'STUDIO MURDER MYSTERY'

Evening Star, Issue 20253, 14 August 1929, Page 7

' STUDIO MURDER MYSTERY'

TALKIE THRILLER COMING TO OCTAGON Stated by those in the North Island who have seen it to bo a'greater murder mystery picture than ‘ The Canary Murder Case,’ ‘The Studio Murder Mystery ’ will bo the first all-talking picture to be presented through the Western Electric talkie system at the Octagon Theatre on Friday evening next. An all-star cast, with every member in it picked for type and suitability to character, acts this exciting melodrama, centring around the hunt for a double killer in the absorbing environment of a talking moving picture studio. Most oi the action of the drama takes place within the studio itself, and the highly interesting processes that go into the making of talking moving pictures are revealed in detail to the public. This informative angle is cleverly worked into the plot of the picture. It is merely an incident, but an enlightening one. The new technique of talking pictures is new even to Hollywood, anti in ‘The Studio Murder Mystery ’ the whole method is revealed to moving picture audiences. The fact that Frank Tuttie, who made such gripping melodramas ah ‘ Something Always Happens,’ also directed this thriller, ensures that it is full of startling surprises. Among the well-known actors in the cast are Neil Hamilton, Warner Gland, Frederic Marsh, and Doris Hill. A full supporting programme of the latest vitaphonc and movietone fenturettes will also be presented.