WAIPUKURAU THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 67, 6 April 1937, Page 3

WAIPUKURAU THEATRE

"Captain Blood" To-night and Wednesday Rafael Sabatini's 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 absorbing romance are known to all readers whose hearts respond to the call of adventure and the lure of excitement. Now_"Ciy>tain Blood," with all its colour its vividness and its thrills in--tact has been made into a talking picture by Cosmopolitan Producers and this film masterpiece comes to the Waipukurau Theatre to-night. In the 1 immensity of its stark drama, its tremendous sets, its bizarre and pictures1 que background, its thrilling action and its marvellous characterisations, "Captain Blood" stands out as oue of the great film masterpieces. Sixteenth century cities and villages have been

reconstructed; pirate galleons, slavo ships and English and French war vessels, complete in every detail are shown in terrific battle action; the costuming of thousands of players, kings, colonial governors, nobles, slaves, peasants, pirates and peons in a work of remarkable artistry. - Heading a cast as unus'ual as the production itself are two young filmplayers, whose worlc will undoubtedly set them among the leading stars of the cinema. These are Errol Flynn, the young Austraiian actor-adventurer who is Captain Blood in the flesh and Olivia de Havillaud, the young high school girl diseovercd by Max Reinhardt. 'Phone 282 for reservcs.