FILM CONTRASTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 695, 21 June 1929, Page 16

FILM CONTRASTS

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN AT TIVOLI AND EVERYBODY’S Last night's premiere of the Cinema Art Film’s release, “Widecombe Fair,” proved vastly entertaining to the large audiences at both the Tivoli and Everybody’s Theatres. Taking one to settings which embrace the glories of

Devonshire scenery, it no doubt appealed to many of the audience, who still retain a vivid memory of the old country. To one and all it has a wide appeal. and Hirector Norman Walker has certainly portrayed the correct atmosphere of Eden

James Murray. Philpott’s novel. Marguerite Allen, as the squire’s daughter, is a winsome actress, and William Freshman imparts boyish enthusiasm in a splendid part.

“Widecombe Fair” is one of the most charming English pictures yet seen in Auckland.

Just as “Widecombe Fair” reflects the quiet and pleasure-loving life of England, so the second picture, “The Shakedown,” reflects the newer and breezier life on the American continent.

Featuring James Murray and Barbara Kent, “The Shakedown” is a vivid and moving story of the prizering and oilfields ably directed by William Wyler, and with an unusual quota of effective camera shots. The story, an original one, deals with the evil machinations of crooked fight promoters. The faked fight, for long the “ace in the hole” for ring racketeers, forms the basis of the plot and the inner workings of the crooked prize machine are interestingly depicted. There is a number of shorter but most interesting films and excellent music at both theatres. At the Tivoli Theatre Miss M. Anderson’s Orchestra played for the overture “Country Life,” and the following incidental selections: “Robin Hood” (Bunning), “Summer Hays” (Coates). “Tales by Moonlight” (Thomas), “Four Cinderella nances” (Lohr), “Three English Hances” (Quilter), “Minuet” (Puccini), “Gitanilla Suite” (Lacome), “Tarantella” (Bohm).