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I SATURDAY APRIL 8, 1948.

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BACK AGAIN" Gary COOPER Ray MILLAND in with Susan HAYWARD.

STEWART

GRANGER

VER since he was acclaimed as a row discovery In 1043, Stewart Granger's popularity has increased by leaps and bounds. But he has always resisted the idea of becoming a conventional malinco idol. Glamour publicity is not for him. On many occasions he has shown himself ablo and willing to speak plainly about his job in films. In consequence, his fan-mall con- tains an increasing number of questions from discerning cinema-goers. Here are a few of the more pertinent ones, together with his answers:---

Have you any favourite character

in a play or book which you would like to play?

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No; I know the type of character I like playing and should recognise this when reading a script, providing, of course, the script is a good one.

AT 2.30, 5.20.

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Do you think it advisable for a star to stick to one type of character? I am thinking of your violent departure from 'hero' parts, when you played the pin- table king in "Waterloo Road?"

No: I think a star should be given the opportunity of playing a variety of charac- tera from the "hero" to the "villain." and he should include in his range both drama and comedy. But, and I think this is very impor- tant, it is not a good thing for an actor to be suddenly trans- formed from the famillar figure the cinema-going public expect, to a character. bearded and aged for instance, in order to portray yet another "type."

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WE

7E have come to expect a high standard of intelligence from British films. In your opinion, can this be maintained and Im- proved or must we lower R In order to capture world markets? It 19 of the greatest importance this high standard, which we that have come to expect from British

films, phouk! not only be maintained, but also improved. I can see no why we should lower our andard to capture world markets. Experience has already shown that the public are ready and willing to accept tins which are both intelli- gent and entertaining. Certainly there is no need to talk down to the public of today.

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interpreting a character, do you think an actor should use his own judgment or place himself entirely in the bands of the direc

In practice?

for? What depends entirely on

This question

relative considerably

clrcumstances. 11 vorica necording to the type of film, the quality of the script, the of the director and the personality of

All temperament of the star. Above the star and the director should have the utmost confidence in each other. In this way the star's Interpretation of the character will correspond with the director's interpretation of the script.

Do you consider stage plays Food

screen material? How, for in- with they compare stance, do novels? Usually stage plays do not make For obvious Kood screen material. reasons they lack "action," which is the essence of good cinema. A film should tell its story and infer its mood visually rather than by long wordy, discourses.

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IN general, do you think that the Theatre is the best training

Stewart Granger was born In London on May 0, 1913. Educated at Eptom College and trained at the Webber-Douglas School of Dramatic Art, he started his acting career in linil From 1934 to 1930 he was playing leading parts at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Notable appearances on the West End stage with Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson and Lilian Braithwaite were followed, in 1938, by ils fim debut In "So this is London." Stewart Granger is married to actress Elspeth March. They have two children; a boy, Jamie, aged three, and a girl. Lindsay, aged and and a half. Films include: **The Tau in Grey," "Waterloo Road," "Caesar and Cleopatra," "Caravan," "Captain Boycott," "Blanche Fury" and "Baraband for Dead Lovers."

John Mills says No to Hollywood

by STEPHEN WATTS

STAR TEAM

The modern problem of a marital break-up when husband and wife are separated by the-war is the theme of "Vacation from Marriage," the King's week-end Alm. Robert Donat, of "Mr Chips" fame, plays the husband. with the noted British actress, Deborah Kerr, as the wife.

THEATRE Directory

KINGS-Vacation From

Marriage

AT the height of his acting A career, when he could sit back and let the money roll in, John Mills is setting out to con- quer new worlds.

.. (Robert Donate, Deburuh Kerr).a QUEEN'S California (Ray Milland,

Barbara Stanwyck).

He will produce his next film, gas well as star in it. Later he will launch out as a director too..

All this arises from a new contract he has signed with J. Arthur Rank. As his old con- tract-was-running-out. Holly wood made him some fabulous offers.

But Mills. said he wanted to stay In Britain, that money wasn't his main concern, that he would sign up again if he were given a chance do some things he has long wanted to do.

So in May he starts as producer- of H. G. Wells's "The History

star

or Mr Polls: &

The screenplay is being written by Mills's

playwright

Mary wife. Inley Eell, and Anthony Pelissier, who staged the Mills-Bell play "Duet for Two Hands." Pelissier will also direct "Mr Polly,"

Thereafter John Mills will be producer, director, star-any one or all three of his future films.

SPENT two Interesting hours looking at half of the film the Germans made of the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936.

It is very Germanic, pompous and semt-mystical in parts, but the no- lunl recording of the events Is brilliantly and excitingly done.

It would be a good idea if the neople responsible for the London Olymple arrangements this summer hod a look at this film.

We have a great chance to make memurable record,

ground for a film actor? In parti-LEE-Ited Stallion (Robert Paige, TT must be galling for those ranged cular, did your own experience in Repertory have any direct bearing

on your present success?

Noreen Nash).

CATHAY

(Gary

I think it is essential for a Alm Actor to have had a basic training in the Theatre. It is in the early days: of Repertory that the star gains his experience of timing, and learns how to make the best of his lines and ALHAMBRA California. his part. You cannot waste a com- MAJESTIC The Swordsman (Larry pany's time costing perhaps £4 a

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CENTRAL-Blood and Sand (Tyrone politics to realise that Britain today

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Mast (Alan Ladd, Brian Don- foreign film storm.

Many Hollywood stars-especially levy).

British-born ones--would like to Beau Geste come over. They hate the idea of Cooper, Ray Milland).

Their films not being Britain even temporarily.

They don't know which of two old saws applies to Almgoers "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" ar "Out of sight, out of mind." And it worries them.

Parks, Ellen Drew),

minute with would-be actors who STAR-GunBghters (Bandolph Scott, Juck bolt experience and training.

Barbara Brition).

DANGEROUS GAME

Barbara Stanwyck and Ray Milland are romantically feamed for the first time in the technicolour outdoor adven- ture Alm, "California," now showing at the Queen's and

Alhambra' 'Theatres."""

seen

Continental stars have different reasons for the same desire. English- language films command the, biggest publle, however brillant the best of French and Italian pictures may be. Also there's the money. Only Hollywood and London pay the big star salories.

French films are made on re- markably small budgets. (Somebody once said they use Ideas Instead of of a star pounds. I have heard

film when getting £1,200 for about £10,000 would have been her reward here.

TOR-all the talk of financial

re.

trenchment in studio production, it all takes about £200,000 to make most major British pictures.

One exception is Paul Stein, who has just completed a fim at Elstree on a budget of £70,000. Stoln's formula: minute advance planning, to cut down time on the studio floor; a cast of sound artists, but excluding. stars in the top super-tax class.

of To- His pleture, "Shadow morrow," deals with Britain's 'em- ployment of ex-Nazi concentration camp actentials on research for a possible futuro war.

A leading role is being played by Nova Pilbeam, one-time schoolgirl prodigy of British films, who, at the age of 28, has the chance of a big Tacting comeback.

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