“The Ring”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 554, 5 January 1929, Page 21

“The Ring”

A FILM FROM ELSTREE

Boxing Drama for Majestic

HERE is Auckland’s first opportunity of judging the real worth of the latest British film products from the now famous studios of Elstree. “The Ring-,” with Lilian HallDavis, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and distributed by Wardour Films, Ltd., is coming to the Majestic. It is released in New Zealand under the banner of Cinema Arts.

“The Ring’’ promises to be the best British production yet screened in Auckland. It is an original story of boxing, with a simple yet telling plot, and the cast is an outstanding one. Film enthusiasts throughout New Zealand have been waiting for the first sign of Britain’s rising power in the screen

world. Englishmade pictures have come and gone, but the hopes of patriotic “fans” have been pinned to Elstree, the rapidly growing home of the

moving-picture camera. A few years ago Elstree was unknown —an obscure little English village. To-day the hopes of British producers, stock holders and artists are centred within its busy confines. Although “The Ring” appeals par-

ticularly to lovers of the sport of boxing, it is by no means a “sporting” picture in the ordinary sense of the term. A delightful love story threads its way through the production, and many sequences deal with life under canvas at the fairs and shows of Old England. The climax of the picture is a mighty ring battle staged under the most realistic conditions. Jack Sander is face to face with the man who robbed him of happiness—the philanderer who stole the affections of his wife—and a terrific fight follows. Clean, fresh and ringing true to life in every detail, “The Ring” should make an instantaneous appeal to every right-minded audience. Its photography is excellent, and the production details superb. There is no dragging, thanks to efficient editing. Lilian Hall-Davis is one of the prominent English film stars of today, and supporting her are Carl Brisson, Ina Hunter, Gordon Harker, Harry Terry and Forrester Harvey.