STRAND
“THE DOCTOR’S SECRET” “The Doctor’s Secret,” th© Paramount all-talking version- of the famous stage play “Half an Hour,” by Sir James Barrie, is still being shown at the Strand Theatre. Th© leading roles are played by Ruth
Chatterton, a comparative n e wcomer to the screen, who made her debut with Lon Chaney in “Sins of the Fathers,’* H. B. Warner, who achieved fame as a result of his portrayal in the C. B. de Mill© production, “The King of 'Kings,” Robert Edeson, an experienced stage player, and John Loder, a young British actor. The story concerns a selfish man, whoso wife decides to elope with a former lover. Unexpected complications develop when the young man is killed in a street accident, and the eloping wife is exposed to a series of exciting adventures. The programme also includes a number of excellent supporting talkies. They are instrumental music by the “Squire Octette”; a Fox Movietone News, with events of the day in sight and sound; banjo playing by Eddie Peabody; another English all-talkie comedy, entitled “Nap”; and, finally, spectacular views of the British Fleet at sea, actually filmed during the manoeuvres, with full sound accompaniment.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 715, 15 July 1929, Page 15
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