BRITANNIA
“SORROWS OF SATAN” “Sorrows of Satan,” D. W. Griffith’s latest Paramount picture, which is now being jhown at the Britannia Theatre, features Menjou as Satan, Ricardo Cortez, Carol Dempster and Lya de Putti. Forrest Halsey scenarised Marie Corelli’s novel. D. W. Griffith’s handling of this literary masterpiece is clean cut and direct. The story is a study in simplicity worked out of complexities. The selection of the cast was a master stroke The counter balance of the contending forces illustrated by the expressive faces of Adolphe Menjou, Ricardo Cortez, Carol Dempster and Lya de Putti is almost a touch of genius. With a rare theme and new ideas to embellish it, Griffith arises to the occasion in a manner which proves the fulfilment of his earlier promises and leads his art into broader and more interesting fields.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 124, 16 August 1927, Page 15
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138BRITANNIA Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 124, 16 August 1927, Page 15
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