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fress
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KING'S The Jolson Stury (Larry
Parks, Evelyn Keyes).
LEE—Captain
Caullim.
Mature, Alon Ladd).
(Victur
Squadron
Walbrook. Sally
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(Anton
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(July
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Margaret i
CATHAY—Sone of Scheherazade;
(Yvonne de Carlo, Jean Pierre Aumont).
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Focus on
fan mail
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by Geoffrey Jaggard
O you write fan letters to supporter. It may contain just film stars? Or can you a hint, maybe, that a brief per- watch and admire them sonal acknowledgment of this in contemplative silence? Do
interest would be welcomed.
STAR (Tito Gulzar, Vir-you itch to seize pen and paper
when your idol appears in
tello).
| MAJESTIC—Story of Dr Wassell)
(Gary Comper, Laraine Day).
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Most fan letters, of course, are not ginia Bruce).
ambitions. The ALHAMBRA Buck Privaten Come new role? Does your pulse re- winged with such
Home (Bud Abbott, Lou Cos-muin unstirred and your brow thought may be there, but the form
untroubled if the Indy adopts is usually a simple request, for
cinema an upswept hair style, and the autographed portrait, But
actors and actresses pre extremely male star a beard?
hardworking people. Obviously they The fact that these things cannot spare time to deal with a ranas are important to a large section of correspondence. So the letters of the filmgoing public shows which cascade upon British the strength of the personal stars are read in the first place by
the Fan Mail Department.
To Kiss or
not to Kiss significance of the Cinoma.
CA
#1
SIMPLE REQUEST
film
The desire to discuss and AN it be that those lengthy
read about public figures has
When the letter is a simple re- kissing bouts, so long
found its fullest expression in quest for information "Can you tell feature of the movies, are the udulation of screen me when this actress first appeared favourites, Few of the giants on the dims?"or when the author In "Joan of Lorraine," Ingrid | of other industries, of the asks for a photograph, the letter
about to die out?
is
Borgman will have 10 lovearts, or even of the field of answered forthwith and the photo-
scenes or
graph sent. Fans know exactly embraces, although battle, have known the fierce what they wart. and frequently she will have 40 lending men!
light that beats upon film stars, stipulate the desired pose, Few are The film will also have. no They exert a
far-reaching in an ingenuous as the schoolgirl who close-ups.
fluence on the lives of their wroky ---
wonion fellow-countrymen and
MGM relousing the film, a rare exemples frat one not made in own study,
10%
it.
.
1 could you let me have AL
an influence that extends to pleture of Tarsus the Dog- or if you Kommund John and haven't got one the speech, dross, tastes
Walter Wamper is producing! with a bumpet of US$6,000,000, and daily conversation of thousands would do," Vare Maning of "Gone With tipe Wand" Tone, in the director,
Battle one are wing made The San Fernando Valley.
In
M
*GM mver wanted Von Johnson Mrs Keenan Wynn, famdarly known as Bete. Bak Van wa salvar a hobbyrex itol,
the finally av Bowever, they pate their ble eng and get for the
Now they're having trouble. it's elsy ronthamed by Mex Evie Jon Hat she is going to have a
Van as papa! 'Put's
box- got to affect his fire rating adversely, silly as may seem to you and me, who feel that a star has a right to his private life.
EAN
of people whom they will never
Ammul stars come in for their fair meet but who, through a long care of attention. Lane is probably association of ideas, have come an favourite, but horses, monkeys to regard
them HLS personal and even fish have their devotees.
The pawenmrk of
cat marned friends,
Humbe was once aked for-and
applied.
A FEELER
{"
young
of
Information requests vary What more natural, there-derably. "Is John Mills related to fore, than that many filmgoers Freddie Mibi the boxing "Is Dennis should wrife to the stars, say- Price the same Dennis Prieg whom ing how much they admire the writer remembers ds a
in the 4xford
Repertory them; how interested they are
Theatro?" "Was Chips Hatferty. in the parts they play 7
The Overlanders, a real cowhand be- still fore he took to the movies?" "Were It often goes further That first letter may have been those real cattle that tell
over the է -է Were they durmmies?" just a "feeler," a semi-official elim
(Answer, they wore dunimles; much Intimation that the star may henceforth look upon the writer is shown for the welfare of
animals. enthusiastic
as a
candid but
LONDON
by NIGHT
Jean Simmons (18) jumps
to £1000-a-week class
SIMMONS. at 18. of the first post-war depression
in many respecta to the similar may soon become
Mr de Bear thinks, and therefore highest-paid-girl-in-Great-time should be propitious for
Similar type of show.
Britain.
Her present contract with the Rank organisation has been torn up and is new one is being negotiated. If she signs, Jean will have a salary not far short of £1,000 a week when she is working.
FRANKNESS
Record for frankness goes to the girl who wrote to Michnet Rennle "If only you'd brush that awful curi out of the front of your hair. I'd love even better.": for self- पुरमा
confidence. to the woman who ask. ed John Mills to give her a car and enrayan from which she could sell her knitted goods.
Close
ronner-up was a thirteen- year-old Yorkshire schoollmy, whose letter to Margaret Lockwood read:→
"As you are my best and favourite Alm star I would like to speak to you for a few seconds. Please could you oblige by sending me your date of birth. I have never seen your was
studio before. If some time
You HOW, PAR
to show me around, 1 the Would like
u
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DEVIL MAY CARE ARY GRANT, who has been in Condon for discussions with Sir Alexander Korda about making picture here, has left for America.
When he returns in January, he will begin work in the guise of devil. In his earthly adventures, this devil has the company of an angel. A search is being made for
suitable actress."
templer
In their roles
ot
and
Her old salary was modest agreed when she was practical
months ly unknown, only 18 ago. She has been playing her tempted, devil and angel risk on
"Ham- eternity sentence on earth as big part of Ophelia in let" for pay considerably below penalty of failure. But, as they end the money given to featured by falling in love, they don't really (as distinct from star) formers-which is £100 a day. story.
per-
the
would be more than pleseed.
come to London-in the Easter or summer holidays, and you might gel an hour off work to meet me in. If could stop at your house for a day or two, it would be smashing."
GALLANTRY
Proot of a sailor's reputation for gallantry came, addressed to the Fan Mail Department, from a very love- lorn A.B.
"I happen to be in love with a film clar. I saw her in a picture about two months ago and I have hardly been able to take my mind off her
I'm only for a single minute.
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so could you please advise me what sailor and I know I haven't a chance; to do? Anything so long as stop thinking about her."
mind.
For once, this is an original screen
Author
Melville, is Alan wit has embellished
whose
the
more
is
But hearts are seldum broken, and the alleged lękleness of sailors Her proposed new salary, I under "Sweet and Low" revues at the Am-equalled by some fans, who transfer stand, will be between 15 and 20 assadors. times larger than the old one. Which is quite a nice raise.
One question being debated is the contruct, The length of the new Rank people--who have already had
"lend" her pressing offers Hollywood-would like to be sure of don't keeping dean a long time. Blame them.
t
She, on the other hand, wanks to keep an open door for a not too dis- don't blame her, tant date. I
either
PARIS MYSTERY.
WITH this consolation for her
Fiji-"The
postponed trip to
'started AT 2.30, 5.20, Blue Lagoon" will not be
until next year-Jean's next picture most Is to be a version of France's
7.30 & 9.30 p.m. fascinating
EXCITEMENT! SPECTACLE! ROMANCE!
CARVENTURE ON ALL IN AGIÍ:
THEME OF OVE AT 173 HADDESTI
THE OF OF DREAMS!
Yvonne DeCARLO
Brian DONLEVY
Jean Pierre AUMONI
Jong
Scheherazade
in Technicolor
EVE ARDEN HID cơm qushch | CHARLES KIRIMAN
legend, If you have read Alexander Wooll- cott's While Rome Burns, you will know the story in its original form. A woman is taken i In a Parls hotel her during the laap exhibition;
daughter returns from the
chemist
to find. not only no trace of the in- hotel valid, but dental by the management that either of them had ever been there before.
It is a new version of this legend -Anthony Thorne's novel, So Long at the Fair-which is to be filmed, in Technicolour. In this case, it i a man who disappears; Jean-Sim- mons will be the girl who, searches for him.
LIFE-RESTORERS
ARCHIE DE BEAR tells me he is
planning a new London stage show on the old 'Co-Optimiste lines. The famous original entertainment, ot the of which he was one founders, began in 1921. That year
At a rough estimate, not than five percent of the stage plays we see are adaptations of novels; yet I should say that fewer than 10 per- cent of Bims are not adapted from books or plays.
Our best script-writers are but in with ideas. Why not give their imaginations a chance sometimes?
HAROLD CONWAY
their affections letter by letter; some,
indeed, "enilect" im stars as avidly
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cards.
they once
collected cigarettes
Frequently there comes a serious, picture, constructive criticism of a not unworthy of a film critic. Some- times suggestions, Ideas, comment. great deal is from the lm fans.
A
thoughtful learnt
Larry Parks and Evelyn Keyes as they appear in "The Jolson Story," now showing at the King's Theatro. The film depicts the various stages in the professional and home life of Al Jolson, famous "Mammy" singer.
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