STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 297, 7 March 1928, Page 15

STRAND

“SORRELL AND SON”

“Sorrell and Son,” the United Artists screen version of Warwick Deeping’s world-famous novel, is attracting large audiences to the Strand Theatre, where the third big programme of the Strand extended season policy is now being presented. “Sorrell and Son,” the best selling novel which has been filmed by Herbert Brenon under the Joseph M. Schenck banner for United Artists, has its locale in England, w r \a/ Q „ Therefore, it was in H. B. Warner keeping . with the spirit of the story that the director of “Peter Pan.” “Beau Geste” and other successes should select British-born players for many of the important roles. Many of the scenes also were filmed in England. The author.. Warwick Deeping, is an Englishman, and the story tells of the heartbreaking experiences of an English gentleman when he tries to gather up the broken threads of his life after the war.

Brenon made a trip to England to confer with Mr. Deeping on the transferring of his novel to the screen, Mr. Brenon being one of those rare souls in screenland who believes that the author of a literary masterpiece has certain fundamental rights in his creation which should be respected.

1 The acting of H. B. Warner. Mickey Mcßan. Alice Joyce, Louis Wolheim, Anna Q. Nilsson. Lionel Belmore, Car- ; mel Myers. Nils Asther and other prac- ! tised performers in the cast, leaves j nothing to be desired. The direction ; by Herbert Brenon is at all times in- ; telligent. logical, interest-compelling. : and smart. Emotional values which i make the story of “Sorrell and Son'’ so universally popular, are skilfully : keyed and stressed at correct moi ments. j Preceding the screening of the ! photoplay, is a very effective stage prologue. with some of Auckland's leading actors in important roles. Eve Bentj ley's Strand Symphony Orchestra renders a special musical programme, j specially featuring as its overture, | "The Rose.”