REGENT THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 66, 10 December 1937, Page 16

REGENT THEATRE

"SARATOGA." "Saratoga" screens finally to-night. " Captain Courageous/ ' Rudyard Kipling's famed tale of the heroie Gloucester fishermen. and the boy whom they regenerated through ideals of courage and humanity, screens at the Regent to-morrow. Meti-o-GoldwynMayer has captured, in term3 of camera magic, tho spirit and beauty of the sea and of the men who go down to it in ships. Backgrounded against the stirring and lamorous, evercnanging moods of the ocean against the striking, tall-masted fishing schooners their sails unfurled to the breeze, showIing step by step the fascinating and dangerous work of the Gloucester fishermen, and permeated'wiih tbrill after thrill from the uecic of an ocean liner to be picked up by a Portuguesq fishej91 man, to tne final race uetweeaj'twg

ships who want to be the first to return to port with the catch, the Kipling tale unfolds its narrative of a spoiled millionaire's son who is almost against his will taught a new way of life and a new xespect for his fellowmen with a power and tenderness that easily xanks "Captain. Courageous" as one of the most distinguished photoplays of this year or any other year. As for the cast, it is as perfect as a cast can be. In a portrayal surpassing even.his acclaimed role in "David Copperfield," the brilliant child star, Freddie Bartholomew, brings to life the spoiled hero of "Captains Courageous," making the boy a creature of warmth, sympathy and understanding. Equally effective is — e outstanding work of Spencer Tracy as the x'ortuguese fisherman, Manuel, who is the first to instil ideals of manhood in his little protege's mind and who becomes his fast friend to the end.