NEW REGENT
“SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT”
A reporter and bis dog, battling the unseen forces of the underworld to trail a criminal to his lair—and win a girl—this is the basis of one of the most remarkable newspaper stories in a long time, in "Shadows of the Night, Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer’s remarkable adventure tale of city life, now playing at the New Regent Theatre. A man, a girl, and a dog share the honours, for besides Lawrence Gray and Louise Lorraine, the play presents “Flash.” the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer “wonder dog,” who recently made his debut in "Under the Black Eagle.” The dog, with almost human intelligence, rescues his master from crooks, chews through his bonds, brings the police thundering into a dive to his rescue in another sequence, and. in a thrilling chase, grabs a crook’s automobile licence plate that proves the clue that is his undoing. Lawrence Gray plays the reporter, who goes on the trail of “Killer” Feagan. Louise Lorraine is his sweetheart, a cabaret dancer, and Warner Richmond plays the villain, giving a clever and well-balanced performance of a difficult role. Tom McGuire appears as the hard-boiled city editor, and Tom Dugan and Eddie Sturgis are convincing and sometimes comical as the two chief gangsters. Polly Moran injects a vein of broad comedy as the superannuated cabaret dancer in the underworld resort.
. “The Cameraman,” Buster Keaton’s latest comedy starring vehicle, is the second attraction on the programme, with the frozen-faced comedian in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s hilarious account of the adventures of an apprentice newsreel cameraman in New York.
The new picture is a view of the “inside” of newsreel work, a love romance, and all bound up in a series of comical mishaps for Keaton.
An enjoyable musical interlude is provided by Russo and Bradford, the two famous grand opera singers, who sing a number of well-known gems from the operas. The musical programme is of course in the hands of Mr. Maurice Guttridge and his Regent Operatic Orchestra.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 585, 11 February 1929, Page 15
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328NEW REGENT Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 585, 11 February 1929, Page 15
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