“Bright Eyes” Enters Third Week at State

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 168, 12 April 1935, Page 2

“Bright Eyes” Enters Third Week at State

The State Theatre, which if it continues in the manner it has done ever tlie last few months, will gain a solid reputation for screening highly successful films, will hold over “Bright Eyes” for yet another week, tlie third week commencing to-day. In this film tlie celebrated child star has enchanted Wellington audiences. Her little chuckle, shining little face, aud her amazing talents make it easy to realise that the picture has been given place of honour in the ten best productions of the year. Myriads of theatregoers cannot be wrong, and those who have shown little partiality toward screen juveniles need have no thoughts of an objectional precoeiotisness in this baby actress of captivating charm. The locale of the story is original, and a large cast ably supports the won derful little star, who sings a cheerful little song about Christmas feasting aud likely woes. When Shirley’s father, a famous aviator, dies in an aeroplane crash, and her mother is killed shortly afterward in a street accident, she is lefc an orphan with plenty of friends, two in particular being James Dunn, ns another conimerei'il flyer, mid Charles Sellon as a grusty but kindly old millionaire. Tlie struggle for the Custody of tlie child provides Hie principal plot in tlie picture, and side-issues are a love interest between Dunn aud Judith Allen.