Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1951)

choose your star Shirley Ballard Ralph Meeker Sally Parr Lawrence Tolan ( Continued jrom page 49) “Santa Fe.” Next, “The Family Secret.” Eugene Iglesias: Not handsome but very male, young. A Puerto Rican of SpanishFrench descent, his accent may hinder him. Current, “The Brave Bulls.” Next, “Mask of the Avenger.” Miroslava: Blondely “femme fatale.” A Mexican star of many pictures, nothing is immediately planned for her in this country. American debut in “The Brave Bulls.” The scoop on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is that they have always loved stars and they still love them as passionately as a junior high crowd loves thick malts. Metro has: The Champions, Marge and Gower: Really sensational on their feet, young, delightful, different, happily married to each other. Puzzle: Will you accept them as anything but occasional show-stoppers or love them as themselves? Debut as a team, “Mr. Music.” Current, “Show Boat.” Fernando Lamas: He not only has youth, looks and dream-sending qualities, but much film experience in his native Argentina, plus a voice that has sung opera, musical comedy and radio. First Hollywood picture, “Rich, Young and Pretty.” Next, “The Law and Lady Loverly.” Richard Anderson: Dark, handsome, 6'2", he is not expected to skyrocket but to build steadily like a junior Hodiak. Current, “Go for Broke.” Next, “Rich, Young and Pretty.” Mario Cabre: Not under contract but “committed” to Metro if he ever makes another film. This smooth, passionate Spaniard may be able to jump the barriers of language, “foreignness” and the rest of it, due to his fiery appeal. Debut, “Pandora and the Flying Dutchman.” William Campbell: Tall, thin, not too handsome but with considerable appeal. Started with Warners, now under contract to M-G-M. Debut, “The Breaking Point.” “Breakthrough.” Next, “The People Against O’Hara.” Monica Lewis: Gets an excellent start because, as a recording and radio star, she starts with a “name.” Has a face and fig• ure to match her sexy voice. Current, “Excuse My Dust.” Next, “The Strip.” Pier Angeli: Discovered in Italy, she is only eighteen, looks younger, has the spiritual appeal of a young Bergman. American debut, “Teresa.” Next, “The Light Touch.” Leslie Caron: A ballerina from Paris, she debuts as exactly that in “An American in Paris.” Unusual looking, unusual in her appeal, her studio strength comes from Gene Kelly’s powerful espousal of her future. Next, “The Man with a Cloak.” Eileen Christy: Pretty, young, appealing, but no more so than a dozen other kids in Hollywood and right there is the trouble. Unless some lucky, spectacular break happens, she might be lost in the shuffle. Current, “Father’s Little Dividend.” Paramount is building youngsters in their Golden Circle of eleven bright new comers. Of this particular group, however, only two (Peter Hanson and Barbara Rush) will have been seen sufficiently to be eligible for the voting this year. Charlton Heston: Under personal contract to Paramount’s most high-pressure producer, Hal Wallis, Charlton is potentially the biggest he-man on the lot. Debut, “Dark City.” Next, “The Greatest Show on Earth,” produced and directed by that old star-creator, Cecil B. De Mille. Richard Stapley: Wallis also owns this one. An Englishman, he has refinement rather than ruggedness; charm rather than sex socko. You probably remember him as Janet Leigh’s husband in “Little Women.” Next, “The Door.” Polly Bergen: Flaming hair, flaming personality, Mrs. Jerome Courtland in private life, she ought to flash to the top. Current, “That’s My Boy” and “Warpath.” Peter Hanson: Distinctively different, he scored in his first picture, “Branded,” even against the competition of Alan Ladd. Next, “When Worlds Collide.” Barbara Rush: Starry-eyed brunette, 5'4'', has deep, quiet charm. Might be a mite too quiet. Current, “The First Legion.” Next, “When Worlds Collide.” RKO, owned and operated by a whimsical multi-millionaire (Howard Hughes), has six signatures on its dotted line. A seventh earnest aspirant (Dewey Martin) is partly owned by Hughes, partly by Howard Hawks, and this very division makes his possibilities strongest, since Hawks is a man much more definite in his plans than the highly impulsive Hughes. Dewey Martin: Dark and interesting, he has debuted in “Golden Gloves Story.” Current, “The Thing.” Next, “Flame of Araby.” Kenneth Tobey: This freckle-faced, rugged, solid actor has had many bit parts, also extensive stage experience, is socially sought after in Hollywood and is unmarried besides! Current, “The Thing.” Carla Balenda: She has the only feminine role opposite Dana Andrews in “Sealed Cargo,” which should do it — plus the unusual appeal of her tiny stature, dark hair and eyes. Next, “The Man He Found.” Margaret Sheridan: Glamorous, tall, dark, she lacks experience but since redcarpet orders have been given by Howard Hughes for her, she will probably get in the best productions. Debut, “The Thing.” John Mallory: His plus quality is that he’s Bob Mitchum’s brother — same type, too. Current, “Crackdown.” Next, “Flying Leathernecks.” Robert Clarke: A nice boy, discovered by Ida Lupino, with a nice personality. And nice is a nice word meaning not too terrific in movieland. Current, “The Man from Planet X.” Next, “Hard, Fast and Beautiful.” Republic, a studio so small that' it has only managed to have the top box-office personality of them all, John Wayne, as its bright particular star. Muriel Lawrence: A coloratura soprano from the Chicago Light Opera Company, quite beautiful and only twenty-one. Current, “Belle LeGrande.” Mary Ellen Kay: A petite brunette with a crooning voice, plays Rex Allen’s leading lady, but has potentialities. Current, “The Rodeo King and the Senorita.” Twentieth Century-Fox did wonderfully with their newcomers of last year, as witness the careers of Debra Paget, Marilyn Monroe, Gary Merrill, Dale Robertson, David Wayne and Hugh Marlowe. Mitzi Gaynor: Mentioned last year, but “My Blue Heaven,” in which she scored, was held up. Vivacious, talented, ' she will probably be a star with the release of “Golden Girl.” Current, “Take Care of My Little Girl.” Next, “Friendly Island.” Michael * Rennie : Twentieth’s answer to M-G-M’s Stewart Granger. He’s English with long British experience like Granger. Also a fine actor — but what Mr. Granger has is quite different from fine acting, yup! Hollywood debut, “The 13th Letter.” Next, “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” Anne Francis: Blonde baby-faced type, excellent actress. Debut, “So Young, So Bad.” Next, “The Whistle at Eaton Falls.” Constance Smith: A beautiful Irish girl, tall and distinctive. Scored in “The Mudlark” and “The 13th Letter” but illness forced her out of “The House on the Square” and temporarily stopped her career. Walter Palance: Bogieman from “Panic in the Streets,” is probably too scareylooking for big popularity. After “Halls of Montezuma,” went to Broadway for stage hit “Darkness at Noon.” Jack Elam: Absolutely wdld face but has the plus quality of humor and sex which Palance lacks. Debut, “Bird of Paradise,” then “Rawhide.” Jeffrey Hunter: Mighty handsome athlete from UCLA, it remains to be seen if he has more than profile and muscles. Current, “Take Care of My Little Girl.” Next, “The Frogmen.” Robert Wagner: A new Robert Stack type in that he’s young, handsome and bom rich. Debut, “Halls of Montezuma.” Next, “The Frogmen.” Universal-International proved last year that it was a talent snarer of major proportions, as witness Jeff Chandler, Tony Curtis, Peggy Dow and Piper Laurie. They hope to repeat this year with: Alex Nicol: Big, blond menace of “Tomahawk” and charmer of “Air Cadet.” In “The Raging Tide” he’s romantic. Joyce Holden: Goldenly beautiful. Current, “Iron Man.” Next, “One Never Knows.” John Hudson: Director Mark Robson is personally interested in this tall, dark young man. Current, “Bright Victory.” Next, “The Cimarron Kid.” Richard Egan: Interesting and goodenough looking, his greatest handicap is that he has been around too long in too Miroslava Vincent Edwards Jessie Cavitt Paul Picerni Eileen Christy Philip Shawn