STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 604, 5 March 1929, Page 17

STRAND

“THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES” “The Battle of the Sexes,” now in its second week at the Strand Theatre, tells of the love adventures of a respectable married man who has fallen under the spell of a heartless golddigger. The gradual change that takes place in the man as well as the method of attack employed by the woman are depicted in the picture by an exceptionally notable cast headed by Jean Hersliolt. as the man, and Phyllis Haver as the girl. The screening of this picture is preceded by a stage presentation in which Miss Gwen McNaughton is the dancer and Mr. Walter Brough the soloist. On Friday next the Strand will present “The Woman Disputed.” Norma Talmadge plays a most daring role in “The Woman Disputed,” which is based on the sensational stage success of the same title. Miss Talmadge’s second picture for United Artists has its locale on the AnstrianEussian border before and during the World War. The earlier scenes reveal the star as a girl whose beatuy makes her a conspicuous figure in the nightlife of an Austrian city. She is loved by two men, former friends whom the war makes enemies as well as rivals. The supporting cast of “The Woman Disputed” is headed by Gilbert Roland, the leading man who won his first big success with Miss Talmadge in “Camille.” Roland plays a dashing Austrian army officer. Other well-known actors in the cast are Arnold Kent, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Michael Vavitch. Boris de Fas. and Gladys Brockwell. De Pas’s work in “Tempest,” the latest John Buryymore picture, won him an important role in “The Woman Disputed.” He is a European brought to America by Barrymore. Music is supplied by the Strand Symphony Orchestra under Eve Bentley.