“THE SPOILERS”

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3246, 31 March 1943, Page 5

“THE SPOILERS”

BASED ON R. BEACH’S BOOK PROGRAMME AT REGENT “BLACK SHEEP OF WHITEHALL” Heralded as one of the most memorable pictures of screen history and •based on the best of Rex Beach’s bestseller books, “The -Spoilers” conies- to the Regent Theatre on Thursday and Friday., The raw, teeming saga of the Klondike co-stars Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne. Produced for Universal by Frank Lloyd, maker of , such screen smashes as “Mutiny on the Bounty” and the contemporary “Saboteur,” the film backs its three-way constellation with a pre-? tentious supporting cast. Among the featured players are Margaret Lindsay, who will have the opposite feminine lead; Harry Carey, top-liner of more than 300 pictures; Richard Barthelmess, in a comeback character lead and William Farnum, star of the original “Spoilers.” Surprise Appearance In addition, Robert W. Service, poet laureate of the Alaskan gold rush and writer of “The Shooting of Dan McGrew,” appears on the screen for the first time, playing himself in a brief sequence.

The keynote of the new “Spoilers” is the famous quotation from Kipling, “There’s never a law of man or God holds North of ’53.”

It is the story of La Dietrich as Cherry Malotte, a shrewd, seductive, beautiful woman, and of the two men who fought to the death over her love and the possession of the fabulous Midas gold mine;

It is said that the unforgettable fist-fight of the. first “Spoilers” has been re-filmed by -Producer Lloyd with even closer vividness and spell-bind-ing action. Another highlight is the scene in which Miss Dietrich turns on Wayne with wildcat fury at the break of their love affair. ;

“Black Sheep of Whitehall” will be shown on Thursday and Friday.

FINALLY TO-NIGHT

DOUBLE FEATURE

“Tugboat Annie Sails Again” and “Top Sergeant” will show finally tonight at the Regent Theatre.