John Hubbard Expected To Make A Name
HTWO years to a day after he was brought to Hollywood by a talent coach, John Hubbard started working in his first role, opposite Joan Bennett, in “The Housekeeper’s Daughter,’’ Hal Roache’s latest picture. Hubbard was discovered in a repertory theatre in Chicago. Some months at Paramount brought Hubbard small roles. Then (•nine a period at M.G.M. tinder rhe guidance of Mervyn I.elloy, who renamed him Anthony Allen. This was the name under which he got screen credit for his work in “Dramatic School. John Hubbard is expected to have tin important picture career. Ha! Roach was so taken with tin personality and acting ability of Hubbard that he persuaded the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio to allow hira ( to take over his contract.
A TICK EV ROONEY will step trom comedy into straight drama as title player in Met ro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “Voting Tom Edison” as soon as be finishes his job in “Judge Hardy and Son.”
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 70, 15 December 1939, Page 14
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