“SALUTE”
STORY OF ARMY V. NAVY PLAZA’S BIG TALKIE Youth, romance, drama, thrills. Those four words describe “Salute.” the West Point-Annapolis picture directed for Fox by John Ford, which made its debut on Saturday at the Plaza Theatre. “Salute” is unusually fine screen entertainment. The story is different, compact, graphically unfolded, with many a laugh to relieve tense moments, and'has a smashing finish. The tale concerns two brothers — George O'Brien, an athletic hero at West Point, and William Janney, a midshipman at Annapolis who tries hard but unsuccessfully to duplicate his famous brother’s athletic triumphs. O’Brien’s dominant personality sweeps all before him. but when the handsome athlete seems about to take the heart and hand of Helen Chandler, Janney realises for the first time that he, too loves her. O'Brien proves himself perfectly at home in the football hero part, while Miss Chandler registers as a pleasing personality. Excellent performances are given also by Janney, Stepin Fetchit. Frank Albertson, Joyce Compton and David Butler, the noted j director, who appears as the Navy coach.The Plaza’s new programme also in- : eludes a number of shorter talkie items.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 941, 7 April 1930, Page 15
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186“SALUTE” Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 941, 7 April 1930, Page 15
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