REGENT

Evening Star, Issue 23422, 13 November 1939, Page 11

REGENT

A production worthy of tho Elstrec Studio is tho British Empire Film’s screen version of Dorothy Brandon's successful stage play of tho same name, 1 The Outsider,’ wliich is at the 11cgont. Tho story tells of an eminent surgeon’s “ incurably ” crippled daughter, who, as a last hope, braves nor father’s displeasure by putting herseif in tho hands of an unregistered, but brilliant, osteopath, Kagatzy by name, whoso unorthodox methods of treating patients have interested and antagonised the Harley street specialists. To complete the dynamic force of this tense drama, llagatzy, a man of foreign origin, is presented as a person of flamboyant manners and blatant egotism, which adds lire to the enmity he arouses among the medical fraternity, and rounds off the character of “an insufferable bounder The Outsider.” George Sanders’s splendid acting of this difficult role is both sympathetic and natural, and gives life and plausibility to tho “ quack,” llagatzy. He revels in the characterisation and extracts every atom of dramatic strength from this absorbing story. Mary Maguire, tho Australian actress, who has had such a meteoric rise to fame, portrays the part of the crippled daughter. Her acting in a tensely emotional part is a _ perfect portrayal of the beautiful, artisticallyminded girl whoso great tragedy is her lameness. Not the least provocative clement in this film is the sympathy and liking one feels for “ The Outsider.”