Fox’s Big Review

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 798, 19 October 1929, Page 25

Fox’s Big Review

MUSIC, DANCING, COMEDY “Movietone Follies” for Strand FOX MOVIETONE FOLLIES,” au all singing, dancing and talking film revue is coming soon to the Strand. Produced on an ultra-lavish scale with a group of catchy song numbers, it promises to be among the outstanding attractions of the year. Sue Carol, Sharon Lynn and Dixie Lee are three beautiful girls who were chosen as principals for this big celluloid show. David Rollins, Lola Lane and Stepin Fetchit support them.

As the first purely spectacular revue based on the famous shows of IS'ew York, “Fox Movietone Follies” marks definitely the success of talking and sound pictures of this type.

It contains everything that a gorgeously - presented and mounted revue could contain, and several of the sequences introduce settings that are little short oi magnificent. The numbers art expertly and artistically staged, the

principals are talented and youthful, and the music is original and provocative. Added to this is a host of pretty and shapely girls who twinkle through scene after scene of colour and movement.

There is an interesting story woven into the texture of the revue, but it is made subservient to the actual character of the show, which is designed to entertain lightly, brightly and merrily~from first to last.

Among the song numbers with their accompanying themes and scenes are “That’s You, Baby,” “The Breakaway,” a catchy trifle introducing a new and fascinating dance, “Walking with Susie,” and “Pearl of Old Japan.” “That’s You, Baby,” serves to introduce David Rollins, a young motion picture actor, who possesses a good baritone voice. He sings melodiously, and the quality of the reproduction is such that every word is heard clearly. Sharon Lynn, a young Texas actress who has appeared |n several Fox pro-

ductions, including “Speakeasy,” plays opposite Rollins. Tile number is shared also by Sue Carol and David Rollins, the young stars of the show, who are the silent film veterans of this talkie picture. Sue possesses a sweet and clear voice, and Rollins is also particularly well cast. Dixie Lee, a clever revue artist, appears in “The Breakaway” and other numbers. The comedian is Stepin Fetchit, who is considered the foremost coloured fun-maker in America. He dances, sings and jests his way through scene after scene of this remarkable picture.