ALFREDTON PICTURES
THURSDAY'S PROGRAMME. At the Alfredton Pictures on Thursday there will be shown “The Sun Never Sets.” Douglas Fairbanks Junr. and Basil Rathbone virtually symbolise the empire in “The Sun Never Sets.” This is a picture dealing with the British colonial civil service, which protects 500 million people over an area of 13 million square miles. But the whole story is told through two brothers, portrayed by Fairbanks and Rathbone. The picture opens with an extremely interesting series of scenes showing the British Empire from the time of Queen Elizabeth to the present. Then follows the story of the two brothers. Both are members of an old family whose sons have been in “the service" for more than 300 years. Rathbone, the elder, has followed family tradition and given his life in service. Fairbanks rebels at being so harnessed by tradition. But he finally goes into the service. No attempt is made to magnify the picture with scenes showing great masses of people. It has an exceptionally strong supporting cast, including Virginia Field, Barbara O’Neil, Lionel Atwill and C. Aubrey Smith.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 July 1940, Page 7
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182ALFREDTON PICTURES Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 July 1940, Page 7
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