NEW REGENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 941, 7 April 1930, Page 15

NEW REGENT

LAST DAY OF “UNTAMED” This evening sees the final presentation at the New Regent Theatre ot the interesting programme which includes “Untamed,” the fine talkie romance starring Joan Crawford, and the accompanying short items. “It’s a Great Life,” the Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer picture starring the Duncan Sisters, Which comes to tho Regent tomorrow, is an all-talking, singing and dancing film directed by Sam Wood and filmed with technicolour sequences. The story might well be a biography of the dancers dealing with a sister act in vaudeville which finds itself in difficulties when a quarrel separates the pair, who find themselves "flops” as singles. The new film incorporates a number of skillfully executed dance routines handled by Sammy Lee, who has received no little distinction as a result of his work in several Broadway musical comedy successes. The Duncan Sisters, as usual, score with their songs. The music was composed by Dave Dreyer, responsible for “Me and My Shadow,” “Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder” and other hits. Ballard Macdonald wrote the lyrics. “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” started him off on one of the most successful careers in the field of popular music. A very capable supporting cast is headed by Lawrence Gray and includes Benny Rubin, Jed Prouty, Dudley Chambers, Oscar Apfel, George Davis and George Periolat.