WAIPUKURAU THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 77, 23 December 1937, Page 13

WAIPUKURAU THEATRE

"LOST HOEIZON" TO-NIGHT AND FRIDAY. "Lost Horizon," Ainerica's greatest contribution to the screen, produeed by the ace director, Frank Capra, will screen at the Waipukurau Theatre tonight, Thursclay, at 8, and on Friday, at 2.30 and 8 p.m. Eoland Colman has been seen in many great productions, but never in his great career has he been seen in such an absorbing role, but his is only one of many outstanding characterisations. Others in the cast are H. B. Warner, Edward Everett Horton, Jane Wyatb, Margo and Thomas Mitchell. Clear-cut through a"-l is the hand of its great producing genius Frank Capra, who made "Mr Deeds Comes to Town," "Lady for a Day," "It Happened One Night" and other renowned picture-plays. Briefly '•he story of "Lost Horizon" concerns five persons who are kidnapped in an aeroplane in China and are flown deep into the lieart of forbidden Tibet to the lamesery of Shangri-La. Her closeted securely by mountains inipenetrable to the uninitiated, is a setting of nidescribable beauty and serenity, peopled by the members of the strangest cult of modern times. Romance and adventure fall to the bewildered kidnap victims and soon all but one surrender to tne utter contentment and rare loveliness that is Shan-gri-La. Early reservation is advised.