DARING BRITISH ROMANCE

Evening Star, Issue 21285, 14 December 1932, Page 1

DARING BRITISH ROMANCE

■ FRAIL WOMEN ’ COMING TO ST. JAMES The sincerity of true drama characterises ‘ Frail Wpmen,’ the daring British romance, which will. commence at. the St. James Theatre on Friday.. . British pictures have made a. genuine attempt to come into their own with the introduction of talking* pictures, but they have been' criticised by many, because of technical imperfections^ ‘ Frail Women ’ is technically a firstrate production; emotionally, and judged by purely dramatic values, it takes its place in the first rank of modern films. Some of England’s greatest stage players take the leading roles. Mary Newcomb, as the woman who learns the age-old secret that love is not to be bought in,a mere hour’s pleasure, plays a stirring part with absolute' conviction, while iClmuild Gweun .■%:;<! Owen Nares, two Very well-known'names in the Old Country and also in. the dominions, via the medium of the screen, are ■ given roles that suit their talents. Were it not for the fact that thh acting is of a standard seldom reached on the screen ‘ Frail Women ’ _ might easily offend many people. It is “a story of a young woman’s fall .from grace and sudden realisation, eighteen years later, that her daughter’s happiness .is art stake because of her unconventional ' mode of living. -The mother’s life certainly would not bear inspection. How; she solves the difficulty and what desperate steps she takes to bring true happiness to her daughter lead up to a sensational climax.