Snap Judgment

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When Gilbert Frankau was producing a play, he sent to a theatrical agency for a young man to play the leading part. After the screen test, Gilbert Frankau telephoned his agent. “This man,” he said, “will never do. He cannot act, and he never will be able to act, and you had better advise him to look for some other profession before he starves. By the way, tell me his name again so that I can cross him off my list.” The actor’s name was Ronald Colman, who became one of the most famous actors the screen has ever known.

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