AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. V TO-NIGHT AND THURSDAY. JOAN CRAWFORD IN ) “POSSESSED.” * g Joan Crawford has bowed to the reof hundreds of letters received at the Metrodaoldwyh-Mayer . studio, with the 1 result’ that she ; sings a new song dn 1 her latest picture, “Possessed,” -which will be shown to-night at .the Princess Theatre. A Miks Crawford's voice caught on with J the public when she sang “Gotta Feeling For You” in “The Hollywood Revue of 1929.”, Subsequently she sang "V several’ s’ongs in ' “Dance, Fcols, V.-Dance/’ and “Laughing Sinners” re- / spectiVely. However, .two of the star’s most recent pictures, “This , Modern Age' ’ and “Within the Law,” were songless, and she has been bombarded with protests /by mail. Consequently a highlight of “Possessed” is “How Long Will It Last?” by Max Lief and Joe Meyers, which Miss Crawford sings in a Park Avenue sequence of the picturo. 1 “Possessed” is a striking story of modern New York and its modern lack ofc''conventions. The picture was adaptfrom the Edgar .’SeTwyh''stage hit, Mirage.” ..,.€3*rkvjfj&ble,•• latest sOreeij sensation, r Miss Cjrawford, and'the cast .irlso includes Wallace Ford and SkeetsyGaUagher. A good selection of supports will also be'shoWn.