‘ADVENTURES OF S13'

Evening Star, Issue 20555, 6 August 1930, Page 7

‘ADVENTURES OF Sl3'

UNDERSEAS DRAMA FOR OCTAGON Presenting vivid and distinct characterisations of sixteen different men in one motion picture may seem » difficult thing to do, but John Ford has accomplished it in the stirring climax of his underseas drama, ‘ Adventures of SFV which comes as the feature attraction on Friday to the Octagon Theatre. The men are imprisoned in an American submarine which is sent to the bottom of the China Sea by a collision with a freighter. It is impossible for them to raise the vessel or to come to tha surface. by way of the usual hatches. The oxygen supply is limited, and water is steadily coming in through an inaccessible leak. Their only hope, and a faint one, is the chance that rescue ships may reach them in time to send divers down and clear the jammed torpedo tubes, thus allowing the men to be shot out to the surface. This constitutes the uniquely-drama-tic setting, against'which Ford painta his characters in sharp, telling strokes. His success is indicated by the enthusiastic praise which critics and. screen fans have given the production elsewhere. Kenneth Mac Kenna, former Broadway favourite and screen celebrity, who has been featured in a number of Fox pictures this season, and Frank Albertson, one of filmland’s most promising juveniles, play the leading roles.