MAJESTIC, TO-NIGHT.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 343, 3 October 1932, Page 3

MAJESTIC, TO-NIGHT.

Arch man-made fiends, life-hreath-ing electrical machines, dangling hodies, human skeletons, ghouls, and wieked hunchbacks all have their sinister place in the shivery, eerie and ghostly, daddy of all thrill-films, "Frankenstein," which opens at the Majestic Theatre to-night. Universal, with its customary pioneering inclinations, has taken th'e most daring story in all literature — the eighteenth century Mary Shelley tale of a man who created a monsterhas added the ingredients of a superb cast, truly marvellous photography, fascinating sets, and a heaping portion of some of the best direction since Griffith,- and has duly presented the screen with its greatest fihn-fantasy. There are many scenes in th'e film that will both literally and figuratively prompt you to clutch at your neighhour's closest arm as the screen very nearly devours you, hut there is one in particular that the most hlase will never he ahle to xesist. The excited young Dr. FGrankenstein, played brilliantly hy Colin Clive, and his devilish little dwarf-assistant, Dwight Frye, complete the last surgical p'oeration on their home-made man. They dash' to their shrieking electrical inventions and test the life-giving ray— then! But it is entirely too precious to give away! Of course, you will see "Frankenstein," and. anyone who takes the least bit of thrill away from it for 'you should most certainly be relegated to the basement.

Mae Clarke, the talented little actress who is taking the world's film fans hy storm; John Boles, of the golden voice, charming manner, and | excelelnt acting 'ability; sagacious1 1-olcing Edward Van Bloan; and chat- | tering Frederick Kerr and Dwight j Frye, have many honours to divide in | "Frankenstein," but the screen has j never seen anything quite like Clive • and Karloff in their characterisations. Karloff, weaving the most hideously [ fascinating make-up in creation, and in their extraordinary performances the brilliant Englishman give you something that you will, in all probability, remember for many a day.