THRILL-PACKED DRAMAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 November 1939, Page 9

THRILL-PACKED DRAMAS

HOLLYWOOD OFFERING. If it happens to be action you want. Hollywood will offer you these thrillpacked dramas of the great open spaces during the coming year:— “North-west Passage,” a story of America's early pioneering days, starring Spencer Tracy. “Alleghany Frontier,” another pioneering film, teaming John Wayne, sensation of “Stagecoach,” Claire Trevor, and Wilfred Lawson, father of Wendy Hiller. , , „ t “Drums Along the Mohawk, yet another film of British pioneering in early A America, with a brand new team, Clau-fc-dfttte Colbert and Henry Fonda. r Gary Cooper fans will see their hero in two fast-moving action dramas, a re-make of “Beau Gaste and . The Real Glory,” a story of soldiering in the Philippines. / “Stanley and Livingstone, already released in America, is one of the better films of the year, with Spencer Tracy doing an Academy Awaid job and Hollywood outdoing itself in telling a great story of a great event with dignity and truth. /This is packed with action similar to “Trader Horn. Hollywood will limn itself in Hollywood Cavalcade.” the first historical film of the celluloid city, but I think it will be more nostalgic than historical, because of the many old-timers wno annear in it. Then there are such sea dramas as Frank ("Mutiny on the Bounty ) jJovd's "Rulers of the Seas.” a re-, make of "The Sea Hawk, and Chai les Dana -0 "Two Years Before the Mast. Ronald Colman fans w.ll see their favourite in the Kipling ymn, The "SSrrS-e on the scheduleis “F- ‘ Pat , 'C ' to star-.-