MAJESTIC TO-NIGHT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 348, 8 October 1932, Page 2

MAJESTIC TO-NIGHT

"Behiiid the Mask" is a shocker that will shdck even those who are naturally equipped with mental shock absorbers. This film, which opens at • the Majestic Theatre to-night, is terrifying, electrifying, horrifying, mystifying! Its a daring tale- of horror that. will glue you to your seat with ffight, but at tbe same tiine fasciuate y°u. | Toid in a sensational manner, "Be- I hind the Mask" relates the demoni- j acal acts of a cruel, ruthless person, | who stooped to the most horribly in- 1 human means to destroy anyone who interfered with his nefarious business. This dread figure, known merely as Mr. X, was th'e mysterious leader of a notorious dopexring. He functioned through a gang, who worked for him faithfuily witboUt knowing his identity. No one dares to find out. Although he is only a fearful symbol to tbem, they know what horrible fates the too curious have suffered at his hands. But the Secret Service is determined to track dqwn this dangerous person in spite of heavy losses they have suffered through him. How Jack Hart, a government agent, "finally brealcs up the dope ring provides drama packed with thrilling highlights, surprise action and gruesome incidents. Scenes' that will bring cold beads of perspiration on your forehead and' make you clammy and squeamish with fright are in the hospital where Dr. Steiner destroys those that are considered excessive by Mr. X, and the cemetery seqtience. Jack Holt, one of the screen's most manly heroes, plays the Secret Service agent with his usual sincerity. The extremely versatile and capable Boris Karloff, the terrifying monster of "Frankenstein," adds another interesting characterisation to his rapidly increasing list, with a sinister portrayal in this new "horror mystery." Constance Cummings, Claude King, 'Willard Robertson, >Bertha Mann and Edward Van Sloan are well chosen for their particular parts. Second Feature. The pathos of a boy's struggle to conquer fear and thus overcome a physical handicap provides the drarrlatic appeal of "When a Feller Needs a Friend/' co-starring JacMe C'ooper and Carles "Chic" Sale, which opens to-night at the Majestic Theatre. The popular child star is ^ said to have his most effective role* in this picture in which he is seen as a boy who longs to play a share in the "back lot" activities of his friends but who is scorned by the other kids because of his leg brace. The story, adapted from William Johnston's novel, "Limpy," is laid in a small town in which Tom Randall, a moderately successful lawyer, his wife and their little son, familiarly known as Limp, makes th'sir home. Because of his injured -.leg, the Randalls have mollycoddled Limpy from babyhood.