THE REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 25, 21 April 1927, Page 15

THE REGENT

“KID BOOTS” AND “LITTLE KELLYS” “A thousand times funnier than the musical comedy of the same name,” is the only way in which to describe Paramount's “Kid Boots,” which will come to the New Regent Theatre tomorrow. From beginning to end, the film is one long laugh. Golf, girls and gaiety sums it up, and any golfers who wish to get brand new ideas on the game should not miss the lessons given by Eddie Cantor, the star who was in “Boots” in the original Ziegfeld production. His comical “hole-in-one” will bring down the most sophisticated house. Apart from its comedy, the film contains some of the most remarkable thrills yet filmed. Incidentally, “Kid Boots” bring a cast that has seldom been equalled. Starting with Eddie Cantor, the star, and Clara Bow, Paramount has gathered a talented group of thespians, all of them remarkably well adapted to the screen version of Florenz ZiegfelcVs success. The play has attracted capacity houses in America for three years, and its Australian run was something of a record, with George Gee in the lead. Eddie Cantor, ace of musical comedy comedians, makes his cinema debut in this picture. Clara Bow, due to triumphs in “Hantrap,” now stands on the threshold of movie stardom. Billie Dove’s fragile loveliness is almost idealistic. Handsome Lawrence Gray, formerly Gloria Swanson’s leading man, finds himself admirably cast in a romantic role. Natalie Kingston’s vampish beauty completes the trio Paramount has lavished on “Kid Boots.” On the vaudeville side will be those delightful child musicians, “The Four Little Kellys,” whose aet is one of the most original on the boards to-day. These children have created a sensation wherever they have appeared and are assured of a particularly warm welcome in Auckland, where novelty and originality are ever appreciated.