GERMAN ACTRESS OFFERED GOOD CONTRACT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 25

GERMAN ACTRESS OFFERED GOOD CONTRACT

TO FOLLOW VILMA BANKY Nominated to follow Vilma Banky as Ronald Colman's leading woman, Lili Damiti , of the Feiner Film Company, of Berlin, has an M.-G.-M. contract under consideration. Samuel Goldwyn made her an offer to appear in American films, with the idea of featuring her in a new series of ColmaTi pictures. Miss Damiti is 22 years old, and has blonde hair and dark brown eyes. She began a professional career four years ago with the Paris

Opera ballet. During the last thre years she has spent all her time i German films, rising from supers t starring parts. Goldwyn discovered her on hi trip to London and Paris, the sam trip on which, he hired Walter Butle English stage acted*, to appear opposite Miss Banky. Unsuccessful in his search for a promising male player. Goldwyn told Ronald

Colman, then in London, of his difficulty. Colman suggested Butler an old friend of Vl ma Banky his, and brought him to see Gold j wyn.