Word: veiller
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mary Dugan (Metro Goldwyn Mayer). Once more the unity of time and scene and the concentration of dialog made possible by a courtroom play have been utilized in an effective sound-picture. The story, adapted without alteration from a recent stage success, and directed by the author, Bayard Veiller, concerns a showgirl, who is tried for the murder of her lover and is defended by her brother, a lawyer. Best shot?Norma Shearer telling how she paid for her brother's education...
...knows what verdict to render but also understands what made Mary Dugan take to a life of shame. Act divisions are brought about by court adjournments. Rex Cherryman, who is swiftly rising to preeminence among young actors, acts as brother and defending attorney for accused. The play (by Bayard Veiller, who wrote other tense melodramas, Within the Law, The Thirteenth Chair) moves more swiftly than the law but with all its ruthless directness. Its plot has the fascinating features of a front-page murder story. The Command to Love. The balance of power in international politics is not maintained...