Dr. Monica (Warner Bros.) (1934)

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They finally decide to end the romance, the husband going to Europe, where he discovers his love for the girl was merely a passing emotion and that he really is in love with his wife. Still hopelessly in love, Mary becomes reckless and at a weekend party narrowly escapes serious injury when, riding like the wind, she tried to jump her horse over a high fence and sustains a bad fall. Doctor Monica, who is also present at the party, attends her and discovers she is to become a mother. The girl admits her illicit affair but refuses to name the man. Doctor Monica sends her to a secluded place in the country where she attends her, not knowing that her own husband is the father of the unborn Discord Bereen Piay ba. Spence... Based on Polish Play by ........ English Adaptation by ........... Coe Sh GEE eee Phillip Reed ee oe Emma Dunn ee Virginia Hammond a. Taare te Hale Hamilton i Sere ee Virginia Pine child. But the girl becomes delirious just before the baby is born, and reveals the name of her lover. Doetor Monica then realizes for the first time that her own husband is the father of the child she is about to deliver. Stunned by the shock, she at first refuses to complete her task, but in a most dramatic scene is forced by her friend, Anna, played by Verree Teasdale, to forget her own hurt feelings and take care of her patient. Doctor Monica decides to give up her husband so that he can marry the girl. Still in love with him, she determines to go away with him on a final two weeks of happiness, before telling him of her plans for divorce. She gets him to take her on a vacation in which they are blissfully happy. Then she tells him she knows of his affair and is leaving him, so he can marry the girl. He protests but she insists. Anna goes to the girl, tells her Doctor Monica knows her guilty secret and that she is leaving her husband so that he could be free to marry Mary. Mary realizes that John’s affair with her had been merely an infatuation and in an effort to atone to Doctor Monica for having betrayed her friendship, in one of the most dramatic climaxes ever recorded, she rushes to her airplane, in which there is very little gas, and drives it out over the sea. Although called “Doctor Monica,” it is not in any sense of the word a hospital or medical picture. Rather it is the amazingly colorful drama and romance in which the central character happens to be a doctor. i ee em William Keighley Shs Dae Charles Kenyon Marja Morozowicz Szcezepkowska ee Laura Walker Mayer NS BG ii seers egrets taal Sol Polito St Seu ee See William Clemens Se OOP 83 ch e Anton Grot 2 See RB ee catia arent ° peepmartiley roiara serra seo Orry-Kelly Vitaphone Orchestra Conducted by ........0.... Leo F. Forbstein KAY FRANCIS 100% in “DOCTOR MONICA”’ 100% with Jean Muir—Warren William— Verree Teasdale 40% Directed by William Keighley 20% A Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Production 40% Length—5,965 ft. Running Time—65 mins. | Page Eight HUNTAAAVUUUA ATT Kay Francis Kay. Francis was born in Oklahoma City, but when four years old her mother, Katherine Clinton, an actress, placed her in a private school at Ossining, New York. Later she entered Cathedral School in Garden City. She studied secretarial work and _ became social secretary to Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. She also filled the same posts for Mrs. Minturn Pinchot and Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow. After a tour of Europe, she decided to go on the stage, first appearing in a modern version of ‘‘Hamlet,’’ She later appeared on Broadway in ‘‘ Venue,’’ ‘‘Crime’’ and ‘‘Elmer The Great,’’? among other productions. Her first picture work was in ‘Gentlemen of the Press.’’ Her success was instantaneous and she was given a picture contract. Her recent pictures include ‘‘ Wonder Bar,’’ ‘‘Mandalay,’’ ‘‘The Keyhole,’?’?’ ‘‘One Way Passage,’’ ‘6 Jewel Robbery,’’ ‘‘Cynara,’’ ‘‘Trouble in Paradise,’’ ‘‘Man Wanted,’’ ‘‘Street of Women,’’ ‘“Mary Stevens, M.D.,’’ ‘‘I Loved A Woman’’ and ‘‘The House on 56th Street’’. Jean Muir Jean Muir was born in New York City, received her education in private schools in the East, and upon graduation studied in Paris. She was called suddenly to America and met John Drinkwater on the returning boat. He became very much interested in her possible stage talents, and shortly afterwards toured the country with his troupe, gaining valuable training with the great actor. Returning to Broadway, she soon became well-known through fine performances in seine Truth .Game;,.. -“reter Ibbetsen,’’ ‘‘Melo,’’ ‘‘Life Begins’’ and ‘‘St. Wench.’’ She entered motion picture work recently and has appeared in ‘‘A Modern Hero,’’ ‘‘The World Changes,’’ ‘‘Female,’’ ‘‘Son of a Sailor,’’? ‘‘Bureau of Missing Persons,’’ ‘‘Bedside’’? and ‘‘As The Earth Turns.’’ Verree Teasdale Verree Teasdale was born in Spokane, Wash., but moved to New York City with her parents when she was two years old. She was educated at Perkins School for girls and at the Erasmus Hall High School. She also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Art and the New York School of Expression. Miss Teasdale is an accomplished singer, having been trained by Eleanor McLellan. She has done considerable radio singing. Her first stage experience was in ‘‘Cheaper To Marry,’’ followed by ‘‘The Constant Wife’’ and ‘<The Greeks Had a Word for it. While playing in ‘‘ Experience Unnecessary’’ she attracted the attention of Hollywood producers and was engaged to play in ‘‘Skyscraper Souls.’’ Her more recent pictures are ‘‘A Modern Hero,’’ ‘Fashions of 1934,’’ ‘*‘Roman Scandals,’’ ‘‘Goodbye Love’’ and ‘¢Payment Deferred.’’ Miss Teasdale is a golden blonde, five feet six inches in height and weighs 125 pounds. KAY FRANCIS—‘Wonder Bar,” “Mandalay,” “The House on 56th Street,’ “I Loved a Woman,” “Mary Stevens, M. D.,” “The Keyhole.” WARREN WILLIAM—‘Smarty,” “Upperworld,” “Bedside,” “Gold Diggers of 1933,” “Goodbye Again,’ “Mind Reader,” “The ~ Match King.” JEAN MUIR—“A Modern Hero,” “As The Earth Turns,” “Bedside,” “Female,” “The World Changes,” “Son of a Sailor.” VERREE TEASDALE—“A Modern Hero,” “Fashions of 1934,” “Roman Scandals,’ “Goodbye Love,” “Payment Deferred.” PHILLIP REED— “Jimmy the Gent,” “Registered Nurse,” “Gambling Lady,” “Journal of a Crime,” “Fashions of 1934.” EMMA DUNN—‘Dark Hazard,” “Hard To Handle,” “Grand HIAHUITEUUUTHU TULA Warren William Warren William always wanted to be an actor but it wasn’t until after he had served in the Engineers’ Corps of the A.E.F., and the armistice had been signed, that he joined a theatrical troupe, or ganized to tour the Army camps in Europe. ‘When he returned to America, the soldier-engineer-actor decided to find out whether lay audiences might not approve of his ability as definitely as his doughboy audiences on the other side had done. The Broadway managers inclined a favorable ear and soon Warren found himself in a road company of ‘‘I Love You.’’ A season in stock ensued, then Broadway gave him a chance in Rachel Crothers’ ‘‘Expressing Willie.’’ Even before the war, his father had been set on having Warren become a newspaper man, but his son’s increasing success as an actor finally induced the older man to bestow his approval on his efforts. His more recent pictures include ‘‘Smarty,’’ ‘‘ Upperworld,’’ ‘‘Bedside,’? ‘*‘Goodbye Again,’’ ‘«The Dark Horse,’’ ‘‘The Mouthpiece,’’ ‘‘Three on a Match,’’ ‘<The Match King,’’ ‘‘ Employees’ Entrance,’’? ‘‘The Mind Reader’’ and ‘‘Gold Diggers of 1933.’’ SSS Slam,” “Elmer the Great,” “Blessed Event,” “It’s Tough To Be Famous.” HERBERT BUNSTON—“Almost Married,” “Vanity Fair,” “Draeula,” “File 113,” “Charlie Chan’s Chance.” VIRGINIA HAMMOND — “The Rich Are Always With Us,” “Chandu, the Magician,” “The Crash,” “The Cabin in the Cotton.” HALE HAMILTON—“The Silk Express,” “A Fool’s Advice,” “Two Against the World,” “Employees’ Entrance,” “Life Begins.” WILLIAM KEIGHLEY — director—“Journal of a Orime,” “Pieture Snatcher,’ “Ladies They Talk About,” “Easy To Love.” To Balance Your Program=We Suggest: BERNICE CLAIRE in “Who Is That Girl?” Two-reel musical comedy with J. Harold Murray as the male lead. Catchy tunes, romantic story, lovely gals. A Broadway Brevity. Rel. No. 7527 BEN BLUE in “The Prize Sap” Two reels of real laughs as Ben clowns his way through a travesty on radio m.c.’s. Stooges add to the plentiful chuckles. “Big V’” comedy. “Why Do I Dream Those Dreams?” One-reel cartoon adds another triumph to the smash series of ‘Merrie Melodies.’ This one plugs one of the “Wonder Bar” stand-outs. Rel. No. 7617 20 minutes. 10 minutes. Rel. No. 8122 7 minutes. “You Can’t Beat Vitaphone For Short Product” Edw. L. Ornstein, Vernon Theatre, Mt. Vernon, Ky.