ARTCRAFT THEATRE.
Tho Cecil de'.-MHIo masterpiece, l.lio lung of Kings," is now being shown at tho- Arteratt Thnatre It is a monument to the film industry's highest ideals. lour years' research was necessary before tho picture was commenced, and three years were spent in its making. Hie story of Christ has been told with reverence, sincerity, and power. It is difficult to reailso the magnitude of tho tllm, for, iv additlou to the actual story, the background of life in Jerusalem has been reproduced with meticulous cave. The temples of the Holy City, the villages, tho palaces Calvary, and. other settings took months of construction; but in no part of the picture is nnythin" over-elaborated. The conception is artistic. .The players in tho huge cast also rise to the wonderful occasion, and the whole production is something to wonder at.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 9, 11 January 1929, Page 4
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