REGENT THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 55, 20 March 1937, Page 19

REGENT THEATRE

ENGLISH SPY STOEY. Clive Brook's latest A.T.P. production, "Lonely Boad," at the Begent to-night presents this world-popular star as Hollywood never visioned him. For here, at last, is the real Brook in the role he was born to play — an exCommander of the British Submarine Serviee, working hand-in-glov© with Scotland Yard to capture a daring gang of gun-runners operating on the English coat. When the pieture opens we find him, a rejected suitor, drinking heavily to drown his sorrows at his town club, with only a blood-red rose, a last gift frooo. the girl he loves, as a companion. Later, still decidedly the worse for liquor, he elimbs heavily into his car, which, with a deep-throated roar, speeds into the night — destination unknownl Aftet a hait'raising drive, he accidentally stumbles upon a gang landing contraband machine gnns labelled ' ' Carpet Sweepers, > ' and here begins one of the most exciting phases of' this breath-thking drama, that will keep you thrilled to your finger-tips, until the final fade-out, Flaying the role of a little danetyhall partner, Molly Gordon, whose brother is unwittingly entangled with the gttttr unning gang, Vietoria Hopper gives one of the most pleasing performances of her career, while another outstanding piece of work is that of Frederiek Feisley, as the brother, who is ultimatc(j aCqiiitted through the efforts of Broqk. Many of the scenes in 1 c Lonely Boad" were taken in the West of England, and it is here that Clive Brook has his exciting experienceS in a highpowered sports car.