“THE MERRY WIDOW”
AT STRAND ON FRIDAY Just as “Ben Hur” stood out in bold relief as the greatest dramatic classic of the screen, so is “The Merry Widow" classified as “the most extensive, expensive and altogether finest reproduction of a glittering comedy-dramiL-production ever perfected by tfc* screen.” Te season at Wellington which is now running with conspicuous success at the Regent Theatre a that city, is eulogised by the “Eming Post” as “the best picture seen for over a year.” The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directors, with John Gilbert Mae Murray, Roy D’Arcy and a car. embracing thousands of extras, worked on the “Merry Widow” for two years. “Miss New Zealand in Movieland' will be shown in conjunction. Thi* picture is an exhaustive record of Dale Austen’s reception, progress ssd career at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, including the screen tests, which won for her a leading part a “The Bushranger.” There is a brisk demand for reserved seats at the bex office.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 354, 15 May 1928, Page 14
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