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She was a little nobody, he was a millionaire's son engaged to a debutante — and then his father, at death's door, took a fancy to the wrong girl! Read the romantic solution to this fantastic problem, Actionized from the unusual new film starring Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton, with Robert Cummings
Fictionized
Elizabeth B. Petersen
For compu te cast and credits of this Universal Picture please turn to Page 58
Deanna's first film since her marriage gives her a role vastly different from previous pictures. As a hat-check girl plunged into the hectic situation of make-believe fiancee of a rich boy, she plays with enchanting appeal and skill, especially in her scenes with Charles Laughton, famous character star who enacts Bob Cummings' father (see scene right).
go, please have him go no later than nine-thirty. That dirty Herald's been getting all the breaks."
He stopped as he saw a cab drive up. Reynold's son arriving at last ! He'd been ordered to get all the details of that story. Lump in the throat stuff, the editor had demanded. The only son flying from Mexico to his father's death bed. Would he make it or wouldn't he? Slobber all over the place. Well, maybe, just maybe the boy had made it in time. But as he darted across the street to find out, the massive doors had already closed behind Jonathan Reynolds, Junior.
Jonathan's face showed the strain he had been under as he looked at the doctor. He had known old Harvey since he was a kid but he had never felt quite like this about him, as if a nod or a foreboding shake of the head was going to settle his whole life.
"There's a chance, isn't there?" he demanded and then as the doctor hesitated, "isn't there?"
"He's had a rich, full life," Harvey said, avoiding a direct answer. "A man couldn't ask for more than he was given."
"No, I guess not," the boy said slowly. His young voice was raw with his despair but when they came to his father's room, he reached down into his heart for the courage to bring a smile to his lips, to make his voice sound casual and everyday and as if this was a usual homecoming.
"Hello, Dad," he said, (Conthiucd on page 58)
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