It's not just a good part, it's a great part, but until Miss Goddard passed her screen test as Louvette, I hadn't been able to find a Hollywood actress who both looked it and could play it convincingly. What most of the candidates lacked was imagination.
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Cecil B. DeMille was a 19th-century American film director, producer and actor. Cecil Blount DeMille, often known in popular culture as Mr. DeMille, was an American filmmaker and actor. Read more on Wikipedia →

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