“Ramona”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 460, 15 September 1928, Page 24

“Ramona”

RED INDIAN ROMANCE

Dolores Del Rio at Strand

Breathing the romance of Californian lake and forest, ‘‘Ramona,” America’s Red Indian love classic, is coming to The Strand. “Ramona” has been hailed as one of the most beautiful love stories yet offered by the screen, and it is sure to be greeted with delight by Auckland picturegoers.

The spirit of the old Spanish pioneering days in the Golden State lives again in this delightful film.

Undoubtedly, the appeal of “ Ramona ” is to lovers of romance. It is no picture \ for the ultra-practical and j unimaginative amusementhunter. It is one of the j most hauntingly beautiful \ films yet produced.

Set in the heart of California’s lake, bush, and mountain country, “Ramona” offers a series of delightful views and settings in which a piquant and thrilling love story is woven.

The producing company is Inspiration Pictures, and the director is Edmund Carewe, who places the seal of perfection on the latest of his many admirable efforts.

But more import-

JJ li O lIIUI v. X irijt''-'-* o vw w ' 1 ant still is the star, famous Dolores Del Rio, who has leapt to prominence as a result of her work in this Red Indian love tale. Dolores is one of the most strikingly beautiful women appearing in

pictures to-day, and the quality o£ her talent is without question. The title role of “Ramona” provided her with a part that might have been made to order, and her performance is one of the reasons for the extraordinary popularity of the production. She portrays the lovely Spanish-Red Indian girl to perfection, and is supported by Warner Baxter, Roland Drew, and many other well-known people. The period of the story is the early days of California, when the country was under the regime of the Spanish Dons, when the missions were in favour, and before the advent of the conquering- men of the East. Ramona, the Indian girl who has been adopted into a proud Spanish family, falls in love with a young chief and elopes with him. A year or two later her child dies and raiders kill her husband. The heart-broken girl becomes a wandering outcast and loses her memory but, after many privations she returns home and finds happiness. “Ramona” is being published by The Sun in serial story form.