Word: portrayed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Hollywood has tried, through "Men in White" to portray the life of a hospital doctor, but now it has turned its attention to the feminine side of the question and has given as "Registered Nurse," now showing at the Paramount and Fenway theaters. It is the story of a woman whose husband goes insane after a serious automobile accident, and her relations with the rest of the hospital force where she installs herself after leading her husband...
Starting at the Metropolitan theatre on Friday is James Cagney's latest Warner production "Jimmy The Gent" with Bette Davis. The picture is from an original screen story written especially for Cagney and presents the popular star in the type of role the movie public want to see him portray. The story is based on a new angle of a "smart guy's" get rich quick scheme and is filled with laughs and thrilling situations. Supporting the two stars is a cast of prominent screen players headed by Alice White, Allen Jenkins, Arthur Hohl and Allen Dinchart...
...that it is necessary to be pornographic, but within these limitations, it is impossible to portray life with any realism or accuracy. We have now come to the point where it is not permissible to have a character say 'My God' in horror and consequently you get an affected and totally unreal product...
...their own inimitable surprise packages. It is a good picture. Lionel Barrymore, in the part of a country doctor who once cared for Chris Bean before his death, and who now possesses several of his pictures, is superb. His part is a difficult one, for he is required to portray a character not like the rest of humankind, and yet not strange enough to be got over with a bit of heavy "character acting," Dr. Haggett, finding that Chris' pictures are immensely valuable just after he has given them away to a crook, is in a rather difficult position; when...
...Sorry that's not my specialty: Brown is the one that does that type.' When he got the opportunity to play some really big part, he had the experience of interpreting different roles to aid him in comprehending the feelings and actions of the character he was to portray...