REGENT THEATRE
'ORAIG'S WIFE " Rosalind Russell and John Boles, as Mr and Mrs Walter Craig, will be seen in the picturisation of George Kelly 's famous Pulitzer Prize-winning ' plays " Craig 's Wife," which opens to-mor-row at the Regent Theatre. The stars are supported in lesser roles by an imposing cast including Rillie Burke, Jane Barwell, Dorothy Wiison, Alma Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Robert Allen and Raymond Walburn, Dorothy Arzner, foremost woman director in Hollywood, guided the film transcription through its production, based on the screen play by Mary McC&ll. "Craig 's Wife," as drama lovers will recall, is the story of an implacable wife who subjugated her every emotion to attain what she considered the most important factor in every woman ;s life — complete independence. She teweeps so relentlessly towards her goal that finally she wins her independence but loses everything else in life worth having. Miss Russell essays her first important emotional role in films in r Craig 's Wife" having thus far gained her greatest fame as a charming, subtle, comedienne. Finally To-night To-night the last screening takes place of "Piceadilly Jim," starring that popular comedian Robert Montgomery, Madgo Evans and Billie Burke.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 61, 30 March 1937, Page 15
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