PLAZA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 869, 13 January 1930, Page 13

PLAZA

“FLIGHT” “Flight," the all-talking aviation sensation, which is now being shown at the Plaza Theatre, was made with the co-operation of Government officials in Washington. Captain Francis E. Pierce of the United States Marine Corps was detailed to supervise war scenes on the production. Colonel Harry Lay, temporarily in charge of the Marine Base at San Diego, was also actively engaged in the direction of the battle sequences. In commenting on the work done in San Diego, army officials have stated that the machine-gun firing, the aerial action and the manoeuvres of the soldiers are true to actual warfare. All the machine-guns and other artillery were copied from what was used in the recent Mexican rebellion, and the planes are accurate duplicates of those used in the Government Marine Base. Jack Holt, Ralph Graves and Director Frank R. Capra, the triumvirate that made several other outstanding successes, were reunited for this production, the tale of a youth who made good as a military aviator after making a fool of himself at college. Excellent supporting items are being shown.