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...much good as possible to his fellow men and to accept no return therefor is the magnificent obsession of Dr. Manley Hudson. On rich, young handsome, and worthless Robert Merrick this philosophy of life makes little impression; but when he unwittingly becomes responsible for the death of the famous surgeon and the total blindness of his pretty young wife, Merrick decides for their sake to give the philosophy a trial...
Around this as a basis, Director John M. Stahl has built an intensely absorbing story the story of the love of Bobby Merrick for Mrs. Hudson. Sad but not depresing, emotional but not overdone, the story holds the audience spell bound with an artistry rare in these days of colossal film "epics...
...Taylor is perfectly cast as Merrick. Gay and charming, or serious and emotionally overwrought he meets every demand so well that one is convinced he is wasting real talent as America's number one heart throb. Miss Dunne as Mrs. Hudson has a simpler part, but she plays it perfectly. Betty Furness is adequate in a supporting role, and Charlie Butterworth provides welcome relief...
...received a memorandum from 131 junior teaching officers of the University requesting them to report upon the issues raised by the University's action in respect to Messrs. J. R. Walsh and A. R. Sweezy, instructors in Economics. The memorandum was addressed to the following nine professors: E. Merrick Dodd, Jr., Felix Frankfurter, Elmer P. Kohler, Edmund M. Morgan, Samuel E. Morison, Kenneth B. Murdock, Ralph B. Perry, Arthur M. Schlesinger, and Harlow Shapley...
...appendages superb. Gary Blake (Dick Powell) is starring in his own extravaganza. One act is a burlesque of Mimi Caraway (Madelein'e Carroll), world's richest girl. Furious Mimi slaps Gary's face, then falls in love with him. He changes the offensive skit, but Mona Merrick (Alice Faye), his jealous leading lady, ad libs to make it worse than ever. Mimi then sets out to wreck the show and her romance, nearly succeeds...