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...Whole Schell...
Gervaise. Emile Zola's L'Assommoir, a vast cry of rage at man's fate, diminished by French taste into a touching story of a woman's ruin; with Maria Schell (TIME...
...Last Bridge. Another by Director Kautner: the parable of a German doctor (Maria Schell) and how she learns that humanity is more important than her country (TIME, Sept...
...Walls Shook. M-G-M was hopeful that in Actress Schell it had found a dish to tempt the flagging U.S. appetite for films-but was the dish just a little bit too full for the American taste? Director Brooks suggested tactfully that Maria refuse some of those second helpings of Kartoffelklösschen and Sachertorten, and lose a little weight-say, 20 Ibs. Maria agreed, but when she arrived in Hollywood to start shooting, she was as broad as ever. Furthermore, she was dressed like a middle-aged Central European frump. Her frocks were all in the height...
...Somebody. Hollywood is confident that Maria's work will please the critics. M-G-M is gambling heavily that she will also make the grade with the joe who has the entertainment dollar in his pocket. A number of big producers, having put a cautious ear to the Schell, think they hear the clink of coin, and are shipping her scripts and making her offers. Moreover, some of the biggest acting names in the business-Gary Cooper, Gary Grant and others whom she will not name-are angling and wangling for Maria to be their leading lady...