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Show Real Beauty Can Hinder Film Career . . . Phyllis Brooks Starring In "Little Miss Broadway"; Capitol I ..s -w , f - ;; 4 Here's th- musical to thrill to: SHIRLEY TEMPLE'S "LITTLE MISS BROADWAY". SHIRLEY is starred and GEORGE" MURPHY and PHYLLIS BROOKS featured in tho 20th Century-Fox hit, which surrounds the wrold's Number One star with her grandest cast of troupers. ,.".'.. . .. . ' There have been numerous allusions in legend and fact, to "fatal" beauty. Phylli Brooks is one example of ,a woman who had to battle against it and win. , The glamorous blonde lass, who has the principle feminine role in - support of Shirley Temple in "Little Miss Broadway," wasn t much bigger than Shirley when she first decided she wanted to be an actress aA fewvear'agoshe" came to New York "from Milwaukee to try ' a stage career. The fates took charge of her likeness soon was adora-. ing magazine covers as the favorite beauty of three Of inebriations, ' greatest illustrators. il . Screen scouts tracked her down and she wenf to ffie Cinema Capital. In three successive studios Phyllis found herBelf if- not in dramatic parts, but always In roles where her photographic beauty was in demand. . ' ' . . . Phyllis had been told that "acting" wasn't necessary. And she was kept So busy in "beauty" roles that she had no opportunity to study dramatics. But she had saved her money and bided her time. Back to New York went Miss Brooks and after careful approach found herself in the second lead in "Stage Door". Hollywood scouts sent Opportunity knocking again and this time Phyllis felt she knew the "ropes." She signed with 20th Century-Fox because she had the conviction that there they would give her an opportunityas op-portunityas thy had other stars such as Alice Faye, Tyronne Power and Don Ameche. .' . ' ' ' Ui. .,, ;.V George Murphy plays the romantic lead opposite Phyllis in kittle kit-tle Miss Broadway," opening Sunday at the Capitol Theatre. |
