MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 636, 12 April 1929, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE FLAG LIEUTENANT” Henry Edwards, whose fine performance as “The Flag Lieutenant” is still fresh in the memory of Auckland picturegoers, once again portrays the bright and breezy naval officer, Dicky Lascelles, in the new British Dominions film, “The Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant,” to be screened at the Majestic Theatre for the first time this evening. Edwards has plenty of scope to display both his acting and athletic abilities, for in his clashes with the Chinese rebels, he has some exciting moments, and many hand-to-hand fights with the international conspirators. In writing the sequel to “The Flag Lieutenant,” Colonel Drury has skilfully guarded against the difficulties of capturing in the film studio the correct atmosphere of the Senior Service, by frankly reverting to the methods of stage melodrama. He has written a stirring story of the theft and recovery of mysterious papers which are purloined through a Chinese laundry-man, by a gang of foreign political crooks, cut away from the coat-tails of a sinister villain, concealed in the sunshade of a beautiful “vamp” (excellently portrayed by that fine British film actress, Isabel Jeans), from a blazin junk, to bo stolen away again and finally produced from a porcelain vase just at the moment most fitting, to conclude proceedings with a naval wedding. The supporting programme includes a Majestic Magazine, and an interesting film, “Auckland on Wheels.” Then there is an orchestral interlude, “Scenes Neapolitan,” presented by Mr. J. Whiteford Waugh’s Majestic Orchestra. Another special attraction will be the famous melody song film, “Songs of Scotland,” with special musical accompaniment. Modern tourists in motor-cars of today recently lined the highway near Cliatsworth, Cal., and looked back into the past as they watched a battle in the Civil War being waged, with Union and Confederate armies at death grips. The spectacle was staged for the opening scenes in Tim McCoy’s new starring vehicle, “Morgan’s Last Raid.” Veterans of the recent war donned the blue and grey of ’6l and, armed with old-time muskets belching black powder smoke, exchanged antiquated tactics in skirmishing across fields and over the Chatsworth hills in the realistic fight. “Morgan’s Last Raid” is a Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer picture directed by Nick Grinde. Dorothy Sebastian appears as McCoy’s leading lady and Lawford Davidson and Montague Shaw are included in the cast.