High Drama Against Naval Background

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 65, 18 March 1936, Page 11

High Drama Against Naval Background

RALPH BELLAMY, CLAIRE TREVOR IN “NAVY WIFE’’ (State: Screening To-day.) A dramatic love story set in an unusual background and with highly competent performances on the part of Claire Trevor and Ralph Bellamy, “Navy Wife” promises to be a popular production.

Cast in important roles are Warrei Hymer, Ben Lyon, George. Irving, and Jane Harwell. Little Anne Howard, in the role of a crippled child, surprises with the charm and naturalness of her acting. For the first time in motion pocture history, the medical and nursing corps of the United States Navy is used as a background of ' a film romance. Miss Trevor enacts the role of a nurse in the Navy. She is embittered against mar-

riago because of the failure of that of her parents. Although resolved never to fali in love, she loses her heart to Bellamy, a physician assigned to the hospital in-which she., is working, and marries him.

She soon learns, however, that the memory of a dead wife, is almost too much to overcome. Then a Joeautiful exotic woman comes into her husband’s life.' She is 'ready fojcall her marriage a "completo failure and leave' Bellamy, when' a surprise-filed .cjjjnax happiness aiid understanding to tho young couple. Adapted from Kathleen Norris’s best s.e.ller, ‘‘Beauty’s. Daughter,-” the picture. was directed .by .Allan Dwan. Sol. M. Wurtzel.produced.“Navy Wife.”

• Gladys Swartkout, young Metropolitan opera star who is making her s'c'reen debut in Paramount’s “Rose of the Rancho;” has been chosen by three celebrated artists'aS'tlie. ‘‘ideal screen type.” ' From a list of hundreds of personalities of' stage/ screen and opera, she was chosen.