MAJESTIC, T.O-NIGHT.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 344, 4 October 1932, Page 3

MAJESTIC, T.O-NIGHT.

Areh 'man-made fiends, life-breath-ing electrical machines, dangling bodies, human skeletons, ghouls, and wicked hunchbacks all have their sinister place in the shivery, eerie and ghostly, daddy of all thrill-films, "Frankenstein" whieh shows at the Majestic Theatre to-night. Universal, with its customary pioneering inclinations, has taken the most daring story in all literature — the eighteenth century Mary Shelley tale of a mau who created a monsterhas added the ingredients of a superb cast, truly marvellous photography, fascinating sets, and a heaping portion of some of the hest direction. sinee Griffith, and has duly presented the sereen with its greatest film-fantasy. There are many scenes 4n th'e film that will both literally and figuratively prompt you to clutch at your neighbour's closest arm as the screen very nearly devours you," but there is one in particular 'that the most blase will | never be able to resist. The excited young Dr. FGrankenstein, played brilliantly by Colin Clive, and his devilish little dwarf-assistant, Dwight Frye, ■ complete the last surgical poeration |j on their home-made man. They dash' I to their shrieking electrical inventions ■ and test the life-glving ray — then! But it is entirely too precious to give • away! Of course, you will see "Fran- f kenstein," and anyone who takes the | least bit of thrill away from it for I you should most certainly he relegated I to the basement. \

Mae Clarke, the talented little ac- j tress who is taking the world's film | fans by storm; John Boles, of the ; golden voice, ch'arming manner, and excelelnt acting |ability; sagacSous- | 1-oking Edward Van Sloan; and chat- ] tering Frederick Kerr and Dwight Frye, have many honours to divide in - "Frankenstein," but the screen has 1 never seen anything quite like Clive and Karloff in their characterisations. ■ Karloff, wearing the most hideously fascinating make-up in creation, and in their extraordinary performances the brilliant, Englishman give you something tnat you will, in all probability, remember for many a day.