Simplicity is Keynote of "Jazzless" Picture.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 38, 27 February 1930, Page 5

Simplicity is Keynote of "Jazzless" Picture.

'' The Rainbow Man.''

Critics have been warm iv their praise of the simplicity and beauty-■without-benefitaof-jiizz in the fii"st Eddie 'D'owling all-talking and singing picture,, ■. *' The-.' Rainbow. Man,", , which comes to the King -George Theatre on Saturday, Monday and Tues3ay, March Ist, 2nd and 3rd. ■

"The Rainfbow Man ? ' a PaTaniouat picture, "is .believed to be one of. the first musitjal soundTfilms to break into fame without the aid of jazz.

I>owling 's picture 1 has a moving, human pilot^ The hero is a small-time actor", and;Jb,e contiinues to.'be' one throughout the -film. *He doesn 't suddenly strike shale oil and millions in ."the musical com«dy manner, nor. does he fight, a duel with thirty villains to win the girl. / ; • .

The aon'gs are lovely melodies,. easily rememibefed, but not of the.'*fhojt J>- or

"ibhaes" 3ra,Ti&£y.

Thus '' The Rainbow- Man. ''is difEereiit. It .marks a new step in t!b.e progress of talking films: It is a romantic, lyrical confectionj. filled with true heart:interest, coniedy, and episodic acflod, and bringing three personages to undisputed., proaninence in the -realm of sound' films—-Eddie Dowling; Mariau Nixon and little Frankie Darfo.- ■ .