STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 925, 19 March 1930, Page 15

STRAND

“THE MIGHTY” The most sensational and thrilling I picture in a long, long time is George Bancroft, Paramount’s deep-chested star, in “The Mighty.” This all-talking hit is a study in men. Bancroft starts off as the gunman 'Who has much contempt for the law, so much contempt in fact that it takes four military policemen to put | | him in the army when he disregards j I a draft notice. He goes overseas a • private, his valour secures many J decorations and promotions for him j and he emerges a full-fledged major and a national hero. On his way back ! to his old haunts he stops off to i see the family of one of his buddies I and is offered the position of chief of i police, which he accepts. Esther Ralston is the sister of his ! old pal. and knows his past, but he 1

does not know this. They are in love. A big police picnic is given in honour of Bancroft and his successful paign. The gang prepares to strike. In the middle of the celebration he learns of their plans. The gang sends an old sweetheart of Bancroft’s to tell his

I his past, if he interferes, thinking this I will stop him. | He decides to cast his lot with his | new “gang-” and leading more than two score of mounted* officers he speeds to stop the wholesale robbery. Machine guns crackle, the officers attack with hand grenades and ail the modern implements of peace time war and Bancroft conies face-to-face with Oland. The rest of this thrilling story you can see for yourself in “The Mighty” at the Strand Theatre from this evening. In this cast are also Raymond Hatton, Dorothy Revier, O. P. Heggie and Morgan Farley. j An entirely new programme of short t ■ talking and singing featurettes will ; also be presented this evening.