"EVER SINCE EVE"

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22901, 2 December 1937, Page 18

"EVER SINCE EVE"

CLEVER COMEDY AT EMBASSY A film with a theme as novel as its title, "Ever Since Eve," will commence a season at the Embassy Theatre today. The story, which has been described as a modern variation of the "ugly duckling" fable, deals with the life of a beautiful secretary, played by Marion Davies, who finds that it is impossible to keep her positions bocause of the influence thnt her beauty has on susceptible employers. In the hope of gaining permanent employment, she disguises herself effectively in an uninspired tweed costume, large horn-rimmed spectacles and a style of hair-dressing which is intended to be far from flattering. She succeeds in obtaining a position through the offices of a female publisher, portrayed by Louise Fazenda, as secretary to a popular author, in which role Robert Montgomery gives one of his most attractively humorous performances. Much comedV :is derived from their business relations, but eventually the situation becomes too much for the girl, and she resigns. When the author seeks another secretary, he re-encages her, but this time not disguised. There are other entertaining episodes before the film conies to a romantic conclusion. The cast which was selected to fill supporting roles in "Ever Since Eve" is of an unusually high standard, including many comedians who have previously taken the leading parts in other pictures. Patsy Kelly and Allen Jenkins are responsible for several interludes as eccentric husband and wife. Frank McHugh also has an important part. Lloyd Bacon produced this clever comedy for Warner Brothers.