BRITANNIA
“THE GORILLA" ' • The Gorilla,’ which will be show> at the Britannia Theatre to-night, ia one of the most eerie and spooky pictures ever to reach the screen. Tjj e able direction of Alfred SanteU ia handling a closely-knit story, and tfct splendid camera work, take the rht, of pistol shots and changing lights that were a feature of the stage version. It has been proved that the silent senes can produce as many thrills, with th« aid of clever photography, aa tht legitimate stage. For those who n* the original play a fresh thrill awaiti, for the ending of the screen version haa been changed. The pictorial shots IM action all take place in and around a r Long Island home. There are a far outside or exterior scenes, which hance the weirdness of the iirkrisj rooms and shadows that appear frsai nowhere. The cast has been chosen with care and all give excellent Charlie Murray and Fred Kelsey represent a new screen team, and tie the featured players.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 279, 15 February 1928, Page 15
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