Show The Citadel Opens at Paramount Described as the most impressive screen adaptation of a popular novel in n years The Citadel based on Dr A. A J. J Cronin's best seller opened at the Paramount theater Thursday Produced in the British studios of a Hollywood studio the picture stars Robert Donat English star as ashe the he doctor and Rosalind Russell of Hollywood as his wife with a notable nota nota- ble le cast of supporting players Appearing in the principal featured fea fea- roles with the stars are Ralph Richardson and Rex Harrison well known cnown English actors both of whom have lave played to American theater audiences before Hero Is Physician The Citadel is a story of life Jn In Inthe n the Welsh colliery district as encountered encountered encountered en en- countered by an obscure young phy- phy ician Much of it was drawn from experience as the author of the novel devoted some of his early years to medical practice in the mines The doctor meets a school teacher portrayed in the picture by Miss Russell with whom he falls in love Their struggle against poverty and his lis heroic labors in the pits provide a dramatic background for the ac- ac tion ion In a mine disaster the surgeon surgeon surgeon sur sur- geon amputates the arm of a workman workman workman work work- man when he is trapped beneath fallen alien timbers saving his life and winning the respect of his fellows Forgets Ethics Later when his career has advanced advanced advanced ad ad- to a society practice in Lenin London London Lon Lon- don in the young medical man forgets the he ethics of his calling and descends descends de- de to flattery and worthless pills ills for the fees from shallow pa pa- He errs in a critical operation opera opera- tion ion and is shocked back into his senses With the encouragement of his wife and the cooperation of a group of f fellow physicians equally earnest earnst earn- earn est eat st he organizes a worthwhile clinic for or the poor abandoning all hope for or wealth and fame to further the progress of a noble profession Included on the same program is isa isa isa a Merrie Melody color cartoon News and a short feature fea- fea ture ure on Raising Canines |