Posts from Romy in thread „Kicking The Moon Around (1938)“

  • Kicking The Moon Around (1938)

    :wink_smile:

    To be more specific, here's what Maureen says in his biography:

    "A few days later, Mammy and I were on the mail boat heading to London.

    The first thing I did when I arrived in London was to go and see Harry Richman and thank him for recommending the screen test. He was at Elstree filming a comedy called "Kicking the Moon Around". Mammy and I stopped by the set and Richman introduced me to the film's director, Walter Forde. Since I was there, Forde asked me if I would deliver a line in the movie. Later, after I became a star, I was surprised when the film was released billing Maureen O'Hara as a star in the movie.It's not true.I was not a cast member and do not consider "Kicking the Moon Around" part of my official filmography. I only agreed to deliver the line as a favor to Harry Richman for his having helped me with my screen test.

    I wasn't nervous about my first screen test. I really didn't care one way or the other about it, which, perhaps, was for the best. They rushed me to wardrobe and makeup as soon as I arrived. What happened next still makes me laugh. They dressed me in a gold lamé gown with accordion pleats that hung from my arms like wings, and tranformed me with heavy makeup into a Mata Hari look-alike. The result was that I looked like a ten-dollar hooker. It was ridiculous ........."

    The director took advantage of his fame!