Romantic Spectacle Stars Margaret Sullavan

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 151, 29 June 1938, Page 11

Romantic Spectacle Stars Margaret Sullavan

“SO RED THE ROSE” SAGA OF THE SOUTH (Kosy: Now screening.) In “So Red the Rose,” Paramount’s stirring adaptation ot Stark Young’s novel of the same name, Margaret Sullivan is the star. The supporting cast iuclndes such well-known names as Walter Connolly, Randolph Scott, Janet Beecher, Elizabeth Patterson, Harry Ellerbe, and the child actor, Dickie Moore. “So Red the Rose” is a story of the United States South, a romantic and poignant account of those turbulent days of the War between the North and South of United States. More than that, it reveals the ideals and hopes and bravery of a gentle Southern family when the clarion call of strife made men and women array themselves on the side of duty, sure of the righteousness

of their cause. It is the story of a young girl’s love for a man, a man who hesitates to answer the fighting call of his people, and who, in his efforts to do what he believes is right is even willing to sacrifice love on the altar of hia beliefs.

Margaret bullavan is the girl, Vailette, a pretty, vivacious bells of the South. It is a role delicately in tune with Miss Sullavan’s subtle gifts as an actress and she brings to her portrayal the artistry that has distinguished her work on stage and screen. The boy, Duncan, is portrayed by Randolph Scott, a handsome and talented actor who in “So Rod the Rose” forsakes his “western” characterisations which have won him fame, and proves his versatility as an actor.