REGENT THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 69, 14 December 1937, Page 10

REGENT THEATRE

"CAPTAINS COTJRAGEOHS." "Captain Courageous,' f Rudyard Hipling's famed tala of the heroic Gloucester fishermen and the boy whom they regenerated thyough ideals of courage and humanity, screens at the Regent to-night. Metro-GoldavynMayer has captured, in terms of camera magic, the spirit and beauty of the sea and of the men who go down to it in ships. Backgrounded against the stirring and lamorons, evercnanging moods of the ocean against the striking, taJl-masted fishing schooners their sails unfurled to the breeze, showing step by step the faseinating and dangerous work of the Gloueester fishermen, and permeated wi+h thrill after thrill from the - . of an oeenn Hnt.r to be piekcd \ , by a 1'oj . fisherman, to final rr.ee cen two sliips who want to be the first to return to port with the cat , the Kiplihg tale unfolds its narri five of a spoiM millionaire's son who is almost against | his will la-- ;1 1 a new way of life and a new xespeet for liis f eliowmea with a

power and tenderness that easily ranks "Captain Courageous" as oue 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 hi? acclaimed role in "David Copperfield," the brilliant child star, Freddie Bartholomew, brings to life the spojled hero of "Captain*? Conragcous," making the boy a croatnro oi' warmth, s^mipathy and understanc'.ing. Kqually effective is outstanding work of Spe *r Tracy as th~ ortuguese fisL.ruian, Mannel, who is the first to instll ideals of - nhood in h-*s ittle protege's mind and wlut lecomes his fast f/.en l to the end,

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