MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 807, 30 October 1929, Page 17

MAJESTIC

TWO MORE DAYS OF “LAST WARNING” The lure of the mysterious—the fascination of the unknown—and the love of the world to solve crime problems—all of these partly explain the unprecedented popularity attending the viewing of the mystery-picture, “The Last Warning,” at the Majestic Theatre, with Laura La Plante as the lead. “The Last Warning” was one of the most successful mystery plays ever to be seen on Broadway. It was staged from the book. “The House of Fear,” by Wadsworth Camp. The motion picture was based on the play. All the ingredients of mystery have been jammed into the photo-play. Mystery and terror which bring forth screams from the audience and laughter— not the laughter that a farce comedy produces—but that almost hysterical laughter of highly keyed nerves stimulated by relief from a fearful situation. The Majestic programme also includes a number of excellent supporting talkies. On Friday the Majestic will present an entirely new programme headed by “Pleasure Crazed,” an all-talkie drama, starring Marguerite Churchill, Dorothy Burgess and Kenneth Mackenna. Tli© story commences when a discontented girl and two suave crooks plan the theft of emeralds belonging to a wealthy society couple. By subletting a palatial country home the crooks with duplicate keys to the safe hope to obtain the jewels. The girl stays on as secretary. The husband takes the estate to get his wife away from another man; but the lover soon arrives. The girl’s sympathies are roused by the husband's predicament. She becomes dissatisfied with her role. When the wife takes j drastic measures the girl abandons her j associates, risking her life to save the j man she loves.