RICHARD BARTHELMESS BACK
"ALIAS THE DOCTOR" AT REGENT. Surrounded by a powerful cast, in a powerful and novel story, Richard Barthelmess will next be seen in Auckland at the Regent Theatre, where "Alias the Doctor" opens to-morrow. It is an adaptation of a Hungarian stage play—one of the best vehicles Dick ever had. Sharing honours with him arc Marian Marsh, Adrienne Dore, Norman Foster, John St. Polis. George Rosener, and others. The plot is intensely dramatic. The scenes are skilfully worked up from one high point ito another until the final smashing climax which is full of suspense and gripping power. Lighter moments relieve the tension and strengthen the succession of highly dramatic situations. It is a splendid production, capably acted in all roles, directed by Michael Curtiz, and is almost kaleidoscopic in its scenic changes. It shows in rapid succession a Bavarian farm, university classrooms, students' quarters, campus students' drinking places, etc., a prison, Vienna at night, and the city's great sanatorium where the hero becomes the leading surgeon. Unlike anything current in the "movies" to-day, Dick plays the role of a surgical genius who longs to get away from the profession aud back to the farm lie loves. Marian Marsh is part of his "back to earth" life, his medical career which he undertakes with an "alias" in his title keeping him away from Miss Marsh, who plays the role of his stepsister and sweetheart. "Alias the Doctor" is heralded as one of the finest "hits" in Barthelmess' long career.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19320922.2.13
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 3
Word Count
252RICHARD BARTHELMESS BACK Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.