ST. JAMES' "LETTY LYNTON."

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 183, 4 August 1932, Page 8

ST. JAMES' "LETTY LYNTON."

NEW JOAN CRAWFORD ROMANCE,

Dramatic romance is the keynote of the newest vehicle for Joan Crawford— "Letty Lynton," which will be screened for the first time in Auckland to-morrow at "the St James' Theatre. "Letty Lynton" i*. adapted from the well-known novel by Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes, and the plot & placed in turn in South America, on a great ocean liner, and in the gay night clubs of Broadway.

It tells the tale of an essentially modern young girl, who, in her attempts to "shake oft'" the attentions of an ardent South American lover, falls in love with a debonair young man (Robert Montgomery). It tells of her subsequent adventures after the death of the unwelcome lover, when she is pointed to as his murderess.

The principal players are supported by a strong cast, including Nils A6ther, who is remembered for his work opposite Greta Gnrbo in the silent davs of the screen, and who made his "talkie" debut with Robert Montgomery in "But the Flesh is Weak"; Lewis Stone, one of Hollywood's most deservedly noted character actors, May Robson, the Australian-born character of "Mother's Millions," and Louise Closser Hale, who has "stolen" more pictures than any other supporting actress.