ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 193, 16 July 1937, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

MAYFAIR THEATRE. “DREAMING LIBS.” The incomparable Elizabeth Bergner returns to the screen in the finest film o* her career, "Dreaming Lips,” Mux Seliaeh-Trafalgar production directed by her husband, Paul Czinner. Bergner first rose to international fame in a German version of this film made several years ago. Merely to say that here she repeats her triumph would be an understatement The passing of years, while leaving het untouched physically, have given her the confidence and serene maturity that only time can bring. In a role which calls for a sustained emotional display Bergnei dominates the whole film from start to finish. She discovers a whole symphony ol moods when a lesser artist would be well contont to find an excerpt. Brilliant acting, amazing virtuosity, genius—call it what you will, but the simplo fact remains that Bergner is the most delightful personality and outstanding artist on the screen to-day. The story is an absorbing study of a wife torn between devotion to her husband and a wild, uncontrollable passion for his best friend. The husband, played brilliantly by Romney Brent, simple, unaffected, doting, blissfully u« aware of any intrigue, worships his wile and idolises Ills friend. Raymond Massey, us the iriond, has a difficult role, but by studied restraint and a delicate subtlety he makes a moving, human and always sympathetic figure of the “other man.” The, emotional drama of these throe moves inexorably lo a gripping climax which cannot fail to moisten the eye and bring a lump to the throat of even the most hardened filmgocrs. “Dreaming Lips” represents out of the most exfiling dramas yet screened. Dr Paul Czinner, Bergncr’s husband, deserves tlie, highest praise for his sensitive direction. .The rest of the cast is inevitably overshadowed, but mention must ho made of Joyce Bland, Sydney Fairbrother, Felix Aylmer and Donald Calthrop who shine in small parts. “Dreaming Ups” screens at the Aloylair Theatre commencing to-morrow.

KOSY THEATRE. “WEST POINT OF THE AIR.” From two entirely different environments come 1 lie two charming leading women ot Will.ace Beery's “West Point, of the Air,” a Meiro-Goldwyn-Alaycr picture which will screen to-night at the Kosy Theatre. From civil war in ireiimd, and Irom socially elite Park Avenue they came to mingle their udonltj an ihe “heart inturoot” of a thrilling story played out at Randolph Field, the United Stales army’s amazing school lor fledgling fliers. Robert Young, lieutenant son of Instructor-Sergeant, Wallace Beery, is tlic “object” of their joint affections, lo paraphrase a song of the period. 'lhe tiny iittlc Irish girl, Maureen, would seem at lirst glance to have been a protected soul carulully guarded against the world—so ethereal and sweet is her appeal. But oil the contrary she and her mother cowered on the Hour of the bedrooms night alter night while guerilla bullets splattered into the walls. And for three days they were uncertain whether or not their father, an army officer, was alive or dead. The fact that Miss O’Sullivan happened to go to a certain Dublin night club on a particular evening brought her into pictures. There Director Frank Brozage saw her and considered her ideal for a new John McCormack picture. Since then her fame in pictures has grown until she rose lo really stellar proportions in “The Barrets or Wimpole Street” and ‘“David Copperficld.’ On ihe contrary, Rosalind Russed, who looks charmingly of the world, was brought up very quietly ill strict, private schools, daughter of a family which takes its high social oh’igal ions with seriousness and extreme dignity. In fact, her mother and father and large collection of brothers and sisters are to this day not completely sure that slio did not make a mistake in turning her hock on Park Avenue for the stage, and later, for Hollywood. In Ihe (Fn, colony she has made a particularly rapid 1 rise, in “The President Vanishes, “Evelyn Prentice,” “Forsaking All Others” and “Ihe Night Ts Young.” “BIOGRAPHY OF A BACHELOR GIRL.” “Biography of a Bachelor Girl,” (he ne.v tvtcti o-ijroklwyn-Mnyer lilm now playing at the Rosy Theatre, brings back a team which won dramatic fame with a sing.e pieiurc. They me Ann Raiding and Roucrt Montgomery, together again for file lirst Lime since the prize-winning “When Ladies Meet.” Aliss ilardmg, ncso.e .s .u ,-;u, is me bache.or girl, and an exceedingly glamorous one. She is Marion, aitis,. and sophisticate, who lias tread the gallant path to fame, Montgomery is tlio curt Mr Kurt, hard-bulled ...agaziiie editor who induces the girl 10 write the colourful story of her lite. Immediately arises the amusing situation of a train of ex-admirers flocking back to beg her to abandon the project.