ALWAYS GOODBYE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 98, 16 December 1931, Page 7

ALWAYS GOODBYE

SCREEN DISCOVERS PERFECT ENDING FOR LOVE STORIES. At last the screen has discovered the perfect ending for love affairs. The charming and unique procedure with which this is done is repeated time and again by Elissa Landi in "Always Goodbye," her second Fox picture and her first starring vehicle which opens on December 26 at the Majestic Theatre. Miss Landi's role in "Aways Goodbye" is further notable in that it offers the Venetian beauty an unusual opportunity for the full display of her fiery, emotional talents which were only hinted at in her first picture, "Body and Soul," which brought her sharply to the attention of national critics and public alilce. The story deals with the romantic adventures of a young American girl who goes to Mayfair to pose as a wondrous-wise, sophisticated woman of worldly charm. It is sufficiently different from the usual screen drama to grip the imagination with its truly beautiful and realistic depiction of human, modern life. Mainly, it deals with Elissa's struggles for happiness through romance. Three men dominate these adventures: John Garrick, as a penniless youth whom she almost adores; Paul Cavanagh, as a gentleman gambler and crook sought by Scotland Yard; and Lewis Stone, retired diamond miner who, through his adherence to the old-fashioned English code of gentleman, teaches her the absurdity of her theory that all love can he dismissed with a casual "Goodbye." Too much stress can not be laid on the perfection of directional artistry which is displayed in this picture. Honours are shared by William Cameron Menzies and Kenneth MacKenna, who collaborated on this, their first directorial work. / "Always Goodbye," , an,. original story by Kate McLaurin, was adapted ; to the screen by Lynn Starling, who j also wrote the entertaining and seinitillantly v/itty dialogue with which I the drama is told. | Messrs. Stone and Cavanagh head Miss Land's supporting cast, which ! in addition to Garrick, includes Frederick Kerr, Herbert Bunston and Lumsden Hare.