“TAKE IT FROM ME"

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 40, 10 May 1927, Page 15

“TAKE IT FROM ME "

A MIRACLE OF MIRTH “Take It From Me” is Reginald Denny’s funniest picture. The Universal-Jewel production will be screened at the Regent on Friday next. Wherever it has been shown, Denny fans have pronounced it a better farce even than “What Happened to Jones,” Skinner’s Dress Suit,” “Rolling Home,” or the many other light comedies which have made him one of the screen’s most popular stars. Adapted from the New York musical comedy success of the same title, the picture has all the dash and breeziness of the stage production. Starting with a bang as Denny, an extravagant young heir sinks the last dollar of his inheritance on a horse which just can’t win first place. The picture moves rapidly from one comedy situation to another. It is all plausible comedy, too, however fantastic it may seem, for every ridiculous situation is logically accounted for, and one’s credulitv is seldom taxed. It is another instance of why Denny has become so popular. His stories are barely perceptible exaggerations of what might happen to any adventurous young man with a great gift for getting himself into difficulties, and the humanness of his pictures appeals to all of us. The picture displays many scenes rich in pictorial beauty and splendour, in addition to the comedy. A capable supporting cast of comedians, including Lee Moran, Ben Hendricks, jun., Ethel Wales, Lucien Littlefield, Jean Tolley, and others, contributes its share of laughs to the enjoyable picture.