“WONDERFUL LONDON.”

Shannon News, 29 December 1925, Page 3

“WONDERFUL LONDON.”

AN INSPIRED PRODUCTION. London the British Empire's capital city, the hulb of the universe-ma-iesitio London,, mystertoufe London, unknown London, London by night Dickens’s London, London old- and new London’s Sunday, Londons contrasts, cosmopolitan London, London’s river, London off the track, known London, all the glamour, all the charm, all the magic of London s great majesty are embraced anQ| d ie ‘ vealed in the remarkable production “Wonderful London.” “Wonderful London”' is in every sense an inspired production. And this splendid picture, it is good to know, is British- it is a convincing' answer to any contention that British ability is unable to compete in the lndviiig-ptoture world with the best that can be done in other places. The method adopted in toe presentation of this film ns novel. It is the story of London, a story rich in historical detail, aind wonderfully appealing in the manner in which it incorporates so much that is o«f the vital history of the British' race. Characters Whose names are writtten large on the pages of British history appear for the moment in the picture to tread again the paths they trod in the far-off days when London was younger, and- to visit the spots that were fmnilimp to them in their day, and which stdi stand to-day as links with the grea past of the great city. “Wonderful London” gives a better idea of toe world’s greatest capital than probabh has been afforded by any other medium. Its range is tremendous, Ms photography is a masterpiece, its suit prises are ever recurring-and always refreshing, its novelties are unending and delightful, and its interest is absorbing. “Wonderful London will hsoreened at the Maoriland Theatre on Friday night.