Actresses: Mrs. John Bull, Ltd.

Even movie companies know the value of a permanent good thing. M-G-M British Studios has just signed English Actress Margaret Rutherford to a fresh, multiple-film contract. Margaret Rutherford is 71.

With audiences everywhere, she is very possibly the most popular of all British actresses. Her range of roles in her 33 films and 107 plays has been enormous—from Madame Arcati, the happy medium in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, to Oscar Wilde's Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest. Her face and manner are unmistakably singular. She is the ultimate symbol of...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!