AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

£VERYBGbYC PICTURES. “THE FOUR FEATHERS.” •V ' . • • .-aosn. . % *AcS : ' 1 ' : Tiifilliiig scenes of wild life in Africa are’contained in the Paramount epic of the Soudan, “The Four Feathers,. ; which shows' at ilie Princess Theatre to3li«ht and. Tuesday. Earnest SchoedMarian Cooper,; the producers Jof the .picture “shot” most •of | these in Portugese .Bast Africa. For six jhonth® they lived among the native tribes, whom Kipling christened the “Fuzzy-Wuzzys,” . ' learning their ways, and teaching s them tp act for the movie camera. , One remarkable scene shows thousands of t-Aise warriors streaming across the desert wastes on 'their, facing camels, to give battle to jthe British, forces,. Later, they are showri attacking a British square. Another impressive sequence shows the mac! flight of a herd of hippopotami before the. driving; flames of a hush , fire, and their plunge.to . safety down , the precipitous _banks of a river, herd of baboons is also seen in flight. Part, ofthe'picture w.as,filmed, in Hollywood ’ with a cast that includes ■William Powell, ;i Richard Arlen, Fay Wjray, Clive{ Brook and $P.»h., Beery. There is a marvellous musica) score accon?pa.nying. this, picture played byn, wonder orchestra of, a hundred. The scorers, written by ' Wm. Frederick. Peters., A . big supporting v , series will also be screened. Prices: .Circle 2s, stalls Is 6d, child-, ren under