MAJESTIC THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 292, 4 August 1932, Page 2

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-NIGHT A British made picture as bralliant as the • best Amefican productions; such is a just description of "Other People's Sins," a P.D'.C.-Stoll picture which opens at the Majestic Theatre to-night. This film, which was made at the Stoll Studios at Cricklewood, is based on an original screen story by Leslie Howard Gordon, and was directed by Sinclair Hill, who is acknowledged at the present time to be one of this country's outstanding directors. It may. be said to set a new standard in British production. The star of the picture is Horace Hodges, an experienced character actor who needs no introduction to the playgoing public and who will be remembered for his stage portrayal of "Grumpy." In "Other People's Sins," he takes the part of a lovable old wastrel who stands on trial for murder in his daughter's place, but only as a method of forcing his son-in-law to pay his debts for him! The part of the son-in-law barrister who undertakes the defence is played by Sbewart Rome, who establishes himself as' a talkie actor of rare ability. His impassioned speech for the defence is one of the greatest moments of a great film. Anne Grey, has the chief feminine role.- Though hardly a newcomer to the films, this is the most outstanding part she has ever had, and she has been acclaimed as the finest British screen find of years. Prominent in the supporting cast are Arthur Margeston and Adeline Hayden Cofiin, while highlights of the picture are provided by reproductions of a threatrical party and a court scene in the Old Bailey which are remarkable for their fidelity.