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Show Warner Bros.' Drama Opens Wednesday At Rivoli Theatre A highly sensitive man's infatuation in-fatuation for a cheap, self-loving and vivacious woman is the dramatic dra-matic theme of Warner Bros.' 'Of Human Bondage" which opens Wednesday at the Rivoli theatre. Adapted from the classic novel of the same name by the dean of contemporary English authors, W. Somerset Maugham, the adroitly written story is translated onto the screen as a moving account of unrequited love. While studying art in Paris, Philip Carey (Paul Henreid), comes to the realization that he is no more than average and that it would be useless to continue. con-tinue. His one course is to return re-turn to London to use his meager income to study medicine. While at a tea house, Philip is served by Mildred Rogers (Eleanor Parker) who impresses . him as being cheap and rude. But she is a girl of strange magnetism vand despite himself, Philip is drawn back to her. So obsessed does he become that his work suffers; but, when Mildred marries mar-ries another man, he plunges back into his studies and his progress is brilliant. Then one night he returns to his flat to find the crumpled, defeated figure fig-ure of the girl he thought had gone from his life forever. The resulting conflict culminates in a highly dramatic climax in' which Philip makes an unalterable decision. Sharing co-starring honors with Miss Parker and Henreid is Alexis Smith who portrays Nora Nes-bit, Nes-bit, a novelist who has long since despaired of Philip's love but can't quite forget him. In the excellent supporting cast Edmund Gwenn is featured as Anbhelny whose gay warmth brings some eventual joy to Philip. Janis Paige plays An-thelny's An-thelny's beautiful daughter; and Patric Knowles is Griffiths, an interloper who attempts to ruin Philip's dream of happiness. The picture was produced by Henry Blanke and directed by Edmund Goulding. Catherine Tur-ney Tur-ney was responsible for the screen adaptation. |