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Show I , r. .V' r- .. . . . i , , " - " ' I'.'- ."' ,.-'! -J I . - , IMl'KliK TRO I' lil jK is whiit Glenn Kord finds himself in when he makes love to two Bette Davises. Bette plays the roles of twins in "A Stolen Life" now at the Centre. Bette Davis Plays Dual Role In Romantic Hit At Centre A twin's love for the same man her sister is in love with constitutes the central problem in Bette Davis' latest starring j vehicle, "A Stolen Life," currently cur-rently playing at the Centre theater. the-ater. Miss Davis, plays both twins whose love for the character char-acter portrayed by Glenn Ford ends in tragedy for one and happiness hap-piness for the other, and the actress has an excellent opportunity oppor-tunity to display her unlimited abilities. An unusual story, rife with conflict and rivalry, the film is based on a novel by Karel J. Benes adapted by Margaret Buell Wilder and made info a screenplay by Catherine Turney. It presents an acting challenge well met, for the one twin, Kate, is extremely lovable and selfless; whereas Pat is thoroughly thor-oughly hateful and contemptible. Kate loves Bill for his simplicity and modest ambitions while to Pat he is merely another engag-ng engag-ng admirer. Others in a generally excellent excel-lent supporting cast include Dane Clark, winner of the award for this year's most promising young actor, as Karnok, an artist art-ist under whose strict tutelage Kate works in an effort to forget for-get Bill; Walter Brennan as a cantankerous New England lighthouse-keeper and Bill's best and most understanding friend; Charlie Ruggles as cousin Freddie, Fred-die, the twin's humorous benefactor, bene-factor, and Bruce Bennett, remembered re-membered for his excellent characterization char-acterization of Joan Crawford's husband in "Mildred Pierce," in a dramatic role on which the picture's exciting climax hinges. |