TWO BIG TALKIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 884, 30 January 1930, Page 17

TWO BIG TALKIES

ROXY AND CRYSTAL PALACE “THE FLYING MARINE” Two intensely interesting talkies were presented at the Roxy Theatre, Queen Street, and at the Crystal Palace Theatre, Mount Eden Road, last evening, making up an outstanding programme. The chief attraction was “The Flying Marine,” a thrilling drama that held the audience spellbound. The story centres around a stunt flyer, Steve (Ben Lyon), whose sensational exploits were the talk of the countryside. He is madly in love with Molly (Shirley Mason), having won her from his brother, but one day his plane crashes from dizzy heights. He escapes with some broken limbs and his hearing gone.

j During his convalescence Steve's j I hearing returns. He overhears Molly j | declaring her love to Mitch as he is j ! about to risk his life stunt-flying so ! that he may earn money for Steve's | j operation by ear specialists. At first j j Steve is overcome by hatred, but sud- J i denly he realises the nature of Mitch’s i sacrifice, and rushes to the field to ] take his brother’s place. He is too j late, and has to watch his inexperi- i enced brother risk his life. He goes up again to make his parachute jump, j Unknown to him until he is in the air, ■ Steve is piloting the plane. Just as Mitch is about to make the i jump, his parachute catches on the j wing. Steve climbs out on the wing to free it. This causes the plane to nose-dive. Mitch lands safely, but the plane crashes. When Molly and Mitch reach the mortally wounded Steve they discover he knows of their love, and is happy in their happiness. "The Flying Marine” is an all-talk-ing picture with a catchy theme song i and sound effects. j A second big attraction was shown ■ at both theatres in “The Spieler,” an { exciting story of American circus life. | It is in part dialogue, with full sound j accompaniment from a big circus, arid j is interpreted by a huge oast, includ- | ing Fred Kohler, Renee Adoree, Alan. 1 Halo and Clyde Cook.