'THIS MODERN AGE'
NOVEL STORY FOR STRAND Based on the love of a daughter for her mo. .or, ‘ This Modern Age,’ which will be seen and heard for the first time in Dunedin at the Strand Theatre tomorrow, deals with a theme very seldom enacted on the screen. • There have been many father #nd mother, son and father, son and mother Stories, but authors seem to have decided that daughters are always selfish young persons who have no thought for' their parents. Joan Crawford is said to give a very accurate and authentic portrait of the modern girl, while Pauline Frederick, who first won her reputation as one of the foremost actresses of the legitimate stage, plays a very difficult role as. Miss Crawford’s mother.. Featurettes will bo found most interesting, and will include a Charlie Chase comedy and a lively ‘ Flip the Frog ’ cartoon. The box plans are at The Bristol and the theatre.
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Evening Star, Issue 21012, 28 January 1932, Page 7
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