WAIPUKURAU THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 66, 5 April 1937, Page 3

WAIPUKURAU THEATRE

"Captain Blood" Rafael Sabatini'a immortal tale of piracy on the high seas, "Captain Blood" is now acknowledged to have taken its place among the classic stories of adventure written in the last century. Its thrilling action and absoring romance ate known to all readers whose hearts respond to the call of adventure and the lure of excitement. Now "Captain Blood," with all its colour, its vividness and its thrills intact has been made into a talking picture by Cosmopolitan Producers and this film masterpiece comes to the Waipukurau Theatre to-morrow, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. And what a picture this is. In the immerisity of its stark drama, its treinendous sets, its bizarre and picturesque background, its thrilling action and its inarvelloua characterisations; "Captain Blood" stands out as one of the great film masterpieces. The picture has been produced on an amazingly lavish scale. Sixteenth century cities and villages have been reconstructed ; pirate galleons, slave ships and English and French war vessels, complete in every detail are shown in terrifio battle action ; the costuming of thousands o£ players, kings, Colonial governors, nobles, slaves, peasants, pirates and peons in a work of remarkable artistry. Heading a cast as unusual as the production itself are two young film players, whose work will undoubtedly set them among the leading stars of the cinema. These are Errol Flynn, the young Australian actor-adventurer who is Captain Blood in the flesh and Olivia de Havilland, the young high school girl discovered by Max Reinhardt. Phone 282 for reserves.