Figure 1.-- Here child prodigy Arnold James played by Desmond Tester speaks to reporters at a press conference before the trans-Atlsntic flight takes off the New York where is to begin an American concert tour.

English child star Desmond Tester plays child violinist prodigy Arnold James who liked to play the saxophone in 'Non-Stop New York' (1937). Arnold is suposed to be about 14-years old. Desmond was about 18 years old at the time. He tended to play younger boys. Arnold played by Desmond Tester is an older teenager,but plays a younger boy. He still wears short pants. He can still be seen eating sweets in several scenes. He has quite a good role in the film. Also of interest is the billing in the credits. Young Desmond was billed with the main actors in bold lettering. He must have been 17 or older yet his clothes did not look out of place. He must have had very youthful looks and his physic was such that he was able to play these parts as a boy aged between 12 and 14. The female lead is a storeaway on the Flying Boat but she meets James who points out that she did not show her ticket. There is then dialogue about the tickets James collects. He wishes to swop her several tickets so he can add the converted Southampton New York ticket. He also has a bag of sweets which he is shown eating from.

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