LIBERTY THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19887, 26 March 1930, Page 8

LIBERTY THEATRE.

. Since the coming of the talkies, detective stories have become increasingly popular on the screen, and maty havo been produced, each one being probably better than its predecessors. Now "The Girl from Havana" has come to tho Liberty, and it eclipses all other pictures of- this type that havo appeared so far. The plot is novel, and good, the diction almost perfect, and tho acting superb. Perhaps the greatest innovation is the introduction of a charming girl (Lola Lane) as the detective. She is certainly a relief from the cigar-chewing bullnecked man who is all too frequently screened as the sleuth. Although many of the scenes, in tact almost tho whole plot, are essentially sensational, yet just the requisite amount of comedy is introduced to provide the necessary relief. Thero is also running through tho plot a romanco which is unsuspected by the onlooker until near the end. This part of the story is, of course, merely a side issuo, but it lends itself to the main plot in a most appropriate manner, making the whole a very judicious combination of drama, comedy, and romance. Tho storv lias as n background the Caribbean sea, Balboa, Havana, and other places of interest from an historical point of view. Tho photography of these places is obviously genuine, proving that at any rate the greater part of the picture was mado on the spot. Paul Page plays opposite Lola Lane, and they form a team that must before long become famous in tho talking picture world.