PLAZA
SECOND WEEK OF “ON TRIAL” “On Trial,” a realistic all-talking mystery dramas heads the attractive programme now in its second week at the Plaza Theatre. The picture, which is in essence a condensation of the most dramatic elements of a score of famous murder trials, opens with a court scene on the first day of the trial of a person charged with murder. The accused, friend and debtor of the victim, has confessed to the crime. The testimony of the widow of the slain man’s secretary, of the prisoner’s little daughter, of his wife, and of the doctor who examined the dead man, gradually unfolds a dramatic story. Not until the final dramatic moment is the solution clear. Pauline Frederick, Bert Lytell, and Lois Wilson capably enact the main roles, and are individually .responsible for excellent portrayals. Supporting these players are Holmes Herbert, Richard Tucker, Jason Robards, and Johnny Arthur. The supporting programme includes songs by the two famous singers, Johu Charles Thomas and Vivienne Sigel; Paramount Sound News, with interesting events; a sound cartoon; and the sketch, “A Moonlight Romance,” by Douglas Stanbury and Marie Gambraelli.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 837, 4 December 1929, Page 17
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188PLAZA Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 837, 4 December 1929, Page 17
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