AMUSEMENTS

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 72, 19 August 1938, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

“WIFE, DOCTOR AND NURSE” The talents of three grand stars, Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Virginia Bruce are brilliantly blended in “Wife, Doctor and Nurse,” gay mid, penetrating Twentieth CenturyFox drama with a catch in its heart and a twinkle in its eye, which opens Saturday at the ,l)« .Luxe. Theatre.

Two modern women who thought they could: reason about love, and a man who wouldn’t listen to reason, are the high-lights of: one of the year’s most exceptional pictures, a gay romantic story in the mood of to-day, which features an important supporting cast including Jane .Harwell, Sidney Blaekmer, Maurice Class, Minna Combcll and Margaret Irving. The three-cornered drama of “Wile, Doctor a iill Nurse” begins when Warner Baxter; a prominent doctor who has time for little outside his work, is attracted liy the loveliness ol one of his patients, Loretta Young, si chnrmnig society girl, with whom lie falls in love.

Following the handsome doctor’s marriage, his beautiful nurse, Virginia Biruce, discovers that u strong attachment has grown between them in the years of their association and which, on her part, has ripened into love. Realising that under such circumstances she cannot continue in her present capacity, she leaves the doctor’s employ. Baxter is restless and irritated because of her absence. Loretta, noticing the change in her husband, arranges a meeting with Virginia where they have a heart-to-heart talk over the teacups about the man with whom both are in love. At first Virginia resolves never to see Baxter again, hut when left alone she considers the situation in a different light and returns.

Matters now become complicated for all concerned—Loretta, who wonders now much oi her husband s time a wife has the right to demand—Baxter, who can’t understand why these clever modern women aren’t sensible about their emotions —and \ irginia, whose conscience is troubled with the vital question, “Where can a woman draw the line between loyalty to a man, and love?” Baxter maintains that V irginia is essential to his work hut that lie loves only his wile. Loretta, however, believes that although her husband mav say. he loves her, lie is not being honest with liiliisell. AV ith that thought in mind, she plans to go to Item).

' I'l »<v sparkling solution is found in u meeting; of tin* three which results in a dramatic, yet humorous and entertaining compromise wliieli paves the way for a happy climax. “THAT’S MY STORY” 'Hie romantic comedy drama, Universal’s “That's M.y Story,” which opens at the Do Luxe Theatre Saturday, describes the adventures of a reporter who prides himself on his nose for news until he sticks his beak into a hornet's nest of trouble. The narrative brings to the screen the fierce rivalries of news reporters., as well as the humorous situations into which some of their assignments thrust them.