Mr. Paul Muní gives another magnificent display of dramatic technique in the screen version of Mr. James Hilton's famous novel, "We Are Not Alone," which is now playing at the Cathay Theatre. In this powerful story of two innocent people who are condemned to die for the blunder of a thoughtless child, Mr. Muni rises to new dramatic heights and he is capably supported by the brilliant young actress, Miss Jane Bryan. The locale of the story is laid in an English country town immediately preceding the war of 1914-1919. Mr. Muni plays the part of an absent-minded but generous young doctor who befriends a lonely young Austrian girl and in doing so becomes the target for the gossipers of the countryside. As Jes-Sica, the doctor's nagging wife, Miss Flora Robson gives a splendid performance, a performance which is so realistic that the audience actually feels hatred for her, Jessica meets her death when her young son, ably played by Raymond Severn, accidentally mixes poison with her headache tablets, and the doctor and the young Austrian girl are convicted of the crime. Perhaps the most stirring avowal of affection ever presented on the screen is the scene wherein the doctor, during his joint trial with the Austrian girl, realizes for the first time his love for her, and declares this love before the entire court, Miss Una O'Connor also gives an exceptional performance as the spiteful housemaid whose evidence helps to convict the innocent couple.
The feature film is preceded by a Vitaphone pictorial revue—r.
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