Clothes have a special interest for Donat at the moment.
Having studied and worried himself into the skin of Dr. Andrew Rosalind Russell, who is Donat's ce-star in "The Citadel" I have never known a studio so quickly enthusiastic about a Hollywood visiting star, Everybody I talked to offered, without being asked, the information that she is a grand person, intelligent, witty, charming, unaffected, enthusiastic and supremely efficient about her job.
Talking about studio opinions of personalities, there is a young woman working at Denham just now who is the object of grudging admiration from that sadly abused class, the studio chauffeurs She is seventeen-year-old Corinne Luchaire, the French girl now mak-"Prison Without Bars" for Korda, Miss Luchaire has to be collected from Park-lane each morning at 6.45. This means that the unfortunate Manson (hero of the Cronin best-seller, "The Citadel," which began its transition into picture form at Denham last month), Donat explored with great thoroughness the problem. of Andrew's attire.
The fictional doctor starts his career in the Rhondda V poor general practitioner, reaches Harley-street The later, prosperous days are easy so far as clothes go. Old friend Chocolate Pinstripe will be what the successful young doctor wears.
The moth incursion is not serious enough to be noticeable on the screen, But the early clothes gave Donat a lot of fun. He was down in Wales for a few days, just look and ening in his quiet, obser He met a man he describe:
Manso successor" and took several tips from him.
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