At Leeston

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LXII, Issue 76, 23 September 1941, Page 5

At Leeston

"DISPUTED PASSAGE" FOR SATURDAY

The suave romantic role of the young surgeon and sweetheart of Dorothy Lamour in "Disputed Passage," which will be screened at Leeston Theatre on Saturday night, is played by one of the most promising leading men of Hollywood, John Howard. Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff and he share top dramatic honours in this exciting story about the problems of medical men.

Based on Lloyd C. 3 Douglas' bestselling: novel, it asks the dramatic question: Will marriage interfere wsth the career of a promising young surgeon? To which Lloyd Douglas answers that there is a power higher than anything which is learned in the laboratory! In her first genuinely dramatic role, Miss Lamour plays a young American girl brought up in China who goes to America to make her home. Her vital love for Howard, who portrays the brilliant young surgeon, runs afoul of Akim Tamiroff, a world-famous neurological surgeon, who believes in the stern dedication of the physician's life to science. This trenchant attitude provides the focal point upon which the story revolves when Tamiroff persuades Miss Lamour that her projected marriage to Howard will bring his career to defeat. Other members of the supporting cast who contribute towards making "Disputed Passage" the season's outstanding medical film are William Collier, sen., Gordon Jones, Keye Luke and Paramount's budding starlet, Judith' Barrett.