REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 January 1941, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

THE ROARING TWENTIES

The outstanding pulse-pounding story. "The Roaring Twenties,” based on actual facts, and brilliantly acted, will be finally presented tonight.

"WE ARE NOT ALONE.”

Paul Muni makes another great contribution to the screen as Dr. David Newcorne. the central character in Warner Bros.’ “We Are Not Alone." which will be shown tomorrow at the Regent Theatre. It is his first modern role for several years, and he brings to it all the qualities of that genius which lias given him a pre-eminent position in the motion-picture world. Written with a deep insight into the weaknesses and strength of human nature by James Hilton, who also wrote Lust Horizon" and "Good-bye. Mr Chips, the story gives Muni a superb opportunity for a masterly characterisation marked throughout by restraint and sincerity. He is a doctor in a

country town, where longues are only i wo prone to wag at the slightest hint i that convention is in danger, and it jJ his implicit faith in the fundamental

numati nature ma: provesj his downfall. Gentle, kindly, whim-| sical, he is caught up in a web of cir- | cumstance that leads him finally to the j gallows. Sharing his fate is a young i Austrian girl, an equally innocent I victim of the charge resulting from the ’ accidental poisoning of the doctor's ’ wife. It is in their final conversation, ' with the Shadow of the hangman’s nonsc over their heads, that the signiti- j cance of the picture's title is revealed , 1! ' *‘ll n.s poignancy. Jane Bryan. , whose briltiani performance as the j daughter in 'The Ohl Maid" brought ’ her ytardom. jdavs the part of Ler.i ■ the Austrian girl befriended by New-j come, with :■ line understanding of ib 1 shades of expression. Honours go also' '.<> young Raymond Sevt rn. as the doc- i '.-.■l s highly-.-tning but lovable son. l and ti Flora Robson, who tilh the role 1 ; the doctor's :tra. ihl-laecd, conven-Uon-tx'U.nd wife as st’lkingly as J-.,-, acted m "Poison Pen." m which shvF a femarkal ly s.jmd:,r characterixa- •" 1 Roiin.iuig oil , i. c,.tert;. nment ? . ■■ ■ :rct*cy