STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 November 1941, Page 8

STATE THEATRE

“THE LONG VOYAGE HOME.” Based on Eugene O’Neill’s famous four one-act plays, John Ford’s Argosy production, “The Long Voyage Home,” which will be shown tonight at the State Theatre, was filmed with a cast studded with outstanding screen personalities. John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Carmen Morales, and lan Hunter appear in the principal starring roles, while the featured cast includes Wilfrid Lawson, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields, Mildrid Natwick, Ward Bond, John Qualen and J. M. Kerrigan. Briefly, the story of “The Long Voyage Home” is a lusty, drama-filled sea tale of stout-hearted men whose heroism and bravery often remains unsung but is nevertheless startling and sensational. Most of the thrilling action unwinds aboard the S. Glencairn, a British tramp steamer, en route to England after a long voyage with calls in the Caribbean and at American ports. As the individual life dramas of the motley personalities are developed, the action of the story swings into high gear and one of the biggest scenes involves lan Hunter, a Britisher of obviously superior breeding and intelligence, who apparently is trying to drown his memories in drink. But personal stories are forgotten when a fierce bombing raid strikes terror aboardship, by virtue of the fact that the boat is loaded with T.