REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 February 1940, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

"PROFESSOR MAMLOCK." The brutal tyranny or the Nazi regime has never been more clearly or more forcefully revealed than in the film, "Professor Mamlock,” a gripping Continental drama which will be shown tonight at the Regent Theatre. 'With grim ruthlessness and fidelity to detail and to realism, this film portrays the barbarity of the methods employed by the Nazis to quell all opposition to their grandiose schemes for world domination and to stamp out with utter disregard for world opinion the Jewish population of Germany. Coming at this time, the film is as topical as any could be, and it should arouse intense interest among all who are attempting to understand the criminal mentality of the enemy leaders and their motives. Facts, not fiction, constitute the keynote of the production, and this in no small measure, adds to its realism. The story, in brief, relates the contrast between the ideals of "Professor Mamlock,” a scientist who is responsible for saving the lives of countless thousands, and the terrorism of Hitler himself. The ignominy suffered by the Jews is vividly shown. From this an excellent idea can be gained of the tortures members of the race have undergone, not only in the few months since war broke out, but throughout the entire period of the Nazi domination. Made exclusively for the English-speaking audiences, it shows the hero as an altruistic scientist, who. actuated by high ideals, attempts to mitigate the lot of those unfortunate enough to come under the heel of Nazi ruthlessness. Apart from the grim realism of the film, advance reports indicate that the acting is of a uniformly high standard, that of the principal being outstanding. In scenes where, guarded by a brutal gaoler, and with the word “Jew” scrawled over his tunic, he refuses to recant and declares his intention of never forsaking the stand he had taken for the free rights of man, the film reaches a climax which lias been approached by few pictures which have been screened in New Zealand.