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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 411, 20 July 1928, Page 14

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“SADIE THOMPSON” “Sadie Thompson,” the picture base! on Somerset Maugham’s play “Rain, will be shown this evening at tfcGrand Theatre, with Gloria Swansc: in the leading role. The story of “Sadie Thompson” dttails the conflict between an of San Francisco’s underworld, froc. whom the picture takes its name, aac a reformer, “Alfred Atkinson,” who etcounters the girl at Pago Pago in the South Seas and, considering her « menace, determines to reform her. At Pago Pago, she meets “Timothy O’Hara,” a Marine sergeant who, it spite of his gruff, hard-boiled maimer is really a boy at heart, with a qualltof bashfulness that makes an insts* appeal to the worldly “Sadie.” Europe’s most beautiful and exoi. feminine contribution to films is Lya de Putti, who will be seen with Ke: neth Harlen in Universal’s “Midnigh: Rose.” The supporting cast include Henry Kolker, Dorimer Jakarta George Larkin, “Gunboat” Smith, We: dell Franklin and Frank Brownlie. Glamorous Spain is shown at tfc height of its picturesque beauty it Fox Films* “Carmen,” directed by Ba oul Walsh with Dolores Del Rio, Victor McLaglen and Don Alvardo in tiprincipal roles. Aside from the grea: dramatic quality of the narrative tt? background is one of unusual colrt The Spanish town on a fete day prr sents a most curious and interestii: spectacle. The extraordinary animation contrasts strongly with the Mutual calm of the place. The whole city is brilliantly attired in its fiesta Striped hangings droop from ever window. Peasapts crowd about I dense masses, some on foot, others otheir ponies or mules, covered graceful mantles in place of saddle !In “Carmen” Raoul Walsh has tained the genuine fiesta spirit. It > interesting to know that in all of ifbig scenes, actors and actresses i Spanish descent were used.