RICH VARIETY

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 998, 14 June 1930, Page 14

RICH VARIETY

TWO BIG FEATURES AT THE STRAND CLIVE BROOK’S LATEST In a single night little Patsy King danced and sang her way into a big fat contract, but there was a catch in it. Patsy did not like some of the conditions and neither did her husky boy friend, who burst his way in at an opportune moment to show an erring nigh-

club manager where he was wrong. ••''pilK Girl From Wool worth’s,” one of the two big talking attractions screened at the Strand last evening, xs a bright little romance with just enough singing and dancing ill it to vary the dialogue nicely. Patsy King sang lor her living rn a department store, but she did not tell Fill liarrigan this when she' met him at a party. Neither did Bill tell her that lie was a subway guard. He said he was ‘‘on the road,” which was more or less true. Next morning Patsy saw him opening and shutting the gates, and that afternoon Bill saw her demonstrating her songs in the store, all of which provides scope for some very entertaining comedy. Simultaneously with becoming engaged to Bill, Patsy receives an offer of a job in a big night club cabaret. Bill objects but Patsy thinks she can earn enough money at it to enable them to get married. Not knowing this and thinking that she is attracted by the gay night life, Bill breaks off the engagement. When he discovers the truth he proceeds post haste to the cabaret and after a very husky battle with a designing manager settles the question once and for all. Alice White, the charming little blonde actress, is ideally suited in the leading role. She sings and dances attractively and her work is very natural. Charles Delaney, with the infectious Irish smile, makes a good leading man. “SLIG FITLY SCARLET” As suave as ever, Clive Brook pursues his nonchalant way through “Slightly Scarlet,” in which he is supported by Evelyn Brent. A string of pearls and an immense ruby owned by Mrs. Sylvester Corbett, wife of an American millionaire, staying at Nice, attracts the attention of a big gang of international thieves. Evelyn Brerit portrays the role of the adventuress who is a member of the gang and who is assigned the task of stealing them. Tired of the life she wants to give it up, but through fear is unable to break with the gang.

Brook plays the role of a languid Englishman living next door to the Corbett’s. The gang suspects him of ■being a. detective, but when the girl and he discover each other attempting to rob the safe both are surprised. The ; traditional happy ending is achieved when the Englishman kills the leader of the gang. Both turn over new leaves and. one presumes, live happily ever after.

The dialogue is excellent and JLho acting is of a very high standard. A rich vein of comedy and a number of

dramatic scenes, admirably enacted, constitute a very enjoyable picture. A Fox Movietone Neva's, showing outstanding topical incidents of the day. proved an enjoyable supplement to the two big features.