A DOCTOR'S ROMANCE

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22110, 4 June 1937, Page 16

A DOCTOR'S ROMANCE

Story of Famous Novel in "Green Light"

After being a best-seller for two years, Lloyd C. Douglas's novel, "Green Light," has been transferred to the screen, retaining all of its original strength and beauty and brought to life by an unusually able cast. "Green Light" begins to-day at the Avon. Errol Flynn, whose first two pictures, "Captain Blood" and "Charge of the Light Brigade," revealed him as one of the greatest screen "finds" of recent years, adds to his dramatic reputation with his handling of the role of Newell Paige, the young surgeon, who sacrifices his own professional integrity to cover the mistake of an older doctor. In shouldering the blame he incurs the hatred of Phyllis Dexter (played by Anita Louise), whose m -tour's death was caused by the fatal mistake. To justify his life, and to prove to Phyllis, whom he loves, that he is trying to make up for the tragic mistake she believes he has made, he goes to an obscure laboratory in the Rocky Mountains and risks his life trying to discover a vaccine that will prevent the dreaded spotted fever. Phyllis is made to realise that Paige is innocent and she finally goes to

him in the mountains. Arriving there she finds him desperately ill. He has injected himself with the deadly virus. All through his illness, he insists on keeping a case history which will be valuable to other research men if he should die. , . He recovers, however, and witn nis recovery makes a valuable contribution to science. Meanwhile the older doctor clears Paige's name, and reunited at last, he and Phyllis are married. , , Sir Cecil Hardwicke, who was knighted by King George for magnificent work on the stage, appears in the role of Dean Harcomt, the minister whose advice and philosophy shape the lives of the other characters. Margaret Lindsay, as Frances Ogilvie, who loves Paige but has to give him up, gives a convincing and sympathetic performance as does Henry O'Neill, as the older surgeon who is the cause of Flynn's martyrdom. Walter Abel, whose most recent success was as the district attorney in "Fury " was especially engaged to enact the role of Flynn's friend and fellow scientist. Enthusiastic reports about "Green Light" have come from those who have seen it elsewhere. It was directed by Frank Borzage.