" Rebecca” To Screen At State And Civic
Alfred Hitchcock, famous director of thrilling pictures, is said to have achieved outstanding results in the screen version of “Rebecca,” .a bestselling novel by Daphne du Maurier, which opens simultaneously at the State and Civic Theatres on Friday. Laurence Olivier and Joan FOntaine appear in the principal starring roles, while the featured cast includes Reginald Denny, Judith Anderson, George Sanders, C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Cooper, Florence Bates and Nigel Bruce.
Under the direction of Lyle Wheeler, art director at Selznick International, forty different sets representing the picturesque backgrounds of the story were constructed for the film. Among the unusual settings are London streets, old taverns, a coroner’s office and a gloomy boathouse facing a windswept bay bn the coast of Cornwall. The story of an old English country house, disturbed by the influence of its former mistress, is full of suspense and leads up to a climax of remarkable power.
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Southland Times, Issue 24240, 25 September 1940, Page 8
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157"Rebecca” To Screen At State And Civic Southland Times, Issue 24240, 25 September 1940, Page 8
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