1948-05-29 — Page 2

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-BUT THEY SOON WILL BE OME of the familiar star names will be

missing from the film posters in the next few months. British film producers do not seem to be able to find the right parts for many of our best known actresses. It is not only in Hollywood apparently where the stars are sitting around and thinking of anything except making a picture.

Three names headline the story In London: Pat Rot; Sally Gray; and Margaret Johnston.

PAT ROC: Eighteen months ago she was one of the hardest worked stars in British pic tures. She was making three films at a time- and laughed if you mentioned a holiday.

Now in her London flat Miss Roc is beginning to realise that she will be having a holiday until September or October. There

Pat Roo.

Sally Gray.

Margaret Johnston.

House" last year. Since nothing.

deserted

RITA Hayworth and Orson Welles take refuge in a

amusement park during the climactiè acenes of "The Lady from, Shanghai.” Currently at the King's Thea- tre, the picture also features Everett Sloane and Glenn Anders.

PRODUCERS'

EYES TURN TO ROME

By RALPH DICHTON

DEFEAT of Communists in the general election in Italy has spurred plans of American producers to make films in Italy.

Producer Edward Small рори- Iorised Italy as a place for expendi- ture of frozen funds with "Caglio- stro." He plans to follow this im with "Clementine," also to be made in Home.

Gregor Rabinovitch, who then-Tales of Hoffman" and

has

"Aida" there. He plans to do several other based on operas, all for

The film men who rushed around m waying contracts have disappeared.

is no new film for her unt) 1945, and again in "Man About the already, left for Rome, will fin then. She has not worked on a picture since she walked out of "London Belongs To Me" four months ago. That was by agreement with the producer- she wasn't suspended.

Maybe Miss Roc was foolish, but she thought the part was too dowdy for her. She wants to make a comedy in modem dress and will deny that she is fussy, She just realises that she cannot go on being "the other woman" in pictures for much longer.

No one cares, to explain why a young girl with the ability should

have been completely ignored for 12 months. Now tired of walling for film scripts, Margaret Johnston is going back to the stage to play Elizabeth in "The Barrets of Wim- pole Street."

Her performance in that will bring the film boys round to the stage door again,

There are other names you can add to those three. What plcture plans are there are for Phyllis Cal- vert, Cella Johnson, or the new comer, Siobban McKenna?

CASE TWO SALLY GRAY: Miss Gray has the personality and the ability to play romantic comedy roles. She has never really been given the chance. We need all our stars. There Нег

-three-year--contract-ends this should be.no. missing.faces... усаг.

Since she finished "Mark of Cain"} last summer she has had nothing. There are no plans to star her this

year.

In the three years she was under contract, two of her best films "Green for Danger" and "They Mado Me a Fugitive," were made for "outside" companies. One year sho was suspended for refusing to

play Stewart Granger's film mother, Said Miss Gray: "P'm not that old yet."

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is an-

MARGARET JOHNSTON other example. Miss Johnston brought everyone running with her performance in "Rake's Progress" in

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feature this year, and has two more stories suitable for Alming there. Hal Wallis has "September" slated for filming in Italy, if he is success- Ann ful in negotiations to borrow Todd from J. Arthur Rank

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LANA TURNER SAYS 'I AM THE LIGHT RELIEF FROM COMMUNISM' by DAVID LEWIN

LONDON, May 13.

MISS LANA TURNER, the latest Mrs Henry Topping, jun., opened her eyes wide and said in that dramatic, frank way which all the best acting schools teach: "I am a woman with a price on my head."

The latest Mr Lana Turner said nothing. They had arrived in London last night, 16 days after the most sensational wed- ding Hollywood had seen for years,

But it turned out that when 28-year-old Lana and 37-year- old Henry were married it was a pretty quiet affair, really.

"Disappointing. I would call it," said Mr Turner's associate,

Mr Albert Broccoli. "There were in fact, only ten guests, and the food was lavish only by your English standards." Mrs Topping ("Thank you for calling me that") took up the story. "You've no idea how ghastly it has all heen. Oh, Mr Lewin, I have been the target of malicious gossip.

[ÁRY PICKFORD and the Marx Brothers are going to London to make two pictures under a new £1,000,000 lm I guess I know why. It is as a result of the war and all denl.

United Artists, the American this talk about Communiam. People wanted something else take company, is Riverside Studios to produce to talk about so they turned A A pause.. four pictures in the next 18 to me."

smile: "I don't see why all

to

over

months.

The film Sim will start in July. this should be the price of Mary Pickford will produce and fame," may star in it.

The Marx Brothers will follow. Then Hollywood producer Edward Small plans to flim "Lorna Doone" In colour. David Niven may play Girt Jan Ridd.

It appeared that the £7,500 trousseau was 'n slight exag- "Just a few geration, too.

dresses that is all," said Mrs Topping. "Maybe ten dresses and four suits and ten pairs of

The fourth pleture will be "Dick Turpin." The comppany will de- cide whether to bring over Ameri- shoes,"

can directors or put British direc- Of course it wasn't that she

not afford to buy things

tors

under contract.

could

in London. She had agreed to help

cut by making personal appearances at the track.

Her first personal appearance- last night-resulted in a chase through the Savoy Hotel corridors. Reporters had been invited for a They were conference" at 6 p.m. Charlie Chaplin, who controls are paying her about £50,000 a, then told to return at 6.45. They United Artists with Mary Pickford. [year.

did. "Come back in 15 minutes, Is expected in London next month "You see, Mr Lewin, this is all an was the next instruction........A door. for talks on film production. He exciting hollday for me. I shall opened, Miss Turner burst througli may decide to malte his next plc- Just love seeing your England, all with a bright "Hello," and bustied ture at Riverade.

down the corridor. Furlous, the re- Production will be financed with the history and all that,"

Just a holiday?....Just a well porters chased after her but they the sterling fans, held in Britain timed coincidence, too, that Mrs üldn't catch her.

by the recent film'ngreement. The Topping had arrived 24 hours before Later there were apologies, and studio deal will be reported to the the, midget car racing season (partly two reporters were persuaded to Board of Trade.

promoted by her husband) opened stay. She didn't say much.

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