KING’S THEATRE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20186, 2 March 1940, Page 3

KING’S THEATRE

“HERE I AM A STRANGER”: BRILLIANT FILM. A daringly significant story of modern life that is out of the beaten path, with Richard Greene on the threshold of his greatest opportunity in his first starring role —such is 20th Century-Fox’s new drama now showing at the King’s Theatre, “Here I am A Stranger,” with Richard Dix and Brenda Joyce featured in a cast including Roland Young, Gladys George and others. Adapted under the supervision of Darryl F. Zanuck from the novel read by millions, this film is destined to start a new motion picture cycle and is itself one of the most dramatic pictures of the day. It boasts a theme intense in emotional appeal and deals daringly with modern questions in a modern way. With absorbing realism, "Here I am a Stranger” tells the story of a boy who reaches the threshold of manhood to find himself suddenly a stranger in the world he has grown up into. Bewildered by the conflict between his superficial world of wealth and sham and a new world of things that are real, he is torn and hurt by life, until he meets a girl as new to love as he is himself. This is the role portrayed by Greene, a major opportunity given the young star. An excellent supporting programme includes “Liners of the Skyway,” “Barnyard Baseball,” cartoon, “Dailv Diet of Danger,” a camera thrill, the latest overseas news and also the popular “FoxAussie News.”