COSY THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 28, 27 October 1937, Page 12

COSY THEATRE

"THE THTRTEENTH CHAIR.55 Apart from its fascinating mystery, the screcn drama which commences at the Cosy Theatre to-night. ' ' The Thirteenth Chair,'5 is one of the best examples of the new Hollywool technique yet to reacli the screen. The pieture was tilnied largely in shadows, which adds to its- element oi mystery and its pliotographic splendour. The story is an adaptation of theremembered stage success by Bayard Veiller and with tbe grcater resaurces of Metro-Goldwyn-Alayer studios, it becomes even more interesting. Thirteen peoi)le are seated in a room where a seance ia in progress, arranged by one of them, who hopes-to find the murderer of his close friend. In the clarl:ness, he himself is killed by a knify woi.ud. No ond enterss or leayjs the room and yet no knifc is there. The locale of the gripping drama is in India, with an inexplicable murder eommitted when 13 people are sitting around a tablo in the dark holding liands during a scance. Altbough the locnl police are batflcd, the mediuin takes a liand and employing her knowledge of mysticism and psychology, brings the cuiprit to justice. M.G.M. has assembled a remarkably fine cast, all featured players, and the able George Seitz directed. The cast ineludcs Dame May Whitty, who scored an outstanding triumph in "Nlght Must Fall,5j Madge Evans) Lewis Stone and Elissa Landi.