'THE ROUGH RIDERS'
THRikUNG LOVF STCRV. The human background provided by 1 non men is used for the love story in •The Rough Riders.’ Paramount's great drama, which reaches the Octagon Theatre next I'rulny. With (diaries Farrell and Charles Knanett Mack both competing for Mary Astor there is constantly behind them m shifting scenes the rollicking, heroic hodv of men who have, come down m history to fame for their spirit, gallantry, and picturesque qualities (hiring the Spanish-American War. The use of this beloved regiment as a background for a romantic love story is something new, made effective through Victor Fleming’s splendid direction. Always in the tender moments of the lovers one senses the pulse of a mighty armed unit in motion, the trampling of horses’ hooks, the thud of sabre against saddle, and the joyous resonance of the voices ol men bound for war. Frank Hopper, Noah Beery, George Bancroft. Fred. Kohler, and Colonel Fred. Lindsay are other members ot an exceptionally strong cast.
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Evening Star, Issue 19844, 18 April 1928, Page 7
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165'THE ROUGH RIDERS' Evening Star, Issue 19844, 18 April 1928, Page 7
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