GRAND THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 79, 24 November 1931, Page 7

GRAND THEATRE

l TO-NIGHT | No other actor on the screen toI day can smash across a climax, hold I the interest at such a white-hot pitch, j fill his part with such a sense of i drama as William Powell. We have believed this since we first took pai'ticular note of this suave, restrained star in "Street of Chance." We repeat it with firm assurance after seeing his performance in Paramount's "Man of the World," at the Grand Theatre last night. True, "Man of the World" presents Powell with jthe opportunity to do great things; gives him a supporting cast of unusual strength; a story of virile power. Yet it is Powell who wields all the elements together and holds the attention, first as the pitiless blackmailer who preys on the weaknesses of millionaire tourists in Paris, Then as the lover awakened to new desires which he realises are beyond his reach. Lastly as the man whom love has made big enough to renounce the only thing he wants for the sake( of the girl he loves. Carole Lombard, who has been s.tepping right along in moving picture eireles for several months, has her best role so far as the lovely girl who captures Powell's heart. She : handles the part with great skill for a telling^ effect. Her rival, the manysided Miss Wynne Gibson, is splendid' in a character role that requires the ultimate in eareful handling. The ' men in the cast, Guy.Kibbee, a recent newcomer to the screen but well known on the Broadway stage, and young Lawrence Gray, are well cast and capable.