Shadow of a Woman (Warner Bros.) (1946)

To Store Furniture Or To Furniture Store? That Is Star’s Question Andrea King is having furniture trouble. After finishing her co-starring assignment with Helmut Dantine in Warner Bros.’ “Shadow Of A Woman,” currently at the Strand, the actress turned to the furnishing of a modest house which she and her husband, Nathaniel Willis, have leased in Hollywood. They searched, shopped, attended auctions and had almost despaired of finding the things they wanted. Then a letter arrived. The letter announced that the entire furnishings of a 32-room house near Cleveland, Ohio, had been bequeathed to Miss King by a wealthy and recently deceased grandmother. The things were being packed and would be shipped soon. couple of freight cars full. There would be a Miss King is wondering whether to store most of the furniture or open a furniture store. Still No. AK 198 Mother Is Always Just Mother, Even At Picture Studio Further proof that a mother’s feeling toward her child never varies, was offered during the .filming of Warner Bros.’ “Shadow Of A Woman,” the Helmut Dantine-Andrea King starring film: currently at the Strand. Within a few hours after her arrival in Hollywood from her home in Binghamton, New York, Mrs. Myrtle Jane Prince appeared on the Warner set where, for the first time, she watched her son William Prince, emoting in a dramatic scene opposite Andrea King. After the usual number of rehearsals and takes required to film a scene for a movie, Prince noticed that his mother looked unhappy and asked her why. “Why,” she wanted to know, “did the director have you do it so many times? I couldn’t see anything that you did wrong!” Warner Actress Is Expertly Trained For Current Role Lisa Golm, currently appearing in Warner Bros.’ Andrea King-Helmut Dantine starring film, “Shadow Of A Woman,” at the Strand, portrays a woman whose every thought and action is completely dominated by fear. Miss Golm escaped through Switzerland from Nazi Germany about seven years ago. Says she of her role, and the emotion she is called upon to display: “I don’t need to act; I only need to remember.” Film Novice Wins Out Over Veteran Warner Director Director Joseph Santley came up against a too-willing actor | Terrified | See » . ESS RES A Still No. 646-58 Helmut Dantine and Andrea King cling together in fearful anticipation of the trouble soon to overtake them in a highly dramatic moment from Warner Bros.’ suspenseful film of murder, "Shadow Of A Woman," currently at the Strand Theatre. MAT 2B Tables Turn As Star Is Coached By His Stand-In Traditional in Hollywood is the help and career coaching that motion picture stars give their stand-ins. Here’s a story about a stand-in who has successfully coached a star. Art Stewart, professional golfer and stand-in for Heimut Dantine, began giving the actor lessons in the game when the pair worked together in Warner Bros.’ recent hit film, “Hotel Berlin.” During the production of Warners’ “Shadow Of A Woman,” in which Dantine currently co-stars with Andrea King at the Strand, Dantine proved himself an apt pupil by playing the eighteen holes of Lakeside golf course in the middle 90’s, just slightly over par. Star Rare Possessor Of 3-Way Contract One of Hollywood’s most versatile personalities, Vienna-born Helmut Dantine, is the proud possessor of a rare three-way contract at Warner Bros. which covers acting, directing and writing. Co-starring with Andrea King in that studio’s current hit melodrama, “Shadow Of A Woman,” at the Strand, Dantine is a prolific writer of short stories, has also directed numerous short subjects, and, in addition, has produced a play entitled “To Hell We March.” VERSATILE Andrea King portrays an harassed but devoted wife in Warner Bros.’ "Shadow Of A Woman," exciting drama of murder and suspense which opens tonight at the Strand Theatre. Helmut Dantine is co-starred as her husband. recently and the actor won. The eager Thespian is five year old Larry Geiger Lucky Rabbit’s Foot MAT 2E Gold-Digging Cook Digs Up Star’s Lost Treasure Andrea King, who recently moved into a house once occupied by Clarence Brown’s mother, owes the recovery of her most treasured sentimental memento to a prevailing belief that the former tenant had secreted $10,000 in cash on the premises during her residence there and that it has never been found. During the hustle and bustle of moving in, the actress lost a small gold disc, part of a decoration on a bracelet, about the size of a five dollar gold piece, originally given to her by her husband, Nathaniel Willis, commemorating the day of their first meeting and engraved with the date and place. The actress was observed by her cook as she assiduously searched through the grass and over the length of a flagstone path. The cook immediately assumed that the star was looking for the hidden treasure and begged to be allowed to help 4 look. The star puts little credence in the tale of buried treasure. Therefore, it did not occur to her that the cook referred to hidden money. She was grateful for the help offered (she thought) to locate her trinket. At work, at the time, on Warner Bros.’ “Shadow Of A Woman,” in which she is currently co-starring with Helmut Dantine at the Strand, the actress returned home one day to be greeted by the cook’s gleeful cry of: “T°foundTt; © I -foutid: 1!” Excitedly he held up the dirtcovered disc, explaining that he had found it between the flagstone and sod and he was certain the rest was nearby. Andrea was so delighted to have her treasure back, that she promised him exclusive search rights as a consolation award. The star’s next Warner picture, to be released shortly, is “The Man I Love” in which she stars with Ida Lupino, Robert Alda and Bruce Bennett. who makes his motion picture debut and likes it in the Andrea King-Helmut Dantine starring film, Warner Bros.’ “Shadow Of A Woman,” now # a A at the Strand. Helmut Dantine During the MAT IC film’s produc tion, a scene called for Andrea to give Larry a piece of toast loaded with jelly. Larry had to wolf it down. It was nearing lunch time, and Larry loved the new game, the praise Santley heaped upon him after each performance, and the toast. Each time he finished a rehearsal or take of the scene, the youngster shrieked: ‘Let’s do it again!” and Santley, obligingly, said: “Okay.” Came the final take, and Larry was still begging for more. Santley tried to explain that the scene was over, to no avail. Joe Santley looked at his watch. The time was 11:30. “Okay, Larry,” he assented, “but this time we’ll do it in another place.” Taking the youngster by the hand, he called: “One hour for lunch!” and headed for the studio commissary. Is 3-Time Winner One of show business’ luckiest talismans, a rabbit’s foot that has carried film director Joseph Santley through four decades of success, has been passed on to a new owner. The good luck token was presented to Santley when he made his own debut at five, and he has always treasured it. Now the director has passed it on to another five-year-old, Larry Geiger, who makes his acting debut in Santley’s new assignment for Warner Bros., the Andrea King-Helmut Dantine starring film, “Shadow Of A Woman,” currently at the Strand. In making the presentation, Santley bound young Larry to the promise to pass on the luck piece to another promising child, in turn, after Larry has reached manhood. Santley was given the rabbit’s foot by Corse Peyton, when Santley made his first stage appearance as a page boy in the Corse Peyton Repertoire Company’s production of “Cyrano de Bergerac” touring New England many years ago. The rabbit’s foot had been given to Peyton by a now forgotten director on a similar occasion. Still No. PK 16 NEWCOMER Peggy Knudsen plays an important featured role in Warners’ new melodrama, "Shadow Of A Woman," at the Strand. Co-starred in the film are Helmut Dantine and Andrea King. MAT IF