NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 649, 29 April 1929, Page 15

NEW REGENT

“THE BELLAMY TRIAL” .. Unique entertainment is offered at Nc ,',' v 1 tegenr Theatre in the full n,? 1 - „ programme, which is headed hy a full-length feature picture with dialogue sequences. The supporting “talkie” and sound synchronised programme is of a wide mature. Joseph Kegan, the celebrated hish tenor is seen on the screen first, the singers words are clearly caught in every part of the theatre. Three numbers on the piano by Vincent Lopez are excellently produced. The other dialogue numbers are the appearance of Bailey and Barnum. two , A ™ rica s . ™ ost Popular comedians. tn-?m E - Ia bhlelds - the world-famous male impersonator,* all of whom are splendidly recorded. Then comes ‘ The Bellamy Trial.” a sensational murder mystery drama featuring' Beatrice j oy . The film combines dialogue and sound synchronisa- ““ so that audiences hear the characteis speak from the screen instead of mere sound synchronisation. The mystery is skilfully unfolded in a where a man and a woman the man" wife CCUSed ° f the mUrder The .Story, which has been taken from the novel by Frances Noyes Hart has been capably handled both with respect to screen and dialogue by the f Bell. Although one o? ® arl / est dialogue films since the recent rise of the “talkies,” “The Belbaest y ye” a made. reCOSniSed aS ° ne ° f the The capable cast in support of Beatrice Joy, as the woman accused, ineludes Margaret Livingstone, George Barraud, Betty Bronson and Kenneth lliompson. ROYAL SHOWS “TOMMY ATKINS” m^" ICtUre ‘ SOers who appreciate thrillwLT nCCS . W ‘" "at be disappointed when the most popular hero in Britain's the fifm t ', nnly Atkins >” will be in H’O ” lm to be seen at the Royal h m\ atle i, Klngsland ‘ this evening. 4 , . flI £? IS adapted from the big Th< i a V>? success, and British International Pictures, who arranged the story from the screen, were given W^ y om JnCei \ able . aid by the British War Office, who entered wholeheartedly m co-operating to assure the film every success. All the exterior scenes w ere taken in Egypt where some remarkable and brilliant shots of the Wide sweep of sands, amidst the shadows of the high banks of hot sari appear in the film where a stirring battle with Arabs ensues. Rene Guissart, responsible for the photography of “Ben Hur,” was the chief cameraman of “Tommy Atkins.” A strong and convincing cast including the well-known New Zealand actor. Shayle Gardner, is responsible for the finest bit of acting as yet seen from an Lnglish studio. The second feature on the programme is “Pine Manners,” a romantic story starring Gloria Swanson.