She claimed to have fallen in love with Barrymore in 1931, when she was 16, after seeing his film, the classic Svengali.
Svengali |
Former Creation Records head Alan McGee plays the Svengali 'Dixie' pursues in an effort to get the band he manages signed.
She is currently filming the British feature film Svengali, alongside Vicky McClure and Martin Freeman.
He created the role of Svengali in the play Trilby in 1895 which he played on screen in 1915 opposite Clara Kimball Young.