Tremendous Appeal In A Poignant Love Story

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7278, 4 October 1933, Page 5

Tremendous Appeal In A Poignant Love Story

“NO GREATER LOVE” SCREENS WITH “SHOT GUN PASS” TALE “No Greater Love,” a Columbia production, which opens at tho Kosy on Saturday with “Shot Gun Pass,” brings an entirely new type of story to the screen. A store propretor—Cohen by name and Known to the entire neighbourhood as ‘‘Uncle Sidney”—adopts a little crippled girl, Mildred Plannigan. The child, who has lived all her life in a drab fiat above Cohen’s shop, is made an orphan by the sudden death of her mother. Before the authorities can place her in an orphanage, Cohen takes her into his home back of his store, takes care of her and loves herns his own child.

There is plenty of pathos with Uncle Sidney’s heart breaking because of his separation from the little girl. There is terrific appeal through tho fact that little Mildred is an ardent Irish Catholic while Uncle Sidney is as ardently interested in his own religion. Ho is a Jew, yet the bridge between is never felt by either of them.

By all means see this production, and the excellent cast played by Alexander Carr (Uncle Sidney); Dickie Moore (Tommy Burns); Betty Jane Graham (Mildred Flannigan); Richard Bennett (the great doctor); Alec Francis (the Catholic priest); Beryl Mercer (Mrs Burns); Martini Mattox (the authority); Helen Jerome Eddy (head of tho institution); Toni McQuire (the kindly Irish policeman); and Mischa~ Auer (the rabbi).