He shared with Elizabeth Bergner her early triumphs in silent films like "The Violinist of Florence," and "Donna Juana," during which they had a nerve-racking ordeal of filming in the mid-summer heat of Spain.
A few years ago he went to France and appeared in films at the Paramount Studios under Alexander Korda. When Korda formed his London Films organization in England he remembered Rilla and brought him over to play in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" in the role of Merle Oberon's brother.
In addition to his other talents, falter Rilla is a polished violinist whose great ambition is to be allowed to play in a film. He confesses ruefully that although he has been cast as a violinist before in films, they were silent productions!
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