NEW REGENT
“WINGS” ‘‘Wings,” the drama of the skies, will commence its second week of screening at the New Regent Theatre this evening. This tremendous story of war in the air contains some remarkable scenes ( of aerial battles, clashes between Al- I lied and German air squadrons. The whole range of the war, Allied and I German, on land and in the air. comes within the scope of its immense j theme. But running through it all is a beau- ; tiful love story, played by Richard j • Arlen. as David Armstrong, Charles | Rogers, as Jack Powell, and Clara j Bow, as Mary Preston. Jack Powell has always longed to fly. j and in all his day dreams he hears the , whirr of wings. Failing to secure an | airplane. Jack turns an old chassis into | a passable car, helped by Mary Pres- j ton, the girl next door. Mary loves j Jack, but Jack fancies himself in love j with Sylvia Lewis. When the car, named the “shooting star’ by Mary, is I finished, Jack asks Sylvia to take the first ride in it. He does not know that Sylvia loves, and is loved by, David Armstrong. When the Great War cloud spreads until its shadow is over even their small town, David and Jack answer the challenge and join the air force. Jack asks Sylvia for her photograph to take with him. Sylvia has just put her portrait into a locket for David. Jack sees it, and assumes it is for him. Sylvia hasn’t the heart to tell him the truth, and the locket becomes j Jack’s mascot. Before one of the great air battles j David has a premonition that he will j ! not return, and asks Jack to look ! | after his personal belongings. Jack ; j shows David Sylvia’s locket and confesses his love for her. The portrait j becomes dislodged, and when Jack re- j fuses to allow David to replace it, the later tears it up rather than let Jack see that it is inscribed on the back. “To David with all my love.” The two are ordered up to destroy enemy observation balloons. Jack is bitterly angry with David and refuses 1 the usual starting signal. When they are attacked by four enemy planes. Jack shoots on ahead, and gets the balloons while David engages the enemy. After disposing of two of the
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 447, 31 August 1928, Page 15
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397NEW REGENT Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 447, 31 August 1928, Page 15
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