GRAND THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 466, 25 February 1933, Page 3

GRAND THEATRE

TO-NIGHT. Rad 0 is fast spelling the doom of - organised crime in metropolitan areas. This is the opinion of Los Angeles police officers whose technL cal advice was sought hy Edward Cahn, direetor of Universal's "Radio Patrol," thrilling drama hased on the aetivities of the modern police system of apprehending criminals through the use of short wave radio broadcasts to radio-equipped police cars. j . This timely picton presents for j the first time the story of these intrepid night riders who hunt down cri- j minals while the world sleeps, or listens to their signals low down on the dial. It b a story of the most recent developmeut of police systems, employing thv radio to eorner the underworld meneces who lurk ixi the night of a big ci'y. Lila Lee returns to the screen after two years away in the sympathetic role of the girl who wins the hearts of tha rival night riders. Robert Armstrong and Russell Hopton j ■share ^.n^le lead honours in roles which give them both an opportunity to exhibit to the fullest their unusual screen talentu Oth'er prominent members of tre cast of this whirlwind picture include Andy Devine, June Clyde, Onslow Stevens, Sidney Toler, Harry Woods and others.