GRAND THEATRE
TO-NIGHT j "The Lion and the Lamb," E. Phili lips Oppenheim's thriller, has gained | rather than lost by its screen adaptj ation. It opens at the Grand Theatre ! to-night. | The fihn is centred about the eriminal activifies of a band of criminals known as "The Lambs." The young Earl of Lemstershire, a titled Londoner, and the hero of the story, is accidentally dragged into the band beeause Inez, the woman in the organisation, has taken a faney to him. There is a ruling among the "Lambs" that no one of their organisation can leave except through death. The young Earl of Lemstershire, decidedly not a criminal, and in addition, in love with the young lady whose home they plan to rob, has no intention of remaining with them or of dying in their services. How he triumphs over the master mind of the gang and brings about their arrest is depicted in a thrilling manner. * Walter Byron, youthful English leading man, gives an intelligent performance as the Earl of Lemstershire. Carmel Myers, as the gangster's Moll is seductive and alluring. Others in the cast who interpret their roles in the right manner are Miriam Seegar, Raymond Hafton, and Montagu Love.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 110, 31 December 1931, Page 7
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