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1937–1940
2004
Overview
Following her departure from MGM, Constance waited around for another decent contract offer to materialize. When none did, she signed a two-picture deal with Gaumont-British, a studio known for its Alfred Hitchcock thrillers and Jessie Matthews musicals. The first film was a World War I drama calledEverything Is Thunder, adapted from a novel by J.B. Hardy; the second was being developed under the working titleThe Hawk. Constance was to receive a salary of $55,000 for each picture—a swift drop from her asking price a couple of years earlier—plus 10 percent of the U.S. gross. Once production
