AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1931, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

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“DERELICT.”

Do you want to be thrilled? To hoid your breath while a drama ol life and death, of bate and love, unfolds itself in ever mounting action, against a background of storms at sea, ot ships crashing in the night, of daring rescues and perilous encounters? Then see “Derelict,” the Paramount feature at the Princess Theatre, in which the great George Bancroft depicts a masterful character, taken right from the salty ocean, in a manner that is thoroughly moving and convincing, in a drama of deep-sea love and hate, that will stir you to the \er,v depths of your soul. We have seen the mighty Bancroft in “The Mighty”. But never have we seen him so much at home, so dominant of his situation, so completely the man. Bancroft is real in “Derelict”, and “Derelict” is a real story. A belligerent two-fisted sea captain, fighting to keep a sluggish tramp steamer afloat through the fury ox a tropi_ cal storm. Out oi the angry ingot comes the frantic staccatto signal of a ship in distress—'b.O.S.', ‘S.O.S.’ and he knows that, aboard the floundering: craft is. the one man in the world lie hates, and the woman who double-crossed him. That’s the climactic situation 01 ‘.-Derelict”, and if you can imagine anything ; Adore full of possibilities for dynamic Babcrolt action, we can’t. -William Boyd, seen with Gary Cooper in “The Spoilers”,- is Bancroft’s rival ‘in “Derelict”, a fighting seaman, who can battle with both fists when the oe cassion demands. Jessie Boyce .Nandis, is both beautiful and capable. She adds distinction to her part in “Derelict. Good supports. Prices 2/10, 1/0, 'children Gd.