Money Making Stars

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 105, 28 January 1938, Page 16

Money Making Stars

Shirley At Top And Clark Ga'ble Next A OCORDING to “The Motion PicA ture Herald” Shirley Temple is the most powerful “draw” in the United States in Great Britain, and all over the world. Clark Gable is, next, and not much doubt exists about who are the other players at the top of the money-making tree. Last Friday there was published on this page the result of a pool among the patrons of a chain of English theatres that was held to see who were the most popular movie stars at those theatres. Exhibitors have another wav of finding the stars the people ot their town like most— counting the number of tickets sold. Out of 217 players, exhibitors of America last year Placed the following in the first 10, in the order given:— Shirley’Temple J Clark Gable “ Robert Taylor ” Bing Crosby * William Powell >’ Jane Withers• ” Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers 7 Sonja Henie ' ” (Jary Cooper “ When British exhibitors name the money-making stars of the, year Shirley Temple again was ranked firrt at the box-office in the United Kingdom. Following is their list:— Shirley Temple £ Clark Gable , Gracie Fields ” Gary Cooper George Formby ' William Powell ” Jeanette MacDonald Robert. Taylor 0 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogeis • Laurel and Hardy • • ■ • ■ • When the American poll and the British poll were combined the result was as follows: Shirley Temple £ Clark Gable „ Robert Taylor ” William Powell “ Gary Cooper 5 Gracie Fields Bing Crosby • ’ Astaire and Rogers George Formby ‘ Jane Withers Jeanette MacDonald • i Sonja Henie Y Laurel and Hardy “

Mvrna Loy . All the winners of the American poll of money-making stars and ’ British poll are represented in the international winners’ Lstmg ' The “Motion Picture Ileiald „ives also a list showing the relative moneymaking powers of stars in Britisi productions. The list, which is as fol lows, has Gracie Fields at the top, where she was the previous year. Gracie Fields George Formby “ Jessie Matthews ” Will Hay r Jack Buchanan George Arliss Charles Laughton Tom Walls s Anna Neagle „

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