'THE FOREIGN LEGION'

Evening Star, Issue 20058, 26 December 1928, Page 6

'THE FOREIGN LEGION'

THRILLING ROMANCE OF ALGIERS Thrilling adventure, exotic romance, picturesque scenes and characters, and a stirring story of love and revolt will all bo found in ‘The Foreign Legion,’ which opens at the Empire Theatre on Friday. Not for a long time has an audience here seen a picture that equal* ‘ The Foreign Legion ’ in any of the above features. None will soon forget the horror of the iron discipline, the fateful situations into which the hero is thrown, or the remarkable story of his downfall. Two of the sequences remain in the mind especially because of their realism and beauty. One of them is the sand storm on the desert, catching the .soldiers of the Foreign Legion unawares. The other is the trial scene in the courtroom. For these two sequences alone the picture is worth going to see. Norman Kerry and Lewis Stone, two o ftlio best known actors on the screen, .undoubtedly do the finest work of their long and successful careers in the starring roles, Kerry, as Richard, the unfortunate victim of circumstances, and Stone, as his unknown father, Colonel Destinn, have opportunities for acting that 'Tardy come in oilier pictures. Needless to say, both of these skilful players make the most of them. The supporting cast is also good. Alary Nolan, as the unprincipled blonde, and Juno Marlowe, as the girl-sweetheart, appear to great advantage. Cranford Kent and Walter Perry also do good work. Thousands of persons have read ‘ The Red Mirage,’ by I, A. R. Wylie, from which ‘The Foreign Legion ’ was adapted. The lull flavour of the hook has been retained in the fiim version.