Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954), Saturday 6 June 1936, page 23


Girl Star May Fly From England

J? Y radio-telephone, negotiations are being conducted with Mis= Nancy O'Neil for her to leave England next week to flv to Australia.

so that she can appear opposite Victor Jory in 'Rangle River.' to be made in Sydney. The director. Clarence Badger, left Hollywood yesterday by boat for Sydney, and the star. Victor Jory, will .irrive a fortnight later, .so that ;? is L--sential tor M.sv O'Neil to '.ravel bv .ieroplane .1' she .s to reach Australia .11 time to :;ike the role. She is a; present under contract to Warner Bros., .-aid the general man? ??er of Columbia Picture^ (Mr. Cecil Mason) wh;ch will make the film in oinjunct:on with National Studiof. She w.ll first have to obtain permis.-;on from that studio before she can make a picture here. Mr. Mason descriDed M'i.s= O'Neil ?whose real name is Nancy Smith of ^\dney) as a pretty brunette, who would admirably fit the par-, of an Australian girl educated in England which is the role designed for her in Rangle River.' She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Smith, of Sydney, and has appeared opposite Jack Hulbert in 'Jack Ahoy.'