STATE THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 44, 15 November 1937, Page 14

STATE THEATRE

A *'HIS APFA3B." ' Two great stars. Eobert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyek, achieve their true greatness- together in "His A-ffai-r » which sereens at the Stata .Theatre tonight. 3h "His Affair" Both Taylor and Miss Stanwyek find the most important story either oue has ever had, a dramatie account of a love supremi»y courageous and unashamed, endangerinr the nation 's highest places and gamt? ■ ling life itself for a higher stake. And for "Victor McLaglen, who heads the strong supporting cast, it marks tha strongest role he has had since his powerful characterisation in "The Infonner" earned him the acting award 1 of the Academy cf Motion Pieture Arts and Sciences. A pieture in the mood of great i'omanee, with the surge of mighty drama "His Affair," provides Eobert Taylor with a truly Taylor-made role, allowing Barbara Stanwyck to match his greatness with a fire and power given full scope for the first time. The exciting events of "His Affair'* take place at the turn of the eentury. when the stability of the nation is threatened by an- unprecedented seiies of sensational bank robberiea in the Middle West. In a desperate move, President William McKinley calls upon a young Lieutenant Eobert Taylor, who has had a brilliant .record nnder Admiral Dewey.