“Major Barbara” Completed In England
The screen version of George Bernard Shaw’s world-famous play, “Major Barbara,” has been completed at the Gabriel Pascal Film Production Studios, Denham. Wendy Hiller, the young actress who created a sensation with her remarkable performance of Eliza Doolittle in “Pygmalion,” is expected to increase her reputation as one of England’s greatest screen actresses in the new film. She co-stars with such eminent actors as Robert Morley, Emlyn Williams and Rex Harrison. All reports so far received indicate that “Major Barbara” will prove as great a success as “Pygmalion,” which was also directed by Gabriel Pascal and contained many of the same cast, besides engaging almost the same technical staff. “Major Barbara” will shortly be screened in New Zealand.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has bought “Honky Tonk” for Clark Gable and Ann Sothern, and would like Katharine Hepburn, hut Katharine is not regarding the offer favourably.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21959, 10 May 1941, Page 5
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