OPERA HOUSE.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17170, 29 March 1927, Page 3

OPERA HOUSE.

THE BARRIER." " FINALLY TO-NIGHT Rex Beach's novel of the Alaskan goldfields has been transferred to the screen with praisevyortliy fldelity, Norman Kerry and Marceline Day being the focus of interest in the picture, the former as! a young army lieutenant — the scion of a proud family, ancl the latter a halfraste girl whom he believes to he Avhite. The complications that arise when he discovers her colourcd blood pack the entire sequnce of the picture with high-power dramatic thrils. The rescue of the girl from the doomed ship jammed ' in the ioe flows, the furious battle between the young lieutenant and the brutal skipper. and their escape just as the tremendous icebergs crush the sailing vessel to fragments, keep audiences at a fense pitch of cx- | citement. A comecly vein is well sustained throughout, and makes an efifective foil to tlie' intense drama. Spectacular photography, masterly direction and excellent characterizations by the principals make "The Barrier," a noteworthy contribution to the year's screenplays.