Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 3 January 1948, page 3


Anna Neagle Most

Popular Actress

STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-Anna Neagle is the top international film actress at British Cinema box offices, and her last film, "Courtneys of Curzon Street," was the most popular shown last year, according to a poll of exhibitors conducted by the "Motion Picture Herald."

The most popular film star was again Bing Crosby. He was followed by James Mason, Anna Neagle, Margaret Lockwood. Bette Davis, John Mills, Alan Ladd, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Bob Hope!

Six of the nine most popular

films were British.

After the Neagle film came "The Jolson Story" (American) and "Great Expectations" (Brit-ish). _