GRAND THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 359, 21 October 1932, Page 3

GRAND THEATRE

TO-NIGHT No other expression than "The best' football picture will do justice to "The Spirit of Notre Dame," which opened last night at the Grand Theatre. This comedy-drama of the gridiron takes its place" at once as one of the most entertaining pictures ever produoed, either by Universal or any other company, and teems -with thrills and human interest throughout its length. One of the most interesing young men on the screen to-day, Lew Ayres, is presenfced as a small-town high school football star who enters Notre Dame, becomes the leading ball carrier* of the team, only to find himself in disgrace when he allows his personal feelings to overcome temporarily the spirit which leads a college player to work for the success of the team as a whole. Further interest is added to the picture by the participation of elsven of Notre Dame's most famous football stars, including Frand Caridoe, All-American quarter-back, "The Four Horsemen," and other players whfise exploits on the gridiron are familiar to every football fan. And it is not only the fan, by the way, who will enjoy "The Spirit of Notre Dame." It will amuse and thrill every man, woman and child who is fortunate enough to see it. Important supporting roles ai'e played by William Bakewell, who is seen as Lew's pal and room mate; J. Farrell MacDonald, the football coach and the living image, by the way, of the late Knute Rockne; by Sally Blane, Andy Devine, Harry Barris, and many others.