NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 586, 12 February 1929, Page 15

NEW REGENT

LAST DAYS OF BUSTER KEATON A boat race that he ruins by falling into the water; a tong war that he ruins by falling into the machine-gun bullets, and countless yards of film that he ruins by taking more than one picture on, are among the bits of damage by which Buster Keaton makes a series of hilarious comedy events in ‘The Cameraman,” his latest comedy now at the New Regent Theatre. Although for laughing purposes only, the frozen-faced comedian has injected a very pretty love story in the midst of a huge collection of laughs, and the result is one of the most interesting plays he has given the Keaton fans in years. At last—a canine Houdini. “Flash,” a clever police dog actor, emulates the great magician and escapes from a padlocked sack and rope bonds in a thrilling adventure in which the methods of the escape king are put to good use. This occurs in “Shadows of the Night,” Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer's newspaper story, the second feature at the New Regent, in which the police dog helps Lawrence Gray, hero of the play, as a reporter, trail an underworld gang to its lair. Louise Lorraine is the heroine. A brilliant musical interlude is provided by Russo and Bradford, the famous singers, in a selection of gems from grand opera. Ever since lie did “Twelve Miles Out” John Gilbert has wanted to make a gangster picture which in his mind would be truly perfect. The opportunity came to him with the purchase by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer of the famous stage play, “Four Walls,” a story of gangster life in New York City’s east side. The result may be seen on the screen at the New Regent on Thursday. Joan Crawford costars for the first time with John Gilbert in “Four Walls,” while tl.e cast includes Carmel Myers, Vera Gordon, Louis Nathenaux and others. “The Main Event,” a fine boxing picture, starring Vera Reynolds, wiU also be shown on Thursday.