a kind of spectacular floor show," he said.

It will be staged by Robert Nesbitt, with dances by Joan Davis. The Hippodrome thus sees Ivor Dream," drawing to the close of its

Novelle's musical, "Perchance to

of

extraordinary unbroken run three and a half years.

But Ivor will have only

a briet rest. He ## to Lake the

entire "Perchance"

to company South Africa, where, they will open at Christmas-probably the biggest

there intact.

to try something other than the dra-West End production ever to go out matie Juvenile. Even a character juvenile has his funny moments.

On harteurn, Mr Novello hope that "Fute" hasn't just about get busy in the film studios. caught up with the character

por-

Pa

I am continually receiving lettern from cinemagoers asking what various chance there is of seeing popular films again. It looks as though the chance has arrived in a big way.

THE ROCKET MAN

N the meantime, the "little men"

of the British flim industry have! roster opportunities than ever before. 'So here's wishing good luck to one venture, International Motion Pictures, which bezins operations in a modest way but with high

new

hopes,

Leading spirits are actor-director Kenneth Villlers and Cyril Bristow, one of our best film cameramen; they have been guaranteed full showing time in the cinemas.

T

ambitious

you remember the film

of II. G. Wells's Things Conie, the name of Kenneth Villiers may strike a chord. He was the Ideal Man who was despatched by rocket to begin new civilisation in company with the Ideal Woman. He has gone in other directions since then.

First production of the new com

puny

"Duet," with a musical background- is an original story called supplied by George Melachrine and orchestra-and a

problem finish. An adaptation of de Maupassant's Olive

Field may be the next.

In "Duet" is a young Lithuanian- born actor of 19, Larry Skile, who has lived in South Africa since the age of four, and now has his first British screen part,

I hear he is also in the final list of candidates for the handsome- figured youth to play opposite Jean will Simmons in "The Blue Lagoon."

GETTING THE LAUGHS FORTNIGHT ago I welcomed » promising new British -film Kathleen Harrison as the Cockney comedy team-Jack Warner and couple in "Holiday Camp."

tray in whatever my third picture He has made a deal with the Rank might be but so far I've liked my organisation for the screening of roles. Remember, you asked me how some of his musical stage successes, I feel about my Brat two roles, and and will actively advise and assist I've answered you quite frankly. In the productions. But not net in

them. (Monday-Kristing Miller)

Roddy MacDowall

Is Film Romeo

RSON WELLES plans to film Ronico. und Juliet shortly, with Roddy MacDowall and Elizabeth Taylor as the stars.

Claims Orson: he will be the first

I am surprised that no one in our mlm studios thought of this before. Ivor has built up a musical romance repertoire which, for story, colour and, tunefulness, should match any the Hollywood Technicolour efforts in this line.

Glamorous Night" will probably begin the series..

of

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SECOND SIGHT

A PROGRAMMES shortage may or may not, develop from the import tax on

Menn- new films. while, exhibitors have begun economy measures, as an insurance,

to present actors actually within The Now Gallery has revivals of the ages of the Shakespearean | two British Olms this week-The churnelers.

Roddy is now 16, and Elizabeth is 10 years old.

(Orgon's claim is not as brave as It sounds: Shakespeare's Juliet was 14).

Sydney Box tells me the public have taken so warmly to this team that he has commissioned Dennis and Mabel Constanduros to write two more scripts for them, about a similar Cockney couple.

Stage comedian Arthur Riscoe told me, a few days ago, that there is a likelihood of his being starred in a new, pleture sèrics,

These

are welcome signs that more attention is being paid to comedy in British flime.

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First Prefab

Church

All the windows' are covered with transfers, many representing mints, which look like real stained glass windows. The altar

is of carved oak, surmounted by a stained glass panel of St. Gregory, illuminated by prefab electric light and flanked by two church, complete with imita-statues in the church,

plaques. There aro three large

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Edge or the World" and "Green for Danger" The Tivoli has "Piccadilly Incident." All three are well worth | QUEEN'S-Home in Indiana (Jeanne | wns recently conscerated The prefab church also has an

Crain, Lon McCallister, June by the Catholic Bishop of organ. Haver).

this second season, which they. probably would not have got in normal circumstances.

not

And

by

that

Orson must make some equitable arrangement with MGM, who

the Plaza-controlled only control Roddy and Elizabeth, Paramount-have- revived but made the 1934 film adaptation, spectacular Hollywood effort, "For with Norms Shearer as Juliet, Leslie Whom the Bell Tolls," in a shorten- Howard as Romeo,' and the late Johned version-which still runs for 2 Barrymore na Mercullo.

hours 0 minutes.

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It stands on the sito. of to original St. Gregory's Church which was bombed twice during the war,

KING'S The Show-On (Red Skel-Southwark, the Most Rev. Peter

ton, Marilyn Maxwell).

Amigo, LEE-The Man Within (Michael It is St. Gregory's Catholic

Redurave, Jean Kent),

Church, in Garratt-lane, Earlsfleld, CENTRAL-The Oklahoma Kid which seats about 200 people. The The church is so constructed that

(James Cagney,

Humphrey benches, stained a light colour, were It may be used as a parish hall Bogart),

brought from a bombed church In when a permanent brick church In ALHAMBRA-The Oklahoma Ald. the East End,

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