CAPITOL
“DIAMOND HANDCUFFS” Sweating Kaffirs in the steaming bowels of -the earth, digging for diamonds—tinselled society with its hotbeds of intrigue and discontent —and the sinister shadows of the underworld, all come into searching review as the kaleidoscopic background for “Diamond Handcuffs/* Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer’s sensational* picture now at the Capitol Theatre. This unique dramatic attraction has been expensively produced, and an exceptionally large cast of favourites appear, headed by Eleanor Boardman, including Conrad Xagel, Lawrence Gray, Gwen Lee, Lena Malena, Sam Hardy, George Cooper and John Roche. “The Prodigal Son,” based on Sir Hall Caine’s novel and starring Stewart Rome, will also be shown. Dolores del Rio’s latest film offering “Revenge,” United Artists’ picture, will be given its Xew Zealand premiere at an early date. It is a colourful story of gypsy life. The feature is based on Conrad Bercovici’s “The Bear Tamer’s Daughter.” Edwin Carewe used Kala-Pasha for the role of a Rumanian police guard for this , picture.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 542, 20 December 1928, Page 21
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