London, Sept. 18 The word triumph is not heezie: ly used in describing the lovely performance of Anna Neagle in the moving film "Victoria the Great" which had its London Premiere at the Leicester Square Theatre this week.
Only a few years ago a chorus-girl in revue, Miss Neagle may today claim her place among the outstanding women stars of the screen.
The "Daily Mirfor" tells the following interesting story of this film:—A fair-haired Scottish girl sat in the theatre last night, distinguished first-night r one of tne finest per-seen on the screen Anna Neagle, once a £4 a week dancing teacher, ex-chorus girl now a Week film star, bombarded with offers from the biggest Hollywood companies after her Superb acting in "Victoria the Great Behind the making of this great British picture is the. story of a gamble which won world wide bare for Anna Neagle, a profit of for the producer, Herbert Wilcox. a famous Wardeur-street manei missed a fortune.
Nearly a year abo Herber went to the powerful syn financiers who backed his company with the idea of filming the life o Queen Victoria, with Anna Neagle the star. The idea vas turn Wilcox decided to go o: idea on his own. He enlisted the support of Radio Pictures, powerful American combine, who put up £10,000. Wilcox put all his life savings into it and asked Anna how much she naa in the bank—£3.080 was her reply.
"AN right, you can keep the Il borrow the rest" was Wilcox's answer, and the picture was eventually completed.
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