Mary Stevens MD (Warner Bros.) (1933)

your Ist story *“Mary Stevens M.D.”’ Based Upon Unusual Love Triangle Plot One of the strangest stories of a triangular love affair is told in the Warner Bros. picture “Mary Stevens M.D.,” which comes to the Theatre on angle involves Kay Francis, the star, Lyle Talbot and Thelma Todd. A boy and a girl, playmates from childhood, study medical surgery together, pass their apprenticeship as internes in the same hospital and set up practice in adjoining offices, their friendship ripening into love. The ambition of the man, however, sees an opportunity in a marriage with the daughter of a powerful politician. So the childhood sweetheart steps aside, although she continues to watch over the man she loves with a mothering instinct. It is not until the man gets entangled in domestic scandal and finaneial entanglements that cause his indictment, that she goes to him and gives him her love. Kay Francis is said to give a strong performance as the woman doctor whose love for “her man” is enduring even when he turns from her love to another, while Thelma Todd gives a fine portrayal of the selfish spoiled woman to whom love is but a flitting passion. Lyle Talbot, as the doctor lover, has the finest role of his career opposite Miss Francis and is said to live up to the promise he has shown in all previous picture work. “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” is a powerfully emotional drama of a woman doctor, an unwed mother, who saved other children during an epidemic aboard ship, but could not save her own. The story is based on the wellknown novel by Virginia Kellogg and adapted to the screen by Rian James. Others in the cast include Glenda Farrell, Una O’Connor, Charles Wilson, Harold Huber and Hobart Cavanaugh. The picture was directed by Lloyd Bacon. your 2nd story Taisot Makes Quick Jump To Lead Role In Kay Francis Hit For the past year, movie columnists have been saying of Lyle Talbot, “Watch this boy—he’ll go far.” During that year he has played small parts of varying, but mounting importance, in a series of Warner Bros. pictures. Now he has been given his chance to assert his right to top roles, playing the leading male part opposite Kay Francis in her latest Warner Bros. picture, “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” which opens at the Theatre on Public opinion is what has boosted every star to the top of the ladder, and Lyle Talbot’s rise to his present status is no exception to the rule. And judging by this same public opinion, manifested in critical estimates and fan mail, Lyle Talbot’s next step is stardom within a very short while. Lyle started out his theatrical career as a youngster when he became an amateur magician. He would still be doing disappearance acts and card tricks if an injury to his hand had not put a stop to his magical stunts. To date he has appeared in strong supporting roles in “Three on a Match,” “20,000 Years in Sing Sing,” “The Purchase Price” and “The Life of Jimmy Dolan” among others. His present picture is a dramatic as well as romantic story based on the novel by Virginia Kellogg and adapted to the screen by Rian James, in which both he and Kay Francis appear as physicians very much in love with each other from school days. There is an excellent supporting cast which includes Glenda Farrell, Thelma Todd, Harold Huber and Hobart Cavanaugh. Lloyd Bacon directed. Page Two GLAMOROUS Cut No. 12 At her greatest as ““Mary Stevens, M.D., coming to the Strand Theatre, .. Cut 30¢ KAY FRANCIS *” the Warner Bros. production Mat 10c¢ your 3rd story Finding Two Babies That Looked Alike Proved No Easy Job “Trouble always comes in pairs,” groaned Maxwell Arnow, casting director, during the filming of “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” the Warner Bros. | picture starring Kay Francis which day engagement at the as he read a requisition from Director Lloyd Bacon. begins a If Bacon had only asked Arnow to find a three months old baby boy. to resemble his picture parent played by Lyle Talbot it would have been a difficult enough task. But the director’s demand was twice as hard to fill, for in addition to the first baby there had to be another who, in addition to looking like Talbot, must resemble the first child at the age of six months. These two children play a very important part in the coming........... ebacoea ee attraction, as the growing child at different ages of glamorous Kay Francis, an unwed mother, who cannot marry because of peculiar circumstances. Consequently the odd order had to be filled to the minutest detail. Through the casting office file which contains over 30,000 registered names of people always on call for work in pictures, hundreds of babies were examined and eliminated in the quest. Finally the perfect pair was found in Ronald Steele and chubby Tommy Hawes. Although the babies were found, it by no means meant that the studio’s task was over. The state laws are very strict in regard to infants working in pictures and demand that certain requirements be strictly adhered to. First Ronald and Tommy had to pass a physical examination by the Child Welfare Board to determine if they could stand the heavy strain of working under the bright are lights. Luckily they were both healthy youngsters and successfully passed the tests. Then the studio had to sign a contract with the state agreeing to regulations such as not having the babies under the light for more than 30 seconds nor working them for more than a total time of two hours and 20 minutes. Only when all requirements had been met and papers signed, did Arnow breath a sigh of relief and settle your 4th story Strong Cast Supports Kay Francis, Star Of “Mary Stevens M.D.”’ An impressive cast, typical of the “new deal’ in pictures, has been assembled for the latest Kay Francis picture for Warner Bros. “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” which comes to the cae Hie ered eee MOA ERGrcs-a css. eat in which Kay Francis plays the title role of a woman physician. Miss Francis, George Cooper and Thelma Todd are the only names in its list which may be said to be holdovers from the old silent days. All the rest have come into pictures with the advent of sound, although they all have years of legitimate stage experience behind them. Lyle Talbot, who plays the lead opposite Miss Francis, is a product of stock companies in the middle west—though he has also played in New York, and in many featured roles in motion pictures, notably “Three on a Match” and “20,000 Years in Sing Sing.” Glenda Farrell played for years in stock in Los Angeles, but had to go to New York to get real reeognition. She was brought back to play two sensational roles in “Life Begins” and “I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang” and is now one of the screen’s most popular featured actresses. Harold Huber came from heavy and comedy roles on the New York stage. Christian Rub found his first success as Kringelein in the Los Angeles production of “Grand Hotel.” Others in the cast came out of New York and from stock companies throughout the country and represent the influx of stage talent into the motion picture in the past two or three years. “Mary Stevens, M.D.” is based on a novel by Virginia Kellogg, the screen play is by Rian James and Robert Lord. Lloyd Bacon directed. back to await the next difficult assignment. In addition to the new star-team of Kay Francis and Lyle Talbot, Glenda Farrell and Thelma Todd lend fine support to the principals in this thrilling story of the afteroffice hours loves and life of a great woman doctor from the pen of Virginia Kellogg. ADVANCE PUBLICITY your 5th story Francis And Talbot Ideal Team, Cast In ‘‘Mary Stevens M.D.”’ It’s their first time together in pictures, but already they’re being talked of as the new “team” on the Warner Bros. lot. Kay Francis and Lyle Talbot worked so well together in their most recent picture, “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” which comes to the hea theses essere , that their home studio has planned several other pictures in which they are to play together in the near future. For many years one of the most notable leading women in Hollywood, Miss Francis’ rise to stardom has been steady and impressive. In this, her latest picture, she gives one of the outstanding porformances of her career as the woman medico, “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” who was forced to follow the advice she had so often given others—to have a child, even out of wedlock! Lyle Talbot has played a leading role in only two motion pictures, but he has played many feature parts, and for years before that was a sensationally popular leading man on the stage both in New York and throughout the Middle West in stock. One of Kay’s difficulties has been, since she became a star, to find leading men who were tall enough for her, and not too thin. This has limited her somewhat in her choice of leading men. But Talbot seems to fulfill all the requirements. He is tall, well set up, handsome enough to be a villain, and a splendid actor. “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” is from the novel by Virginia Kellogg, adapted to the screen by Rian James and Robert Lord, and was directed by Lloyd Bacon. Glenda Farrell, Thelma Todd, George Cooper and Harold Huber are also in the cast. your 6th story Kay Francis In Her Most Dynamic Role As Female Medico Are doctors people? Do they live, laugh, love, like the rest of the world? Or does the burden of the world’s pain and sorrow, dumped on their uncomplaining shoulders, so disillusion them that they are more unable to get the same pleasure out of life as the non-professional men and women. Some of these questions are answered to everyone’s satisfaction in a picture which, as a tribute to the hard working men and women of the medical profession, and as a dramatization of their lives, has not, according to Hollywood reports, been surpassed on the talking screen — “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” a Warner Bros. production, which comes to the Theatre. Even if you were to comb over the names of all the feminine stars in Hollywood, it would be difficult to find one better fitted for the role of “Mary Stevens, M.D.” than is Kay Francis. She perfectly typifies the professional woman of America. It is said in the role she gives a portrayal which for sincerity, ability and dramatic power, would be difficult to match. Her work is matched by that of Lyle Talbot, whose splendid work in the past has won for him this choice role. He appears as a young doctor who takes the easy road to success in his profession—via marriage and the “soft” jobs to be found in political work, only to learn afterwards that the hard straight road is the wisest and the happiest. Interne work, clinic work, the drama of the operating room all are mingled in this exciting and romantic tale of the doctor both during and after his office hours. A strong supporting cast includes Thelma Todd, Glenda Farrell, George Cooper and others. The screen play, by Rian James, is based on the novel by Virginia Kellogg. The direction is by Lloyd Bacon. your 7th story Kay Francis Learned Her Surgeon’s Role Watching Operations Kay Francis is almost meticulous when it comes to carrying out details connected with her picture work. So it was that she insisted on visiting a hospital and inspecting it from sick ward to surgery before undertaking her role in the Warner Bros. picture, “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” which opens at the Theatre on Because she keeps the title role of a woman surgeon, she wanted to be certain that her acting would be in accord with the actions and bearing of a surgeon in the operating room. Naturally no real operation was performed, but Kay had to go through the motions, so she has to know just what instruments to use at the proper time and just how to handle them. She was taken to the Hollywood Hospital by Pere. Westmore, head of Warner Bros. make-up department, and there witnessed four major operations. An interne instructed her afterwards in the use of the surgical instruments to be used in the operations she is supposed to perform for picture purposes. She also made a tour of the entire hospital to get the atmosphere of the institution, and the feel of its routine. “Mary Stevens, M.D.” carries a glowing love story of love between two school pals, both of whom select medicine as their career. It is a thrilling drama based on the novey by Virginia Kellogg and adapted to the screen by Rian James. In the cast with Miss Fran cis are Lyle Talbot, Glenda Farrell, Thelma Todd, Hobart—Cavanaugh and Harold Huber. directed. —— —<— your 8th story Kay Francis Creates Her Own Hair Dress For Role Of Surgeon The eyes may be the windows of the soul, but a women can express her whole attitude toward life by the way she dresses her hair, according to Kay Francis. And she proceeds to prove it in “Mary Stevens, M.D.,” her latest picture at Warner Bros., which comes to the Theatre on fe It’s a totally different Kay Francis you meet as the eminent baby specialist. And though the difference is compounded of a hundred subtleties so elusive that you can’t put your finger on them, the moment you see Kay’s coiffure and grasp its significance, you have the key to one of the most interesting characterizations this talented and beautiful actress has put forth upon the screen. Kay had a lot to do with the creation of the kind of a coiffure that a distinguished woman physician would wear. She went into executive session with Pere Westmore, head of the makeup department, and together they evolved the smart, business-like wave, and the trick of fastening the back hair that, in a more sensuously feminine role, would have been allowed to run with an artful wildness about her ears and neck. Her costumes, too, are in appropriate contrast to the gorgeously feminine creations she has worn, and knows how to wear so well, in such pictures as “Jewel Robbery,” “One Way Passage” and “The Keyhole,” in each of which she was a daughter of luxury, with nothing to do but intrigue the opposite sex. Just as Kay Francis’ hair dress is different for this picture so is “Mary Stevens, M.D.” different from anything this star has ever done on the screen. There have been pictures based upon doctors before, but this is the first time that a woman physician is the central figure. The east includes Lyle Talbot, Glenda Farrell and Thelma Todd. Licyd-RBacoxn™