STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 557, 9 January 1929, Page 15

STRAND

“TEMPEST” ON FRIDAY Harold Lloyd s latest comedy. j “Speedy,” will be shown at the Strand Theatre for the last times this evening and to-morrow evening:. “Speedy' has a background of New York, and deals with the last of the old horse i trams. It is regarded a§ the most amusing comedy Lloyd has ever made, j On Friday next the Strand will pre- I sent “Tempest,” a powerful story of j the .Russian Revolution, starring John Barrymore. For this picture some remarkable backgrounds of Russian life were built. Occupying practically all of the space in the largest stage building on the United Artists’ lot, >the set included a transplanted garden and terrace, castlo walls rising to three stories and j a ballroom capable of accommodating [ hundreds of dancers. A huge crystal chandelier in the ballroom weighed ' more than a ton. Carrying out the real Russian atmosphere, a band of 20 musieions played during the shooting of ballroom scenes in which hundreds of screen players, costumed as officers and members of the nobility, participated. This part of the story deals with the luxury of prerevolution Russia" before Barrymore, playing the role of a dashing army officer. Is stripped of his commission as a result of his love affair with a princess. The important supporting characters In “Tempest’' are played by Camilla Horn, who has the feminine lead: Louis Wollieim, George Fawcett. Ullrich ITaupt, eminent German actor; Boris do Fas, who was brought to Hollywood from Paris especially for this production; Lena Malena and Albert Conti. The director of Barrymore’s second United Artists’ feature is Sam Taylor, who has wielded the megaphone for Mary Pickford, Harold Lloyd and other famous stars. John W. Considine, jun., president of Feature Productions. Inc., largest of the United Artists' , group of units, personally supervised the filming of “Tempest.”