ROXY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 781, 30 September 1929, Page 15

ROXY

“A DANGEROUS WOMAN” “A Dangerous Woman,” the powerful all-talking drama of Africa, continues its successful season at the Roxy Theatre. Baclanova has the leading role, supported by Clive Brook as the husband. He was a gentleman, the soul of honour. She was exotic, ravishingly beautiful. He married her and took her to a lonely outpost in Africa, where his life work lay. There the savage heat, the jungle sights and sounds and smells, seemed to bring all that was evil in hex* to the surface. The husband, to his horror, felt his Ideals and standards sinking, sinking. She ruined his best pal. Other men fell victims to her spell. The husband was aghast, bewildered. His fine young brother came to join him. And that infamous woman started to wind her insidiously alluring coils around the brother. It was terrible to watch —terrible, but fascinating. Then the husband seized hold of himself at last. Coldly, logically he reasoned it out. She was no longer his wife. She was no longer entitled to honour, protection. She had become a dark menace, like a dangerous but fascinating snake —something that must be destroyed for the good of mankind. The supporting programme of short talkies includes a two-reel all-talking comedy, a dancing and singing act, featuring Joseph SSantley, and several songs by Marion Harris, such as “We Love It" and '‘Afraid of You.”