ROXY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 857, 28 December 1929, Page 16

ROXY

TWO FINE TALKIES The chief attraction at the Roxy Theatre is “High Voltage,” an alltalkie, which stars the fine dramatic actor, William Boyd, in a tense drama of fugitives from justice portrayed against the background of a terrible snowstorm. The story opetns with a detective (Owen Moore) escorting a woman criminal (Carol Lambert) in a bus across eountrv from one gaol to another. When the bus is bogged in the snow they seek refuge in a hut and light a fire. In this hut there lives a fugitive from the law (William Boyd) and the whole party is marooned there for several days by a terrible snowstorm. Thev go through many thrilling adventures in efforts to get relief, and when the food supply runs low it is the ex-convict who takes complete charge and rations the others until relief arrives. The film includes many magnificent scenes of ice and snow, and is a erj capably acted throughout. The second attraction is a parttalkie entitled “The Shady Lady. Beautiful Phyllis Haver, the star, wears many beautiful gowns in the society sequences of this story. EMPRESS, NEWTON A new picture featuring the wellknown comic characters, the Cohen and the Kelly families, is presented at the Empress Theatre, Newton. “The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City” deals with the adventures of two partners in the clothing trade among the bathing girls of Atlantic City. The picture abounds in laughable incidents, and is in every way a worthy successor to the notable successes gained in the past by the CohenKelly troupe. The cast has been chosen wfith especial care. George Sidney, Vera Gordon, Alack Swain and Kate Price are responsible for the humorous element, and romance is provided by Cornelius Keefe and Nora Lane. The supporting programme is headed by the breezy comedy-drama of American college life, “The Wild Party,” starring Clara Bow.