ROXY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 777, 25 September 1929, Page 17

ROXY

“A DANGEROUS WOMAN'’ The romantic drama, "A Dangerous j Woman.” continues to attract record ! houses at the Roxy Theatre. The story of “A Dangerous Woman' is based upon a tense, absorbing tale o£ the jungle country , by Margery li. Lawrence, which appeared in “Cosmopolitan” magazine. It deals with a modern Russian woman who falls under the dreamy, romantic spell of primeval Africa and turns her loveenergies to a veritable stalking of all the white men who come within her ken in the outpost village in which she lives. She captures the hearts of each in turn, relinquishing each former victim for the thrill of ensnaring a new one. The set for “A Dangerous Woman" was constructed by a studio architect, Hans Dreier, who lived for three years in the jungle and veldt of Africa. He spent months on research and construction work for the set. Another former resident of Africa, Gerald Grove, staged the dialogue of the film. ll© taught every member of the cast the native African language. •‘Swahili,’’ which is used effectively on many of the sequences of the film. Th© supporting programme of short talkies includes a two-reel all-talking comedy, a dancing and singing act featuring Joseph Santley, and several songs by Marion Harris, such as We Love It” and “Afraid of You." Building two miles of telegraph line was the constructional prelude to the filming of Tim McCoy’s latest outdoor f story, “The Overland Telegraph.” Art Smith, production manager, and a force of linesmen borrowed from the Western Union, strung the line on "location” at Glacier Xational Park in Montana for the new picture—a story of the building of the first transcontinental line. John McCormack, now at More Abbey in Ireland, has cabled his approval of the selection of Frank Borzage as i director for the Fox Movietone feature ! which will introduce to motion picture ! theatres the singing and talking per--1 tonality of the internationally known | tenor. According to an announcement ; Mr. Borzage left Hollywood early in j August to begin production in Ireland I at locations already selected by Mr. • McCormack.