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Ambitious Korda '? ' ?
m RITISH producer Sir Alexander Korda has just com
U pie ted a distribution deal which will cover Australia,
W i^e w'T Zealand and South Africa.
He has a large number of stories on hand, and will use botis
British and foreign players.
First of the Korda films under the new agreement will be An
Ideal Husband, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. In technicolour,.
it is to be personally produced by Korda, .„.,„„ , '
American Paulette Goddard will lead the mixed Anglo- CJ.S. casif
which includes Michael Wilding,
Diana Wynyard, Sir C. Aubrey
Smith, Hugh Williams and Con
stance Collier.
Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is
the second picture scheduled. It
will star Vivien Leigh, Ralph
Richardson and Keiron Moore.
?Other films lined up include
The Basement Room, Bonnie
Prince Charlie (with David
Niven) and The Elusive Pim
pernel.
The 'Pimpernel' picture may
be renamed, but it has been de
cided that Rex Harrison is to
- take the part filled in the past
by the late Leslie Howard.
Korda recently purchased the
film right to Daphne Du Mau
rier's novel The King's General
at a reported price of about
£A81,000— one of the highest
prices ever paid in the British
film history.
No decision has been made
yet about the cast, but topflight
English dramatic actor James
Mason is interested in the script
and seems a likely choice.
O PROFESSIONAL SOL DIER turned actor, David Niven has proved popular both in his native England and America. He Is to appear in Perth soon in the M.GM. film The Other Love. It is a rommfr* tie drama with Barbara Stanwyck in the main female role. After finish ing Bonnie Prince Charlie for the Korda organisa tion, Niven recently left England for America, Help
O PROFESSIONAL SOL
DIER turned actor, David
Niven has proved popular
both in his native England
and America. He Is to
appear in Perth soon in
the M.GM. film The
Other Love. It is a rommfr*
tie drama with Barbara
Stanwyck in the main
female role. After finish
ing Bonnie Prince Charlie
for the Korda organisa
tion, Niven recently left
England for America,
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