WILLIAM POWELL AND ANNABELLA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 31 December 1938, Page 6

WILLIAM POWELL AND ANNABELLA

IN "THE BARONESS AND THE BUTLER"

Debonair William Powell . . , . lovely Annabella! He’s the perfect butler and she’s the perfect lady. They’re sensational, co-starred together in “The Baroness and the Butler.” It’s Bill Powell at his best, and lovely Annabella ... in her first American-made picture .... the most glamorously exciting personality ever to grace the screen. "The Baroness and the Butler” provides a gay situation within a few seconds of the opening of the picture and carries the light tempo through the entire story. Powell is so proper (even as a butler) and yet he outrages the Count’s family and friends by a surprising breach of conduction’ Just as they are awaiting the results of the election in which the Count has taken an active part, the butler shuts off the radio. The Countess (Helen Westley) is incensed! J

. The wireless is turned on again—just in time for all concerned to learn i that Powell has been elected to Par- , /lament by the political party which i opposes the Count. Annabella, as the baroness, is non-plussed at this situa--1 tion. L The chief worry of the Count (Henry f Siephenson), however, is that he may ' lose a good butler. Some hilarious situations arise as the two political ■ opponents go to Parliament together—- ' to say nothing of the situation between ! the Baroness (Annabella) and her for- • mer servant. The supporting cast of “The Baron- • ess and the Butler” also features Joseph > Schildkraut, J. Edward Bromberg, • Nigel Bruce and Lynn Bari. Sam Heilman, Lamar Trotti and > Kathryn Scola wrote the screen play from a play by Ladislaus Bus-Fukete. Walter Lang directed, with Raymond ; Griffith associate producer.