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MGM’s most promising young star in the early 1930s couldn’t meet the height requirement for most of today’s amusement park rides
MGM’s most promising young star in the early 1930s couldn’t meet the height requirement for most of today’s amusement park rides
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2021-06-20
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MGM’s most promising young star in the early 1930s couldn’t meet the height requirement for most of today’s amusement park rides; Shirley Temple, coming into her own in starring roles at the tender age of 5, was almost immediately headhunted by bigger, more profitable studios. And Fox was definitely that. For the studio, that proved to be a power move against MGM, buying their young star out from under them.
The move solidified Shirley Temple’s place as the most beloved young star of her era, and is also credited with saving the Fox studio; Temple’s cheerful and inspiring performance was able to draw moviegoers to the theater better than any other Depression-era star’s,
The saga started in 1933 with Fox Film songwriter, Jay Gorney. He was walking out of a viewing of an episode of Temple’s multi-part series, Frolics of Youth, and saw her charming fans in the movie theater lobby with song and dance numbers. He immediately arranged a screen test with Temple for the film Stand Up and Cheer \ in early December of that year. The film was a hit upon its release in 1934. And audiences adored the innocence of both Temple and her character.
On the Good Ship Lollipop, a song from the film Bright Eyes, sold more than 500, 000 copies. On February 27, 1935, 6-year-old Shirley Temple became the first child star to be honored with a Juvenile Oscar for her film achievements. Then, Fox and 20th Century Pictures merged, thanks in large part to Temple’s success, creating 20th Century Fox, and as one of the crown jewels in the new studio’s collection, Temple’s star began to grow ever higher.
During the Great Depression, an era when making large investments was considered by conservative commentators to be nothing if not reckless (轻率的) , Fox almost immediately began to see the benefits of banking on the bright young talent of Shirley Temple. As her star rose higher and higher, Fox was able to show more of their stars in Temple movies, using them to springboard actors such as Cesar Romero into star-making roles of their own. Shirley Temple showed Fox that the kind of movie capable of selling in the economic misery of the Depression was the exceedingly optimistic fare she was creating. In turn, Fox’s returns on their investment in this optimism allowed them to make similar investments elsewhere, in actors that would become mainstays (支柱) of Hollywood and television for decades to come.
How could conservative commentators have felt about Fox’s recruiting Shirley Temple during the Great Depression?
选项
A、It was a landmark decision.
B、It was a good opportunity.
C、It was an interim measure.
D、It was a tremendous risk.
答案
D
解析
事实细节题。由文章最后一段第一句话可知,保守派评论员认为,在大萧条时期进行大量投资是轻率的,即这是一个巨大的风险。故选D。
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