FINE TALKIE AT ROXY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 827, 22 November 1929, Page 15

FINE TALKIE AT ROXY

“GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS” STRONG CAST”AND STORY ! _____ “Gentlemen of the Press’*- is one of I the finest things the all-talking movI ing pictures have brought to this city, jlt is big, tremendously big. It is real life transferred to the screen, j This alt-talking picture from the ! Paramount studio, opened its Auckj land run at the Roxy Theatre last night to an audience that laughed and wept and thrilled to its great artistry. It is artistry of plot, of direction and of acting. It is drama dripping with emotion, yet admirably restrained and true-to-life. No picture has ever swayed an audience in this city as "Gentlemen of the Press” swayed the Roxy audience last night. News gathering has always been a synonym for romance. The real struggles behind the scenes, in the minds and hearts of those men who follow the "game” with such devotion, has always been the hidden chapter that "Gentlemen of the Press,” with that great actor. Walter FTuston, in the leading role, uncovers. Huston's performance is splended. And a cast of real artists, artists who have earned their laurels on the legitimate stage before entering motion pictures, supports him admirably. Tho direction, too, is good. The set- j tings and action are true-to-life. The dialogue is so well recorded that it presents itself naturally, issuing from the mouths of the characters. Technically the picture is a marvel. Artistically it is an achievement that Paramount can view with pride. As enterj tainment it is something that everyone who sees it will talk about and think about for months. Chief among the short talkie items on the remainder of the programme are the two sketches, "If Men Played Cards” and "Good-bye Lady Love."