MAJESTIC THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 416, 28 December 1932, Page 7

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-DAY AND TO-NIGHT Thrills of modern lif e, exciting happenings which appear daily in news- j papers and the engrossing adventure ; of a young man and woman who find J the' fight for love and happiness as hazardous as the most fantastic jungle > adventure, form the plot details of I "The Wet. Parade," which will open , to-day at the Majestic Theatre for two days. The story, based on Upton Sinclair's sensational novel, opens on an aristocratic Southern plantation before the World War, depicting the tragedy of a young girl whose father is driven to suicide as a result of his obsession by liquor. Because of this, j the girl beeomes an almost fanatic supporter of the cause of prohibition; i but as the succeeding years hring about first prohibition and then the modern era of bootlegging activities, she finds herself the centre of a series of exciting happenings which rise to a thrilling dramatic climax. Highlights of the plot include the heroine's attempt to prevent her brother from repeating her father's fatal error ; the tragic murder of a nagging wife who tries to interfere with her husband's post-prohibition drinking habits; the wrecking of a "gin mill" by Government agents an dsp'ectacular night-club raids. ' The settings, which range from a beautiful Southern plantation to picturesque New Yorlc street scenes of the period of the Wilson administration and finally depict the luxurious drinking places of the current times, are the most varied and colourful seen on the screen in some time. Dorothy Jordan, last seen in "Hell Divers," plays the leading feminine rol'e, and featured parts are played by Robert Young, who appeared as the young doctor in "Sin of Madelon Claudet"; the veteran charaeter actor, Lewis iStonejj Walter Huston, who scored in "Beast of the City," and Neil Hamilton of "Strangers May Kiss" fame. That the picture also has its comedy moments is assured by the presence in the cast of that inimitable laugh-maker, Jimmy "Schnozzle" Durante. The large group of players also includes Wallace Ford, Myrna Loy, John Miljan, Joan Marsh, Clara Blandick and Emma Dunn. The picture was directed by Yictor Fleming.