RIALTO AND REGENT, EPSOM

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 257, 20 January 1928, Page 15

RIALTO AND REGENT, EPSOM

“PAINTING THE TOWN” Glen Tryon is starring in “Painting the Town” at the Rialto and Regent Theatres. Tryon, who has been seen here in shor tcomedies with more or less success, seems to have hit his stride in ‘ Painting the Town.*’ As a young village combination of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford with a flare for tricky inventions and wise-cracking, he creates a sensation in New York on his quest for fame and fortune. His specialities are a quick-stopping front wheel brake automobile, and his interest in a certain Follies beauty. His efforts in landing a big contract from the Fire Commissioner for his cars, iand in winning the interest and heart of the Follies queen provide a rapid succession of laughable situations and opportunities for funny gags and subtitles. Patsy Ruth Miller is the girl and as usual is easy to look upon and competent in her acting. The others in the cast are well chosen, including George Fawcett, Charles Gerard, Sidney Bracy and Max Ascher. The picture, which was made by Universal, is the screen adaptation of a story by Harry O. Hoyt, directed by William J. Craft. The story of “Painting the Town” has to do with one Hector Whitmore a country town inventive genius and smarty who goes to New York to astonish thd town with his inventions, principal among them being a frontwheel brake auto that will stop in its own length at any speed. He also wants to renew a chance acquaintance with Patsy de Veau, a Follies beauty. How he is “framed” by Patsy’s former sweetheart in his quick stop demonstration for the Fire Commissioner and how he finally gets the best of those conspiring against him, to win a big contract for his “wonder car” and also the heart of the Follies girl, is depicted in fast action abounding in laughs. Hector’s ready supply of smart-aleck tricks and his wise-cracking remarks help to make the picture a hilarious farce comedy. His humour is contagious and Tryon has injected a pleasing personality into the role. More than 30 of the finest policetrained dogs will be seen in “The Hog of War,” the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture presenting Flash, a new canine screen discovery. The animals will be seen in the sequence showing the dogs at work along the battle front. W. S. Van Dyke is directing. Richard Dix. star, and Malcolm St Clair, director, will he reunited in their next Paramount picture. The Tra\el- , «?o|esman ” a screen adaptation of the New York stage play by James Forbes. It will be supervised by B. 1. Zeldman. _—■ — - j