BRITISH FLYING FILM.
"KING'S CUP" FOR PLAZA. "The King's Cup," the British aviation romance, which has been splendidly received by overseas critics, adapted as it was from Sir Alan Cobham's thrilling story based on the annual King's Cup air race—one of the most keenly-contested aeroplane in Great Britain —should provide some most realistic aviation thrills, full of pleasing action. In the later sequences of the film, which work up to an impressive climax, the race for the King's Cup is vividly depicted. The photography is said to be graphic. Dorothy Bouehier is certain to be fascinating as Betty Conway, a keen member of a private aero club. The girl enters for the King's Cup race and selects Dick Carter (Harry Milton), a former pilot, as her navigator. The intense rivalry between Carter and Captain Richards, the chief instructor of the club, reaches a climax during the race, in _ which ; Richards is also competing. Piloting her machine, the girl faints at the controls, which are taken over by her navigator, i IA sensational race.ensues.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 115, 18 May 1933, Page 5
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