IMPOSING LIST

Evening Star, Issue 23527, 16 March 1940, Page 5

IMPOSING LIST

TAYLOR’S LEADING LADIES When, it comes to lovely leading ladies, Robert Taylor appears to have established a record in his five years before the cameras, with red-haired, green-eyed Greer Garson as his latest in ‘ Remember.’ For variety, Taylor has no close competitor in cinematic romances. His leading ladies have ranged from Virginia Bruce’s blonde beauty to Hedy Lamarr’s brunette glamour. .The list of feminine charmers who have appeared opposite him includes Greta

Garbo, Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy, Barbara . Stariwyck, Irene Dunne, Maureen O’Sullivan, Janet Gaynor, Eleanor Powell, Margaret Sullavan, Binnie Barnes, and Florence Rice. Of all these. Miss Garson has been the biggest surprise to Taylor, as she has to Hollywood. : When she first was suggested to star opposite him in-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s ‘ Remember,’ he was dubious.

“.She certainly is charming,” he said, “and I never have seen a finer performance than she gave in ‘ Goodbye, Mr Chips,’ hut isn’t she a little quiet for comedy? ”

That was before Taylor met her. “ After I had,” he admitted, “ I was worried for fear she might not want to play the ipart.” Far from being the gentle “ Mrs Chips ” in real life, Miss Garson is a vivacious, vital young actress with the sunny disposition of the Irish, a winning smile, and an exciting^voice. Although introduced to motion picture audiences in a. character role, she scored many of her biggest successes in London in such comedies as ‘ Accent on Youth. ‘ Old Music,’ and ‘ Vintage Wine.’

For a Hollywood newcomer, Miss Garson is getting off to a good start in the matter of leading men, herself, going irom Robert Donat in ‘ Goodbye, Mr Chips.’ to Taylor, while her first leading man on the London stage in. ‘ Golden Arrow ’ was Laurence Olivier.

Taylor refused to put himself on the spot with a discussion of his leading ladies, merely saying; “ All •of them have been pleasant to work with.” “Of course,” he added, “I did marrv Miss Stanwyck.”