THE PALACE THEATRE.
"So Ends Our Night," an enthralling story by the author cf ( "All Quiet on the Western Front," l screening at the Palace Theatre, j is unfolded against the colourful . backgrounds of the leading Europsan capitals. The action starts in Vienna and unwinds in Paris, taking the audience also to Prague and the Alpine paSses of Switzerland. This shifting of locations keeps the picture moving at a fast pace, accelerates the implications of the drama and likewise provides a continuous stream of fresh and different scenes. The cast is headed by Frederic March, Margaret Sullavan, Glen Ford, and Francis Dee. A beautiful romance develops between Ruth Holland, played by Margaret Sullavan and Ludwig Kern, portrayed by Glen Ford. They are fugitives who fervently believe that they can triumph over Nazi oppression. Frederic March, as Steiner, makes a bargain with the Gestapo. He promises to yield up the names of his friends if they will grant him permission to return to Germany to see his dying wife, but after her death in a thrilling episode he kills the Gestapo's leading agent and is himself destroyed. The others escape to America.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 248, 21 October 1942, Page 6
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191THE PALACE THEATRE. Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 248, 21 October 1942, Page 6
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