MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 813, 6 November 1929, Page 17

MAJESTIC

“BLOCKADE” ON FRIDAY A large east, headed by Marguerite Churchill, Kenneth Mac Kenna and Dorothy Burgess, appears in “Pleasure Crazed,” the talkie which heads the current programme at the Majestic. Donald Gallagher directed the picture, and lie has made a highly realistic production with a genuine Californian setting. The production is a well-balanced composition of interior and exterior scenes, and its consistent dramatic tension is a feature that adds to its success. The picture deals with the exploits of a band of robbers who plan to steal a valuable collection of jewels from an aged couple. The film is modern, but is entirely devoid of freak “shots,” and its novel theme, dealing with two strangely contrasting love affairs and an ingeniously planned robbery, make it a picture of unusual interest. In addition the following short talking and singing features are presented on the programme:—Songs by Charles Hackett, who is well known for his work on Columbia records, part songs by “The Yacht Club Boys,” and a Fox Movietone News, with the latest world events. AIL the mighty drama and sweeping thrills of war is coming to the Majestic on Friday next in “Blockade,” RKO’s great melodrama of rum row. Anna Q. Nilsson, given a role for which she declares she had been waiting through the whole of her career, strikes dramatic heights as the queen of the rum pirates. Around her is woven a gripping tale of adventure, intrigue and love. In the supporting cast are "Wallace MacDonald, Walter MeGr*ail and I James Bradbury, jun., all contributing fine performances. George B. Seitz, remembered for such classic thrill shows as “The Blood Ship,” and “The Vanishing American,” directed the picture from the original story of Louis Sarecky and John Twist.