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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 8

DE LUXE THEATRE. , w ' What* would a man do if ho knew that

■his life was. to be curtailed to six hours? In "Sls'Houra: lo Silve," the Par Films productions which' began'screening at tha Da luse Thastre. yesterday, an answer to this question Is given. -Paul Onslow, the representative of • a small country at a great trade conference, stands to' the way of agreement on a treaty. His life is threatened, and more than threatened,;and byva combination;; of strange circumstances he finds himself In tha position of a man who must die in ali hours. The subsequent scenes: are strongly .handled, and this very unusual picture;ywhich Is based ■ on the story "Aut Wledersehen,^ Is an outstanding contribution to tho year's; fiiins," deEpite weaknesses which manifest at times. There is a large cast headed-, by ; .Warner Bixter, Miriam Jordan, and ■" John Boles! and the' acting of the lesser characters is of high'quality. The supporting bill is one of-wide range and Includes two films of particular merit, "Aqua Pura," which shows the remarkable water supply system of Sydney, and'"The^Brqadwalfes of New Tort," which reveals the detail of life on Coney Island, the playground of millions. : In additloa there are two interesting newsieels whichshow events from near and far./ The bill will be repeated \mtll Thursday evening next. ~..-: It is a fascinating story -that .Universal weaves'in "The Mummy," the latest-of the Karloft endeavours into the,'field of uncanny makeup. . Reminding one of "the mysterious fate that overtook Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter, the Egyptologists who unearthed, the tomb of King- Tutankhamen, .the story gives living form to Karloft, who appears as a high priest in the days of tha Pharaohs, and tells off. his scheming among twentieth century moderns and bis'well-deserved end exactly at the moment when he" is about to make away with the '- heroine, ■; Ztta, Johann. .-.-■ : Karl. Freund, the German "camera expert, who' ■■', photographed /'Variety"- some years ago, whldi sent Holly- . !wood scampering to shift photographic .'angles, ■ directed.' It is Ms first American picture, and is a very good job indeed. KarlofTs makeup is amazing and probably the most unique he has'essayed to date. The rest of the cast, which, includes David Manners in the romantic lead, does good work. "The Mummy" Is entertainment built along popular lines. It '.jrlU be shown at the Be Luxe shortly. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. ■■<.. Their Excellencies tho Governor-General and lady - Bledjsloe, and a party from Government House; were present at the Paramount Theatre last night to witness the Initial screening of Gainsborough's production, "The Faithful Heart." Tho film was adapted from Monckton Hqffe's celebrated stage play, and is a triumph , for British screen production. "The. Faithful Heart -is a poignant but charming story, apjiealingly told. It recounts the romance be- • tween a young officer' of a ship in the South '.African; trade and a young girl who serves in a-dockside hostelry in Southampton. Waverly lAngo is a constant visitor to .the hostelry, and although his attentions to Blacfele are repulsed at first they are later accepted and romance Ebon ■ blossoms. An idyllic courtship., follows, but. it is suddenly terminated when Ango sails again. He promises to return again, But his Jife'ls so mapped out for him that twenty years ! elapse before he sees England again. : In tha. intervening years he forgets the girl, and returns to his home country a hero of the South 'African War and the Great War. He becomes engaged to Diana Ougbterson, a wealthy and pretty young woman, but la short time after he has been decorated at Buckingham Palace for. bravery he is confronted by a young woman, who turns out to be the daughter" of the "girl he loved and left in Southampton twenty years before. The girl is his own child. • Ango is faced with the difficulty of sending his daughter away or breaking off his engagement with piana. The scenes that follow are very touching, but the picture work's out to a satisfying blimax. "The Faithful Heart" is. a picture that Swill appeal to all.types of audiences, and by ' virtue of its beautiful theme and the faultless ■'Bctinp of its characters; It win, evoka mucft laudatory comment. Edna Best, who plays a -jßual role, and Herbert Marshall have,the title Iroles, and they both give masterly-parform-fehces. There is an attractive supporting.pro-, gramme, the main feature of whicli Is a film showing the wonders of New Zealand's thermar '{region. ■ . . ' ~ ; . .