PICTURE THEATRES

Evening Star, Issue 21012, 28 January 1932, Page 7

PICTURE THEATRES

ST. JAMES Lionel Barrymore has never been seen in a more convincing role than that of a retired criminologist in ‘ Guilty Hands,’ now at the St. James Theatre. He is splendid, and proves conclusively that, though he i« an actor of the old school, he still has a style all of his own in dealing with dramatic situations. ' The film deals with a complicated murder plot, in which the murderer is known all along. It seems as though , he will succeed in evading the law, and ! this makes an interesting plot. REGENT Mere mention of the name George Arliss by now puts the hall-mark of “ worth seeing "on a picture. ‘ The Millionaire,’ at the Regent, presents this great star in his first modern role —that of a dear old man rolling in wealth who is told by his doctor to give ■ up active life. But doctor’s medicine is poison to him, and he sets out to sTTow people that he is not ready to be put on the shelf. EMPIRE As indicated by the title, ‘ These Charming People.’ Cyril Maude’s new Anglo-American film, deals with the “ society ” of Mayfair with its pleasures, loves, and idle moments, which come in for satire; and here we have the big business man, too big to notice his love hungry wife; her impecunious father and sister who regard him as a bank, and while they do this he thinks that his wife is safe and happy. _ Cyril Maude has an impressive part in the r film, which is now at the Empire The- , atre. OCTAGON Young lovers caught in a mesh of gold is the theme of ' Mother’s Millions,’ which wU close at the Octagon Theatre to-night. The story depicts the stirring efforts of a son and daughter of wealth to achieve happiness in one' of the most remarkable households ever pictured upon the screen. This, one of the season’s most important releases, from May Robson’s latest starring stage play, has a cast including, besides May Robson, the star James Hall, Frances Dade, Lawrence Gray, and Edmund Breese. STRAND Good entertainment is to be found at the Strand Theatre, where to-night the final screenings of ‘Skyline’ and ‘We Dine at Seven ’ will be presented. The former film is_ Thomas Meighan’s third talkie, and it is a drama of a kind that could hardly fail to please. The other picture is a witty comedy made by Fox m England. KING EDWARD ' Tom Walls’s ‘ On Approval,’ a much- 1 talked-of comedy, will return to Dunedin to the King Edward Theatre tonight. This brilliant British production of Lonsdale’s play is presented by the now-famous ‘ Rookery Nook ’ cast, and it provides light entertainment of an appealing type. ‘ The Sea God,’ starring Richard Arlen, is also to be shown.