STATE THEATRE
"UNDER TWO FLAGS" In a thundering dramatic spectacle that' rivals the greatest of the screen's achievements, "Under Two Flags," the 20th. Century production which sereens at the State Theatre this evening, brings to the screen Ouida's unforgettable story of a man redeemed' from the Legions of the doomed by a woman's love. The picture presents Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen and Rosalind Russell with a supporting, cast of ten thousand. Colman is a private in France's Foreign Legion, loved by Miss Colbert. She, in turn, has captured the heart of McLaglen, his major. When Colman, who has fled England to atone for his brother's crime, falls in love with beautiful Rosalind Russell, the tale begins to rise to its peak of dramatic intensity, At an isolated desert outpost, McLaglen attempts to get rid of Colman by sacrificing him to the revoltirig Arabs, but recants, and comes to the assistance of the cornered subordinate. The climax arrives when th'eir entire force faces extinction. Then Miss Colhert Ieads the Legionnaires to their rescue and saves the man she loves so that he can go to the arms of another woman.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 80, 21 April 1937, Page 9
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191STATE THEATRE Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 80, 21 April 1937, Page 9
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