Mr. David Lake, general sales manager for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who is on a visit to New Zealand with the main object of being present at the premiere screening in the Southern Hemisphere of his company’s epic of the Klondike gold rush, “The Trail of ’98.” This picture is said to be one of the greatest motion pictures ever produced and much public interest has been manifested in its first release in this country. Owing to the tremendous popularity of the film at the De Luxe Theatre during its first week, it has been arranged for the production to continue at this theatre for a further season of seven days, and Mr. Lake, who left for Sydney by yesterday’s steamer, carried with him particulars of the great reception given to this masterpiece by the Wellington public.

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 92, 12 January 1929, Page 20

Mr. David Lake, general sales manager for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who is on a visit to New Zealand with the main object of being present at the premiere screening in the Southern Hemisphere of his company’s epic of the Klondike gold rush, “The Trail of ’98.” This picture is said to be one of the greatest motion pictures ever produced and much public interest has been manifested in its first release in this country. Owing to the tremendous popularity of the film at the De Luxe Theatre during its first week, it has been arranged for the production to continue at this theatre for a further season of seven days, and Mr. Lake, who left for Sydney by yesterday’s steamer, carried with him particulars of the great reception given to this masterpiece by the Wellington public.