“Two Bergners for the Price of One”

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 174, 26 July 1939, Page 11

“Two Bergners for the Price of One”

PEERLESS STAR’S DUAL ROLE IN “STOLEN LIFE” (Regent: Screening Saturday week. “Stolen Life” has Elisabeth Bergner playing the roles of twin sisters, so that from a strictly accurate point of view the film gives you two Bergners for the price of one. The entire world knows that of all the truly great dramatic actresses that the screen has brought to tho picturegoers of all nations, Elisabeth Borgner ranks among the first four, in “Stolen Life” the opinion strongly asserts itseif that she comes very close to being the ■peer of them all. That may seem like a lot of praise for a star who has made no more than eight films in her entire career, but we challenge you to cuange this assertion once you sco the picture. “Stolen Life” has a sto\* tnat any heart anywhere can understand. It is a story that any real man or woman will embrace, for tho same story has happened to many and can happen to almost anyone. Iu other words, fundamental drama is involved in “Stolen Life,” even though the manner of its telling may appear more colourful than anything that could happen to mere mortals. This is simply an advice of tho advent of a great Paramount picture and with it the addition of two fine names to the growing roster of Paramount stars. Miss Bergner definitely dignifies any roster with her presence; Michael Redgrave, though his incomparable work in “The Lady Vanishes,” likewise is a most popular asset.