MAJESTIC THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 644, 23 September 1933, Page 3

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-NIGHT. "The Ringer needs absolutely no introduction to the movicgoers of Rotorua. It h'as existed as a novel, a stage play and a silent film. Wrap all the thrills eontained in these mediums and you have "The Ringer" as a talkie. This production asserts itself as being the great Edgar Wallace's supreme achievement. Its rising suspense and mounting, mystery— and the fascination attach- ' ihg to the human terror who haunts the story unseen till the end — mark it as almost uncannily suited for the screen; and it is the manner in which ' the opportunities have • been seized for the talking film that has filled the producers with such profound satisfaction. The action, it is claimed, never flags for a single instant; the movement is continuous; padding is completely absent, every episode' serving to carry the story forward. In short, "The Ringer" is one of the slickest, fastest and most convincingly and imaginatively produced films to the credit of England, and one which will bring many laurels. It ' may be added that in a number of respects it improves on the silent ver- ' sion to an extent that has got to be i .seen and heard to be believed. There are five good reasons why Markh'am Savage, film s'tar, should be murdered, in the shape of five people who have sworn vengeance on him for various reasons. Savage is notorious for his double-dealings and affairs with women, and here lics "sufficient reason for the murder which ' shocked the film- world. Who did it? Five people are suspected> but one is kept completely mystified until the very end, when 'the real murderer is found, bringing about a satisfactory denouement to this most thrilling British film. "Deadlock," as this production is titled, stars Stewart Rome and Mar- ' jorie Hume, and will open at the Ma"jestic Theatre to-night.