STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 522, 27 November 1928, Page 15

STRAND

“LOST IN THE ARCTIC” That the public is ready for striking novelties in motion pictures has been demonstrated by the success of the fun of “Lost in the Arctic” at the Strand Theatre. With no love story, l?ut with an amazing succession of startling shots of bird and animal and sea life and magnificent scenic backgrounds, this production" has shown that the public craves stark drama in places where life and death are travelling companions. Even without the world-wide interest in the Arctic caused by the privations of General Nobile and his men and the mystery surrounding the fates of those still missing, this picture would have been warmly received. No film before has ever combined the thrills of a hunt in a school of whales, a struggle for the capture of polar bears, battles with walrus, the sweeping panorama of thousands of reindeer and the solemn discovery of the remains of men of the Stefansson expedition who had lost in the struggle against Nature’s odds. Among the excellent supporting items at the Strand,* mention must be made of a beautiful technicolour production, “Lady of Victories,” the story of Josephine and Napoleon. The gorgeous court dresses of the First Empire come out most vividly. A comedy and a gazette complete the pictorial programme. Musical gems, old and new, are featured by the Strand Symphony Orchestra, under Eve Bentley. “Rienza” (Wagner) has been chosen as the overture.