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Show which he escapes to be befriended by an actress (Miss Garson), who inspires him to begin life anew. He develops talent as a writer. He and his benefactress fall in love, are married and have a child. Then an accident jolts his memory back to his past, but leaves a blank of bis life from the war on. He goes home, takes possession of his business and becomes 'a powerful power-ful industrialist. The wife locates him, but knowing he has no memory mem-ory of her, takes a position as his secretary, maintainging silence as regards their marriage. How she succeeds in winning back his memory mem-ory and his love provides a haunting haunt-ing and appealing climax. Colman plays his role with convincing con-vincing force, and Miss Garson is charming and wears some beautiful beau-tiful gowns. Each makes the most of a difficult role. Mervyn LeRoy directed with deft skill. Clever principals include Susan Peters, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen and Una O'Connor. Greer Garson, Ronald Colman Score In "Random Harvest'' "Random Harvest," adaptation of James Hilton's new novel, brings to the screen an engrossing story of a strange case of suspended suspend-ed memory, which motivates a haunting romance. Teaming Ronald Ron-ald Colman and Greer Garson, in her first picture since "Mrs. Miniver," Mini-ver," it is playing at the Rivoli Theatre Sunday to Wednesday. Following the Hilton novel closely close-ly in its details, it is told on the screen as a "straight line" story, while in the book it was told in "flashlights." Colman plays a wealthy Englishman English-man who loses all memory of his past during the first World War. He is sent to an asylum, from |
