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Marian Marsh as Trilby DracticaLLY every actor and actress who is well known on the screen can point to one part in a certain film which more than any other was responsible for advancing their career. Sometimes it was a leading role. More often than not, however, it was quite a minor part which they made so outstanding that it brought them to the notice of the public and the film producers as being worthy of better and bigger roles in future. Heroines, heroes, villains, comedians and comediennes, all have had this experience. And it has not always been the role that they expected that has “ put them on the map." Occasionally it has been a role that they took as just another rung up the ladder of fame, not anticipating for a moment that it would be a sort of lift that would make them miss several rungs that would otherwise have had to be laboriously mounted. Some of these “ unexpected ” roles have had the effect of turning comedians into villains, villains into comedians, heroes into “ dirty dogs.” Some roles have catapulted people who were virtually unknown into stardom. Marian Marsh, for instance, was unknown when she was chosen for the part of Trilby in the film version of George du Maurier's novel, opposite John Barrymore as Svengali. As the little French model who was so proud of her beautiful feet, and who fell under the hypnotic spell of the unpleasant man, and became the idol of the Continent through her glorious singing, Marian Marsh won great praise, which she well deserved. She has been playing lead- ing roles on the screen ever since. Jon Hall was another unknown when he was selected to play the role of Terangi in Hurricane.” Before this, he had been acting when he could bits” in films, and becoming thoroughly discouraged because they were few and far between. It was his magnificent physique and his prowess at swimming which he had gained in the Hawaiian Islands that proved to be the deciding factor. There were plenty of other actors as good as he, although he proved himself to be excellent in the role. Hollywood is full of competent young actors and actresses. It is usually just a touch of something different that is discovered at the time when it's wanted that makes all the difference—and it certainly Katharine Hepburn as Queen and John Carra- dine as Rizzio in “ Mary of Scotland." Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall in “ The Hurricane." ^ARTSCfHAT nit Thp^