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Show Absorbing Drama Acted to Perfection Perfec-tion by Cast of "The Flame Within." With-in." t lat Ann Harding comes to the screen in the type of role that won her fame on the legitimate stage. It was in a highly dramatic pro- auction that tne iw j.-hailed j.-hailed her as another Bernhardt, a young Duse ... but as the result of an early screen success in a light, comedy-drama role she almost invariably in-variably has been cast in such parts. Highly Emotional Role In "The Flame Within," however, which comes Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, August 18, 19 and 20 to the Cameo Theatre, she portrays the highly emotional part of a noted woman psychiatrist. It is drama;! vital, absorbing drama every step, of j the way. Sharing the star honors with the blonde cameo beauty is Herbert Marshall, who is seen with her for the first time. Marshall is the handsome, hand-some, capable doctor who seemingly seeming-ly always has been in love with the youthful psyohaonalyst. Maureen O'Sullivan, as a neurotic girl, proves that her fine dramatic performance in "Barretts of Wim-pole Wim-pole Street" was no accident. She actually surpasses that portrayal in this story, which was written and directed by Edmund Goulding. A newcomer of great promise, Louis Hayward, makes his motion picture debut in "The Flame With- in," as the likable ne'er-do-well who becomes involved in two love affairs. After seeing him in this screen play it is not difficult to understand why he was awarded the Vanity Fair medal for the best stage performance of the year in Noel Coward's "Point Valaine." i Stephenson as "Dr. Jock" Henry Stephenson, as the .boisterous .boister-ous "Dr. Jock," friend and confidant of Herbert Marshall, gives his usual flawless characterization. For those looking for something definitely new in story, treatment and stirring dialogue; for those who like romance as it really is and not as some writer imagines, Metro-GoldwynnMayer's Metro-GoldwynnMayer's "The Flame Within"- will prove an engrossing piece of photoplay entertainment. |