RIALTO AND REGENT, EPSOM

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 323, 7 April 1928, Page 12

RIALTO AND REGENT, EPSOM

“THE STOLEN BRIDE” Billie Dove, with her remarkable screen personality, appears as gorgeously orchid-like as ever in her latest production, “The Stolen Bride,” which is now being shown at the Rialto and Regent Theatres. As is usual in this beautiful star’s vehicles, the settings and costuming are features that would lift it far above the ordinary. Add to these, however, the attraction of a strong, moving drama, a good supporting cast, headed by the manly Lloyd Hughes, and a general lavishness of production, and it seems that we have a picture in the front rank of the latest offerings oif the screen. Miss Dove, marvellously gowned, a feature that will always interest feminine patrons, is cast as a beautiful Hungarian countess, who, in love with

a young peaslant, is almost I sacrificed -on the I altar of her a r i s t o c ratio father’s ambition for her. The latter is \ desirous that j Sari should wed I Baron von i Heim berg, a disi solute nobleman, and the intricacies of the plot are ingeniously executed until Sari

man * is reunited to her lover, preferring true love to wealth and position. The dramatic situations are very strong, and spring a series of surprises, while Lilyan Tashman in a prominent role adds an exotic note.

“The Irresistible Lover,” also being shown, is a sparkling comedy of a wealthy young bachelor who loves not only unwisely but too often. The mixups his affairs get him into provide no end of excitement and amusement for everyone, including himself.