Gina Malo (June , â€" November , ) was an American film actress, born
Janet Flynn in Cincinnati, Ohio. She appeared in a number of British
films in the s, often playing an American.Though born in Cincinnati as
Janet Flynn, Gina Malo represented herself as a Parisian film actress
when securing her first Broadway parts. After a stint with Florenz
Ziegfeld as a showgirl, Malo's ambitions as a singer found vent when
she secured the part of the prima dona in Sigmund Romberg's operetta
'The New Moon' (-). When a Paris production of Romberg's musical
formed, she jumped at the chance to play the part again.A capable
French speaker, she obtained another stage role in Paris singing in
Broadway. She returned to New York as a replacement for Lili Damita in
"Sons o’Guns". Rumors of her American nativity were not laid to rest
by her speaking in a heavy French accent to interviewers, but her
singing, markedly superior to Damita's, won praise in . After Ruby
Keeler bailed out of 'The Gang's All Here' during its Philadelphia
tryout in , Malo took over as the singing lead. Keeler may have
intuited something, for the show was being hijacked by Ted Healy, not
a place for an ambitious leading lady to be. The musical died after
performances.Assuaging her wounds by crossing the Atlantic, she
appeared in the London production of Victoria and her Hussar. She
remained in London for the production of Jerome Kern's The Cat and the
Fiddle, a smash hit with Peggy Wood in the lead. When the
British-Gaumont film company decided to adapt Johann Strauss's
Fledermaus to the screen, they tapped Malo to play Adele, the singing
maid. Waltz Time was a success in England and the United States.
Janet Flynn in Cincinnati, Ohio. She appeared in a number of British
films in the s, often playing an American.Though born in Cincinnati as
Janet Flynn, Gina Malo represented herself as a Parisian film actress
when securing her first Broadway parts. After a stint with Florenz
Ziegfeld as a showgirl, Malo's ambitions as a singer found vent when
she secured the part of the prima dona in Sigmund Romberg's operetta
'The New Moon' (-). When a Paris production of Romberg's musical
formed, she jumped at the chance to play the part again.A capable
French speaker, she obtained another stage role in Paris singing in
Broadway. She returned to New York as a replacement for Lili Damita in
"Sons o’Guns". Rumors of her American nativity were not laid to rest
by her speaking in a heavy French accent to interviewers, but her
singing, markedly superior to Damita's, won praise in . After Ruby
Keeler bailed out of 'The Gang's All Here' during its Philadelphia
tryout in , Malo took over as the singing lead. Keeler may have
intuited something, for the show was being hijacked by Ted Healy, not
a place for an ambitious leading lady to be. The musical died after
performances.Assuaging her wounds by crossing the Atlantic, she
appeared in the London production of Victoria and her Hussar. She
remained in London for the production of Jerome Kern's The Cat and the
Fiddle, a smash hit with Peggy Wood in the lead. When the
British-Gaumont film company decided to adapt Johann Strauss's
Fledermaus to the screen, they tapped Malo to play Adele, the singing
maid. Waltz Time was a success in England and the United States.
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