The Genuine Article!

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7070, 1 February 1933, Page 5

The Genuine Article!

MARQUESS OF ANNANDALE PLAYS PART IN "CYNARA.” Iu "Cynara,” the nerv Ronald Colman picture, the Master of Ceremonies at an English village function is called upon to introduce his committee to welcome James Worlook, played by Colman. "His Grace, the Marquess of Annandale,” he announced, reading the line from tho script at one of the first rehearsals, A member of Samuel Goldwyn’s staff heard the introduction. It sounded like a genuine name, not a movie invention. Ho quickly looked it up. There was a genuine Marquess of Annandale!

The sleuth hurried to tell Director King Vidor of his discovery, and in the interests of censorship complications in England, to beg him to delete it, or to change 'it to a fictitious name. Vidor was amused. He pointed out the player concerned, a recruit from the Central Casting Office as an English character player. "Ho is the Marquess of Annandalc. He voluntarily offered the use of his own family name, which, for the purpose, was far moie impressive than any that we could invent,” Vidor explained. So the line stayed.

Robert Armstrong has been signed for one of the major roles iu Paramount’s "The Billion Dollar Scandal,” which Harry Joe Brown will direct.

<& "Gold Eever,” Columbia’s film of the world’s financial and employment question, starring Walter Huston, will be released by Greater Australasian Films soon. Supporting Huston is Kay Johnson (iboroughed from Paramount), Constance Cummings and Pat O’Brien.

<s><s> <s> <J> With "King Kong,” his latest for RKO now in the editing stages, Merian C. Cooper has turned to other worlds to conquer. His next production, with a theme that has not yet been disclosed, will go into production secretly in the near future under the working title, "Killer at Large.”

® -$> <*> No fewer than 800,000 letters were addressed to Mickey Mouse at the Walt Disney Studio, Hollywood, last year, from all parts of the world. His name in Germany is Michael Maus; in France, Michel Souris; in Spain, Miguel Ratonoc'ito; and in Japan, Miki Kuchi