“TOMMY ATKINS”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 517, 21 November 1928, Page 15

“TOMMY ATKINS”

GREAT LONDON RECEPTION Tli© London ‘‘Evening’ Standard,” after reviewing tlio big .High international picture. “Tommy At king.” stated: “The audience jeyan to applaud before the film started; they cheered when a column of troopmarc lied past the camera; they wept audibly when the soldiers readied the desert; and their delight was hysterical when the Highlanders saved the fort." Continuing, the same critic said. “It will not surprise »*s to learn that this picture becomes one of the greatest box office attractions ever made in this country, and my anly hope is that it goes to America, if only to show' them that we* can share the odds, too.” “Tommy Atkins.” which will be released by Cinema Art Films, was made at Elstree studios, London, with the whole and hearty co-operation of the British War Office.

Hailed as the female Charlie Chaplin, Marjorie Beebe, Fox Films comedienne, is starred iff “The Farmer s Daughter,” shortly to be released in New Zealand. This little red haired comedienne lias created a sensation with her hilarious interpretation of tlio dairy maid, in this production, according to preview critics.