TIVOLI AND EVERYBODY’S

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 720, 20 July 1929, Page 15

TIVOLI AND EVERYBODY’S

“THE HOUSE OF HORROR” If one wants to fill one‘s eyes with all that is eerie, weird, blood<curdling and nerve-curling, and withal get fat from. laughing, “The House of Horror," at the Tivoli and Everybody’s Theatres is just the billet. This First National offering proves what may be done with a. chilly »mystery picture in which thrills are supplemented by excellent plot. “The House of lion-or” is replete

With comedy of the most entertaining variety, evolved by the inimitable fun duo, Louise Fazenda and C h e s t e r Conklin! Nor is th ere lacking a. pleasing love 9 1 e m e n t, \vith handsome James Ford, newest of leading men. and Thelma Todd, the

statuesque blondo beauty, in the? romantic roles. 1 Benjamin Christensen, Danish ‘ specialist on horror mystery, directed the picture. The author, they say. is an unknown who wishes to remain so because he knows too much about the

dangerous secret of the Russian crown‘ jewels. A huge blue diamond figures prominently in the mystery of “The! House of Horror.” William V. Ltong, Dale Fuller, VVilliam Orlamond.‘Tenen Holtz and other capable players enact character roles in the thriller special. The “sets” are a story in themselves, and in them the beauty of the picturesque, the appeal of the grotesque and thrill of tricky panels and doors combine cleverly. The Curiosity Shop is a thrill in itself.

There are quite a number of entertaining films on the.rern_ainder of the programme. The chief of these is the thrilling underworld dramad “XVolves of the City,” starring Sally Blane and Bill Cody.