AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1933, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

“THE WOMAN IN ROOM 13.” .Film fails who have been clamoring for more Elissa Laudi screen stories will find their answer at the Princess Theatre where “The Woman In Room 13,” her latest Fox emotional drama, is now playing; In this stirring portrayal of a pretty young divorcee’s fight to make her' break from a; revengeful exhusband a cleaii one, Miss Landi is revealed as an actress of manifold charms and appeal. The diversity of, moods she is called upon to portray enable her for the time to enact thenormal emotion of , a present-day American wife in a believable and logical kfcbry.

She is seen as'an unhappy wife mismated to a philandering husband; she is pictured as a spirited, capable, independent woman who has made a success as a composer; she is depicted in the happy threes of romance with a devoted new mate; then, when her irpw happiness >s • threatened, she fights with .Avery ounce of her energy to protect the man slie loves, accepting blame, censuix'e and shame in order to do so.

In “Tile Woman In Room 13” Miss Landi is surrounded by a -notable cast of screen celebrities, including in the more prominent roles Ralph Bellamy, Neil Hamilton, Myfna Loy arid Gilbert Roland. The photoplay Was directed by Henry King from a Guv Bolton adaptation of the powerful, stage success written by Samuel Shipmail, Max Marcin and Percival Wilde. Tt is Miss Laiuli’s sixth 'American - film. She recently starred in “The Yellow Ticket” arid, “Devil’s Lottery..:” A good simporting programme will also be shown including further chapters of the serial.