MAJESTIC, TO-NIGHT.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 178, 21 March 1932, Page 2

MAJESTIC, TO-NIGHT.

Douglas Fairbanks has thrown aside armour, steed, sword and buckler for the first time in ten years — has attired himself in a well-fitting business suit — has exchanged battlements for a penthouse apartment topping a skyscraper — and the result is the happiest' mixture of entertainment the year has brought forth. The picture is "Reaching for the Moon," for United Artists, wr'tten i and directed by Edmund Goulding, whom they call the most versatile man in Hollywood, and which opens to-night at the Majestic Theatre, with Bebe Daniels as the dazzling objeet of Fairbanks' affections. The story and dialogue are smart and sophisticated, the action is romantic and rapid, the settings range from fashionable New York to a luxurious liner at sea, and there is a bountiful seasoning of comedy. And when the last word is said about lovely women, it should be in connection with the hand-picked beauties who glide through the scenes of "Reaching for the Moon." Fairbanks plays the role of a dynamic young stock broker who is so busy playing the game of finance that he has somehow lost sight of love. "Reaching for the Moon" is a picture in keeping with the times — or ahead of it — and Fairbanks gives a . whirlwind performance and proves he needs no bizarre locale or characterisation to bring out his dashing, romantic temperament. It's top entertainment and very, very new.